Chapter 1365 She stared at the red and glittering wine, its luster was captured in her eyes.
It was eleven years ago when she met Shermaine. She was only twelve years old then.
She had rescued Shermaine
from poverty because of her extreme similarity with Sylvia. Her son was obsessed with Sylvia to an unh
ealthy degree and she wanted Shermaine to grow into a doppelgänger of Sylvia to become the
perfect replacement for the lover her son never had.
Only, her son wanted nobody
other than Sylvia herself, he would rather go to prison than settle for Shermaine. There was also the fa
ct that Shermaine had only come to resemble Sylvia in appearance but did not manage to capture
her essence in any other facets.
In the end, she decided to let Shermaine go back to her home country and creep into Odell‘s life.
Even if she could not bring an end to the Carter
empire, she would avenge her son by ruining Odell and Sylvia‘s romance!
Only…
She frowned uneasily.
She knew Shermaine like the back of her palm.
During their conversation on the phone, she noticed that Shermaine sounded very agitated. There must
be something more to it.
Was she hiding something from her?
The look in her eyes sharpened, and she downed the glass of wine in one go and smashed it back atop
the table.
She could not let the
foolish girl foil her plans. She had to go back to Westchester herself to get a closer grasp on the situatio
n.
…
The next day.
After breakfast, Odell was driven to the company as usual.
The car stopped at the entrance.
As soon as he stepped out of the car, he saw Shermaine standing by the side of the road.
It would appear that she was waiting for him.
He only spared her a glance before he continued advancing toward the entrance.
“Master Carter,” Shermaine suddenly stepped forward and called after him.
Odell turned to her. “What do you need?”
His tone and entire demeanor were standoff–ish.
However, Shermaine noticed that he was no longer as upset as when he shoved her away last night.
She was relieved by this and proceeded to give a heartfelt apology. “I want to
apologize for my behavior last night, I stepped out of line. I‘m very sorry and I promise to never do anyt
hing like that ever again.”
A profound look surfaced in Odell‘s eyes. After an uncomfortable silence,
he spoke, “I‘m glad you realized your mistake.”
With that, he walked away.
Shermaine stood still like a totem. She quietly gazed at Odell marching into the building and heaved a s
igh of relief, a soft smile slowly surfaced on her
lips.
Surely he must have a thing for her.
Otherwise, he would not have forgiven her so quickly, especially considering it had been no more than
a day since it happened.
Odell arrived at his office in no time.
Shortly after he sat down, Cliff entered the room. “Sir, here‘s the information I managed to dig out about
Shermaine,” he said as he placed a stack of documents on the table.
Odell quickly went over them.
Cliff began to relay his findings. “She‘s not from Westchester, she‘s from a small town on the far
border of Westchester. This town has seen some urban development in recent years but before this, it w
a majority of its population stuck in poverty.
“Her family was very poor growing up. From the information I managed to collect from her past neighbor
“Before she graduated from university, she would travel abroad every summer break and only return day
her rural air and transform into a city
girl. I suspect that she must‘ve gone to her benefactor during this period.
“After graduation, she stayed in Westchester. Her encounter with Madam
Carter happened shortly after she began working. That‘s when we brought her into Carter Corporation a
U
After going through the documents, Odell observed that her life’s story seemed nothing out of
the ordinary, the only question he raised was, “So, who’s this mysterious benefactor?”
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