Chapter 919
Odell grimaced in silence.
After a while, Skylar continued, “Since there
are no signs of any physical damage, then the source of it all must be mental. I doubt
that the second master kidnapping her for a day would have resulted
in her losing memory of everything over the last nine years. I believe that her amnesia should be closel
y related to the trauma from her half–year stay in Galston that resulted in her depression.”
With all that information provided, she asked, “She refuses to tell me about those six months in Galston
. Do you by any chance know what she experienced during that time?”
Odell answered, his voice was hollow, “She was imprisoned by Thomas in those six months and was fr
equently threatened, and even terrorized by him.”
“Was that all he did?”
Odell frowned and added, “She was locked up in a dark room, all by
herself, for more than three months.”
Skylar pressed further, “What did he do to her during those three months?”
“I have no idea:”
All of what he just told Skylar had been relayed to him by Aunt Tonya.
Sylvia had never mentioned anything about her time in Galston. It was a traumatizing mark in her life th
at she preferred not to acknowledge.
As much as he wanted to know, he
was aware of how hard it was for her to speak about it and had never asked her about it.
Skylar observed Odell‘s expression and mentioned carefully, “I believe the second master is still in Wes
tchester now.”
A sharp gleam appeared in Odell‘s eyes as he said, “He‘s at the police station.”
“I believe that what happened to Mrs. Sylvia was a direct result of those three months. Do you
think you should ask the second master about it?”
Odell grimaced, “Hm.”
He supposed he would have to.
At Carter‘s old residence.
Aunt Tonya told Sylvia about everything, from
the beginning to the end. First, she covered Sylvia‘s marriage with Odell, then about how Tara had tried
to get
in between them. She told Sylvia about how they had gotten divorced after that and how it had ended w
ith Sylvia taking Isabel away. Then
they had reunited and remarried three years later. After that, things had gone awry with Madam
Carter and Sylvia nearly lost her life at Cloudy Heart Lake because of Tara. The story continued until th
e point where
Sylvia had gotten kidnapped by Thomas and ended up unconscious at the hospital.
As the story had gone on, the sky outside had turned from day to night. Sylvia was dumbfounded by all
the information that she had received and was having trouble processing all of them. After a long while,
she asked in utter disbelief, “I got married and divorced twice with Odell?”
“Yes, and it was all because of that witch, Tara.” As an afterthought, Aunt Tonya suddenly added, “And
Thomas.”
Tara and Thomas.
Sylvia felt a burst of rage burning inside her upon hearing the mention
of their names, perhaps due to everything she heard about them from Aunt Tonya.
It was especially so regarding Tara. When she considered how they had grown up together in the
district, she
thought of her as her friend. She used to share everything with her, whether it was her deepest secrets
or her most treasured belongings.
She felt much better upon hearing that Odell had finally realized what Tara truly was and cut things off
with her for good.
“So where is Tara now?” She asked curiously.
Aunt Tonya shook her head, “I‘m not too sure about that either. I haven‘t seen or heard about her since y
Sylvia nodded.
Her thoughts went to Thomas.
“Thomas.” She muttered.
As the name escaped her lips, it felt strangely familiar, even though she had no memory of it. She asked
a puzzled voice,“ Why did he do all this to start with? I‘ve never done anything to get on his
bad side, so why did he want to tear me away from Odell?”
Aunt Tonya seemed very troubled and was at a loss as to how to answer such a question.
After she thought about it, she asked, “Sylvia, do you have no memory of Thomas at all?”
“No, this is the first time I‘ve heard about a secret brother of Odell. I‘ve never even met him before.”
The man who had been standing by the door the entire while smiled upon hearing this.
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