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The blankets were as soft as snow. Everything else such as pillows, bolsters, and whatnot was made ready for her. Aunt Tonya took Flint in her arms and entered the room with Isabel and Liam following closely.
She set Flint right next to his mother.
Isabel demanded attention as usual and immediately crawled onto the bed and lay down next to Flint. Liam did not climb onto the bed.
He brought a chair with him and moved it next to Sylvia’s bed to sit.
Sylvia addressed him tenderly,“Liam, climb on the bed with us.”
The bed was very large and there was still space.
Liam turned to look at Odell who was standing nearby and leaning against the wall closely observing him. His gaze was sharp and cold.
Liam made a look and stated,’I'll just sit.”
With that, he took out a book from his pocket and began reading.
Sylvia smiled and sighed softly.
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Soon, there was a knock on the door.
Sebastian informed, “Sir, the matrons we hired for the madam are here.”
Odell beckoned,”Come in.”
The door was open, and Sebastian entered with two well-natured -looking middle-aged ladies.
“Nice to meet you, Master Carter, Madam Carter. My name is Wanda.”
“My name is Flora.”
The two of them introduced themselves politely to Odell and Sylvia.
Sylvia was slightly taken by surprise. She was not expecting Odell to go out of his way to hire two matron nurses for her. Before she even spoke, Odell cast a sharp look over the two matron nurses.
They were seized with fear the moment they felt Odell’s gaze on them and lowered their heads evasively. Odell then turned to Aunt Tonya. “Please show them around and get them familiarized with the place.” Aunt Tonya stood to attention. “Alright, right away.”
What he was implying was that she was now put in charge of the two of them.
Aunt Tonya smiled politely and waved to them. “Come with me.”
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Flora and Wanda hurried after her.
With that, Sebastian turned and left as well.
Odell glanced at Liam and Isabel.
Isabel shut her eyes immediately.
Liam shifted the book upward to act as a shield for covering his face.
Odell approached the bed and sat down next to Sylvia.
As if the child and toddler on the bed were not even there at all, he cupped her chin in his hands and whispered in her ears, “They are the highly-recommended matron nurses that Sebastian hired. Let them take care of Flint where you focus on getting enough rest.”
Sylvia smiled appreciatively. “Okay, | understand.”
He then took a glance at his watch and announced, “There’s something at work | need to attend to. | have to leave now, and I'll be back by evening.”
“Okay.”
Odell glanced at Isabel and Liam again. Seeing that neither of them was paying attention to him, he kissed Sylvia on the forehead again.
Sylvia did not foresee him displaying such affection in front of the children and gently shoved him away with a stark red blush on her cheeks.
Odell held her hands and kissed her a little longer before finally letting go.
His lips seem to have a different glow to them as he spoke,” Wait for me, I'll be back.”
Sylvia blushed.
“Okay.”
He patted her head again before getting up and leaving.
After he left, a queer silence fell upon the room only for several seconds before someone burst out giggling.
Sylvia turned her head to see Isabel covering her chubby face with her hands.
Her face became flushed with red again.
She frowned a little and patted Isabel's head gently. “Isabel ?” “Mommy, | didn’t see anything,” she remarked while chuckling.
“Me neither,” Liam who was still covering his face with the book added. Sylvia: “...”
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The two matron nurses were very professional. Apart from when Sylvia needed to breastfeed Flint, they took charge of looking after the boy the entire time. There was nothing that Aunt Tonya needed to worry about.
By the end of the day, Sylvia was already getting friendly with them and began addressing them as Aunt Wanda and Aunt Flora. After lunch, Sylvia breastfed Flint again and took a nap with Isabel and Liam after that.
She was soundly asleep when suddenly, there was a loud and abrupt noise outside.
She opened her eyes wearily.
It was only her and Flint left on the bed. Liam and Isabel were nowhere to be seen.
She could still hear the commotion coming from outside. She got out of bed to take a look.
Meanwhile, inside the living room.
Aunt Tonya was doing her best to hold back Ramona.
Ramona jabbed a finger at Aunt Tonya and exclaimed furiously,” Do you know who | am? Get out of the way!”
Aunt Tonya stood her ground and declared adamantly, “I don’t care that you’re the madam’s sister. Sylvia is resting with the children right now! Even if Odell permitted you to see them, | still wouldn’t allow you to head up there!”
“What are you to tell me where | can or cannot go?!” Ramona wanted to charge past her.
Isabel suddenly appeared from behind Aunt Tonya and stood in front of Aunt Tonya. She shouted at Ramona angrily with a defiant look on her face,”Old hag, don’t disturb my mother and my brother while they’re sleeping!
Ramona seemed infuriated by this.
However, she knew that she could not land a hand on Isabel since she was Odell’s daughter. She became incredibly upset and scolded her,“You damned brat, who taught you to talk to your elders like this? Move out of the way!”
“| said no!” Isabel cried out and made a face at her with her tongue pointed out. “Bleh...” Ramona was speechless. All her anger was caught in her throat, and her face flushed with red.
She did all she could to hold the anger inside her but eventually, she erupted and raised a hand at Isabel. “You brat, I'll teach you a lesson for your father!’
Things took a drastic turn.
Sebastian suddenly rushed into the picture while Aunt Tonya pulled Isabel into her arms.
“Uncle Jacob, please remove her from the house,” Liam ordered in an authoritative and calm voice. He was standing just above the stairs and regarded Ramona with a hostile look in his eyes.
Jacob and Ben just arrived in the living room.
Everyone was slightly taken aback by Liam’s sudden command.
Jacob quickly sprang to the task and marched toward Ramona.
Sylvia showed up just in time to witness everything that had gone down.
She was horrified and immediately cried out,”Stop!”
Jacob immediately came to a halt.
Liam approached Sylvia immediately.
Aunt Tonya approached her as well with Isabel in her arms and asked frightfully, “Sylvia, did we wake you?” “Don't worry, I’m fine,” Sylvia answered and proceeded to inquire,"What’s happening here?”
Aunt Tonya’s expression tightened as she cast an unfriendly look at Ramona as she proceeded to explain,"She showed up suddenly and went on a ramble about wanting to see you and the children. | told her that you were resting but she insisted on barging in. She was going to hit Isabel just now.”
Sylvia turned to Isabel, her face painted with concern. “Isabel, are you alright?”
Isabel grinned and assured her. “Mommy, I’m fine. The old hag didn’t hit me.”
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Sylvia twitched upon hearing this.
As expected, this got on Ramona’s nerves.
“You rascal, where are your manners?!” She was furious. Sylvia frowned.
Aunt Tonya cried out before Sylvia could get a word out,”! already told you that Sylvia and the kids are resting, but you still insisted on barging in. You're the one who has no manners!”
“Yeah, you're an uncivilized old hag!” Isabel chimed in while she was still held in Aunt Tonya’s arms.
Sylvia was silent.
Ramona, who was repeatedly insulted with names such as old hag and uncivilized, was speechless as well. Even with all her make-up, she suddenlyseemed old and haggard.
It all happened in a flash. Her eyeballs suddenly rolled back into their sockets and she tumbled to the ground.
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Fortunately, Ramona regained her balance in time. She beat her chest with her hand several times and seemed to regain her composure after that.
Her complexion still seemed rather pale.
“| just wanted to see the children. | have no other intentions. How could all of you gang up on a frail old lady like me?” She wiped her eyes with her hands and seemed like she was going to cry.
Aunt Tonya frowned upon earring this.
Isabel pursed her lips indifferently.
Sylvia became more hospitable after this as she offered kindly.“ Come up if you really want to see the boy.”
Although she was not very fond of Ramona, she was still Grandma’s sister at the end of the day. The least she could do was to extend a bit of hospitality.
Ramona seemed appeased by this, evident by the sudden transformation of her expression. Then, she promptly strutted up the stairs.
Sylvia made a look at Aunt Tonya, implying that there was nothing to worry about. She gently patted the heads of Isabel and Liam before she led Ramona to the bedroom. Flint was sleeping soundly on the large, cushy bed.
Ramona bolted toward the bed as soon as she entered. She seemed very fond of the boy. Sylvia frowned as she sensed something off about the old lady.
Aunt Tonya quickened her pace and stopped next to the bed where she watched over Ramona warily. Ramona expressed with a shine in her eyes, “The boy is beautiful.”
Aunt Tonya snorted at this comment. “Of course.”
Ramona suddenly bent over and reached for Flint.
Aunt Tonya immediately grabbed her hand. “What are you doing?”
“Can't | just hug my sister's great-grandson ?” Ramona asked sullenly Aunt Tonya looked at Sylvia. Sylvia only smiled, indicating that it was fine.
No matter how much Ramona hated her, surely she would not hurt a harmless child.
Aunt Tonya released Ramona’s hand but still made a point of keeping an eye on her.
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Ramona took the sleeping Flint into her arms.
She quietly gazed at Flint’s adorable and tiny head as she gently caressed him with her fingers. After a while, she put Flint back on the bed.
She looked around the bedroom and asked, “Where's the bathroom? I'd like to wash my hands.” Why would she need to wash her hand immediately after holding the baby?
Aunt Tonya seemed less than impressed by this and expressed grumpily,”"What do you mean by you need to wash your hand? You should be glad that Flint isn’t protesting getting held by someone as filthy as you. Do you think Flint got grime on your hands?”
Ramona was infuriated. “Filthy? What did you say?” Sylvia sighed and stated nonchalantly, “Bathroom is that way.”
She gestured toward the bathroom.
Ramona glared at Aunt Tonya, then she quickly walked to the bathroom and closed the door. Aunt Tonya scoffed.
Sylvia approached the bed and smiled. “Aunt Tonya, just be nice to her.”
This seemed to calm Aunt Tonya slightly. “I just can’t stand her attitude toward you.” Chapter
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Sylvia pursed her lips. “I'll be fine.”
She was used to it.
Besides, now that she was communicating properly with Odell, all the misunderstandings between them were resolved. All she wanted now was to focus on living a good life with him and the children. The other trite details did not bother her any longer.
After a while, Ramona came out of the bathroom. She arrogantly looked at Sylvia and walked straight out of the room and disappeared as if she had never shown up at all.
Aunt Tonya muttered grumpily, “Look at her! She was acting as if she would die if she didn’t see Flint, and now she’s scurrying away like a thief! What’s her problem?”
Sylvia remained silent.
She had the faint impression that there was something suspicious about Ramona’s behavior as well. Then again, she figured that Ramona probably had enough of her and Aunt Tonya, thus deciding she did not want to overstay her welcome.
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Ramona marched straight to the living room without stopping.
Sebastian was going to walk her out.
She glared at him venomously. “Don’t bother walking me out. I’ll never come back to this place again!” Sebastian smiled as politely as he could and stopped following her.
Ramona suddenly stammered, and glared at Sebastian again before strutting out of the house.
Her car was parked right in front of the gate.
Upon reaching her car, she could not wait a moment longer and promptly extracted a transparent plastic bag from the leather bag she carried with her. She made sure that the two strands of hair inside were still intact.
One of them was the hair she plucked from Sylvia’s baby whose identity of the father was still largely unclear. The other hair was the one she picked up from the drain in the shower.
Based on her estimations, Sylvia who had just given birth and got home today must not have had time to take a shower yet. Therefore, this strand of hair from the shower must belong to Odell.
She chuckled with pride when she thought of how swiftly she had executed the task entrusted to her by Madam Springsteen. “Aunt Ramona, did something good happen?”
She suddenly heard the low-pitched voice of a man resounding from behind her.
She was seized with fear and immediately stuffed the transparent bag back into her leather bag.
She turned and saw Odell who had appeared behind her without her noticing. She smiled nervously and greeted him, “Odell, when did you get back?”
“| just got back.” Odell eyed her bag. “What's that you just put inside there?” “It's nothing, just some of my own things.” “What sort of thing warrants you sealing it inside a ziplock bag?” He studied her expression with a fierce look on his face.
Ramona was visibly panicking so she made something up on the spot. “Some medication for people my age. Younglings like you wouldn't know.”
“Are you talking about the ziplock bag itself, or the strands of hair you kept inside the ziplock bag?”
Ramona’s face turned pale and felt her voice caught in her throat.
“Aunt Ramona, give it to me.” Odell held out a hand, his expression was fierce like a demon underneath the glow of the sun. Chapter
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Ramona was unnerved by this. She clutched her hands tightly around her bag.
“Odell, I’m doing this for your own good. You of all people should know about how Sylvia had been hanging out with your brother after you got divorced. How can you be so sure that the boy is yours?”
“This child is mine. Don’t worry about it.”
“She divorced you way before she got herself pregnant. How can you be so sure? Are you going to help your brother raise his child?”
Odell glanced venomously at Ben who was standing nearby and ordered, “Bring me her bag.” Ben promptly approached Ramona and grabbed her leather bag.
Ramona refused to let go and exclaimed furiously, “Odell, I’m your grandma’s sister! I’m doing this for your own good! | can’t just sit by and watch you get taken advantage of by this wretched woman! Tell him to let go!”
Odell stood motionlessly. The look in his eyes remained unflinching the entire time.
Just as Ben grabbed the bag, Ramona suddenly jabbed at his waist.
Ben was not prepared for the sudden attack and cringed from the pain.
Ramona took advantage of the opening and snatched the bag from Ben while also shoving him with all her strength. 4/4
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Ben was thrown off balance and shuffled several steps away from Ramona
Before Odell could even react, she opened the door and got into the car.
“Drive!” she yelled at the driver.
The driver immediately revved the engine and drove off.
Odell snapped viciously. “Chase her! Retrieve the ziplock bag with the hair in it at all costs!” Ben sprang to the task immediately. “Yes, I’m on it!”
He immediately ran toward a nearby car and began the chase.
Odell stood in front of the gate and watched as Ben drove off. After a while, the tense look subsided from his face
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He promptly went back into the house.
Shortly after that, he arrived outside the bedroom.
The door was open. He could immediately spot Sylvia lying on the bed inside.
Her face still seemed rather pale, but she seemed more vibrant than the night when she gave birth. She was talking to Isabel and Liam.
“Even though your great aunt is very unruly, you both still have to respect her as an elder, especially since she’s the mother of your great-grandmother, understand?”
She spoke gently with an underlying undertone of sternness. Liam had a silent look and had nothing to add.
Isabel pouted and protested. “She’s so annoying! Back then, she even told us that you don’t want us anymore and ran off with Uncle.”
Sylvia frowned upon hearing this. “She said that?”
“Yeah! She says that we’re abandoned children that nobody wants!” Isabel was very upset upon remembering this. The tip of her nose glowed red.
Sylvia promptly took her into her arms while also patting Liam
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with another hand. “I’m sorry, it was my fault.”
Isabel scoffed. “Mommy, it’s not your fault! It’s that stinky old hag!”
Sylvia smiled weakly. “Yes, she’s the one at fault. Your mommy isn’t very fond of her either.” “Then why do you want us to be nice to her?”
“She might be annoying, but not to the point of being excessive. Besides, both you and your brother should show some respect to her considering she’s an elder.”
Isabel pouted and seemed not very receptive to Sylvia’s advice
Sylvia considered briefly and stated, “Alright, how about this? Next time you two see her, | want you two to be as polite as you can. If she’s still grumpy with you two like today, then both of you can just ignore her, alright?”
Isabel seemed pleased with this solution. “Okay, I’ll give her a chance for Mommy's sake.” Sylvia smiled softly and turned to Liam.
“Liam?”
Liam answered,‘l was very polite to her today.”
Sylvia blurted out, “You told Uncle Jacob to kick her out. How is that polite?”
Liam said, “I was going to get Uncle Jacob to kick her butt.“ Sylvia was speechless. So be it. The children had their ideas as well, so she could not force them to submit to her will.
She smiled and wrapped her arms around both of them and said softly, ‘Isabel, Liam, Mommy is very happy that the two of you stood up for me and your baby brother.”
Isabel remarked with pride,”It’s what we should do!”
Liam stayed quiet but seemed rather delighted to be praised like this.
Sylvia kissed both of them in turn, enamored by how adorable the two of them had grown up to be. Isabel gave her a peck on the cheek as well.
Sylvia looked at Liam.
Liam took the hint and proceeded to draw close to Sylvia and kissed her on the cheek as well.
It was a very loving scene.
The man who had been standing by the door the entire time smiled upon witnessing this interaction. He gave Sylvia and the children some more time to bond before he made a soft cough to draw their attention. Sylvia, Isabel, and Liam all turned to him in unison from the bed.
Suddenly, Isabel threw herself against Sylvia and pretended to be asleep.
Liam adjusted his position next to Flint and proceeded to grab a
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She smiled and wrapped her arms around both of them and said softly,‘Isabel, Liam, Mommy is very happy that the two of you stood up for me and your baby brother.”
Isabel remarked with pride, “It’s what we should do!”
Liam stayed quiet but seemed rather delighted to be praised like this.
Sylvia kissed both of them in turn, enamored by how adorable the two of them had grown up to be. Isabel gave her a peck on the cheek as _ well.
Sylvia looked at Liam.
Liam took the hint and proceeded to draw close to Sylvia and kissed her on the cheek as well.
It was a very loving scene.
The man who had been standing by the door the entire time smiled upon witnessing this interaction. He gave Sylvia and the children some more time to bond before he made a soft cough to draw their attention. Sylvia, Isabel, and Liam all turned to him in unison from the bed.
Suddenly, Isabel threw herself against Sylvia and pretended to be asleep
Liam adjusted his position next to Flint and proceeded to grab a book to read.
It was only Sylvia who turned to acknowledge him. She smiled tenderly and affectionately.