Chapter 48

After a while, Isabel finally got tired and surrendered with her hands up.

Sylvia caught up to her and picked her up in her arms. She mischievously dipped paint onto the tip of Isabel’s nose.

Isabel chuckled as she panted.

Sylvia looked at her daughter’s messy but adorable face, and it made her laugh as well. They were so carried away by their laughter that they completely forgot about Odell beside them.

Odell watched for a while before he had to awkwardly clear his throat.

Immediately, Sylvia recovered and picked Isabel up.

Isabel was unhappy that their fun was interrupted. In Sylvia’s embrace, she crossed her arms and pointed at Odell. “Big baddie, why did you cough?”

Since she was in her mother’s arms, she was almost at Odell’s eye level which granted her an intimidating presence.

wanted to take Isabel from Sylvia’s arms, but then Isabel reached out to him and moved

it, his face was smeared with colorful paint as well.

Odell was stunned.

mischievously as her evil deed

her laughter back and said to Odell, Odell, she’s just playing with

a cold glance.

look like a grumpy

walked closer to

her, so she shrunk and hugged her mother even tighter.

nervously moved backward.

put his thought into words, his phone in his pocket rang. He pulled it

only a few steps away, so she was able to have a glimpse at the

to him on the phone which put a frown and a sense of worry on his face. He then said, “Stay at home. I’ll

gaze dimmed.

of the day accompanying her and the kids, she almost forgot that he cared about Tara the

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