Ch. 961..965

Chapter 961

Isabel's eyes instantly lit up, but she was still angry and did not utter a word.

Soon, the phone was taken away by a small hand. Liam‘s cool appearance and Flint's adorable face appeared on the screen. Liam hugged Flint and asked, “Mommy, when will you and Daddy be back tomorrow?”

“We're going back in the morning, so we should reach home at

noon.”

At that moment, Flint also waved his chubby hand at her. His mouth babbled, obviously wanting her to carry him. His adorable expression melted Sylvia's heart, and she could not help but pucker her mouth and make a kissy noise at him.

Flint immediately burst out into giggles.

Then, Isabel's scoff was heard from the side. It was clear that she was unhappy again.

Sylvia‘s expression changed, and she quickly said, “Isabel, come here and let Mommy kiss you too.” “I'm not that naive.” As soon as she spoke, her chubby pouting

face squeezed into the screen.

Sylvia held back her laughter and blew a kiss at the screen. After that, she called out to Liam. “Liam, let Mommy kiss you too.” Liam's cool little face was right beside Isabel. When he heard

that, he did not say anything, but his eyes stared brightly at Sylvia.

Sylvia immediately blew a kiss at him.

On the screen, the three little ones looked bright and adorable.

Isabel stopped pouting and asked in a sweet voice, “Mommy, what gifts did you buy us?”

Sylvia replied, “I bought you some jewelry, Liam some trinkets, and Flint some small toys.”

Isabel frowned. “That's all?”

“Yeah. Did you want anything else?” Sylvia asked.

Isabel pouted, her expression clearly disappointed. Liam’s little face also became cooler with no emotion at all. Only Flint's eyes shined brightly at her.

Sylvia could not help but ask, “What's wrong? Don't you like these gifts?” Isabel said, “We like all the gifts that you buy, but we like special gifts more,” Special gifts?

Sylvia asked, “What kind of special gifts?”

“Um...” Isabel thought about it and said, “Ones that Mommy makes personally.” ‘Personally made gifts?‘ Sylvia was confused.

Just as she was very confused, Isabel added, “Because Mommy

puts more care into gifts she makes herself.”

Sylvia understood.

‘It's not that they don't like their gifts. They just don't like gifts that | randomly pick out for them. It's my fault. | was so focused on Sherry‘s matter the past two days and didn't even call to ask how they were doing. | didn’t ask if they had any gifts they wanted and simply bought some when | went shopping. It's a little perfunctory.’

Noticing her emotions, Isabel changed her tone and said, “It's okay. As long as it's from you, Mommy, we'll love it.”

Then, she turned to Liam. “Right, Liam?”

“Yeah.” He was very cooperative.

Sylvia could not help but laugh. “It's good if you like them.”

At the same time, she thought in her heart that she would make something herself when she got back.

‘Aunt Tonya said that besides being Sunflower, my carving skills are also quite good. | wonder if | can still carve something despite nine years of my memory being missing.‘

Sylvia chatted with them for a long time.

When Odell came out of the room, he took her phone, urged the children to go to bed, and hung up. Finally, he gave the phone back to her and said, “Go wash up.”

Sylvia hummed and went to the bathroom. Unexpectedly, her menstruation really started. She had just

taken off her clothes when she saw blood stains on the inner lining

Chapter 962 Startled, Sylvia wrapped herself in the bathrobe and walked out.

In the bedroom, Odell was wearing a black robe, and his tall figure sank lazily on the sofa. Seeing her come out without showering, he was stunned and asked, “What's wrong?”

Sylvia said embarrassedly, “I'm on my period.” “That's it?” “Yeah.”

The light in the bedroom was quite bright, so Odell could see the plea in her eyes at a glance. His eyes narrowed as he said, “Oh, |

see.” Then, he picked up the book next to him and read it again.

Sylvia‘s throat choked. “Um, can you...”

“Can I, what?” He looked at her again with dark eyes.

At this point, Sylvia simply said, “Can you ask someone to buy me a pack of tampons?”

Odell curved his lips in a seductive smile. “What do you think?”

Sylvia blushed and could not help but glare at him. Just as she was about to take her phone to place a delivery order from a supermarket, he suddenly picked up the landline next to him.

The phone was quickly connected. He looked at Sylvia and said to the person on the phone, “Bring up a pack of tampons.” Then, he hung up the phone and said to her, “Someone will send it up right away. Go take a shower.” “Okay.” Sylvia then went to take a shower.

When she finished , she saw a pink box of tampons sitting on the stool by the bathroom door. She quickly took the box and brought it in.

She came out after she was fully dressed. The man was still wearing the black robe and was now sitting on the side of the bed, reading a book.

Sylvia lay on the other side of the bed just like last night.

Soon, the lights in the room were turned off, and there was a rustling noise behind her. He had apparently also laid down. Sylvia closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

However, it did not take long before a dull pain started in her stomach. It was not that painful, but it was very uncomfortable. She frowned and could not help but turn over.

Just when she was so uncomfortable that she could not sleep, a large hand suddenly encircled her from behind, and the man‘s body pressed against her back.

“Cramps?” he asked in a low voice. Sylvia held her stomach and hummed.

Then, his warm palm found a place on her stomach. Through a thin layer of clothing, the heat from his palm continuously spread to her belly.

Surprisingly, she felt much better. She instantly stopped tossing around and kept her back against his chest without moving. Ashort while later, he asked softly, “Better?”

Sylvia pursed her lips. “Much better.”

Her voice was very clear in the silent night. As Odell rubbed her stomach again, Sylvia could not help but stick to him.

After an unknown amount of time, sleepiness took over and blurred her consciousness. She turned over and faced him, with her cheek on his chest and one arm around his strong waist,

sleeping comfortably.

The man’s straight figure stiffened for a long time. After a while, when the heat in his body subsided, he breathed out a low sigh. The next day, it was 9 a.m. when Sylvia opened her eyes.

Not far away, the man was sitting on the sofa in his suit, browsing through a document.

When he heard her get up, his deep eyes looked over. “Does your stomach still hurt?”

Sylvia thought of the scene last night when he had rubbed her stomach. She pursed her lips and smiled back at him. “It doesn't hurt anymore.” “Good. Get up and wash up. We'll go back after breakfast.”

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“Okay.”

After washing up and getting dressed, they had breakfast. By the time they finished, it was exactly 10 a.m. Sylvia and Odell walked out of the hotel together.

Jacob and Cliff were already waiting for them, and John‘s assistant, Peter, had also arrived.

After Peter greeted them, he picked up a beautiful box and said with a smile, “Master Carter and Mrs. Carter, this is a gift that Master Stockton personally chose for you. He is sorry that he couldn't come over to give it to you in person, but this is a little token of his appreciation.”

Odell glanced at Cliff who immediately went forward to take the box.

Odell said, “He shouldn't have. Please pass on my thanks to him.

Peter said, “Yes, I'll definitely convey it to Master Stockton.”

After the formalities, Sylvia and Odell got into the car, and so did Cliff and Jacob. The black MPV quickly drove into traffic.

Cliff handed over the gift.

Odell glanced at it and gave it to Sylvia.

She weighed the box in her hands. The box was exquisitely wrapped, but she could not hear any movement inside, so she did not know what it was.

The more she looked at it, the more curious she became. “Can | open it and take a look?” Odell frowned. “Open it if you want to. There‘s no need to ask me.”

“Oh.”

Sylvia did not hesitate and reached out to open the box. Then, she saw a delicate lighter and a diamond necklace in the shape of a flame inside.

Other than the logo of a luxury brand that was apparent on the lighter and the necklace, Sylvia and Odell‘s initials were engraved on them. They were very exquisite and looked like they had been selected with care.

Sylvia looked at them and passed the box over to Odell to let him see as well.

Odell glanced at it and took both the lighter and the diamond necklace out. The lighter was engraved with Sylvia’s initials while his initials were engraved on the necklace.

Rubbing his finger over the engraving, the corners of his shallow lips curled up. “Not bad.” “Do you like it?” he asked her. Sylvia smiled. “I quite like it.”

Odell put the lighter and necklace back into the box, stroked her head with his free hand, and said to Cliff in the passenger seat,” When we go back, contact John‘s assistant and say that I'm looking forward to this cooperation with him.”

Cliff's expression changed as he responded, “Yes, sir.”

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the hotel, a luxury MPV had been parked for almost two hours. The atmosphere was quiet, and the driver kept his mouth closed, not even daring to breathe loudly.

In the backseat, a young man wore a white shirt and slim pants and sat in a dignified posture. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. At that moment, he was looking at the car in which Sylvia and Odell were sitting.

The car was quickly engulfed in traffic.

He turned his head to look at the woman by his side. She was sitting against the car door, her eyes gazing out. It was obvious that she was looking in the direction Sylvia and Odell‘s car had driven away.

The gaze behind his lenses turned cold as he asked, “What, do you want to go back to Westchester with them?”

Sherry immediately withdrew her gaze and looked straight ahead while John curled his lips and laughed.

At that moment, Peter also came over from the hotel entrance. He got into the passenger seat and turned to John, saying respectfully, “Master Stockton, Master Carter accepted the gift

and asked me to convey his thanks to you.”

John smiled. “I see.”

“What did you give them?”

John turned to look at her.

Sherry’s face was not only cold, but also wary and defensive. It was as if he had sent them a time bomb.

His expression became chilly subconsciously, and he reached out to cup her chin. “I gave them a very special gift.” Smack!

Sherry slapped his hand away directly and glared at him coldly.” What special gift?”

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John shook off the hand that she slapped away. He glanced at the two people in the front row with a grim gaze. “You two, get out.”

The driver and Peter hurriedly got out of the car.

Then, his straight figure approached Sherry, and one hand reached for her face again.

Sherry sat in place, her hands clenched into fists by her side as she looked at him coldly. Just when his hand was about to squeeze her face, she suddenly got up.

Bam!

With a heavy sound, she pressed John back against the car

seat. She pinned him down, clutching his collar with both hands, and asked him coldly, “What did you give them?”

Her face was red, and her eyes were full of hatred and killing intent.

John was stunned for a moment. Then, his face returned to normal. “Seems like I've treated you too well these few days.” “Cut the crap!” Sherry directly grabbed his neck, her gaze sinister. “Tell me. What exactly did you give them?”

John narrowed his eyes. “Don’t you want to help the Fowlers and your childhood friend get through their crisis?” Sherry‘s gaze stiffened, but only for a moment. She tightened

her grip on his neck again and said coldly, “Syl is my best friend. If you lay a finger on her, I'll drag you to hell with me!” “So, you don't care about the Fowlers and that childhood friend of yours?” he asked.

“Yes, | don't give a damn about them!”

She really looked as if she wanted to strangle him to death. He suddenly curled his lips and laughed. “So, the Fowlers and your childhood friend combined aren't as important as this best friend of yours. If | had known that, | would've gone after that friend instead.”

“Don't you dare!” Sherry snorted coldly. “Do you think Odell is a pushover? If you dare to touch Syl, he'll bury your business empire in Glanchester along with you!”

John merely laughed. “You're right. After all, he didn't even spare his own brother.”

Sherry froze. Why was he going along with her words?

Seeing her stunned look, John laughed and said, “Sherry Fowler, do you think I'm an idiot?”

She frowned.

“If you can guess it, so can I.”

She froze again. The moment she let her guard down momentarily, he suddenly grabbed her hands holding his neck. The next second, she was pushed off the car seat and fell onto the floor.

He loomed over her as she cried out from the impact.

John pinched her face, his expression grim. “You're just a plaything to me. Do you think I'll offend the richest man in Westchester for a plaything?”

Sherry‘s chest tightened as she pursed her lips.

He lowered his head, approaching her eyes. His gold—rimmed glasses almost pressed against the bridge of her nose. “This time, I'll spare you for the sake of your friend coming all the way to secure the cooperation for me. Next time you dare to make a move against me, I'll chop off both your hands and feed them to the dogs.”

After saying that, he squeezed her hand hard. Sherry immediately gnashed her teeth so that she did not cry out.

John snorted, then got up and sat back down again.

Sherry tried to get up by propping herself on the ground, but when she was about to get up, he kicked her in the butt. Bam!

She fell to the ground miserably, then she looked up and glared at him.

John pushed up his glasses and looked at her with a smile.

Sherry gritted her teeth fiercely, swallowed back the curses that reached her throat, then got up and sat back down.

When Sylvia woke up from her nap, the car had already driven into Westchester City. It did not take long for the car to stop outside the old residence.

Sylvia thought about the three little ones, got out of the car, and ran inside without looking back. While running, she called out, “Isabel, Liam, Flint, I'm back!” Her voice was crisp and clear. The birds in the surrounding trees fluttered and flew away.

The man, who had not gotten out of the car yet, was also speechless.

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At that moment, Sylvia's cry drew a response.

“Mommy!” Isabel's loud voice sounded, and she scurried out like a gust of wind.

Immediately after that, Liam and Aunt Tonya, who was carrying Flint, also came out.

Sylvia first hugged Isabel, kissing her chubby face a few times, then took Liam into her arms and did the same to him and Flint. Flint giggled at all the kisses.

Isabel and Liam were confused, obviously not expecting Sylvia to kiss them so fiercely as soon as she came back. However, they were only stunned for a few seconds before smiling silently.

At that moment, Odell's tall figure walked over. Isabel's eyes lit up as she ran to him. “Bad Daddy!” Odell picked her up with one hand and walked over.

“Aah!” Flint, who was in Sylvia‘s arms, also seemed to miss his father and immediately reached out his chubby little hand toward Odell.

Odell carried him with his other hand.

Seeing the two children being held by their father, Sylvia subconsciously looked at Liam. The little boy's face was very quiet and cold, seemingly not feeling much about his father carrying his sister and brother.

However, Sylvia still reached out and picked him up. Liam‘s bright eyes were confused before he wrapped an arm around her neck. Obviously, he did not reject her hug.

Odell and she then carried the children into the house.

Jacob and Cliff also followed in with the things that they had brought from Glanchester.

Sylvia handed them the gifts she bought for them. Isabel and Liam opened the gifts.

Sylvia looked at their little faces and asked, “Do you like it?”

Isabel smiled. “Yep. | love it!”

Liam also hummed and directly wore the little watch on his wrist.

As for Flint, who could not even speak yet, he grabbed the toys that Sylvia bought for him and started chewing on them.

The three little ones were very filial to her.

Sylvia could not help the corners of her mouth from curling up when she saw them so happy.

At that moment, the back of her head was suddenly tousled, so she turned her head.

Odell was buttoning his suit as he said, “I have to go to the office. Call me if you need anything.”

Sylvia thought that he was busy. “Okay, go ahead.”

Then, she turned around and continued playing with the children.

Odell's expression darkened. After a moment, he wargedwonten turned, and walked out. Cliff was already waiting for wat car. He sat alone in the backseat “Drive.”

Cliff hurriedly started the car, but Odell frowned and looked annoyed. Not long after that, he took out his phones and called Skylar.

The line rang a few times before connecting,

He asked directly, “Have you found the sorcerer?”

The environment on the other side of the phone was a bit most and Skylar's voice was loud. “I found him, but the old fogey 15:11 easy to communicate with. He won't say a word to me”

“Why won't he talk to you?”

“He asked me for five million as soon as he opened his mouth. | was afraid that he would fool me, so | told him I'll pay him when he teaches me the way to lift the hypnosis, but then he ignored

me.

Odell‘s expression changed. “I'll transfer the money to you now Tell him that five million is just the deposit. If he successfully passes you the knowledge, give him another five million.”

“Um... Master Carter, isn‘t that too much?”

“If you succeed, I'll double your pay as well.” “Right, I'll go find him immediately.”