Chapter 184 Isabel filmed her last scenes for the movie that evening. As soon as she was done, Sylvia
quickly brought her and Liam into the car.
The weather report predicted that it would snow soon, and that meant Sylvia could not take her time to
go back to the Carters‘ residence.
The car began its steady return journey.
Sylvia sat in the back, in between Isabel and Liam. The two children had fallen asleep against her
sides.
Around the time the car drove into the Old District, snow began falling from the sky. Soon, the car
pulled to a stop outside the Carters‘ residence. “Isabel, Liam, we‘re home,” Sylvia called softly Liam
furrowed his eyebrows whereas Isabel snuggled closer to her mother. It was obvious that the children
did not want to get out of the car. With a smile on her face, Sylvia placated, “Be good now. It‘s already
snowing outside, so you should both go in and have dinner.” At this, Liam sat upright to stare out the
car window. Isabel grew excited at the mention of snowfall. She tugged at Sylvia and said, “Mommy,
have dinner with us. Then, we?ll build snowmen after, okay?!! Sylvia wished she could say yes.
However, Odell was back from his business trip, so entering the house now would only anger him.
Besides, she had been by their side during the day. She caressed Isabel‘s face and lightly said, “I can‘t
do that, my dear. I have to eat dinner with Aunt Tonya.” Isabel pouted and grumbled, “Okay then.” Liam
pursed his lips in defeat as well. Sylvia hugged her children one last time before letting them disembark
the car. She did not get out of the vehicle and watched her children walk into the house while holding
hands instead. Then, she turned to Tom. “Tom, let‘s go.” Tom immediately turned the car around.
At the same time, in the warm living room, as soon as Isabel and Liam entered the room, she called
out, “Great–grandma, Liam and I are home!”
Madam Carter instantly replied, “Oh, my darlings, come here!” Isabel pulled Liam along as she dashed
further into the house. However, as soon as they spotted Odell on the sofa, they immediately stopped
running.
Odell‘s eyebrows furrowed, dissatisfaction clear on his face. Isabel made a sound of displeasure before
she pulled Liam to sit on the other side of Madam Carter. Odell turned to look out the window solemnly.
Besides the falling snow, nothing else could be seen outside in the courtyard. He thought, ‘I thought
that woman would take any chance she can get to spend time with the kids. Why didn‘t she follow them
into the house then?‘
At this moment, Madam Carter asked the pair of children, “Isabel, Liam, where is your mother? It‘s
snowing outside, but she didn‘t follow you both in?”
Odell squinted. Isabel answered, “Mommy went home. She said she needed to eat dinner with Aunt
Tonya.” Madam Carter heaved a sigh. Sylvia had obviously not followed them into the house because
she was scared of Odell. To the side, Odell‘s gaze darkened. A moment later, he stood up and said, “I‘ll
be going upstairs to handle a few things. You can start dinner without me.” Without waiting for Madam
Carter to respond, he walked toward the stairs. Soon, he entered his room and made a beeline for the
balcony. The binoculars Isabel and Liam were using were still on the table. He took one of them and
turned to look in the direction of Sylvia‘s home.
At the same time, Sylvia‘s car had just arrived at the door. Once she got out of the car, she headed
toward the living room.
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