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Chapter 691
He was feeling utterly helpless.
Not only did the woman not love him any more, she had even tried to kill herself because of another man. He wondered if she was truly so in love with this man that she was willing to abandon her children!
“Sylvia, you've really done it this time,” Odell said with a deep chuckle as a gleam flashed in his eyes before he released her face.
He stood up and said to his bodyguards, “Release him and move out. There’s no need for all of you to come to this place anymore.”
The bodyguards were shocked by his order and responded with a loud, “Yes, sir!”
Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief, but she felt her chest seize up with panic, as if her heart was experiencing a cramp. The further Odell walked away, the stronger the cramp became.
She believed that it must have been the water that was interfering with her breathing.
Taking a deep breath, she pushed the thought aside. After the bodyguards and Odell left, she got up and ran over to Thomas.
Thomas was still curled up on the ground.
She held his arm and said, “Thomas, hold on. I'll take you to the hospital.”
She mustered up all of her strength and pulled him up from the ground.
“You're being stupid. What if something really happens to you?” he asked weakly.
Sylvia anxiously assisted him outside and said, “I just wanted to save you. I’m capable of swimming, so even if Odell had not saved me, | still wouldn’t have drowned.”
It's just that she had not expected Odell to spare Thomas and remove all of the bodyguards. It seemed that he would not be imprisoning Thomas anymore.
Thomas frowned as he said, “You cannot put your life at risk like that anymore.” Sylvia smiled at him. “Don’t worry, | won't.”
Thomas did not say anything further, but he would stare at her with his deep gaze from time to time. After a long time, once he realized that Sylvia was no longer looking his way, his lips curled up into a grin.
Sylvia took him to a hospital that was well-known for its orthopedic division.
They were fortunate that they had made it there just in time. The doctor gave him a full examination and with the proper treatment, they were able to save his left hand from being completely destroyed.
However, it would still take him a few months to recover.
Thomas had to be hospitalized for two days, so Sylvia stayed back to accompany him.
Sylvia followed the nurses as they transferred him to a quiet ward.
Thomas changed into his hospital gown and laid down on the bed. With a smile, he said, “I’m fine. Go back and have some rest.” Sylvia rubbed her tired eyes and said with a smile , “I’m not tired. I'll just go back in the morning.” 1
He did not try to persuade her any further but stared at her warmly instead.
After some time, one of the nurses brought in a meal.
It was the delivery food that Sylvia had ordered. The container contained a salad and several other side dishes made out of organic ingredients.
She brought the takeout container over to Thomas and placed the food on the plate for him. “You should eat something.”
“Okay.” He nodded and ate slowly with his right hand.
Sylvia watched him finish his food before she took the plate and the box outside.
When she came back, she saw that he was leaning back against the pillows with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep. Sylvia went over to adjust his posture properly so that he could rest more comfortably.
Just as she was about to leave, he held her hand and stopped her.
“Please , don’t leave...” His eyes remained closed as he murmured. It was as if he was dreaming about her.
Sylvia answered softly, “I’m here, don’t worry.” He did not release her hand, so Sylvia pulled the chair over and sat down beside him.
The room was quiet and the temperature was just nice.
After a while, she fell asleep since she was exhausted as well. Once she had fallen fast asleep, the man opened his eyes. He began to smile as he looked at her affectionately.
Under the lights, his face looked healthy without any sign of weakness. There was a cunning look on his face, making him look more like an evil mastermind who had
just achieved his evil goal.
Chapter 692 The dark night sky was gradually replaced by the bright light of the sun. The sun rose high and completely illuminated the sky.
On the balcony, the strong figure of the man leaned against the railing as his bloodshot eyes continued to observe the entrance to the house next door.
He had stood outside on the balcony since the moment he had come home.
It had been six hours and the woman still had not returned.
Was she accompanying him at the hospital ? Or had she spent the night with him somewhere else? Crush!
The man suddenly crushed the steel cigarette case in his hand.
The cigarette that he had been smoking was tossed to the floor and crushed with his foot.
At that moment, Jacob cautiously entered the room and stood a few meters away from the man. He nervously reported, “Sir, after you left last night, Madam took Second Master Carter to the hospital. Second Master
Carter was advised by the hospital that he should stay for two nights at the hospital for observation . | heard from the nurse that Madam is still by Second Master Carter’s bed and has not left since he was admitted.”
Something in the man’s gaze changed, but it was still terrifyingly frosty. It was already morning, yet she was still at the hospital with another man. Did she really want to abandon her children?
He shot a frosty gaze at Jacob and said, “Who told you to update me with this? Did | say that | needed to know what they were doing?”
Jacob shivered in fear and muttered softly, “Sir, you told us to watch Second Master Carter and report everything he does...” “| told you to watch him, not the both of them!”
Jacob immediately shut his mouth.
With a grim expression on his face, Odell bellowed, “Get
out!”
Jacob immediately fled the room without any hesitation.
Back at the hospital, when Sylvia opened her eyes, the sunlight that was streaming in had already illuminated the room.
She turned to Thomas and saw that he was already sitting up, watching her with a soft gaze. He looked a lot better than he had the night before.
Sylvia smiled awkwardly as she said, “When did you wake up?” “Awhile ago.” “Feeling better already?”
“Yeah. The nurse just reapplied the medicine, so I’m feeling better than | did last night.” “Great.” Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief. She then pulled her phone out to look at the time.
It was already 10:00 a.m.!
She bolted up and said, “Thomas, | have to go home. Please get some rest. I'll come visit you tonight.” “Okay. Take care,” he said softly.
Sylvia hummed in reply and left.
Even though Sylvia rushed home as fast as she could, the journey still took her more than an hour.
As soon as she stepped out of the car, she strode into the house.
After crossing the yard, she soon arrived at the door to the living room.
The living room was quiet and no one seemed to be around. She called, “Isabel, Liam, Mommy is back.”
After calling her kids, she entered the room. However, when she turned around, she saw Odell sitting on the couch alone.
The aura emanating from him immediately made the atmosphere in the living room feel eerie and depressing.
Sylvia stopped and instinctively took a few steps back.“ Odell? Why are you here? Where's Isabel and Liam? And Aunt Tonya?” “Oh, so you still remember them? | thought you had already forgotten about them,” Odell said as he shot a cold gaze at her. Annoyed, Sylvia argued, “How could | forget them? Stop talking like this. Where are they?”
Odell stood up and walked closer to her.
Sylvia’s gaze shrunk out of fear and she immediately retreated to the yard.
Odell came out from the living room but he seemed to have no intention of paying her any more attention. He strode past her and headed towards the main gate.
Sylvia was surprised by his cold attitude. She chased after him and questioned him, “Odell, where are they?”
Odell ignored her.
She grabbed his arm and forced him to stop.
The man then turned around to her.
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His deep eyes gleamed dangerously. “Release your hands or I'll cut them off.”
Sylvia withdrew her hands immediately.
The expression on the man’s face became even more grim.
Sylvia was so scared that she instinctively staggered backwards. She could not help but feel as if her nerves had shattered. He was the one who had asked her to release her hands. She had complied, yet he looked even angrier than before.
Odell took one last glance at her before he walked away.
Sylvia ran in front of him immediately. As he continued to walk forward, she followed him by walking backwards as she cried, “Odell, where’s Isabel, Liam and Aunt Tonya?”
Odell continued to ignore her.
Sylvia’s patience wore thin. She blurted out, “Did you lock them”
Thunk!
Before she could finish, she had banged her head on the front door.
Her face scrunched up as she groaned in pain. She quickly put her hands behind her head and rubbed it to ease the pain. After easing the pain on the back of her head, she looked up and saw Odell looking at her.
There was a hint of amusement in his pitch — black eyes.
Before Sylvia could say a word, he said, “Well, you had it coming.”
Sylvia glared at him.
Odell grunted and then said, “Aunt Tonya took them out to play. If you want to know where they are, find it out for yourself.” As his voice subsided, he walked past her and left the premises.
Sylvia released a muffled grunt. She pulled her phone out and called Aunt Tonya immediately.
The call connected after a few dial tones.
Cheerful noise and lively music came from the other end of the phone. Even Aunt Tonya sounded excited when she said, “Syl, we're having a lot of fun here. Isabel and Liam are here. Have you already gone back home?”
Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly asked, “Yeah, I’m home. Where are you guys?”
“| don’t know. Sebastian and Ben brought us here. It seems to be a newly opened theme park. It’s very lively. Isabel is having the time of her life.”
“Can you tell Ben to send me the location? I'll go there right away.”
“Okay.”
After the call, she received the message from Ben.
The theme park was located in the south-west direction of the newly operational district. Sylvia immediately headed to the theme park by car.
Half an hour later, Sylvia arrived at the theme park.
It was a newly opened theme park that combined all kinds of fantasy-themed attractions that were very captivating to children. The entrance looked like the doorway to a wonderland.
Sylvia met up with Ben at the entrance and he led her inside to Aunt Tonya and the kids.
Isabel was over the moon as she ran around, playing with everything in sight. Liam's face was as cool and calm as ever as he followed his sister around. However, he did not seem interested in any of the attractions.
Aunt Tonya was already exhausted before Sylvia’s arrival, so she was sitting on the bench with Sebastian. Sylvia greeted them before she headed over to Isabel and Liam.
The two little ones were excited by her arrival.
“Mommy!” Isabel jumped into her mother’s arms.
Sylvia hugged the girl with a wide smile before taking Liam’s hand in hers as they continued to play around the theme park. They only left the theme park when the sky turned dark.
Isabel fell asleep on the way home.
When they reached home, Sylvia carried the girl to bed before helping the boy to get ready for bed. The little boy was exhausted but still refused to close his eyes.
His pitch — black eyes stared at his mother as he asked,” Mommy, where did you go last night?” Sylvia helped him take off his clothes. “I want to visit your uncle.”
“What happened to him?”
“He had an accident. We went to the hospital, so he’s fine now.”
“Are you going to see him tonight?”
“Yeah. I’m going there later.”
Liam pursed his lips. Looking at her with his big, round eyes, he said, “Then, please come back early.”
Sylvia felt a warmth in her chest. She stroked the boy’s head and answered, “Okay, I'll bear that in mind.”
Chapter 694 After Liam had fallen asleep , Sylvia walked out of their room. She had spent the whole day playing at the theme park with the two little ones. After all of that, she reeked of sweat.
Taking her time, she went back to her room to take a shower. Then, she changed into some fresh clothes before she headed to the front door.
Meanwhile on the balcony next door, a towering figure was watching her from the shadows. He had a glass of wine in his hand as his deep gaze continued to be watchful of the yard next door. Soon, he saw the woman that he had been waiting for.
His gaze turned cold and his grip on the glass tightened involuntarily. Any stronger and he would be able to break it with his bare hand.
The sky had only just turned dark yet the woman was going out again and had even changed into fresh new clothes! Sylvia stopped by some shops to buy some fruits and dinner before heading to the hospital.
Thomas remained in his ward, still wearing his hospital gown. His slender figure leaned against the back of the bed, looking rather pale.
When Sylvia arrived , he put down the book in his hand and greeted her with a smile on his usually cold face. As she sat down beside him, she put the food on the table and said, “Thomas, please have something to eat.” “Okay.”
The man picked up the cutlery. Sylvia sat beside him and watched him eat.
Perhaps it was for her sake, Thomas ate everything that she had brought over until not even a drop of gravy was left on the plate. Sylvia noticed his increased appetite, and asked, “Had enough?”
Thomas smiled. “Yeah, thank you.”
Sylvia smiled and started to tidy the table.
She took the trash outside and when she came back, she saw that Thomas was staring at her with a warm smile on his face. Sylvia glanced at his injured left hand and saw that it was still wrapped in white gauze.
Noticing her glance, he said softly, “Don’t worry, it takes time to heal. I’ll recover eventually.”
Sylvia hummed in reply and sat beside him.
“Sylvia, |...”
He suddenly seemed to want to say something, but hesitated.
“What is it, Thomas?”
He frowned and said, “It’s nothing. Maybe | was mistaken.”
“What is it? Did you see something?”
Thomas remained quiet.
Sylvia got nervous. “Tell me, what did you see?”
Thomas sighed helplessly and said, “This morning, after you left, | went out to get some fresh air and | spotted two men watching me in the dark. They looked familiar, so | wondered if maybe they were Odell’s bodyguards .”
Sylvia’s expression turned cold. She wanted to stand but Thomas stopped her.
“Hold on, Sylvia. Calm down. There were many people moving around downstairs earlier and all of them were dressed in hospital gowns so maybe | was mistaken.”
As he said this, he glanced at the door.
Two figures seemed to flash past outside the door and this time, Sylvia spotted them as well.
Sylvia bolted up and ran to the door. She saw two men in hospital gowns secretly moving towards the ward next door. She was able to catch a glimpse of the side of one of the man’s faces and she was certain that the man was one of the bodyguards that Odell had stationed at the villa.
Odell had said that he would spare Thomas , yet he had sent bodyguards here to watch him secretly.
Sylvia immediately closed the door and went back to Thomas. “Thomas, did they do anything to you?”
“No, but | believe that Odell is still suspicious of me,” he said as his face sank.
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Sylvia’s expression turned grim. “You can’t stay here anymore.”
“That’s what | thought as well. Sylvia, let’s leave tomorrow,” Thomas said.
Sylvia was taken aback.
Thomas studied her face closely, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation.
Sylvia pursed her lips. She had promised to leave Westchester with him, but she had not thought it would be tomorrow. Thinking quickly, she said, “Isn’t that a little too rushed?”
Thomas’ eyes darkened. “Don’t you want to leave with me?”
The disappointment was clear in his voice.
Sylvia immediately said, “No, that’s not what | meant. | just thought that it was a little too rushed. I’m not ready yet.”
Thomas smiled. “You don’t need to be ready. Just bring Aunt Tonya, your kids and the necessary documents. As for the other things, we can settle it all when we reach the
other country.” Sylvia pursed her lips even tighter as she struggled with her thoughts for a while. Then, she said, “Okay.”
Odell had not kept his promise. He had said that he would leave Thomas alone, yet his men continued to watch Thomas from the shadows. He might even capture Thomas again and lock him up to torture him, so it was necessary for Thomas to leave as soon as possible.
Besides, she had promised him that she would leave with him. Aside from what he had done for her, his arm had been broken by Odell because of her.
After agreeing to his suggestion , Sylvia told him to get some rest before she left the hospital. She had to go home to prepare for this.
Ding!
The phone on top of the table outside the balcony rang.
Odell put his glass down and picked up the phone.
Jacob’s voice came through the phone. “Sir, our men from the hospital reported that Madam visited Second Master Carter at the hospital tonight. She brought some food and fruits for him but only stayed for less than half an hour.”
At the same time, the sound of screeching brakes could be
heard from next door.
Odell turned at the sound and saw a shabby car stop in front of the gate.
The door opened and Sylvia came out.
She strode into the house quickly. Odell was not even able to get a good look before she had disappeared from his sight. Despite this, her return eased the cold look on his face.
“There’s also one more thing,” Jacob continued.
Odell had a sip of wine. “What is it?”
“It seems that Madam noticed the two of them. They had tried to peek into the ward when Madam was inside the ward but Second Master Carter spotted them. They tried to run but Madam caught sight of one of their faces.”
Odell frowned. “Swap them out for two other people.”
“Yes, sir. I’m on it,” Jacob said.
Aunt Tonya was still avake when Sylvia returned so she entered her room and shut the door and all the windows. She told Aunt Tonya that she would be taking her and the two kids out of the city together with Thomas.
Aunt Tonya was shocked at first but after listening to Sylvia’s explanation , she regained her composure . She
anxiously said, “Syl, I'll go pack right away.” Sylvia immediately said, “No, leave the things behind. We'll just be taking the necessary documents. If we bring any luggage with us, Odell will suspect something.”
“Oh, okay. I'll go get the documents ready then.” Sylvia chatted with her for a while longer before leaving.
The two kids were fast asleep, but she could not shut her eyes in peace. She had no idea how to break it to them that they would be leaving the city tomorrow.
She kissed them on their cheeks and returned to her room to prepare for the next day.