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Chapter 1001 It was already late when Sylvia finished the call.
She put her phone down and went to the bathroom for a shower.
After she came out from her shower, she saw her phone blinking. Someone texted her.
She picked up the phone and saw the messages from Odell.
The first message was a picture of Flint drinking a bottle of milk.
“The kids are doing fine today. Isabel didn’t cause any trouble at school. Everything is fine at home.”
It was followed by another text another minute later.
“How about you? Are you doing well at the Stockton family’s place?”
Sylvia frowned.
She had the urge to text back but her fingers froze before they typed. She struggled for a moment before
ultimately tossing her phone away.
The next morning, Sylvia snuck several buns from breakfast for Sherry again.
John had gone to work.
When Sylvia arrived at the living hall, Sherry was sewing on the couch but she looked weak.
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“Sherry?” Sylvia called her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSherry’s eyes gleamed. “Syl! Did you bring anything for me to eat?!”
Sylvia gave her the bag of buns she snuck over.
Sherry jumped on the buns like a hungry wolf.
She gobbled the buns while cursing John behind his back.
After eating and cursing, she continued sewing.
Sylvia sighed. She sat on the couch and watched her friend sew.
Three days went by peacefully.
It was a Friday. Sherry was carried away by the sewing. She only spent five minutes on lunch and the day went by
peacefully.
When John came back in the evening, Sylvia got up and went back to her room.
After dinner, she video-called the kids like usual. 1
The kids’ adorable faces once again appeared on her screen.
Sylvia asked how they did at school and chatted with them.
Isabel complained about being scolded by the teacher for falling asleep in class
Flint giggled silly as he did not understand what his sister said.
Liam remained silent throughout the call and it caught Sylvia’s attention. “Liam, do you have anything to talk to me
about?”
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Liam paused for a moment and asked, “Mommy, when are you coming home?”
Sylvia was taken aback by the question. She pursed her lips in silence.
Isabel pouted. “Mommy, you’ve been away for six days now. We missed you.”
Flint protruded his lips and tried to reach out to his mother as though he understood his sister now. “Mommy,
Mommy…”
Liam put his brother’s hands down to prevent him from toppling the phone.
Sylvia’s chest tightened as her kids looked at her with teary eyes.
She wished she could go back right away and hug them in her arms.
However, the terrible memories rooted themselves in her brain and she kept replaying the horrible scene over and
over again in the past week.
Even though Odell would text her every night, even though she knew he was no longer the same person, it was still
a lot to digest and it was difficult for her to simply forgive him for what he did in those three years.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmA long silence later, Sylvia said softly, “Aunt Sherry needs me now. I’ll go back in a few more days.”
She shifted the topic to Sherry and coincidentally, it was also the truth.
Sherry seemed to have made John angry in the past few days. She did not get breakfast or dinner and all she got
were the buns Sylvia provided her in the morning.
If Sylvia left her, she would probably starve to death.
Isabel pouted. “Oh…”
Flint started to gurgle.
Liam asked, “Is Aunt Sherry in trouble?”
“Yeah. I have to stay by her side for now. You guys go to school on time and behave. When Aunt Sherry is getting
better, I’ll go back home,” she said.
“Okay,” Liam answered.
Isabel stayed quiet.
Flint continued to gurgle.
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