Ch. 376..380

Chapter 376

The ambulance drove off in the blink of an eye. Sylvia was stunned for a moment before she started running.

She wanted to catch up to the ambulance so that she could accompany Odell and Madam Carter to the hospital. She had to tell him the truth!

However, before she could even shorten the distance, the ambulance disappeared beyond her sight. She also tripped on a piece of brick and fell on the ground. The ground felt cold, and so were her feelings. Just when she was at a loss as to what she should do, Edmund came by. He helped her up from the ground and said, “Syl, don’t worry. I’ll send you there.” As she got to her feet, she resolved to leave her negative emotions on the icy cold ground. “Okay!”

She could not allow herself to be misunderstood like before.

Sylvia ran to the parking lot with Edmund and got into his car.

The car roared to a start and drove off the resort.

Twenty minutes later, Edmund took her to the nearest first aid center.

“Syl, if I’m correct, Madam Carter should have been admitted here.”

Sylvia dashed out of the car without saying anything. After searching around for a bit, she saw Odell standing outside the ER ward.

His towering figure stood like a monolith in front of the door with the red sign on. His brows were lightly furrowed and he had the grimmest look on his face.

He noticed Sylvia when she came over.

His handsome facial features were clouded by anger and bitterness.

“Get out of my face.”

His voice sounded frosty

Sylvia froze. She looked at him and said, “Odell, I didn’t push Grandmother. It wasn’t me.”

Odell glared at her with the sharpest gaze.

Sylvia boldly stared back into his eyes, refusing to step back

It was then that Edmund came up the stairs

He must have overheard the brief conversation Sylvia and Odell had, so he said, “Master Carter, please believe her. She didn’t push Madam Carter down the hill. I can vouch for her We

don’t know what caused Madam Carter to fall down the hill.”

Odell narrowed his eyes at him. “You better get out of my face right away.”

His brief warning was filled with threats. Edmund was annoyed. “What’s with that tone, Odell? I’m not trying to lie or anything…”

With Odell’s expression looking even frostier than before, the tension in the narrow corridor started to rise.

Before Edmund could even finish his argument, Sylvia stopped him and said, “Thank you, Edmund. Please give us some space.”

As Edmund frowned at her, she returned his frown with a sense of begging in her eyes.

Odell had always been prejudiced against him and his presence would only make it harder for Sylvia to explain the situation.

Edmund sighed. He suppressed his rising annoyance and left the two alone.

The narrow corridor swiftly quieted down.

Sylvia then looked at Odell but all she saw was the icy abyss behind his deep gaze.

“You too. Get out of my face.”

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Sylvia immediately said, “Odell, I really didn’t push grandmother—” “Don’t make me repeat myself!” He raised his voice to a frightening level. Sylvia’s eyes shifted in fear. She pursed her lips and begrudgingly left the man alone. She did not go far though, she simply turned to the stairs and sat down in a corner of it. It would be easier for her to keep an eye on the ER ward while also keeping out of Odell’s sight.

A while later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the lower end of the stairs.

It was Sebastian the butler, and he had several other people together with him. They were all Madam Carter’s relatives from her mother’s side. The eldest one among them was Madam Carter’s cousin sister, Ramona, who was also the closest to Madam Carter.

She glanced at Sylvia as she passed by but did not say anything. She then went up to Odell and nervously asked, “Odell, how did Ophelia fall off the hill?! Her legs have never been very strong, so why was she up there climbing and all?” Odell pursed his lips in silence.

Ramona might be anxious and worried but she was able to spot the grim look on Odell’s face and chose to stay quiet for the moment.

She then went back to Sylvia.

She had heard that Sylvia and Odell were married again, and she also met Sylvia twice when she visited her cousin the other day.

She asked Sylvia, “Sylvia, I heard that Ophelia went to the resort with you. What happened?”

Sylvia answered honestly, “Grand-aunt Ramona, I don’t know what happened either. I was at the top of the hill enjoying the scenery. Grandmother might have come up because she wanted to talk to me, but I

didn’t know she was coming. Then, I heard her screaming and the next thing I knew, she had fallen off the hill.”

Ramona was furious. “Why would she be climbing up a hill and falling down for no reason? You were there, how could you not know about this? Are you trying to lie to me just because you think I’m old?”

Sylvia furrowed her brows. She wanted to know why Madam Carter had fallen down the hill as well, but she did not have any clues or answers.

If she were to tell Ramona that she had been chatting with Edmund and had neglected Madam Carter’s presence, it would only make things worse. Hence, she kept her silence.

Ramona had a rather poor impression of Sylvia. She had visited Carter Residence twice and claimed she was there for Madam Carter, but she had, in fact, been there to ask Sylvia for some paintings so that she could boast about them in front of her friends.

Sylvia, however, did not understand Ramona’s intention. Not only had she not given Ramona any paintings, she had not even shown the lady any of her work.

Now that Sylvia had chosen silence over giving her an explanation, it fueled Ramona’s anger further.

She lifted her arm to slap Sylvia’s face.

Slap!

Sylvia was defenseless against the slap, which left her left cheek burning after the slap.

Ramona even screamed at her after the slap, “I’m talking to you, are you a mute?”

Sylvia pursed her lips coldly.

Just as Ramona was about to give her another slap, a towering figure came to her side. He said to Ramona, “Grand-Aunt Ramona, this is a hospital, please be quiet.”

Ramona staggered backwards and calmed herself down. She then sighed and explained,” Odell, I didn’t really want to hit her, I’m just worried about your grandmother.”

“I understand. I’ll find out what really happened, you don’t need to worry,” he said.

He looked expressionless and his voice sounded flat but it was filled with pressure and threats.

Ramona zipped her mouth closed and went over to the ER’s entrance.

Odell also left and returned to the waiting spot in front of the door. He did not even spare a glance at Sylvia.

Sylvia remained in the corner and clenched her fists tightly as complicated thoughts flooded her mind.

Some time later, the ER door finally opened up.

Sebastian, Ramona and the others went up to the doctor immediately.

Sylvia only watched from afar without joining the others. She heard the doctor say, “Master Carter, I’m sorry. We’ve done everything we could. Madam Carter might be alive for now but she received a heavy blow on her head. Given her age, her body does not recover as fast as people who are much younger, so we are not sure if she’ll be able to wake up and recover.”

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Ramona asked, “Are you saying Ophelia is in a coma?” The doctor said with a sigh, “I’m afraid so.”

After the doctor left, Madam Carter was discharged from the ER. Ramone had basically grown up together with Madam Carter, so seeing her closest family member laying on the sickbed unconscious, she broke down in tears beside her.

“Ophelia, how did you fall down the hill? You’re not young anymore, why did you go climbing? What got into you? Are you going to lay unconscious until the end?” Odell stood beside his grand-aunt with tightly furrowed brows. His usual straight back seemed a little hunched.

He seemed to have fallen into a slump and was shrouded with a gloomy presence.

The unconscious old lady on the sickbed was his dearest family member. He was even closer to her than to his biological father.

His mother had passed away when he was young and his father had left him alone after marrying his stepmother. Thus, it was his grandmother who had basically raised him.

Now, his dearest and closest family member was lying unconscious before him and he could not do anything about it.

He narrowed his eyes and shot a frosty glare at Sylvia.

Sylvia’s legs turned weak. She bit her lips tightly as she tried to go up closer to have a look at Madam Carter. However, before she could get any closer, Ramona pushed her away.

Ramona was strong and her agitated push sent Sylvia to the ground.

Sylvia fell to the ground wretchedly.

Tears rolled down Ramona’s cheeks as she screamed at Sylvia, “You! It’s all your fault! Why did you go climbing? Didn’t you know that Ophelia’s legs are weak?! If it wasn’t for you, she wouldn’t have fallen down the hill and knocked her head! Were you trying to kill her?!”

Sylvia looked down in silence. Her eyes started to get teary.

She might not be the culprit but if she had not been chatting with Edmund, or if she answered Madam Carter’s call and gone to her right away, Madam Carter would not have fallen.

She sat on the ground and allowed Ramona to vent her anger on her.

Only when the nurses pushed the sickbed away did Ramona stop scolding her and went after her dearest cousin,

Sylvia had wanted to follow but when she tried to get on her feet, her eyes met a pair of deep eyes peering down at her.

It was Odell.

“Odell, 1-”

Before she could finish, Odell said to the butler, “Sebastian, keep an eye on her. Don’t let her leave.”

Sebastian failed to grasp the meaning of his order but due to the seriousness of the matter and the heavy look on Odell’s face, he nodded and hummed in reply.

Odell then followed the nurses away.

His towering figure soon disappeared beyond the corridor.

Sylvia feebly got to her feet. A while later, several bodyguards came over and surrounded her. They had obviously been sent here by Odell.

The suffocating feeling in her chest grew stronger and robbed her of her strength, causing her to fall to the ground again. Sebastian could not help but inquire, “Madam, were you involved in Madam Carter’s accident?”

With a sardonic smile on Sylvia’s face, she looked at him and replied, “Would you believe me if I say no?”

Sebastian pursed his lips and walked to the side. Sylvia also tightened her lips. She felt bad about what happened. The deep gaze that Odell had shot her before he left was like an arrow that perforated her heart. Thinking about it caused more pain in her chest.

She felt as if she had gone back a few years in time, when Tara accused her and framed her for things she had not done. Back then, no matter what she had said, no one had believed her either.

Would history repeat itself again? Seconds turned into minutes. Things were tense in the quiet corridor. Moments later, Sylvia remembered that the kids and Aunt Tonya were still at the resort, so she pulled her phone out and called Aunt Tonya.

The call got through after a few dial tones but it was Cliff’s voice that answered instead of Aunt Tonya.

“Madam, Aunt Tonya, Isabel and Liam are safe and sound at home. You don’t have to worry.”

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Before Sylvia could ask anything, Cliff hung up. Sylvia frowned but she could not do anything. She put her phone away and continued sitting on the ground for quite some time.

When the sky outside turned dark, a series of familiar footsteps finally came from the other end of the corridor.

Sylvia looked up and saw Odell. His long legs were making quick strides as he approached her rapidly. The frosty look on his face remained, as if he was an emotionless person. Sylvia’s eyes shifted a little but she managed to get on her feet and asked, “Odell, how’s Grandmother?” Odell cupped her face tightly and bellowed, “You heard the doctor.” “Odell, I know I was being careless, but I really don’t know what happened to Grandmother or how she fell down the hill.” “You and Edmund were at the peak of the hill. How could you not know when Grandmother fell down?”

“I was at the peak with Edmund but I only realized what had happened after I heard her scream.”

“Is that so?”

“I’m telling the truth!”

“Then why were you with Edmund?”

“I was enjoying the scenery up there and he heard that it was not safe, so he came looking for

me.”

Odell chuckled coldly. His hand continued to cup her face. “Do you think I’m an idiot? How dare you use that excuse on me?”

Any stronger and Sylvia believed Odell could crush her face and disfigure her. She pushed him away due to the pain. “Odell, I’m not lying! If you don’t believe me, call the police!”

She had not done it, so the police would surely be able to clear her name. Odell coldly snorted, and wrapped his other arm around her waist, holding her body and both her arms tightly in his embrace.

“The police?” He glared at her with bloodthirsty eyes as if he wanted to eat her alive. “You must have come up with this excuse a long time ago. That’s why you cleared up the scene beforehand, am I right?”

Sylvia was shocked to learn that the scene had been tampered with. “The scene was cleared

up?”

Without answering, Odell simply stared deeply into her eyes. “Let me guess… Grandmother must have caught you doing some filthy things with Edmund up there, so you pushed her down the hill!”

Sylvia’s frustration was stuck in her chest, causing her pain. She screamed, “No! I didn’t!” “Hmph!” he scoffed.

He did not believe her.

Sylvia was disheartened because of the distrust.

So many years had passed and they had even gotten married again, yet he still did not believe her at all! “Odell, if you don’t believe me, there’s nothing else left for me to say.”

Sylvia lifted her leg and kicked Odell on the shin.

Odell frowned in pain, and Sylvia seized the opportunity to break free from his grasp. Before she could run far, Odell caught up to her and grabbed her by the back of her collar. He pulled her back into his arms and lifted her up over his shoulder. He was extremely rough, not caring if he hurt her at all. Sylvia

struggled and hit his back ceaselessly, but it did not stop him from striding away. A short while later, Sylvia was carried out of the hospital.

When they reached the parking lot, Edmund, who had been waiting in the car, jumped out. When he saw Odell handling Sylvia so harshly, he shouted, “Hey, Odell, what the hell are you doing? Put her down immediately!” “Tie him up for me,” Odell said to the bodyguards who followed.

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The bodyguards went up to Edmund immediately. Edmund resisted for a while before he was pinned to the ground. He shouted, “Odell, what the hell is wrong with you? What did I do?!” “Throw him in the trunk,” Odell said. The bodyguards then tied the man up and tossed him into the trunk as ordered. “Let me go!” “Shut him up,” Odell said. “Yes, sir.” “Odell, you freaking—”Before Edmund could even finish, a piece of cloth was shoved into his mouth and the trunk was shut tight.

At the same time, another bodyguard opened the door for Odell. He tossed Sylvia inside the car before getting in as well.

“Drive,” he said coldly. The driver immediately drove the car out of the parking lot and joined the traffic on the freeway.

Sylvia squirmed and sat herself straight.

The loud and heavy thuds from the trunk did not stop.

Edmund was trying to break free and he showed no signs of stopping.

Odell sat quietly with his eyes glued to the front. There was a sense of irritation and annoyance in his frosty gaze.

Sylvia was forced to speak to break the silence. “Odell, there’s nothing between me and Edmund. I’m responsible for what happened to Grandmother, so vent on me all you like but Edmund has nothing to do with this. Please let him go.”

Odell turned to her with frosty eyes. “So, are you that anxious to protect him?”

Sylvia was speechless. She forced herself to calm down and said with a serious look, “Odell, I’m not protecting him, I’m telling you the truth. This has nothing to do with him.”

Odell wore a scornful simirk. His rigid body leaned towards her a little.

Sylvia instinctively leaned back until her back touched the door.

Odell moved closer to her and pinched her chin with his slender fingers. “How long has it been going on between you I wo? Before or after we remarried?”

Sylvia frowned. She screamed, “Odell, are you out of your mind?” She had said it multiple times that she and Edmund were innocent. How could they possibly be

together?

The loud thuds from the trunk of the car suddenly stopped, causing the atmosphere in the car to freeze.

Odell was not bothered at all. He continued to pinch her chin as he tried to force her to tell him the truth.

“Tell me the truth. Tell me when the two of you started being together and I’ll release him immediately.”

Sylvia was more speechless than ever. “Odell, I even married you for the second time. How could I be with him?” “Oh, so it was before we remarried?” Sylvia was at a loss for words as she realized that she was unable to talk sense into his thick skull.

The thuds sounded from the trunk again and this time, Edmund started to make muffled sounds. Odell grinned coldly and said, “Look, I was right. He’s nervous.” Sylvia gulped and said to Edmund, “Stop moving and let me explain it to him.” The trunk then went silent and the car became peaceful and quiet again.

Odell’s expression turned grim.

“He listens to you, yet you say there’s nothing between you and him?” He clutched her face tightly and moved his grim face closer to hers. “Sylvia, do you think I’m an idiot?” Sylvia shrank back but she was mostly speechless.

Edmund continued to struggle in the trunk as he wanted to explain to Odell that there was nothing between them as well.

First, Odell had accused Edmund of being nervous because he was right, but when Sylvia had told Edmund to stop and Edmund had stopped, he had said that Edmund listened to her because of their secret relationship. If he was not crazy, then who was? Sylvia lost her patience and yelled at Odell, “Odell, you’re f*cking crazy!”