Chapter 1338 Odell took two large gulps of tea and swallowed his bitterness along with the tea.
Meanwhile , Madam Carter overheard Sylvia‘s voice on the
phone and joined in on the conversation. “Sylvia, you won‘t believe how well
Liam is doing at school. Isabel has
been telling me that he always gets first place in every exam and competition he participates in. There
have been several other schools in the district trying to
get Liam to transfer over to their school. He‘s very popular.” Odell felt his hand stiffening around the cu
p yet again.
What? Why was this the first time he had heard about any of this at all?
Sylvia smiled and
answered jubilantly, “Grandma, I got a call from Liam‘s teacher two days ago as well. They‘re telling me
they want Liam to skip a grade.” Madam Carter remarked with a proud smile, “That‘s our boy Liam.”
Sylvia echoed the same sentiment with a bright smile.“ Certainly.”
Flint chịmed in, “Hurray, that‘s my brother!”
They continued chatting for quite some time before they finally wrapped up the call.
Madam Carter was getting tired and went back to her room.
Isabel put away her phone. Then she took Flint and proceeded to head upstairs.
Liam followed after them.
Thump!
Odell clapped his cup against the surface of the table and called out after them, “Stop.”
The three children quickly halted and turned back to look at him.
Flint, who was held in the arms of his sister, asked in a curious tone, “Daddy, who are you talking to?”
Odell fixed his eyes on Liam. “Liam, you stay here. Both of you, go upstairs.”
Flint answered, “Okay, okay.”
With that, he headed upstairs with Isabel.
Liam turned to Odell and asked unflinchingly , “What‘s the matter?”
Odell asked sharply, “Why didn‘t you tell me about what you have been up to at school?”
Liam responded with another question instead, “A lot of things are
going on at school at the moment. Which one are you referring to specifically?” A gloomy look appeare
d on Odell‘s
face. “About your getting first place in the math competition as well as the teachers wanting you to skip
a grade.”
“The competition results were just announced today. The teachers already told me about letting me ski
p a grade a long time ago but I never saw you at home around that time because you were busy with w
ork. How am I supposed to tell
you if I never see you?” Liam answered without the slightest tinge of reservation.
Odell felt his voice caught in his throat.
After an uncomfortable pause, he cleared
his throat and stated in a somber voice, “I won‘t be so occupied with work
from here on. One way or another, you can always give me a call and talk to me
even if I‘m busy with work. I‘m your father, you can feel free to tell me about what‘s going on with you,
whatever it may be. Do you understand?”
“Alright, I got it.”
“Go back to your room.”
Liam turned and went upstairs.
Odell frowned and instructed Sebastian to bring him a glass of wine. He finally headed back
to his bedroom after
he finished the glass of wine.
He was still greeted by the same unfamiliarity as soon as he stepped into the bedroom. As neat and tid
y as it may be, there was a clear lack of warmth inside.
He took a shower and went to bed.
The glass of wine did serve to relax him but it did not help him fall asleep.
He reached for his phone and tried to call Sylvia again, but the call would not go through.
He could not text her either.
She was so happy during her video call with the children. Why had she not unblocked him yet?
Did she not miss him at all? Was she going to keep ignoring him?
Was she still upset with him because of what happened with Shermaine? ..
Where was the mutual trust they spoke of back then?
The
more Odell ruminated on it, the more upset he found himself becoming. He almost wanted to scramble o
She could have all the space she wanted for a few more
days. When she eventually returned, he had all the time
in the world to confront her and talk about how she
had recklessly abandoned her children and husband.
It always seemed to him like days passed by in the blink of an eye when Sylvia was around but now it w
Every day, he would head back home immediately after he was finished with work.
He found that Madam Carter was rather self–
reliant, Aunt Tonya offered her all the company that she needed with the occasional conversation. Other
she spent her time resting since she was easily exhausted due to her old
age.
As for the brats, they did not require any special attention apart from time to time when he would urge th
Therefore, he eventually found that he had plenty of time on his hands. There simply was not much that
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