Edmund frowned and asked out of annoyance, âSo? What the hell are you trying to say?â Tara giggled and said, âMr. Price, Iâm saying Sylvia doesnât love Odell at all. She loves you.â Edmund was taken aback for a second before he wore an eerie grin. âTara Avery, do I look like an idiot to you?â
Tara explained nervously, âMr. Price, Iâm telling the truth. If she doesnât like you, sheâd have let Odell touch her.â
âMaybe sheâs in love with another man, why me?â Edmund scoffed and exposed Taraâs little scheme.
âTara, you better put your lousy plan away. If you want Odell to look at you again, you better find something in yourself thatâs worth loving, not using me as your pawn.â
She came all the way to tell him all this nonsense because she wanted him to snatch Sylvia away or ruin Odell and Sylviaâs marriage so that she could seize the opportunity for herself.
Tara did not expect the rejection at all. She quickly explained, âMr. Price, Iâm not using you. Iâm just trying to get back to Odell but I donât want you and Sylvia to be apart. So, Iâm just trying to create a win-win-â
Smash!
Edmund smashed a bottle of beer on the floor.
Startled, Tara screamed and faltered backward in fear.
Edmund glared at her with menacing eyes and warned her, âTara, you better get the f*ck out of my face or Iâll expose your dirty past to the public. Iâll tell the media how you ruined peopleâs families and make them go bankrupt. Iâll make sure you cannot live in Westchester City anymore!â 1 Taraâs expression changed and she left hurriedly.
After running out of Lush Heaven, Tara returned to her car with a bitter look and cursed out loud, âThat good-for-nothing f*cking b*stard!â She vented her emotions for quite a while before she finally regained her cool. She could not just give up like that. She had to make something happen between Odell and Sylvia so that Odell would abandon that b*tch!
Carter residence.
Odell had to attend a meeting after work, so he would be home late. He called Sylvia beforehand and informed them to go ahead with dinner.
After dinner, the two little ones returned to their room to get changed and be prepared for bed.
When Sylvia came out of the bathroom, she saw them whispering to each other.
The two of them looked serious as they exchanged whispers. Out of curiosity, Sylvia asked, âIsabel, Liam, what are you guys talking about?â.
The two little ones separated immediately. Isabelâs eyes shifted as she turned to Liam. Liam then answered, âWeâre talking about playschool.â âPlayschool? Did something interesting happen?â âItâs a secret between us and our friends. We canât tell you.â Sylvia was not overly bothered either. She put her curiosity aside and started to read them a bedtime story.
The two of them concentrated on the story and after a while, their eyes started to close. Sylvia put the storybook down and switched off the lights, leaving only the dim nightlight for Odell.
As sleepiness took over, Sylvia also went to bed.
Around twenty minutes later, footsteps came from outside the door.
Odell was back from work.
Seeing the fast asleep mother and children, he slinked into the bathroom for a bath.
He came out after he washed himself up and got changed into some fresh new pajamas. Similar to two nights before, he placed Liam aside and crawled up to Sylviaâs side and hugged: her in his arms.
Just when he was about to close his eyes, the edge of his sight noticed two tiny figures sitting beside him.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he turned around to find Liam sitting up. Even Isabel who was sleeping on the other side sat up.