On a beautiful island in Galston, there was an old European castle on top of the hill. Sylvia was inside the castle, sitting before a ceiling-to-wall window with her wood sculpture. Aunt Tonya was knitting beside her. Suddenly, rhythmic footsteps sounded from the door. Aunt Tonya had a glance and said to Sylvia, “Syl, he’s here.” She bolted up and stood before Sylvia. Sylvia turned to the door and saw Thomas. He wore a light-colored shirt that loosely draped over his slender figure. He wore a smile as he walked over. Seeing Aunt Tonya in front of Sylvia, Thomas’ gaze turned cold but he kept his polite smile and said, “Aunt Tonya, can I have the room? I want to have a word with Sylvia.” Aunt Tonya wore a cautious look and refused to budge. Sylvia shot a gaze at her and said, “It’s okay. It’s just a talk, he won’t do anything to me.” It had been half a month since she was imprisoned in this castle by Thomas and he did nothing to her. Aunt Tonya begrudgingly left t
“Had you not helped them in the dark, they wouldn’t have pushed Grandma down and comatose her! Odell wouldn’t have misunderstood me and he wouldn’t have broken my leg. Tara wouldn’t have gotten the chance to push me down the lake!” “I just want to let you know Odell doesn’t really love you. He hurt you because of Tara. He cared only about Tara even after your second marriage. I just want you to leave him!” Thomas took a deep breath and continued, “Grandma’s incident is beyond me. I know I’ve hurt her and I admit I was the one who ushered Tara to push you down the lake, but it's under my control. I won’t let you die!” Sylvia had no intention to argue with him about his meticulous scheme. She went along with his words and said, “Yeah, you saved me but if you’re a minute later, I’d have drowned!” “There’s no ‘if’.” He slightly lowered his head and moved closer to her, whispering, “Do you remember the hitman who pushed you up the hill?” Sylvia was confused by this particular questi
The girl was afraid that something had happened to her mother. Odell somehow choked on his emotions after seeing the girl’s teary eyes. A sense of disgust rose from the bottom of his heart. It had almost been a month and yet the woman did not even give the kids a call, not even once. Aside from that, both she and Aunt Tonya switched off their phones as if they were afraid that he could track them through phone signals. He pursed his lips and hugged the girl into his arms. The girl stared at him with teary eyes, looking adorable yet pitiful. He carried the girl to the bathroom and wiped her dirty face with a wet towel. After that, he said, “Mommy and Daddy had an argument. She’s fine, but she doesn’t want to come back because of me.” Isabel pouted and punched his chest. “Why can’t you be patient with her?!” Odell let the girl punch his chest as much as she liked. She got tired after a while and started to weep. He hugged the girl and comforted her, “Don’t cry. I’ll
Half an hour later, Odell left the sleeping girl on the couch and told Liam to watch over his sister before he left the office. Cliff had been waiting outside the office. When his boss came out, he followed him to the well-lit meeting room downstairs. There was a young woman in a tight-fit red dress and meticulous makeup sitting on one of the chairs. She stood and smiled at Odell when he came in and extended her hand for a handshake. “Good morning, Master Carter.” “Good morning.” Odell shook her hand and sat in the center seat. Lily sat down on his left. Her assistant immediately provided Cliff with a document and Cliff opened it up for his boss. Odell had a glance through the content and responded with a solemn look. There was no other expression on his face. Lily’s gaze shifted. He said, “Master Carter, my family has been working on this project before we moved back to Westchester City. The Carter Corporation is influential in this city, so we hereby sincerely invit
Odell brought them out of Carter Corporation to a business district. There were many good restaurants, and the environment was quiet and classy. Odell asked, “What do you two want to eat?”Isabel immediately pointed her little finger toward a hot pot restaurant sign and said, “I want to have meat in a hot pot!”“Okay.”They had been eating children's meal sets for the past few days. They could have a change of menu on that day. It was the peak hours. The private rooms upstairs were fully booked, but there was a wide seat by the windows.Odell sat there with the children. A waiter walked over with a smile and asked politely, “Sir, what soup would you all like?”Soup?Odell frowned. He always had Cliff with him whenever he was outside. It was Cliff who did the ordering. Even if Odell had eaten hotpot several times with Sylvia and the children, Sylvia and the two kids always ordered the food. He never intervened. Upon thinking of Sylvia, his chest felt stuffy. After su
A hint of annoyance targeted at Isabel flashed across Lily’s eyes. She entered the restaurant through the back entrance and headed straight to Odell’s table. It was only then that Odell noticed and looked toward her. Lily smiled and said, “Young Master Carter, what a coincidence. I didn’t think you’d personally bring the children to have a meal here. Is this the important matter that you mentioned during the day?”Odell frowned. Before he spoke, Lily continued, “However, the children are indeed important. If I had such adorable children, I’d leave my work aside and accompany them more too.”Odell’s brows relaxed. He asked out of courtesy, “Is Ms. Springsteen here to eat as well?”“Yes, but I’m meeting other friends at another place. I have to head over now. Enjoy your meal.”“Okay.”Lily said to Isabel and Liam with a smile, “Young Master, Young Miss, enjoy your meal too.”Isabel looked toward her with her big eyes. For some reason, she could not bring herself to like tha
Odell turned off the drama and placed the phone in his pocket. He said to Isabel, “I’m going downstairs and will be back soon. Be obedient and study with your brother. Don’t be naughty.”Isabel pouted. “Okay.”Odell glanced at Liam. “Liam, keep an eye on your sister.”“Okay.”After that, Odell turned around and left. Isabel stood up while letting out a “hmph” when the office’s door closed. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and scolded, “Baddie.”Those books were too boring. They were not as interesting as dramas. She did not want to read them at all. However, her phone was confiscated, and there were no other toys she could play with. Isabel was depressed for a moment. Then, she suddenly thought of something and ran out with her short legs. However, just when she reached the door, she was grabbed by her collar from behind. Her chubby figure was pulled back. Liam stood behind her and asked sternly in his babyish voice, “Where are you going?”“Liam, I just want
It lasted until Odell took a sip of his coffee. He said to Lily, “These are all my suggestions.”Lily’s gaze changed. She quickly said, “Okay, Young Master Carter. I’ll have them make the changes after I return.”“Mm.” Odell put down his cup. “Let’s end our conversation here.”When Lily saw that he was about to stand up, so she said right away, “Wait.”Odell looked toward her. Lily smirked. The admiration in her gaze at him could not be hidden. “Young Master Carter, I just took over my family’s business, so there are a few things that I don’t know how to handle. Can I get some guidance from you?”Odell frowned. “You’ll know how to handle those matters after you work for some time.”As he spoke, he was going to stand up. “I haven’t told you about the questions yet, Young Master Carter,” Lily called him and looked at him with anticipation. “Can you give me a few more minutes? I promise that I won’t delay your time for too long.”Odell glanced at the time. He had been there f