Ch. 391..395

Chapter 391The bodyguard did not reveal any additional details. He simply said that Odell wanted her at Carter Residence and they had to depart right away. Sylvia’s instinct told her it had to be related to Isabel or Liam. She grabbed her jacket and quickly got into the car with the bodyguard. In less than 20 minutes, the car arrived at Carter Residence. The main gate opened to reveal Sebastian waiting at the entrance. The moment Sylvia exited the car, Sebastian urged her, “Madam, please hurry up. Isabel is having a fever and she’s been wanting to see you.” Sylvia became anxious after learning what had happened. She immediately ran into the house and headed to Isabel and Liam’s room.

The doctor and Aunt Tonya were standing to one side while Odell sat beside the bed with a grim look on his face.

On the bed, Isabel was hugging Liam, her face was flushed as she sobbed uncontrollably. It was heart- wrenching for Sylvia to see Isabel in such torment. She called the girl as soon as she walked in, “Isabel, Mommy’s here.” Isabel turned around and cried out with her pouty little mouth, “Mommy!” She extended both her chubby arms for a hug. Sylvia went over and took the little girl into her arms. The little girl’s body was burning hot. Sylvia hugged and comforted her, “It’s okay, Isabel. Mommy’s here. You’ll be fine soon.” Isabel’s tiny hands held her mother tightly as she buried her face into her mother’s chest. She continued to weep and said, “Mommy, please don’t leave.” Sylvia hugged her tightly. “Mommy is not leaving, I’ll be here with you.” Isabel’s weeping finally quieted down as her emotions gradually calmed down. Then, the doctor said, “Madam, it’s time for Isabel to take her medicine.”

“Okay.”

Sylvia accepted the medicine and the glass of water from the doctor before feeding it to Isabel. Isabel obediently took the medicine and drank the glass of water before she buried herself in her mother’s arms again. Sylvia simply hugged her and softly rocked her to sleep. The girl’s breathing started to stabilize again. Sylvia looked down at the little girl in her arms again and saw that she was fast asleep.

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ice looked a lot more comfortable than before.

The doctor came closer to take the girl’s temperature. With delight, the doctor announced, “Great, the temperature is going down.” Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief. “However, it’s better to keep her under observation first. At least, until she fully heals. Madam, I think you’d better stay by Isabel’s side,” the doctor said. Sylvia did not say a word, she turned to Odell instead.

Odell’s expression remained grim.

“Doctor, you can leave now. I’ll call you if there’s anything else.”

“Okay.” The doctor nodded and then left with Aunt Tonya.

Sylvia noticed that Liam was still awake. She said, “Liam, you should go to sleep too.” She carried Isabel to the bed and sat down beside Liam.

Liam tightened his lips before laying down beside his mother.

Sylvia sat quietly with Isabel in her arms and Liam by her side. She did not even spare a glance at Odell.

The room’s atmosphere finally quieted down. Odell glanced at her a few more times before he walked out. With his absence, Sylvia finally shut her eyes to get some rest. The next day arrived without her knowing.

The doctor came by to take Isabel’s temperature. Isabel woke up but her hands remained glued to her mother. The doctor then said with a smile, “Her temperature has returned to normal.” Sylvia breathed a

sigh of relief. With a smile, she said, “Thank you, Doctor.” “You’re welcome. It’s my responsibility to take care of her.” The doctor gave some extra pieces of advice before he left.

Odell’s towering figure then came in and looked at Sylvia.

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Sylvia instinctively hugged Isabel tighter. Isabel lifted her chubby face from her mother’s chest and bawled at Odell, “You big Baddie, go away! Don’t you stare at my mommy!” Her little kiddy voice was clear and strong already. Odell frowned. “I’ll wait for you outside.”

His words were meant for Sylvia. He then left the mother and daughter alone. The little girl then buried her face into Sylvia’s chest again and hugged her tighter. “Mommy, don’t leave!” Sylvia patted the girl’s head. “Mommy isn’t leaving. I’m just going to have a word with Daddy.”

“Really?” The girl stared at her with longing eyes. Sylvia replied with a smile,”Of course. I’ll be back soon.”

Isabel pouted but she finally let go of her mother. Sylvia put Isabel beside Liam and said to the boy, “Liam, take good care of your sister while I’m away. I’ll be right back.” Liam held Isabel’s hand and said, “Mommy, don’t worry.” “Okay. Thank you.” Sylvia patted the boy’s head and got out of bed.

Odell was alone in the living room.

Sylvia walked closer and stopped two meters away from him. She said, “Odell, I’m not going

back.”

Odell looked at her with frosty eyes. “You have no right to refuse me now.” Sylvia furrowed her brows. “Isabel’s health is still unstable now, I can’t leave her.”

Odell lifted his watch and had a glance at the time. “You will have until noon today to say your goodbyes. I’ll allow you to see the kids once a week or you can choose to not see them at all.”

“Fine.”

Without any other options at the moment, she was forced to agree to his terms.

In the corridor to the two little ones’ room, Isabel and Liam had come out of bed and were huddled together with their heads poking out towards the living room as they tried to listen to their parents’ conversation in the living room.

Isabel tried listening for a while but was unable to hear them properly. She asked Liam,” Brother, can you hear what the Baddie is talking to Mommy about?”

Liam furrowed his brows. “I can’t hear it clearly either.”

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It was then that Sylvia came over.

The two of them immediately turned around and scurried back to their room like the wind.

By the time Sylvia returned to their room, the two of them were already back on their beds.

Isabel leaned on her brother’s shoulder as she pouted and feigned grievance on her face.

Sylvia sat down beside them.

Isabel crawled into her mother’s arms and said, “Mommy, what did the Baddie say to you?” Sylvia hugged the little girl. “We talked about your condition, nothing else.” “Me? Why did you talk about me?” Isabel was unhappy with the answer. Sylvia smiled. “The two of you are not just my children, you’re also his children. Of course he cares about you two.”

She might hate Odell but she could tell Odell really did care about Isabel and Liam.

As a mother, of course she would not choose to badmouth the father in front of the kids because of her personal gains or feelings.

The towering figure was waiting outside the door.

The expression on his face shifted a little when he overheard the conversation inside. He showed no intention of leaving.

Isabel grunted in annoyance after hearing her mother. Sylvia simply smiled at the girl. Then, Liam asked, “Mommy, where have you been for the past week? And where’s Great Grandma? We haven’t seen her for a while now.” His big clear eyes looked at his mother with curiosity as Isabel did the same.

With a troubled look on her face, Sylvia’s gaze shifted for a bit. It seemed that Odell had not told them about Madam Carter or his suspicion that she and Edmund had pushed Madam Carter down the hill.

 

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She said, “Great-Grandma is unwell now and she’s recovering. I’ve been by her side taking care of her.”

If she told the kids that she was being imprisoned by Odell, they would probably be upset with Odell again.

Sylvia just wanted them to live a happy and healthy life. She did not want them to be troubled by the terrible problems of adult life. She would rather endure all of the problems herself than giving them a bad childhood. The two little ones believed her but they were also disheartened. Isabel asked, “Mommy, is Great-Grandma better now?” “Not yet, but I believe she will be soon.” “Yeah, I believe it too.”

Odell heard the conversation from outside the door and his expression turned grim.

“This shameless woman has the nerve to mention Grandmother and even pretended to be taking care of her in front of the kids. She even said that she believed that Grandmother would wake up.

If Grandmother really woke up, she would be able to testify against this shameless woman’s filthy act. Surely this woman wanted Grandmother dead more than anyone else!

Sylvia chatted with the two kids for a while, helped them change and brought them down for breakfast.

Odell was not around.

While they were eating at the table, Sylvia looked around but did not see Sebastian or any of the bodyguards. She turned to Aunt Tonya and said, “Aunt Tonya, can I borrow your phone?”

She wanted to call Sherry. Then, she could just sit back and allow Odell to do whatever he wanted to her.

She also had to clear her name and save Edmund from the police.

Aunt Tonya’s irritation showed on her face. “Sebastian took my phone on the day we returned from the resort. I tried borrowing a phone to contact you but no one would help. They even guarded me as if I was a thief these few days.”

Sylvia frowned. She had to give up on the thought of contacting Sherry.

Maybe because of the rough night that they had, Isabel and Liam started to yawn after breakfast.

Sylvia sat beside their beds and watched them sleep.

It was then that Aunt Tonya came in.

She pulled Sylvia to the door and asked in a small voice, “Syl, tell me what happened that day? How did Madam Carter end up in a coma? What happened to you in the past week?”

Since the two little ones were already asleep, Sylvia told Aunt Tonya everything that had happened. From Madam Carter falling off the hill to Odell mistaking her and Edmund as the culprits behind the incident, she told Aunt Tonya all the details.

Aunt Tonya was furious after learning what had happened. “How could he think that you and Edmund were having an affair? This is unreasonable! Let me go and reason with him!” Sylvia pulled her back.

“Aunt Tonya, calm down. He’s angry right now, so it’s better if you don’t provoke him for now. I’ll think of a way to explain it to him. Just help me to watch the kids while I’m gone.” “But you’ve been wronged. How could he suspect you without any evidence?” Aunt Tonya sighed helplessly. Sylvia had no idea as well. He was probably just as distrustful of her as he was a few years back. She talked to Aunt Tonya a little more before she returned to the kids. Two hours later, Isabel and Liam finally woke up from their morning nap. Liam was rather calm when he woke up. He simply leaned against Sylvia quietly. Isabel, however,

became nervous the moment she opened her eyes. When she found her mother beside her, she buried herself in her mother’s embrace.

Sylvia could feel the clingy girl in front of her chest. She held Isabel with one arm while she hugged Liam with the other. After chatting with them for a while, she noticed they were in a good mood. So, she said, ” Isabel, Liam, Mommy has to tell you something.” “What is it?” Isabel looked at her with her big eyes.

Liam also looked at her quietly. “Mommy has to go back to look after Great-Grandma later because she needs someone by her side. So Mommy won’t see you two again until a week later.”

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Sylvia pouted.

Liam said, “Mommy, you don’t have to worry. When you go to look after Great-Grandma, we’ll go and look for you there.” Isabel immediately agreed. “Yeah, yeah, we’ll look for you there every day.” Sylvia’s eyes shifted. She pondered the matter for a bit before she said, “Great-Grandma needs to rest. It wouldn’t be good to disturb her. You two can stay at home and wait for me to visit.”

Liam pouted but did not voice his disagreement.

Isabel also pouted, the annoyance clearly written all over her face.

Sylvia hugged the two of them tightly and said softly, “Come on, be a good girl and a good boy for Mommy, please?”

Isabel begrudgingly hummed in reply.

Sylvia then turned to the quiet Liam. “Liam?” Liam looked at her. “Mommy, is it because of Daddy? Is it because he doesn’t want you to stay with us?”

Sylvia’s expression changed. She quickly said, “Of course not. Mommy has to look after Great Grandma.”

Liam pouted even more but said, “Okay.”

Just then, there was a knock from the butler from outside the door.

“Madam, the car is ready,” Sebastian said. “Alright. I’ll be right out,” Sylvia said.

She hugged the two little ones for a little while longer before she left.

It was the same car that she had arrived in the night before.

There was a driver and two bodyguards inside.

As Sylvia got into the rear seat, to her surprise, Isabel and Liam came running after her.

Sebastian closed the gate and stopped them from going into the car.

With tears in her eyes, Isabel cried out, “Mommy! Come back soon! I miss you!”

Liam was beside Isabel Even though he did not say anything, there was a strong sense of longing in his eyes as well.

Tears filled Sylvia’s eyes and quickly rolled down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away and said to the driver, “Drive quickly.”

She was afraid that she would lose control and jump out of the car. The car drove off quickly. As the two of them slowly disappeared from her sight, Sylvia looked down and buried her face in her hands.

After a while, her tears eventually stopped. She knew tears could not solve her problem right now. She had to think of a way to clear her name and Edmund’s reputation so that she could return to her kids.

After she returned to the old Carter Residence, Sylvia passed the time by carving on wood pieces.

However, after carving for a while, she started to feel sleepy. It was probably due to Isabel’s condition last night that she had exhausted herself in the process. In the evening, she finally succumbed to her sleepiness and went to bed.

While she was fast asleep, she felt an immense pressure falling on top of her body, as if a giant rock had landed on top of her.

She grunted and opened her eyes. The man’s handsome face appeared right in front of her eyes as he kissed her roughly. She instinctively tried to fight back but her hands were pinned above her head.

Similar to before, she was subdued easily and all she could do was submit to his lust. There was no chance for her to fight back at all.

Some time later, the sky fully turned dark and night arrived,

The room finally returned to peace and quiet.

Unlike before, he did not put on his clothes and leave. Instead, he laid down beside her and stared at her gloomily.

Sylvia could not stand seeing his face, so she turned away. Odell grabbed her face and forced her to look at him. He said, “I’ve discharged Grandmother and brought her here to recuperate.” He paid close attention to her reaction as he broke the news to her. Sylvia was surprised. “Why did you bring Grandmother here?” He sneered, “What’s wrong? Does this scare you?”

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She had not done anything wrong. Why would she be afraid? Sylvia said, “Grandmother should be recovering in a proper hospital with medical equipment.” “You don’t need to worry about that. I’ve hired the best medical team here.” “Fine.” Sylvia pursed her lips. Odell noticed the calmness on her face and the absence of guilt or nervousness. He gripped her face tighter and said coldly, “The medical team is short of manpower. I want you to take care of Grandmother every night from now on. If something happens to her, you can spend the rest of your life locked up here.” Sylvia only felt the pain on her cheeks and nothing else. She furrowed her brows and said, “I understand.” Odell freed her and continued, “You can get up now and go watch over Grandmother.”

Sylvia stretched out her sore legs and got out of bed. She got dressed and left the room without sparing a glance at the man. Odell frowned. He was vexed by her reaction. He pulled out a packet of cigarettes from the drawer beside the bed.

Sylvia went downstairs and found a team of people discussing Madam Carter’s diet. Judging by their professional medical attire, they had to be the medical team that Odell had hired to look after Madam Carter.

Other than the medical team, there was another young woman by their side. Sylvia had never seen the woman before despite the woman wearing the same maid uniform from the other Carter Residence.

When Sylvia noticed her, the young woman went up to her and introduced herself with a smile, “Madam, I’m Violet and I’ll be in charge of taking care of Madam Carter during the

day”

“Hi,” Sylvia said.

Violet continued, “Please follow me to Madam Carter’s room. I’ll let you know about the things you need to be mindful of.”

“Okay ” Sylvia nodded and followed Violet to Madam Carter’s room.

The most spacious room on the first floor had been chosen to be Madam Carter’s temporary ward.

Madam Carter had a respirator over her face since she was bedridden and could not even move a finger

Sylvia’s heart sank when she saw her.

Violet then took a small notebook out of her pocket and said, “Madam, I’ll make notes as I go over the things you need to be careful of. If you can’t remember it all, you can refer to this notebook.”

“Hand me the notebook, I’ll make the notes myself,” Sylvia said.

Violet was taken aback for a second before she handed Sylvia the notebook and a pen.

“Okay.”

Violet then talked about all the things that Sylvia needed to be mindful of while taking care of Madam Carter.

Sylvia took notes as Violet explained everything to her. Little did she know, on the upper right ceiling of the room was a tiny surveillance camera. It was capturing everything that was happening in the room and transmitting the scenes in real time to the guest terminal on the other end.

Odell was fully dressed and sitting before the floor-to-ceiling window with his phone in his hand. He was smoking as he watched the surveillance camera through his phone.

Violet left the room after explaining everything to Sylvia.

Sylvia then put the notebook down on the table beside the sickbed.

She pulled a chair over and sat down beside Madam Carter, her eyes never straying away from the unconscious lady on the bed.

The surveillance camera clearly captured the look on Sylvia’s face. She simply sat and watched Madam Carter quietly without any sense of fear or guilt anywhere on her face.

Odell frowned.

hameful over what

How is she this calm? Has she noticed the camera or is she not feeling she has done?’

Back in Madam Carter’s room, Sylvia sat quietly for an hour or so before she started to doze off.

Odell had ravaged her the previous night and after what had happened to Isabel, she had barely gotten any rest. “Ahem.”

All of a sudden, a voice came from the ceiling.

Shocked, Sylvia opened her eyes and looked around. “Who’s there?!”

“It’s me.” The man’s deep and magnetic voice sounded.

Sylvia looked up to the corner of the ceiling and spotted a camera.