Ch. 591..595
Chapter 591
Sylvia immediately turned around and went downstairs to a street next to the Art Academy.
It was the end of school hours, so most of the snack bars were occupied by students.
Sylvia came to a small but cozy restaurant.
The owner was very welcoming and asked her what she wanted to eat as soon as she entered.
She ordered a main and two sides before going inside, intending to sit down at the innermost window seat. However, before she could do that, she saw that someone was already sitting there.
That person was Thomas Carter.
What was even more embarrassing was that the moment
she saw him, he also looked up and spotted her. His eyes were clear and cold as usual, but his lips were curled up in a shallow smile.
“...Hi.” Sylvia smiled stiffly.
Thomas asked, “Did you come here to get take-out?” Sylvia’s eyes twitched. She was just about to look for an excuse to bluff her way through when the boss brought
her order over and asked with a smile, “Your order is ready, Miss. Where would you like to sit?”
The expression on Sylvia's face froze.
Thomas looked at her quietly.
After choking for a moment, she pointed to Thomas’ table. “I'll sit here.”
She sat down in the empty seat opposite Thomas. The boss also put down the dishes that she had ordered. Thomas had come earlier than her and also ordered something. However, his meal looked clear and bland. She did not think much of it and picked up the cutlery to eat her meal.
Thomas did not mention her supposed take-out order, so Sylvia had a pretty smooth lunch.
After eating, they went back to the Art Academy together.
Their journey back was very quiet, and only when they reached the office door did Sylvia say to him, “I'll be heading back to my office now. Bye, Thomas.” Thomas hummed in reply. She turned around and went into her office.
Thomas looked at her closed door and silently smirked. At the same time, in Carter Tower. At the top floor, in Odell’s office.
Cliff knocked on the door and entered. When he saw the man working inside, he frowned and said, “Master Carter, the police sent word that Mr. Weiss has run away. He was gone when they tried looking for him at his house. His wife and children also left Westchester City a few days ago. However, the police have already sealed off all the entrances and exits of Westchester City. They won’t allow him to escape.”
Odell’s eyes turned cold, and he said, “Put up a reward. Whoever finds him first will get a cash reward of five million.” Cliff quickly said, “Understood , Master Carter. I’ll make the arrangements.”
Spencer Weiss was a senior executive of the company, as well as a small shareholder. Some time ago, the company had gotten into trouble because he had embezzled the public funds of a large project, leading to massive problems with the project. If not for Odell’s swift and decisive efforts to turn the situation around in one night, Carter Corporation would have been facing a larger crisis now.
Furthermore, Spencer had been promoted to his position by Odell, yet he had still dared to do such a thing behind Odell’s back. With the issuing of the order offering this
reward, Spencer would most likely be caught soon. With Odell’s temper, he would probably rot in jail for the rest of his life. However, he would reap what he had sowed. Cliff finished speaking and headed out.
As he walked to the door, he suddenly thought of something and gave a careful look at Odell.
Odell noticed it and said in a cold voice, “What is it?”
Cliff whispered, “I just received news that the Madam ate lunch with Second Master Carter. They ate in a small restaurant next to the Art Academy.”
Odell’s expression instantly darkened.
Cliff quickly said, “However, they went to the restaurant separately, so it seems that they met by accident. Furthermore, they went straight to their respective offices after eating. There was no other communication.”
Odell’s expression was still extremely cold.
Cliff shivered and said in a low voice, “Master Carter, if there’s nothing else, Ill take my leave now.” Odell did not say anything, and the atmosphere was very quiet.
Cliff bowed his head and went out.
The man sat where he was, his hand squeezing the pen so
Chapter 592
Chapter 592 In the evening Sylvia’s two classes were successfully completed.
The students were very enthusiastic , and she talked to them for a while before returning to the faculty building with her backpack.
She went up the stairs and soon arrived at her office. The door was unlocked, so she pressed the handle and pushed it open. The next thing she saw was a man leaning on her desk.
He was dressed in a suit as he stood there in a languid and casual manner. However, his aura was so cold that no one would have dared to approach him.
Sylvia was startled. “Odell? What are you doing here?”
With one hand, Odell toyed with one of her brushes as he looked at her. “Nothing, really. | just came to see you.” Sylvia frowned. “This is my office. Please don’t come here in the future. It won’t be good if other people see you.” Odell’s expression immediately turned cold. “Why would it be bad?”
His voice was dark as if he was implying something.
Sylvia was momentarily confused before giving her answer, “The faculty building is full of people. We've already been divorced for a long time. If they see you coming to me, they'll talk about me behind my back.”
She did not want to be a topic of conversation. Odell narrowed his eyes. “That’s all?” Sylvia subconsciously said, “What else?” He pursed his lips silently and looked at her.
Sylvia ignored him and walked behind her desk. She organized her desk, packed up her belongings , and got ready to get off work.
Suddenly, the man’s low and magnetic voice sounded again. “Did you have lunch?” Sylvia did not know why he was asking such a mundane question. “Yes.”
“What did you eat?”
“Steak.”
“All by yourself?”
She suddenly remembered that she had bumped into Thomas at the restaurant. After two seconds of hesitation, she replied, “Hmm”.
The surrounding atmosphere suddenly went cold.
Sensing something was wrong, she looked up at him and her eyes met his gloomy eyes. Her gaze flickered, and she asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Surely he could not have known that she had lunch with Thomas, right?
Odell’s lips curled up. “Nothing.”
His smile was even colder than the expression on his face.
Feeling that he was behaving quite strangely, she picked up her backpack and moved to go around him.
As she passed by him, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
She did not have time to react and landed on him. She immediately pushed him away and said, “Odell Carter, this is a school. Please stop messing around.”
Odell trapped her in his arms, forcing her to struggle. Then, he lowered his voice to speak into her ear, “No one will hear us as long as you stay quiet.”
Sylvia’s face went hot, and she could not help but look up and glare at him.
His handsome face suddenly came closer to hers. The tip of his nose brushed against hers as his thin lips naturally covered her own.
Sylvia was not in the mood to kiss him here and she struggled with all her might.
However, the harder she tried, the more he increased his strength. In the end, she was held down by him, and her lips were completely covered.
Because she could not breathe , she could not hold back the muffled groans from her mouth. The office was only separated from the one next door by a wall.
Thomas sat at his desk that had been placed against the wall. His posture was as elegant as usual, but the hands resting by his side were clenched into fists.
After a long time, Odell finally let her go. Sylvia gasped for air. Her whole face was flushed due to having held her breath for so long. Her reddened, swollen lips were as plump as charmingly, delicate flowers.
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Her whole face looked very charming. Odell’s throat bobbed.
Not waiting for Sylvia to catch her breath, he cupped her face and kissed her again. Sylvia was speechless.
‘This b*stard!
When he finally let her go again, she quickly took a few steps back and yelled at him, “Odell Carter, did you take the wrong medication today?” Odell merely smirked seductively as he looked at her.
Secretly calling him a lunatic in her mind, she picked her backpack up and moved to walk outside.
With his long legs, Odell quickly caught up with her.
No matter how fast she walked, he followed along beside her.
In the end, she had to jog away.
She ran to the parking lot, heading straight for her parking spot, and took her keys out to unlock the car door.
Just then, the sound of the car door being pulled open came from the other side.
Sylvia looked up and saw that the man was already sitting on the passenger side, smirking at her.
At this point, she could not kick him out again. She glared at him, quickly got into the car, and drove the car out of the school.
In the office building, Thomas’ tall figure stood in front of the window next to her office. His cold gaze watched the car disappear around the corner as it drove out of the school gate.
After a while, he took out his phone and sent a message.
Three days later.
Sylvia had two more classes at the Art Academy.
Just like before, she dropped off the two little ones at preschool in the morning before heading to the academy.
It was a full day for her that day.
In the evening, she walked out of the office with her backpack and went to the parking lot, intending on going home. However , just as she reached the parking lot, a strange man dressed neatly but with disheveled hair suddenly appeared.
Before she could react, he went up to her and pressed a
pistol against her waist.
Sylvia froze.
With a fierce gaze, he said in a low voice, “Scream and I'll shoot!”
Sylvia’s body was covered with a layer of cold sweat as she whispered, “Is it money that you want? | can give it to you.” The man sneered and stared at her face. “I don’t want money. I just want Carter to die.”
Her eyes flickered. “Carter? Who’s that? | don’t know him. | think you have the wrong person.”
“Don’t play dumb. | know that you’re Odell’s wife.”
Sylvia forced herself to remain calm and insisted, “I divorced him a long time ago. We have nothing to do with each other now.” “Cut the crap!” He dug the muzzle into her waist with more force.
She quickly shut her mouth. Seeing that she was now complying with his orders, he snorted coldly. “Come with me. If you dare to play any tricks, I'll kill you immediately.”
Situated next to the parking lot was one of the exits of the Art Academy.
He forced Sylvia to walk toward the exit. The muzzle of the gun was still pressed against her waist. All he needed to do was squeeze the trigger and Sylvia would have a hole blasted right through her stomach. She did not want to die, so she could only cooperate with him and walk out.
Soon, they left the Art Academy and came to a secluded path.
Sylvia wanted to try and plead with him again, but she was suddenly whacked on the back of her neck. Her vision instantly went black.
At Carter Tower.
Odell had just finished an important meeting and was coming out of the conference room when the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
It was a call from Isabel.
He put the phone to his ear, and the girl's sweet little voice rang out, “Baddie, Liam and | have been waiting at the gate forever. Why haven’t you and Mommy come to pick us up yet?”
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Odell frowned. “Did your mom not go to pick you up?” He had known that he would be relatively busy today, so he had told Sylvia in advance and asked her to pick the children up. She had agreed as well.
The girl replied, “Mommy didn’t come. Liam and | called her, but she didn’t answer her phone either.”
Odell’s expression sank. After a moment, he suppressed his emotions and said, “Wait at the gate with your brother and don’t go anywhere. I'll ask Uncle Jacob to pick you up.” The girl said obediently, “Okay.” Odell immediately called Jacob and instructed him to pick the children up from the preschool as soon as possible.
Then, he called Sylvia. Unexpectedly, the phone connected after only a few rings. He frowned. “Where are you?” “It's been a long time, Master Carter.” An eerie male voice sounded from the phone.
Odell’s eyes went cold. “Spencer?”
“Hehe, yeah, it’s me.”
“Why is Sylvia’s phone with you?” “Because | kidnapped her.” Spencer smiled and said,” Master Carter, do you want to save your woman?”
Just as Odell was about to speak, he suddenly heard another voice shouting in the background through the phone. “Odell, don’t come here. He wants to harm you. You must not come over!”
That voice. Was it Tara?” Odell asked coldly, “How many people did you kidnap?”
“One is the former love of your life, and the other is your ex-wife who gave birth to your children. | didn’t know which one you loved the most, so of course | had to grab them both to threaten you.”
“Let them go, and I'll forget everything that you've done.
After a few seconds of silence on the phone, Spencer sneered and said, “Everyone in Carter Corporation knows about your temper, Odell. You'll have me killed the moment | let them go.”
“If you let them go, you'll still be able to live. Otherwise, only death will await you.” “Hehe. | don’t want to live anyway, so I'll just drag them to hell with me!” Odell frowned tightly. “Where are you now?”
“I'm at Cloudy Heart Lake, but | won’t tell you the exact location. I'll tell you when you come here.” After a pause, he said, “Remember to come alone. If | see any police officers or bodyguards, I'll kill them immediately!” Odell turned around and headed out. “Don’t touch them. I'll be right there.”
‘Ow, it hurts... It’s so cold.’
Sylvia was awakened by a gust of cold wind and she opened her eyes.
She had been tied up by the shore. In front of her was the junction where Cloudy Heart Lake met the strong river current. The sky was gloomy, and it was currently drizzling at the moment.
She shrank back and looked around before seeing the man who had kidnapped her sitting behind her, staring at her with a fierce and bloodshot gaze.
To her left, Tara had also been tied up.
Sylvia frowned as she wondered why Tara had also been tied up?’
Tara was awake, so when she saw that Sylvia had woken up, she immediately asked, “Sylvia, are you okay?” Sylvia ignored her.
At that moment, Spencer raised the gun in his hand and shouted at her, “Shut your mouth!”
Tara quickly closed her mouth in fear.
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Sylvia looked over at Spencer and said, “Sir, Odell and | really divorced a long time ago. You can’t threaten him by kidnapping
me. Spencer sneered. “Don’t try to fool me. | used your phone to talk to him, and he said that he’s on his way here now.” Sylvia choked.
Tara also did not speak.
It was still drizzling, and the sky was slowly getting darker.
After some time had passed, Sylvia heard the sound of a vibrating phone coming from Spencer's pocket. She saw him take out the phone, look at it, and put it back into his pocket. Then, with a wicked smile, he looked at Sylvia and Tara as he said, “One is the former love of his life, and the other is his ex-wife who gave birth to his children. Who do you think he loves the most?”
As he said that, he knocked the gun in his hand on the ground. Tara said, “I did have a relationship with Odell, but I. don’t believe that the person in his heart is me.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to break up with me and marry Sylvia again. However, he has already divorced Sylvia as well, so maybe he doesn’t love her either.”
Aderisive smile appeared on Sylvia’s face.
On the surface of this statement, it seemed as if Tara was trying to clarify their relationships with Odell. However, anyone with ears would have been able to catch what she was actually trying to imply... that he had broken up with Tara to marry Sylvia again. Sylvia realized that Tara was just implying that Sylvia was the person that Odell cared about the most.
Sylvia could not help but say, “Tara, even now, you're still acting like a pure and innocent woman.”
‘| would have been more impressed if she had just told the kidnapper that | was the one that Odell cared about the most.’ Tara instantly looked hurt and said, “How could you say that about me? | just want us all to leave this place safely.
“Do you think he’s stupid? Do you think he won’t understand what you’re implying?”
“That’s not it. | really wasn’t implying anything.”
At that moment, Spencer knocked the ground with his gun again and said impatiently , “Enough! If you make any more noise, I'll blow your brains out!”
Tara immediately shut her mouth, but she put on an aggrieved expression. Sylvia’s hair and clothes had gotten wet from the rain, and her body was already shivering from the cold.
The man who had kidnapped them did not look like a professional kidnapper. It was clear that he was not doing this for money. He probably had a grudge against Odell.
Sylvia thought about it and said, “Mister, you might not know this, but even though Odell and | have gotten married twice, we divorced both times because of Ms. Avery. She’s Odell’s true love. Even if she cheated on him, he would never be able to bring himself to lay a hand on her. He didn’t break up with her because of me, it was only because he learned that she had cheated on him.” Spencer’s gaze changed, and he grinned. “Oh? Is that true?”
Tara instantly cried out, “Sylvia, how could you—”
Before she could finish, Spencer pressed the muzzle to the back of her head. “Did | say you could talk? Shut your d*mn mouth!”
Tara quickly shut her mouth. Sylvia continued , “I have no reason to lie to you. | have no relationship with Odell now. You should be able to confirm easily that we already divorced a long time ago. Ms. Avery is the true love of his life. Only she can be used
to threaten Odell.” Spencer immediately looked at Tara. “Is she telling the truth?”
Tara shrank back. It was not clear if it was because she had been scared silly or was frozen with fear, but she answered, “Yes... it's partly true. Odell does care about me, and | guess | should be the only one who can be used to threaten him. You should let her go and just keep me here instead.”
Sylvia frowned in surprise. She wondered if Tara had gone insane.
Meanwhile, on a path leading this way, the man who had just arrived had heard the last part of the conversation. He frowned and quickened his pace. Before Sylvia could ponder what Tara had meant, a man’s low voice rang out behind them. “Spencer, I’m here. Let them go now.”