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CHAPTERS 578 - 581
CHAPTER 578 FAMILY PORTRAIT
Robert Michael didn't want to say anything, so Jane Ronan could only leave. Just as she left, Robbie Alex's phone call came.
She sent the resignation letter to Robbie Alex's email before she went to Robert Michael's room. Robbie Alex must have called to ask about her resignation.
Jane Ronan answered, "Boss Alex?"
Robbie Alex said, "Jane Ronan, you did well. Why do you want to resign?"
Robbie Alex was not that old, but his tone of voice was like that of an old official, as if he was an elder.
Jane Ronan had already thought of a reason to resign: "Boss Alex, it's because my body doesn't allow it, please do me a favor."
"Jane Ronan, it's not that I don't approve of your resignation, but we are lacking designers right now. It's going to be the Spring Festival in a few months, and we won't be able to find the right designer for it in a while. " Robbie Alex let out a long sigh and said, "If I can't rush out the gowns of the romance series, I probably won't be able to sit in this position anymore."
Jane Ronan remained silent.
PM was a large multinational company. There were dozens of designers in this branch alone. To be honest, she makes much of a difference.
Even after she left, they would be able to find a designer to take over the "Romance" series.
Robbie Alex said earnestly, "Why don't you hang on a little bit more? After you finish this series of gowns, you can go on with your resignation. Then you can come back to work after you've adjusted your body. "
There wasn't actually any problem on Jane Ronan’s body, but she just didn't want to see that disgusting man,Henry. If not for his appearance, Jane Ronan wouldn't even think about leaving during a critical period of time.
"Jane Ronan, are you listening to me?" Alex was still not giving up. His insistence made Jane Ronan feel as if the PM company couldn't run without her.
"Boss Alex, I have made up my mind. If you don't approve my resignation, I won't take this month's salary. " Because in Jane Ronan's heart, Edwin Carter was the most important person. Alex's future had nothing to do with her.
She was not a compassionate person. If she wavered when he spoke a few emotional words to her, then she could go to charity.
"What are you talking about..." Alex sighed and said, "Since you insist on leaving, I can't force you to stay. Then, just go to the company and handle the separation procedures. As for the HR Department, I will explain everything clearly."
What a joke, the real boss of this company was Jane Ronan. But no matter how bold he was, he should know when to stop. If Edwin Carter found out anything out of line, then he would be screwed.
"Thank you, Boss Alex!" After Jane Ronan hung up the phone, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Jane Ronan didn't notice that Alex called her spare phone at home. This phone number wasn't registered at the company, so under normal circumstances, Alex probably wouldn't know it.
……………………..
After lunch, Jane Ronan went to the PM company slowly.
First, she had to settle the resignation procedures, and the second was that her phone was still with Henry, so she had to get it back.
Alex should have informed the HR Department that Jane Ronan had successfully completed her departure.
Henry is out of the company.
"Jane Ronan, why did you give up so suddenly?" Jane Ronan treated others amiably. Her assistant, Lori, was reluctant to part with her.
"There's something at home." Jane Ronan smiled, her eyes searched the office area for Henry, but she couldn't find him.
Jane Ronan then asked, "Lori, did Henry ask you to give me anything?"
Although she knew that Henry wouldn't be so kind to hand the phone to Lori, Jane Ronan still asked.
"Nope." Lori shook her head and said, "Henry left after receiving a phone call this morning. He didn't say where he was going."
"Oh, then I'll wait a little longer." Jane Ronan didn't want to come back to the company, so she had to get her phone back, but she waited for a long time and didn't see Henry again.
Jane Ronan couldn't wait any longer and dialed the phone she left with Henry. It would be good if he left his phone at the company, but if not, then she has to wait a little bit longer.
When she made the call, Jane Ronan scratched her head in anxiety. It rang for a long time before it was answered. Jane Ronan was about to say something, but the other party hung up her phone decisively …
Looking at the busy screen, Jane Ronan gritted her teeth angrily and dialed her cell phone number again. This time, she heard a generic line "The number you are calling is unavailable”.
This Henry, what was he trying to do?
Unable to find her phone, Jane Ronan could only turn on the lost function, erase the data from Henry's phone, and go to the business hall to get a new card.
It wasn't very late when she finished dealing with the card, but it seemed very late because of the rain.
Jane Ronan looked at the time. There was still some time before Edwin Carter's day off, since this place was very close to the Shengtian Headquarters, she might as well wait for him to get off work.
Jane Ronan walked for around 10 minutes to arrive at Shengtian Tower. The young miss at the front desk recognized her, so she didn't stop her from going upstairs.
Jane Ronan went straight to the floor of the CEO's office. Edwin Carter's secretary was surprised to see her. After being surprised, she immediately put on a big smiling face. "Mrs. Carter, Boss Carter is in a meeting. Why don't you go to the lounge to rest for a while first?"
"Can I take a look at his office?" Jane Ronan smiled politely. She just wanted to go to the place where Edwin Carter worked and have a look to see how busy he was usually.
"Of course." The secretary quickly led the way.
The events of the past two months were still fresh in everyone's mind. Everyone could clearly see Jane Ronan's status as their CEO’s wife. Who would dare to stop her?
"Then go and busy yourself. I'll take a look around. Since Boss Carter is in a meeting, don't notify him. " Jane Ronan wanted to give Edwin Carter a surprise. He would definitely be happy to see her suddenly appear in his office.
The decorations in Edwin Carter's office were as simple as ever. The color was also the same as his usual greyish-white department.
If it weren't for the fact that the office was large enough and its position dazzling enough that one could stand in front of a French window and overlook the beautiful scenery of the central area of jiangbei, one really wouldn't be able to tell that this was the office of the highest leader of Shengtian.
Jane Ronan sat on Edwin Carter's CEO chair, crossed her legs, and spun around in a circle.
The chair didn't look that great, but the workmanship was exquisite. It was made entirely in accordance with Edwin Carter's proportion. Jane Ronan looked really small sitting on it.
She originally wanted to imitate Edwin Carter, who was sitting on a chair and giving orders, but this chair didn't compliment her well. Jane Ronan pressed some kind of mechanism, causing the chair to spin and shake. It took her a while to make it stop.
When she finally stopped the chair, Jane Ronan raised her head and saw a photo on Edwin Carter's desk.
It was their family photograph.
The three of them never had gone for a formal photography session.This photo was a candid photo taken during little Janell’s birthday last August 28.
CHAPTER 579 SIMPLY HEAR THE TRUTH
In the photo, Edwin Carter wore his usual gold-rimmed glasses and white shirt. His expression was noble and elegant.
Even if the HDR toxin in his body hadn't been cleared and he couldn't see anything, no one could see his behavior.
In the photo, Janell was holding the chain that Big Brother Lucas gave her with her small hand. She had a cute smile that made people want to bite her.
Of course, there was also her. Because she was worried that Edwin Carter wouldn't be able to see her, her gaze never left him for the whole day, so when this photo was taken, her gaze was fixed on Edwin Carter.
When the photo was first released, Angela Carter joked, "If anyone didn't know better, they will think that my sister-in-law is secretly in love with big brother."
At that time, Angela Carter smiled. Jane Ronan wanted to hide the photo, but Edwin Carter snatched it away and placed it on his desk.
"Hum, hum, hum ~ ~ ~"
Mr. Carter did not change his cold and sullen nature.
Jane Ronan couldn't help but poke Edwin Carter's face. "Humph …" I knew you liked me, yet you never told me. "
To be honest, Mr. Carter didn't really say anything to her about love, like he liked her.
Fortunately, she wasn't someone who liked to speak sweetly. She was happy just by knowing that he kept her in his heart..
Jane Ronan held the photo closer and gave him a kiss on his face, "Mr. Carter, I'll tell you in secret. Actually, I really like you."
It was precisely because he liked him so much that he could not hide his eyes and was secretly filmed by others.
Did he know how much she liked him?
He probably didn't know.
Jane Ronan blushed as she thought about it. Herhusband had a very low EQ, so she couldn't tell how much she liked him. One day, she would definitely tell him herself.
Time passed as Jane tried to think of how to confess to Mr. Carter. Jane almost fell asleep, but Edwin Carter had not finished his meeting yet.
Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Jane Ronan had been able to sleep a lot recently. She would fall asleep early at night and wouldn't be able to get up in the morning.
Not only could she sleep, she could even eat, and she ate a lot. Last night, Edwin Carter touched her stomach and called her Little Chubby Pig.
"Humph ~ ~ ~"
He called her Tiny Pig because he thought she was getting fat.
However, she couldn't blame herself for being fat. It was all due to Edwin Carter taking care of her too well, allowing her to eat well and sleep well. If her days went by without any worries, of course she would turn into a little fat pig.
Anyway, Mr. Carter wouldn't mind her being a little fat pig, so let it be. If she wanted to sleep, then she might as well sleep for a while.
Since the weather was a little cold, it was easy to catch a cold while sleeping on the table. Since there was a very large resting room at the side of the office, Jane Ronan decided to go and lie down for a while.
Jane Ronan lay down, pulling up the blanket to cover herself.
The blanket was full of Edwin Carter's familiar masculine scent. Jane Ronan greedily inhaled twice, imagining Edwin Carter accompanying her.
Just as she closed her eyes and was still awake, he heard voices coming from outside the office. It seemed like the CEO meeting had ended.
Jane Ronan immediately sat up and tiptoed to the door. She decided to check the situation in the office before deciding whether or not to leave.
Jane Ronan opened the door and looked out through the crack in the door. She saw Edwin Carter tossing the documents on the desk and fidgeting with his tie.
His brows were tightly knitted, and a storm seemed to be brewing between his brows …
What happened to Edwin Carter?
Did you encounter any problems at work?
Jane Ronan's heart clenched when she saw his expression.
He was always busy and tired, but she couldn't help him.
Not only that, but he also had to take care of her.
She had told him a few times that she could take care of herself, so he and he didn't have to worry about home. However, Edwin Carter just didn't feel reassured.
He often told her that it was a pleasure to take care of them both, and that he was never tired.
Jane Ronan bit her lips in pain. Just as she was about to push the door open to persuade him, Luis George knocked on the door and came in.
Luis George handed a document to Edwin Carter and said carefully, "Boss Carter, Robert Michael's house had surveillance. The surveillance cameras should have recorded Elder Michael's kidnapping on the night Elder Michael was killed."
Edwin Carter looked coldly at Luis George. Luis George immediately added: "Robert Michael has the most direct evidence that Elder Michael was kidnapped, but he did not hand it over."
"Robert Michael had evidence of George Michael being kidnapped. He could have found George Michael's murderer with that evidence, but he didn't hand over the evidence." Edwin Carter repeated Luis George's words.
He pushed the frame of his glasses. For a while, he couldn't think of any reason why Robert Michael would hide such an important piece of evidence.
Luis George continued, "Boss Carter, the news of Elder Michael's death has not been suppressed yet. It was as if someone had intentionally placed some shocking news behind his back. Many people are saying today that the heads of the dead were cut off and their bodies were decapitated. "
"Go back to your work. I will get Robert Michael to hand over the video. To find the root of these rumors and stop them from spreading. "
While Edwin Carter was talking, he saw a shadow move in the lounge from the corner of his eyes.
He turned around and saw Jane Ronan standing in the doorway, staring at him with wide, beautiful eyes.
"Jane —" Edwin Carter opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but no words came out of his mouth.
He didn't know how much Jane Ronan had heard. He didn't know what Jane Ronan would think. Jane Ronan would be sad to know about George Michael, Edwin Carter thought.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze was sinister and frightening.
Damn it!
Why didn't the secretary say that Jane Ronan had arrived?
Luis George knew that things were not going well, so he immediately left the office, leaving the space for the couple. At the same time, he was going to find the secretary that did not report them.
"Edwin Carter, what were you talking about just now?"
Jane Ronan had been in a panic ever since she heard their conversation. It was with great difficulty that she managed to find her voice.
It had to be fake. The news she had just heard had to be fake.
Her father, George Michael, had been dead for more than twenty years. The recent murder that had been causing so much commotion definitely had nothing to do with her father.
Yes, it must be all right.
Jane Ronan kept telling her in her heart.
But she also knew that she was deceiving herself.
If what they just said had nothing to do with her, Edwin Carter wouldn't have such an expression when he saw her.
But she still asked him with small hope.
CHAPTER 580 A CALL THAT WAS MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS LATE
Jane Ronando wanted Edwin Carter to say to her, "Jane Ronan, no, it's not what you think."
But she did not wait for him to tell her so.
Edwin Carter stared at her with his eyes filled with surging waves, as if he wanted to say a million things to her but didn't know how to say to her.
After a long while, he finally walked to her side and forcefully pulled her into his arms. It was so strong that it seemed to have exhausted all the strength in his body.
He lowered his head to her ear and said in a low and hoarse voice, "Jane Ronan, you're still carrying a child. You can't get angry, you can't get agitated … Do you understand? "
Jane Ronan suddenly laughed, her laugh was somewhat helpless and desolate, "The child is ours, I will properly protect it. However, Edwin Carter, I am an independent person. I have my own ability to act, I have my own thoughts, I have the right to know the truth, and you have no right to decide for me. "
Yes!
She should have known the truth, but he was afraid that she wouldn't accept it, and that losing control of her emotions would hurt her and the child.
Did she understand his concern?
Jane Ronan looked at him, and he looked at her. Their eyes met, and neither of them broke the silence, confident that the other would understand them.
After a long while, Edwin Carter was the first to speak: "I will tell you everything, but you have to promise me, you can't get too excited. The baby in your womb is still too young to be stimulated. "
Edwin Carter was more worried about Jane Ronan than the child in Jane Ronan's womb. However, he only mentioned the child twice because Jane Ronan cared about the child.
He was confident that Jane Ronan would be strong and able to endure for the sake of her child.
"I know." Jane Ronan nodded, subconsciously clenching her hands by her side, revealing her nervousness.
Although she was nervous, she wasn't that weak. A single truth was enough to make her unable to protect her child.
Seeing that Jane Ronan's expression was still relatively calm, Edwin Carter supported her on the shoulder, "Yes, your father did not die twenty years ago. He managed to survive, but he was kidnapped from Robert Michael's house the night before yesterday and was killed."
"He's still alive? He's at Robert Michael's house? When was he at Robert Michael's house? Why didn't you tell me? "
Jane Ronan bit her lips, trying her best to restrain her tears.
Her father was in Robert Michael's house. A few days ago, she went to Robert Michael's house for a meal and even had Beijing mince sauce that only her mother could make.
Only her mother would be able to make that flavor of Beijing mince shredded meat... A light suddenly flashed in Jane Ronan's mind. Could it be that Robert Michael didn't make the dish, but that it was actually made by her father, George Michael?
So, when she was at Robert Michael's house, was her father also there?
The father and daughter were in the same house, probably separated by a wall, but she didn't see him and he was killed.
Why?
Why did this happen?
Just what kind of person had her father offended? It had already been so many years, and these people still wanted to put him to death?
In the past, it was the Greyson family, Jonathan Ronan, and Jayden Lincoln who wanted to get rid of their father.
Other than them, who else couldn't tolerate his father's existence in this world?
"Because he doesn't want you to see how terrible he looks. Because he loves you, he wants to maintain the perfect image of a father in your mind. As long as he can see you from afar, he will be satisfied. "
Edwin Carter almost shouted. This was the first time he spoke to Jane Ronan in such a loud voice in the long history of their marriage.
"It's because you love me that you don't tell me anything … However, you all have never asked me, so how would you know what is the best thing for me? "
None of them knew that no matter what her father had become, he was a hero to her.
However, none of them asked her about this, so they made the decision for her. She was very close to his biological father, but they didn't have the chance to see each other.
Father didn't even hear her daughter call him — Daddy!
Twenty years ago, his father survived from a car accident and lived. And he did not show himself for so many years. It was obvious that he had been in a bad situation all these years.
He had lived so hard, yet he had not even been able to see his daughter, whom he so desperately wanted to reunite with, when he encountered an accident.
The more she thought about it, the more Jane Ronan's heart tightened. "Why? Why didn't you ask me? "
Jane Ronan didn't want to cry, but her tears kept pouring out like a dam bursting.
Edwin Carter pinched her shoulder: "Jane Ronan, don't be agitated!"
Jane Ronan shook her head and wiped away her tears. “Go on and tell me what I don't know."
"Calm down first. I'll slowly tell you what you want to know some other day." Edwin Carter could tell that Jane Ronan's endurance was at its end, so he couldn't continue to provoke her.
"Tell me, I want to know, I must know." Jane Ronan took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Jane Ronan insisted, so Edwin Carter roughly told the matter about George Michael, of course he specially concealed the matter of George Michael abducting Angela Carter.
In Jane Ronan's heart, her father had always been a hero, a man who could support both heaven and earth. He would never do anything to harm others, especially innocent people.
……………….
When Jane Ronan saw George Michael's corpse, the scene was exactly the same as when she saw her mother's corpse in the capital all those years ago.
She didn't know what terrible things she had done in her previous life that caused her parents to leave her like that.
The last time she saw them was at the funeral home. They were lying in the cold, frozen ground.
There were burn marks on her father's face, as well as new knife wounds. It was impossible to tell what he looked like.
As she looked, the string in Jane Ronan's heart suddenly snapped. She kneeled in front of her father's coffin and struggled to shout out one word — Dad!
Ever since she had learned of her true origins, she had longed to meet her father and call him father one day.
Now that the opportunity had come, he did not expect such a scene.
Her father had truly left this world. No matter how hard she tried to call out to him, he couldn't hear her voice.
"Jane Ronan — —" Edwin Carter said worriedly.
"I'm fine, I'll be finel."
How could she be alright? She didn't take good care of her father when he was still alive, and now that he was dead, she couldn't let him worry about her ever again.
She knew that her father must be watching her from the sky. Her father must want her to live well, so she will live well with her brother and never let him worry about her.
CHAPTER 581 TO SETTLE IN THE EARTH
It was said that she was fine, but after knowing that her own father had been brutally murdered, who could be truly fine?
Luckily, Jane Ronan had Edwin Carter.
While she was feeling sad, Edwin Carter had always been by her side, acting as her strongest backer.
Jane Ronan was sad, but she was also rational.
Because she knew she was sad and Edwin Carter would worry about her.
Her father didn't want to see her sad when he was alive, so she told herself she had to be strong and she had to be fine.
On the way home, the crying Jane Ronan fell asleep in Edwin Carter's arms.
She slept very unstably. Her body would occasionally twitch when she fell asleep. It was obvious that she was very sad and even her dreams were unsteady.
Edwin Carter lightly patted her back as if he was comforting a child.
He tried his best to hide it from her, but he actually told her about George Michael's death.
She had never waited for him to get off from work before, and he had never expected her to suddenly run into his office and wait for him to get off from work.
Thus, the matter of George Michael's death had appeared in front of her eyes without any warning.
Jane Ronan was not prepared at all. The news that her father had not died, yet had been brutally murdered, had struck her very soul.
Edwin Carter could understand how much pain she felt in her heart at that moment.
But so what if he could understand? He couldn't take away the pain from her.
He had said that he would protect her from harm, but he had still hurt her.
Thinking of this, Edwin Carter subconsciously tightened his embrace on Jane Ronan. He hated himself so much that he couldn't think of a way to revive George Michael and bring him back to Jane Ronan's side.
When they got home, Jane Ronan was still asleep. Edwin Carter got off the car first and carried her gently. Just as they walked a few steps, Robert Michael blocked their path.
"What did you do to her?" Robert Michael glanced at Jane Ronan, who had red eyes in Edwin Carter's arms. He raised his head and looked at Edwin Carter, asking angrily.
"She knows." Edwin Carter replied calmly and moved around Robert Michael to continue walking forward.
"What does she know?" Robert Michael turned his head, grabbed Edwin Carter's shoulder and said gloomily, "Edwin Carter, speak clearly before you leave."
It was easy for Edwin Carter to break away from Robert Michael, but he held the sleeping Jane Ronan in his arms and didn't want to wake her up.
"Move your hand away!" Edwin Carter looked at him with a cold and terrifying gaze.
"Edwin Carter, if you dare to hurt a single strand of her hair, I'll kill you!" Robert Michael clenched his fist and refused to let go of Edwin Carter.
The suspicion and anger towards Edwin Carter clouded Robert Michael's eyes. No matter how he looked at it now, he felt that Edwin Carter was not a good person.
These two days, he had been thinking about what the real identity of Edwin Carter under his mask.
Once he took off his mask, how terrifying could he be?
"Robert Michael!" Edwin Carter growled.
"Edwin Carter, hand her over to me." Robert Michael said angrily.
Robert Michael didn't know why Jane Ronan was crying. As Jane Ronan's brother, he had to protect his sister. And he remembered his father's last words, asking him to rescue Jane Ronan from Edwin Carter.
Now that he was certain that Edwin Carter was a bad person, he couldn't help but think that Edwin Carter had bullied her when he saw how upset Jane Ronan was.
Their argument made Jane Ronan, who was in Edwin Carter's embrace, frown. She blinked lightly and woke up: "What's wrong with the two of you? Do you want to fight? "
Looking at Robert Michael, she thought of her deceased father and understood why Robert Michael would cry and apologize to her father when he had a high fever yesterday.
Jane Ronan also knew how much he blamed himself for his father being kidnapped and killed while he was still at home.
Jane Ronan's eyes reddened as she thought about it. "Brother …"
"Jane, are you alright? Did Edwin Carter do anything to you? " Seeing Jane Ronan's red eyes, Robert Michael became anxious and reached out his hand to grab Jane Ronan.
Edwin Carter moved even faster, and with a turn of his body, he avoided Robert Michael's hand and firmly placed Jane Ronan on the ground.
"Brother, I'm fine." Jane Ronan shook her head and said, "I already know about what happened with father."
"You already know about it?" Robert Michael looked at Jane Ronan, then at Edwin Carter, then at Jane Ronan, "What did Edwin Carter tell you?"
He was sure that Edwin Carter had lied to Jane Ronan.
That swindler told him not to tell Jane Ronan about this matter.
If that was the case, Edwin Carter's intention was to seize the opportunity and pour the truth into Jane Ronan. Jane Ronan would not believe the truth then.
Edwin Carter did a good job with this move.
Jane Ronan walked over to Robert Michael and held his hand, "Brother, you have to tell me everything in the future. You can't keep it a secret from me, and you can't bear the pain alone. I am your blood sister, if you have something you don't want to tell me, then who else can you tell to? "
Robert Michael hugged Jane Ronan, "When father was still alive, he is worried about you the most. We'll go and see him tomorrow. "
"I just saw him." Jane Ronan blinked her big watery eyes and said, "Brother, no matter what, let's just let father rest in peace first."
Robert Michael love his sister so much. He listened to everything Jane Ronan said, and he also thought that he should first let his father rest in peace.
When George Michael was still alive, he had mentioned to Robert Michael that he wanted to return to Kyoto. Thus, the two of them flew to Kyoto with George Michael's remains.
Furthermore, Robert Michael had taken the initiative to bury their father beside Jane Ronan's mother. The two of them could not be together, but could be partners if they died.
As for his own mother, he would let the first one, the one they thought was George Michael, stay by her side.
He looked at the newly erected tombstone and the words engraved on it — — The Tomb of Father George Michael.
Jane Ronan's heart still ached.
It wasn't an intense pain, but rather, it was as if there were bugs biting them, and there was a slight pain that seeped into her bone marrow.
"Mom, dad …"
Jane Ronan forced herself to hold back her tears for a long time, but when she called out for her parents, she couldn't hold back her tears.
The man her mother longed for all her life, and but could never be with, had finally arrived by her side.
However, no one expected it to be this way.
The childhood sweetheart, Jonathan Ronan, had ruined everything for them, causing a huge change in their lives.
After learning of her true identity, Jane Ronan had fantasized about it more than once.
If Jonathan Ronan didn't do those despicable things to his mother, then his father and his mother's fate would be completely different.
Mother would marry the man she loved, give birth for the man she loved, and lead a blissful and ordinary life, instead of living a life of being beaten up by her heartless husband and having her wash her face with tears.
But now it was all over. Her mother and father were finally together.
Furthermore, they would be together forever. There was no way for them to be separated.
TO BE CONTINUED
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