Ch. 701..705

Chapter 701

She lowered her head in fear and remained on her knees. She changed her words and continued , “Master Carter, | was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you.”

Odell asked, “What did Thomas do?”

A quick pause later, he sized her up with a frosty gaze and continued, “If you can provide any useful information, | might consider letting you live.”

Tara’s eyes shone hopefully and said, “Master Carter! Second Master Carter isn’t who you think he is! He came to me and said he could help me to win your heart again, so he instigated me to fake being chased by gangsters so that you can save me. He also instructed Spencer Weiss to kidnap me and forced you to choose me instead of Sylvia. He was the mastermind behind these two incidents.”

Odell narrowed his eyes. “What else?”

“Yes! Yes!” Tara looked up and met his eyes. “Do you remember Melanie ? She’s actually my mother, not my aunt. She came to Westchester City when you and Sylvia just remarried. She said there was a mysterious person who had been helping her in the dark. Not only did this mysterious person know your schedule, but this person also had connections to dangerous hitmen. | was able to frame Sylvia for pushing Madam Carter down the hill and then pushing Sylvia into the lake because he helped me.

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I've never seen this mysterious figure before but | can confirm he’s Second Master Carter.”

Odell’s expression turned cold. “He was the one behind Grandmother’s incident?”

Tara’s eyes turned evasive. “H-He should be.”

Odell wore the grimmest look. “Tell me how he helped you from the dark. | want to know everything.” Tara shook uncontrollably.

She dared not keep secrets from the man anymore now that she decided to be honest. She recalled the details as she said, “My mother and | originally planned to make you think Sylvia was having an affair with Edmund, but we were making no progress at all. It was he who provided my mother with useful information, so she followed Sylvia with the schedule he provided.

“That’s why my mother was able to snap a picture of Sylvia and Edmund together. Then, my mother followed them to Northpeak. Not only did he know that the surveillance cameras in the resort were down, but he also told us that you'll be back that morning. | was anxious, so | instructed my mother to push Madam Carter down, and then you came back and caught Sylvia and Edmund together...” Tara cautiously looked up and saw Odell glaring at her.

The killing intents in between his furrowed brows and gloomy expression were brazen. “Continue.”

“Yes, sir...” Tara then continued , “I thought of making Sylvia disappear from the face of the earth during the night party at Cloudy Heart Lake, so my mom contacted him for help. He arranged for a group of people to start a fight by the lake and separated Sylvia from the bodyguards during the commotion.

“He also arranged for the stalls to sell Sylvia's favorite food. Since she was in a wheelchair back then, she had to ask the servant to buy them for her. When she was alone, the hitman he arranged for me took her to the hill and | pushed her down the lake...”

The sun was hanging high in the sky. Tara was petrified after she confessed everything. Her back was drenched and she was sweating bullets.

The man on the seat wore the grimmest expression on his face. The frosty presence he emanated felt like it could freeze the air in seconds.

He finally knew why Thomas was able to save Sylvia from the lake that night. It was all part of his plan and he had been planning this for a long time.

He raised his hand and gestured to Jacob.

“Sir.” Jacob immediately came over.

“Inform the men at the hospital and tell them to tie Thomas up!”

“Yes, sir!”

Odell shot one last glance at Tara kneeling on the ground. He said coldly, “Watch her.”

After he apprehended Thomas, he would deal with both of them together and make sure they suffer worse than death! “Yes, sir!”

The bodyguards answered en masse. Tara felt weak, her knees failed to hold up and she collapsed to the ground. Odell strode out of the gate without sparing a glance at

her. The black MPV sprinted on the freeway. His frosty gaze was glued to the front. Moments later, he pulled his phone out and searched his contact for a ” Stupid Woman”.

He dialed the number but the mechanical voice informed him that the phone was switched off.

Chapter 702 Had she blacklisted him again? His brows remained furrowed when he said to the driver, “Turn around. We'll go home first.”

He wanted to bring the woman along so that when he finally exposed Thomas and Tara of their schemes , she would be able to see Thomas ' true self.

He wanted to know if she would still follow Thomas after learning what happened. It was then Jacob in the passenger seat received a call. His expression changed before he turned around and said, “ Sir, something happened! We can’t reach the two new bodyguards that we sent to the hospital last night. A nurse picked up one of their phones and informed us that they were found knocked out cold outside the hospital an hour ago. They were severely injured and still hadn’t woken up.”

Odell frowned. Knocked out an hour ago? The timing was uncanny.

He said coldly, “Contact the hospital right away. Tell them Thomas is a dangerous murderer and ask them to apprehend him immediately.”

Jacob nodded and contacted the hospital right away. Moments later, he turned around with a pale look.

He dared not look at Odell’s grim expression as he cautiously reported, “Sir, the hospital said Second Master Carter left the hospital half an hour ago. Several nurses spotted him together with a beautiful young woman in the car. They also spotted him bringing a middle-aged woman and two kids to the parking lot, seemingly leaving together.”

Odell’s gaze shrunk. A beautiful young woman, a middle -aged woman, and two kids? Sylvia, Aunt Tonya, Isabel, and Liam! Had the woman planned to elope with him?

He asked in seething anger, “Where did they go?”

“The hospital isn’t clear about that,” Jacob said in a small voice.

Odell shut his eyes to suppress his boiling anger and pondered the situation.

The bodyguards were knocked out, the kids and Sylvia were taken away from the hospital , and if Thomas only wanted to bring them out to play, there was no reason for him to knock out the bodyguards.

Therefore, he might be planning to leave Westchester City with Sylvia and the kids!

He widened his eyes in anger and bellowed, “I want men at all the possible exits of the city!” “Yes, sir! Right away, sir!” Jacob immediately made the necessary phone calls.

Odell clenched his fists tightly. “How far are we from the airport?”

The driver said, “About 20 minutes.”

“Go to the airport right away!” “Yes, sir!”

Meanwhile, in another white MPV heading to the airport, the driver drove steadily toward the destination.

Sylvia and Thomas were in the rear seat and it had been a quiet journey since they departed from the hospital.

She sat close to the door, drawing as much distance as possible from him. Her eyes would stare out of the window from time to time.

It was impossible for her to not be afraid of him after learning the truth. She never would have thought Thomas was the one behind everything

What scared her the most was he had Aunt Tonya and the kids. She was worried about their safety.

Since they left the hospital, she did not spot any other cars following them, so it was likely that Aunt Tonya and the kids did not travel using the same route.

Fortunately, they were near the airport now. She clenched her fists tightly and turned to Thomas. Thomas leaned back on the seat casually and wore nonchalance on his face.

He noticed her gaze on him, so he turned to her, curling his lips into a warm smile. Even his frosty eyes showed a hint of delight.

 

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Sylvia pursed her lips and asked in a small voice,“ Thomas, we're arriving at the airport soon. Where’s Aunt Tonya and my kids?” “Soon. You'll be able to see them after two more junctions.”

“Okay...” Sylvia tightened her fists.

She hid a knife in her curled fist. The blade was the one she used to cut fruits for her kids whenever they went out, so she always had it in her bag.

When she reunited with Aunt Tonya and her kids, she might be able to threaten Thomas to release them with the knife. Thomas had a subtle glance at her tightly clenched fists, and he secretly curled his lips into a faint grin.

Soon enough, the car passed two junctions with traffic lights and arrived at a crossroad. Every car wanting to go to the airport from the city had to pass this crossroad.

There were barely any cars on the road at this hour.

The car stopped by the road in front of the crossroad. Sylvia spotted another silver car ahead of them, and two

intimidating men were standing beside it.

She got out of the car and ran forward, but the two men stopped her in front of the car.

Through the window, she was able to have a glimpse of the interior.

Aunt Tonya was sandwiched by her kids in the rear seat. They were unconscious, seemingly having fed some unknown drugs. “Aunt Tonya? Isabel? Liam?” Sylvia cried.

She called them a few times but they did not answer. She nervously turned around to Thomas who came by.

“What did you give them?” she questioned him coldly. “Some medicine to aid their sleeping. They'll wake up in two hours.” He walked closer to her and stared at her with the warmest gaze, asking, “Do you want to bring them along, or do you want me to send them back to my brother?”

Sylvia clenched her teeth. “I... | want—”

“You want to threaten me with that blade in your hands?” He interrupted her. Sylvia’s face turned pale, and she immediately moved her hands behind her back. Thomas smiled at her.

The risen guilt made her avoid his gaze. “I'll go with you. Send them back to Odell.” “Okay.” Thomas then looked at the two men beside the car. “Send them back to Carter Tower.” “Yes, sir,” said one of the men.

Before the men got into the car, Sylvia cried, “Wait! Hold

on!”

Thomas shot a sharp gaze at her. “What else do you

want?”

Sylvia’s eyes got teary as she said, “I just want to hug them.”

It was heavy for her to leave them but she could not bring them along, not when she learned how dangerous Thomas was.

This might be the last time she would see her children. She had no idea how long she would be gone with Thomas. She might not even see them again for the rest of her life.

Thomas furrowed his brows. “Bring the kids down.”

The two men opened the door and carried the sleeping children down. Isabel and Liam were soundly asleep, their puffy cheeks were adorable. Sylvia hugged them tightly one by one and kissed them on the cheeks. Awhile later, she reluctantly gave her children back to the men.

Thomas held her hand and said, “Don’t worry. They’ll send Aunt Tonya and the kids back to Carter Tower, and when they do, they'll send me a video of it.”

Sylvia pursed her lips in silence. The two men then received a glance from Thomas and then carried the kids into the car.

It was at that moment, that a black MPV arrived and it screeched to a stop in front of them.

 

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Jacob jumped out of the car and attacked Thomas.

The defenseless Thomas was ambushed and he received a punch on his face.

The ambush on him also freed Sylvia from his restraints.

Sylvia was also surprised by Jacob’s attack and before she could react, another strong hand held her.

She turned around and saw Odell’s handsome but frosty face.

It was as though Odell was afraid that she would try to save Thomas , he held her tightly and he shot a gloomy gaze at her. Sylvia’s eyes got teary and she started to choke on her emotions.

Odell frowned.

Was she trying to beg him to release Thomas again?

He pursed his lips tightly to suppress his anger and said to her, “Thomas isn’t who you think he is. He’s not only involved in the company’s crisis, but he’s also the one who instigated Spencer Weiss to kidnap you. He’s also involved in Grandma’s accident and you being pushed into the lake by Tara.”

He was afraid that she refused to believe her, so he continued, “I have proof. Bring the kids and go home with me. I'll show you.” Jacob had apprehended Thomas by now but Isabel and Liam were still being held hostage by the two men.

Sylvia looked at Thomas. “Thomas, why don’t you...?”

She wanted to ask him to tell his men to release the kids and she would beg Odell to let him go.

However, before she could finish, Thomas curled his lips into a warm smile and said, “Sylvia, Odell is trying to accuse me. | don’t know what he’s talking about.”

Sylvia choked on her unfinished words.

Thomas obviously refused to make this deal with her.

The two men seemed to understand their employer’s meaning, so they put their hands on Isabel and Liam’s necks. Sylvia’s chest tightened. She turned to Odell and begged, “I believe Thomas. | won’t go back with you.”

She wanted to pull her hand off his restraint.

Odell’s expression turned grim and gripped her wrist tighter than before. “Have you lost your mind? | said | have proof. I'll show you who he really is!”

The pain on her wrist made her frown, and in addition to the chest pain, tears rolled down her cheeks. She bit the bullet and said, “I don’t care who he really is or what he did. I’m going with him!”

Anger caused the veins on Odell’s forehead to bulge. He tugged her wrist and said coldly, “Even if you die here today, | won't let you go with him!”

He then shot a gaze at Thomas. “Tell your men to release Isabel and Liam, or you won't leave Westchester City today, alive.” As his words subsided, the two men removed their hands from the children’s necks and turned to Thomas for further instructions.

Sylvia also looked at him, anticipating his answer. All she could do was beg and plead for him to release the kids.

Thomas looked at her with a warm smile instead of a grim one, but it scared Sylvia rather than assured her.

Next, he said, “If | can’t be with you, I’d rather be dead. Why don’t you kill me now, Odell?”

Sylvia turned to the men holding her children hostage. Their hands were back at the children’s necks again.

Their robust hands were over the two little kids’ necks. The slightest exertion of strength would snap their heads off. Sylvia’s heart pounded wildly.

She cried and turned to Odell. “Odell, release me. | must leave with Thomas. Let me leave and | can give you back Isabel and Liam!”

Odell frowned. His handsome face showed nothing but rage and disbelief.

“You love him that much? To the point that you’re abandoning your children?” he questioned her gruffly. His words were like needles poking into her heart.

She did not love Thomas at all. She promised to be with him because of guilt and gratitude.

Had she learned about the truth earlier, she would not be clouded by her guilt and brought the kids to him.

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The fear tormented Sylvia badly, but she had no other choice.

Thomas used her kids against her.

If she refused to go with him, he would tell his men to snap Isabel and Liam’s necks.

Sylvia took a deep breath and looked up to Odell with teary eyes. She pleaded, “Odell, please.”

Odell pursed his lips. His handsome looks were shrouded by a layer of gloom. His eyes were frosty and if gaze could kill, he would have strangled her.

Seconds later, he tightened his lips and said, “I won't let you go.”

Sylvia started to choke on her emotions. “Don’t force my hands.”

Odell scoffed. “I am. What can you possibly do about it?”

Sylvia shut her eyes and then charged into his arms.

A muffled thud was heard at the next moment.

The man’s upright and straight body suddenly curved forward, and Sylvia started to stagger backward. Drops of blood dripped and fell on the ground.

One of his hands covered his abdomen with a pink knife in it.

Sylvia stabbed him with the fruit knife she hid in her hands.

The air went quiet for a moment. “SIR!” Jacob shouted. He pushed Thomas away and ran to his boss. Odell remained standing as he stared at Sylvia.

He was in shock and disbelief, and then they were replaced by a mocking grin. He said each and every word clearly, “Okay, I'll let you go. But bear this in mind. From this moment onward, you’re no longer Isabel and Liam’s mother. Don’t even think about seeing them anymore.”

Sylvia’s hands were trembling uncontrollably. Tears gushed from her eyes ceaselessly and blurred her sight. 1

She did not see his expression clearly. She only heard his gruff voice speaking to her and she could tell he was in a lot of pain, both physically and mentally.

She wept as she said, “Thank you.”

She then walked to Thomas’ side.

Thomas hugged her into his arms and looked at her deeply. He then said to the men, “Give the kids back to

my brother.”

The two men handed the sleeping Isabel and Liam to Odell.

Sylvia wanted to have one last glance but Thomas held the back of her neck tightly and stopped her from turning back. Awhile later, she heard doors opening and closing, and cars driving away.

When Thomas released her, she turned around nervously but Odell, Thomas, Jacob, and their car were gone. All

that was left was a puddle of blood on the ground. It was Odell’s blood, and she stabbed him. “Let’s go. We're going to miss the flight,” Thomas said warmly. Sylvia snorted and looked at the men’s car. Aunt Tonya was still there.

After what had happened, she could not let Aunt Tonya follow her anymore. She planned to escape in the future and if Aunt Tonya followed her, it would only put her in harm’s way. Thomas might even use Aunt Tonya against her.

She said, “Tell them to bring Aunt Tonya home.”

Thomas smiled and wiped the tears off her face. “Aunt Tonya watched you grow up. You’re moving to a new place, it’s better to have a family member by your side.”

“It’s fine. I'll be okay alone.”

The smile on his face suddenly felt cold, his expression remained warm but it felt scary

He saw through her thoughts but he did not want to expose her, nor did he want to feign ignorance.

Sylvia’s gaze shrunk. She wore a cold look as she pushed him away and went into the car.