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CHAPTERS 657 - 659
CHAPTER 657
However, as soon as she felt better, her guard went back up again. This time, no one asked for her child. Maybe next time, someone would come asking for Janell on Edwin's behalf.
As long as he wanted to, he could take Janell away no matter what. Jane wanted Janell around, but she could not be so selfish. If Janell was only with her, then what about Edwin?
"Miss Ronan, please take the parcel!" The delivery staff reminded her.
"Oh, okay!" Jane didn't care about what gifts the gift shop in DD Plaza sent. She took the pen, and signed on the delivery list.
She knew that Edwin raised Janell, it was reasonable that he wanted to get custody over Janell, but she still couldn't bear to let her go. She missed three years of Janell's childhood. She really hoped that she could stay with Janell every day from now on.
The delivery staff left for some time, yet Jane still held Janell's hand and stood in the snow. She was in a daze while looking ahead.
"Jane, why are you standing in the snow daydreaming?" Laura raised her hand and waved it in front of Jane's eyes, but there was no response.
She pulled Jane again and asked, "Jane, what are you thinking about?"
Jane came to her senses and sniffed, "Thinking? What can I think about? I just want to know why Janell was so happy yesterday."
Janell was at Laura's place when she met Edwin. Laura must have met Edwin as well. If Edwin wanted to take Janell away, Laura would have known about it too.
"Why was she so happy yesterday?" Laura scratched her head. "We were watching cartoons at home. While watching cartoons, we mimicked the characters' lines. Janell did a better job than me. She could mimic many accents and remembered many lines, meanwhile, I couldn't even keep up."
Laura said a lot in one breath and she looked away occasionally while scratching her head. Jane had known her for so many years, and she always knew that if she was lying, she would habitually scratch her head and talk fast.
Even though she did not get a clear answer from Janell and Laura, Jane was very certain that they had met Edwin and kept this a secret from her.
She guessed it, but she did not want to expose Laura and Janell. Jane smiled and said, "I get you. I'm not as good as Janell too."
To be fair, who was Janell's teacher at home?
It was the head of Shengtian, Edwin Carter. Obviously he would raise his daughter to be smart.
"Jane, don't worry. We are all watching out for Janell for you. Nothing bad will happen. Don't worry." Laura knew that Janell was happy to see his father, but she must not reveal a single word to Jane.
"Okay, I just saw that she was very happy, but she didn't say why, so I asked you." Seeing that it was snowing heavily again, Jane said, "Laura, do you want to come in and sit?"
"Oh it's okay, I'm not going in. We have an appointment for a pregnancy checkup today. We'll need to go to the hospital later, Laura said.
Jane replied, "It's snowing heavily today, ask John to drive carefully."
"That guy, he would be very careful in everything he does in his life, even in bed."
Laura sounded dissatisfied with John, but she was the one who fell in love with him first!
At the same time, in the house next door to Jane's, Edwin was having a video conference with his subordinates.
"Chairman Carter, we've found out that there's something fishy about the project between Yates and Eternitee. The person in charge of this project for Eternitee received a villa worth 200 million dollars."
In the video conference, Luis George stood straight and looked directly at the camera to report to Edwin.
"Since you've found out about it, then spread the news. The bigger the better." Edwin crossed his legs and sat casually as he gave the order.
Luis added, "It has already been spread out, along with some other random news just to worsen matters. The Yates family has taken public relations measures already."
Edwin smiled subtly and said, "I've been very busy these days. I'll leave the decisions to you. You just need to report to me every night."
Luis had been by Edwin's side for many years. Edwin trusted that Luis could also settle matters as perfectly as he could.
Since he took the position as the director of Shengtian, Edwin had never given himself a day off. Now that he was so near to his wife and children, so it was good to take this opportunity to give himself a break.
"Chairman Carter, did you go to America?" As Edwin's special assistant, he didn't even know where he was.
Edwin raised his eyebrows, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no."
Of course, there was no problem, how could there be any problem? He just wanted to assure the safety of the chairman.
After he ended the call, Edwin looked out of the window. From his view, he had a good view of the front yard of the house where Jane lived. Janell was jumping happily in the yard, while Jane washes the snow off the sidewalk.
As she jumped around, Janell lost control and fell down. She rolled onto the ground like a snowball. Because her clothes were thick, it was a struggle for her to move.
After falling to the ground, she tried for a long time but still couldn't get up. When Jane finally saw her, she picked Janell up and said with a smile, "Are you trying to turn into a snowball to make me happy?"
Janell's eyes widened as she stared at her mother. What did her mother just say about her?
Snowballs were round! She didn't want to become a snowball, she wanted to become a pretty and beautiful girl.
Jane smiled and assured her, "You are still the most beautiful girl ever. Even if you roll in the snow like a snowball, you are still very cute."
"Mommy, I'm cute because you gave birth to me." Janell told her what her father had taught her to say to her mother.
Her father said that her mother would be very happy if she heard this. Sure enough, her mother smiled so happily and kissed her on the face.
Hearing the little girl's words, Jane felt like her heart was melting. Janell was so sensible and lovely, and she reminded her of Edwin.
Janell could turn out so cute and well because of her father's education and discipline.
Edwin was observing their every move. Looking at the smiles on their faces, Edwin could not stop himself from smiling too.
However, because of what Jane did next, Edwin's smile disappeared instantly. He looked extremely worried and distraught. Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran downstairs..
CHAPTER 658
Jane helped Janell up. Suddenly, everything went black and she felt dizzy. She slipped and fell forward.
"Ah-" Jane screamed out loud.
"Mommy!" Janell acted fast. She just wanted to protect her mother out of instinct and pulled the corner of her mother's shirt tightly.
Fortunately, Janell caught Jane in time and gave Jane a better sense of balance, so that she could stabilize her body steadily.
She was physically fine, but Jane was scared out of her wits. Her face was pale with fear. For a long time, her heart was still beating so fast that she froze.
If she had fallen to the ground earlier, how terrible the consequences would be. She touched her belly with her heart still fluttering with fear and she felt lucky that she was fine!
"Baby, it's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Jane placed her hand on her belly, trying to comfort the baby that might be frightened like she was.
"Mommy, I'm not afraid!" Janell thought that her mom was talking to her, because she was the only "baby" here.
"Yes, both my babies, don't be afraid." Jane rubbed Janell's head and kissed her forehead. Then, she held Janell's hand and walked into the house.
When she walked to the door, she looked back. As the snow melted on the ground, it would be very easy to slip. She had to be more careful in the future.
Both Janell and the child in her belly were important to her. She had great responsibilities upon her shoulders.
As soon as Edwin rushed out of the study and saw Jane standing up safely, his beating heart calmed down too. He covered up the worry in his eyes, and he remained expressionless. Only his clenched fists by the side of his body could reveal his true feelings.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the same time as yesterday, Laura came to Jane's house to pick Janell up and said that she was going over to watch cartoons.
Jane understood that Laura's excuse for watching cartoons was actually an excuse for Janell to go meet Edwin.
If Janell met Edwin today, would Edwin return Janell to her? Jane was not sure, but she did not expose them either.
She did not stop Janell from going over, but only felt a little reluctant "Baby."
Jane put the hat on Janell and looked her in the eyes. "No matter when you come back, don't forget that I will always be waiting for you here."
No matter how long she had to wait, whether it would be days, months, years, or even her whole life, she would be willing to still wait for her daughter's return.
She believed that there would be a day when Janell would think of her and she would return to her. Maybe that day would come many years later, but it didn't matter as long as Janell came back.
Jane thought so in her heart, but Janell, who was still young, did not understand her implied meaning. She was already in a hurry to see her father. She broke away from Jane's arms and held Laura's hand happily.
She waved at Jane and said, "Mommy, I'm going to play with Aunt Laura and I'll be back soon."
"Jane, I'll take her away first. You can do your own work. I'll bring her back later." She knew that Jane was a little reluctant, so, despite being pulled away by Janell, she still turned around to assure her friend.
"Well, okay!" Jane did not say much and just nodded gently. She couldn't always see things negatively. She had to think optimistically.
Maybe, Edwin only wanted to meet up with Janell. Maybe he wasn't asking for Janell from her.
If Edwin really wanted to ask for Janell, he would not have given Jane custody. Since he had given her the custody of Janell, Jane guessed that Edwin would not easily change his mind.
After all, he was the leader of Shengtian Inc. He was trustable and credible.
Jane felt much better and relieved then. Now it was useless to think about anything else. She needed to work hard and earn well. She needed to raise her children well. She knew she shouldn't think too much, but the design that Jane was drawing gradually turned into Janell's chubby little face.
When Jane came to her senses, she had already messed up her design draft and needed to start again.
"Damn it! What am I doing?" Jane was so angry that she tossed away the brush that she had always cherished.
She promised herself that she needed to focus on her design work to earn well, and she needed to raise her kids well and not think of anything else.
She slapped herself on the face and took a deep breath. Then she walked to the tall mirror in her room and looked at herself.
"Jane, don't you want to be a woman who is really worthy of Edwin? Look at yourself. How can you be worthy of him?"
Jane looked thin and pale now. Just like what people said about her, she looked like a paper doll. If someone poked her with a finger, she would be broken into pieces.
As for Edwin, no matter when, his clothes were always clean and tidy, and he always looked elegant and calm. He would always look the part and was admired by everyone else around him.
As for Jane, what right did she have to stand beside Edwin? What right did she have to make him think of her? Jane pursed her lips and bit herself violently.
"Jane, you have no other choice except to work hard and improve yourself."
After a short pep talk, Jane picked up her brush, sat back down at the desk and began to work on her design.
This time, she drew carefully and seriously, and soon, she was getting in the mood.
"Daddy, I'm here!" Janell opened the door and dashed towards Edwin. She threw herself into her father's embrace and hugged him happily.
"So it's my Janell who walked in. I thought there was a little angel that flew in here from somewhere." Edwin held Janell in his arms and pinched her pink face gently.
"Daddy, I didn't tell Mommy!" In her father's arms, Janell was asking her father for praise. She wanted to let her father know that she did what he told her to do.
"Alright Janell, you did a good job!" Edwin picked Janell up and walked upstairs. "For that, I'm going to reward you."
"Reward?" Janell blinked her big, bright eyes and looked at her father expectantly. She wanted to see what reward her father would give her.
"Your reward would be.. an extra 30 minutes of company with me today." To say that it was a reward for Janell was only a disguise for a reward for himself.
He was living right beside the mother and daughter, but Edwin couldn't hold them in his arms together, so he wanted to accompany his precious daughter more.
They continued this arrangement for the remainder of the week..
CHAPTER 659
For the past few days, Laura Ferdinand would take Janell away on time and bring her back on time. Jane Ronan knew that Laura brought Janell over to see Edwin Carter every day, but she pretended that she didn't know.
In fact, Jane was really grateful that Edwin did not take Janell away from her. She was grateful to Edwin for giving Janell to her.
She did her design work everyday, then she could spend time with Janell for the rest of the day. They enjoyed chatting along happily and she slept beside her every night.
After she was done with her work every day, she would lay in her warm bed and look at the little fellow's pink face.
Jane thought that all her hard work was worth it no matter how busy or tired she was. There was no need to worry that Janell would be taken away by Edwin.
Jane focused on her design work and she completed her first order quickly.
Previously, the clients met with Jane online and discussed their requests. Today, she had to go to the company to talk to the clients after she was done with their first design draft.
During this period of time, Robert Michael had been busy with his own work. He was responsible for sending and picking Andrew up from school every day, which would save Jane some trouble.
Jane left Janell with Laura before she went out for her work. Anyway, the little girl had her father to accompany her, so she would not miss her mother.
When she met the clients for the first time, Jane dressed up and put on some light makeup to make herself look good.
In the past two days, it was still snowing from time to time. There were very few pedestrians and cars on the road.
Just like the last time, Jane waited for a long time but could not get a taxi. Jane was especially afraid of the cold. It was getting increasingly cold and snowy.
After standing outside for such a long time, she felt that her legs were turning frozen. At this time, she missed the weather in Jiangbei a lot.
As Jiangbei was located in the south, cold weather wouldn't last very long. Besides, the cold weather wasn't even very cold too, so she typically only needed to put on a jacket or a coat.
After waiting for a long time, a taxi finally showed up. When Jane waved to stop the taxi, a man stood in front of her and the man was also waving to stop the taxi.
Jane gave up... But the taxi did not stop in front of the man and went straight to her instead. Jane was so happy that she finally got on the taxi.
After getting on the taxi, she repeatedly thanked the taxi driver. The taxi driver was also very kind. When they arrived at the destination, he took the initiative to get out of the car and opened the door for Jane. He even asked her to be careful on the road and to take care of herself!
Before she came to this city, Jane had heard about the many things others would say about this city, some of which were good and some were bad.
She had not been here for a long time yet, but everyone was so nice so far. Even during a snowy day, this city still made her feel warm in her heart.
When Jane arrived at the company, her two clients had already arrived before she did. The clients were dissatisfied with her being late at first, but when they saw the work she designed, the client's attitude changed instantly.
The clients were two women who held traditional and conservative views. The reason they chose Jane to design their gowns was because they liked Jane's style.
Her designs were conservative, yet special. Alternatively, a typical modern.design would appear very liberal and wild. They preferred something more traditional.
When Jane designed something, she held a belief that she would need to fall in love with this gown first, so that her clients could fall in love with it too. Therefore, it was safe to say that she liked every single piece of her design.
Bespoke Designs stood strongly on the grounds of customizing designs for their clients until they were satisfied.
Of course, designers who joined this company had different kinds of designing styles. Clients would browse the designers' portfolios on their website, then they could find the styles they liked.
Everyone has different preferences for style, and every client had their own preferred designer. In the office, the clients were satisfied with the design draft. Jane personally accompanied the clients to choose the materials.
After checking over and over again with her clients, Janell finally handed the design over to the production department for the manufacture process.
After a long day at work, it was already late. Because the weather was cold, the sky turned darker than usual. Jane raised her hand and looked at the time. It was already so late, but if she returned now, it would be the same time for Janell to return home too after seeing her father.
Although Jane knew that Edwin was in New York, she didn't know where he was exactly. She guessed that he would meet Janell at Laura's house every day, so Jane would never visit Laura's house during the afternoon to avoid Edwin.
If she really did bump into Edwin, she wouldn't know how to face him. After sometime, Jane decided to walk around for a while. She didn't want to meet Edwin by any chance.
She didn't want her strength and willpower, which she had tried so hard to build, to collapse completely in front of him.
This time, Jane went to the gift shop at DD Plaza again. To repay their generosity for the big gift they sent over to her, she wanted to just buy some small ornaments to support them.
After entering the store, Jane saw that there were a lot of new products in the store. At first glance, there were several pretty dolls that she knew Janell would like.
There were so many dolls that Jane couldn't make her mind up. She was so fascinated by all of them. Jane decided to buy three dolls and give them to Janell.
However, when she saw the price, she put down two of the dolls silently.
With her current financial status, it would not be easy to raise three children. She needed to save her money. She needed to earn a reputation at work so clients would approach her at Bespoke Designs, then she would make it up for her children.
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"Chairman Carter, we've arranged the taxi a long time ago, but Jane didn't.." As he spoke, the driver felt someone coming up from behind. He looked up in a hurry and saw Edwin's gloomy face from the rearview mirror. He looked like a demon, especially in the dark.
The driver immediately shut up and sat upright in the driver's seat. He did not dare to speak another word.
At this time, Edwin was angry. When he saw that Jane kept looking at her watch, he knew that Jane was deliberately avoiding him.
He had stayed in New York for a whole week. During these days, he would request that Laura bring Janell over to him on time. Janell wasn't attending school, yet she was picked up and dropped off at the same time everyday.
Edwin knew that Jane must have figured out what was happening. Three days ago, Edwin only speculated that Jane should have known about his arrival and plan.
However, on the day before yesterday, he was sure that Jane knew who Janell was going out to meet. Every day before Janell went out, she would dress Janell up and talk to her.
In the beginning, Edwin did not pay much attention to that, but on the day before yesterday, he heard Jane say, "Janell, you're going to see the person you want to see the most, so you need to look the prettiest."
At that moment, Edwin was sure that Jane knew about their secret, everyday rendezvous, but that woman pretended to not know anything.
Her heart was really cold and merciless!.
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