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Chapter 396
Sylvia was speechless and her brows furrowed. Odell then said, “If I catch you dozing off again, don’t even think about seeing the kids again.”
His sinister voice was filled with threats.
Sylvia called him a crazy man in her heart but verbally said, “I understand.”
The room returned to silence.
Sylvia was robbed of her sleepiness, but to prevent herself from dozing off again, she took her carving knife and wood pieces out to kill some time. To her surprise, at the next second, the man’s irritated voice sounded from the ceiling again.” Who allowed you to carve things? Put them away!” Sylvia sighed. She pocketed the carving knife and wood pieces and simply widened her eyes at Madam Carter.
Other than changing the disposable underpad twice and feeding Madam Carter once, Sylvia spent most of her time staring at Madam Carter. The sky soon turned bright and Violet came in.
“Madarn, breakfast is ready. You can go have a rest now. I’ll take over from here.”
“Thank you.”
Sylvia rubbed her tired eyes and walked out. She had a few spoons of cereal and then collapsed on the couch in the living room.
It was not that she refused to return to her room, but she was afraid that Odell would wake her all of a sudden to satisfy his lust again.
She slept until the evening.
Odell did not seem to be coming over any time soon.
She got up and checked on Madam Carter before she returned to her room.
She felt terrible even after getting some peaceful sleep, so she planned to get a warm shower to refresh herself.
The moment she turned on the shower, the bathroom’s door was opened.
Startled, she turned around and saw Odell leaning at the door.
The suit that he wore complemented his towering figure and it made him look elegant.
He handsomely stared at her with his deep gaze, voided of any emotions.
Sylvia blushed. She blocked her private parts with her hands and shouted, “Get out!”
He raised a brow but did not budge.
Sylvia wanted to grab the shower robe to cover herself but his towering figure barged in. She was pushed to the corner forcefully and the warm shower wet both of them. He clutched her face and forcefully pressed his lips onto hers.
Several hours later, the room returned to silence as Sylvia laid on the bed weak and exhausted.
Odell had already left.
Sylvia wanted to rest a little longer but knocks came from the door.
It was Violet. “Madam, it’s time for your shift to take care of Madam Carter.”
As though she was afraid that Sylvia would lash out at her, she continued in a small voice, Master Carter informed me to notify you. Please get up.”
“Got it. I’ll be right there.”
Sylvia took a deep breath and got out of bed.
Meanwhile, at Lake Victoria Villa, Tara had been waiting for Odell to send Sylvia to jail since Madam Carter’s incident.
To prevent anyone from finding out it was Melanie who pushed Madam Carter, she told her mother to leave Westchester City and return to her old place while waiting for the coast to be
cleared.
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Melanie had her own plans as well. After she left Westchester City, she had been gathering information for Tara. It had been a week since the incident but all she got was Edmund confessing to the police and being apprehended.
Sylvia might have been placed under house arrest but Odell went to her more often than before. He even sent Madam Carter to the old Carter residence for recovery.
Tara did not expect any of this.
Anger got control of her actions and caused her to smash a bottle on the ground. While glaring at the broken glasses on the floor, she thought of something. She picked one of the shattered glass up and sliced her wrist.
She then started to cry on the floor. The servant heard the smashing of the bottle and then Tara’s crying. She immediately brought the first aid box over and said, “Ms. Avery, please let me help you.”
Tara hugged her hand and continued crying.
The servant was afraid of her after several beatings, and without her permission, the servant dared not touch her. She went off and summoned the bodyguard for help. The bodyguard said, “Ms. Avery, please stop crying. We must stop the bleeding.” Tara continued to weep and she said, “I want to see Odell.” The bodyguard was afraid that she would hurt herself again and since Odell had not visited for a long time so he decided to give Odell a call.
Meanwhile, inside a cruising black MPV, Odell was staring at his phone in the rear seat. He was watching the surveillance camera in Madam Carter’s room.
Sylvia sat beside Madam Carter as soon as she got inside She was afraid that Odell might catch her dozing off and since he forbade her from carving, she took some pencils and a sketchbook inside to kill some time. She was sketching something in the book. She used the pencil and her fingers together to create a shape on the paper.
While Odell was concentrating on his phone, he received a call.
It was from the bodyguard that he stationed at Tara’s place.
He frowned but he answered the phone nonetheless.
“What?” His voice sounded heavy. The bodyguard said, “Sir, Ms. Avery accidentally cut her wrist with the bottle and she refused
to receive any treatment. She’s crying and she wants to see you.” “I got it.” Odell then hung up the phone with furrowed brows. A few quiet moments later, he turned off the surveillance footage on his phone and said to the driver, “Turn around. We’re going to Lake Victoria Villa.”
Half an hour later, Odell arrived at Tara’s place.
He went inside with a grim look.
The bodyguards and servants welcomed him as soon as he came in. One of the servants then informed Tara of his arrival. “Ms. Avery, Master Carter is here to see you.”
Tara’s eyes gleamed. She then squeezed the little cut on her wrist and stopped it from recovering Odell’s towering figure came into the room. The moment Tara saw him, she feebly got on her feet. She stared at him with teary eyes,“ Odell, I heard something happened to Grandmother. Is it true?”
Odell frowned. The look on his face turned serious. “Where did you hear it from?”
“I got it from a friend.” Tara then walked closer to him and hurriedly asked, “How’s Grandmother doing? Is she alright?”
It had been more than a week since Madam Carter’s incident. Although Odell used his influence to suppress the media from reporting the crucial part, concealing the truth would only delay the inevitable, so it was normal that Tara started to receive news about Madam Carter from her social network Odell was not overly bothered. He had a glance at the bodyguard and the servant and sent them out.
He then held Tara’s bleeding wrist and said, “How did you hurt yourself?” “I was shocked when I learned something happened to Grandmother, so the bottle slipped.” A quick pause later, Tara added, “It’s just a small cut. I’ll be fine with some bandages. You don’t need to worry about me.”
She wore the warmest and kindest look.
Odell narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a few seconds. He led her to the couch, opened the first aid box on the table, and applied some iodine on the wound before he bandaged her wrist.
Tara’s heart raced as she stared at his handsome looks, but she managed to suppress her delight and excitement.
When Odell was done with the bandaging, he looked up and saw her teary eyes and heart warming expression.
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The look on her face reminded him of their past.
When he first met her during their younger days, she became his savior.
After they knew each other better, she had always been kind and understanding. Even after he married Sylvia, she never threw a tantrum before him and had been enduring the torment in the dark alone just because she did not want to give him any trouble.
If Sylvia was half as loyal as Tara or had even a sliver of her obedience, Madam Carter would not have ended up in a comatose state.
Odell frowned. He wiped the tears off her face and said softly, “Stop crying.”
Tara threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly. She continued to weep as she asked, ” Odell, how are you lately? You must be devastated now that Grandmother is bedridden.” Odell pursed his lips. “I’m fine. You don’t need to worry about me.” “I’m sorry for not being able to help you.” “Just take care of yourself for me.”
Odell tapped her back and wanted to remove her from his chest but Tara chose to cling on tightly
He felt sorry for her, so he allowed her to continue the hug and he even patted her back. Tara finally released him after a while.
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looked at him and said, “O
ell, I want to visit Grandmother. Is it
Her tea okay?”
“Sure. I’ll bring you over there tomorrow morning.”
“Thank you.”
“Have some rest.”
Odell got up and wanted to leave. Tara bolted up as well and said, “Odell, I’ll see you out.”
Odell did not reject her. He simply let her follow him to the entrance.
He got into the car and drove away from the villa.
Tara could no longer suppress her joy and her lips curled into a wide grin.
After a peaceful night at Carter residence, Violet punctually arrived and took the shift over from Sylvia
Like before, Sylvia simply had a few bites of breakfast and went to sleep on the couch in the living room
The sunlight came in through the ceiling-to-floor window and shed its light on her sleeping figure.
She was fast asleep. She could neither feel the wind blowing in from the door nor notice the arrival of Odell and Tara.
Odell frowned when he saw Sylvia curled up on the couch. Tara was also surprised to see Sylvia sleeping in the living room. She gasped in shock and said, “Why is Sylvia sleeping here?” Odell did not answer. He went straight over to the couch and kicked Sylvia on the bum.
He had to kick her a few times to completely wake her up.
The first thing Sylvia saw when she opened her blurry eyes was Odell’s gloomy face. She instinctively clung to the sheets and sat herself up. Odell glared at her and said, “Get up.”
Sylvia took a deep breath and got up.
Then, she saw Tara behind her dressed up decently in a slim-fitted white dress that complemented her long black hair.
Tara smiled at Sylvia and said, “Good morning, Sylvia.”
Sylvia felt suffocated by Tara’s presence. She gave Tara the cold shoulder and wanted to go upstairs. “Hold on,” the man bellowed.
Sylvia looked at him with furrowed brows. “What?”
He wore a frosty look at her. “Tara said good morning, didn’t you hear her?” “I heard.” “If you heard her, reply.”
Sylvia clenched her teeth and turned to Tara. Tara maintained her polite smile. Sylvia could tell behind that fake smile that Tara was delighted to see her like this. She gulped her grievance and simply hummed a reply at Tara.
Tara’s expression turned grim.
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Sylvia then turned to Odell. “I’ve answered her. Can I go now?” Odell’s expression fell. He pursed his thin lips for a few seconds and then said, “Get out of my face.”
Sylvia went upstairs without sparing another glance at either of the two. Tara then said, “Odell, Sylvia doesn’t seem welcoming at all.”
She sounded gravelly. Odell looked in the direction Sylvia ran off in and said, “Just ignore her.”
He then led Tara to Madam Carter’s room.
Tara followed him into the room.
For some reason, her fists were tightly clenched. When she saw Sylvia sleeping wretchedly on the couch, she was delighted but the kiss marks around the neck were also obvious.
There was a combination of new and old kiss marks. The older ones already turned into bruises.
“That b*tch!’ Tara cursed in her heart as she followed Odell into Madam Carter’s room. Violet immediately lowered her head and left the room when Odell came in.
Odell went closer to the bed.
Tara went up and saw Madam Carter unconscious on the sickbed with an oxygen mask over her face. While she happily cursed Madam Carter deep down in her heart, she feigned sadness and said with a weeping tone, “Odell, what happened to Grandmother?”
Odell remained silent.
Tara had a glance at his reaction and decided to switch the topic. “Odell, why is there only one maid here? Is there someone else in the house to take care of Grandmother?”
“There are doctors next door who would check on her from time to time.”
“Great. But isn’t one servant a little too less?” Tara thought for a moment before she said, ” Why don’t I stay here and look after Grandmother?”
“The servant you saw just now was in charge of the morning shift and Sylvia was in charge of the night. You don’t have to come over.”
Tara was shocked.
No wonder Sylvia was sleeping on the couch earlier. She was looking after Madam Carter during the night
Tara grinned secretly. Odell must have put her on the night shift to punish her. “Okay. If you need anything at all, just tell me.” Tara then moved closer to Odell and curled her arms around his arm.
Odell frowned and removed her hands. “I’m a married man. You shouldn’t be holding me like that.”
Tara bit her lip. “I understand. I just don’t want you to be sad and try to comfort you. I won’t do it again.” Her expression fell and she also sounded disheartened. Odell tapped her shoulder. “Let’s go out. Grandmother needs to rest.” “Okay.” Tara did not want to spend another second seeing the old lady anyway, so she left with Odell. When they were outside, Tara asked again, “Odell, can I come to visit Grandmother frequently?” Odell knew his grandmother disliked Tara, so after some serious deliberation, he said, “If you want to come over, inform me first.”
“Okay.”
In the bedroom on the second floor, Sylvia was having a hard time sleeping back after being woken once.
She locked the door and headed to the bathroom to refresh herself. After she got changed into fresh clothes, she headed to the balcony.
It was then she saw Tara walking out of the living room and heading to the gate. After the woman got into the car, she even turned around for a long stare at the mansion.
Sylvia was able to sense grievance in her look.
It was after the car left that Sylvia realized that Odell did not leave with her.
Then, before she knew it, the doorknob started turning.
Sylvia immediately jumped into the bed and covered herself with the sheets.
The door was locked from the inside and the key was left in the keyhole, so even if he had the key, he could not open it from the outside. After he was denied entry, he stopped turning the doorknob and knocked on the door instead.
Knock, knock
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Sylvia shut her eyes and pretended to sleep. The man’s gravelly voice sounded through the door. “Sylvia, open the door.” Sylvia continued shutting her eyes and turned a deaf ear to the man’s calling. “I’ll count to three,” he warned with a cold voice. Sylvia pursed her lips. Even if he counted to three hundred, she would not open the door. Odell counted to three outside the door and he was still denied entry. He then bellowed, “Knock the door down.”
He was saying to the bodyguard outside the door. Sylvia’s eyes shifted but before she could do anything, the bodyguard rammed the door open.
Bang!
The door finally opened.
Sylvia was startled. She popped her head out of the sheets and saw Odell’s grim expression. He glared at Sylvia and said to the bodyguard, “You can leave now.” The bodyguard immediately left the room. His towering figure then approached the woman on the bed.
Sylvia sat herself up and wrapped herself with the sheets. She wore a cautious look at him and said, “Odell, I’m trying to rest. Please go out.” He grinned. “Are you going to take the sheets off or do you need me to lend you a hand?” Sylvia’s already pale face turned bleach white. Even her legs under the sheets started to shake. The man was a psychopath! He ravaged her violently last night and now he wanted to touch her again. Not only yesterday night, but ever since she was imprisoned here, he would ravage her almost every day. Was he that strong?
She said, “I’m not feeling well today. If you can’t hold back your lust, go ask Tara for help.” Odell’s expression turned grimmer than before. He moved his towering figure closer to her.
Sylvia responded by tightening the sheets around her. He grunted. He put his hand into the sheets and grabbed her bare ankle. At the next moment, she was dragged underneath his rigid body and the sheets were taken off. Sylvia punched him out of frustration. “Odell, if you’re a man, you shouldn’t be this rough to
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“You’ll find out if I’m a man or not.” He clutched her face tightly and kissed her.
“Ugh!”
She felt like a fish drowning in water. The room was spacious but she could barely catch a breath.
After another round of rough sex, it was already late in the afternoon. Odell went to the bathroom for a shower.
Sylvia remained on the bed as she tried to grasp for air. She did not want to remember it but her mind kept replaying the scenes where he forced himself on her. The b*stard treated her like an animal to satisfy his lust. He was not a human.
Soon, the shower noise stopped and Odell came out in his robes. Sylvia tossed a pillow at him.
Odell flinched.
She glared at him and shouted, “Odell Carter, you’re a freaking psycho!” Her face was as red as an apple and her eyes were covered in bloody veins. The tears that trickled down her cheeks wet her face.
Odell narrowed his eyes.
He went up to her and held her by the chin. He wanted to kiss her but Sylvia pushed him away. Her strength was nothing to him but he could tell she was trying her best. He grunted and then pulled her
underneath himself again.
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Sylvia shut her eyes and pretended to sleep. The man’s gravelly voice sounded through the door. “Sylvia, open the door.” Sylvia continued shutting her eyes and turned a deaf ear to the man’s calling. “I’ll count to three,” he warned with a cold voice. Sylvia pursed her lips. Even if he counted to three hundred, she would not open the door. Odell counted to three outside the door and he was still denied entry. He then bellowed, “Knock the door down.”
He was saying to the bodyguard outside the door. Sylvia’s eyes shifted but before she could do anything, the bodyguard rammed the door open.
Bang!
The door finally opened.
Sylvia was startled. She popped her head out of the sheets and saw Odell’s grim expression. He glared at Sylvia and said to the bodyguard, “You can leave now.” The bodyguard immediately left the room. His towering figure then approached the woman on the bed.
Sylvia sat herself up and wrapped herself with the sheets. She wore a cautious look at him and said, “Odell, I’m trying to rest. Please go out.” He grinned. “Are you going to take the sheets off or do you need me to lend you a hand?” Sylvia’s already pale face turned bleach white. Even her legs under the sheets started to shake. The man was a psychopath! He ravaged her violently last night and now he wanted to touch her again. Not only yesterday night, but ever since she was imprisoned here, he would ravage her almost every day. Was he that strong?
She said, “I’m not feeling well today. If you can’t hold back your lust, go ask Tara for help.” Odell’s expression turned grimmer than before. He moved his towering figure closer to her.
Sylvia responded by tightening the sheets around her. He grunted. He put his hand into the sheets and grabbed her bare ankle. At the next moment, she was dragged underneath his rigid body and the sheets were taken off. Sylvia punched him out of frustration. “Odell, if you’re a man, you shouldn’t be this rough to
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“You’ll find out if I’m a man or not.” He clutched her face tightly and kissed her.
“Ugh!”
She felt like a fish drowning in water. The room was spacious but she could barely catch a breath.
After another round of rough sex, it was already late in the afternoon. Odell went to the bathroom for a shower.
Sylvia remained on the bed as she tried to grasp for air. She did not want to remember it but her mind kept replaying the scenes where he forced himself on her. The b*stard treated her like an animal to satisfy his lust. He was not a human.
Soon, the shower noise stopped and Odell came out in his robes. Sylvia tossed a pillow at him.
Odell flinched.
She glared at him and shouted, “Odell Carter, you’re a freaking psycho!” Her face was as red as an apple and her eyes were covered in bloody veins. The tears that trickled down her cheeks wet her face.
Odell narrowed his eyes.
He went up to her and held her by the chin. He wanted to kiss her but Sylvia pushed him away. Her strength was nothing to him but he could tell she was trying her best. He grunted and then pulled her
underneath himself again.