Ch. 706..710

Chapter 706

Thomas got into the car after her.

However, the car did not go to the airport directly. It made a U-turn and drove into the freeway that led to Glanchester City. Sylvia frowned.

It was as though Thomas was able to read Sylvia’s expression. He said with a smile, “We're leaving from Glanchester City’s airport.” Glanchester City’s airport?

They were right in front of Westchester City’s airport and yet he decided to leave from Glanchester City’s airport? “My brother is unpredictable, so | have to be cautious,” he said.

Sylvia pursed her lips and ignored him. The car cruised smoothly.

The weather was great, the sun was warm, and the wind was breezy, but Sylvia did not have the mood. All she could think of was the blood on the ground and the fact that she stabbed Odell.

He must resent her deeply.

“Have something to eat.”

Suddenly, a meticulously wrapped box was handed to her by a pair of fair hands.

Sylvia did not even look at the box. She moved closer to the door and turned her back on him. The rejection was obvious, and it froze Thomas’ hands for a moment.

His smile remained as he said, “It’s your favorite. Have something to fill your stomach first. It’s going to take us a few more hours to reach the airport.”

He sounded soft.

If she was still the ignorant girl that she was before, she would have accepted his offer.

Now that she learned the truth, she only felt repulsive and scared of him, so she refused to accept anything from him.

“I'm not hungry,” she said coldly.

“Aunt Tonya is waking up soon. Don’t you want to see her?”

Sylvia’s expression changed. She turned around to him and asked, “What are you going to do to her?” “She’s your family. | won’t do anything to her. | just want you to eat properly,” he said.

Sylvia tightened her lips. She grabbed the box and started eating. She ate quickly.

Thomas smiled and said, “Slow down, you'll choke yourself.” Sylvia widened her mouth and ate even faster.

Thomas wisely stopped talking.

Meanwhile, at Westchester City Hospital’s VIP ward, the man who just had his injury treated and bandaged was on the bed with a grim look.

Cliff and several bodyguards were there but they dared not make a sound.

Sometime later, Jacob came in and reported softly, “Sir, our men at the airport said they didn’t see Second Master Carter or madam at all. They aren’t at the airport.”

Odell’s gaze shrunk.

‘Not at the airport? Did Thomas avoid Westchester City’s airport because he’s afraid that | can check where they are going?’ The room went silent for a moment. Cliff stepped up and said in a small voice, “Sir, the freeway is just outside the airport. | believe Second Master Carter must've taken

madam to another city’s airport. I'll contact the others to track them down.”

“Leave it.”

Both Cliff and Jacob were stunned.

Odell looked at his children sleeping soundly beside him and said gruffly, “Don’t track them anymore.”

She loved Thomas that much. She abandoned her children and even stabbed him so that she could be with that man. Since he agreed to let them go, he tended to keep his promise.

It was just an instant but the atmosphere in the ward switched drastically.

It felt depressing and sad.

Maybe because of the lights, after the words subsided, the man’s watery eyes gleamed. Cliff and Jacob remained stunned for a while before they exchanged a quick gaze. “Yes, sir,” they answered en masse.

Half a month later.

Chapter 707

On a beautiful island in Galston, there was an old European castle on top of the hill.

Sylvia was inside the castle , sitting before a ceiling -to wall window with her wood sculpture.

Aunt Tonya was knitting beside her.

Suddenly, rhythmic footsteps sounded from the door. Aunt Tonya had a glance and said to Sylvia, “Syl, he’s here.” She bolted up and stood before Sylvia.

Sylvia turned to the door and saw Thomas.

He wore a light-colored shirt that loosely draped over his slender figure. He wore a smile as he walked over.

Seeing Aunt Tonya in front of Sylvia, Thomas’ gaze turned cold but he kept his polite smile and said, “Aunt Tonya, can | have the room? | want to have a word with Sylvia.”

Aunt Tonya wore a cautious look and refused to budge.

Sylvia shot a gaze at her and said, “It’s okay. It’s just a talk, he won't do anything to me.”

It had been half a month since she was imprisoned in this

castle by Thomas and he did nothing to her.

Aunt Tonya begrudgingly left the room.

After Aunt Tonya left, Thomas smiled at her. “Where have you been this morning? | didn’t see you.” Sylvia averted his gaze and coldly said, “Where else can | go? | went for a walk around the castle.” “You didn’t see anyone?”

“No.”

“Didn't talk to anyone?”

“No.”

Slam!

He slammed a handkerchief on the floor.

Sylvia saw the bloodstained handkerchief on the ground. There was also a severed finger with a golden ring on it. Her face turned pale and staggered backward in fear. She looked at Thomas in horror and asked, “Whose finger is this?”

Thomas’ gaze remained soft as he explained , “You just spoke to him in the morning. Have you forgotten?” Sylvia thought of the gardener in the garden. She recalled the gardener had a golden ring on one of his fingers, but she just had a chat with him! She just asked

him about the castle and nothing else. She did not even ask him to help her leave the island!

Her face was as pale as paper. Horrified, she stared at him and asked, “What did you do to him?”

He said with a terrifying smile, “Don’t worry. | just cut off two of his fingers.”

Sylvia shook uncontrollably. Two fingers? The gardener relied on his hands to make a living and yet he cut off the man’s fingers! “Thomas, you're a freaking psycho!” she scolded.

Thomas giggled. It sounded helpless for some reason.

“It’s you who has been a bad girl,” he said as he walked closer to her and stroked her pale face. “You promised to live with me but ever since you came here, you have been planning your escape.”

Sylvia’s gaze shrunk in fear. “I didn’t!” “You really think | don’t know what you're thinking?” Sylvia pursed her lips. She wore a frosty look that rejected his presence.

It had been half a month and she had been showing the same frosty look at him every day. Thomas’ gaze turned cold. “Why can’t you live a life with me here? Am | not good enough?”

Sylvia inhaled deeply and said as she met his eyes,“ Thomas, you used Melanie and Tara to put me and Odell through hell. Not only did you hurt Grandma, but you've also committed crimes. How can | live a life with you?!”

He frowned. “I just want to live with you. | didn’t think of hurting Grandma.”

Chapter 708

“Had you not helped them in the dark, they wouldn’t have pushed Grandma down and comatose her! Odell wouldn’t have misunderstood me and he wouldn’t have broken my leg. Tara wouldn't have gotten the chance to push me down the lake!”

“| just want to let you know Odell doesn’t really love you. He hurt you because of Tara. He cared only about Tara even after your second marriage. | just want you to leave him!” Thomas took a deep breath and continued,” Grandma’s incident is beyond me. | know I’ve hurt her and | admit | was the one who ushered Tara to push you down the lake, but it’s under my control. | won't let you die!”

Sylvia had no intention to argue with him about his meticulous scheme. She went along with his words and said, “Yeah, you saved me but if you’re a minute later, I'd have drowned!”

“There’s no ‘if’.” He slightly lowered his head and moved closer to her, whispering, “Do you remember the hitman who pushed you up the hill?”

Sylvia was confused by this particular question. She said with furrowed brows, “Yeah, but | didn’t see his face.”

“It was me,” he said with a grin. “After | pushed you up the hill, | went down to the lake and waited at your

possible landing spot. I've also arranged for several good swimmers to save you as soon as you fall into the water.” Sylvia’s eyes widened in shock.

Thomas was the hitman who seized the knife at her neck and pushed her up the hill! He was the one who let Tara break her leg and push her into the water!

Though on second thought, it was not surprising since he had been plotting this for a while.

Madam Carter being pushed down the hill, her being pushed into the water, her second marriage with Odell, her being kidnapped by Spencer, and Carter Corporation’s crisis — everything had been his elaborate plan.

She even thought Odell had imprisoned and tortured him, and she threatened Odell with death!

Sylvia was furious and terrified. She wanted to back away from him.

Thomas saw the fear she had for him in her eyes. He frowned and hugged her into his arms.

He hugged her trembling body and said solemnly, “ Sylvia, | did everything just because | want to be with you. | know the process might have hurt you, but I'll make it up to you. As long as you will it, | can pluck the star from the sky for you.”

Sylvia moved her trembling lips. “I want to leave. | want to go back to Westchester City.”

He grinned. “Except that.”

“| want to see Isabel and Liam. | want to see them.”

His gaze turned frosty. “Sylvia, I’m a patient person but there’s a limit as well. Stop challenging my patience.” Sylvia shut her mouth up.

Thomas wiped the sweat off her forehead and hugged her tighter. He whispered to her ears, “Isabel and Liam will be fine with Odell. If you like kids, we can have one of our own. I’m sure the baby will be as adorable as Isabel and Liam.”

Sylvia tightened her fists and clenched her teeth in silence. Another week had passed.

Back at Carter Tower in Westchester City, as soon as the meeting ended, the man bolted up and strode out of the meeting room.

He strode to the elevator and then reached his office on the top floor.

Cliff, who had been following since the meeting room, went up and opened the door for his boss. Odell strode inside and saw his kids occupying his desk and chair.

Liam was on his chair with a cool look, looking a lot like a mini version of him.

Isabel sat on his desk with her legs crossed. She did not only mess up the place but she even ate some snacks and had powder all over her face.

Liam stared at him as soon as he stepped in. Isabel also pouted. She crossed her arms and bawled, “Big baddie, it has been a month! Have you found Mommy?” “No.” He went over to the desk and carried her off the table.

It was as though the girl was afraid that he would escape, so she hugged his leg and looked up at him with her puffy face. “Are you lying to us? Did something happen to Mommy?!”

Her eyes got teary when she asked the question.

Chapter 709

The girl was afraid that something had happened to her mother.

Odell somehow choked on his emotions after seeing the girl's teary eyes. A sense of disgust rose from the bottom of his heart. It had almost been a month and yet the woman did not even give the kids a call, not even once.

Aside from that, both she and Aunt Tonya switched off their phones as if they were afraid that he could track them through phone signals. He pursed his lips and hugged the girl into his arms.

The girl stared at him with teary eyes, looking adorable yet pitiful.

He carried the girl to the bathroom and wiped her dirty face with a wet towel.

After that, he said, “Mommy and Daddy had an argument. She’s fine, but she doesn’t want to come back because of me.” Isabel pouted and punched his chest. “Why can’t you be patient with her?!”

Odell let the girl punch his chest as much as she liked. She

got tired after a while and started to weep.

He hugged the girl and comforted her, “Don’t cry. I'll think of a way to bring Mommy back.” The girl snorted and said with a sobbing tone, “Big baddie, if you don’t bring Mommy home, | won't talk to you anymore!”

The girl then curled her tiny arms around his neck and buried her sobbing face into his chest. Odell hummed a reply and headed out of the bathroom. As soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, a tiny yet upright figure entered his sight.

Odell turned to the boy and the boy did the same. Liam stared at him with his googly eyes and puffy face. He was not afraid to stare at his father.

He was trying to spot clues in his father’s expression.

Odell raised his hand and patted the boy’s head. “Go do your homework for tomorrow.”

“I've finished my homework for tomorrow,” the boy answered.

“Then go do the one for the day after tomorrow.” “Isabel hasn’t done her homework for yesterday and the day before yesterday.” Isabel's sobbing expression froze before she buried her

face into Odell's neck.

Odell shot a glance at his son and said, “Help her finish them.”

Liam was speechless.

Odell carried Isabel back to the desk and sat down on the chair.

Liam went over to a toddler’s table by the window and sat down.

He took Isabel's homework and started to write down hints and tips for the questions to let her understand them better. He refused to do her homework for her but he must teach her how to do them.

Isabel decided to cling to Odell since she did not want to do her homework. Odell carried her with one hand and continued flipping through the documents with his other hand.

Cliff came in a while later and said, “Sir, Ms. Lily Springsteen at the reception, asking for a meeting about a collaboration.”

Odell had a glance at the girl dozing off in his arm and said, “Bring her to the meeting room. I’ll be there in a minute.”

 

Chapter 710

Half an hour later, Odell left the sleeping girl on the couch and told Liam to watch over his sister before he left the office. Cliff had been waiting outside the office.

When his boss came out, he followed him to the well-lit meeting room downstairs.

There was a young woman in a tight-fit red dress and meticulous makeup sitting on one of the chairs.

She stood and smiled at Odell when he came in and extended her hand for a handshake. “Good morning, Master Carter.” “Good morning.”

Odell shook her hand and sat in the center seat. Lily sat down on his left.

Her assistant immediately provided Cliff with a document and Cliff opened it up for his boss.

Odell had a glance through the content and responded with a solemn look. There was no other expression on his

face.

Lily's gaze shifted. He said, “Master Carter, my family has been working on this project before we moved back to

Westchester City. The Carter Corporation is influential in this city, so we hereby sincerely invite you to join us. Of course, if you have any other terms and conditions, please do voice them.”

Odell continued reading the document without giving her a reply. Until he reached the last page and the last line, he looked at her and said, “This seems like an innovative project.”

Lily smiled. “Thank you. | wonder if you’re interested to be part of it.” “Please provide me with the project’s details and I'll get back to you by next week.” “Sure thing.”

Odell got up and wanted to head out.

“Master Carter, please wait,” Lily called as she stood up. He turned around and asked, “Is there anything else?” Lily curled her lips into a sweet smile and said, “I wonder if you're free tonight? Maybe we can talk more about the details and my opinion on this project over dinner.”

“I'm occupied tonight. Please send me your opinions together with the details of the project.” He then stepped out of the meeting room. The sweet smile on her face froze.

She dressed meticulously for this meeting, and yet the man did not even spare a glance at her and even rejected her invitation for dinner.

“Ms. Springsteen, are we leaving now?” her assistant asked.

Lily's face turned cold and glared at her.

Odell left without showing the slightest courtesy. Why would she want to stay?

She took a deep breath to adjust her mood and walked out. Her assistant carefully followed her.

She regained her composure and returned to her confident and elegant self as soon as she stepped out of the meeting room. She was just starting her pursuit of him. When the project she proposed made progress, she would have more chances to meet him.

She was confident that he would look at her differently in time and eventually fall in love with her.

That evening, when the sky was almost dark, Odell was still going through documents at his desk.

Suddenly, his stomach started growling.

He turned and saw Isabel sitting on the couch, awakened.

Her tiny hands were on her stomach as she looked at him with a yearning look.

She pouted when she met his gaze. “I’m hungry...”

Odell had a glance at the time. It was 6:00 p.m. already.

He put the documents down and went over to her.

He carried the girl into his arms and then shot a glance at the boy, reading at the side.

“Come here.”

Liam put the book down and walked to his father.