Ch. 816..820

Chapter 816 Ding! Shortly after Sylvia woke up in the morning and was about to make breakfast, her phone suddenly rang.

She looked at her phone and saw that Isabel was calling her, so she immediately picked up. Immediately after picking up, she heard Isabel bawling into the phone, “Hnghh...Mommy, the big baddie had a car accident!”

Clack. Her phone clattered against the floor. She felt the strength drain out of her legs in an instant.

It took her a moment to register what she had heard. She balanced herself against the wall with one hand as she crouched down to pick up the phone and asked in a trembling voice, “Isabel, when did it happen? How is he doing now?”

Amidst her sobs, Isabel answered, “I think it was last night. Uncle Sebastian said that he is still in a coma in the hospital... He’s not going to die, is he?”

Last night? Sylvia answered with a frown, “No, the doctors will do

everything they can to save him. He won't die so easily.” Since he had been admitted to the hospital last night and was now comatose, that meant that they had managed to save his life. The only question now was when he was going to wake up. Isabel whimpered, “Really?”

“Yes, Mommy would never lie to you.” This seemed to calm down Isabel.

Feeling a little more in control of herself now as well, Sylvia said, “Where is Liam?” “I’m here.” Liam promptly answered her. “Stay at home with your sister and make sure you two get something to eat. Don’t overthink this matter, understand?”

“Okay.” After reassuring them a little while longer, she finally ended the call.

As soon as she had done that, she went outside and called herself a taxi. The taxi brought her to the Westchester Hospital.

She had learned from Liam that Odell was in Westchester Hospital.

She clasped her hands tightly together during the entire ride.

At last, the taxi came to a stop.

She rapidly flung the door open and rushed out.

Noticing that his passenger was pregnant, the driver called out to her, “Slow down, girlie.”

Before he could even finish his sentence, Sylvia was already nearly out of sight. She had barely heard what the driver said to her.

She walked with a sense of great urgency and arrived in the lobby of the hospital before she knew it. She rarely came to this particular hospital and was not familiar with its layout.

There were many people in the lobby at this hour, coming and going in different directions. She looked everywhere but could not find any signs pointing the way to the intensive care unit.

She was in a hurry and quickly stopped a random passerby and asked, “Hi, do you know where the intensive care unit is?” The passerby merely shook their head.

She had to ask two more people for directions before someone finally pointed out the way to her.

With that, she promptly headed to the elevator and went to the eighth floor.

This was where the intensive care unit was located. She hurried down the corridor.

She paced around the floor several times before she finally ran into a nurse that was just stepping out of a ward. She promptly stopped the nurse and inquired, “Hi, could | please know which ward Odell Carter is in? What’s his condition like now?”

The nurse seemed rather puzzled, “Odell Carter? There is no patient named Odell Carter here.” Sylvia urgently relayed, “He had a car accident last night and was taken here, | heard that he was still unconscious now.” “Ma'am, there’s no patient named Odell Carter here.”

“He was sent here last night, are you sure about that?” “I am very sure, there are no patients with the name Odell or Carter here. Why don’t you go to the general ward to have a look?” With that, the nurse left.

Sylvia frowned. No patients named Odell Carter? Was Odell not in this hospital? Or had he been placed in the general ward? 1 She immediately went back to the elevator.

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The general ward was located in a separate building

After stepping out of the elevator, Sylvia took a shortcut and went to the other building

Just as she was about to cross through the park to the entrance of the building, she noticed two familiar figures approaching from another direction They were none other than Lily and Madam Springsteen, who had just confronted her yesterday.

She hurriedly stopped and ducked behind a tree.

Both Madam Springsteen and Lily were looking anxious.

"Grandma, what if something happens to Odell?”

“That won't happen. | asked around and they said that he was transferred to the general ward last night. That must mean that he’s doing fine now.”

They did not notice Sylvia at all and went into the building right away.

Sylvia quietly followed them in only after they had entered

She hid around the corner and noticed that they took the elevator to the sixth floor.

It seemed like Odell was now staying in a ward on the sixth floor, and that he was no longer in a critical situation.

She felt a weight lift off her heart.

She turned around and walked out. She did not leave the hospital but hung around the vicinity of the park outside instead.

She figured that she would wait for Lily and Madam Springsteen to leave first, then she would sneak into the ward to take a look at how things were going.

She ended up waiting the better half of the day before Lily and Madam Springsteen finally emerged from the building.

The park was only a short distance away from the entrance. The moment she saw them stepping past the entrance, she quickly ducked behind a tree with her back to them.

They were having a conversation.

"Grandma, let's eat something and then get you home. You've seen how badly injured one of his hands is and he’s having trouble moving around. He’s going to have a lot of trouble just doing simple tasks. Even though there are nurses looking after him, I'd still like to stay by his side and keep him company,” said Lily.

Madam Springsteen smiled and said, “Alright, you come back here after we have dinner and bring him some food. This will be a good chance for you to bond with him.”

They walked away as they talked. The frown on Sylvia’s face eased.

It appeared to be that he had injured one of his hands quite severely, so he was probably going to need some time before he recovers.

The tenseness that had been lingering in her body nearly all day finally subsided. With that, she promptly left the hospital after Madam Springsteen and Lily had gone.

Meanwhile, inside a private ward on the sixth floor of the hospital.

The man himself was sitting on the bed, one of his hands was covered in bandages and he was holding a book with the other. His eyes darted out the door from time to time.

After a while, he could wait no longer and asked, "Is she not here yet?"

Cliff was standing by the door and whispered back to him, "No."

Odell frowned harshly, "Did she not know that | got into a car accident?"

Cliff observed the look on his face and answered back: “According to Sebastian, the young miss called Miss Sylvia first thing in the morning when she found out that you got into an accident. | believe Miss Sylvia should be informed about your accident.”

Odell's face darkened.

She knew that he was in a car accident and yet she had not come to visit him!

Hadn't she sent him a text message last night asking him to drive slower? Why was she not here yet? Was she not worried about him?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy and oppressive

Cliff shuddered and took a step back, then he probed cautiously, “ Master Carter, why don't | go to Miss Sylvia and ask her to come to visit you?” Odell glared at him, "Do | look like | need her sympathy?"

Cliff zipped his lips shut, afraid to utter another word

Internally, he muttered, ‘You were the one who created this accident to get Miss Syivia's attention. Why are you getting angry at me?’

The room was filled with silence.

After a while, Odell suddenly broke the silence. “Assign two men to keep an eye on her, report to me what she's getting up to at home.”

He would excuse her if she did not visit because she was feeling unwell

Or perhaps she was occupied with some other matters... He would not mind if she came later, as long as she showed up

What if she never showed up, he would

He closed his eyes and hissed sharply, "Go!"

Cliff answered dutifully, "Yes, sir!”

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Sylvia called Isabel when she reached home

The little girl called out affectionately the moment the call connected, “Mommy!”

She seemed to be in a much better mood compared to that morning when she called to ask if her father was going to survive. Sylvia smiled and asked, “Isabel, did Uncle Sebastian tell you how your father is doing?”

“He did, he says that the big baddie has woken up and only needs a few days of rest to recover from his injury.”

Liam’s voice followed afterward, ‘Mommy, we're going to the hospital to see Dad later. Do you want to go too?”

Sylvia instantly recalled encountering Lily that afternoon.

She was probably by Odell's side now,

After thinking about it, she answered, “You kids can go. | won't be joining you.”

Liam did not speak

Isabel whispered in reply, "Okay.”

Sylvia chatted with them for a while before hanging up.

By this point, she was starving and the child in her tummy seemed to be kicking her to remind her to feed them both. She went into the kitchen to get some food.

After filling her stomach, she got bored and watched some television to pass the time.

It did not take long before she eventually fell asleep on the couch.

Westchester Hospital, inside Odell's ward.

The lunch that was served was an exquisite full-course meal.

However, after only taking a few bites, he became irritated and had the nurse take the rest of the food away. Then, he heard someone knocking on the door.

His eyes gleamed as he rapidly turned to see who it was.

Unfortunately, all he saw was that Lily had come back to see him again.

The light in his eyes dimmed. He picked up the book beside his pillow and began reading while speaking without directly looking at Lily, "| don't need you to take care of me, you can go back."

"| Know you don't need to be taken care of, but you must be bored being here all by yourself. | figured I'd come sit with you since | don’t have anything to do anyway.” She said with a smile.

"I'm not bored.”

The smile on Lily's face froze.

After a while, she stated, “Well, as | said, | don’t have anything to do anyway.”

She put some health supplements on the table next to the bed, before sitting down on a nearby couch. “Hey, can | borrow you a book to read?" She asked while gesturing at the books stacked on the table. Odell looked at the book in his hand and answered, “Do what you want.”

Lily picked out a book and read it.

There was nothing but a deep silence inside the ward.

About half an hour later, a stampede of footsteps suddenly tore through the silence.

Odell's expression changed. He then quickly set down the book and looked out the door.

A few seconds later, Isabel's chubby little figure came rushing in She barely even noticed Lily as she ran straight to Odell

Iwas only when she threw herself onto the bed that Liam walked in from outside, followed by Sebastian

The quiet ward suddenly became very lively.

Isabel wrapped herself around Odell's uninjured arm while staring at his other bandaged arm and asked, “Hey, Baddie, does it stil hurt?” Odell took her into his arms and said tenderly, "It doesn't hurt anymore.”

Then, he darted his eyes past Liam and Sebastian to look outside the door.

There was nobody else in the corridor.

He asked, “It's just you guys?”

Isabel answered, “There's Uncle Jacob too. He went to park the car.”

Odell's eyes went cold and he stayed silent.

Just then, Lily, who was sitting on the sofa, got up and approached them.

"Hello, Young Master and Young Miss.” She greeted Isabel and Liam with a smile

It was only then that Liam and Isabel finally noticed her.

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The demeanor of the two little ones immediately changed as they turned to greet her, “Hello, Aunt Lily.” Sebastian seemed more reserved as well and politely greeted, " Hello, Miss Lily.”

Lily smiled and said to Isabel and Liam, "Come over and sit here.”

She gestured to the couch.

Isabel's eyes glittered, but her tiny hand did not let go of Odell

She did not want to move over to the couch just yet, she wanted to be with her father a little longer. Lily frowned slightly as the slightest hint of vexation passed through her eyes.

Liam sat down.

Upon sitting down on the single couch, he produced a Rubik's cube from his pocket. He noticed that Sebastian was still standing and tured to him, “Uncle

Sebastian, come take a seat as well.”

Lily's expression changed

Sebastian smiled as he replied, "I'm not tired. I'll just go out for a walk.”

With that, he went outside.

Liam frowned and continued to play with the Rubik's Cube in his hand. Meanwhile, Isabel continued her conversation with Odell, “Hey

Baddie, how did you get into a car accident?"

Odell stroked her head and answered, "I accidentally hit a street light."

It had not been accidental, it had been intentional.

He had slowed the car down when he received a text from Sylvia last night.

If he had not slowed down at the time, he would have rammed headfirst into an oncoming truck and things would have been far worse if that had happened.

Her text had saved his life. Isabel snorted, “You're silly, Baddie. | can’t believe you hit a streetlight.” Odell playfully tapped her on the forehead. “Do you dare to say that again?”

Isabel flung herself into his arms again, pressing her chubby face against his chest while chuckling all the while, “Hehe, stupid, silly baddie.”

Odell gently smacked her on the bum several times. Although he put on a show of reprimanding her, he was smiling the entire time.

Meanwhile, Lily watched the two interact with one another. With her hands tightly clasped together and an indiscernible look on her face, it took some time before she managed to compose herself again.

As if calling her own father a degrading name like ‘silly baddie’ was not bad enough, she had the ill manners to say her father was stupid.

What was worse was that Odell did not seem in the least bothered by it at all. He was spoiling this uncultured girl too much!

If she was to marry him and start a family with him in the future, she had a feeling that this brat would be a real problem, she had to instill some manners in her before it was too late.

The day quickly passed and the sky began to darken. Inside the ward Isabel was sound asleep in Odell's arms.

Liam was still fiddling with the Rubik's Cube.

Odell was reading a book

Lily rose and approached him, “It's getting late, | won't continue to bother you.”

Odell barely glanced at her, “Goodbye.”

Both his voice and his expression show his disinterest

Lily was slightly upset by this but still made sure to maintain a polite smile as she bid him farewell and left. She had just taken her first step out of the ward when Isabel lifted her head from Odell's arms.

Odell smiled gently and cupped her face, "When did you wake up?”

Isabel smiled and confessed, “I've been awake for a bit.”

"Then why are you still pretending to sleep?”

“Aunt Lily doesn't like it when I keep hugging you so if | don't pretend to be asleep, she will want me to sit on the couch.” She pouted grumpily at the mention of

Lily Over time, she had become more and more aware that Lily was not fond of her.

Odell frowned, "Don't worry about what she says.”

They were only engaged because of a private agreement. They were more like business partners in a collaboration than an actual couple.

Isabel pouted, “You might like me now, but when you marry her and have a baby with her, we will stop being your favorites.” Odell fell silent

Chapter 820 Isabel and Liam went home with Sebastian after having dinner with Odell

The large medical ward was suddenly filled with silence

Odell leaned back against the bed, his cold eyes staring out the window.

Soon, Cliff entered the room

He brought a few documents and relayed several reports to Odell

After he was done with the report, he asked in a low voice, “Sir, do you have any other orders?"

Odell said in a sharp voice, "What's the situation with her?”

Awhole day had already passed. What on earth could she be so busy with that she still had not come to see him?!

Observing Odell's expression, Cliff answered cautiously, “Two of our men have been assigned to keep an eye on Miss Sylvia. She took a two-hour nap after lunch. Then after she woke up, she just sat on the balcony and sort of zoned out for a while. She watched some television after that and went off to get dinner at

a restaurant nearby before heading back to her place again.”

As Cliff went on, his voice gradually grew softer

The ward seemed to become quieter while the temperature inside seemed to have dropped to freezing point.

The face of the man on the bed became darker as he asked, “That's all she did today?”

"Yes, nothing else."

"Is she a pig?”

Even pigs were more productive than her!

If she had that much time to laze about at home, why could not she take a taxi and come to visit him at least? Cliff spoke softly, "Should | contact her? | can ask her to come.”

Odell glared at him venomously, "Do | look like | want to see her?”

Cliff stammered “No... No, you don’t.”

Odell picked up the book again and continued to read.

Underneath the ceiling lights, his handsome face looked quite ominous.

Cliff suddenly added, “Sir, it’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow. Don’t you want to sort out your discharge from the hospital first?” Odell glared at him coldly, “Get out of here.”

Cliff obliged and hurriedly scrambled away.

The next day, Sylvia slept until she woke up naturally.

She was all alone at home. After having breakfast, she went to work putting up decorations on the windows and the door to celebrate the New Year. Having done all that, she went back to the couch.

Today was New Year's Eve and after midnight, it would be the commencement of a new year. She took out her phone and pulled up Aunt Tonya’s contact number before proceeding to call her. As before, the phone on the other end still seemed to have been turned off.

She tightened her grip on the phone.

It was no big deal, she could wait a little longer.

Westchester Hospital.

Lily went to see Odell after breakfast but ended up being denied entry by Cliff. Cliff stated politely, "Miss Lily, Master Carter has some very important matters to deal with right now. Why don't you go back first?” Lily frowned and asked, "What kind of important matters?”

"Its work-related and highly confidential.” Cliff stated curtly

The look in Lily's eyes shifted. She suddenly smiled and said," Okay, then I'll come back in the afternoon.”

"You don't have to come in the afternoon either.”

Her expression tensed up, "Why?”

“He's going to be busy the entire day.”

"Today is New Year's Eve, is he going to work the entire day?”

Cliff nodded, "Yes."

Lily took a quick glance at the ward before she promptly turned and left

Cliff stood nailed to the same spot and waited until she entered the elevator before heading back into the ward himself.

A gust of cold wind blew in through the open windows

Odell's tall figure was standing next to the window as he smoked a cigarette.