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CHAPTERS 717 - 719
CHAPTER 717
Angela and Victor were furious during that time. They didn't notice that Janell was also frightened by their argument.
Angela let go of Janell, and then she turned around to hold Paul's arm. She looked at Victor provocatively and said, "You think I wouldn't? We have been living together the past two days. What else won't I do?"
Since Victor had already thought that there was something going on between Paul and herself, she might as well use it to her advantage. She wanted him to know that she could live well without him. Was that wise?
Angela didn't want to think about protecting anyone's feelings now. She couldn't forgive Victor for betraying her with that disgusting act. She wouldn't care much about other things. But when it came to relationships, she wouldn't tolerate infidelity.
"Living together?" Victor's eyes were staring at Angela's hands. She was holding onto Paul so tightly. Had she forgotten how she had held him like that before and was so worried that he would slip away from her?
Angela said coldly, "Captain James, you..."
"Angela! I am not someone you can get and dump anytime!" Victor roared angrily, then he grabbed Angela and put her over his shoulder, walking away. They had completely forgotten that Janell was left behind with Paul.
Seeing Angela being taken away, Paul was a little disappointed, but he was overjoyed because he had a chance to grab Janell now!
He knelt by the little girl and said in his most gentle tone, "Little girl, come with me to meet someone, shall we?"
Janell stepped backwards immediately and looked at the stranger with caution. "I won't go with you, uncle. My parents will protect me." She remembered the elders' teachings to never follow strangers. This uncle didn't look like a good person. So she could not go with him.
"Little girl, I'll bring you to your mummy and Daddy, okay?" Paul was eager to get Janell. He wanted to bring this little girl to his master.
"Bad guy! Big, bad guy! Don't touch me!" Janell waved her little hands to prevent Paul from walking closer.
"I am not a bad guy. I will take you to find your parents." How could this little girl be so difficult to deal with?
"Bad guy!" As she imagined being taken away by a bad guy again and no one would come to save her, Janell was scared to tears!
"Janell!" Suddenly, a pleasant yet very familiar voice called Janell from the back.
She turned around and saw a strange boy. He sounded like Brother Lucas, but he looked different. Janell blinked her big black eyes and stared at that person. "Could he be her Brother Lucas?"
The boy came to her and bent down so that the little girl could look at him in the eye. "Janell!"
He touched her little head and called her name again gently. It was impossible for Paul to approach her. Yet, this big boy with a voice just like Brother Lucas came and touched her little head without her giving any resistance.
"Brother Lucas!" Janell plunged into Brother Lucas's big and warm embrace. Her small hands were grabbing onto Brother Lucas's shirt tightly. Lucas looked different, but his height and voice, as well as his eyes, had remained unchanged. So she was sure that this was her Brother Lucas.
"Janell!" Lucas hugged Janell's little body as if he was protecting a treasure.
He had put on a lot of makeup, but Janell was still able to recognize him. That was certainly an indescribable joy.
"Brother Lucas, I want you to carry me!" Janell rubbed against Lucas's embrace, waiting for Brother Lucas to pick her up.
"Ok, I'll carry you!" Lucas stood up with Janell in his arms and kissed her pink blushy cheeks. "Did you miss me?"
Janell rubbed her little face against Brother Lucas and replied softly, "Of course, I've been thinking about you every single day!"
"How much?" Lucas added.
"This much!" Janell held onto Brother Lucas's head and gave him a little smooch on the cheeks. "I miss you this much, Brother Lucas!"
Janell's lips were super soft. She also had that familiar, sweet scent on her. Everything about her could soften his tough heart.
He smiled and lifted her up, turning her around. "I miss you a lot too. That's why I'm here to see you. I want to see if you've grown taller."
"Brother Lucas, Mommy and Daddy are married now. Will my Brother Lucas get married to me in the future?" The children's world was extremely simple. She thought that anyone could get married as long as they were happy together.
Lucas was slightly stunned by the question and really didn't know how he should react. He liked Janell very much and always spoiled her. He also wanted to protect her because she was so adorable and lovable. He loved her like a little sister, and he never had any other thoughts about her.
He was twelve years older than this little one. He was almost seventeen years old now, yet she was still a young little girl. Kids say the darndest things sometimes. How could he take her words so seriously?
However, he was not willing to make Janell sad. Brother Lucas laughed and rubbed her head. He replied with a smile. "When you grow up and find me one day, and if I am still single, then I will marry you, okay?" Lucas said so to make Janell happy, but the young Janell kept that promise in her mind very seriously.
When she grew up, she would find Brother Lucas and she would be his bride. "I will grow up very soon." Janell continued to snuggle in the embrace of Brother Lucas.
It was the best thing to have Brother Janell by her side. When everyone forgot about her existence, she still had Brother Janell by her side.
"Third young master, the Carter family is almost here." Paul reminded him.
"Brother, he is a bad guy!" With Brother Lucas around, she was not afraid of any other bad guys.
"Janell, I am leaving." He ran off this time regardless of the opposition of his people.
With this record, it would be even more difficult for him to go abroad in the future, "Brother, I won't let you go!" Janell held onto Lucas's hand and refused to let him go.
Although Brother Lucas had explained to her why he could not stay, she had long forgotten it. All she wanted was for Brother Lucas to be by her side all the time.
"Janell, be good for me, okay?" Lucas patiently coaxed Janell and could not bear to push away her hand that was holding onto his shirt tightly.
"I don't want to!" As she imagined Brother Lucas leaving again, Janell was almost in tears.
Lucas rubbed her little head and said, "You must be a good girl, Janell."
"I want Brother Lucas, I don't want to be a good girl." She didn't want to be a good girl. She only wanted Brother Lucas to be by her side.
"Janell."
"Brother Lucas !" Janell hugged Lucas's head and rubbed her little head against his. "I don't want you to leave.".
CHAPTER 718
Lucas responded patiently, "Janell, do you still remember what you've promised me?"
"I can't remember anything." Janell pursed her lips and was about to break into tears as she spoke. "I only want you here Brother Lucas. I don't want you to disappear for a long time."
Janell could no longer remember anything at this moment. She only knew that if she let her Brother Lucas go, she would not be able to see him for a long time. She hoped that Brother Lucas could stay with her, and he would accompany her to school every day and beat the bad guys who bullied her just like before.
"Janell..."
Not only was Janell reluctant to leave, but Lucas was also reluctant to go. He took a big risk to come all this way when the situation in Country A was still very tense just to see this little girl.
They just reunited briefly. He hadn't given her enough kisses yet nor did he spend enough time with her, so how could he bear to leave her behind?
"Brother, I won't let you go!" Janell pursed her lips and her tears streamed down her crystal clear eyes. She cried with so much sadness as if she was showing her yearning for Brother Lucas all this while.
Lucas was heartbroken when he saw Janell cry. He immediately wiped away Janell's tears and said, "Don't cry, Janell. Let's play for a while more."
"Okay." Janell nodded and continued hugging Brother Lucas tightly, as if he was going to abandon her and leave the moment she let go of him.
"Paul, you will attend to the Carter family. I will need half a day." With those orders, Lucas hugged Janell and turned around to leave.
Paul tried to persuade him, "Master.."
It was quite unfortunate for him to be working for such an emotional master. Did he really think that it would be easy to attend to the Carter family, or their people? He could bite the bullet for a lot of other things, but his master had taken away the daughter of an established family, who also happened to be the apple of everyone's eye.
Would the Carter family give up so easily if they couldn't find her? But no matter how difficult it was, he still had to do his best. Otherwise, when he returned to Country A, he would be in big trouble.
His master was a good brother to Janell, but the real him was quite the opposite. He had his ways and no one ever had the courage to offend him.
When they were attacked in Jiangbei during that deadly incident, his master almost died. It was that little girl from the Carter family who saved his master's life.
After returning to Country A, his master did not go easy on the mastermind behind the attack... Their First Young Master had been stripped off of all his official positions. He was rather powerless now.
"Oh... Oh no..." He was about to get into some serious trouble, why would he worry about their First Young Master right now?
"Janell, are you afraid to follow me?" Lucas ran quickly with Janell in his arms. He did not want to care about anything else. He didn't want to care about being the heir of Country A, or whether she was the gem of the Carter family. All he wanted to do was to be capricious and have fun with this little girl for once.
"I am not afraid as long as I have you." Janell wrapped her arms around his neck tightly and rubbed her face against his from time to time to express her joy and excitement.
"Okay, then hold onto me tight." Lucas rubbed her head and pressed it against his chest. This scenery of this island was out of the world. The place was more suitable for couples on dates.
Since arriving, Lucas has been paying attention to places suitable for children to hang around. After two days of observation, he found a private beach area on the island with an amazing view and he was planning to bring Janell there.
This island was actually quite big. It would take an hour or so to walk to that beach area. After avoiding the eyes of the Carter family, Lucas and Janell got into a buggy.
"Brother Lucas, there was a big bad guy that captured me and mommy last time." Janell hasn't seen Brother Lucas for a long time, so she nestled into Brother Lucas's arms and talked about what she had encountered.
Although Lucas was in Country A and he was constantly busy, he had arranged for informers to stay around Janell. He knew most of the things that happened to Janell.
A few months ago, he heard that Janell had been kidnapped. He wanted to go to New York that time, but it was the end of the year and he had too many things to do at hand. He was under close supervision and couldn't get away, hence he could only leave silently now.
As he imagined how scared Janell must have been, Lucas hugged her a little tighter and asked gently, "Were you afraid?"
"Yes, I was." Janell nodded honestly and then replied in a soft voice, "But when I think of Daddy and Brother Lucas, so I was not afraid anymore. I know deep down that Daddy and Brother Lucas will save me and mommy."
A child always said whatever that came to their minds without hiding anything. On top of that, she believed that her father and Brother Lucas were her heroes, and that was a fact she remembered deeply.
Lucas didn't know what to say. He just patted the little girl's head again and placed her close to his heart. He wanted to let her know that he would protect her forever. Just like what happened last time, he would protect her even at the cost of his life.
"Brother, I have learned to dance." When she recalled her dancing skills, Janell was very excited. She got up and jumped on Lucas's lap, trying to show her Brother Lucas her dance steps.
Lucas responded with a smile, "Then, why don't you show it to me later?"
Janell nodded and said, "Exactly, I want to show my dance to you."
Lucas pinched her blushy cheeks and said, "Good girl!"
"Brother Lucas." Janell blushed and plunged into Brother Lucas's arms, giving full play to her coquetry skills.
Outsiders were not allowed to enter the private beach area. Lucas decided to bring Janell there anyway because he had discovered a gap on the cliff in the east. If they entered through that remote area, no one would discover them.
"Janell, let me carry you on my back. I will carry you down."
It was dangerous to go down from the cliff, but Lucas was sure that he could protect Janell well.
"Okay." Janell did not hesitate at all.
She climbed onto Brother Lucas's back as she was told and wrapped her tiny hands around his neck. He supported himself on the small tree beside the rock and walked carefully forward. Within seconds, they have reached the private beach area behind the rock.
The beach was very clean as there were staff who would clean the place up often, but Lucas did not let Janell to sit on the sand. Instead, he took off his suit, laid it on the sand, and asked Janell to sit on his suit instead.
"Brother, I want you to carry me still." Janell did not want to sit down. She asked Brother Lucas to sit so that she could remain in his embrace. Maybe then, Brother Lucas would not be able to run away.
"Alright" Brother Lucas always accepted Janell's requests without much hesitation..
CHAPTER 719
As Lucas sat down, Janell pounced on him immediately. She threw herself into his arms and then rolled around cheerfully and playfully.
"Brother Lucas, I like you the most."
"Oh?" Lucas smiled and then pinched her nose and said, "If you compare me with Daddy, who do you like more?"
"I like Daddy and Brother Lucas just as much."
A child would not lie. If she said she liked them the same, then it meant that Brother Lucas was just as important as her father.
Lucas's heart almost melted with Janell's answer. How could he ever be willing to leave such a lovely little girl? Lucas gave her a hug and said, "Didn't you say that you want to dance for me?" Janell nodded vigorously and rubbed her head in his chest a few times.
"I learned to dance so that I could dance for my Brother Lucas."
"The reason you learned to dance was so that you can dance for me?" Lucas was very surprised. This little girl was always so unpredictable.
"Yes." Janell clambered out of Lucas's embrace and said, "Brother Lucas, watch closely, I'm going to show you now."
"I'm watching closely." Lucas looked at Janell. Lucas put on a serious attitude as if he was waiting for a world class performance. Janell took a few steps back and straightened the hem of her skirt. All her gestures and actions made it look like it was indeed a world-class performance.
She was wearing a mini version of a white wedding dress today. The wedding dress made her pink cheeks look even redder, and made her look as cute as a Barbie doll.
Janell danced around with steps and swirls, but because the beach was not the smooth as the dance room she normally practised in, she almost tripped over.
However, she tried her best to find her balance. After several attempts, Janell gradually got used to the softness of the sand on the beach and danced more naturally. She was spinning and skipping around. just like an angel bestowed upon Lucas by the Gods.
As Lucas was watching closely, Janell seemed to be growing taller little by little. She was slender and gorgeous, and every single move of hers we're of absolute brilliance.
His Janell...
"Brother, did I not dance well?" Janell's soft voice made Lucas come back to his senses.
He wiped the sweat on her forehead and said, "How could that be possible? I think no one can dance better than you."
Janell continued to ask, "Then why don't you clap for me?"
"Because the dance was so good, I was too fascinated and forgotten to clap for you.' Lucas picked Janell up and rubbed his forehead against hers. "You're always the best in my heart."
With Brother Lucas's praise, Janell held Brother Lucas's head and gave him a sweet and intimate kiss without hesitation.
"Do you want to take a walk by the sea?" Lucas asked.
Janell replied in a soft voice, "Of course I like it. Yes please!" Janell responded excitedly. As long as Brother Lucas stayed by her side, she would say yes to anything.
Janell was extremely excited as soon as she saw the water. She wanted to go into the water to collect sea shells, Lucas had to do as she requested and joined her in the waters to collect sea shells.
"Brother Lucas, this beautiful shell is for you." Janell picked up the first shell and gave it to her Brother Lucas.
"Good, this is a gift you gave to me. I promise to take good care of it." Lucas didn't just ignore all these meaningless gifts of young children, instead he cherished it very much.
To be missed by someone and kept in someone's heart so dearly without any ill intentions, all because she liked him. This kind of relationship was too valuable and special for a person like Lucas, so he cherished this relationship very much.
He knew that everyone came close to him with a certain purpose. Everyone but Janell. She has given him a different perspective with her innocence, cuteness, and kindness.
"Brother, this is for you too." After walking along the beach for a while, Janell picked up another seashell and immediately thought of giving it to Brother Lucas again.
"Thank you!" Lucas carefully put away the seashell that Janell had given him.
Janell found another pretty one, and another unique one, and another huge one... Janell gave every single seashell she found to Lucas.
When Lucas realized that there were already ten seashells in his palm, he was a bit confused and asked, "Janell, don't you like seashells?"
Janell replied in a soft voice, "Of course I like it."
"If you like it, why do you give them to me?" Lucas did not understand.
"Because I like you more." Janell's answer was very simple, but it touched Lucas very deeply. She implied that she liked Brother Lucas a lot more and was willing to give everything she liked to Brother Lucas.
The seashells she collected might be worthless in terms of monetary value, but Lucas knew that these shells he was holding were absolutely invaluable. They were also the most valuable gift he had received in his life.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz-" The phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Lucas took it out and saw that it was Paul's number.
When he answered the call, Paul said, "Third Young Master, I can't stop the people of the Carter family anymore. Send the child back quickly. Let them find her. Your identity must not be exposed."
Lucas knew exactly how serious the consequences would be if his identity was exposed. It was time for him to send Janell back after being so headstrong all this while.
He rubbed Janell's head and said, "Janell!"
"Brother Lucas?" Janell blinked her big, beautiful eyes and sweetly called his name out.
Lucas took a deep breath and said, "Janell, your father sent someone to pick you up. I have to go back to my own home, so.."
"Brother Lucas, are you leaving me again?"
Janell pursed her lips. She wanted to hold back her sadness, but when she thought that Lucas was going to leave, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Please don't cry!" Lucas wanted to wipe her tears away, but the more he wiped, the more the little girl cried.
"Janell..."
"Brother, if you leave, I will be scared. Do you want to leave still?" Janell said sadly while wiping her tears away with her tiny hands.
"Janell, I'm so sorry!" Because of his background, he could not stay with her and grow up with her.
"I don't want you to say sorry!" Although Janell was desperately trying to stop Brother Lucas from leaving, she didn't want him to apologize to her, because she didn't want to see him sad too.
Lucas held Janell in his arms and hugged her tightly. "Then, promise me that you will grow up quickly, so that you can find me in the future."
Janell nodded and said, "I promise."
Lucas still wanted to speak more, but the phone calls from Paul were ringing non-stop. Lucas knew that the Carter family was getting closer and closer.
As much as he didn't want to leave Janell, the reality was forcing him to do so. So he took Janell back through the secret path they came from and left Janell by the main road.
He rubbed her little head and kissed her little face. "Janell, I'm leaving now.".
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