Chapter 50

Odell went back into the room after the phone call.

Tara was eavesdropping behind the curtain, and when she noticed that the call had ended, she quickly jumped back into bed.

Odell returned to his seat beside the beat.

She maintained her feeble look and asked, “Odell, are you busy with something else?”

“Nothing in particular.”

Tara recalled him mentioning the kids on the phone. She had another glance at the paint on his face and then whispered her question, “Odell, were you with Isabel and Liam the whole day today?”

Odell simply hummed a reply. Indeed, he had been with the kids but just not at home. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, he did not tell her that he was with Sylvia together with the kids.

Tara looked anxious. She believed he must have spent time with Sylvia together with the kids, or else he would not have asked if Sylvia was still at the Carters’. She clutched her fists and said with a smile, “Odell, why don’t you bring the kids out next week and we can