Chapter 824


    Chapter 824


    Meanwhile, inside the VIP room at Lush Heaven,


    Itwas very dimly lit and there was a strong scent of alcohol in the air.


    The sleeping man on the couch slowly opened his eyes.


    Lily who was sitting next to him sprang to attention and promptly put his phone back onto the table behind her.


    She put a smile on her face and greeted Odell, “Hey, you finally woke up?”


    Odell’s head was throbbing with pain, he raised his hand and pressed it against his forehead, then he asked her, "Why are you here?”


    "A friend of mine told me that she saw youing herest night, so | figured I''d just drop by to see you.” She stated unflinchingly.


    Odell sat up and checked the time on his watch


    He frowned, then he got up and approached the table to pick his phone up


    Lily mentioned, “Just so you know, the young miss called you two times today. | didn''t answer the first time and figured I''d tell you when you wake up. Since you


    continued to sleep, | ended up helping you answer the second time she called. | told her and the young master that they did not need to worry about you.”


    Odell shot her a look


    Lily observed his expression and apologized in a low voice, “I’m


    sorry for taking liberties with your privacy like that. You''re not angry at me, are you?”


    "No, thanks for answering the call for me.”


    If not, the children would be worried sick about him considering he had not been home for a day, especially since it was the New


    Year.


    Something glimmered inside Lily’s eyes as she rose and walked outside with him.


    “In that case, would you mind if | pushed my luck and asked you why you came here to drinkst night?” She asked.


    “It''s none of your business.”


    His voice was raspy as he spoke in a cold and affectionless way.


    Lily probed in a low voice, "Is it rted to Miss Sylvia?”


    His footsteps suddenly came to a halt.


    Lily stopped as well


    After a few seconds, he suddenly grunted, "Don''t ever mention her again."


    “Not today, or...”


    “Not ever, don’t ever bring her up.”


    His voice was cold and gloomy.


    Something gleamed in her eyes, “I see, | understand.”


    After a while, they walked out of Lush Heaven together and arrived at the parking lot.


    Noticing that Odell was about to enter his car, Lily hurriedly stepped in front of him and said with a quick smile, “Could | invite you


    to be a guest at my house tonight? There’s going to be a family dinner tonight and even if our engagement is not genuine, it’s still


    important to keep up appearances as an engaged couple. I''d like to bring you along. My grandparents would love to see you.”


    Odell fell silent for a moment, then he agreed, "Got it."


    The sky was getting darker.


    Acar was coasting down the highway.


    Isabel and Liam were seated together in the back row.


    The thought of getting to see her mother again excited Isabel and she kept gazing at the view outside with her big, round eyes


    Ben was driving, while Jacob was in the passenger seat.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Odell had given them strict orders that Isabel and Liam were not allowed to go to Sylvia without explicit permission. Thus, Ben and Jacob had essentially been


    forced by the two little ones to take them to Sylvia despite their reluctance.


    Upon noticing that they were approaching the junction leading to Sylvia''s ce, Jacob informed, “Young Master, Young Miss, your father will be back in two


    hours. You can only stay here for two hours at most, otherwise he will know that we brought you two here and he''ll skin us alive.”


    "Don''t worry, Uncle Jacob, we won''t let you get punished by the big baddie.” Isabel swore as she raised her little chubby face confidently.


    Jacob smiled and turned his head, not noticing the subtle, devious gleam in Isabel''s eyes


    There was no chance that she would go back home so easily after making all this effort to visit her mother.


    The stinky baddie had stayed outside all night with that woman to celebrate New Year''s Eve, so chances were that he would not being home tonight. She


    had it all nned out, she and Liam were going to spend the night with their mother.


    The sheer thought of it made her grin from ear to ear.


    Soon, the car stopped outside Sylvia''s house


    Isabel threw the car door open and hopped out of the car.


    The front door was closed, so she stood on her tiptoes and pressed her finger against the fingerprint sensor.