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Chapter 321

There were also several bodyguards who had come to help Sylvia move. Aunt Tonya guided them inside. “Please follow me. I’ll take you upstairs.”

She then led the bodyguards to the second floor.

Sylvia wanted to help with the moving but Madam Carter held her back.

She said with a smile, “Don’t worry. They are all strong men, Tonya won’t have to do a thing.”

After that, Sylvia had a glance outside the gate and saw a middle-aged woman dressed in professional attire with two metallic boxes in her hands.

Madam Carter then said to Sylvia, “She’s my personal makeup artist who has been working for me for many years now. She’s good. So get changed and I’ll tell her to put on some makeup for you. Then, we can go back to the mansion.” Baffled, Sylvia asked, “Grandmother, what’s the occasion?”

Madam Carter said, “You are moving back. Today marks the day that you will be living with Odell again. I have to make it a little more official and grand.”

Isabel also cheered delightfully. “Yeah! Great-grandma is right! Brother and I also dressed up specially for the occasion!” Not only had the two little kids put on their best clothes, their faces had even been lightly made up, making them look like walking dolls.

Sylvia simply smiled and went to her room with the makeup artist. The makeup artists had a slim red dress in one of the boxes. Its design was based on a retro style but it was beautiful. On top of that, there was also a pair of red leather heels. Sylvia changed into the dress and heels before the makeup artist put on makeup for her.

The makeup artist had done a decent job, except for being slightly heavy-handed with the blush that she had applied on Sylvia’s cheeks.

After the dress and the makeup, Sylvia looked like she was ready for an important social event.

Madam Carter grinned widely at her stunning look and praised her endlessly. Isabel even danced and jumped around her mother, being her little fan. “Mommy, you are so beautiful!”

Liam was not much of a talker but his eyes were glued to his mother’s jaw-dropping look. Madam Carter noticed the little boy’s fixed gaze on his mother and asked, “Liam, is Mommy beautiful?”

Liam gathered his thoughts and said, “Mommy is beautiful in anything.”

Madam Carter burst into laughter, and even Sylvia chuckled.

After most of the things had been moved out, Sylvia brought Aunt Tonya together with

Madam Carter and the two kids back to the Carter Mansion.

The mansion, both outside and inside, had undergone a small makeover.

Some of the furniture was new and a lot of new decor had been installed.

Sylvia felt as if she had walked into a brand new house. Madam Carter said with a smile, “Syl, go have a look at your room with Odell.”

The bodyguards were also moving her luggage into Odell’s room. Sylvia frowned slightly, feeling slightly discomfited. However, since she had already married Odell again, it would be normal for them to sleep in the same room. She then brought her two little loyal followers into the master bedroom. Upon entering

the room, she saw a brand new brightly colored bed. It was not only the bed. Even the walls and the windows were colored brightly, including the ceiling If not for the closet, which had not been modified or painted over, she would not have guessed that the room had originally been designed in a monochrome style. She wondered how Odell would react when he returned home to this…

Isabel and Liam were also sizing up the room. Moments later, Isabel said, “Mommy and Baddie’s room is so colorful!” “Great-grandma said it’s good to paint the room in a refreshing tone to welcome a brand new start,” Liam said.

“I see, I see.”

 

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Sylvia laughed helplessly. Even during her first marriage with Odell, she had never slept in such a colorful room before.

However, all that was in the past so it was no longer necessary for her to reminisce about it.

After the bodyguards had placed and arranged all her clothes into the closet, Sylvia told them to get some rest. She then continued to tidy up the rest without asking any of the maids to help. She did not mix her clothes with Odell’s. Instead, she found two empty cabinets and placed all her stuff inside.

When she was done with tidying up, she took the kids to Aunt Tonya.

Aunt Tonya’s room was located on the first floor, which was just next door to Madam Carter’s.

The room had specially been prepared for her because the decor and arrangement of the furniture had all been done according to Aunt Tonya’ preferences.

When Sylvia came downstairs to check on Aunt Tonya, she found her happily chatting with Madam Carter.

Seeing Aunt Tonya’s happy smile relieved her. At first, she had worried about Aunt Tonya not being able to adapt but now, it seemed like her concerns were unnecessary.

By the time she had settled down, it was already late in the afternoon.

Sylvia, Aunt Tonya, Madam Carter and the two kids were chatting happily in the living room until Odell came home.

His towering figure came through the door with a black formal suit and his arrival ceased the chatter in the living room.

“Grandmother, Aunt Tonya, hi.” Odell took the initiative to greet everyone.

!

Madam Carter and Aunt Tonya hummed in reply with a smile.

Odell then turned to Sylvia.

When his deep gaze landed on Sylvia, he was obviously taken aback.

The little surprise was then replaced by a forced smile, as if he was trying to hold back his laughter.

Sylvia knew her makeup and her dress made her look like a walking bright red apple but she was still annoyed by his reaction and she glared at him with pursed lips.

Odell simply reacted with a vague smile. It felt warm but enchanting at the same time.

Feeling inexplicably shy, Sylvia quickly turned around to the kids. Madam Carter had noticed the little interaction with her keen eyes. She then instructed the butler, “Sebastian, tell the kitchen to prepare dinner.”

“Right away, madam,” the butler said with a nod before he left for the kitchen. Madam Carter then said to Aunt Tonya, “Come, Tonya. Let’s go for a walk.” Aunt Tonya knew what Madam Carter was hinting at. She nodded with a smile and said, “of course.”

The two ladies then left the house, leaving Sylvia and Odell alone together with the two kids.

Odell walked over to the couch. He moved Liam away from Sylvia and sat down beside her.

He looked at her overly red cheeks and asked, “Did grandmother have someone dress you up like this?” Sylvia quietly hummed in reply. Odell moved closer to her and said with a smile, “It’s pretty.” He was so close that Sylvia could feel his breath on her.

She blushed but did not answer. Isabel raised her chubby face and cried out, “You meanie, of course my mommy is pretty!” Odell smiled conservatively and hummed in reply.

Sylvia’s face became even redder.

There were a few seconds of awkward pause in Odell’s words which somehow made the atmosphere a little strange. Sylvia turned to him and said, “Odell, could you not stare at me like that?” He had not stopped staring at her since he had greeted Madam Carter and Aunt Tonya. Odell grinned widely and said, “You are my wife now, I can stare at you for as long as I want.” Sylvia could not tolerate his scorching gaze anymore, especially when the kids were staring at

them with curious and innocent gazes.

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She got up and took Isabel into her arms before reaching out to Liam. “Liam, come on. Let’s go play in the room.”

just as Liam reached out to hold his mother’s hand, he found himself being lifted up by Odell single- handedly.

Odell carried the boy in his arms and said to Sylvia with a smile, “I have some time. Let’s go

play.”

Before Sylvia could say a word, Odell was already walking towards the kids’ room with Liam in his arms.

Sylvia blinked blankly for several seconds before she followed both father and son with Isabel in her arms. Other than the sleeping area, Isabel and Liam’s room had a designated space for them to play where all kinds of toys were available.

Sylvia asked Isabel and Liam, “What do you guys want to play?” Liam said, “Anything.”

Isabel scanned the room with her big round eyes and said, “Let’s play Princess Racer! The loser will have to take one flick on the nose!” Sylvia had played this game with them before. “Okay.” They then turned their attention to Odell.

Odell had a glance at Sylvia and said, “What are we waiting for?”

Isabel pulled out four toy steering wheels and distributed them to everyone. Then, she stood in front and started telling them about the rules.

The first and second place winners would win a price; the third would neither have a prize nor a punishment.

As for the last place, the loser would have to be flicked on the nose by the first, second and third place winners. Then, Isabel turned on the screen that was hanging on the wall. The toy steering wheels, which were also controllers for the game, were linked to the game system.

Isabel chose the coolest red sports car. Liam picked a blue car. Sylvia picked a white one while Odell went for the black one.

When the countdown timer reached zero, the race started.

Isabel’s red car zoomed into first place followed closely by Liam.

Sylvia might not have been as good as her kids but she was better than Odell who crashed at the first corner. .

In the end, the result for the first round was that Isabel had won first place, Liam was second, Sylvia was third and Odell was last. Sylvia looked at them with a smile, “What prize would you guys like?” Isabel pondered the question but was unable to come up with an answer. “Mommy, I haven’t figured it out yet.” “Me too,” Liam said.

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“Then let us punish the person in last place first,” Isabel suggested. Feeling excited, she stared at Odell with a mischievous grin, as if she had been waiting for this for a long time. Odell pursed his lips. “Bring it on.” “Hehe, I’ll show you!” Isabel jumped forward excitedly. She aimed properly at Odell’s nose and flicked as hard as she could. However, Odell did not budge, he did not even flinch when the flick landed on his nose. The little girl’s flick was like a tickle to him. Isabel pouted. She then turned to Liam and said, “Brother, give it your best! Don’t hold back on him!”

Liam crawled up to his father and took aim at the high bridge of his nose.

He flicked, but it was neither strong nor soft. Isabel sighed in disappointment. She then turned to her mother, “Mommy, you’re next! Don’t hold back on the meanie!” Sylvia awkwardly chuckled. “I think I’ll pass.” Being an adult, flicking another adult’s nose felt childish to her. Isabel pouted and said, “No, you can’t!”

Odell also threw a sour look at her. “This is a rule of the game. Come on.”

Fine…’

Sylvia moved closer. Odell curved his eyes and lips into a faint smile, which made him look extra warm and enchanting.

Sylvia blushed. After she took aim at his nose, she bit the bullet and flicked his nose.

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Immediately after the flick, she quickly moved back to her spot.

Obviously, there had been multiple intimate interactions between Sylvia and Odell before this. In fact, they had even had sex before. However, this little flick was unlike any of the others. Her heart raced and her face blushed.

Fortunately, the two little kids had not noticed her unusual reaction.

Isabel then yelled out, “Let’s continue!”

As she picked up the controller, she said to Sylvia and Liam, “Mommy, Brother, don’t hold back against the meanie!” Sylvia smiled. “Okay!” Liam nodded and hummed a reply.

The little girl then turned to Odell and raised her chubby face to provoke him. “Hehe, Baddie. You are finished. Hmph!”

Odell simply smiled at the girl before sneaking a glance at Sylvia.

Isabel then shouted, “LET’S GO!”

The four racers on the screen started racing again as they dashed away from the starting line.

Isabel’s red car and Liam’s blue car secured the first and the second place like before.

Sylvia’s white car was cruising smoothly until she reached a sharp turn where the black car overtook her with ease.

On top of that, as the black car drove past her, it knocked her out of the track.

Sylvia was shocked. She immediately turned to Odell.

Odell was also looking at her with a grin.

He had done it on purpose!

‘But he crashed at the first turn in the last game…’

Sylvia was both baffled and annoyed. The second round ended with Isabel and Liam securing first and second place respectively. This time around, Odell had gotten third place while Sylvia was last. The two little ones were busy driving and had not noticed that their father’s car had knocked their mother’s car out of the track. All they saw was the final result on the end screen.

Both of them were baffled by the result.

Isabel then turned to Sylvia and said, “Mommy, it’s fine. We’ll try again.”

“Okay,” Sylvia said with a smile.

The two little ones then went up to their mother and caressed her nose as part of the so-called ‘punishment’.

Then, Odell came closer.

He narrowed his eyes at her which caused her to frown cautiously.

Isabel and Liam watched closely from the side.

The little girl even shouted out uneasily, “Baddie, don’t you hurt my mommy.” Odell reached out to Sylvia’s chin and lifted it up. His face then swiftly approached hers. Just as the distance between their faces drew closer, Sylvia instinctively felt like moving away but his grip on her chin was quite strong and

she could not break free from his fingers. Annoyed, Sylvia said, “Odell, hurry up.” The kids were still watching their intimate interaction. “Okay,” he said with a smile and continued moving his face closer. His thin lips then landed on her succulent lips. After a two second pause, he withdrew himself and returned to his spot. His handsome face showed nothing but a calm expression, as if a kiss was as childish as a flick on the nose. Sylvia was both embarrassed and annoyed. Both Isabel and Liam were completely wide-eyed at the jaw-dropping scene. They were awestruck by what Odell had done to Sylvia. Very quickly, Isabel regained her composure and screamed at Odell, “Baddie! You were supposed to flick Mommy’s nose, not kiss her!”

She was sandwiched in between her parents, so the short distance allowed her to whack Odell a few times as she yelled.

Odell was completely unperturbed about the little girl who was causing a scene. He asked her,” Do you want to continue?”

 

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“Of course! Of course we are going to continue!” Isabel grunted. She then turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, you have to win this round so that you can beat him up!”

Sylvia nodded. “Okay!”

She took a deep breath, her hands on the controller.

This time around, she had to stay ahead and make sure Odell did not overtake her.

However, the moment the countdown timer came to zero, the black car sprinted off like the wind.

It even overtook Isabel and Liam’s cars and scampered into first place, leaving them all far behind.

Isabel pouted and Liam frowned. Sylvia had ended up in last place again. The two little rascals simply caressed her nose as ‘punishment’ again. Isabel then turned to Odell and said, “Baddie, don’t you kiss my mommy again!” Odell hummed in reply. He clutched Sylvia’s face and landed a soft kiss on her lips again.

Sylvia was silenced and so was Liam.

Isabel bolted up in anger. She screamed at Odell, “You big meanie! It’s on! It’s on now!” She then turned to Liam and said, “Brother, we’ll knock him out of the track later!” There was also a hint of grievance on Liam’s chubby face. “Okay.”

Another round started. The two little rascals teamed up to try to take out Odell’s car and the race became even fiercer.

At the entrance of the third turn, Isabel said with a scoff, “Hehe, big Baddie. You’re finished!”

Her little hands mashed the buttons on the toy steering wheel and her red car rammed into Odell’s black car.

However, right before impact, the black car suddenly accelerated and drifted out of the turn.

Isabel’s red car missed its original target and continued to slide towards the blue car, which was Liam’s.

Liam had been waiting for his sister’s signal to send their father’s black car out of the track but their father had outsmarted them both.

Isabel’s car then rammed into Liam’s car and the two of them went off the track together.

Isabel pouted and sulked. Even Liam put his controller down.

It was no surprise that Odell had won first place. Sylvia was in second place, Liam was in third while Isabel was last.

The little girl’s chubby cheeks puffed up even further as she sulked, as if she had turned into

an expanding balloon. Sylvia stroked her head as she comforted her. “Isabel, it’s just a game. Let’s do it again.” “Hmph! Baddie bullied us!” Isabel continued to pout. She then bolted up and righteously said, “I am a big girl now and I can accept my loss just fine. Come flick my nose!” Sylvia held her laughter back as she touched the little girl’s nose; Liam did the same. When it came to Odell’s turn, he carried the little girl into his arms and pinched her little nose. He then said, “Your skills are pretty good, but you need more practice and experience.” In other words, he was saying that Isabel was too young and did not have the thinking skills to compete with him yet. Isabel was too young to understand the true meaning behind her father’s words either. All she heard was her father praising her skills. The praise made her sulk less. However, she said indignantly, “I was just careless.”

Odell smiled and simply hummed in reply.

It was then that the butler, Sebastian, knocked on the door. “Sir, Madam, dinner is ready. Madam Carter and Madam Tonya are back from their walk.”

“Great. We’ll be there in a minute,” Odell said. He then stood up with Isabel in his arms and headed out of the room. Sylvia also put down the controller and picked Liam up before following both father and daughter out. A feast had been laid out on the table. When Sylvia and Odell brought the kids down, they saw Madam Carter and Aunt Tonya chatting by the table, looking delighted. Madam Carter then waved at them and said, “Come, come. Dinner is ready.” Sylvia nodded. After she sat the kids down, unlike before, she chose to sit beside Odell, which was opposite the two kids.