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Chapter 681

Odell frowned. “Who told you that?”

Sylvia glared at him. “You don’t have to concern yourself with that. Tell me, was it you who did it?” Odell’s expression turned grim.

Before he could utter his reply, Thomas’ feeble voice sounded from further away, “Sylvia, calm down. Maybe Odell doesn’t know about this, maybe it’s those people who set this up.”

Odell was baffled “Those men only listen to Odell. It would be impossible that they would have set this up themselves,” Sylvia argued. “Maybe there’s something going on that we don’t know yet. | don’t think Odell would do something like this,” said Thomas.

Sylvia continued to glare at Odell. “Hmph. Then you have underestimated your brother. He’s capable of doing anything.” That night, he had ravaged her in all ways possible.

Odell was silenced by her statement and her glare. His already grim expression worsened and he looked as if he could strangle Sylvia in the very next second.

Thomas noticed the sour look on his brother’s face and immediately said, “Odell, Sylvia is just here to visit me. If you’re not happy with that, just come at me. Just please don’t hurt her.”

He walked closer to Sylvia and Odell. “I’m fine, Thomas. He won't do anything to me, don’t come near us,” Sylvia said. Thomas looked at her worriedly. “Sylvia, this is between me and my brother, | can’t drag you into this again and let you take the fall because of me.”

“Thoimas, no matter what he does to me, he won't do what he did to you to me. Don’t come here, or I'll be really angry-” “Quiet!” The man suddenly roared.

Startled, Sylvia's mouth snapped shut, and even Thomas pursed his lips. The spacious house suddenly fell into silence. with an extremely dark look on his face, Odell glared at Sylvia before he pulled her into his arms. Then, he shouted out into the thin air, “Come out!”

l'wo bodyguards then emerged from the shadows.

Odell glared at Thoinas. “Hold him down and beat him to death!” “Yes, sir!” The bodyguards answered and walked to Thomas to pin bin down Sylvia cried inimediately. “Stop it!”

The bodyguards instinctively froze. Sylvia then looked at Odell and pleaded, “Odell, Thomas hasn't eaten anything for two days. They will kill him if they really beat him up. I just came here to visit him. | had no intentions of continuing anything with him. Please just let him go, | beg you!” Odell choked on his own emotions as he felt something seem to suffocate his chest. The words that Thomas had said to her sounded very much like words to separate them. Not only was Sylvia's trust in Thomas so unwavering, but now, she was even begging him because of his brother. Had she lost her mind or had her feelings for Thomas shrouded her judgment? Moments later, Odell bellowed, “Just do it!” The bodyguards each gave Thomas a kick. Thomas grunted painfully and fell to the ground. Sylvia was horrified. Her eyes widened in fear as she grabbed his collar, begging him with teary eyes. “Odell, stop it! Let him go, you’re going to kill him!” Odell remained silent.

The two bodyguards continued to beat Thomas up.

Sylvia was so afraid that Thomas would die because of her that her tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. She continued to beg Odell, “Odell, | won’t see him anymore, please, | promise. Just tell them to stop!” Odell furrowed his brows but refused to answer. The bodyguards continued to beat Thomas since they only took orders from Odell. As her anxiety built up, she shouted at Odell, “Odell, I'll have sex with you! I'll sleep with you one more time! Please just tell them to stop!”

“Stop!”

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The two bodyguards immediately stopped the moment they heard him shout.

Thomas covered his abdomen with his hands and continued to curl up on the ground in pain. Sylvia wanted to help him up but was pulled back into the arms of the man who was behind her.

She crashed into his chest and found that her waist was constricted by his long arms. She was then lifted up over his shoulder, just like a sack of potatoes.

His large steps and hastened pace allowed him to leave the house in a blink of an eye.

In the dark night, his expression remained grim, making him look like a grim reaper that was claiming a life. Sylvia shrunk back in fear and did not dare to move.

She saw the bodyguards leave the living room, so she had to assume Thomas was safe for now.

Within a short time, he carried her out of the shade and arrived at an open space.

His black sports car had been parked there.

Sylvia was shoved into the car, knocking her head on the car with a thud in the process.

She groaned in pain which caused the man’s hands to freeze.

Then, one second later, he pressed her head down with his strong hand before pushing her into the passenger's seat. Before he could say a word, Sylvia automatically fastened the seat belt and sat down obediently.

Her mind began to replay the memories of him ravaging her body in all kinds of ways, which made her legs tremble.

The confined space began to feel cold and depressing. Sylvia’s hands gripped the seat belt in front of her tightly. Just when she thought the car would sprint away, she realized that the car had remained still. The man in the driver’s seat pulled out a box of cigarettes and started to smoke.

White clouds of smoke filled the air of the interior. Sylvia was not used to the smell of tobacco, so the pungent smell got to her nose and caused her to choke. Odell shot a deep gaze at her. Sylvia immediately covered her nose and stared at him feebly, as though she was saying she did

not cough on purpose. Odell had a quick glance before he wound the windows down on both sides of the seats. He tossed the cigarette out of the window and asked, “Who told you | was imprisoning him

and torturing him?” Sylvia failed to understand why he was asking her this. It was obvious, why would she need someone else to tell her? “I saw it with my own eyes,” she said.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at her. “Where?” “Here.” “You saw me imprison him?” “Those bodyguards that beat him up... Didn’t you arrange for them to be there?” Sylvia questioned him. Odell was silenced.

He had indeed arranged for them to be there but he had never told them to imprison Thomas. Sylvia continued, “The butler and the chef of the house are gone. You must have fired them too, right” “Who told you that their absence is because | fired them?” “If it wasn’t you, then why have they gone away?” Sylvia questioned him again but with slight annoyance.

Odell pursed his lips, with a gloomy look on his face. Sylvia assumed Odell’s silence was due to him refusing to acknowledge what he had done to Thomas. She added, “I saw a takeout box on the table. You had those bodyguards bring it to Thomas, right?”

Odell stared at her in silence.

Annoyed, Sylvia looked at him and said, “The food in that box was rotten. Not even a stray dog would eat that kind of food.”

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Sylvia took Odell’s silence as his acknowledgement. She sighed and added, “Odell, Thomas hasn’t eaten anything in two days. You're starving him to death.”

Odell narrowed his eyes coldly.

Sylvia was startled by his gloomy gaze, she instinctively moved closer to the door. “Did he tell you all that?” he asked. Sylvia cautiously looked at him and answered, “He didn’t tell me anything, | saw it with my own eyes.”

Odell choked on his emotions upon hearing her explanation. His hands uncontrollably clenched into fists.

Sylvia’s sharp eyes noticed his clenched fists and was filled with fear that he might hit her in the next second

Immediately pressing her back against the door, she nervously said, “Odell, Thomas really didn’t tell me anything. Please don’t be like this.”

He scoffed. “He might not have told you anything, but what if he had intended for you to see all of those things?”

“Impossible!” Sylvia cried out without a second thought. “Thomas wouldn’t do something like that. He wouldn’t lie to anyone and definitely not to me!” The tone of her voice was firm, which clearly showed her trust in Thomas.

Odell’s expression turned frosty. “Do you trust him that much?”

“Yes, | trust him that much.”

“What about me? Don’t you trust me at all?” he stared at her with an intensely cold gaze. Sylvia was taken aback

The facts had all been in front of her eyes. Of course, she would never believe whatever Odell had to say. However, if she said that out loud, would he beat her to death?

Odell saw the besitation on her face and his expression turned grimmer “Answer me.” Sylvia quivered “I trust you.”

“Really?” he asked in a gruff voke “Well ” Suppressing a shudder, she thought of something else and added, “If you let Thomas po and promis me that you won't imprison him anymore, I’ll trust you even more.”

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Fortunately, there were not many cars on the road at this hour. The black sports car drove out of the suburbs without any hindrance and returned to their residence.

Screech!

The car screeched to a stop in front of the gate. Sylvia's tense body swayed forward due to the momentum, but before she could recover, the door was opened. Her seat belt was unfastened and she felt a strong arm around her waist. The next thing she knew, she was dragged out of the car by the man. Sylvia’s body was still a little weak from the shock of the high speed driving. The window had remained open throughout the journey and the wind had blown her bangs upwards. Her thoughts were still in chaos until she heard a bang on the door and she realized that he brought her to the room. He put her down on the bed, forcing her to sit up. He stood in front of her, and bent over, moving his handsome face closer to hers. His warm hands stroked her head and he asked, “How did you find the wind? Did it help you figure it out?” Sylvia remained confused. “Figure out what?” Odell’s expression turned grim. He carried her up and walked to the balcony. With a thud, Sylvia was tossed onto the floor. The chilly breeze blew towards the balcony and messed up her bangs again. Odell reached out and smoothed down her messy bangs and stared at her with a deep gaze.” Think about what you saw at his place. Call me when you've figured out what was wrong.” He then left her outside on the balcony and went inside alone.

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Sylvia’s tense body relaxed as she breathed a sign of relief and cursed her own nerves,

She had seen everything with her own eyes, how could there be anything fishy going on?

What a big man. Did he really have such a difficult time admitting what he had done?

Moreover, she had not even tried to blame him. All she had said was that she wanted him to release Thomas Thankfully, by locking her out on the balcony, at least she would not have to sleep with him.

with that thought in mind, Sylvia curled herself up and leaned against the wall to sleep.

The night breeze was a bit chilly during this season but it was not bone-chillingly cold. The breeze blowing lightly on her was actually quite comfortable.

After a while, Sylvia fell asleep. Seconds turned into minutes. The man stood in front of the window in the study room next door as he smoked.

The wind came in from the opened window and carried the smoke away. His gloomy expression slowly eased, until he reached the last cigarette in the box.

He tossed the box into the trash can and left the study room.

Two hours had already passed, so he assumed Sylvia must have figured it out by now. He walked to the balcony next door and saw Sylvia sleeping on the balcony.

He was stunned. His gloomy expression blended together with the shadows.

After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and went out onto the balcony. He then carried her into his arms and went back inside the room.

After a dreamless night, Sylvia woke up to find the sun shining on her. She was still in Odell’s room but she noticed that the bed was tidy and she even still had her clothes on.

He had not lald a finger on her last night.

Sylvia got out of bed and went outside.

Sebastian was in the living room, smiling at her when she came down. Sylvia smiled at him politely and asked, “Sebastian, where’s Odell?”

“Master went out carly this morning,” he said Sylvia nodded in silenu’r and went back to her house next door

She ate breakfast with her two little ones before alle called Thomas with her phone.

She called multiple times but she did not receive any reply. Her anxiety rose. Sylvia called for a ride and headed to Thomas’ villa.

She stopped by a shop to buy some breakfast for Thomas, thinking that she would sneak it inside for him. Awhile later, she arrived at the villa.

She was afraid that the bodyguards might confiscate the breakfast she had brought for Thomas, so she got out of the car ata rather inconspicuous entrance on the side. The moment she snuck closer to the door, several intimidating men in suits came over. They looked her up and down and noticed the bag of food that she held in her hands. They ordered, “Throw that away.”

Sylvia stepped back and cautiously stared at them. “Did Odell send you guys here?” They were dressed differently compared to the usual bodyguards and there were no familiar faces as well. Though other than Odell, no one else would have arranged for any bodyguards to be here.

The leader of the group answered, “Yes, Master Carter stationed us here.”

As expected.

 

Chapter 685 Sylvia’s face was cold as she said, “What if | insist on bringing it in?”

The man sneered. “Then don’t blame us for being rough.” After that, each man in the group then revealed a small axe from behind their backs. Sylvia was stunned. She had hidden two pieces of bread in her pockets, so even if she could not take the whole breakfast set inside, it would not be too much of a problem. She just had to go inside and check on Thomas.

After thinking about it, she placed the breakfast on the ground. The men stepped back and granted her access to the villa. Sylvia ran into the villa. After she went inside, the man who had threatened her pulled out his phone and texted someone.

Meanwhile inside the villa, Thomas was sitting by the window in his room. He stared outside blankly, allowing the sun to shed its brilliance on him.

He had on a white shirt and the combination with the brilliance of the sun on his pale skin made him look a little ghostly.

All of a sudden, the phone beside him lit up, notifying him that he had received a message. He glanced at the message and then continued to stare at the man who was in front of the window opposite him. That man wore a suit of black and was sitting elegantly with his back to the light.

The man had already been here for a while now but he had not spoken a word since he had sat down. The two of them stared at each other in silence.

A few seconds later, Thomas took the initiative to break the ice. “Odell, | had nothing to do

pany’s crisis and | won’t admit to what I didn’t do. Go back”

“lm not here to talk about that.”

Thomas looked at Odell “Then, what is this about?”

“Imprisoning you, firing your butler and chef, giving you rotten food?” Odell looked at him with frosty eyes. “You set this all up to make it look like you're starving in order to separate me and Sylvia. Why?”

Thomas morkingly grinned. “I don’t understand what you're talking about.”

“41 you don’t understand, then just remember what | am about to say.” Odell stood up. The sun cast a large shadow froin his towering physique and overshadowed Thomas.

Heppend dowli at Thomas and said coldly, “Play tricks with me again and | will really lock

yone upure so that you will never see her for the rest of your life” 11cmas'’ lastscribed by his side us he remuned silent Odell scoffed at Thomas’ feeble demeanor. He straightened his body and turned to leave the room.

It was then that Thomas bolted up and dashed towards him. He stood directly in front of him to stop him from leaving. With his pale face, he glared at his brother, looking as if his emotions were about to explode. Odell narrowed his eyes coldly.

At the same time, Sylvia ran all the way up the stairs and headed to Thomas’ room. Right before she knocked, she heard Thomas’ weak but desperate hissing voice coming from inside the room, “Odell, it’s fine if you want to add to your crime, but must you push me to the brink before you're willing to stop?” Bang! The moment he stopped speaking, the heavy thud of a kick could be heard. Sylvia immediately pushed the door open after realizing what happened.

She saw Thomas on the ground, seemingly in utter pain. Odell’s leg was raised, as if he was about to kick Thomas a few more times. Sylvia shouted, “Odell, stop it!” The man froze and looked at her with brows furrowed. Sylvia did not notice the shock in his eyes. She ran to Thomas and opened her arms in front of Odell. She glared at him strongly and cried, “Odell, Thomas is innocent, he didn’t do anything wrong. If you want to vent your anger, just vent it on me! Don’t hurt him, or | won't let this go easily!”

She had not expected Odell to torture Thomas again. This was really too much! Odell’s towering figure froze. Seeing the resentment that Sylvia was aiming towards him all because of Thomas, choked him. She looked as if she was prepared to sacrifice herself and drag him down together with her.