Chapter 15

At Sylvia’s residence.

The barbecue ingredients that Sylvia spent hours preparing had to be put back into the icebox.

Without Liam present, Isabel hardly had any appetite. It was only under Sylvia’s insistence that she took several bites.

The child sat on her lap with her eyes drowned in pools of tears as she rambled on and on, “Mommy, do you think the stinky uncle will give brother a hard time?”

Sylvia answered, “He probably won’t.”

“But he’s so scary. I don’t think brother can stand up to him.”

Sylvia smiled softly. “He treats your brother the same way your mommy treats you.”

“But Mommy never gets angry at me and also won’t stop me from playing with brother.“

Sylvia felt a lump in her throat. “That’s because he doesn’t know you’re his daughter yet.”

Isabel gasped. “Does this mean he will let us play together if he knows?”

Sylvia fell silent.

If Odell discovered the truth, the chances that he would take Isabel back to the Carters were high.

That way, Isabel wou