Ch. 936..940

Chapter 936 Odell considered briefly. “Whatever is the specialty in Glanchester.” Sylvia was not a picky eater anyway, so she could stomach any food that tasted good.

She had more than enough of her favorite food back in Westchester City. Since they were in Glanchester , they should try whatever the local specialty was.

Peter nodded. Then he turned and gave instructions to the others who came with him.

Meanwhile, Sylvia had been rabidly taking pictures. It was only after she finally took some pictures that she was satisfied with when she finally felt several pairs of eyes on her.

There was Odell and Cliff, along with several men in suits. They were probably the ones Odell was meeting up with to discuss business.

She immediately put away her phone and trotted back to Odell.

She whispered cautiously, “I’m sorry, am | taking up your time?”

Odell brushed the hair from her forehead and tucked it behind her ear. Then he took her hand and answered her, “No.”

“Mrs. Carter, good to see you. My name is Peter Johnson. You can call me Peter,” Peter greeted her with a brilliant smile. Sylvia smiled back at him. “Hello, Peter.”

“Master Carter, Mrs. Carter, this way please. I'll show you to your room.” He turned and led them into the hotel.

Odell took Sylvia’s hand and entered the hotel with them. Then they took the elevator to the presidential suite on the top floor.

The room befitted the name of the presidential suite. The decorations were the epitome of luxury living, and every single thing they would ever need could be found, ranging from a bedroom, study, living room, bathroom, and even a private gym. The only minor problem was there was only one bedroom.

Peter asked with a smile, “Master Carter, Mrs. Carter, does this work for you two?” Odell looked at Sylvia. Sylvia smiled and informed, “It’s wonderful.”

It was the best room they could have got in the city. She thought she would come off as ungrateful if she pointed out the lack of an additional bedroom.

“Wonderful indeed. Please let us know if there’s anything else you two need.”

“Alright, thanks for the help.” Peter was pleasantly surprised by how polite Sylvia was and responded with a smile, “No problem at all. The pleasure is mine.”

After that, he informed, “We've made reservations for you two at the restaurant. Would you like to catch some rest first before going, or do you want to leave now?”

Sylvia turned to Odell. Odell stared back at her with a look in his eyes that suggested that she could make the call.

“Let's go now then.” The sooner they came back from lunch, the sooner Odell could attend to his work, and the sooner she could find out which villa John kept Sherry cooped up in.

Peter took them to a local restaurant where the furnishings were cozy and homely.

During the meal, Peter decided to give a toast. Sylvia frowned upon noting this.

Odell darted a look at Cliff.

Cliff took the hint and immediately informed, “Peter, Master Carter and Mrs. Carter aren't very fond of alcohol.” Peter was very understanding and swiftly apologized , “I see, | apologize for being so sudden.”

He shot a quick look at his colleagues.

His colleagues took the hint and nodded.

The rest of the meal was relatively silent.

From time to time, Peter would exchange some small talk with Cliff. Apart from that, the rest of the table only stole occasional

glances at Odell and Sylvia.

Odell was taking his time with the meal, making sure to put

some food on Sylvia’s plate from time to time.

His sole focus was Sylvia.

Sylvia barely noticed Peter and the others observing her as she was wholly focused on the food. It was indescribably delicious.

She never expected to eat such delicacy in Glanchester.

She only diverted her focus from the plate after she had finished everything.

Odell asked with a smile, “Are you full?”

“Uh-huh.” “Let's go then.”

Chapter 937 “Alright.”

Sylvia said and rose with Odell. However, moments before they stepped out of the room, she suddenly felt an urge to pee. She stated with slight embarrassment, “I need to go to the bathroom.”

Odell smiled and let go of her hand. “Go, I'll be waiting for you here.” She quickly shuffled to the bathroom.

After she came out of the toilet, she overheard the tail end of what was Peter saying something to Odell, “...On the way to the hotel, he should arrive in about ten minutes.”

Odell, “Alright.”

He took Sylvia’s hand when he saw her. “Let's go. John is about to reach the hotel. We'll go meet him first, then you can explore the city after that.”

Sylvia obliged. “Alright.” Their driver took them to the hotel after that.

After they got out of the car, they walked toward the lobby. That was when Sylvia suddenly mentioned, “Odell, why don’t you go on ahead? I’ll just walk around and check out the city.”

Odell looked at her.

Sylvia flashed an innocent smile at him.

He turned to Jacob who came along with them to serve as driver and bodyguard and instructed, “You go with her.” Sylvia protested hastily, “It’s alright, I'll just walk by myself,”

Before she could even finish her sentence, she noticed how a look of gloom overtook Odell’s face. She promptly zipped her lips.

Odell instructed, “Keep your phone on and come back once you're done exploring.”

Sylvia assured him. “I got it.”

She was not a child.

After that, Odell stepped into the hotel.

Cliff and Peter trailed after him. The only one left was Jacob.

“Madam, where would you like to go?” Jacob asked with a kind smile.

“Hold on, let me take a look,” she said as she reached for her phone.

She found a list of the properties John owned on the internet. It would appear that he had dozens of properties scattered all over the country so she eventually narrowed it down to a handful of properties he owned in Glanchester specifically.

These included some condominiums located in less than ideal locations in the city, a certain villa inside a very upper-class district, as well as a larger villa with a yard located in the suburbs.

Odell previously mentioned that Sherry was kept in a villa.

She wagered that Sherry would not be housed in the villa in the city district since there were so many prying eyes about as John would not want to risk people finding out about him keeping a frail woman imprisoned. Going by that rhetoric, Sylvia homed in on the villa located in the suburbs.

With that out of the way, she turned to Jacob. “Let’s head to the suburbs. I'd like to check out the area.” “Alright Ma’am , I'll go get the car right now. Please wait for a moment.”

“Okay.”

Jacob was a steady driver and within half an hour, they arrived at the street Sylvia specifically appointed.

It was a rather reputable street in Glanchester, known for its beautiful view of the mountain. Most of the villas in the area were privately owned and there were not many places she could walk around without security clearance. No outsiders were allowed to enter unless they had been directly verified.

Despite that, she tried to enter. As soon as she walked toward one of the villas, a giant and intimidating-looking security guard appeared and cut off her path.

She quickly took a step back and asked with a polite smile,” Think | could go in and take a look?”

“You can’t enter without a permit.”

“What kind of permit?”

The security guard glared at her menacingly and did not answer.

Sylvia pursed her lips. Just as she was puzzled over what to do, she suddenly heard someone calling her name from a distance.

“Sylvia ?” A short distance away from her was a red sports car that had just emerged from the private district. A handsome young man pried his head out the window and called for her.

The security guard standing in front of Sylvia immediately stepped back. Sylvia was startled by this. She quickly composed herself and approached the car.

She was hoping that she could recognize this man. Unfortunately, upon drawing closer, she still had no recollection of who the man was.

Thankfully, the man initiated before she did. “It’s only been seven or eight months? You forgot about me already?”

Chapter 938

Sylvia chuckled awkwardly and mentioned, “Something happened a short while ago and | lost my memory.” She had explained this to so many people that she had the entire monologue memorized.

Zach was understandably baffled by this. “Wait, you lost your memory?”

“Yes, | forgot everything that happened the last nine years. It’s not that | intentionally forgot who you were.”

“| guess that makes sense, you look different from when | saw you the last time.” Zach sighed and sounded slightly disappointed, then he suddenly asked when a thought occurred to him, “Do you recall there being this man called Odell?”

Sylvia was not expecting this question of all things but answered truthfully, “I do, we’ve known each other since we were very young. | already knew him nine years ago.”

“| see.” He sighed again, seemingly disappointed and frustrated. Suddenly, a strange smile formed on his face as he asked, “Are you still with him now?”

“Why are you asking this?” Sylvia was rather confused by his behavior.

Meanwhile, Jacob had been following Sylvia the entire time. He stepped next to her and glared at Zach with a vigilant look in his eyes.

Zach rubbed his nose and laughed it off. “I was just curious.”

“Oh.” Sylvia seemed to not notice anything strange and answered, “We're still together.”

Zach sighed meekly, “I see.”

Sylvia was still intent on looking for Sherry and decided to ask him, “What's your name? Why are you here?”

Zach brushed a loose strand of hair off his forehead and introduced himself, “The name is Zach Hadwin. I’m living here currently because there’s this ongoing project at my house in the city center so | figured I'd move here for a bit.”

After he answered the question, he turned to ask Sylvia, “How about you? Why are you here?” Sylvia stated, “I thought the scenery here looks pretty nice so | came here to look around.” Zach smiled and offered, “Do you want to go inside?”

Sylvia jumped at the opportunity. “Yes, can you bring me inside?”

“| can, but | can only bring you one of you. This place is very strict and only allows one outsider at a time.” He glanced coyly at Jacob as he said this.

Jacob tried to persuade Sylvia. “Madam, why don’t you go somewhere else for a walk? There are many beautiful places in Glanchester. This isn’t the only place you can sightsee.”

Sylvia frowned and protested. “But | want to check out this place specifically.”

Jacob seemed very troubled by this. He looked at Zach who was putting on his best display of a harmless smile, then he turned back to Sylvia. “We don’t know who this person is. | can’t just let you wander off by yourself with him. What am | supposed to tell Master Carter if something happened to you?”

Zach seemed slightly upset by this. “Hey now, sir. My dad is involved with Carter Corporation and I’ve given you my name already. What do you mean by you don’t know who | am?”

Jacob looked at him with a frown.

Sylvia spoke, “Jacob, he doesn’t look like a bad guy at all. Don’t worry, I'll come right out after | take a lap inside. Nothing will go wrong.”

She did not want to be treated like a toddler.

Besides, she saw the name Zach Hadwin in her contacts. It seemed like they even chatted a few times and judging by the looks of it, it seemed like he had helped her out in the past even if she did not remember anything from their past dealings.

With that, she turned and approached Zach’s car before Jacob could even get a word out.

Zach winked at Jacob and revved the engine.

The red sports car drove past the checkpoint unobstructed and entered the district that was filled with fauna.

The view inside was indescribably beautiful.

Having said that, the view was not what Sylvia came for. She briefly glanced around the area before asking, “How many villas are there in this area?”

“Six in total.” Zach slowed the car down and established eye contact with her using the rearview mirror. “You're planning to buy a place here?”

“No, | was just curious.” After a brief hesitation, she asked again, “Are all of them sold already?”

“As far as | know, all of them were sold during the early construction stages.” “Do you know any of the owners of the other five villas?”

Chapter 939

“Yeah, | know a few.”

“Who are they?” Sylvia asked with an expectant look in her eyes as she wanted to know more. Zach smirked. “I thought you were here to sightsee. Why are you asking me all this?” “| was just curious.”

“Ah.” He handled the steering wheel and made no further comment.

It seemed like he was not intending to answer her questions.

Sylvia considered for a moment and blurted out, “Do you know John Stockton?”

“The richest man in Glanchester. Who doesn’t know him?”

“| think he lives here too. Do you know which one of these villas belongs to him?” Zach burst out chuckling by this point.

He parked the car on the side of the road, and turned to Sylvia with a smile on his face though his demeanor was otherwise serious. “Sylvia, you didn’t come here to sightsee, did you?”

Sylvia dropped the act. There was no point in feigning it since he already knew, so she nodded. Zach’s expression softened. “Why are you asking about John?

Are you looking for him?”

“I'm not here for him. I’m here for something else.”

“He’s the richest man here in Glanchester . Even my family has several ongoing projects with his company so | cannot risk getting on his bad side. If you don’t tell me what exactly you're here for, I’m afraid | can’t tell you which one of these villas is his.”

They had been inside here for some time and yet there was no sight of any houses or even gates, which was a testament to how large this place was. Even if Sylvia got out of the car and tried to locate John’s place herself, she would only either get lost or get caught by the security forces eventually.

She chose the honest approach. “I have a friend named Sherry and she’s kept locked up by John. | need to find her.”

“Why did John keep your friend locked up?”

“They dated many years ago and it looks like there’s some history between them. | was worried that he’d bring harm to her.”

Zach ruminated on this information and stated, “I doubt it. I've seen him a few times and he’s as gentlemanly as he comes. I'd even say he’s very kind.”

“He and you are business partners. It’s not the same with Sherry.”

“True.” Zach looked at her and stated solemnly, “Still, the security facilities are top-of-the-line, and I'd certainly expect his house to be more closely guarded than ours. | don’t think you can sneak in yourself.”

Sylvia considered for a moment and asked, “Is there any way | can sneak inside?”

There was a gleam in her eyes. She seemed like she was ready to infiltrate like an assassin.

Zach laughed at her confidence and proceeded to tell her,” None. You can’t even get in even if you turned into a fly.” Sylvia frowned.

Was it that hard?

“You just want to see her and won’t do anything else?” Zach asked suddenly.

“Yes, but if she doesn’t feel safe inside, then I'll find a way to break her out.” She supposed she would have to ask Odell for help if it came to that.

“The madam of the house is going to hold a party here tomorrow afternoon and | was invited as well. | could take you inside.” Sylvia’s eyes brightened. “Okay, thank you.”

“However, you'll have to go as my female companion. I’m usually a lone wolf so if we attend together tomorrow, people will inevitably get the wrong idea concerning the nature of our relationship, if you know what | mean.” After a pause, he looked at her with an intriguing look and asked, “Are you sure Master Carter won't get angry if he finds out?”

“He won't get angry because he won't find out,“ Sylvia stated confidently. He would be busy with his work tomorrow, so he had no time to monitor her tomorrow.

“Alright, come here tomorrow past noon. I'll take you inside.” “Alright.”

Chapter 940 After the two had come to an agreement, Zach took Sylvia out to the entrance.

Jacob was standing guard waiting for her and the moment he saw her, he ran up to her and nervously inspected her up and down, worried that something had happened to her while she was gone.

Sylvia smiled and reassured him. “I’m fine, | just took a lap inside.”

Jacob breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Madam, do you want to go anywhere else?” “No, let's go back to the hotel.”

“Okay.”

Inside the penthouse suite of the hotel.

Both Cliff and Peter were standing by the entrance to the study with their backs perched straight and at attention. The door was closed. Not a word coming from inside the study could be heard. Meanwhile, the two men were seated by a tea table inside the

study.

Both of them sat on a leather-bound chair, facing each other.

There were two tea cups as well as a sheet of letter of collaboration set on the table. Odell briefly stated his options and expectations concerning their collaboration.

John listened attentively and at last, remarked with a smile. “As expected of Master Carter, the leader of the renowned Carter Corporation. You’ve raised some very concise and good points. I'll have my team review the points you’ve made and make changes accordingly.”

Odell nodded and took a sip from his cup.

John followed suit and took a sip of tea as well, then he suddenly asked, “I heard that you came here with your wife. How come she’s not around?”

“She went to tour the city.”

“| see, there are many fascinating destinations in Glanchester . I'll appoint an experienced tour guide to take your wife around the city so she can get the best experience possible during her time here.”

“No need for the trouble. I'll just go with her and explore on our own.” John smiled and stated, “It seems like you two get along even better than | thought.”

Odell smiled softly and turned to him. “Master Stockton, you're around the same age as me, aren’t you? Aren’t you going to look for a wife of your own sometime soon?”

John seemed to falter at the mention of this. After a few seconds of silence, he stated solemnly, “I’m not interested in that at the moment.”

“You're not interested in women either?”

“Oh, I’m just like any other man, of course, I’m attracted to women.”

“Is that so? Are you dating anyone currently?”

“| wouldn't call it a girlfriend.” Something cold gleamed in his eyes for a split instant before he remarked, “It’s just casual.” Odell picked up his teacup and took a sip.

“Master Carter, do you have anything to add to this agreement?”

“None for the moment.”

“Alright.” He added with a smile. “There’s going to be a party that my mother is hosting at my home tomorrow afternoon. She heard that you came to Glanchester and specifically instructed me to invite you as well. Are you free tomorrow by any chance?”

Odell considered for a moment and asked, “What time does it start?” “Three o'clock.”

“I believe | should be able to make it.”

“Perfect, see you tomorrow afternoon then.”

“Alright.”

John did not linger much longer and promptly left after that.

Meanwhile, Sylvia just got out of the car and entered the hotel.

She went to the elevator. Ding! The elevator door opened shortly after and two handsome young men in suits walked out.

The man who seemed the superior of the two wore a dark green suit. He was tall and built like an Olympian. Despite his handsome and gentle features, he seemed to exude a sinister aura that was a sharp contrast to his appearance. It had a way of intimidating others around him.

Sylvia glanced at him, then the person standing behind him quickly caught her eyes.

She was taken aback. “Peter?”

Peter smiled politely at her. “Hello there, Mrs. Carter.”

Hearing this, John took a closer look at Sylvia.

He smiled politely at her.

Sylvia felt a strange, oppressive feeling looming atop her when he smiled at her.

She made a point of smiling back at him to keep up appearances, then she walked into the elevator.

The elevator doors shut quickly after that.