Chapter 38

At night, Sylvia received a message from Odell. “Starting from tomorrow onwards, you don't have to fetch the kids from school anymore.” Apathy overflowed from the lines between the words. “What? Odell, don’t be ridiculous!” Odell did not text back. Sylvia texted furiously. “Is it because of what I said earlier? I’ll apologize!” Odell still did not text back. “I’m sorry, Master Carter. Master Carter, please forgive me. I promise I won’t talk bad about you anymore.” There was still no reply. Sylvia then bombarded Odell with a barrage of texts. “I only found out yesterday that my boss is Tristan. It’s not what you think!” “If there’s anything going on between us, I’ll get hit by a truck!” “If you still don’t believe me, you can go ask Tristan yourself!” Back at the Carters’ mansion, Odell was lying down on the couch lazily. He had a glass of red wine in one hand and was scrolling through his phone with the other, reading the texts from Sylvia. Apologies, explan