Chapter 465
Odell was in the other room and had no idea that his children were plotting to locate their mother.
He stood in front of the balcony with the windows opened. The night breeze blew against his towering
figure.
He was leaning against the wall with a cigarette in his mouth while toying with a wooden tortoise in his
hand. The wooden tortoise’s edges had been filed down by the repeated caresses, but the words
carved on its stomach was still visible.
As he stared at the little tortoise with a deep gaze, his mind uncontrollably played the scenes of that
woman.
Her arrogance, the injustice to her, and the blank expression that she wore…everything was being
replayed in his mind. From the moment he confirmed his feelings for her to the moment she jumped
into the lake, every expression on her face flashed in his mind.
He still failed to understand why would the woman, being the shameless person who cared a lot about
the kids, would have jumped into the lake.
If he could start over, he would not have broken her leg anymore. As long as she acknowledged her
mistake and promised to live a peaceful life with him, he could forget about her affair with Edmund and
even his grandmother’s incident.
All of a sudden, a strong gust blew.
It blew the cloud of smoke away and cleared his vision together with his thoughts.It had been four
months, four whole months since she had fallen into the lake.If she were alive, she would have come
back for the kids, but she was nowhere to be found. There was not even a trace that she was alive.‘Is
she really dead?’After that, he tossed the cigarette butt on the ground and uncorked the whiskey on the
table. He swigged straight from the bottle instead of pouring it into a glass. The next day, Isabel and
Liam got up as usual, but no matter what Aunt Tonya and Sebastian said, they refused to eat. They
simply grabbed a few bites and that was it.Aunt Tonya even tried to coax them with their favorite
snacks, but it was useless. Not only Liam, but even the gluttonous Isabel also refused to look at the
snacks.In the afternoon, Sebastian told the kitchen to prepare their favorite food and they still refused
to eat.Aunt Tonya asked, “Isabel, Liam, are you two feeling alright?”
Isabel pouted. “Here. This hurts.”She pointed at her chest.Aunt Tonya helplessly turned to Sebastian,
requesting help.Sebastian then pulled his phone out and called Odell.Then, Liam suddenly said, “We
want to go out.”Sebastian held the call and said, “You want to go out and play?”Aunt Tonya was
intrigued too.
Isabel then said, “We want to go to Aunt Sherry’s place.”“Who’s Aunt Sherry?” Sebastian asked.Aunt
Tonya said, “Sherry is Sylvia’s best friend.”“Then, let’s contact her immediately,” Sebastian said.“Okay,
I’ll give her a call.”Aunt Tonya just happened to have Sherry’s contact, so she made the call.
Meanwhile, Isabel and Liam stood side by side and stared at Aunt Tonya with an intrigued gaze.Half an
hour later, Sherry drove a fancy pink car to the house.“Isabel, Liam, my babies! I’m here! ” Sherry
strode into the living room.Liam and Isabel exchanged a quick glance before they ran towards
Sherry.Liam politely greeted, “Aunt Sherry.”Isabel said, “Aunt Sherry, you look so beautiful today! ”
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