Ch. 426..430

Chapter 426

Sylvia followed Odell into the dining room.

The dining table had already been laid out with a sumptuous meal.

Odell did not sit down immediately. Instead, he walked over to Sylvia as if to help her sit on the dining chair.

At this, Sylvia quickly pulled herself up by her right leg.

She did not want his help, much less have him touch her.

However, in the next moment, a strong arm wrapped itself around her waist.

Odell immediately carried her onto the chair at the table.

Sylvia furrowed her eyebrows before lowering her head to eat.

Odell sat directly opposite her.

As usual, he picked up his utensils and started eating slowly and gracefully.

Before he was even half done with his food, Sylvia had already set down her utensils.

She then pulled her wheelchair to her side. Using her right leg as support, she shifted herself back onto the wheelchair.

Sylvia then pushed herself back to the bedroom.

She did everything without saying a word or sparing so much as a glance at Odell.

Odell set cutlery down with a cold expression on his face.

At Lake Victoria Villa.

Tara felt extremely uneasy ever since she had come home.

Sylvia’s words repeated themselves in her head like a mantra.

Suddenly, there was a knock on her bedroom door. The maid’s voice said, “Ms. Avery, lunch is ready. Please come and have something to eat.”

Tara was shaken out of her reverie by the knocking sound. She swung open the door and slapped the maid across the face.

The maid put her hand over her face before stepping backwards.

Tara angrily screamed, “Did I ask you to step away?”

The maid walked forward timidly before softly saying, “Ms. Avery, I just came to let you know that lunch is ready. If you do not wish to eat, I’ll go and remove the food.”

Ignoring the maid, Tara slapped her across the face again.

Unshed tears began pooling in the maid’s eyes but she did not dare to cry or step backwards. All she could do was purse her lips to hold back her pain.

Tara spat venomously, “Useless b*tch, just get lost right now!”

The maid quickly turned and ran off.

Just then, Tara’s phone suddenly rang.

Once she saw who was calling, she quickly closed her bedroom door before answering the call.

Through the phone, Melanie’s voice could be heard asking, “ Tara, so many days have passed now. Has Master Carter divorced Sylvia Ross yet?”

Tara was immediately reminded of what had happened that morning.

That b*tch, Sylvia, had already had one of her legs broken because of Odell, yet she still dared to taunt and threaten her!

Tara answered in annoyance, “Odell broke one of her legs but they’re still together.”

“She’s quite a cunning fox.” Melanie then continued, “Tara, you must break the two of them apart now. Otherwise, if she

gives birth to another of Master Carter’s children, breaking them up will be even harder.”

Tara suddenly thought back to the hickeys she had noticed on Sylvia’s neck and a jealous expression appeared on her

face.

Then, she thought of Isabel and Liam and her expression turned even uglier. “You’re right, I must not let her leech off

Odell anymore.”

Melanie asked, “Then do you have a plan in mind?”

Tara narrowed her eyes menacingly. “I’ll make her disappear from Westchester City.” ‘And from the face of this Earth,’

she thought.

Melanie thought that Tara’s plan was to have Sylvia kidnapped and taken out of Westchester City, so she immediately

warned, “Tara, don’t act too rashly. She’s currently under house arrest in Master Carter’s house so I’m sure many

people are looking after her. It’ll be difficult for you to do anything.”

“I know that, but I’ll think of something,” Tara said sinisterly.

As long as Sylvia disappeared, she would not be able to take revenge on Tara. Not only that, the title of Mrs. Carter

would also be hers and Odell will never find out about that matter!

At the Carters’ old residence.

Sylvia stayed in her bedroom the whole afternoon. She only appeared in the living room once more when Violet called

her for dinner.

However, what Sylvia never expected was to see that Odell was here again.

As soon as she went to sit down at the dining table, he sat down opposite her. Then, he asked, “What were you doing

in your room the entire afternoon?”

Sylvia replied brusquely, in a cold tone of voice, “Carving.”

 

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Odell glanced at her before picking up his cutlery to eat.

Sylvia started eating as well, taking big bites as she went along.

While she was not exactly crude, she was not exactly eating elegantly either.

Sylvia quickly finished her food. She then set down her spoon and turned around to begin moving back into her

wheelchair.

Odell furrowed his eyebrows at her. “You’re done eating?”

“Yes.”

He pursed his lips at her short reply.

Sylvia then wheeled herself back into her bedroom.

Odell instantly lost all his appetite so he stood up and went to Madam Carter’s room.

He sat down on the chair by her bed and looked at Madam Carter. Then, he asked Violet, “What has she been doing

recently?”

Odell was obviously referring to Sylvia.

Violet replied, “Mrs. Carter has been making wood carvings recently.”

“Nothing else?”

Violet answered, “Besides making wood carvings, Mrs. Carter only eats and sleeps.”

Odell’s eyebrows knit tightly together.

After spending a bit more time with Madam Carter, he stood up.

However, instead of leaving immediately as he would usually do, he instead went to Sylvia’s bedroom.

Odell pushed open the door to see Sylvia seated at the table, the carving knife in her hand moving continuously against a wood block.

Only the sounds of wood being chipped away could be heard in the bedroom.

Odell walked toward Sylvia and took a look at her carving.

From the shape of it, it seemed to be the crown he had stepped on previously.

Odell’s eyes shifted inexplicably as he asked, “What are you making a carving of?”

Sylvia replied, “A crown.”

“What kind of crown?”

“A wooden crown.”

Odell pursed his lips tightly before saying, “It’s getting late, you should sleep soon.”

Sylvia did not say anything but continued with her carving.

A few moments later, Odell’s face darkened and he asked in a low voice, “ Did you hear what I just said?”

“I did.”

“Then why aren’t you preparing to sleep?”

“Because I don’t want to.”

As Sylvia spoke, she carved away at the wood block and her gaze was also focused entirely on it. Her tone when answering Odell was cool and calm, not bearing the slightest emotion.

It was as if she was talking to a stranger.

Odell felt an unexplained sense of annoyance.

He snatched away Sylvia’s carving knife and spat coldly, “Go to bed now!”

Sylvia’s body stiffened.

A moment later, she answered “Okay.” Then, with the support of a cane, she went to wash up in the bathroom.

Her face did not shift in the slightest and was completely devoid of emotions. It was as if she was a marionette.

Odell angrily shouted, “Stand there!”

Sylvia immediately stopped walking.

Odell stared at her back and ordered, “Turn around and look at me.”

Sylvia did as she was told, her cold gaze meeting his fiery one.

Odell walked right up to her and grabbed her chin. Then, he snarled, “Do you plan on acting like this around me from

now on?”

Sylvia replied, “If you’re unhappy about it, then divorce me.”

Odell’s expression turned cold and his grip around her chin tightened. “Are you still thinking about Edmund Price?”

“If you want to think that way, I can’t stop you.”

“Then don’t even think that you’ll be able to see him again.” He stared at her coldly. “As long as you’re still breathing, I

won’t ever divorce you!”

Sylvia’s eyes stayed blank and emotionless. It was as if even if he dislocated her jaw right now, she would still feel no

pain.

So with this threat, she felt nothing at all.

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At Sylvia’s emotionless reaction, Odell grew even angrier. He tried his best to suppress his rage and asked coldly, “Did

you hear me?”

Sylvia replied, “Loud and clear.”

Her answer was instantaneous but there was still no emotion on her face.

Odell’s expression grew dark and he felt as if the raging fire in his body could burn the whole house down.

He asked, “Sylvia Ross, have I not been kind to you?”

Sylvia did not answer nor did she show any emotion.

Odell released her chin and turned around to flip her desk to the floor.

Crash!

Everything on the desk, from her wood blocks and carving tools to the finished carvings, fell to the floor.

The two new carvings she had made for Isabel and Liam were also completely crushed by the table.

Sylvia was shocked and began bending forward to pick up her things.

Just as she did so, Odell’s hand gripped her shoulder.

His hand pressed down into her shoulder, not at all wanting to give her the chance to pick up her things.

She glared at him venomously. “Let go of me!”

Odell did not budge and his lips pulled into a smirk. “So you haven’t turned into an idiot, I see.”

Sylvia did not want to argue with him so she pushed him away with all her might.

Odell used her force to pull Sylvia into his embrace, effectively trapping her against him.

Sylvia was immediately rendered helpless.

She looked up and sent Odell another venomous glare.

Odell looked down to meet her angry eyes with his mirthful ones that also seemed to flash with ridicule.

It was like he was a superior being looking down on someone that fought back despite not having the ability to do so.

Sylvia was using all the strength she could muster yet she still could not push him away.

At his mocking expression, she felt blind rage and immediately bit down on his chest.

Her sharp teeth broke through his shirt easily.

Even when she could taste blood in her mouth, Odell held on tightly. Therefore, Sylvia could not resist sending him another glare.

Odell smirked, “Are you done?”

Sylvia sent him a piercing glare, her eyes rimmed red from anger. “Odell Carter, you are absolutely disgusting!”

Odell chuckled. “You made me angry first.”

“I’ve been doing everything that you told me to, what else do you want from me?!”

Odell pinched at her cheeks. “What I want is not for you to act as if you would rather be dead than be here, I want you to be like how you used to act.”

Sylvia scoffed. “Odell Carter, you broke my leg. Do you think we can go back to how we were before?”

“That was because you kept playing me for a fool.”

Sylvia pursed her lips.

She had long explained herself.

She did not want to repeat anything nor did she want to give Odell any more attention.

Odell threatened, “You better act properly from now on. If you want to continue acting like a mindless idiot, I’ll make it

so that you can’t carve anything!”

Sylvia turned her face away, not wanting to look at Odell anymore.

Odell instantly turned her face back to face him so that their eyes were meeting once more. At that moment, his phone

started to ring.

He immediately released Sylvia to check who was calling

It was Cliff Bogard.

Cliff would never call so late in the day unless there was something important to report.

Odell quickly answered the call.

Through the phone, Odell hastily said, “Master Carter, Second Master Carter is coming back. He’ll be on a flight tonight

and is probably boarding the plane right now. He’ll be arriving in Westchester City in the morning.”

Odell’s eyes turned completely cold. “Why is he coming back?”

Cliff answered, “The person in charge of supervising him said that he didn’t bring anything with him and is on the flight

alone. He must have found out about Madam Carter’s condition and is coming back to see her.”

“Understood.” Odell relaxed slightly and continued, “Send a few people to the airport to watch for him. As soon as he

gets off the plane, I want a tight surveillance to be kept on him.” “Yes, Master Carter. I’ll have it arranged at once.”

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Odell ended the call and put his phone back into his pocket. Then, he looked at Sylvia.

At this moment, Sylvia was on the floor picking up her wood carvings.

The desk was still flipped over so Sylvia tried to lift it up with one hand while she tried to grab the wooden crown with

the other.

However, as the desk was heavy, she could not hold it up for long. It crashed back down and landed on her hand with a

thud.

Sylvia flinched in pain and quickly pulled her hand away.

Odell rushed to kneel by her side and moved to take her injured hand so that he could have a look.

As soon as he touched Sylvia, she withdrew her hand away from him.

Odell furrowed his eyebrows. “Let me see your hand.”

“I don’t need you to care,” Sylvia spat before continuing to pick her things up from the floor.

There was a red mark running across the back of her hand from the impact.

However, it seemed normal so it was probably nothing to worry about.

Odell took one last look at Sylvia before standing up. “Go to bed once you’re done picking everything up.”

Sylvia ignored him.

Not expecting her to reply anyway, Odell turned around and walked out of her bedroom.

Not long after he walked out, Violet came rushing in.

She quickly lifted the desk into an upright position before picking up everything else that was still on the floor.

Sylvia thanked her.

Violet instantly replied, “Mrs. Carter, this is my responsibility so there’s no need to be so polite with me. It’s getting late so you should sleep soon.”

“Okay.”

At her answer, Violet then walked out.

Sylvia sat back down in front of her desk. She picked up her carving knife and began chipping away at the carving that had been chipped from the fall.

It was not that she did not want to rest, but all she could think about now was that b*stard Odell and how he had broken the carvings she had made for Isabel and Liam by flipping her desk.

If Sylvia did not shift her attention to something else immediately, she was afraid that she would not be able to stop herself from thinking of everything Odell had done to her all this while!

She was afraid that she would lose control and kill him!

Thus, Sylvia continued carving late into the night. Only when her hands started feeling sore and her eyes could no longer stay open did she finally stop. Then, she climbed onto her bed and fell into a deep slumber.

In the morning of the following day, Sylvia was eating her breakfast when Odell appeared again.

She quickly finished her breakfast and went back to her bedroom.

Odell merely glanced at her retreating back a couple of times but made no move to follow her.

Sylvia locked the door behind her as soon as she entered her bedroom. Then, she settled in by her desk and started carving again.

After some time, Violet came knocking on her door.

Sylvia quickly opened it.

Violet walked in to set down a plate of freshly-cut fruits.

At the gesture, Sylvia thanked Violet.

However, Violet was in no rush to leave. Instead, she dreamily said, “Mrs. Carter, Second Master Carter is here to see

Madam Carter. Would you like to go down and take a look?”

Sylvia’s eyes shifted slightly. “Who did you say was here?”

Violet replied, “I heard him address Master Carter as his older brother, so I presume that he is Second Master Carter.”

“What does he look like?”

Ablush dotted Violet’s cheeks as she replied, “He’s very tall, almost as tall as Master Carter. His face looks like it was

sculpted by the gods but he seems to be quite thin. Besides that, he also seems much colder than Master Carter, but

definitely not as overwhelmingly intimidating as Master Carter.”

A slender and tall figure suddenly appeared in Sylvia’s mind.

She had last seen him four years ago and she wondered whether or not he had changed.

Sylvia wanted to see him again but once she realized that Odell was also downstairs, her urge quickly disappeared.

She went back to her desk and continued carving.

Violet asked, “Mrs. Carter, don’t you want to take a look?”

Sylvia replied, “I need to finish my carvings, so I won’t be joining them.” “Okay.” Violet then promptly left the room.

 

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Sylvia suddenly noticed that the light in her bedroom had been turned on and her curtains were closed.

She quickly turned the light off before opening the curtains.

Bright sunlight poured into the room, illuminating Sylvia and her desk.

She looked out the window to see the view and felt herself relax greatly.

Then, she lowered her head and continued with her carving.

Her desk had been placed directly in front of a window so she could see into the courtyard downstairs merely by lifting

her head.

Soon, a slender figure that had entered the courtyard through the living room caught her attention through the corner of

her eye.

She quickly lifted her head to look.

The man was wearing a loose gray shirt and long pants.

His figure was slender and lean, and he walked with a graceful air about him.

His appearance was like a prince of a romance novel, only that he seemed to emanate a melancholic aura.

Perhaps because he felt Sylvia’s eyes on him, he suddenly stopped and lifted his head to look in Sylvia’s direction.

His soft and slightly-curled fringe was lifted by a passing breeze, revealing his fair yet cold face.

His cold eyes were looking straight in Sylvia’s direction.

However, he only spared her a single glance before he turned around and walked out the gate.

Sylvia guessed that he must not have seen her.

Sylvia’s thoughts did not dwell on the man and she went back to her carving.

Then, her bedroom door opened and Odell walked in.

Although Sylvia had her back to the door and did not see him enter, she could immediately tell it was him through his footsteps.

She quickly put her carvings into the desk drawer.

Odell immediately noticed what she had done.

He frowned and his expression turned sour.

He had merely wanted to come and see her, yet it was obvious that she was being cautious around him.

Odell quickly walked to Sylvia’s side. Acting as if he had not seen what she had just done, he asked, “What did you just put away?”

Sylvia coldly replied, “Nothing.”

Odell grew even angrier at her emotionless reaction. He moved out of the way and subsequently opened the drawer.

In the drawer were Sylvia’s completed wood carvings.

Besides a wooden Rubik’s cube and a wooden crown, there were also a few other things.

However, what grabbed Odell’s attention the most was a “ red” rose.

Each petal on the rose was bright red in color and had obviously been stained with blood!

Odell’s expression turned frigid. With the rose in his grip, he asked Sylvia, “Where did the blood on this come from?”

Sylvia knit her eyebrows tightly but did not answer.

He stared at her coldly. “I’ll ask you again, where did the blood on this come from?”

Sylvia assumed that Odell thought she had done something wrong, so she replied, “It’s my blood.”

Odell immediately grabbed her hands to take a look.

On her hands which were full of calluses, he could see two freshly-healed wounds.

One was on the back of her right hand, and the other was on the fingertip of her left hand’s index finger.

The wounds did not seem shallow at all.

His dark expression instantly grew darker.

The next moment, he threw the blood-stained rose onto the floor before stepping on it forcefully.

Crack!

The red rose was instantly smashed to pieces.

Sylvia’s face went pale. She angrily shouted at him, “Odell Carter, are you out of your mind? I didn’t even use your

blood! Why are you so mad?”

Odell grabbed her by the chin and threatened coldly, “ If I ever see you carve wood again, I’ll destroy everything else

too!”

With that said, he then turned around and left.

Sylvia was so outraged that she felt as if she could beat him to death. However, as soon as she stood up, a sharp pain

pierced through her left calf, forcing her to sit back down in her wheelchair.

However, she could not resist throwing a wood block in the direction that he had just left in.

Bang!

Odell was long gone by now so the wood block fell heavily onto the floor.

Sylvia’s eyes were rimmed red with anger. “Odell Carter, you b*stard!”