Chapter 831
Now that he recalled everything that happened that day, he was beginning to notice many peculiarly
odd details…
Which meant that she had been lying to him ever since that time?
She never meant to go with Thomas. She only went to Galston with him to save Aunt Tonya and the
children!
He balled his hand into a fist and fell into an ominous silence for a long time. At last, he spoke,”How did
she come to be depressed?”
“Sigh… After she went to Galston, she did everything she could to sneak back to Westchester City but
Thomas caught her every time. He had several people’s hands chopped off to intimidate her and to
send a message. This isn’t even the worst of it because later, he separated me from her and had her
locked in a room where she could not even see the light of the sun or tell what time of the day it was.
He locked her up in there like an animal for three months before he finally let her out. I don’t
even know what he did to her in those three grueling months. By the time she came out, she was
completely hysterical and covered in blood. I think it was because she clawed herself while she was
stuck in there…”
Aunt Tonya became choked up as she revealed all of this.
Odell stood tall and ominous
before her.
“… She was just completely out of it. It frightened not only me
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but Thomas as well. Eventually, he agreed to let her come back on her own and said that if she could
manage by herself until the next year, he’d let me come back as well.”
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After she finished, she wiped away tears from her eyes.
The corridor became
silent.
Odell stood stiffly like a stone sculpture for a very long time before his voice broke out. “Why didn’t she
tell me? Why didn’t she at least give me a call..?”
Aunt Tonya choked up. “There was no signal at all where we lived. She couldn’t escape and couldn’t
get her hands on a phone to contact you with.”
Odell zipped his lips into a thin line and
remained silent.
His solitary figure stood still in front of the delivery room and did not even budge for the longest time.
He recalled the day she
returned.
There was heavy snow on that day. He had just gotten engaged with Lily as well. He remembered
seeing her toward the end of the engagement ceremony and went after her. He said a lot of harsh
things to her and left her all by herself in the snow and when he went outside, she had gone back to
her place.
Her place was covered in dust at the time. He remembered how she carefully placed her new clothes
on the couch to make a place for him to sit without getting his clothes dirty. She smiled and pandered to
him as much as she could just so that she could see the children.
Not only did he refuse, but he also barred the windows so she
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could not see the children. All she could do was lean against the wall like a thief just so she could hear
their voices
Later, he ended up taking the children with him back to his old place. She still tried to sneak inside but
to no avail.
During Ramona’s birthday, she expected him to bring the children to attend the banquet so she
dressed up as a waiter to sneak her way into the banquet. The only thing she got from all that effort
was public
embarrassment , getting slapped by her sister in front of everyone, and drenched in wine…
It was only until he found out that she had depression that he conceded and let her see the children.
The entire time, he thought that she got dumped by Thomas and came back with depression. He
assumed that the child belonged to Thomas and so responded by treating her condescendingly.
To think that … All his assumptions were wrong the entire time!
She never got dumped, and the baby was never Thomas!
She never even loved
Thomas!
She was taken to Galston by force. Thrown into solitary confinement, all the fear and agitation led to
her depression …
In all this time since her return, he had never extended any kindness toward her, not even once.
Time stood still for him for what seemed like eons.
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Isabel and Liam came back from dinner and made sure to get some food for Aunt Tonya as well. Aunt
Tonya finished eating and sat with them on the chair opposite the delivery room and waited for a long
time.
Eventually, Isabel began to doze off and fell asleep in Aunt Tonya’s arms. Even Liam was beginning to
doze off when suddenly, a loud cry emitted from inside the delivery room.
The man who had been standing still in front of the delivery room the entire time suddenly sprang to
attention and turned around.
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