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CHAPTERS 678 - 680
CHAPTER 678
After the call with Luis George, Edwin Carter dialed another phone number. The phone was answered quickly. "Chairman Carter."
"Where is Ed Yates?" Edwin announced the purpose of his call without wasting a second. He was not worried at all when Ed Yates sent people to attack him, because those people could not do anything to him at all.
If Ed Yates was only dealing with him, he could still play along with Ed Yates. But now he had his family. He not only needed to protect Jane and Janell, but he also had to ensure his own safety.
He would neither let them worry about him, nor see their tears. "Chairman Carter, we are already aware of Ed's whereabouts. He arrived in New York the night before. He used his other identity for the passport, that's why the people on Luis'side and the people on our side did not locate him immediately."
The person who spoke on the other end was Jeremiah Sam, and he had worked for Edwin for many years. However, after Edwin went back to Jiangbei, Jeremiah remained in the United States to take charge of the affairs here. Of course, he had only one true boss, Edwin.
Edwin did not say anything. Jeremiah knew that Edwin was waiting for him to continue his reporting.
He continued, "Our people have obtained Ed's location, and we have completely wiped out the remaining forces he has. Once you give an order, we will catch him and he can't escape."
If the remaining forces were removed, then Ed Yates was already a useless person to Edwin. He was no longer a threat to Edwin.
Edwin held his mobile phone in one hand and tapped on the table with the other hand rhythmically.
After a while, Edwin said, "Send me his specific location. I want to meet him in person."
"No..." There was no need for you to meet this person yourself. Jeremiah wanted to say that, but he didn't say it out loud. After all, it was not up to the subordinates to question their Chairman's decision.
"Is there any problem?" Edwin asked coldly.
"No." Jeremiah said, "I'll get our people to keep an eye on.him and not let him leave the house. Chairman Carter, you can see him at any time."
"Now." Edwin as usual, only replied with a single word.
"I'll arrange it right away." Edwin only said one simple word, but Jeremiah understood what he meant. He was going to see Ed Yates right now.
After the forces around Ed Yates were removed, he was also pushed into a dead end. There was no chance for him to fight back.
The reason why Edwin wanted to see Ed Yates this time was to let him know that his woman was definitely not someone he could touch.
Edwin even had the urge to cut off Ed Yates' lips and hands because his lips and hands had touched Jane.
Jane could only belong to him in this life! In the past, Edwin had never known that he was over possessive!
Edwin came out of the study to find Janell running and playing with Mia in the living room. The girl and the dog were fighting for a small ball. They fought fiercely and no one was willing to give in.
"Daddy, Mia is being naughty!" Janell immediately complained to her father as if she had seen her greatest backer.
"Woof, woof, woof." Mia couldn't talk. It barked to express its dissatisfaction as if it was also complaining about Janell.
"Well, I will send someone to get a few toy balls later. You two will have two each, so you don't have to fight over the ball."
Edwin shook his head in amusement when he saw Janell and Mia fighting for a toy ball. These two little fellas were usually very close to each other, but when they fought for something, they forgot all about their relationship.
"I love daddy!" In Janell's heart, her father was the best. No matter how big the problem was, her father would always think of a solution.
"Woof woof woof!" Mia circled around Edwin and rolled on his feet. It too expressed its love for Edwin in its unique way.
"Okay, you two play first. I'm going out to deal with something." Edwin looked towards the study and saw that Jane was busy drawing her design draft.
She had just received an order. The client wanted an eye catching traditional gown and she had to show the last draft to the client before the New Year.
There were only a few days left before the New Year, so Jane had to hurry. She had to hand over the design to her client before the appointed time. She was so busy that she went to bed late last night.
Today, she got up early in the morning again. Edwin wanted to persuade her, but before he would say anything, he swallowed back the words.
Jane liked this job, and this job made her feel that she was of value and did not need to rely on him all the time... so he had no reason to ask her to give up on this job.
Edwin was worried that Jane would get too tired. So when she was busy, he would accompany her. He told her that he would always support her work but he would never interfere with her work.
He would support her morally. Edwin walked into the study and hugged Jane from behind. His chin rubbed gently on the top of Jane's head. "Jane.."
"Hmm?" Jane snorted lightly. All her attention was on the design draft, and she ignored Edwin.
"Jane!" Edwin called her name louder.
"Edwin, what's wrong?" Jane still did not look at him.
"Look at me!" Edwin was not pleased. He took away the brush in Jane's hand, and turned her body around, so that she could look at him.
"Don't make trouble!" Jane smiled at him and pinched his face. " I had an inspiration but you interrupted me, I don't know when I'll have a new idea again."
"Am I not as important as your design draft?" Edwin's face darkened, and he couldn't hide his jealousy.
"Of course..." Jane hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. "Of course, my design is not as important as you, but it's my livelihood."
"You can also rely on me to live..." Edwin quickly took back his words.
She didn't want to rely on him to live. She wanted to be self dependent. She was his wife, not a parasite. He could not say but Edwin could do something else.
He held Jane's head and deepened her kiss into a gentle yet passionate French kiss. It was not until Jane was out of breath when he let her go reluctantly.
He gently touched her swollen lips with his rough fingers and asked, "Do you like it?"
Did she like the way he kissed her? That was exactly what Edwin wanted to ask. Jane understood him and nodded with a blush. "I like it!".
CHAPTER 679
"How much do you like it?" Edwin asked shamelessly.
"I like it very much!" Jane answered him, but when she said that, her face turned redder.
"Hmm." Jane's answer made Edwin smile with satisfaction and he said, "Good girl!"
Good girl! Did he treat her as Janell who was fighting with Mia over toys?
Jane rolled her eyes at him and turned away. She didn't want him to treat her like a child. Edwin turned her face back and said, "I have to go out to do something. I will be home late today. Stay at home with Janell and wait for me to come back."
"You are going out for work?" Jane immediately put on a serious look and continued, "Didn't you say that you have finished your work before the new year?"
Edwin smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I just need to do some final tweaks. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
"Then you must drive slowly. Be careful on the road." Speaking of this, Jane looked out of the window. It was snowing heavily outside. She continued. "It's snowing.heavily outside. Why not go tomorrow after the snow has stopped."
Jane didn't know much about Edwin's work, and she didn't know if his work could be delayed. To her, Edwin's safety was more important than any work.
"Silly, it'll be fine. Don't worry." Edwin kissed Jane on the forehead and said, "Someone will send balls to Janell later. After receiving it, close the doors and windows and wait for me at home. I will come back to cook for you and Janell in the evening."
"Edwin, you really can't go.tomorrow?" Jane did not have the mood to think about Edwin's desire to cook. What worried her the most was his safety.
She didn't know why, but when she heard that Edwin wanted to go out, she was alarmed. It felt like something was going to happen. But she couldn't put her finger on it.
"Silly, what are you thinking about?" Edwin held Jane in his arms and patted her back gently. He said softly, "Jane, trust me, I will be fine."
He had always told her to believe in him and that no one could hurt him. All she needed to do was to trust him!
Trust him!
She had to trust him! Many times, things had happened between them because she was worried and afraid. Because she didn't believe him enough, so she had let others have the opportunity to ruin their relationship.
This time, Jane chose to trust Edwin that he absolutely had the ability to handle his own affairs. She believed that he could definitely deal with Ed Yates. So she believed that he would be fine!
Yes, trust him! Jane told herself. At the same time, she let go of Edwin's hand and smiled at him. "I believe in you! Janell and I will be waiting at home for you to come back."
"You've made progress again!" Edwin was more and more satisfied with Jane's recent performance. He smiled and kissed her before he left.
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang several times before it attracted Jane's attention.
On this snowy day, no one would come to the door. Jane immediately thought of.the delivery for Janell's toys.
"Janell, can you go downstairs with Mia to open the door and get the balls?"
She was at the crucial design stage of her drawing, if Jane stopped now, she would not be able to pick it up.for a long time when she returned. So she asked Janell to open the door with Mia.
"Mommy, I'll take Mia with me." Janell and Mia, who had just fought over a rubber ball, had already made up with each other at this time.
Mia lay in the arms of Janell and rubbed its heads against her from time to time. It was obviously showing its obedience to the little master.
Janell did not argue with Mia. She gently carried Mia downstairs to open the door to pick their balls. As she walked, she said, "Mia, be good don't fight with me for the toy balls!"
Jane worked on the design draft in her hand attentively. When she thought that her gown was appreciated by customers over and over again, and her customers had referred more customers to her, she was on cloud nine.
As a designer, everyone wanted to become a famous designer like Ivan, but not everyone has that kind of talent and opportunity. Therefore, she was satisfied enough with her design being appreciated by her customers.
When she finished the last stroke of the design, she put down the brush and stretched herself. Then she moved her neck to relax herself.
In the past two days, she was really exhausted. However, when Jane saw the finished product and thought of the satisfied look of her customers, she felt that all the hard work was worthwhile.
Pound - pound - pound - It was the sound of someone stepping on the wooden floor.
"Janell, walk properly with Mia. Don't jump! What if you fall down?" A child would always be a child, and children were always capricious. Jane shook her head with a smile.
"Miss Ronan, nice to meet you!" Suddenly, a cold and familiar voice came from behind.
Hearing the voice, Jane turned around abruptly and saw Ed Yates standing in front of her with a hostile face and Janell was in his arms.
Janell's eyes were closed, as if she had lost consciousness. Jane's heart trembled. She.rushed over and tried to snatch Janell back.
"Ed, what have you done to my daughter?" Ed Yates dodged slightly and avoided Jane easily.
He smiled wickedly and said, "I let her fall asleep for a while using some medication, so she won't make any noise. You should know that children.are always children. They can't keep quiet even if.you ask them to."
Jane said angrily, "Ed!"
Ed Yates sneered and said, "Jane, don't be.agitated! Your daughter is in my hands. If your emotion affects the baby in your belly, it.will be even worse."
"Ed, I have no grudge with you. I am also sure that I have never known you before. Why are you still pestering me?"
Previously, when Ed mentioned the events from their school days, Jane tried to remember everyone who she knew in.the past, but she didn't recall anything.
She was hundred percent sure that she had never had any contact with this man before, so she couldn't figure out why he would pester her.
"You don't remember me, but you should remember..." Ed's smile widened. He smiled enchantingly. "The Butterfly Love!"
Jane was surprised but uncertain. "What?"
"Miss Ronan, it must have slipped your mind, so let me remind you again." Ed stared at her, as if he was telling a story that happened between him and his old friend.
"A few years ago, Edwin took you to pick out a dress at Ivan's. You had put on the Butterfly Love that he had chosen for you."
When it came to the Butterfly Love, it was something that Jane would never forget for the rest of her life..
CHAPTER 680
At the first sight of the "Butterfly Love", Jane was attracted by its ingenious design and exquisite workmanship. She was in awe. She remembered that she had amazed everyone in the gown. At the same time, she also remembered that Edwin had torn the gown apart.
She would never forget the horrified look in Ivan's eyes when he saw the "Butterfly Love" in tatters.
"Then I'll tell you now, the real creator of the Butterfly Love was me. Ivan only lent his name to the piece." Ed Yates said to Jane, enunciating slowly.
Although his voice was soft, the magnitude of his words couldn't be ignored. Now, hearing Ed Yates' words, Jane seemed to understand the horrified look in Ivan's eyes when he had seen the Butterfly Love being torn apart.
The treasure that he had been keeping for his friend was destroyed. It was not fear or anger he felt, but pity.
"What does it have to do with me that you are the real creator of the Butterfly Love?" Jane really didn't understand.
If Ed Yates wanted to take back his design rights, he could look for Ivan. Why did he have to pester her? Soon, Ed Yates gave her the answer.
He said, "Because I prepared that gown for my future wife, and you had put it on." She not only wore his "Butterfly Love" but also completely amazed him with her beauty. Even if he had just taken a glance of her back view from afar.
He knew that he wanted this woman. That sudden infatuation was too strong. It was what he had never felt on other women before. Jane didn't know what to say
She couldn't find a suitable reason to refute him because Ed Yates was telling the truth.
When Edwin wanted her to put on the Butterfly Love back then, Julie Lyle had said that the gown was prepared for the future wife of the Butterfly Love's owner.
Ed Yates said again, "Jane, come with me." Jane knew that Ed Yates wanted to take her away. However, she did not know about his motive.
At this moment, there were only Janell and herself. She could not fight against Ed Yates at all. She could only try to reduce the damage to the minimum.
She said, "Ed Yates, if you want me to go with you, I can go with you, but you have to leave my daughter here." At least, Janell could stay. One of them had to be safe, so that Edwin could have a clear mind when he came back and found out the situation.
"You want to leave her behind to send a message to her father?" Ed Yates smiled coldly and said, "Jane, you don't have to do that. I will ask someone to inform Edwin. He will come to see you and your daughter."
Jane said with the last hope, "Ed, you are a man. Whatever you want to do, come to me, and leave my daughter here. I promise that I will go with you obediently and will not resist." However, Ed Yates only gave her an enigmatic smile.
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"Chairman Carter, Ed Yates is in his room. Do you want me to go in or ask someone to ask him to come out?" Jeremiah Sam led Edwin to Ed Yates' residence. Jeremiah was standing two steps away from Edwin and asked carefully.
"All of you stand back." When Edwin came here, his purpose was to meet Ed Yates alone, so he decided to enter in person to see him.
The moment the door opened, Edwin's eyes fell on the person in the room. Although he only saw the back of the man, he knew that the person was definitely not Ed Yates.
"Jeremiah, where is Ed Yates?" Edwin turned around and looked at Jeremiah coldly. Jeremiah shivered. He didn't know what was going on for a while.
"Chairman Carter... Ed Yates is in the room... " Although he was frightened by Edwin, Jeremiah still summoned up the courage to point at the room.
He meant to let Edwin see it clearly that Ed Yates was in the room. "Chairman Carter, can you see clearly before yelling at me," he thought.
As he spoke, Jeremiah also realized that something was wrong. He immediately rushed into the room and grabbed the man.
Damn it! This person was not Ed Yates at all. He was just someone, whose back looked like Ed Yates. "Who are you? Where is Ed Yates?" He kicked the substitute in frustration.
Chairman Carter was well known for having strict requirements for his subordinates, and he would not allow any mistakes to happen. However, today, he had actually let the real Ed Yates run away, leaving a substitute behind.
Just as Jeremiah was beating up the substitute, Edwin had already rushed out. He had already guessed where Ed Yates would have gone.
He took out his mobile phone and was about to call his men who were guarding the villa when he received a call from Jane.
Edwin immediately answered, "Jane.."
"Ahhhhh..." Jane's scream came from the phone. It broke Edwin's heart. He clenched his fists and said calmly.
"Ed Yates, don't hurt her."
"Hahaha.. Leon, after all these years, why are you still so smart? I haven't even spoken yet. How can you be sure that I had kidnapped your wife and daughter?" Ed Yates was laughing hysterically,
"Ed Yates, what do you want?" Edwin's voice sounded calm, but his hand holding the phone was trembling.
Ed Yates had kidnapped Jane and Janell. They were the two people that Edwin valued the most in his life. The ones he would love and treasure everyday.
They had been kidnapped by Ed Yates, so how could Edwin not be worried? Despite that he could not act rashly. Because they needed him at this moment. He had to calm down to deal with Ed Yates and rescue them.
"What do I want? Hehe..." Ed Yates sneered and laughed, he was mad. "How much do you think your wife and daughter worth?"
"Say it!" Edwin roared. He did not have the mood to play games with Ed Yates.
Ed Yates had time, but he could not allow Jane and Janell to remain in the enemy's hands for a second longer.
Ed Yates suddenly stopped laughing and said, "If I say that I wanted Shengtian to exchange for your wife and daughter, would you agree to my request without even thinking about it?"
It was a question, but Ed Yates said it with conviction Ed Yates was clear about how much Jane and Janell meant to Edwin, so Edwin would not hesitate to exchange Shengtian for his wife and daughter's safety.
"Leon, after all, you and I had been classmates for several years. I know you well." Ed Yates laughed again triumphantly. "Shengtian is useless to me, so I want something more important than Shengtian to exchange for your wife and daughter."
Edwin said in a deep voice, "Tell me what you want!"
"I want you dead!" Ed Yates said furiously.
This time, his target was not Jane and Janell, but Edwin. He wanted Edwin dead!
Once Edwin was dead, there would be no leader at Shengtian. At that time, no one would insist on tackling the Yates family, the Yates family would then be able to make a comeback.
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