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CHAPTERS 639 - 641
CHAPTER 639 FEAR OF SLEEP
Yesterday, when she learned that Jane was coming to the United States and would stay next door to them, Laura Ferdinand took John Alex to see the house in the middle of the night.
Although she trusted Edwin's arrangement, how could Laura be at ease if she did not see it with her own eyes?
"Laura, it's so good to have you here." Jane felt like home when she saw Laura, and recalled the time where Laura moved to Jiangbei with her many years ago.
When they moved from Kyoto to Jiangbei, they packed light and just bravely headed over with nothing.
At that time, they were full of energy and confidence. They believed that they would be able to create a future of their own in Jiangbei.
Later, the two of them slowly settled down in Jiangbei. With their own studio creating bridal designs, their lives were pretty good.
Jane believed that she could adapt to life in New York too. She wanted to live in this city with her children, because this city was where Edwin was born and where he grew up.
She had not been by his side when he was in New York. In future, she could not be by his side too. Hence, this was her way of reconnecting with him.
It was a three-storey landed property with a small yard. There were flowers and greens everywhere, and a small vegetable garden in the yard. The common areas were all in the ground floor, while rooms were located in the second and third floor.
"Well, Jane, you and Janell will stay on the second floor. I'll bring you there. Robert, you and Andrew will take the third floor. Have fun exploring."
Laura pulled Jane away after. She really regarded herself as the hostess of this house.
There were three rooms on the second floor. One was the main bedroom, one was a children's room, and one was a study.
The decoration of each room was unique. The design of the master bedroom was simple, and Janell's room had a kiddy theme.
The study was decorated in a vintage style, and even the drawing board and tools were prepared for Jane.
Jane was amazed. Edwin's assistant was so meticulous and he paid close attention to details.
The master bedroom was spacious and bright. The wardrobe and dressing table were arranged neat and tidy. What attracted Jane most was the vase of Jasmine flowers in the room.
"Laura , thank you for preparing so much for me." Jane had liked the fragrance of Jasmine flowers since she was a child. She rarely mentioned it.
She didn't expect that Laura still remembered it after so many years.
"Jane, do you know that when I heard that you were coming to New York, I was excited at first, and then worried... I didn't expect that my worries had turned true. Why did you divorce Edwin?" Laura asked.
When John Alex got the news from Barnes, Laura was beside him. At that time, she was so agitated that she shouted at Barnes, but he told her that Jane proposed the divorce.
During Jane's absence for three years, Laura knew how miserable Edwin had lived, so she could not believe that they were divorced.
"Laura, let's not mention him, shall we?" When she saw Laura, she finally stopped thinking about Edwin. When Laura brought him up, Jane thought of him again, and it was very depressing.
Laura responded, "Jane, don't hide your problems. Whoever I am to you, in my heart, you are my best friend. If I have a problem, I will tell you about it. If you have problems, I hope that you'll tell me."
"Laura, give me two days to think about it, and I will tell you when I have thought matters through clearly."
Jane's mind was chaotic. She could not believe that she ended her marriage too. Jane needed time to figure things out. After that, she could move on.
"Jane, no matter what, don't forget that you still have me. I abandoned everything and went to Jiangbei with you before, now I can..." Laura continued speaking.
"Laura, don't do anything stupid. I'll live here with my children. Don't say those words anymore."
Laura was pregnant. If she did something crazy and hurt herself, how would Jane explain to John Alex?
"Silly girl, we are mothers now. We are no longer the fearless version of ourselves like the past." Laura assured Jane.
She did miss the past, but she was very content now. People should cherish every day they have. One should not always be stuck in the past and abandon the future.
"Jane, you didn't sleep much on the plane. Take a bath and rest first." Robert was worried that Jane's body would not be able to cope after such a long journey. She was pregnant, so he needed to be careful.
"I asked John Alex to prepare a feast. Come to my house for dinner tonight."
Laura looked at the time and said, "It is almost dinner time, actually. Put down your things and come over. You won't lose anything if you sleep less."
Robert added, "Jane is pregnant. She's about two months in."
"You're pregnant? Then why did Edwin still." Laura bit her lip and commented nervously. "Sit down and rest for a while. I'll bring dinner over." Laura was not even that nervous when she was pregnant.
As soon as she heard that Jane was pregnant again, Laura was extremely nervous.
Jane laughed, "It's okay. I'm pregnant for the second time. The baby is fine."
Jane felt that her baby was very strong and brave. The baby had been disturbed by so many things that had happened in the past few days.
"Don't talk too much. Rest up, and then get up to eat when you feel better. If you don't feel well, I'll send dinner over." Laura instructed her so Jane was forced to take a short nap.
Although she did not sleep on the plane, she was not sleepy at all. She was surprisingly energetic, which she thought was weird too.
Perhaps, she didn't dare to sleep. She was afraid that when she lay down, she would feel the absence of a thick chest, and she couldn't listen to his calm heartbeat to sleep.
When she had a nightmare, no one could wake her out of it. She did not sleep at all on the flight, and she also did not sleep the night before the divorce was finalized. She could fall asleep now, but she was just too afraid to fall asleep.
Laura took the two children away and insisted that Jane rest for a while. Jane lay on a soft and comfortable big bed and stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open.
Lying on the bed for a while, she gradually felt sleepy. She blinked hard again to keep herself awake. She was afraid to sleep because she was worried of having nightmares and being taken away by those evil spirits in her nightmares..
CHAPTER 640 I WANT TO CUT OFF EVERYTHING
When she fell asleep lately, she would have nightmares.
In the past, Jane experienced this before. However, she stopped having nightmares when she returned to Edwin's side. Jane was too familiar with the horrible feeling and she didn't want to experience it again.
Because of fear, Jane did not dare to fall asleep. She got up from the bed, opened the suitcase, and planned to take out the clothes in the luggage to hang them in the wardrobe.
She wanted to find something to do so she wouldn't fall asleep and she wouldn't miss Edwin too. Maybe time would pass faster.
When Jane opened the suitcase, she realized that it wasn't filled with her clothes, instead it was filled with her design materials and tools.
There were her beloved brushes, drawing boards that Edwin had given her, and a lot of her hand-drawn designs.
These things were trash in other people's eyes, but to her, they were precious treasures. Every unwanted sketch was Jane's creation, and the drawing board was given to her by Edwin.
Jane recalled the day that Edwin gifted her the drawing board. On that day, Edwin got off work early and went to PM Corporation to pick her up.
He invited her to have dinner outside and took her for a walk. Finally, they returned to the car.
When she was about to fall asleep in his arms, he took out the drawing board and said, "Jane, it's for you. Do you like it?"
The items that she needed in her daily life were all prepared by Edwin, but this was the first time that he gave her a gift.
"I like it! Of course I like it!" How could she not like it when he had given her the gift?
"As long as you like it." At that time, Edwin smiled very widely. Later, Jane learned from Uncle Watson that the drawing board was customized by Edwin and he even put it together on his own.
The gift was not expensive, but every detail of the drawing board showed Edwin's sincerity.
The clearer her thought was, the more Jane understood how much Edwin had cared about her in the past few years,
When she thought of this, she felt as if her heart was being clenched by someone else, and she couldn't breathe.
Jane didn't want to see it anymore. She closed the suitcase immediately and wanted to find something else to distract her. There were no clothes in the luggage, so buying clothes was Jane's priority.
She wrote it down in her notebook. It was so cold in New York, so she had to buy a thick coat for Janell and Andrew as soon as possible.
However, when Jane opened the wardrobe and looked through it, she was shocked again. The wardrobe was full of clothes, including coats, cotton jackets, down jackets, and many more varieties.
The color and patterns were all to her liking. Not only her wardrobe was filled with clothes, but everyone's wardrobes were full of clothes too. So even when they got divorced, Edwin still didn't treat his "former wife" badly.
He still prepared everything for her like how he did before. In the past, Jane could accept it because she was his wife. But now that she had nothing to do with him, so why should she still enjoy all these?
She wanted to be firm with Edwin that he should stop doing these things for her in the future. She didn't want to be his burden anymore. He could pursue a new, happy life.
As for her, she had already lost him. She hoped that he could find his happiness soon.
Jane picked up the phone and looked at the familiar number for a long time. She wanted to call him badly, but she didn't have the courage to press the dial button.
She was afraid that as soon as she heard his voice, she would spill the truth in her heart. She did not want to ask him to pursue his happiness, but she wanted to listen to his voice.
After hesitating for a long time, Jane was in a dilemma. She did not even have the courage to call him.
After some time, it was getting dark outside. She gritted her teeth and typed a line of words, "Mr. Carter, I can take care of myself. I don't need you to arrange matters for me. Please take care of those who deserve your care."
The words did not directly reject Edwin's support and care, but each word seemed to have thorns. This message could pierce through his heart, as it did to her heart already.
Jane typed the message with her trembling hands. She sent the message.
Since she had finalized her divorce, she had to cut off all ties with him and keep a distance from him. She could not let him suffer any inexplicable harm because of her anymore.
After sending the text message, Edwin did not reply to her like before. Jane stared at the phone. Her feelings were complicated. She hoped that he would reply to her once, but she also hoped that he would not reply.
In the end, she shook her head and smiled. "Jane, oh, Jane, how can you be so hypocritical?" Jane had just put the phone down when the phone rang suddenly.
She picked it up and looked at it. This phone number was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.
When she answered the phone, she heard Hal Barnes's voice. "Hello, Miss Ronan! I am Chairman Carter's assistant, Hal Barnes. I wonder if you still remember me?"
Jane certainly remembered him. "Mr. Barnes, what's the matter?"
"Here's the thing. I arranged the house in the United States for you privately. I prepared everything behind Edwin's back. At that time, I thought that even if you're no longer Chairman Carter's wife, Janell was still Chairman Carter's child. I couldn't let her suffer, so I made the decision to prepare the house for you."
"I was chided by Chairman Carter for meddling in other people's business. Miss Ronan, I won't do it in the future anymore. Please don't misunderstand that Chairman Carter did it for you."
"Miss Ronan, I'm just worried that you'll blame Chairman Carter, so I called you to explain. Do you understand now?" Hal Barnes spoke calmly.
On the other side of the phone, Hal discretely looked at Chairman Carter who was sitting on the other side of the desk. Edwin was still emotionless. Hal knew that Edwin would not be so calm as he looked on the surface.
Otherwise, Edwin would not have asked him to call Jane to explain. To be honest, he was busy all day long and barely had time for rest If it weren't for Edwin's instructions, he wouldn't meddle in other people's business too.
"It's good that it's not him. You don't need to do this anymore in the future. Thank you for your kindness anyway." Jane responded politely and hung up the phone.
As she hung up the phone, she seemed to hear that something was shattered. Maybe it was the broken heart in her chest..
CHAPTER 641 ONE WORD SNATCH
How strange was she behaving? It was she who sent a message to tell Edwin Carter not to prepare anything for her.
She wanted to cut off all ties with him. But when she heard from Hal that these were not prepared by him, she was sad again.
Jane patted her face and tried to put on a weak smile. "Jane, don't think about anything that doesn't belong to you. Think about Janell , think about the child in your belly. You are not alone, and you still have them." She told herself.
Yes, she was not alone. She still had her children... Jane felt a little better, as if she could finally feel her heartbeat calmly again.
"Chairman Carter, I followed your words and have explained the situation to your wife." Hal hung up the phone and looked into Edwin's gloomy eyes.
He then wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. Edwin did not say a word, and his face remained cold as usual. His hand held the phone so strongly that it seemed like he wanted to break the phone.
His boss didn't say a word, and Hal still stood still there. He didn't dare to walk away. He wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead again and again.
After a long time, Hal thought that Edwin might have fallen asleep with his eyes open.
Finally, Edwin said, "Please send Luis George in."
"Okay, I'll go right away." After getting the order, Hal ran away quickly. If he stayed any longer, he would be scared out of his wits. He ran away when he had the chance.
When Hal went out, Luis opened the door quickly and came in. "Chairman Carter, you asked for me."
Edwin said coldly, "Speak."
Luis said immediately, "Chairman Carter, Mrs. Carter has arrived safely. We have taken the most thorough measures to ensure her safety over there. There wouldn't be any problem.
The people who blocked them at the airport have all been caught by our people."
Edwin only spoke one word, but Luis knew what he wanted to hear. After all, Luis had been with him for so many years and learned a lot.
"Well." Edwin responded briefly and went back to his expressionless face, so that no one could see his emotions.
Their boss looked cold and distant, but Luis understood him too well, so he continued, "Chairman Carter, while you were busy with your wife's matters yesterday, Ed Yates found a way to escape from Jiangbei and returned to his base in B City."
"So what?"
Shengtian not only dominated Jiangbei, but also the whole business world. He didn't need his enemy to be in Jiangbei to deal with him. If he wanted to hurt someone, he would be able to find the person from every corner of the world.
Whoever provoked him would be seeking their own death!
The Greyson family went down like this, and so did the Tyrion family. Edwin had easily defeated them and left no chances of survival.
Ed was from the Yated family, who had a better background than the Greysom family and the Tyrion family.
He seemed as equipped as Edwin. However, no matter how strong LY Group was, it was still no match for Edwin .
The first headquarters of Shengtian had been based in the United States, and Edwin spent most of his time working there.
A few years ago, the headquarters of Shengtian moved back here because he saw huge business opportunities at home.
After a few years, Rovio had bought over a lot of well-known companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy. The investment allowed them to continue to expand their thriving business.
Every job deserved to be respected. Every profession was profitable, and each profession had talented people. Edwin had a good grasp on how to make the best out of talented people.
Therefore, for the past few years, the business of Shengtian had been expanding all over the country, and it has gained great reputation on the international platform.
Now, at the mention of Leon Carter from Shengtian, everyone knew that he was a legendary man. He was a man that could only be admired in life.
Edwin added, "Pay attention to every move of the Yates family. We must snatch every project that they want."
"Chairman Carter, are we going to snatch every project that they want?" Luis asked tentatively.
Edwin shot him a cold look. Luis nodded quickly and said, "I'm going to pass on the message now."
Luis understood that Chairman Carter was fighting against the Yates family. Shengtian would get every project the Yates family wanted, and they would force the Yates family into a dead end gradually.
What was the point of doing that? This was the usual means of Chairman Carter. He wanted to kill people, but he didn't need to resort to violence.
He secretly forced the enemy into a desperate situation. As long as the LY Group was forced into a desperate situation, Ed Yates would not stand a chance against them.
He guessed that Chairman Carter did not want to see Ed Yates dead. Instead, he wanted Ed Yates to be homeless, pathetic and suffer!
In the military region of Jiangbei.
Victor James had nothing on his schedule, and Angela Carter was off filming on site again. He was so free that he was patiently watching his men perform their interrogation.
Yesterday, he told Angela that as long as a person was in his territory, even if he was a dead man, they would find a way to make him speak.
He didn't exaggerate. The instruments of torture he had here were all used to deal with military spies. Military spies had typically undergone the most brutal training and were the best candidates to attack others.
Even so, the instruments of torture here could extort confessions from military spies. What's a few weaklings to them? They just told them the usage of the tools and the consequences after.
Before they could use it on the men, a man got so scared that he wet his pants. One by one, they plopped down on their knees and begged for mercy...
However, he had given them a chance before. It was their choice to forego their chances. Since the instruments of torture had been taken out, he must use them anyway.
Listening to their screams and cries, Victor was excited. "Cry harder, shout louder."
"Captain James, as we said, it was Ed Yates who sent us to capture Mrs. Carter. He wanted to transfer Mrs. Carter to B City. We also told you the location of our lair in Jiangbei. The rest of our men were also caught. Just give us a quick death."
A man begged loudly. They were not afraid of death. They were just afraid that they would suffer worse than death.
Obviously, Victor wanted them to make their lives a living hell. How could they not be afraid?
"Go on, say more. Maybe i'll let you go if I'm happy." He was not running a charity, why would he let them go when they begged him on their knees?
"We've said what we should say. They said.
"Since they've finished, let's get started." His day was too boring. There weren't any main tasks to complete, and Angela was not by his side, so Victor could only see these cowards crying and howling.
At the beginning, Victor was still a little excited, but now he felt bored and needed to play a more exciting game.
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