Ch. 366..370

Chapter 366

What Sylvia did not expect was to meet Edmund again when she went to the kindergarten to pick up the children in the evening.

At that moment, the roadside was full of cars picking up the children from kindergarten, so the road was a bit congested.

Edmund’s car happened to be stuck on the road. He lowered the window and flashed Sylvia a charming look. “Lil Syl.”

Sylvia pursed her lips. Beside her, Isabel jumped up and called, “Mr. Price!” Edmund immediately smiled at her. “Hey, Isabel. How have you been recently?” “I’ve been great.” Isabel asked him solemnly, “What about you?” Edmund laughed. “I’ve been great too.”

Then, the car in front of him started to move. He had no time to say anything and waved at them. “I have to go now, Isabel. Bye.”

He looked at Sylvia again and drove the car away. Sylvia carried Isabel and Liam to the car. Just as she was about to get into the car, she suddenly sensed something and looked around. However, there was nothing suspicious except for the vehicles parked on the road, which belonged to parents who were picking up their children. ‘It must have been my imagination.’

She did not think much about it and bent down to get into the car.

In an ordinary car parked diagonally behind Sylvia’s car, Melanie sat up from the rear car seat. She looked at the photo she had just taken and smirked happily.

A night passed In the morning, Sylvia got up on time. After eating breakfast, she accompanied the two children to kindergarten as usual.

She did not know if it was a coincidence, but just like yesterday, she turned around and bumped into Edmund after sending the little ones off.

He also happened to drive by there.

When he saw Sylvia, he lowered the window and smiled. “What a coincidence, Lil Syl. Are we lated?”

Sylvia did not want to answer that question and walked to her car. “I’m just joking.” Edmund laughed and added, “Have you had breakfast? I bought some buns

from a famous store. Do you want some?”

She replied, “No, thanks. I’ve had breakfast.”

“Alright.” He did not say anything else and drove away.

Sylvia also got into her car and closed the door. The day passed in a flash. In the evening, when it was time for kindergarten to end, Sylvia arrived at the entrance on time. She picked Isabel and Liam up shortly.

Holding their little hands, they walked toward the roadside parking area.

Just as she reached the other side, she saw Edmund’s car driving over. The road was congested, so his car was stuck in traffic and could not move.

He lowered the window and shot her a charming look. “Lil Syl, we really are linked by fate.”

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Sylvia could not help but ask, “Why are you here again?” “I happened to finish work and came over,” he answered frankly.

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He really did not expect to meet in the morning and evening two days in a row. Nevertheless, Sylvia did not think much of it. After all, he was working in this neighborhood, so it was normal to run into each other.

She turned around and was about to take the children to the car. However, Edmund suddenly brought out two delicately wrapped presents and said to Isabel,” Isabel, this is a gift for your brother and you.” Isabel’s eyes lit up, and she ran over to take the gifts. At the same time, she said, “Thank you, Mr. Price.”

“You’re welcome. Go home with your Mommy now.” “Uh-huh.” Isabel happily returned to Sylvia’s side with the gifts in her arms. Sylvia pursed her lips helplessly and said to Edmund, “Thank you for buying them gifts.” “Don’t mention it. I just bought them on the way over.” Since he met Isabel yesterday, he thought that he might meet her again this evening and prepare a couple of gifts. Unexpectedly, he really ended up meeting her.

After saying that, he wound up the window and drove away when the congested vehicles in front of him moved up.

Sylvia carried Isabel and Liam to the car.

Inside the car, Isabel opened the box excitedly. There was a red remote control sports car as well as a Megaminx.

Liam loved to play with the Rubik’s Cube, and the red remote sports car was obviously Isabel’s.

After giving the Megaminx to Liam, she held the sports car and fiddled with it, her chubby face full of happiness. Liam took the Megaminx and started to play with it quietly. The little ones were obviously very interested in Edmund’s gifts.

For a moment, Sylvia did not know whether to be happy or upset. She knew that Edmund was doing it out of kindness, but she really did not want to have anything to do with him.

At Lake Victoria Villa, Melanie got out of the car and ran to Tara’s room. She excitedly showed the photos to Tara and said, “Tara, look. That little b*tch met that man in front of the kindy again, and he even gave the two brats gifts.”

Tara quickly looked at the photos on the phone. The photos had Umestamps of when they were taken. There were pictures of Sylvia and Edmund meeting this morning and evening.

The photos that Melanie took of them yesterday were also around the same time frame. Although Edmund did not come down from his car, and Sylvia did not approach him then, in

that evening’s photo, Isabel had gone up to his car and picked up his gift! Furthermore, there was clearly an overjoyed smile on her chubby face. Tara let out a smirk when she saw the pictures and hurriedly sent them to her own phone.

She organized them for a while, selected a few, and sent them to Odell with the caption,” Odell, a friend who lives near Isabel and Liam’s kindy accidentally saw Sylvia and Edmund together when she got off work. She sent me these photos. I didn’t think it was anything much when she sent them to me yesterday, so I didn’t tell you about it, but she saw them again early in the morning today. Just now, when she returned from work in the evening, she saw them chatting happily in front of the kindy. I think that there’s something going on…”

The message was quickly sent out.

Melanie came up and asked, “How is it? Did Master Carter reply?”

Tara frowned back at her. “Odell is probably busy.”

After thinking about it, she sent another paragraph. “Maybe I’m just overthinking it. It’s probably a coincidence that they have been meeting in front of the kindy in the morning and evening for the past two days.”

In Liberty, Odell, who had just finished a meeting, was sitting in the car on his way back to the hotel.

He looked at the photos of Sylvia and Edmund chatting that Tara sent him, and the way Isabel happily went to receive the present from Edmund. His expression suddenly turned cold.

The photos had timestamps on them, but even if he did not look at the timestamps, since Sylvia was wearing two different outfits, he could see that she had met Edmund in front of the kindergarten for the past two days. The timestamps happened to be during the period when Isabel and Liam were picked up and sent to and fro school.

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Odell’s expression was gloomy for a long time.

He looked at the texts sent by Tara and asked Cliff, “Has there been any news from the people sent to monitor Edmund?”

In the passenger seat, Cliff replied, “They haven’t sent me any messages lately, and I haven’t had time to ask them for the past few days.”

“Well, ask them now,” Odell said coldly. Cliff shivered and quickly replied, “Yes, I’ll ask now.”

Then, he took out his phone.

The call ended in a short time. He looked back at Odell and said seriously, “Master Carter, they report that Edmund has been engaged in a business project recently. He took on a large project two days ago which happens to be near the Young Miss and Young Master’s kindergarten. These two days, when the children go to and come back from school, Edmund happened to pass by the kindergarten and met Madam. However, he stayed in the car, and the Madam only chatted with him for a little while before leaving. There are no other abnormalities.”

Odell curled his lips coldly.

‘Is it a coincidence that Edmund’s project is located near the kindy? Is it a coincidence that Sylvia only started to take the children to school two days ago? They obviously planned this.’

Odell pursed his thin lips as his expression was shrouded in a layer of gloom.

That night, like before, Sylvia went to the children’s bedroom to accompany them after dinner.

However, the little ones did not seem to need her much. Isabel was excitedly playing with the remote control sports car given by Edmund while Liam was also fiddling with the Megaminx in his hand.

Meanwhile, Sylvia sat to the side and carved.

Then, her alarm went off. It was time to call Odell at 8 p.m.

She picked up her phone and gave him a video call.

The call was answered in seconds. The next thing she saw was his handsome face.

However, his expression looked sullen.

Her gaze flickered as she asked, “Odell, did work go well today?” “Yes, it went well,” he replied. His voice also seemed downhearted.

Sylvia was a bit puzzled. Why did he seem so gloomy if his work went well? She asked, “You don’t look too good. Did something happen?”

“No.”

Fine.

Sylvia stopped probing. He asked instead, “How was your day at home? Did you meet anyone or do anything?” She thought of Edmund, who she had run into for the past two days. However, Odell was sure to be upset if she mentioned Edmund’s name, so she did not bring it up and said, “It’s the same as always. I didn’t meet anyone or do anything.” On the other end of the video, the man’s already dismal expression darkened further. “Is that so?” he asked again. Sylvia felt that something was wrong, but she could not tell what, so she answered, “Yeah.” “Where are Isabel and Liam?” he asked.

Isabel immediately turned the camera to Isabel, who was playing with the sports car, and Liam, who was playing with the Megaminx. The two little ones were too engrossed in their own entertainment to look that way.

Odell was silent for a few seconds and asked, “Did you buy new toys for them to play with?” Sylvia replied, “No, it was a gift from a friend.” “Who?” “You don’t know him.” Sylvia subconsciously avoided his eyes when she said this. It was not that she did not want to admit it to him. However, he would definitely be upset if she said that they were from Edmund.

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Odell saw her avoid his gaze, and his eyes grew even more gloomy. However, the filter on the camera smoothed over his expression a lot. Sylvia only saw that he seemed to be a little upset, but she did not notice his terrible aura at the moment. When he did not say anything else, she said, “I’ll hang up now if you don’t need anything else.

“Mm.”

Sylvia then hung up. In a five-star hotel, far away in Liberty, Odell’s expression darkened when he looked at the black phone screen. Cliff, who was standing not far away, trembled and lowered his head. He could not help but whisper, “Master Carter, the people sent to spy on Edmund say that it really did seem like a coincidence that he met Madam the past two days. They only said a few words to each other. I think Madam is reluctant to mention him to you because she’s afraid that you’ll misunderstand and get angry.” Odell pursed his lips coldly. ‘Is she afraid that I’ll misunderstand and get angry? If she’s scared that I’ll misunderstand, then she should’ve confessed to me instead of lying to me!’ After a while, he said coldly, “Tell them to continue to follow Edmund. Inform me immediately as soon as he meets Sylvia!” Cliff quickly replied, “Understood.”

The next morning, Sylvia sent the two little ones to kindergarten as usual.

However, since she was afraid of running into Edmund again, she did not rush back to her car on the side of the road after sending them to school. Instead, she stayed there for a while,

She only went to her car after about ten minutes. Sure enough, she did not encounter Edmund. In the evening, she arrived at the kindergarten gate on time to pick up the children.

After picking up Isabel and Liam, she chatted with their classmates’ parents for a while before taking them back to the car.

As expected, she did not meet Edmund either.

Their car drove into the traffic, and Sylvia smiled and sighed in relief.

Behind them, inside a nondescript car that had been secretly following them, Melanie let out a cuss and called Sylvia a b*tch when she failed to take the photos she wanted.

At that moment, Tara sent her a message, asking, “How was it? Did you see Edmund and her?”

Melanie replied, “I don’t know if that little b*tch knows what’s going on, but she sent the

children to school early in the morning and waited for a long time before going back to the car, missing Edmund. It was the same just now when school ended. She waited for a long time before taking the children back to the car. I also don’t know what Edmund is thinking. I clearly saw his car parked here for a while in the morning. He obviously wanted to meet that little b* tch, but I don’t see his car coming now.”

The more she thought about it, the more she did not understand it. She did not want to think about it either and snapped at the driver, “What are you spacing out for? Drive!” The driver quickly started the car. In Lake Victoria Villa, Tara was also extremely annoyed when she got the news. ‘Could Sylvia have noticed Melanie following her and deliberately avoided Edmund? No, if she really noticed her, she won’t let Melanie go. ‘But that’s not important. What’s important is that if we can get another picture of them to show Odell, they won’t be able to explain their relationship to him anymore. I have to find a way to let Melanie succeed.’

At that time, in a studio near the kindergarten, Edmund was reclining on the sofa, playing a game. Lloyd and Harry accompanied him. After a while, Lloyd could not help but say, “Mr. Price, I’m going to starve to death. When are we going to get off work?” Edmund asked while playing, “What time is it?” “It’s already 6 p.m.”

Edmund’s gaze flickered. ‘6 p.m. Lil Syl should’ve brought the children home by now.’

In the morning, when he passed by the kindergarten, he saw Sylvia and wanted to say hello to her, so he waited by the roadside for a while. However, he saw that she preferred to loiter by the gate rather than go back to her car and leave. It was most likely because she was afraid of meeting him

Thus, when it was time to get off work, he did not rush to leave and delayed things until now. Since she was afraid to meet him, he would not make it hard for her.

He said, “We’ll go after I finish this round.” Lloyd said happily, “Great. Chop-chop, Mr. Price.”

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In a five-star hotel in Liberty, Cliff, who had just finished a phone call, went to the suite where Odell was resting

In the living room, Odell was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, reviewing documents. Upon seeing Cliff come in, Odell glanced at him and asked, “Is there any news from Westchester City?”

Cliff smiled and replied, “Master Carter, the people sent to watch Edmund say that he didn’t meet up with Madam again today when he went to and fro work.”

The cold look in Odell’s eyes eased up a little. “Tell them to keep watching him.”

“Yes, sir,” Cliff answered and withdrew.

However, Odell’s expression was still a little dark. He still did not understand why Sylvia suddenly wanted to do the school run for the past few days. Coincidentally, Edmund’s recent workplace was near the kindergarten as well.

Was he overthinking?

In the blink of an eye, it was Friday again.

That evening, Sylvia picked up Isabel and Liam on time and returned to the Carters’ residence.

Madam Carter and Aunt Tonya were chatting about something.

When they saw Sylvia come back with the two children, Madam Carter immediately said, “Syl, the new holiday resort at Northpeak has opened. I plan to go there with Tonya for the next few days. Do you and the children want to come along?”

Sylvia knew about the Northpeak Holiday Resort. The landscape in Northpeak before development was very unique with both mountains and rivers. It was home to very beautiful sceneries.

Alter development, there were presumably many new facilities added, so there should be something suitable for the children.

Sylvia asked Isabel and Liam, “Kids, do you want to go out tomorrow?”

Isabel beard the word ‘out’ and immediately yelled, “Yes!”

Liar said, “I’ll go wherever Isabel and Mommy go.”

“Okay.” Sylvia smiled and said to Madam Carter, “We’ll go together with you, Great-grandma.

Madam Carter immediately told the butler to book the tickets.

Soon, it was time to cal dinner.

Madam Carter suddenly said, “It’s been ten days since Odell left. Shouldn’t he be back soon?” Sylvia replied, “It should be a few more days before he returns.” These days, she called him every night at 8 p.m., but he never said anything about coming back, so he might still take a while.

After dinner, Sylvia accompanied the little ones to their room.

At 8 p.m., she gave Odell a video call. The call was quickly answered, and the man’s handsome face appeared clearly on the screen. It seemed like he was going out as he was dressed quite formally. He wore a white shirt with a black tie and a well-ironed suit. His short hair was combed behind his ears, and he looked very handsome. However, since he looked a little stern, people did not dare to look him straight in the eye.

Sylvia took the initiative to ask, “Odell, are you going out?”

He answered, “Yes. I have a meeting later.” “Then, I’ll hang up first. I won’t take up your time.” He glanced at the time and said, “There’s still ten minutes. There’s no hurry.”

“Okay.” Sylvia thought about it and asked directly, “When will you be back?”

Although her heart had been calm throughout the ten days he left, she could not say that she did not miss him at all.