Ch. 896..900
Chapter 896
Sylvia’s face turned pale. She reached for the handle and tried to push the door open. Unfortunately, both sides of the door were locked.
“Stop the car! Let me out!” she screamed.
Thomas ignored her and continued driving.
Sylvia pulled her phone out to call Odell but the moment she reached for her phone, her consciousness started to fade and her sight blurred. Even her limbs grew weak.
She passed out cold on the seat in the next second.
Back at Carter Tower, Lily grinned as the car left her sight. When the car disappeared into the junction, she pulled her phone out and called Odell.
Meanwhile, Odell arrived at a luxurious coffee shop in the New District after he finished the site visit. He sat by the window while Cliff stood beside him.
The other two project managers were opposite him, updating him on the details of the project. He sat upright with a frosty look.
The project managers dared not be sloppy. They updated him on every detail meticulously. Ding!
His phone rang all of a sudden. He glanced at it and saw Lily’s name on the caller ID.
He declined the call expressionless and then said to the project managers, “Continue.”
The project managers continued their reports.
Two minutes later, his phone rang again. It was from Lily.
Odell frowned.
Lily always had a sense of propriety. She must be calling because of something urgent.
“Hold on,” he said to the project managers and answered the phone.
Lily's anxious voice sounded in his ears. “Master Carter, something happened to Ms. Ross.” Stomp!
Odell bolted up. “What happened?”
“| think Second Master Carter just took her away.”
Odell’s expression turned grim. “Thomas?”
“Yes. | just came out of the building and ran into her. She said
she wanted to see you but you're not around, so | invited her for a stroll. Second Master Carter swapped out my driver and when Ms. Ross went in, the car drove away. | just found my driver tied up in an alleyway. He said Second Master Carter knocked him out and left him here.”
“When is this?”
“Around ten minutes ago. Master Carter, do we need to call the police? What's going to happen to Ms. Ross?” Lily asked nervously.
“Send me your car’s number plate.” He hung up the call and brought up his contact list for “Stupid Woman”. He dialed the number and it got through right before it went into the mailbox.
Odell’s expression changed. “Sylvia, where are you?”
“She's in a safe place.”
The one who spoke was Thomas.
Odell’s expression turned frosty. “Thomas, let her go.”
“Don't worry, Brother. I'll treat her good, better than you.”
“I'm telling you to let her go! Lay a finger on her and I'll make sure you wish you were dead!” The answer he got was a flat tone.
Disheartened, Odell strode out of the coffee shop.
Cliff ran after him. “Sir, what happened to madam?”
“Bring the car over!” Odell bellowed.
Odell then called Bowman.
The call got through after a beep, and before Bowman could say a word, he bellowed, “Thomas took Sylvia from my company’s entrance ten minutes ago. He’s driving Lily's car. I've texted you the plate number. Get on it!”
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Bowman said, “I'll utilize all the available officers and we'll locate Ms. Ross as soon as possible.” “| don’t want it as soon as possible, | want it now!” Odell. shouted madly.
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Bowman immediately said, “Alright sir, I’ll contact you once we find her.”
The call ended.
Cliff drove the car around. When Odell got in, he asked in a small voice, “Sir, are we going to the station or back to the company?”
Odell shut his eyes to ease the frustration. He said gruffly, “Back to the company.”
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Sylvia was taken away in front of the company. He wanted to go back to see if there were any clues left behind. THE
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“Yes, sir.”
When Sylvia opened her eyes, she saw sunlight shining on her face through the refraction on the window. She was on a huge bed with clean sheets.
She got out of bed and tried to open the door, but it was locked.
The handle did not even budge.
She went to the window and realized it was sealed shut as well.
She looked outside and saw a field of lush. Trees and plants were growing vibrantly before her.
However, the lush field scared her.
She realized she was in Thomas’ manor in the suburbs.
Back then when she was lied to, she brought Isabel, Liam, and Aunt Tonya to this place before and even stayed for a period of time.
If she was correct, the room that she was in currently was Thomas’ room back then.
She reached out to her pockets and found nothing.
Everything was taken away.
“Are you looking for your phone?”
The man’s rich and pleasant voice sounded.
Sylvia squealed out of shock. She looked to the corner of the room and saw Thomas leaning against the wall there.
He removed his cap and changed into a loose white shirt and long pants, which complemented his fair complexion and slender figure. He had her phone in his hand.
He had been in the room for a while but Sylvia did not notice him.
Sylvia’s face turned pale. She asked in a small voice, “Can you give me back my phone?” Chapter 897
Thomas grinned. “Not now.”
He pocketed her phone.
Sylvia pursed her lips.
Thomas walked over to her.
The room was spacious but it was only that big. There was nowhere for Sylvia to run or hide, so she was forced to stay still as he approached her.
He reached out to her and wanted to stroke her face but she instinctively took a step back.
“Don’t touch me,” she said with a trembling voice.
Thomas’ hand froze for a moment before he retracted it.
“You're sweating. Is it hot?” he asked.
Sylvia clutched her hands.
She did not sweat because of the temperature but because of her nervousness.
She said, “Thomas, we agreed when we came back from Galston that as long as | can stay until New Year, you'll release Aunt Tonya. | did it, and it’s over between us. Why did you bring me here?”
He grinned. “I promised to release Aunt Tonya but | didn’t say I’d not come back for you.” Sylvia choked. He might sound gentle and his soft smile seemed harmless but
she could never forget the six months she spent in Galston. She could never forget how he tossed the bloody finger in front of her and how he locked her up in the dark room to torture her mentally
Her body shook uncontrollably. “Let me out.” He stared at her in silence. Sylvia looked at him. “I beg you, let me out.”
She did not want to go through the horrible days again. She just wanted to spend more time with Odell and the kids.
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He reached out to her again.
Sylvia’s gaze shifted but did not avoid it this time.
She would agree to let him touch her face if he agreed to let her go.
As she showed no intentions of avoiding his touch, he stroked her face and said softly, “Sylvia, you two had been through a lot together, and he still doesn’t trust you. He hates you, he’s not a man you can rely on.”
Sylvia slapped his hand away. “No, he trusts me and he likes me. He’s good to me.”
“Then why didn’t he bring you to dinner the other day?”
“That’s because he knew | didn’t want to go. He’s just there for the sake of showing up. There’s no reason to bring me along.” He grinned. “Is that what he told you?”
“Yes and | believed him,” she said as she stared into his eyes.
“Okay. I'll let it slip.” A quick pause later, he continued, “Then why is he not talking to you for the past two days? Is it because of the kiss mark | left on your neck?”
Sylvia’s expression shifted. “That’s none of your business.” He chuckled. “Look, he’s concerned and he doesn’t trust you.” “He’s not like that!”
“If he’s not like that, why didn’t he go home to you? Why didn’t he pick up your call? Why do you have to go to his office instead of him coming back to you?” he said as he stared at her.
ve to got Sylvia’s gaze shifted. “How did you know?” He widened his grin. “I went through your phone.”
Sylvia found his grin terrifying. She immediately thought of Lily, who lured her into the car, and asked with a trembling voice,“ You and Lily are together in this?”
“Yup,” he answered frankly.
Sylvia glared at him. “Thomas, why can’t you let me go? | have my own life and | never did anything wrong to you. Why are you torturing me like this?”
Astrong sense of disgust gushed into her head and it caused her to push him away. He staggered but he regained his balance and approached her once more, hugging her into his arms.
He curled his strong arms around her and refrained her from raising her arms. At the same time, he whispered, “Sylvia, come back to me. | promise I'll be good to you, | won't threaten you anymore.”
“No! I'll die rather than be with you!”
Sylvia bit his shoulder since he refused to release her.
She bit as hard as she could.
Thomas froze for a moment before he hugged her tighter.
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“Bite, bite all you want. If it can make you happy, you can bite me to death,” he said.
Sylvia released his shoulder and scolded him, “Thomas, you're crazy!”
Thomas looked at her pale face and bloodshot eyes.
Tears filled her eyes and they would roll down any moment now.
He frowned. He stroked her cheek and said, “I’ll change. | promise | won't do the same thing again. Give me another chance.” Sylvia glared at him. “Over my dead body!”
Thomas was disheartened by her words.
If it were the six months period back in Galston, she would be terrified by his expression, but now she was no longer afraid of him, for whatever reason.
She clutched her hands tightly and continued glaring at him.
Moments later, he widened his smile. “You just want to be with him? Is he the only one?”
“Yes! He’s the only one | want to be with!”
“Even if he disliked you, hated you, and abandoned you?” “That’s between me and him. It’s none of your business.” “Fine.” He smiled. He took a candy-like pill from his pocket.“ Take this and I'll let you go.”
Sylvia frowned. She wanted to draw distance from the monster
but he restrained her with his arm around her waist. There was nowhere she could escape to.
She cried, “I don’t want to!”.
She then tightened her lips.
When she was locked in the dark room back in Galston, he fed him the candy-like pills multiple times.
The pill would rob her strength and smudge her consciousness. She would be absent-minded for days once she consumed the
pill.
Chapter 899 Other than the pills, Thomas would even swing a pendant before her eyes to hypnotize her.
She could barely keep her consciousness clear and could not even tell where she was. She would even forget who she was at times.
She did not want to be a mindless zombie anymore!
Thomas grinned. “Don’t worry. This one here won't rob your consciousness, it’s poisonless.” Sylvia’s lips remained tightened.
“| thought you wanted to leave?” he said.
Sylvia’s expression changed. “Can you just let me go instead of forcing me to eat this?”
His smile remained. “Sylvia, there’s no free lunch in this world.”
“Then state another condition or term. | don’t want to eat this.”
“l only have one condition and this is it. Take it and I'll let you
Sylvia stared at the pill in his hand.
She did not want to take it but she wanted to escape him more than anything.
After struggling with her thoughts for a while, she reluctantly asked, “Just this?”
“Just this.”
“You're not going to lie to me, are you?” she asked.
“| won't.” He smiled.
“| take it and you'll release me?” she asked again.
He patiently hummed a reply..
Sylvia took a deep breath.
Thomas then put the pill near her mouth.
She opened her mouth and the tasteless pill was delivered to her mouth.
“There, | ate it,” she said.
“Swallow it,” he said.
Sylvia’s expression froze for a moment. She then reluctantly moisturized the pill with her saliva and swallowed it. Thomas then released her from his embrace.
Sylvia’s expression brightened up.
She strode to the door immediately but before she could open it, her legs suddenly felt weak. She tried to reach the handle but her arms turned soft.
Thud.
She collapsed to the ground. Her strength was drained and she started to lose sight of Thomas’ figure. She remained conscious and she could feel that he carried her to the bed.
He then stayed by her side with no intention of leaving.
She mustered her remaining strength and struggled to convert them into words. “Y-You said you'll let me go.”
“| will but not now.” He laid down beside her and grinned at her as she struggled to keep her eyes open.
If she had any kind of strength left, she would have beaten him to death
Thomas grinned. He lifted his watch to look at the time.
Then, he stared at her again and whispered, “It’s getting dark. When do you think he'll find you?”. Sylvia ignored him.
In the next second, his figure shadowed her sight and she immediately felt warmth on her lips. He kissed her.
“Ugh...” Sylvia wanted to put him away but she lacked the strength to do it. She tried to tighten her lips but her remaining strength was not strong enough.
She groaned in a muffled voice to express her resistance. Thomas stroked her head and kissed her. “Sylvia, do you think he will still trust you when he finds you?” Sylvia’s chest tightened. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
Thomas’ hand suddenly froze from stroking her face.
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Inside the security room of Carter Tower, the atmosphere was tenser than usual, and the pressure was suffocating. Odell went straight to the security room as soon as he returned. Bowman was also there.
The security guards showed them the surveillance footage from all the cameras and repeated it multiple times.
Bowman went back and forth to make calls and arrange his men for further investigation, but until dark, there was no clue about Sylvia
Lily’s car disappeared into thin air. It was then Bowman received a call.
He came back to the security room after the call and looked at Odell with a heavy look. “Sir, my men said Ms. Springsteen’s car last appeared on the road in the suburbs. My men are scouring the place as we speak.
“We have also set up blockades at every single exit of the city and we haven't spotted Thomas or Ms. Springsteen’s car. I’m sure Thomas is still within the city and he’s hiding in the suburbs. Why don’t you go home and have a rest first? I’ll contact you immediately once we get something.”
Odell sat in front of the monitor. His deep eyes stared at Sylvia's figure as she entered Lily’s car. He pursed his lips in silence and turned a deaf ear at Bowman’s suggestion.
Bowman sighed and went out of the room.
Cliff and the other security guards stayed but neither of them dared to make a noise.
The silence was broken when Odell’s phone rang.
He pulled it out from his pocket, saw the caller ID, and answered
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Since the security room was quiet, the others were able to hear Isabel’s adorable voice from the phone. “Big Baddie, why aren’t you back with Mommy yet? Are you two still arguing?”
Odell frowned as if he was suppressing his anger. He remained quiet for a moment before he said, “We've reconciled but we’re not going home tonight. You and Liam go to sleep first with your little brother.”
“Are you telling the truth?”
“Mhmm...”
“But you don’t sound happy.”
Odell shut his eyes. “I’m busy at work for the whole day, I’m a little tired.” “Where’s Mommy? Why is her phone off?”
“Mommy's phone ran out of battery. She’s already asleep.”
“Oh, okay. Okay. Good night.”
“Mhmmm...”
The call ended.
He stared at the monitor as he wore a frosty look on his handsome face. “Is there any news from the private investigator?” he asked.
Cliff answered in a small voice, “Nothing yet, sir.”
“Are they all useless?”
Slam!
He shoved some of the items on the table to the floor.
Cliff and the security guards were startled.
Odell bolted up and turned to them with a grim look. “Add in a 100 million bounty. As long as anyone can locate Sylvia, I'll transfer the money into their bank account immediately.”
“Yes, sir. I’m on it!” Cliff nodded and ran out.
The security guards were left alone in the room as Odell walked out. The air outside was fresher than during the day but it felt humid.
Odell loosened his collar and started smoking a cigarette.
The white smoke swirled in the air as he exhaled.
He finished the cigarette in minutes and went on to the second one. “Master Carter, I'm sure Ms. Ross is going to be okay.”
It was then Lily approached him and tried to console him.
Lily stayed back since Thomas took Sylvia away.
She was there when Odell returned to the company.
However, Odell was not in the mood to talk to her. He looked angrier than ever before and it scared her. She dared not even further the conversation and it made her regret helping Thomas abduct Sylvia.