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Chapter 1028
Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife by Eggsoup Chapter 1028
Chapter 1028 It was a dreamless night for Sylvia.
It was ten in the morning by the time she woke up the next day.
John and Sherry had taken all three kids out to play.
Only Odell was waiting for her by the bedside.
She quickly took a shower, dressed casually before stepping out.
Odell was standing by the doorway leading to the bedroom, his towering figure gracefully leaning against the wall. He smiled when he saw her.
Sylvia made a look as she looked at him. Then, she quickly turned her face away and tried to walk past him. However, the moment she approached him, he reached an arm out and grabbed her.
His palms were warm and his grip was firm. Sylvia struggled a while before finally giving up. Shortly after they left their suite, they ran into John and Sherry.
Flint was resting snugly in Sherry‘s arms. However, the moment he saw Sylvia and Odell walking toward them, he waved his arms around frantically in their direction.
Sylvia hurriedly stepped forward and took the boy into her arms.
“Sylvia, what took you two so long? What were you two doing?” Sherry asked coyly as she came to her side.
Sylvia immediately caught on to what Sherry was implying and answered, “I overslept because | didn't set an alarm.” Sherry snickered teasingly, “There‘s no need to explain, | fully understand.”
Flint was giggling.
Sylvia stayed quiet
Then, John approached them with a wide smile on his face,” Master Carter, Mrs. Carter, Isabel and Liam are in the children‘s area. Let's go find something to entertain ourselves with.”
Odell glanced at Sylvia and said, “Sure.” One-third of the estate provided various entertainment for adults. There was both an indoor and outdoor section.
Since they had Flint with them, they figured outdoor activities would be rather inconvenient. With this in mind, John took them inside a castle.
It was a very large castle, the lobby was on the first floor and all the other floors offered various forms of entertainment.
Upon arriving on the second floor, Sylvia was immediately fascinated by the giant arcade hall filled with various high-tech entertainment installations.
Flint jabbed his fingers repeatedly in the direction of a pink colored claw machine and babbled on and on, “Mommy, Mommy He wanted to play.
Before Sylvia could get a word out, Sherry immediately turned to John and suggested , “Why don't you take Master Carter with you and find something to do, I'll just stay here with Sylvia and Flint.”
John glanced at her, then turned to Odell, “Master Carter, let's go upstairs for a walk.” Odell looked around.
Despite being an arcade, there were not the usual flashing lights that one would expect. Furthermore, there were not many people here and there were no loud noises blaring everywhere. It seemed like a decent place for Flint to spend time in, only...
He looked at Sylvia again.
Sylvia noticed his look and turned to him, “Go ahead, I'll entertain Flint here.” Besides, she was quite eager to play in the arcade as well.
Odell pursed his lips, “Okay.”
Sylvia immediately took Flint to the section with the claw machines.
There was a vast array of claw machines, each of them featuring hand-knit dolls or plushies of various sizes, colors, and designs. Sylvia had never seen such exquisitely made
plushies.
Furthermore, there was no need for coins, every machine could be played an unlimited amount of times. The grappling hooks had not been rigged, so it was programmed in a way that it would be very plausible to grab a prize as long as they were angled correctly.
However, Sylvia had very little experience and she failed to grab onto anything in her first couple of tries. Flint began to get anxious and started thumping on the machine.
Sylvia hurriedly grabbed his little hand to stop him from hitting the machine. Then, she carefully aligned the angle and after making sure that the trajectory was right, she raised Flint's palms and tapped it against the button.
The claw went down swiftly and came back up with a plushie of a dog. Sylvia‘s eyes glowed up, “We got it!”
Flint was giggling happily.
He took the plushie and kissed it.
Sylvia smiled and moved on to yet another claw machine. Once she got the hang of it, she went on a winning streak.
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Before long, Sylvia managed to get so many plushies that Flint could not hold onto all of them. They had to ask one of the staff members to bring them a bag to carry them all.
Eventually, Flint lost interest.
He wrapped his arms around Sylvia's neck and mumbled,” Mommy, Daddy, Daddy...”
It seemed like he wanted to see his father.
Sylvia looked at the time, it had only been an hour since they had split up.
She spoke to Flint tenderly, “Flint, let's play for a little longer, then we'll go get Daddy, shall we?*.
Flint burrowed his head into the crook of her neck, “Daddy, Daddy...”
He was adamant about going to see his father right now.
Sylvia sighed softly, “Alright.”
She left the section.
As soon as she stepped out of the claw machine section, she heard Sherry screaming out brazenly, “Die, you b*stards!” She was carrying a large gun in her hands and was unloading a barrage of bullets at a large group of zombies on the display. It looked like she was using the game to vent her frustrations .
Flint was horrified by the zombies on the display.
Sylvia gently caressed Flint as she soothed him, “Don't be scared, Aunt Sherry is just playing a game.”
Sherry happened to have just finished the round when Sylvia appeared. She noticed them and quickly approached them, Sylvia, are you two done already?”
Sylvia replied, “He says he wants to see his daddy, so I'm going to look for Odell.”
“Okay, | think | know where they are, I'll go with you.”
With that, she walked outside.
Sylvia followed after her with Flint in her arms and asked suspiciously, “How do you know where they are?” Sherry paused for a moment before stating, “I've been here before.”
She said it in a strangely hushed voice.
Sylvia sensed something was off and asked, “Has John brought you here before?”
“Yeah.”
Recognizing that Sherry seemed rather hesitant to discuss this, Sylvia decided to leave it at that and she made no further mention of it.
After that, they entered the elevator and went to the sixth floor.
Immediately upon entering, Sylvia noted how different this floor looked compared to the previous floor. The walls were covered in what seemed like golden strips that reflected light. It was not to the point of being obnoxiously dazzling but she could tell that the material was not cheap.
When they stopped in front of a red door, Sherry knocked on it.
A male server opened the door from inside and let them in.
Sherry glanced inside, “It seems pretty normal today.”
Sylvia peeked inside.
It was a large room with bright lights overhead. A long table dominated the center of the room where Odell and John were both seated on opposing ends of the table.
There were chips, dice, and cards on the table.
It looked like they had just finished a round. A dealer was clearing the table and preparing for a new round. Sylvia frowned, what did Sherry mean by that? It seemed like a regular table game to her.
Before she could figure out what she meant, Flint cried out at the top of his voice, “Daddy, Daddy...”
Odell glanced at Flint and a smile quickly surfaced on his otherwise indifferent expression.
For some reason, Sylvia felt her face glowing hot when she saw him. Flint had been anxiously calling for Odell since they entered the room, so she quickly carried him over.
The boy stretched his chubby hands out towards his father as soon as he got near him. Odell took the boy into his arms.
After that, the server brought two chairs over and placed them next to Odell and John respectively, for both Sylvia and Sherry to sit.
Sylvia sat down. Sherry dragged the chair a short distance away before sitting down.
John glanced at her, then turned to Odell with a smile, “Master Carter, since Mrs. Carter is here as well, why don't we switch to something more simple?” Odell looked at him, “What are you thinking of?”
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“Just a simple numbers game. One of us rolls the dice and the other person will have to guess what number it is. Let's say you roll the dice and | guessed correctly, then I'll be the winner. If my guess is off, then that makes you the winner and vice versa.” After explaining the rules, he asked, “Does this work for you?”
“Okay.” Odell said with a sharp look, “What are we betting?”
John smiled at Sylvia, then at Sherry who was seated a short distance from him.
Sherry turned her head away immediately.
Sylvia had a bad feeling.
Why was he looking at them like that?
Then, John turned back to Odell, “How about the loser has to kiss the person next to him?”
Odell seemed intrigued.
After a moment, he agreed to the rules, “Sure.”
Sylvia frowned.
Sure? Had he even asked whether she or Sherry were willing to participate in this strange game?
Perhaps Odell sensed what was on Sylvia‘s mind, so he suddenly handed Flint to her and caressed her head. Then he softly assured her, “Don't worry, I'm usually pretty good at this.”
Sylvia pouted and ignored him.
John observed them and said with a smile, “Master Carter, are you ready?”
Odell announced, “Let's get started.”
John promptly picked up a cup with a dice inside it and shook it.
He slammed the dice cup on the table and smiled mischievously at Odell, “Master Carter, take a guess.” Odell seemed to ponder for a moment, “Six.”
John picked the cup off the table to reveal the dice underneath, the face of the six-sided dice had three dots on top of it. Three.
Along, lingering silence filled the room.
John smiled and announced, “Master Carter, I'm afraid that makes you the loser.”
Odell turned to look at Sylvia.
Sylvia felt her cheeks glowing red hot. She quickly tried to turn away, but then she felt a large palm pressing against the back of her head.
Before she could respond, Odell's face was inches from hers. He drew his lips to hers and kissed her. It was a soft, brief kiss. Then he let go.
Sylvia was burning with embarrassment.
As far back as she could remember this was the first time he had ever kissed her in public! She cast a surreptitious look at him.
Odell had already turned away and was now facing John, “My turn.”
John smiled, “Go.”
The dealer promptly set the cup along with the dice in front of Odell.
Odell picked up the dice cup with one hand and rolled the dice around inside the cup. Suddenly, he slammed the cup on the table, producing a sudden‘ bang’ on the surface.
He looked at John inquisitively, “Go ahead, Master Stockton.”
John smiled and glanced at Sherry.
She rolled her eyes at him.
John chuckled and declared, “Five.”
Odell picked up the cup.
Five.
John smirked impishly, “Master Carter, I'm sorry.”
Odell turned to look at Sylvia.
Sylvia exchanged a look with him.
Aslight smile appeared on his face as he whispered to her, “I
can't be a sore loser.”
It almost seemed like he was asking for her permission.
Something glittered in her eyes but she stayed still.
Odell drew up close to her and kissed her on the lips.
Just like the last time, it was a brief kiss.
After the kiss, he turned back to John.
Sylvia pursed her lips and continued to hold on tightly to Flint while she watched the two men continue their game. The dice set returned to John‘s hands again.
John repeated the same routine, ending with the slamming of the cup on the table again while inviting Odell to make a guess,” Please, Master Carter.”
Odell guessed, “Two.”
John lifted the cup.
It was a five.
Sylvia did not utter a word.
Odell smirked at her, then he drew her to him and pecked her lips with a gentle kiss.
Suddenly, he proposed a new arrangement, “There‘s no need to give the dice to me. You just keep on rolling and I'll keep guessing.”