Chapter 645


    Chapter 645


    Sylvia supposed that there was not much else she could do if Odell would not listen.


    She shot a re at him, then promptly turned to leave. Just as she reached the door and raised her hand to turn the door knob,


    his raspy voice suddenly traveled across the room to her. “When Spencer kidnapped the two of you, | wanted to choose to spare


    you the entire time.” Sylvia froze for a moment and hissed sharply. “Odell, do you think I’m blind and deaf?” Even now, she could


    remember how he had pointed at her first, then changed his choice to Tara after a mere two-second pause. She remembered


    how he had reaffirmed that his final choice was Tara!


    “| tried to negotiate with him and offered him a lot of terms. | even told him that I’d sacrifice myself if he’d let you two walk free.


    He didn’t agree to my terms and instead, required me to choose between you two. He only wanted to use your lives to exact


    revenge on me.”


    Sylvia pursed her lips and stayed quiet.


    Odell’s voice turned into a low, maic tremor. “When he told me to choose to let one of you live, | was convinced that he was


    laying a trap on me. | believed that he was deliberately allowing me to choose the one | cared about most to walk free, just so he


    could kill that person right in front of me. | was fully expecting him to resort to such dirty tactics.”


    Sylvia frowned. He was suggesting that Spencer was aware that she was the one Odell cared about the most. He was afraid that


    if he had chosen her, Spencer would execute her right then and there. Was this why he ended up changing his choice to Tara


    instead?


    She suddenly became very confused by the current situation. Something told her that this was another trick of his. How could


    she be so foolish as to be convinced of the logic behind this ridiculous tale?! She stopped trying to figure out the consistency of


    the story he spun and announced, “I don’t care about any of that anymore. You don’t have to keep exining.” Odell smirked.


    “I''m already done exining.” Sylvia felt irrationally upset. She immediately swung open the door and stormed out. Odell looked


    at her stomping way, the door flung back the other way and she disappeared behind it. Still, he continued to wear the same


    cheery smile. His expression was contorted with joy.Original content from N?velDrama.Org.


    That was when the door opened again and Cliff entered.


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    He noticed the smile on Odell’s face that seemed impossible to wipe away andmented cheerily, “Master Carter, looks like


    the missus still cares a lot about you.”


    With the news of the Carter Corporation’s eventual downfall going around, all of Odell’s rtives spun all kinds of excuses to


    avoid him. Even Tara who imed to love him and could not survive without him only came to him to demand the rights to his


    property. Amid all this, it was only Sylvia who made the effort toe to see him not once, but twice. The first time was with the


    children to bring himfort and the second time to speak some sense into him.


    It was admirable how she never asked for a single penny from him and even offered to take care of his grandmother.


    Especially considering how Odell had hurt her so much in the past.


    Her affection for him seemed every bit genuine. It seemed extremely unlikely that she did not care for him.


    Odell merely grunted in response. There was still a faint shadow of a smile on the corners of his lips.


    Cliff smiled and remarked, “Even the missus hase to see you. Do you think you could go back to thepany?”


    Odell made a look and asked, “What day is it today?” “It’s twenty-fourth.”


    Odell suddenly smiled again. Instead of the jubnt smile from earlier, it now took on a different appearance. There was a


    hungry, grim undertone in his smile. Even his eyes began to glower.


    “Not yet.” Hey back on the sofa and ordered, “Get me several bottles of good wine.” Cliff grimaced. “Sir, don’t you think you''re


    getting addicted-” Before he could finish, he was seized by a murderous re from Odell. He promptly zipped his lips and walked


    outside. +


    After leaving Lush Heaven, Sylvia went straight back home. Sebastian was standing by the door and looking around anxiously.


    He hurriedly greeted Sylvia upon noticing her return and enquired nervously, “So, how’s Master Carter doing?” 1) Sylvia gave


    him an honest answer, “I told him everything | believe | should tell him in such circumstances, but | can’t tell you if he listened.”


    Sebastian sighed. “If you can’t persuade him, then no one else can.” “It’s gettingte, you should go back to rest.” Sylvia


    suggested. After a short silence, she added, “Sebastian, if Odell is done in by this, you should bring Grandma with you ande


    live with me and Aunt Tonya in the future.”


    Sylvia was aware that Sebastian had no financial burdens and nock of job opportunities even if he lost his job after the Carter


    Corporation dered bankruptcy. Despite all that, she knew that he would have a hard time parting ways with the Carter


    household, especially with Madam Carter whom he had formed a familial bond after all these years.


    Something shone in his ssy eyes and he said with great difficulty, trying to contain his weariness, “Alright...alright.”