Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife
Chapter 1640

Chapter 1640

Chapter 1640John cast a wary glance at Sylvia upon saying this.Sylvia was seething with rage.

John stuttered uncharacteristically for a moment, then continued, “I told my men to bring food to her once every two days. Thatwas, until the forest fire.

“One day, | just got home from work when | received a call and was told that my mother’s condition had worsened and that shehad to be put on a ventilator Immediately after that call, my men called me as well and told me that Sherry tried to kill herself byslamming her head against the wall. | knew that she was only doing that to lull me to her but despite that, | went away and had avery heated exchange with her before | left.

“After that, | went home again. That was when | was informed that my mother’s condition had not worsened but had insteadmade a turn for the better. She was awake at last.”

Sylvia was astounded to hear this.

Odell asked, “What was that about her condition worsening? Did someone give you the wrong information?”John stated, “Someone fed me the wrong information.”

Sylvia made a wild guess. “Julie?”

“Exactly,” John continued. “That was the same night when | found out that she was the one who was behind everything that hadbeen going on. She was the one who tampered with the brakes of the car and caused my mother’s accident as she knew thatSherry would try to sneak out with Caprice. Then there was the forest fire...”

“Was she behind that too?” Sylvia asked urgently.

John nodded and confirmed her suspicion. “She had someone do her dirty work for her and set the forest * on fire. Right now,they are all arrested and awaiting sentence.”

Sylvia was in utter disbelief.

It was all Julie this entire time?

That kind girl who seemed like a model housekeeper, the girl who was always gentle and friendly with everyone?“Why is she doing this to Sherry? What could she possibly gain out of this?” Sylvia was rattled by this revelation.John frowned, a look of utter disgust surfaced on his face.

He stated solemnly, “She built a secret room in our house and had the walls filled with pictures of me. There was even a life-sizereplica of me made of wax. My mother was the one who stumbled into it and tried to wed her off so she would stop obsessingover me. That must be what drove her to desperation and so she began scheming.”

-Sylvia was completely speechless.Asecret room filled with John’s photographs and even a wax figure of him...Had she been completely obsessed with John this entire time?

In one fell swoop, she was able to remove both Madam Stockton and Sherry from the picture by setting up the former to get intoan accident and letting the latter take the blame for what happened.

What a sinister and devious scheme!If Sherry had not been rescued in time, she might have been long dead by now!No... something was not right.

Sylvia thought of something else and snapped at John again. “Julie might have been despicable and evil, but none of this wouldhave happened if you had not made things difficult for Sherry and left her with no choice but to run away with Caprice! If youdidn’t lock her up in that house, she wouldn't have nearly been burned alive by Julie!”

She grew more furious by the second and at one point snatched a cup with burning hot tea inside on the table.Just when it seemed like she was going to splash the burning hot tea over John, someone grabbed her wrist.It was Odell. He gave her a stern look and implored her to not be rash.

Sylvia glared back at him and reluctantly put down the cup.

An uncomfortable silence fell upon them.Suddenly, John spoke, “You're right, it was my fault, | was the one who did this to her.”

What happened nine years ago was still deeply traumatizing for him. He knew he should have moved on from what happened inthe past instead of letting it trouble him and make him suspicious of Mason when he showed up.

If he had not acted rashly and terrified Sherry the night Mason showed up, she probably would not have overreacted and tried torun away with Caprice the very next day.

He also considered that Sherry did end up changing her mind and turning back after she made out a short distance with Caprice.If she had not done that, there would not have been anyone to save Madam Stockton from the burning car by pulling her out ofthat wreckage.

His trauma from nine years ago had distorted his sense of reason!

Deep down, he must have known all along that Sherry never meant to hurt his mother, and she had done. her best to save hismother as well. For all that, he rewarded her by keeping her imprisoned in that house. and left her to starve with no one aroundher, to the point where she chose to bash her head against a wall to end her suffering...

He had made a terrible, grave mistake. He had let her down.After a prolonged silence, he turned to Sylvia and asked sincerely, “Mrs. Carter, could you please tell me where she is?”Sylvia hesitated.

John sensed her great reluctance and promptly assured her. “Don’t worry, | just want to see her so | can clearly explaineverything to her. | promise to not hurt her ever again. | won't even force her to come back with me if she doesn’t want to.”

Sylvia sighed and told him the same thing, “I just told you, | have no idea where she is.”