Ch. 821..825
Chapter 821
The hazy mist of cigarette smoke was dispersed by the wind
However, the hazy, gloomy look on his face failed to be deterred by the wind
Cliff came to stand several meters behind Odell and whispered, “ Sir, Miss Lily is gone. | don’t think she will come back to bother you today.”
After waiting for a while without receiving a response, Cliff added, “Our guys just told me that Miss Sylvia just had breakfast. She then put up some decorations around the house before sitting back on the sofa and has been watching television since. It doesn't seem like she has any plans to go out so far. Also, Sebastian just called to ask if you were going to leave the hospital today. He says that the young master and the young miss are already at home waiting for you to head
home for the New Year's celebration. Would you Would you like me to sort out the procedures for you to be discharged?”
Perhaps due to the cold wind blowing in from outside, he shivered involuntarily when he finished speaking
Odell was still standing like an unmoving totem next to the window. His wounded hand hung limply by his side as he held a cigarette with the other hand
A dark, oppressive aura seemed to emanate from his body, which seemed to be even colder than the wind outside. Cliff even began to feel like he was
suffocating After not receiving a reply from Odell for a long time, he slowly withdrew from the room.
The day passed in the blink of an eye.
Sylvia had just finished dinner when she got a call from Isabel
The little girl immediately chattered on, asking her if she had eaten anything along with all sorts of random questions
Sylvia answered each of her questions, except that she left out the detail that she had only eaten a bowl of noodles the entire day. Then, she asked Isabel how she and her brother were doing.
The little girl suddenly grumpily muttered, “It’s just me and brother eating at home tonight.”
Sylvia seemed mildly surprised by this, "Did your father not come home yet?"
Wasn't it mostly just his hand that was injured? Shouldn't he have come home by now?
Isabel informed, “Uncle Sebastian says that the baddie is still in the hospital and that he’s not coming back yet.” Sylvia frowned. Were his injuries more serious than she thought?
Suddenly, Isabel shouted out, "It must be an excuse! He must have gone on a date with Aunt Lily! | see this all the time on TV shows. Couples in love have to spend the New Year together, especially since they are already engaged.”
Sylvia pursed her lips and mentioned, “Maybe, but I’m sure he will come back to spend time with you and your brother tomorrow."
“Hmph, let him spend time with his new girl, we can’t be bothered to see him.” She huffed as she spoke, clearly feeling very unhappy.
Sylvia smiled and tried to console her, “Be a good girl, Isabel. The way your dad cares about you and your brother is different from the way he cares about Aunt Lily...”
It took a long while to console the disgruntled little girl.
Then, Sylvia chatted a short while with Liam before finally wrapping up the call.
Silence fell upon the living room again.
She stared at the time on her phone and zoned out.
Before long, she fell asleep without realizing it.
She slept until around midnight when the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky above suddenly tore through the silence. Sylvia’s eyes snapped open immediately.
She picked up her phone and removed Thomas‘ contact from the blacklist.
She promptly wrote a message and sent it to him: “It’s the New Year now, can you let Aunt Tonya come back now?”
Before coming back, the two of them had made an agreement that if she managed to hold out alone in Westchester until the New Year, he would fulfill his end of the deal and allow Aunt Tonya to return.
He must have known about Odell’s engagement with Lily, and that was why he had intentionally sent Sylvia back to Westchester on the day of their engagement.
Even though there had been some hiccups along the way, Sylvia had persisted until now.
After sending the text, she clenched her phone tightly and stared intently at the display.
About a minute later, her phone notification rang like a bell
Thomas replied to her and told her: “Okay.”
Her eyes glowed up, and a brilliant smile immediately appeared on her face
He said yes!
Aunt Tonya was coming back! With Aunt Tonya back, all of them along with the children would be reunited in Westchester and never have to be separated again!
With this in mind, she picked up the phone again and began typing a new text. She wanted to ask him when he would be sending Aunt Tonya back to
Westchester. It was then that the lights in the living room suddenly went out, plunging her surroundings in complete darkness. Sylvia jumped from the sudden blackout, but then she noticed lights coming from the yard
She noticed that the door leading to the living room had been thrown open, letting in wisps of cold air from the outside
That was when she noticed a tall, dark, figure standing by the door of the living room
The ominous figure was leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest. His eyes seemed to gleam from within the darkness as they were fixed
upon her. Itwas an eerie sight that made her shudder.
“Who... who are you?" she asked in a quivering voice
Chapter 822 The dark shadow strode toward Syivia in an instant. It moved like a bolt of lightning
Sylvia had just sat up when the figure stopped in front of her. His slender hand cupped her chin as his face lowered close to hers with a pair of sharp eyes that seemed to bore holes into her with its penetrating gaze. His rough voice said, "What? It's only been a few days that we haven't seen each other and you can’t
recognize me already?" This gloomy voice... Who else could it be except for Odell?
Even when he had been standing at the doorway, Sylvia had already gotten the feeling that it was him. It was just that she could not be sure because his face
had been hidden within the shadows, especially considering he was around the same height as Thomas. She felt a strange sense of calmness and asked, "Odell, aren't you suppose to be recovering in the hospital? Why are you here?” She suddenly felt a twinge of pain in her jaw as soon as she finished her sentence.
She sucked in a breath of cold air and promptly grabbed at his hand that was still holding her chin tightly, “Let go.”
However, he only squeezed even tighter.
She began to press her nails into his arm
"Il break your jaw if you keep doing that.” He threatened icily.
She quickly withdrew her hand
He seemed to reciprocate and loosened his grip as well, but he still made sure to hold on to her.
There was a sudden silence
Locking his dark eyes on her face, Odell refused to avert his gaze from her and asked, "What were you smiling so happily about just now?”
“Nothing in particular.”
"Who were you messaging? Him?" He pressed.
Sylvia made a look and answered, “Not him, just a friend.”
“Which friend? What's his name?"
“You don’t know this friend.”
“lll know him after you tell me.”
Sylvia frowned and muttered, “There’s nothing between the two of us anymore, | shouldn't have to report everything to you." He clenched her jaw again, "If you don't tell me, don't think about ever seeing Isabel and Liam again." Sylvia quickly said, “...1 was texting Simon.”
“Simon? | do know him. Didn't you say that it was someone | didn’t know?” Sylvia refused to back down, "| assumed you didn’t know him.”
Odell became quiet
After a few seconds of silence, he ordered, "Give me the phone."
Sylvia immediately hid her phone behind her.
He narrowed his eyes coldly and insisted, "Give it to me."
"You have no right to intrude on my privacy."
"Don't want to see the children anymore?" He hissed sharply.
Sylvia gnashed her teeth, "It's not Simon.”
“Who is it then?”
“Its him.”
"Who is this him?”
"Thomas."
Immediately after that, she felt the grip around her jaw loosening.
“Good, very good,” Odell commented with a slight chuckle.
The way he said it evoked an uncomfortable, stuffy feeling inside Sylvia's chest Again, silence.
His tall figure stood in front of her as straight as a totem pole.
The cold wind continued to blow their way.
Sylvia shivered from the cold. She then lowered her head and asked in a low voice, "Odell, is there anything else you need?” "| have something to ask you."
“What is it?”
"You knew that | was in a car accident, right?"
Sylvia simply hummed in reply.
“Why didn't you come to visit me?” Odell asked, this time lowering his head to face her as he caressed her cheeks. His dark eyes seemed like two bottomless
pools. Sylvia clasped her hands in front of her and stated, “ | didn't think it was appropriate for me to go."
“Why is it inappropriate?”
"You have a fiancee now and I'm your ex-wife. Me visiting you will only cause a controversy.”
“Do you truly think that its inappropriate, or is it simply because you didn't want to come to visit me?” There was a pang of brittleness in his voice. Sylvia pursed her lips.
Seemingly due to the tension, she pressed her hands together in front of her.
Nothing but silence reigned in the air around them:
Chapter 823
Sylvia, let me ask you just one more question.” He held her chin tightly in his hands. A rush of his hot breath blew against her face, "Do you still love me?"
Sylvia froze, her hands clasped together tighter than before
Did he still have feelings for.
But wasn't he engaged to Lily?
They had gotten engaged in front of all of their friends and families
If she claimed that she still loved him, would he call off the entire thing to be with her?
What about Lily?
How would he explain things to the Springsteens?
She remembered the time Madam Springsteen had come to confront her.
She was still mentally unstable. Someone who could not draw and keep her emotions stable... How could someone like her be with him and give him happiness? “Answer mel” He suddenly bellowed
Sylvia snapped back to her senses and answered in a trembling voice, "No... no.”
He glared at her fearful eyes and asked accusingly again, “You don’t love me anymore?”
“Yes.”
“Is there not even the slightest trace of affection left for me?”
Sylvia dug her fingernails into her palms and gritted her teeth as she forced herself to answer, “No more." “Alright, | understand now.”
He spoke in a low and pleasant voice, almost like a song. He said it in a way that seemed like he was going to burst out laughing.
However, hearing it made Sylvia's heart feel an inexplicable hurt.
Without waiting for her to say anything, he suddenly let go of her and departed, his tall figure vanishing into the night. The living room was filled with unbearable silence, and only the cold wind continued to roar.
After what seemed like forever, Sylvia came back to her senses and looked outside.
The dim lights from the outside illuminated her face that she had not even realized were already covered with her tears. Outside her house
The car that had been parked outside for a long time revved its engine and drove away as soon as Odell got in. Meanwhile, there was yet another car that had been parked in a secluded area the entire time.
From inside the car, Lily looked at the black car that had just driven away, then she gave an order to the driver, “Tail that car.” The driver promptly swerved out from the shade of the trees and onto the road.
Lily stared at the car in front.
She had been to the hospital three times today; the morning, afternoon, and evening.
She had been turned away by Cliff both times during the morning and noontime.
When she had gone again this evening, she had spotted Odell stepping out of the hospital with a dark expression on his face. That was when she had decided to tail him.
She had expected him to stay here for the night. However, he had come out again within an hour. However, the expression he now wore seemed even darker than the one he had when he had stepped out of the hospital the same evening.
Perhaps it was because the woman inside had not offered the hospitality he was expecting? Had she said something that upset him that much?
Forty minutes later, the car stopped at Lush Heaven.
She looked at the large, stately door of Lush Heaven, at its grandiose banner and decorations. After a moment of hesitation, she pushed the door open and stepped out of the car.
The next afternoon
Due to having slept late, Sylvia had also woken up very late.
She felt as if her head was still spinning and she was unbelievably
groggy. Her body felt weak, which was probably caused by low blood sugar.
Propping herself up from the bed, she then got out with great difficulty and tried to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.
As she approached the stairway, a wave of dizziness came upon her which made her fall to the side. Thump!
As she fell on the stairs, her pregnant belly slammed against the handrail which sent a wave of pain throughout her body. Shortly after that, she noticed a stream
of transparent liquid flowing out from her lower body. Sylvia felt so weak that she felt ike she was about to pass out. She held her breath and reached for the phone that had fallen onto the stairs
The phone had been set up with a fingerprint sensor lock. The moment she pressed her finger against the fingerprint sensor, the phone verified her identity and
unlocked accordingly.
She had been on her phone all night last night, debating whether she should send a text to Odell to tell him to drive carefully or something along those lines. It
was almost dawn when she finally fell asleep. When the phone was unlocked, the display showed her conversation with Odell that she had been staring at all night last night
She could not bear the pain anymore and did not have the strength to navigate to other contacts, it took everything left in her to press the dial button
Beep!
With one click, the call went through
It only rang for one second
Immediately after that, the call was ended from the other end
Her face turned pale as she reached for the phone again and tried to call an ambulance. This time, however, her vision slowly faded into black before she could
even press a single button. Thump.
Her hand slumped weakly against the ground and she passed out on the stairs
Chapter 824 Meanwhile, inside the VIP room at Lush Heaven,
Itwas very dimly lit and there was a strong scent of alcohol in the air.
The sleeping man on the couch slowly opened his eyes.
Lily who was sitting next to him sprang to attention and promptly put his phone back onto the table behind her.
She put a smile on her face and greeted Odell, “Hey, you finally woke up?”
Odell’s head was throbbing with pain, he raised his hand and pressed it against his forehead, then he asked her, "Why are you here?” "A friend of mine told me that she saw you coming here last night, so | figured I'd just drop by to see you.” She stated unflinchingly. Odell sat up and checked the time on his watch
He frowned, then he got up and approached the table to pick his phone up
Lily mentioned, “Just so you know, the young miss called you two times today. | didn't answer the first time and figured I'd tell you when you wake up. Since you
continued to sleep, | ended up helping you answer the second time she called. | told her and the young master that they did not need to worry about you.” Odell shot her a look
Lily observed his expression and apologized in a low voice, “I’m
sorry for taking liberties with your privacy like that. You're not angry at me, are you?”
"No, thanks for answering the call for me.”
If not, the children would be worried sick about him considering he had not been home for a day, especially since it was the New Year.
Something glimmered inside Lily’s eyes as she rose and walked outside with him.
“In that case, would you mind if | pushed my luck and asked you why you came here to drink last night?” She asked. “It's none of your business.”
His voice was raspy as he spoke in a cold and affectionless way.
Lily probed in a low voice, "Is it related to Miss Sylvia?”
His footsteps suddenly came to a halt.
Lily stopped as well
After a few seconds, he suddenly grunted, "Don't ever mention her again."
“Not today, or...”
“Not ever, don’t ever bring her up.”
His voice was cold and gloomy.
Something gleamed in her eyes, “I see, | understand.”
After a while, they walked out of Lush Heaven together and arrived at the parking lot.
Noticing that Odell was about to enter his car, Lily hurriedly stepped in front of him and said with a quick smile, “Could | invite you to be a guest at my house tonight? There’s going to be a family dinner tonight and even if our engagement is not genuine, it’s still important to keep up appearances as an engaged couple. I'd like to bring you along. My grandparents would love to see you.”
Odell fell silent for a moment, then he agreed, "Got it." The sky was getting darker.
Acar was coasting down the highway.
Isabel and Liam were seated together in the back row. The thought of getting to see her mother again excited Isabel and she kept gazing at the view outside with her big, round eyes Ben was driving, while Jacob was in the passenger seat.
Odell had given them strict orders that Isabel and Liam were not allowed to go to Sylvia without explicit permission. Thus, Ben and Jacob had essentially been
forced by the two little ones to take them to Sylvia despite their reluctance.
Upon noticing that they were approaching the junction leading to Sylvia's place, Jacob informed, “Young Master, Young Miss, your father will be back in two
hours. You can only stay here for two hours at most, otherwise he will know that we brought you two here and he'll skin us alive.” "Don't worry, Uncle Jacob, we won't let you get punished by the big baddie.” Isabel swore as she raised her little chubby face confidently. Jacob smiled and turned his head, not noticing the subtle, devious gleam in Isabel's eyes
There was no chance that she would go back home so easily after making all this effort to visit her mother.
The stinky baddie had stayed outside all night with that woman to celebrate New Year's Eve, so chances were that he would not be coming home tonight. She
had it all planned out, she and Liam were going to spend the night with their mother. The sheer thought of it made her grin from ear to ear.
Soon, the car stopped outside Sylvia's house
Isabel threw the car door open and hopped out of the car.
The front door was closed, so she stood on her tiptoes and pressed her finger against the fingerprint sensor.
Chapter 825
Even after Isabel had tried all ten fingers, the door still refused to budge.
She frowned and turned to Liam, “Why can't | unlock it?”
“The lock has been changed, it’s not the same one as before.” Liam stated after observing the lock, then he proceeded to ring the doorbell He rang the doorbell several times. They could hear the doorbell echoing inside the house, but nobody emerged from the house.
Isabel murmured ruminatively, "Why isn't Mommy opening the door? Isn't she at home?"
Liam took his phone out and searched for the contact saved as ‘ Mommy’ and proceeded to calll her.
At this time of day, the surrounding area was fairly quiet.
Upon making the call, both of them could hear a faint ringing of Sylvia's phone coming from inside the house.
"Mommy's phone is in there, | heard it ring!" Isabel cried out and gestured toward the house
Liam frowned
Why wasn’t Mommy answering her phone?
Liam turned to Ben and Jacob, "Uncle Ben, Uncle Jacob, could you two please go in and open the door for us?” “Got it”
Jacob responded and promptly jumped over the fence and landed on the other side. He then unlocked the door from the inside. Liam immediately ran in.
"Brother, wait for me!" Isabel followed him and ran inside.
When they entered the living room, they immediately noticed Sylvia passed out on the stairs.
The two of them turned pale in an instant.
“Mommy!”
They cried out and ran to her in a frenzy.
Meanwhile, a regular taxi arrived outside the house.
Aunt Tonya, who had been rushing around all day, got out of the car and dragged her suitcase out of the back.
Thinking about Sylvia, she moved her feet with a sense of urgency. Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped food into the living room, she was greeted by the sight of Ben and Jacob carrying the unconscious Sylvia out.
Liam and Isabel were following them from behind, as Isabel repeatedly cried for her mommy.
The color drained away from Aunt Tonya’s face instantly. She quickly went up to them and asked, "What's wrong with Sylvia? Why is she unconscious?"
Jacob answered, “We found her like this. It looks like she’s in labor.”
Aunt Tonya took a look at Sylvia.
Sylvia’s water had broken and blood was leaking out.
She was seized by fear upon noticing this and her voice trembled, “ Quick, we need to get her to the hospital!"
“We're taking her there right now.” 11 11
They quickly put Sylvia in the car. Aunt Tonya squeezed into the back with Isabel and Liam
Jacob drove quickly but carefully, and soon they arrived at a nearby hospital
Ben went to get a doctor. Immediately after that, nurses showed up with a hospital bed in tow.
Sylvia was placed on the bed and carted to the obstetrics department.
Aunt Tonya, Isabel, and Liam followed after.
After a while, a doctor stepped out of the delivery room and asked Aunt Tonya, "Are you her family member?” Aunt Tonya answered urgently, "| am. How is she doing now?"
“It's not looking very optimistic. She's still unconscious. Our readings show that she has a very low blood sugar level and she's very weak in general. You have to
prepare for the worst.” "What do you mean by preparing for the worst?” Both Isabel and Liam tilted their heads and stared up intently at the doctor. The doctor expressed with a deep sigh, "The child may not survive.”
Aunt Tonya almost felt ike fainting, but she quickly grabbed onto the doctor and pleaded with everything in her, “You have to keep her safe, at the very least
Please, you have tol ”