Chapter 627

Chapter 627

In other words, the crisis was still very much ongoing.

Sylvia frowned and continued to scroll down.

Although she was not well versed with the intricacies of such situations, it was not hard to tell judging by these headlines that the

Carter Corporation was facing a great crisis.

If not handled properly, it may very well be that the financial giant would face bankruptcy and collapse entirely.

While she was still intently reading the articles, another new post popped up on her screen.

She read the headline written in bold: Master Carter’s Drunken Fit at the Bar, is Carter Corporation Doomed to Collapse?

Sylvia clicked on the link and saw that there was a picture right below the headline of the article.

It was a long-distance shot that looked like it had been stealthily taken. Upon zooming in, it could be seen that the picture was of

a very low resolution. However, she instantly recognized the man in the picture as none other than Odell. He was sprawled out

on the sofa with a bottle of liquor in his hand.

Sylvia was taken aback by what she saw.

Even though she could not see the expression on his face due to the blurriness of the picture, it was not difficult to recognize the

disheveled state he was in.

She immediately recalled the time when Odell had been forced to deal with his stepmother and how he had been played by the

vicious woman every step of the way. Even then, he had not faltered and used alcohol to cope with the situation.

To be precise, she had never seen him like this before.

He was someone who could handle anything, even if the sky were to crash mightily onto the earth. Why was he resorting to

alcohol now?

Feeling a certain tightness in her chest, she glanced at Isabel and Liam who were both sleeping on the bed.

They would be crushed to see their father in this state.

After thinking about it, she went to the balcony and called Sherry.

It looked like the picture had been taken at Lush Heaven, which meant that Odell must have been drinking there last night. She

knew that Sherry was always very well-informed and figured she would be the best person that she would be able to acquire

information from. Perhaps the news outlet had merely exaggerated the news about the downfall of the Carter Corporation?

The call was answered within the first few rings.

Sylvia greeted in a light whisper, “Sherry, it's me.”

Sherry cried out enthusiastically the moment she heard Sylvia’s familiar voice, “Sylvia! Where

have you been? | couldn’t find you at all and your number was unavailable. Did something happen?”

Sylvia hurriedly reassured her, “I’m fine. I’m in a very safe place with my children. Everything is fine. There’s nothing to worry

about.” “Then why weren’t my calls getting to you?”

“| wanted to cut off contact with Odell, that’s why...” Sylvia did not really want to talk about this. Instead, she quickly changed the

topic and said, “Hey, | saw the news about Carter Corporation. Is it all true?”

Sherry sighed and expressed, “It’s all true. | heard that many problems came up in their major projects and their funding has

essentially been cut off entirely. | don’t think there’s any way for Odell to recover from this. He might have to declare bankruptcy

at any moment now.”

Sylvia felt as if a heavy weight was pressing on her. She took a moment to digest this information and asked again, “Is the news

about him getting drunk last night true as well?”

“It's all true, he pretty much lives here now.” Sherry suddenly complained upon hearing mention of this, “Even with things as bad

as they are, he still insists on reserving the VIP room and spends pretty much all day and night here. Every day, | see him kicking

his assistants out of the room in a fit of anger. If not for his bodyguards standing guard outside the room, | would have kicked him

out a long time ago.

Sylvia pursed her lips, feeling at a loss for words.

After a while, Sherry probed, “Sylvia, why are you hiding your children from him? | thought you two got a peaceful divorce? Did

something happen again?”

Sherry was her best friend, so Sylvia saw no reason to hide the truth from her. She told her everything, from the time that Odell

had moved in as her neighbor, to the episode where Tara and her had gotten kidnapped, and finally to how Odell had chosen to

save Tara while being held at gunpoint. Sherry cried out furiously upon hearing the events that had transpired, “What the hell! I'll

kick his ass out of here right now!” Sylvia knew that Sherry was fully capable of doing precisely that and quickly tried to talk her

out of it, “Sherry, calm down! I’m fine now, everything is alright.” Sherry was still seething with anger, “He, of all people, should

know what kind of person Tara is. How could he have chosen her under such circumstances? Unbelievable!”

Sylvia was just as perplexed by the man’s line of reasoning. He was well aware of all the terrible things Tara had done and yet,

he would not hold her accountable. This only showed what Tara meant to him. She was his muse, after all. 1

Despite his claims that he would cut off relations with Tara, it was clear that she still had a claim to his heart.