Chapter 976
Odell came in through the door just as Sylvia and Flint came into the living room.
He stood there momentarily , tall
and straight, as he stared at her and the baby with a deep and gentle gaze.
Sylvia smiled. “You‘re back.”
Odell nodded and hummed in reply.
He walked to her.
Sylvia wanted to surprise him, so she said to Flint in her arms, * Flint, Daddy‘s back.”
She emphasized the word ‘Daddy‘, to signal Flint to call his daddy.
Flint looked at Odell and moved his tiny lips to utter, “Daddy…”
Odell‘s lips curved into a smile, his delight showing in his eyes.
He reached out to take Flint into his arms. Feigning ignorance, he asked Sylvia, “Since when did he kn
ow how to say that?”
Sylvia smiled at Odell‘s delighted expression. “I took him to Grandmother‘s room earlier and he
suddenly called me Mommy.”
Odell raised a brow. “He said ‘Mommy‘ first?”
Sylvia noticed the jealousy on his face. She could not help the feeling of pride even as she stammered,
“Y-Yes.”
Odell squinted. “Then who’s the second person that he learned to call?”
A dangerous look appeared in his eyes.
Sylvia‘s gaze shifted and she evaded his gaze. “Daddy, of course.”
If he found out that she had taught Flint to call his grandmother
instead of his daddy first, he would be upset.
“Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
“Nana,” Flint suddenly said.
Sylvia‘s expression shifted.
Odell looked at the baby.
Flint‘s eyes widened and he gave a silly little gurgling laugh.
Odell then looked at Sylvia sharply. “Why did he say ‘Nana‘?”
Sylvia immediately explained, “I taught him ‘Nana‘ after ‘Daddy‘, he must be practicing it.”
Odell pinched the baby‘s cheek and asked, “Did Mommy teach you ‘Daddy‘ or ‘Nana‘ first?”
Sylvia looked at Flint anxiously.
She had a feeling that Flint could not understand Odell, but she also could not guarantee that he would
not surprise his father.
Then, Flint said, “Nana.”
Sylvia‘s expression froze.
Odell narrowed his eyes as he looked at her.
Sylvia nervously explained, “Hey, I really did teach him to say Daddy‘ first!”
“Nana…” Flint said again.
Sylvia was rendered speechless.
Odell pursed his lips to hold the urge to laugh.
Glaring at the little betrayer that was Flint, Sylvia said in a
small voice, “Grandmother was in the room so I told him to call her first. I just want to cheer Grandmoth
er up.”
There was no way that a grown man would want to compete against his grandmother over this.
Odell looked at her. “Then why did you lie?”
Sylvia pouted and said, “I was afraid that you might get jealous.”
“Did you really think I would be jealous or mad that he called Grandmother first instead of me?” he said
“Not really.”
“Then what is it?”
Sylvia said, “I just don‘t want you to feel uncomfortable about it.”
Odell furrowed his brows.
He stared at her nervous look for a while before he
sighed. He lifted her chin and looked at her seriously. “I am your husband,
not a guest of the house. You don‘t need to be overly concerned about my feelings.”
Sylvia hummed in reply.
He continued, “You don‘t need to hold yourself back in front of me either. Just speak your mind. Be happ
“I understand.”
Despite what he said, Sylvia thought this was a little strange.
Was she being too careful about his feelings?
Had she overly restrained herself?
She had been back here for many days now and everything was great. She felt a lot better and
more natural than she had nine years ago.
The one who seemed overly concerned was him.
Sylvia kept her thoughts to herself and did not say it out loud, since she did not want
him to be unhappy.
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