Ch. 886..890

Chapter 886 Under the soft light, her smile looked as gentle and sweet as her voice was.

Unable to help himself, he bent down to cup her adorable face before asking in a quiet voice, “Why is your mouth so sweet today? Did you eat some candy?”

Sylvia blushed but did not push him away. She moved closer to him and offered up her luscious lips to the man. “Why don’t you give it a try and find out for yourself?”

Odell’s expression changed, and he instantly kissed her.

His towering figure slowly moved over her as their lips locked.

The quiet bedroom was then filled with the sound of their antics.

It was only in the later part of the night that their activities finally stopped.

Sylvia was swept up into his arms, feeling drowsy as she lay her head on his chest

However, the man did not allow her to shut her eyes. Instead, he stroked her head and pinched her cheeks as he asked, “Did you go out alone today?”

Sylvia hummed in reply.

“Where did you go?”

“| went for a stroll.”

“Where did you go?”

“The Old Street and several other commercial streets.” “Did you do anything else apart from shopping?”

Sylvia hummed again, afraid that he would continue asking her more questions. Then, she buried her face in his broad chest and shut her eyes. “I’m tired. Let’s go to sleep.”

Odell looked at her blushing face. He narrowed his eyes and asked, “Did you run into anyone outside?” With her eyes closed, Sylvia said, “No.” “Did anything happen?” Annoyed, Sylvia frowned and grumbled, “What’s with the interrogation? Can we just go to sleep?”

Her eyes remained shut but the annoyance was clear in her voice.

Odell looked displeased. He slapped her bottom and asked,” What did you say?” He had only been asking a few questions. Why was she annoyed?

Sylvia pursed her lips in silence. She wanted to sleep and not argue with him.

Odell grunted and slapped her bottom again. “Go take a shower.”

“You first,” she said as she rolled to the side.

Odell glanced at her. He got up and went to the bathroom.

Sylvia opened her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, the sound of water flowing came from the bathroom.

As if it was like magic, the sound had a soothing effect and listening to it actually put Sylvia to sleep. Sylvia was fast asleep when Odell came out of the bathroom with his robe on.

He frowned, resisting the urge to wake her up and got back into bed instead.

His long arm instinctively wrapped around her waist and he held her tightly in his arms. When Sylvia opened her eyes the next day, Odell had already gone to work.

The kids had also had breakfast. So, Sylvia ate something and spent some time with the kids before she received a call from Bowman.

“Ms. Ross, are you ready?”

Sylvia glanced at her three adorable children before answering,” I’m ready.”

“Okay. Let's go.”

“Okay.”

The call ended. Sylvia placed the baby in Aunt Tonya’s care and then patted Isabel and Liam's heads.

“Isabel and Liam, Mommy is going out to meet an old friend. Please be a good boy and good girl while you stay at home.” “Okay.” Isabel nodded.

“lll take care of the two of them. Just leave them to me,” Liam said.

Sylvia smiled. “I’m counting on you.”

Chapter 887

Sylvia took a ride to Westchester’s New District. The New District had actually been considered a suburb a few years ago. However, due to rapid development, there were a lot more people and traffic passing through the area now.

She had come to the New District to lure Thomas out.

Bowman had found traces of Thomas’ activities, all of which had led to this part of the city. He strongly believed that Thomas was in the district.

He had no other way of luring Thomas out other than using Sylvia as bait. He instructed her to take a stroll in the New District in the hopes that it might catch Thomas’ attention.

Sylvia got out of the car and started wandering around along the sidewalk. Pretty soon, she came to a retro-looking bar.

Having caught her attention, she decided to go inside.

The owner of the bar, a young lady, personally welcomed her when she came in.

Sylvia was not much of a drinker but she wanted to pretend that she had come to have a drink as a means to drown her sorrows.

She ordered a fruit wine with a low alcohol percentage and some snacks.

After seeing that nothing had happened even after she had sat

te for a few hours, she decided to leave.

Fowman had said that Thomas would not be that easily fooled and that it might cause suspicion if Sylvia sat there for too long The day went by quickly.

The next day, Sylvia came to the same bar and sat for hours again.

Nothing happened again, so she decided to leave again.

Later that night, after Sylvia had put Isabel and Liam to sleep and carried Flint to her room, she received a text on her phone when she returned to her room.

“Is he treating you badly?”

Flint was asleep and Odell was working late.

The room was quiet with only one lamp switched on.

Sylvia clutched her phone with trembling fingers : [ Who is this? ] (Thomas)

Immediately, she took a screenshot of the text and sent it to Bowman

Bowman replied almost instantly: ( He should have found out by now that you went to the bar in the past two days, so please go there again tomorrow. | believe he will approach you soon. Don’t worry, | have assigned undercover men to protect you. He won't be able to hurt you.)

Sylvia’s heart pounded wildly. (Okay.)

After thinking about it, she decided to reply to Thomas. [ It’s none of your business. ]

She switched off her phone and carried Flint to the bed.

Perhaps due to her nervousness at the plan that she had to carry out the next day, she could not sleep. She was still unable to sleep when she heard the familiar footsteps coming into the room.

The door opened, and the man in the suit walked into the room with his long legs.

Sylvia sat up with Flint in her arms.

Odell narrowed his eyes. “Why aren’t you asleep?”

“| can’t sleep,” she said.

“Is our baby giving you a hard time?”

Odell walked over to the bed and looked at Flint who she was holding in her arms.

Sylvia shook her head.

“Then why?” He asked with a sharp but gentle gaze at her.

Sylvia avoided his gaze and begrudgingly said, “I want to hug you to sleep.”

Odell grinned. He lifted her chin for a kiss. “Wait for me. I'll take a shower and be back soon.”

Sylva pursed her lips and hummed in reply.

The shower did not last long and before she knew it, Odell came out in his robe.

The dim lighting highlighted the contours of his body. The neckline of the robe exposed his broad, strong chest. First, he carried Flint over to the crib before he got into bed with Sylvia.

Sylvia immediately snuggled into his arms like a kitten.

Shortly after, she fell asleep. Perhaps it was due to the fragrance of her shampoo or the warmth of his body that soothed her mind.

However, the man was aroused as soon as she lay in his arms.

Just when he was about to take her clothes off, he began to hear her steady breathing. Glancing at the time, he noticed that it was almost midnight.

He sighed.

‘Fine. I'll come back home early tomorrow night and be with you then.’ :

Chapter 888 Sylvia slept until she woke up naturally, which was around the same time as usual but Odell had already gone to work. She got up and washed her face.

Then she changed into fresh clothes, nursed Flint and had breakfast. She also spent some time with Isabel and Liam before she handed Flint over to Aunt Tonya when she thought it was almost time to go.

Leaving Isabel and Liam with a reminder to be good, she then took a ride to the bar in New District.

Ben had been the one to drive her to the bar in the past two days. Before she got out of the car, he said, “Madam, I'll be waiting in the car. Just call me if you need anything.”

Sylvia hummed in reply and got out of the car.

The bar and its surroundings looked the same but there were two more tables with customers inside. The customers gave subtle glances at Sylvia as soon as she went in.

Thinking about what Bowman had told her, Sylvia assumed that they were undercover police officers. The thought eased her nervousness slightly.

After coming here for two days straight, the lady owner was able to recognize her. She smiled and said, “Two bottles of rose champagne and some snacks?”

Sylvia smiled and hummed in reply.

The lady owner served the drinks and snacks shortly after.

Sylvia took a sip to ease her mind.

The seconds turned into minutes, and the minutes into hours.

Almost two hours later, she had finished the two bottles of rose champagne. By then, the other customers seemed to have finished their drinks as well and they gestured to the lady owner for more.

Sylvia frowned. She had drunk a little too much today and was starting to feel tipsy.

Unfortunately, Thomas still had not shown up. ‘When is he going to appear?’ She thought.

Suddenly, just as she was thinking about leaving, she heard a knocking sound coming from beside her.

Sylvia was sitting by the window and she saw that someone was knocking on the glass window from the outside.

She froze and raised her head, only to see a pair of cold-looking eyes looking right back at her.

Thomas’ slender figure appeared within her sight.

They were only separated by a layer of glass.

He was smiling lightly at her.

fell on the table with a thud.

The whole bar suddenly went quiet.

Sylvia did not turn around but she sensed that the undercover police officers were looking in her direction. She pursed her lips and stared at Thomas stiffly.

Thomas’ smile widened. “Could | have a word with you outside?”

Sylvia reluctantly said, “I don’t want to go outside. Come inside if you want to talk.”

She had to lure him in because there were police officers in the

bar.

Thomas stared at her in silence for a while. Gathering all her courage, she stared back.

Just as she was about to lose the staring contest, he grinned and said, “Okay.”

He came in through the entrance and sat opposite Sylvia.

Sylvia sat stiffly. “What was it that you wanted to talk about?”

Thomas looked at her. “Are they police officers ?”

He turned to glance at the other customers.

Sylvia’s face turned pale.

The undercover police officers immediately bolted up.

However, Thomas calmly remained seated. He even continued to smile at Sylvia. Sylvia had a feeling that something was not right.

However, before she could understand why, she heard a sudden scream. Aman had seized the lady owner by putting a knife to her neck.

The police officers immediately froze.

Sylvia cried, “The owner is innocent, let her go!”

Thomas smiled. “Come with me and I'll spare her.”

Sylvia clutched the table tightly.

Thomas chuckled at her nervous reaction. “Don’t worry, | just want to have a few words with you. | won’t take you away.”

Chapter 889

Sylvia furrowed her brows.

The lady owner screamed again.

Sylvia saw that blood had started to drip from the lady owner's neck. The man had cut her skin with the blade. Sylvia’s eyes widened in shock and fear, and her body started to shake.

All she had wanted was to lure Thomas out of hiding. She had not wanted any innocent people to be involved. “I'll go with you. Just please, let her go!” 1

Sylvia bolted up.

“Great. Come, take a walk with me and he'll release her.”

Thomas got up and smiled at the police officers. “You guys better stay put. | have more men in this place than you could possibly imagine.”

The officers stared at him cautiously. The leader of the group bellowed, “Thomas Carter, stop this at once!” Thomas took a quick glance at Sylvia before he walked outside.

Sylvia took a deep breath. Then, she glanced at the lady owner who was being held hostage and took a deep breath before she followed Thomas out.

Not long after, she followed Thomas into an alleyway near the bar.

The alleyway was long and narrow, slightly humid and dark.

Upon entering the alleyway, he turned around and wrapped his arms around her. Surprised, Sylvia immediately tried to push him away.

He hugged her tightly. “How has he been treating you?”

Sylvia shouted back, “It’s none of your business! Let me go!”

“If he’s treating you badly, I'll take you away from him,” he whispered.

Sylvia trembled. The dark memories of Galston, which she had buried, returned to haunt her. She began to tremble violently.

She did not want to go through that hell again, even if it cost her her life.

She uttered in a trembling voice, “He’s good to me. He’s a million times better than you.” “Really?”

“Really.”

She felt a chilly sting at her neck the moment her voice subsided

Thomas had kissed her neck and left a mark there before he released her. Chapter 889

Sylvia anxiously rubbed her neck.

“If he’s really good to you, | bet he won't mind this little kiss mark,” he ridiculed. Sylvia glared at him as she subconsciously tried to distance herself from him.

Thomas noticed her retreat and went silent for a few seconds. Then, he said, “The bar is mine and the lady owner works for me. She's safe, so you can leave now.”

Sylvia’s expression changed. She immediately ran out of the alleyway and returned to the bar.

The place was a mess. The lady owner and the man who had threatened her were gone, and even the police officers were nowhere to be seen.

It was then her phone rang.

It was Bowman.

Sylvia answered the call and heard Bowman’s nervous voice.” Ms. Ross, where are you now?”

“Thomas let me go. I’m at the bar now. Where are the others?”

“Thank goodness you're fine.” Bowman breathed a sigh of relief. “My men went after Thomas and his men. The bar was part of Thomas’ trap. | believe that he must have known that you and | were expecting him. | underestimated him.”

Sylvia pursed her lips. “You were just trying to help. It’s not your fault.”

“Are you hurt?” he asked.

Sylvia rubbed the kiss mark on her neck. “No. I’m fine.”

“That’s good to know. Go home for now.”

Sylvia did not dare to linger for another second. She immediately went back to the car that was parked by the side of the road. She tugged on her collar to hide the mark on her neck before she said, “Ben, let's go home.”

Ben had just woken up from his nap so he did not notice anything unusual. He nodded and drove home as usual.

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Chapter 890

They reached home shortly after.

The three kids were taking a nap, while Aunt Tonya and the others were resting. Only Sebastian and two bodyguards were in the yard.

Sylvia greeted them and hurried inside.

She went into the bathroom and looked into the mirror.

There was a red mark on the upper left part of her collarbone.

It was not exactly huge but was still rather eye-catching.

She dipped the towel in warm water and placed it over the spot.

After the towel had cooled down, she removed it but saw that the hickey remained. All of a sudden, Flint’s cry sounded, indicating that the baby must have woken up. Sylvia immediately grabbed a collared pink dress from the closet to cover the hickey. She changed into the dress and went to the childrens’ room.

Flint’s cry had woken both Isabel and Liam. Isabel was so sleepy that she was rubbing her eyes. Liam was sleepy as well but he was carrying the baby in his arms to try and calm him down.

Sylvia immediately took over and said, “Isabel, Liam, go back to

sleep. I'll take care of Flint.”

Isabel nodded and fell back onto the bed.

Liam also laid back on his bed.

Sylvia then carried the baby out of their room.

Aunt Tonya and Aunt Wanda came over because they had heard the baby crying. Sylvia told them to go back and rest as she wanted to feed the baby alone in her room. She had to keep the hickey hidden for as long as possible.

Flint went back to sleep after he had eaten his fill.

The whole house turned quiet again.

Sylvia, however, was not tired at all. She put Flint in the crib and looked into the mirror, as she pondered how to remove the hickey

She spent the whole afternoon either trying to erase or lessen the redness, but her efforts fell short. It was getting dark and the only way was to conceal it with a thick layer of foundation.

It was still slightly reddish but looked a lot better than before.

She sighed and buttoned her collar.

It was then that the door opened.

Sylvia turned around and saw Odell walking toward her.

He was in his usual black suit with his jacket hanging over his arm.

Sylvia was shocked. She blurted, “Odell? Why are you home so early?”

The man froze and narrowed his eyes sharply. Sylvia immediately buttoned up the remaining buttons.

Odell saw her nervous reaction. He moved his eyes down to her body.

She was sitting in front of the makeup table with an opened bottle of foundation.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

Sylvia regained her composure and stood up. She smiled.” Nothing. | just woke up, so | was just looking into the mirror.” Odell pursed his lips and went up to her. He lifted her chin and rubbed her tender cheek.

There was no makeup on her face.

However, his sharp eyes noticed her buttoned up collar.

Sylvia sensed his gaze and tried to push him away but failed. She pushed harder but he restrained her by putting his arm around her waist.

Swoosh!

The man then ripped her collar open and exposed her neck.

He scanned her neck with a deep gaze.

Feeling anxious, Sylvia wanted to cover her neck but he restrained her hands with his other hand.

He continued to scan her neck.

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