Ch. 581..585

Chapter 581

Sylvia slept until she woke up naturally. When she woke up, Isabel and Liam were sitting beside her as they looked at her with their wide, round eyes.

They looked like two little buns and were extremely adorable. Sylvia sat up with a smile and asked them, “What are you two doing here?”

Isabel pouted. “Mommy, Aunt Tonya said you hurt your leg again.” Liam said nothing and simply stared at her quietly. Sylvia smiled. “Mom is fine. It’s just a light injury. I'll recover after a few days.” Isabel’s eyes lit up. “Really?” Sylvia quickly said, “Really.” The little girl's expression finally improved. Sylvia also rolled over and got out of bed. Her calf was still a little swollen and painful, but it was obviously much better than last night. She could not walk too quickly, but she could still walk normally. Under the supervision of her two little wardens, Isabel and Liam, Sylvia quickly washed up, put on her coat, and went out of the room with them.

Then, she noticed an extra long carpet in the corridor.

She stepped on it suspiciously.

It was very soft and plush.

Soon, she came to the staircase and saw that the stairs leading to the living room had also been carpeted.

Sylvia walked down and saw that the same type of carpet had been laid on the stairs just outside the living room door. Furthermore, the snow in the yard was also gone and the ground had been covered by an additional layer of non-slip tiles. At that moment, Odell was sitting on the sofa, slowly and methodically drinking tea from his cup

Sylvia did not even have to think to know that he was behind this.

However, she still could not help but remember the stupid thing she had done the previous night. She took a breath and calmly said to Isabel and Liam, “Kids, you guys go ahead and look for Aunt Tonya first. | want to have a few words with your dad.”

“Okay,” The two little ones obediently walked out together. The moment they went 0111, Sylvia's expression cooled,

She said directly to him, “You're not welcome here. Get out.” Odell put down his teacup and looked at her with his intense eyes. “You hurt your leg because you were concerned that | was hurt.” Sylvia frowned, “You're thinking too much. | accidentally fell and hurt mysell.” llo smiled. “I already asked Aunt Tonya.”

She instantly chokec. Odell looked at her cold, frowning lace and got up to walk toward her. Sylvia immediately took a step back.

llowever, her call was still swollen and painful. Unable to move fast, he easily managed to block hier way in the blink of an eyes

This arm encircled her waist and he pulled her into his arms.

“Odell Carter, let me go!” She cried out, giving him a hard push. Hle pursed his lips in a seductive and domineering smile. Sylvia glared at him.

He gave her a wicked look as he said, “You still love me, Sylvia.”

Without thinking, Sylvia retorted, “Don’t flatter yourselfl”

“Why else would you have fallen and hurt your leg?” “I-I fell by accident-".

Before she could finish her sentence, the man forcefully pressed his lips on hers.

Sylvia instantly tightened her lips. Furiously, she opened her mouth to bite him. The taste of blood soon filled her mouth.

Odell also quickly let go of her. Sylvia pinched the long arm that was still clamped around her waist. “Hands off!” He pursed his lips and stared at her. “About last night, it isn’t what you think it is.” She frowned. “We're already divorced. You don’t need to explain yourself to me.”

Chapter 582

Odell continued, “Last night, | was in the Old District to attend a family dinner. | happened to bump into Tara when | came out at the entrance into the alleyway. She was being harassed by a few ruffians and fainted in front of my car, so | had no choice but to help her. Due to our past relationship, | accompanied her to the hospital, which was where | met you”

He spoke in a calm, magnetic voice that was very pleasant to the ears.

Sylvia turned her face away to avoid looking into his eyes. “You don’t have to explain that to me. | don’t care what relationship you have with her now.”

Odell used the warm palm of his hand to cup her face and lifted her squirming face as he said with a smile, “If you don’t care, then why are you so angry?”

Sylvia blinked. “I’m not angry.”

He lowered his handsome face to her and asked in a low and magnetic voice, “Really?” She blushed. “Yes”

Before she could finish, his lips landed upon hers again

Unlike the forceful kiss from before, this one was very gentle, albeit still a little domineering

Sylvia was stunned for a moment before she tried to push him away. However, as soon as she tried, he tightened his grip around her waist. Even when she had struggled to the point where all her strength was exhausted and she could not move anymore, he still did not let her go. The heat between their lips only increased.

His domineering breath filled her nostrils. Sylvia’s body went weak. Although she hated herself at the moment, she subconsciously clung to his arms in desire.

This went on for a long time.

Just as her mind began to grow fuzzy, he finally broke the kiss. However, he kept one hand encircled around her waist. His deep eyes seemed to hold a smile as he looked at her.

Although he did not speak, Sylvia could see that his eyes seemed to say, ‘Are you sure that you don’t love me?

Red faced, she glared at him and cried out, “Let me go!”

When she heard how husky and weak her voice had become, her face flushed even more.

Odell let out a low chuckle,

Sylvia imminediately punched him. She cleared her throat and shouted at him, “Odell Carter, let me go!”

Odell smiled and let her go.

She immediately took several steps back At that moment, she suddenly spotted two small figures from her peripheral vision. Sylvia turned to look and saw that Isabel and Liam were pressed up against the floor-to ceiling window in the living room. Isabel had covered her little chubby face with both hands, but her wide eyes were peeking out from between her fingers.

Liam stood beside her, his eyes flickering. The two sneaky little imps had obviously been peeping in from the outside! Sylvia’s cheeks flushed red, and she could not help but yell out, “Isabel! Liam!”

Liam turned and walked out to the courtyard.

Isabel shouted, “I didn’t see anything!” and ran away after Liam.

Sylvia continued to feel embarrassed. She glared at Odell. Odell curled his lips in a smile and reached out to touch her face as he shamelessly asked,” Why is your face so red?”

Sylvia raised her hand to smack his hand away. However, at that moment, Aunt Tonya suddenly ran in from outside. “Odell Carter, let go of her! Don’t you dare bully Syl!” she shouted in anger as she ran over with a broom in her hand.

Sylvia immediately took a few steps back. Odell also backed up to the side.

Naturally, Aunt Tonya did not dare to actually hit him. Instead, she ran over to Sylvia and continued to glare at Odell while holding the broom in her hands. “Why are you here instead of accompanying that Avery girl? Get out!” Odell glanced at Sylvia. “Rest well. I’ll see you later.”

Then, he walked away. Aunt Tonya instantly sighed in relief and turned to ask Sylvia, “Syl, did he bully you?”

Chapter 583 Sylvia responded with a smile, “He didn’t bully me. Don’t worry.” “That’s good.” Aunt Tonya put down the broom in her hand,

Sylvia thought of something and asked suspiciously, “Aunt Tonya, didn’t you see Odell earlier this morning?” Why did Aunt Tonya seem so surprised to see him now? Aunt Tonya also looked puzzled. “I didn’t see him. | was called out by Sebastian not long after | got up. | only saw Odell when | came back.” Sylvia frowned. “So, it wasn’t you that told him that | hurt my leg because of him?” Aunt Tonya quickly said, “Of course not.”

Sylvia choked and felt her face heat up. That man had clearly lied to her! Aunt Tonya saw that she looked upset and worriedly asked, “What's wrong, Syl?”

“It's nothing. I’m hungry. Let’s make breakfast.” “Sure. I’ve already prepared the ingredients. I'll go get them now,” Aunt Tonya said and went to the kitchen.

Sylvia glanced outside and followed her to the kitchen.

In the evening. Sylvia and Aunt Tonya had just brought dinner to the table when Odell came over, uninvited. He wore dark loungewear, which gave his straight figure a slightly more down-to-earth air than usual. When he came in, he sat down in the chair that he usually sat in.

Sylvia explained everything to Aunt Tonya during the day, so the latter merely glanced at him without saying anything. Isabel and Liam obediently climbed into their seats.

Dinner passed calmly. After the meal, Sylvia wanted to help Aunt Tonya clean up, but the latter sternly refused.

Thus, she limped over to the sofa and sat down.

As usual, she sat beside Liam. The little boy read his book while Sylvia took out her phone and prepared to read the news released by the Art Academy. At that moment, Odell, who usually sat on the other side with Isabel, suddenly came over and sat beside Sylvia Isabel sat on his lap, while holding a tablet in one hand and a snack in the other. She looked incredibly comfortable.

Although a cartoon was playing on the tablet, and her mouth was munching away on her snack, Sylvia still felt awkward. Inadvertently, she thought of the long kiss that she had shared with him that morning.

Her cheeks heated up, and her throat went dry. Without looking at him, she took a sip of water from her cup. “Is your leg better?” Odell suddenly asked.

Sylvia paused for a moment before humming in reply. “Have you reapplied the medication?” he asked. She said honestly, “I'll spray some on before going to bed later.” “Hm.”

He did not say anything further, as he held Isabel with one hand while flipping through a book with the other. A quietness settled upon the atmosphere.

Sylvia’s mood also quickly calmed down. She turned on her phone again and scrolled through some of the news that had been released by the Art Academy, reading each one carefully.

In the brightly lit and spacious living room, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious that was rarely found here. Meanwhile, outside the gate.

Under the shade of a thick tree, Thomas was leaning against a tree. With one hand in the pocket of his coat, he pinched a cigarette between his fingers, and smoked as he observed the scene in the living room. A long time passed and it was only when he had finished smoking the whole pack of cigarettes that he finally stepped away. His body was slender and thin in the night. However, under his fluffy bangs was a fair complexioned face and a pair of beautiful eyes that were filled with gloom and coldness

Chapter 584 A few days later. Early that morning, the bright sunshine spread all over the land. The snow that had blanketed the ground melted away as the weather warmed up.

Sylvia was still asleep when she was woken up by Isabel. Her little hands tugged at Sylvia as she yelled, “Mommy, get up. We're going to play outside with Baddie today!”

Sylvia opened her eyes.

Not only did Isabel come into view, but she also spotted Odell and Liam standing by the door. Both father and son were looking at her while standing in the same posture.

Sylvia instantly became alert and sat up.

Subconsciously, she wanted to say that she already had plans and tell them that they could go play by themselves. However, for some reason, her words got stuck in her throat.

As if she could guess that she might say that she had something else to do, Isabel quickly crossed her arms as she pouted and spoke crossly to Sylvia, “Mommy, I’m gonna be angry if you don’t play with us today!” Sylvia pursed her lips.

By the door, Odell and Liam continued to stare at her.

She had no choice but to say, “Okay.”

“Yay!” The little girl immediately beamed from ear to ear.

Sylvia helplessly laughed.

Liam's quiet and wide eyes lit up, and Odell’s lips also curved into a small smile.

Sylvia’s leg had more or less healed so she quickly washed up and got dressed. After having a quick, simple breakfast, Sylvia and Odell led the little ones out the door.

Isabel wanted to ski, watch a movie, and have some delicious food.

Thus, they went to the ski resort in the morning and ate the little girl’s favorite BBQ for lunch. Then, they went to the movie theater and watched two movies consecutively, only coming out when it was almost dark.

Isabel was so tired that she fell asleep on Odell’s shoulder.

Liam was feeling lethargic and was obviously tired as well.

Sylvia picked him up and said to Odell, “Let's go home.”

“Okay.”

Perhaps knowing that they were returning, dinner had already been laid on the table by the

time Sylvia and Odell came back with the children. Just by the smell of the food, Sylvia knew that it had been prepared by the chef that Odell had engaged previously

Odell was just about to place Isabel on the sofa to let her sleep a while longer when she smelled the food and opened her eyes. She looked at the table eagerly and refused to let go of his collar Thus, he carried her over to the dining table. Sylvia also carried Liam, who was still awake, over. She called Aunt Tonya as well, and they all ate together.

However, halfway through the meal, Odell’s phone rang. He glanced at Sylvia. “You guys continue eating.”

Then, he got up and went to the door to answer the phone. The night outside was very dark. Sylvia could not hear his voice, but she saw him pacing back and forth several times. She suddenly remembered their first marriage many years ago.

There had been a period of time where he had constantly fought with his stepmother. Back then, he had constantly been on his phone while at home. There had been numerous times when he had paced back and forth like this when answering the phone.

Awave of unease rushed up. She pursed her lips and suppressed the uneasiness.

It had been many years since he had taken over the Carter Corporation, so his position should already be stable. Surely, he was not facing a problem now.

Ashort while later, he turned around and walked back into the room. Sylvia looked up and saw that his expression had become a little cold.

She subconsciously asked, “Did something happen?” Odell composed his emotions and said, “There’s a slight situation at the office, so I'll have to go over to deal with it. You should rest early tonight. There’s no need to wait for me.” Sylvia hummed in reply. He said nothing more. Then, he picked up his jacket, and walked out. Sylvia clenched her fists.

He was not an ordinary man. There was likely not much that he would not be able to solve.

Chapter 585 Without thinking too much about it, Sylvia picked up her fork to take some food for Isabel and Liam.

After dinner, she tucked the little ones into bed. They were tired out from playing during the day and fell asleep before Sylvia could even begin to tell them a bedtime story.

She kissed their tender little faces, got up, and went back to her room.

After washing up, she went to the window and looked outside.

She could look into the yard from here.

There were several parking spaces in the yard, but Odell’s car was not there. He was obviously still away After standing for a while, she turned around and went to bed.

However, she tossed and turned for a long time and did not manage to fall asleep until the later part of the night. Then, she woke up before dawn.

She got up and went to the window to take a look at the yard.

The parking spaces were now full, including Odell’s car. He had probably come back after handling his affairs. Sylvia sighed in relief, went back to bed, and slept comfortably.

Two hours later. She was awakened by the sound of Isabel talking.

The little girl lay beside her as she muttered to herself. “Today is such a strange day. Why are both Mommy and the baddie sleeping in?”

Sylvia opened her eyes.

“Mommy, you're awake!” The little girl’s eyes lit up as she immediately burrowed into Sylvia’s arms. Sitting up, Sylvia hugged her as she asked in confusion, “Is your dad still asleep?”

“Yeah, | checked up on him several times, but he’s still asleep.”

Sylvia frowned.

That man did not usually have the habit of sleeping in. Even when he was busy, he would only sleep for a few hours a day at most. Since she had only seen his car in the yard early that morning, that probably meant that he had only returned not too long ago.

After thinking about it, she stroked Isabel’s little head and asked, “What would you like to eat for breakfast?”

Isabel raised her little face and said, “I wanna eat the pancakes and bacon that Mommy makes.

“Okay. Go outside and play with your brother. Mommy will make breakfast for you.” “Okay!”

The little girl obediently climbed out of bed and ran out.

Sylvia also quickly got up and washed up. The little girl loved to eat pancakes and bacon. Thus, she planned to make pancakes with various flavors as well as some oatmeal.

Meanwhile, Isabel ran to the living room.

Seeing that her brother was reading a boring book on the sofa, she ran up to him and tugged one of his hands. “Liam, let’s go and play with the baddie.”

Looking at her eager expression, Liam put down his book and said calmly, “Dad is still sleeping. Let’s not disturb him.” Isabel pouted. “But the sun is already up.”

Liam pulled her over to his side and explained patiently, “It looks like he only just came home not too long ago.” She was even more confused. “Why did he come back so late?” “He went out to work last night, so he probably didn’t sleep all night.” A long time ago, before he had been reunited with Sylvia and Isabel, Liam had already gotten used to Odell often being away from home and occasionally sleeping at home during the day.

Isabel pouted. “Okay.”

She thought, ‘He must be tired if he didn’t sleep all night.’

After a few seconds of silence, she jumped off the sofa again, She said to Liam, “I'll go take another look. | won’t wake him up.”

Liam smiled at her. “Sure.”