There was an aggrieved expression on the little girl’s chubby face and she looked as if she had just been told that she had been abandoned. Sylvia felt her heart ache upon seeing Isabel in this state. She hurriedly got up and upon approaching Isabel, she quickly gathered her into her arms and apologized, "Isabel, I’m very sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have forgotten my promise.” Isabel pouted and huffed, “Hmph.” Her tears welled up inside her eyes and she was still visibly upset. Sylvia caressed her cheeks and offered, "I'll play with you right now, is that alright?” Isabel’s expression did not change and she did not seem very receptive to the idea. She wanted to play with her mother but at the same time, she was reluctant to forgive her so easily. Sylvia suddenly had an idea, so she lowered her head and gently pecked Isabel on the cheek. This seemed to do the trick, and Isabel muttered, "Hmph, I guess I’ll forgive you this time." Sylvia smiled, “Thank you
Sylvia held Flint in her arms as she stared intently at the screen. The moment Isabel said “Start”, Odell’s avatar immediately sprang into action and threw Isabel’s avatar off of the platform before she could even react. Isabel’s eyes immediately widened in confusion. She immediately turned to Liam and cried out, "Brother, you have to avenge me!" Only moments after she said that, Liam’s avatar was picked up off the ground by Odell’s avatar and thrown out of the platform before he could even blink. The sound of cheering and applause echoed around the arena on the screen. Odell was the victor. Isabel huffed angrily. She approached Odell grumpily as she offered up her face to him. Odell raised his hand and flicked a finger against the bridge of her nose. Having received her punishment for losing, Isabel sat back down in a huff and angrily insisted, "One more round!” Liam was more reserved than she was, even with his nose turning red after getting flicked by Odell’
It was only after Odell lifted Isabel that she finally stuck her tongue out and snorted grumpily. Although the little girl was irritable, she was also adorable at the same time. Sylvia chuckled at the sight of her. The other three suddenly turned to look at her. She quickly hid the look in her eyes and tightened her lips into a line. Isabel frowned and complained, “Meanie Mommy, are you laughing at me?" Sylvia gestured frantically with her hand, "No, no!” Isabel made a look and asked again, "Then you're making fun of Baddie, aren’t you?” Sylvia waved her hand more anxiously now and repeated, "No, no, I wasn’t!” "Then what are you laughing about?" Sylvia considered her reply carefully, "I just thought that the way you called your daddy was very cute, that’s why I was laughing.” Isabel seemed to sense something, “Were you laughing because I called Baddie as Daddy?” “Yes, yes." Sylvia hurriedly answered. "Okay." Isabel turned to Odell again, “Since M
”Okay then.” Isabel decided to not hold it against Flint since he was still a toddler. After a while, Isabel pouted again and groaned, “Ugh, when will Mommy remember us? What if she never remembers us? She seems so dumb now.” “I don’t know." Beneath the glow of the moonlight, a dark, somber look came over their faces. After a while, Isabel suddenly proposed, “Why don't we sleep with mommy too?" "No, we're already six years old, we can’t keep sticking to Mom all the time.” Isabel pouted, “Okay.” After staring at Sylvia for a while longer, they went out. After that came a tall figure. He flicked on the bedside lamp that Isabel had just turned off and sat on the edge of the bed. He silently gazed at Sylvia's sleeping face with his deep, dark eyes. He could not resist the urge to reach his hand out and caress Sylvia’s cheeks. Sylvia was sleeping soundly and did not feel his touch. With a gentle look in his eyes, Odell recalled what had happened that after
So that’s what it was, Sylvia thought. She immediately kissed Isabel and Liam’s cheeks respectively. Both of the children returned the favor and planted a kiss on her cheeks as well. Their bodies had a sweet scent that Sylvia could smell when they came in close for the kiss. The texture of their lips were soft to touch. Sylvia felt an indescribable sense of joy welling inside of her when they kissed her. She smiled as she had never smiled before, and that was when a tall figure suddenly approached from behind. The man was wearing a black tailored suit and stood tall like a giant over the children. It was impossible to not notice him. When Sylvia looked at him, she saw his dark eyes sweeping over her with a tender and affectionate look within them. She felt her cheeks glowing red hot as she greeted him shyly, "Good morning." With a subtle smile on his face, he said, "Good morning." "Do you have any plans for today?" He asked. She blurted out, “I don’t think
It did not take long for Sylvia to get sleepy as well. Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, her phone suddenly rang. A message from Sherry popped up on the display: “Sylvia, help!” Sylvia sprang to attention immediately. She texted back: “What’s going on? Where are you now?” Sherry replied: “I’m in Glanchester.” Glanchester? The popular tourist destination next to Westchester City? Sylvia asked frantically: “Which part of Glanchester? What happened? Are you ok?” After that, radio silence again. Sylvia immediately called her only to find out the number was unavailable. The phone was turned off! Sylvia could not sit still after that. She paced around frantically and tried to call Sherry again to no avail. She flipped through her contact list again. There was not a single person she remembered that could be of any help to her. The only person who could help her was Odell. After troubling over the idea for several seconds, she bit the bullet and call
There were no pictures of John online. There was not much information either and all Sylvia could find were brief details. For instance, there were details about him getting banished from the Stockton family around six years ago, for reasons unknown. What happened to him after that was a complete mystery, up until two years ago when he suddenly re-emerged as the wealthiest plutocrat in Glanchester. He had single-handedly built up the tourism and entertainment industry in Glanchester and made the city a leader in these sectors. Shortly after that, the Stockton family, who had been on a steady decline since his departure, decided to relocate from Westchester City to Glanchester. John was accepted back into the family and revived them to their previous glory and more. They were now the icon of Glanchester. There was a particular remark that caught Sylvia’s attention which wrote: Benevolent and ruthless beyond imagination. She wrinkled her brows upon noting this. These two t
Sylvia took two steps forward and stopped in front of Odell. He cupped her face in one hand and gently brushed her cheeks with his fingers. The warmth on his fingertips seemed to transfer over. He asked in a cautious voice, "Are you still worried about Sherry?" Sylvia froze, partly because she was afraid of upsetting him by drawing away, but also because she was stunned by how he seemed to read what was on her mind. “Yeah, I'm quite worried about her,” she answered him truthfully. He informed, "I asked around. She’s doing fairly well apart from the fact that she’s not allowed to leave the villa.” “Is John hard on her?” “That’s private. I don’t know much about that.” Sylvia frowned. Noticing this, Odell informed, “He still has feelings for her and won’t do anything terrible to her.” "Really?" “Yes.” "But Aunt Tonya mentioned that back then when there was a misunderstanding between us. You also…” Sylvia quickly zipped her lips when she realized that she w