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Chapter 341

“No.” Odell’s face was still frighteningly cold.

Sylvia stopped talking.

“Say something.” He pinched her face and ordered.

She was exasperated. “If you insist on bickering, then there’s nothing I can do.”

His chest suddenly choked with anger.

He felt suffocated.

The next second, he lowered his head and sealed her lips.

He forcefully pried open her lips and teeth.

Sylvia could not help but cry out in resistance.

She pushed him hard, but her hands were pressed against his chest with a crushing force.

Then, one of his large hands grabbed her waist.

She was wearing a belt.

Sylvia stiffened for a moment and struggled harder.

After a long time passed, when her belt was pulled out and her coat was disheveled, he loomed over her.

Sylvia was so furious and panicked that she lost her rationality.

The moment she could catch her breath, she raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

A crisp “smack” sounded.

Odell froze and narrowed his dark eyes, staring at her coldly.

Sylvia’s gaze shrunk, but she steeled her nerves and shouted at him, “Odell Carter, stop being crazy!” At the same time, she clutched at her own collar tightly.

Odell pried her hands away and pinned them to the sides of her head. Then, he said coldly to her, “I’m going to carry out our spousal obligations. I’m not being crazy.” Sylvia snapped, “Spousal obligations have to be agreed upon by both the husband and wife. You’re just forcing yourself on me!”

He curled his mouth. “So what if I am?”

She was speechless. She flushed with anger and glared at him with wide eyes.

Odell snorted and leaned over again.

Sylvia immediately floundered and struggled.

When her clothes were about to be torn off, she kicked wildly again, not letting him have his

way. Then, her calf suddenly pulled, and a tingling sensation immediately spread all over her body. Her small face twisted, and she could not help the cry of pain that left her mouth. Odell’s tall figure froze again. He looked at her suspiciously. “I haven’t touched you yet. Why are you crying out?”

Sylvia pouted. “It hurts… It hurts!”

It was so painful that tears were streaming out of her eyes. Odell was confused. He had no choice but to get down. Sylvia instantly curled up. Her calf was cramped and swollen. It hurt terribly. She rubbed her hands up and down it, but the more she rubbed, the more painful it became. Soon, she was rolling on the bed in pain.

Odell was speechless.

His head throbbed in exasperation, and he sat in front of her to hold her cramped calf in one hand.

Sylvia hissed. “Ow!” “Does it hurt here?” he asked while gently squeezing her calf. Sylvia pursed her mouth and let out a hum. “Bear with it.” Then, he clasped her foot with his large hand and said, “Straighten your leg.” Sylvia said, “It hurts.” She could not straighten it at all. Odell gave her a side glance and instantly pulled her leg straight. She could not help but scream in pain again. He immediately pressed her foot up and moved his large hand to her calf to rub it gently. Sylvia did not know whether it was because he was using just the right amount of force, or his palm was warm, or both, but her calf felt much better.

Although there was still some residual pain, it was not as piercing as before.

She exhaled comfortably and looked at him quietly with eyes that were still a little red. Odell looked back at her. When he saw her watery eyes, his sullen emotions were inexplicably gone, and he softened his voice to ask, “Better?”

Sylvia pursed her lips and said, “Much better.”

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Odell squeezed two more times before releasing her calf.

Sylvia sat motionless.

He gave her a sidelong glance. “Don’t move. I’ll wash my hands and be right back.”

“Okay.”

Her answer was very obedient.

Odell gave her another look and went into the bathroom. Sylvia took a deep breath and started to calm her restless mood.

Before long, he came out of the bathroom.

She had also straightened her clothes and was sitting at the head of the bed.

She raised her head to look at him.

He was also looking at her.

An unexplained and awkward atmosphere immediately emerged in the air.

Sylvia said, “Thanks for earlier.” Odell ignored her and simply looked at her coldly!

She was also suddenly a little upset. If he had not tried to bully her, she would not have struggled until her leg was cramped. However, his actions when he massaged her leg earlier were quite gentle. Sylvia thought about it and added, “I was wrong for agreeing to remarry you to get back at Tara. For that, I apologize. You can scold me if you’re still angry. I won’t talk back.”

Her face was sincere.

Odell’s expression changed, and then he whacked her over the head. “Do you think I’m that unreasonable?”

She wanted him to scold her?

However, since she looked sincere when she admitted her fault, he was not that angry anymore. Nevertheless, it would be embarrassing if he forgave her so quickly.

He continued to look at her coldly.

Sylvia curled her mouth and looked at him with a smile. “Don’t be angry. Let’s live a good life from now on, okay?” Her eyes curved like the crescent moon, shining brightly. Odell let out a low hum. “I’ll spare you this time. It won’t happen again.” Then, he carried her out of bed.

He walked out of the mansion and went back to the car.

When the car was about to reach the old district, Sylvia suddenly thought of something and asked, “Odell, did you tell me to go to Lake Victoria Villa?” Odell’s eyes flickered. “No. Who told you to go?” He was also curious why she showed up at Lake Victoria Villa at that time. Sylvia replied, “It was Holly.” She was a maid from the old Carter residence. She was probably bribed by Tara. Sylvia thought of something else and called Ben, the bodyguard. Ben and Jacob were both in charge of Isabel and Liam’s security. The call was answered swiftly. Sylvia asked him to go to her room to check on the children. Ben quickly replied, “Madam, the Young Master and Young Miss are sleeping soundly. Don’t worry.” “Good.” Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief. “Pass me the phone, ” Odell suddenly said. He was driving and could not hold the phone, sa Sylvia brought it to his ear. Then, she heard. him instruct Ben, “Grab Holly immediately and wait until I get home.”

“Yes, Master Carter,” Ben answered.

Sylvia saw that they were done talking and took back the phone. The car drove steadily forward. Not long after, he asked her, “What do you think?”

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What else could she think? Sylvia replied bluntly, “She was probably bribed by Tara.” ‘Otherwise, why else would she tell me to go to Lake Victoria Villa? ‘Also, how did Tara know about Odell and me sleeping with the children every night? ‘More importantly, if Odell didn’t control himself and slept with her, I would’ve walked in on them.

‘Tara’s plan was obviously to disgust me.’

Odell did not say anything.

Sylvia could not help but look at him.

The expression on his face was cold and indifferent. She could not see any emotions on his face.

‘Well, Tara is a very important person to him. Even if he knows that she planned it, he won’t be that angry.’

They soon returned to the old Carter residence. When Sylvia and Odell entered, Holly was tied up and watched by Jacob and Ben. When Holly saw them come back, her expression changed and she hurriedly shouted, “Master

Carter, I was framed. I didn’t do anything!” Odell took Sylvia to the sofa and looked at Holly coldly. “What’s your relationship with Tara?”

Holly’s eyes flickered, and she said, “Ms. Avery? I know who she is, but I’m not acquainted with her.” Sylvia could not help but ask, “If you don’t know her, why did you tell me to go to Lake Victoria Villa?”

“Huh? When did I tell you to go to Lake Victoria Villa?”

Sylvia’s mouth pulled downward.

‘As expected of someone who’s working with Tara. She’s good at acting too.’ She said, “In other words, you’re saying that I didn’t see you at all when I came back at night, and you didn’t say a word to me?”

Holly played along and replied, “That’s right. My shift ended in the evening, so I didn’t even see you come back.”

Sylvia smiled and said to Ben, “Ben, please check the surveillance cameras. I want to see the footage from the one in the yard facing the living room door. Pull up the footage from around 10 p.m.”

“Yes, Madam.” Ben agreed and went to do as he was told.

Holly paled and instantly realized that she had fallen into Sylvia’s trap. She hurriedly cried,” Madam, Master Carter, I was wrong! I won’t do it again!”

Sylvia’s face turned cold as she asked, “Didn’t you say you didn’t talk to me tonight? What did you do wrong?” Holly did not expect Sylvia to think of checking the surveillance cameras and said remorsefully, “I shouldn’t have deceived Master Carter and you. I was bribed by Ms. Avery. A long time ago, before Master Carter and you remarried, Ms. Avery had already come to me and promised to give me a tip every month if I helped her watch the movements of Master Carter and the young master. I only occasionally sent her some messages, and we didn’t maintain much contact, but after you remarried Master Carter, she began to look for me frequently. Since I received money from her, I had to listen to her and monitor Master Carter and you. However, I only told her a few things about you. I didn’t do anything bad! I know I made a mistake. Please forgive me!”

Sylvia did not expect her to confess everything so quickly. However, Holly had been working here for a long time before Odell and her remarried. After thinking about it, she looked at Odell. His expression was dark.

A moment later, he said, “Throw her out. Don’t allow her to take a step near here again.” Holly immediately cried out. “No, Master Carter! I was wrong! I won’t dare to do it again…” She moved and tried to crawl to Odell, but Ben and Jacob quickly lifted her and carried her out. Silence quickly returned to the living room. Sylvia looked at his downcast face and took the initiative to say, “It’s late, Odell. Let’s rest.” He said, “You go wash up first. I’ll go up later.” “Okay.”

Sylvia was already tired, so she responded and went upstairs.

In the living room, the man sat in place, his face sullen and his gaze dark.

He was thinking back on Tara’s behavior recently.

When Sylvia just returned to Westchester City, Tara used Tristan to scheme against Sylvia. Sylvia agreed to remarry him to get back at Tara, and today, Tara made the whole scene at Lake Victoria Villa. She waited for him to go over and also instigated Holly to tell Sylvia to go over as well, obviously to “catch them red-handed”. How was this the kind and soft-hearted Tara that he knew? Did she turn this way because he had feelings for Sylvia?

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The night was deep

Odell sat for a long time before he got up and went to the bedroom.

Sylvia had washed up and was dressed in plain pajamas. She slept in between Isabel and Liam.

The wall lamp in the bedroom was left on for him. After entering, he subconsciously slowed down his pace and went straight to the bathroom.

He washed up briefly and went to the bed in his pajamas.

He carried Liam, who was sleeping in Sylvia’s arms, to the side of the bed. Then, he lay down at the spot where Liam was previously and wrapped a long arm around Sylvia, pulling her into his embrace.

She was deep asleep and did not stir at all.

Just the thought that she only agreed to remarry him to get back at Tara made him very upset.

He lowered his head and pressed on her lips, nibbling on the flesh repeatedly. When her lips were swollen, the displeasure in his heart abated slightly.

Then, he held her in his arms like she was a pillow and closed his eyes soothingly.

The night passed.

In Lake Victoria Villa.

Tara threw several tantrums and slapped a maid’s face many times before returning to the bedroom to sleep. She kept thinking about Odell’s face after she said those words to him when he took Sylvia away.

She clearly remembered that he looked furious.

“That b*tch doesn’t know how to please a man at all. She won’t get out of it this time.

‘With Odell’s temper, there’s no way he would forgive her.’

Thus, the first thing Tara did after waking up was call Holly. She wanted to ask if anything happened to Sylvia after she was taken back by Odell last night.

Unexpectedly, after the phone was connected, Holly wept bitterly.

She cried and said that she was kicked out by Odell.

Tara was not interested in that at all and asked testily, “What about Sylvia? Was she driven away by Odell?”

“No, Master Odell and her are fine.”

Tara’s face instantly stiffened.

‘How could that be? How could Odell still be getting along with her? Did she think of a way to

soothe his anger?’ On the phone, Holly started to cry again. “Ms. Avery, Master Carter won’t let me go back. Can you talk to him? I don’t want to lose this job…”

Tara hung up the phone immediately and blocked Holly’s number. ‘A useless piece of trash wants me to help her? In her dreams!’ However, when she thought of how Sylvia managed to get out of this situation, she was so angry that she kicked over the nightstand, cursing furiously, “B*tch! I underestimated you!” She panted heavily in anger several times before her mood gradually stabilized. At that moment, there

was a knock from the maid outside the door. The maid bowed her head, afraid that Tara would vent her anger on her again, and stood at the door without daring to enter. She said in a small voice, “Ms. Avery, breakfast is ready. The kitchen prepared all your favorite food. Would you like to eat?”

Tara narrowed her eyes coldly. “Come in and talk to me. I can’t hear you.”

The maid took a few steps closer but still stood a few feet away. Tara said coldly, “Closer.” The maid took a small step forward. Tara suddenly got up to walk to the maid and raised her hand to slap her face, screeching, “Are: you deaf? Can’t you understand English?” After saying that, she threw another slap. The maid held her face and cried, “Don’t be angry, Ms. Avery. I didn’t mean to.” Her attitude was very humble and respectful. Only then did Tara’s expression ease up a little. “Lowly people like you should know your place. If you dare to disregard my words again next time, I’ll throw you out and make sure you never find a job ever again.” The maid gritted her teeth and responded, “I understand, Ms. Avery. I’ll keep that in mind.”

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Tara scoffed and strutted out of the bedroom.

Odell was already angry, so she could not use tactics like going on a hunger strike to lure him over. She had to eat properly and think of another way

In the old Carter residence.

After sending Isabel, Liam, and Odell off, Sylvia went to the busy downtown area and met up with Sherry. They ate some food together, shopped for a while, and then sat down at a cafe. Sherry kept staring at Sylvia, seemingly hesitating to say something, so Sylvia asked, “Just say what you want to say.” Sherry pursed her lips. “Syl, we’re best friends, so tell me honestly. How has it been since you remarried Odell? Did he bully you?”. Sylvia replied, “He’s quite good to me. He didn’t bully me.”

‘Well, except for that time when Tara provoked us, but I managed to make it clear.’

Sherry continued to ask, “He didn’t give you the silent treatment or anything?”

Sylvia smiled. “No.” There were times when she wished he would give her the silent treatment. Sherry looked at Sylvia’s rosy appearance and finally sighed in relief. “That’s good.” “Don’t worry.” Sylvia asked, “What about you?”

“Same old.”

After chatting for a long time and strolling outside, Sylvia said goodbye to her and went back when it was the evening.

Sherry also went straight to Lush Heaven.

The club had just opened at that time. The sky was not dark yet, so not many people came to play.

She went straight to the VIP room.

Inside, Edmund was lying on the sofa, drinking.

There was no one else in the room besides him.

When he saw Sherry come back, he quickly sat up and asked, “Did you meet Lil Syl?” Sherry leaned on the wall not far away and replied truthfully, “Yeah. She’s living well.” Edmund was a bit unconvinced. “Are you sure?”

“I’m sure. She’s my best friend, and I know her. I’d be able to tell if she was having a bad time.

He lowered his head and did not say anything.

Sherry knew that he liked Sylvia, but it was not her place to say anything to him, so she sighed. “Mr. Price, it’s not good for you to stay cooped up in my nightclub every day. You still have so many bros outside waiting for you to eat together. You should just forget about Syl.”

After saying what needed to be said, she turned and walked out. Edmund was silent for a long time. Then, he opened another bottle of wine and took a swig straight from the bottle.

The door of the room was pushed open again.

Edmund looked over.

The person who came wore a baseball cap and plain clothes. It was Tara.

Edmund glanced at her and shouted, “Get the hell out!” Tara went to him with a smile and said, “Mr. Price, I’m here to talk to you about Sylvia.”

At the mention of Sylvia’s name, Edmund immediately put down the wine bottle. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Tara with a hostile gaze. “What about her?”

Tara quickly took a step back and said, “Ever since Sylvia remarried Odell, they sleep together with the children every night.” “So?” “Since they sleep together with the children, there’s no chance that they could do that sort of thing. Do you think that’s normal?” Edmund’s expression changed. “You’re saying that Odell didn’t touch her?”

Tara replied, “It seems like Sylvia is deliberately letting the kids sleep with them because she doesn’t want him to touch her.”