Now that he recalled everything that happened that day, he was beginning to notice many peculiarly odd details… Which meant that she had been lying to him ever since that time? She never meant to go with Thomas. She only went to Galston with him to save Aunt Tonya and the children! He balled his hand into a fist and fell into an ominous silence for a long time. At last, he spoke, “How did she come to be depressed?” “Sigh… After she went to Galston, she did everything she could to sneak back to Westchester City but Thomas caught her every time. He had several people's hands chopped off to intimidate her and to send a message. This isn’t even the worst of it because later, he separated me from her and had her locked in a room where she could not even see the light of the sun or tell what time of the day it was. He locked her up in there like an animal for three months before he finally let her out. I don’t even know what he did to her in those three grueling months. By the ti
The door opened from the inside. The nurse held a baby wrapped in a blanket and smiled at Odell. “Master Carter, congratulations, it’s a boy!” Odell barely spared a look at the child and turned to the nurse with a frantic look on his face. "What about her? How is she?" The nurse informed, “Both the mother and the baby are safe. She exerted a lot of strength during childbirth and is very tired. She’s asleep now and should be fine after being given some time to rest.” Odell tried to go inside but the nurse stopped him from doing so. The nurse smiled politely. “Please wait just a moment. We'll have her out in no time.” Odell halted. "You should take the boy first, he’s adorable,” the nurse said and handed the boy to him. Odell finally took a good look at the boy. His skin was smooth as silk and fair. He was a tiny boy. The look in Odell’s eyes immediately softened, and he took the boy into his arms. Perhaps the boy sensed Odell’s beating down, he pried ope
”Yes, everything there is to know,” Odell spoke with a tint of ice in his voice. Sylvia twitched her lips. Odell refused to avert his intent gaze from her. A stark silence descended upon the room. “Why didn’t you tell me?” he suddenly asked, breaking the silence. Sylvia tried to avoid his gaze and wanted to play it off. “Tell you what?” “That he forced you to go to Galston with him, that he was the reason you ended up with depression, and to tell me that the boy is my son!” He became more infuriated as he went on. He was practically shouting toward the end of his sentence. Sylvia was not as frightened as she thought she would be. Not only was she not afraid of his outburst, but she even found herself laughing uncontrollably like a mad woman. She mocked him, "You’re already engaged. What’s the point of telling you all this to begin with?” She originally intended to tell him. On the plane back to Westchester City from Galston, she had already composed everyt
Sylvia made a look and smiled silently. Odell watched her and could not suppress the urge to draw his face closer toward her and kiss her lips. After sharing a brief kiss, Sylvia drew her hand toward his neck and gently nudged him away. Odell frowned and stared at her unhappily. Sylvia suddenly brought up. "I just remembered something." "What is it?” "If the engagement wasn’t real, why did you go on a date with her two days ago?" "Who told you that I went on a date with her?" he expressed angrily. Sylvia informed, “Isabel and Liam told me that you didn't go home to see them on New Year's eve." Odell pinched her cheek and explained, slightly upset, "After you left that night, I went to Lush Heaven right away. I ended up drinking too much and fell asleep there." Something gleamed in her eyes. "Oh." That was right. On the day of New Year’s eve, he came to visit her and ask her if she still loved him. Odell narrowed the look in his eyes and looked at her
Odell seemed greatly affected by this. "When did you come?”“I went that morning immediately after Isabel called me to tell me that you got into a car accident. When I got there, I wasn’t expecting both Lily and Madam Springsteen to show up at the same time so I was afraid to head up there to see you because they were there as well. I hid somewhere and waited until they came out. That was when I heard them mention that you were fine, and I ended up leaving after that.” Sylvia relayed everything that happened during her visit to the hospital that day. Odell frowned. He remembered that Lily and Madam Springsteen had come rather early that day and had stayed with him nearly the entire noon before leaving. It was only after Lily left that afternoon that he asked Cliff to send someone to spy on Sylvia, only to learn that she had been staying at home all day, doing nothing. At the time, he thought that she could not be bothered to see him at all. Never in his wildest dreams woul
Isabel puffed up her cheeks and pondered. She seemed to take the task very seriously. “Flint.” It was Liam who said this. Odell, Sylvia, and Isabel turned to him collectively. Sylvia asked him with a smile, “Liam, why do you want to name your brother Flint?” Liam looked at his baby brother who was sleeping soundly and remarked, "His eyes are dark like coal. I thought Flint would be a nice name.” Sylvia smiled and gave her blessings. "Okay, let's call him Flint.” … Sylvia's body was still rather weak. She had breakfast, went to the bathroom, then chatted with everyone for a while before falling asleep with Flint next to her. Seeing that her mother and her new brother were sleeping together, Isabel wanted to crawl into the bed and sleep with them, but Odell stopped her. He took her into his arms and patted Liam's small shoulder with the other. “Come on out. Your brother and mother need some rest.” Liam glanced at the two sleeping figures on the bed and r
Sylvia sheathed the sharp look in her eyes and softened her tone, "When did you turn around?" “Just now.” As soon Odell answered, he drew closer to the bed and leaned in toward Sylvia. He took her chin in his hand and said with a coy smile, “Repeat what you just said." Sylvia repeated, slightly puzzled, "When did you turn around?” “No, the previous sentence.” Sylvia’s confusion was ever-growing. She looked at him evasively. His handsome face was only inches from her. He had a self-satisfied smile and seemed rather amused by the current situation. How was he so amused when Sylvia was upset at him only a moment ago? Unsure of what was on his mind, Sylvia decided to play it off. "I forgot what I said.” "Huh?" Odell grunted icily. Sylvia's eyes narrowed and she carefully whispered, “I said, who told you to turn around?" “You said it in a different tone just now,” he said with a stern look on his face. Sylvia added a tint of aggression to her voice, "W
Something dark surfaced in his eyes. He darted a glance at Sylvia who was still sound asleep and then he went outside. Lily smiled politely when he stepped outside and greeted him courteously, “I heard that Miss Sylvia just gave birth and I figured I’d come to take a look. How is she doing?” “She’s doing fine,” Odell spoke with a shade of hostility. Lily was very sharp and immediately sensed his vexation. She considered for a moment and asked, “I think she’s only pregnant for half a year. How’s the baby doing?” “The baby is doing fine.” “That’s good as she delivered only after half a year of pregnancy. I was wondering if some sort of accident happened that led to such an early delivery.” “Something along those lines did happen, but this isn’t considered an early delivery. She’s only half a month away from the original expected date.” Lily seemed rather shocked by this, evident by the look on her face. “I thought the last time we met her she mentioned that she had n