Ch. 351..355

Chapter 351

Sylvia went inside after that. The room was dimly lit, and the stench of alcohol in the air stung the nostrils.

Right after Sylvia came in, she saw Edmund dozing off on the couch. He wore a floral shirt that was unbuttoned down to his chest, revealing his broad muscles. The stubble around his chin was apparent while even his messy hair was longer. He looked severely disheartened.

Sylvia frowned and called out to him. “Edmund.”

Edmund’s eyeballs shifted before he opened his eyes.

“Syl?” He bolted up and looked at her in awe.

Sylvia’s brows remained furrowed. “I heard Sherry said you’ve been drinking here. What happened?”

Edmund put the bottle of whiskey that he had been holding on onto the table. He hurriedly tidied his clothes and hair before he smiled at her. “I’m fine. I’m just bored, so I came to have some fun.”

“Is it because of me?” Sylvia asked.

Edmund’s face fell, his lips tightening. “Edmund, I’ve remarried Odell. It’s not worth it anymore. Don’t do this because of me.”

He looked away with a bitter scowl and said, “It’s not because of you.”

“Then, you shouldn’t drink your life away here. Are you really going to ignore your men outside? They follow you because they want to do business with you, but here you are being irresponsible.”

Edmund frowned. A hint of annoyance started showing on his face. “It’s none of your business. I’ll deal with it.”

“Okay. Then, I’m leaving.”

Sylvia already said what she wanted to say, so it was time for her to leave.

“Wait!” Edmund held her back.

Sylvia turned around and saw him on his feet.

He tried approaching Sylvia but stopped when he was a meter away from her. Despite really wanting to be closer, he held the urge back. He stared at her and said, “Syl, tell me, how have you been lately?”

Sylvia looked into his eyes and said, “I’m fine. Odell is treating me well.”

Edmund frowned. “He doesn’t abuse you?” “He did during our first marriage, but this time, he really doesn’t abuse or bully me. I have also decided to do my best to spend the rest of my days with him.” Edmund lowered his head in disappointment. “Okay, nice to know.”

In that dim room, when he looked down, Sylvia could not quite capture the expression on his face. All she heard was loneliness in his words.

Some thoughts later, she said, “Edmund, thank you for wliat you’ve done for me. I appreciate it. I really hope you can do better in the future. I don’t want to see you keep wasting your life

away.”

She did not want to see him like this because of her.

However, Edmund remained quiet.

Sylvia pursed her lips and wanted to leave.

It was then that Edmund held her back again. “Syl, can I hug you?”

Sylvia turned around and saw a pitiful Edmund begging her like a boy asking for candy. She did not want to hurt him, but lines must be drawn. She bit the bullet and said, “I think you’d better save it for your future wife.”

Edmund forced a bitter smile and curved his bloodshot eyes. “Okay, I will.” She then left the room without turning back anymore. After a few more exchanges of words with Sherry, Harry, and Lloyd, Sylvia went downstairs. Tara managed to capture a shot of Sylvia from the corner. Since Sherry, Harry, and Lloyd were waiting at the entrance, Tara was unable to get a shot inside the room. So, even after Sylvia left, Tara stayed behind. She must have a shot of Edmund, or else when she showed it to Odell, Sylvia would try to argue again.

Just when she was trying to figure out how to get a shot of Edmund, the door of the VIP room opened. Edmund finally came out.

 

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Harry and Lloyd almost burst into tears when they saw their boss come out of the room. They stared at Edmund with teary eyes.

“Master Price, you’re finally out!”

Edmund gave each of them a kick on the bum. “Shut up! Stop acting like pussies!”

The two of them did not only stay after the kick, but they even hugged Edmund excitedly.

Although Edmund had disgust all over his face, he did not try to push Harry and Lloyd away. He then said to Sherry, “Ms. Fowler, thank you for calling Syl over. You can go back to work now. I’ll pay you double for the whiskey I’ve drank in the past two days.” “Of course.” Sherry did not even try to be courteous. She wore a sweet smile and then returned to work.

Edmund then pulled the clingy Harry and Lloyd off his waist.

Intrigued, Harry asked, “Master Price, what did Sylvia say to you?”

He clearly remembered that Sylvia had only gone in for a few minutes.

Lloyd also narrowed his eyes. He protruded his lips and wore a perverted look as he said, ” Master Price, did Sylvia kiss you?”

Smack!

Edmund immediately smacked the back of Lloyd’s head. “Kiss my ass!”

Lloyd immediately clutched his head and shut his mouth.

Edmund then explained, “We talked, and that’s it. We didn’t do anything inside the room. If you keep up with your bullshit, I’ll cut your tongues out!”

Harry awakwardly smiled and said, “Of course, of course! Master Price, we all know what kind of person Sylvia is.”

Lloyd nodded in agreement.

Edmund then looked at the entrance of Lush Heaven and sighed. “Go book me a spa. I want to have a good bath.” “Right away, Master Price!” Harry pulled out his phone and started dialing. Edmund then had a glance at Lloyd. “Bring the car over.” “Yes, sir!” Lloyd then immediately went downstairs. Moments later, Harry said, “Master Price, I’ve made a reservation with the spa. Are we going over now?”

“Let’s go!” Edmund strutted downstairs.

Looking at his boss’ energetic pace, Harry could not help but praise Sylvia. “Sylvia is outstanding! All it took her was a few minutes with the boss, and he came back to us!”

Edmund was walking ahead when he overheard Harry. His lips then curled into a silent smile.

Indeed, Sylvia’s arrival reenergized him. It also served as a reminder to not waste life as he had in the past two days, and it also made him realize that life should not be a smooth ride. He swore to work harder. No matter what it took, he ought to reach the same height as Odell. Since Sylvia said that life was good for her, he would not try ruin them anymore or snatch her away. If one day, he found out that Odell abused her or bullied her, he would then take her back. He could no longer tolerate being threatened and overwhelmed by Odell’s influence, just like what happened back at the restaurant.

He had been having dinner with Sylvia when Odell barged in unannounced and threatened him with his business and his men before taking Sylvia away. There was also that time on the yacht when he had planned to confess her feelings to Sylvia.

They were all insults that smacked him in the face.

Right after Sylvia came out of Lush Heaven, she went back to Odell’s car.

Odell was still waiting elegantly in the driver’s seat. He propped the side of his forehead on his hand when Sylvia came in and immediately stared at her with a deep gaze. His eyes were charming, but there was also an inexpressible feeling to them. Sylvia asked, “How is it? I’m not late, am I?” “You are 36 seconds late.” He was counting by the seconds?! Sylvia pursed her lips. “Oh… It’s getting late. Let’s go home.” Odell raised a disgruntled brow. “Is there something you want to tell me?” “What do you mean?”

His face turned frosty.

Sylvia immediately said, “I came out after having a word with Edmund. I’m late for whatever seconds because I also had a chat with Sherry and the others.”

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“What did you say to Edmund?” “I told him to get himself together.”

“That’s it?” Odell narrowed his sharp eyes.

A quick thought later, Sylvia continued, “I even told him that I’m having a great life now and that he should live a happy life as well. That’s it.”

“Come over here.”

“What for?”

His frosty eyes remained narrow, Sylvia held her reluctance back and moved closer to him Odell put his hand behind her neck and kissed het He even nipped her on the lips before releasing her.

“This is your punishment for being late for 36 seconds.”

Sylvia was speechless but did not talk back

The man also looked a lot more satisfied after he had his kiss After that he pushed her back onto the passenger seat and drove away from the parking lot

Sylvia did not even want to argue with him

On the way home, Sherry texted and told her that shortly after she left, Edmund had gone out with Harry and Lloyd and seemed to be in a good mood

Sylvia heaved a breath of relief after reading the text she had suffered from relationship problems before and did not want to be hurt anymore. It was only natural that she refused to hurt others

At the same time, Tara was also on the way home from Lush Heaven and was giggling at the video she took Although she failed to capture the scene inside the room, she was able to record Sylvia and Edmund coming out of the room one after another. Edmund even looked reenergized; even an idiot knew it was because of Sylvia. She just had to edit out the part where Edmund had claimed that nothing happened inside the room and then show it to Odell.

The next morning at Carter Tower’s highest office, Cliff knocked on the door before he went in. He said to the man behind the desk, “Sir, Ms. Avery is here. She claims that she has something important to show you.” Odell furrowed his brows. “Did she say what is it about?”

“She didn’t reveal the details but insists it is important and that you ought to know.” Odell suppressed his irritation and said, “Bring her in.” “Right away.” A few minutes later, Tara came into the office with her phone in her hand. She looked rather conservative in a shirt and jeans. There was no makeup on her face, and her hair was simply tucked behind her ears. She looked plain, somewhat tired.

Odell had a glance at her, and the frosty look on his face softened a little.

It seemed like she had learned her lesson.

“Have a seat.”

“It’s okay, Odell. It will only take you a few minutes and I’ll leave after that. I don’t want to disturb your work.”

She then went to his side and started, “Odell, I know you like Sylvia a lot now, and you must be having a happy life with her, but I’m telling you she’s not who she used to be.” Odell’s expression turned frosty. “That’s what you want to say to me?” Tara immediately explained, “I know you won’t believe me without evidence, so here it is.” The look on his face changed. “What evidence?” “I think Sylvia likes Edmund. You might not know about this, but after you and Sylvia remarried, he’s been drinking at Lush Heaven

every day. My friend accidentally snapped a video of Sylvia looking for him last night. Look.” Tara then tapped on her phone and played the edited video for Odell. The video started off with Sylvia entering Lush Heaven and dashing up to the second floor.

Judging from the angle, the person who shot the video must have been following her from the start. The camera then followed Sylvia upstairs and showed her going into the VIP room.

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Sometime later, the door finally opened. Sylvia came out and chatted with Sherry and the two men before she went off. Then. Edmund came out. He looked a little disheveled but vibrant. Sylvia must have talked some sense into him.

After that, his men chatted with lim.

One of the men asked him, “Master Price, what did Sylvia say to you?”

Edmund did not answer.

The other one then asked, “Master Price, did Sylvia kiss you?” The video then ended abruptly.

Odell did not hear Edmund’s answer.

Tara also carefully looked at Odell’s reaction after playing the video and spotted nothing but frostiness and a wry expression. He was upset, and it must be because of Sylvia.

“Odell, look, I’m not lying. Sylvia really went looking for Edmund. If there’s nothing between them, why would she have gone into his VIP room?”

Tara noticed the cold reaction on his face and continued, “This video is a trimmed version of the original. My friend sent it to me. She said Sylvia went in for almost an hour. I really want to know what they were talking about inside there.” Odell suddenly shut his eyes.

Tara took his silence as a sign of anger. She believed he must be painting a picture of Sylvia and Edmund doing unspeakable things based on her explanation.

She was thrilled but had to conceal her feelings. She then added, “Sylvia is such a nice girl. I don’t think she’d do something that bad behind your back, right?”

“Enough,” Odell suddenly spoke in a gravelly voice.

Tara was immediately silenced.

Odell then opened his eyes. He shot a frigid gaze at her and said, “She did see Edmund last night, but it only lasted for ten over minutes.” Tara’s expression changed. “How did you know? Did Sylvia tell you?” “I know because I am the one who sent her to Lush Heaven last night,” he said in a deep voice, emphasizing each and every word that he uttered. Tara widened her eyes in disbelief. She started to panic. “W-What? H-How is this possible?” Odell glared at her and continued, “Last night, I picked her up after her event at the art academy, and with my permission, I dropped her off at Lush Heaven at 10:05 p.m. and she came back into the car precisely at 10:20 p.m.”

Tara’s face turned pale. She did not expect Odell to be the one who sent her there.

“Why? I thought she didn’t love Odell. Why did she tell Odell if she was going to see Edmund?!’ Odell watched as the expression on Tara’s face changed multiple times. A hint of disgust appeared in his eyes. Feeling disappointed, he asked, “Tara, what happened to you? What have you become? Or was I wrong about you all the time?”

Tara was frightened by the disgust in his eyes, and she started to stagger backward.

As her eyes welled up, she burst into tears. “Odell, my friend sent me the video, she told me Sylvia went in for an hour! I don’t know why she lied to me. It’s a misunderstanding! It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have doubted Sylvia. I don’t believe my friend anymore!”

She wept pitifully.

Odell frowned. He lost the intention of holding her responsible and did not even bother to find out if her ‘friend’ really existed.

“Get out. Don’t ever appear before my face again.”

“Odell…”

As Odell wore a grim look, his furrowed brows spelled frustration.

Tara dared not linger and ran out of the office in tears. The office then returned to peace and quiet.

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Odell was still deeply irritated. It was not just because of Tara’s little fiasco but also because of what he had seen in the video.

After Sylvia left the room, Edmund emerged reenergized.

Even his men were shocked by how fast he recovered and asked if it was a kiss from Sylvia that brought him back to life.

However, the video ended abruptly, and he could not determine if that part was maliciously edited or not.

Recalling Sylvia’s frank and honest reaction after she returned to the car last night, she did not show any sense of guilt at all, so she must have never kissed Edmund.

Odell was just wondering if Edmund had forced himself on her. The thought put a scowl on his face.

Moments later, he summoned Cliff. “Send some men to keep an eye on Edmund. Inform me if he does anything out of the blue, especially when it’s related to Sylvia.”

Cliff was taken aback. He curiously asked, “Sir, what did Ms. Avery say to you just now?”

Odell shot a fierce glare at him. “Just do your job.”

Cliff dared not press on the matter anymore. He immediately nodded and said, “Right away, sir.”

He then quickly left the office.

After some deliberate consideration, Odell called the bodyguard he sent to watch over Tara at Lake Victoria Villa.

The call went through within a second. “Follow Tara wherever she goes from now on. If she’s acting weird, inform me immediately.”

Sylvia had no idea Tara went to Carter Tower just to tell Odell some fabricated lies. She was explaining to Madam Carter why she was still sleeping with the kids at night.

Madam Carter and Aunt Tonya had just returned from outside when the former heard from the servants that the couple slept with the kids in the same room every night. She went to Sylvia and asked, “Syl, tell me. Are you still feeling repulsed? You don’t want Odell to touch you, am I right?”

“No, Grandmother, I’m not.”

“Then, why are you still sleeping with the kids every night?” Madam Carter asked.

Sylvia sighed helplessly and answered, “Isabel and Liam have made it into a habit, and they come over every night after their bath.”

She started off resisting intimate interaction with Odell, but now, the two little rascals had made a habit out of it and had become extremely clingy. That was the reason why the family of four slept together every night. She simply did not have the heart to chase the two of them

back to their room. Madam Carter also sighed helplessly after listening to the situation. She knew how feisty the little girl and boy were, but things could not remain like this forever. Madam Carter sincerely said, “You have to talk to them and tell them to go sleep in their room. You and Odell just married again. This is an important time for you two to develop your relationship. You can’t sleep with the kids anymore.”

Sylvia said with an undercurrent of irritation, “I understand, Grandmother. I know what to do. You don’t need to worry.”

“Great.”

Madam Carter left Sylvia alone and returned to her room with Aunt Tonya.

Alas, Sylvia lost the mood to return to her painting. Odell gave her a week’s time to tell the kids and calm them down, but it had been days and she had not been making any progress. She had to think of a way to break the news to the boy and girl.

Later that evening, Isabel and Liam came home from kindergarten as usual.

Odell had to work late again, and no one knew when he would be back.

Nonetheless, Sylvia, Madam Carter, and Aunt Tonya had dinner with the two little rascals as usual.

After dinner, Isabel and Liam went upstairs to have a shower. Instead of going back into her room, Sylvia followed the two of them to their room.