The journey back was also quiet.The car was obviously spacious, but Sylvia felt so suffocated that she could not breathe. She wanted to explain but did not dare to say anything.Screech.The car stopped steadily in front of the hotel.The staff at the hotel entrance immediately came over and opened the door for them.Sylvia and Odell got out of the car at the same time. With his long legs and a cold face, he went inside without looking at anything else. Sylvia wrung her hands nervously and jogged behind him.Cliff and Jacob did not follow them.Soon, Sylvia followed him into the elevator.He stood straight in the middle of the elevator, and his expression was still cold. It was so cold that Sylvia shivered.Ding.Before long, the elevator stopped at the top floor.Sylvia did not dare to move and waited for him to go out before following him out. His strides were wide, and she followed closely behind him.Seeing his indifferent figure going back into the suite and how he wa
Sylvia bit her lip. "I really didn't want to disturb your work.""Sylvia, who am I to you?"She hesitated. "Well, you are my husband."He lifted her face, his dark eyes staring into hers. "Instead of seeking help from your husband for such a big matter, you went to an unfamiliar man instead? Would you be happy if you were me?"Sylvia's chest tightened, and her throat choked up.After a while, she said softly, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I just...""Didn't want to disturb me, huh?" His lips curled up in a cold and self-deprecating smile.Sylvia pursed her lips. That was what she thought. She just did not know why he was this angry.The atmosphere was quiet for a long time, and his hand suddenly let go of her face.His dark eyes looked at her somewhat distantly. "Forget it, it's not your fault."After all, she had forgotten everything that happened in the past nine years. She had forgotten so many memories of being with him, so he could not blame her for being so distant from
When did she squirm? She just leaned on him.Sylvia did not notice that something was off with him and merely hummed. Then, she asked, "How did you get John to bring Sherry out?"Although she only saw John for a moment in the afternoon, from Sherry's reaction, it was not difficult to see that he had tortured her. John was probably a gentleman on the surface but was, in actuality, very perverted on the inside.He had already imprisoned Sherry. How could he easily agree to take Sherry out to have dinner with them?They walked into the elevator and went down.Odell put his arm around her and said, "I said that Sherry and you were good friends, and you two haven't seen each other for a long time, so I asked if he could bring her out to have dinner with us.""He agreed to that?""Yeah." Seeing her face of disbelief, he curled his lips. "I haven't finalized the cooperation with him yet. He's a smart businessman, so he won't say no."Sylvia's eyes lit up. She almost forgot that this m
John's smiling gaze turned cold for a moment.Odell looked at Sylvia. "Sylvia, come sit with me."Sylvia knew that he wanted to maintain cordiality on the surface, so it would not be wise to go against John now. However, she finally got to see Sherry. She really did not want to see Sherry sitting next to John, the big bad guy.After thinking about it, she said, "Sherry and I haven't met for a long time. I want to sit with her. You two are going to be talking about business, so we won't disturb you."Odell frowned as his expression turned cold.Sylvia turned to look at Sherry, pretending not to see his expression.John saw this happening and glanced at Sherry imperceptibly, then said, "Mrs. Carter is right. They haven't seen each other for a long time, so they must have much to say to each other. Let them sit together. We can talk about our deal as well."Odell looked at him. "All right."The two of them sat down.Immediately after that, the waiter brought in the food and set i
Sherry raised her hand and touched Sylvia's head. "Don't worry, Syl. He just wants to get back at me. He won't do much to me."Sylvia looked at her.There was a smile at the corners of her mouth, but her pale face made her look a little weak. However, there was no anger in her expression.Sylvia could not help but ask, "Why does he want to get back at you? Did you do something to him before?"Sherry sighed as sadness flashed in her eyes. "I cheated on him."Sylvia had thought of that possibility as well. "Even if you cheated on him before, he wouldn't go this far just to get back at you, right?""I hurt him pretty deeply.""How so?""Forget it. It's all in the past, so let's not talk about it." Sherry looked at her. "What about you? Did Master Carter misunderstand you when you sneaked in with someone else this afternoon?"Sylvia pursed her lips at the sound of Odell's name and replied with a smile, "No, I explained everything to him clearly."Seeing her sweet expression, Sher
Sylvia pouted. "Oh."Then, she reluctantly took a sip of hot water.Not far away, John and Sherry watched their interaction and were both silent for a moment....Dinner was over.Odell held Sylvia's hand while John took Sherry's as they walked out of the restaurant together.The wind outside at night was cold.After coming out, they walked along the roadside. Sylvia wanted to walk with Sherry, but Odell gripped her hand.Sherry was also in John's grip and obviously could not break free. Sylvia could only turn her head to look at Sherry from time to time.Not long after that, John suddenly said, "Master Carter, I heard that Mrs. Carter and you are going back tomorrow, right?"Odell replied, "Yeah.""What time are you leaving?""10 a.m.""What bad timing. I have an important meeting to preside over at that time, so I can't come to see you off. I'll ask Peter to see you off.""It's fine. There's no need to bother Peter.""That won't do. Not only is this our first time work
Sylvia frowned with a gloomy face. "John will bully her."Odell pursed his lips. His warm and large hand touched her small face, and he said softly, "That's their business. We're outsiders, so we can't interfere.""She's my best friend.""I know, but they're lovers now, so not even best friends can come in between them.""He's only with her for revenge. He might abuse her.""That may be so, but he won't let anything happen to her.""How would you know?" She looked at him.He looked down at her, his eyes dark and gentle. "Because he's a man like me. I can tell that he still has feelings for Sherry."Sylvia was stunned and still confused. "How can he bully her if he still has feelings for her?""Maybe he still has some resentment in his heart."Sylvia pouted.Odell cupped her cheek and said, "I've arranged for a few people to stay here. If anything happens to Sherry, they'll tell me immediately. Don't worry, I won't let her be in danger."Sylvia's eyes flickered. When she loo
Isabel's eyes instantly lit up, but she was still angry and did not utter a word.Soon, the phone was taken away by a small hand. Liam's cool appearance and Flint's adorable face appeared on the screen.Liam hugged Flint and asked, "Mommy, when will you and Daddy be back tomorrow?""We're going back in the morning, so we should reach home at noon."At that moment, Flint also waved his chubby hand at her. His mouth babbled, obviously wanting her to carry him. His adorable expression melted Sylvia's heart, and she could not help but pucker her mouth and make a kissy noise at him.Flint immediately burst out into giggles.Then, Isabel's scoff was heard from the side. It was clear that she was unhappy again.Sylvia's expression changed, and she quickly said, "Isabel, come here and let Mommy kiss you too.""I'm not that naive." As soon as she spoke, her chubby pouting face squeezed into the screen.Sylvia held back her laughter and blew a kiss at the screen. After that, she called