Chapter 288

After putting the necklace down, Odell went upstairs. The living room went silent again for a while. “Mommy, what did you do with Baddie last night?” Isabel asked in her adorable voice as she raised her chubby little face. Her large eyes were round and bright with curiosity. Just like her, Liam looked up at his mother with big innocent eyes. Sylvia blushed. In a stilted voice, all she could say was, “We didn’t do anything. It’s just that something unexpected happened last night.” “Oh…” Isabel pursed her tiny lips. Just as Sylvia was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Liam asked, “Mommy, did you and Daddy run into some kind of problem?” Sylvia nervously fabricated an excuse in her mind and said, “Mommy attended a dinner last night and ran into him. Then, one of my friends got drunk, so we sent my friend to the hospital.” Isabel pouted. “No wonder you didn’t come over to play with us.” Liam did not ask any more questions either. Sylvia finally breathed a sigh of rel