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CHAPTERS 723 - 725
CHAPTER 723
Angela was always a cheerful person, and she never held grudges on things for long. Since Victor made things clear to her, the two of them were as good as before. They held hands wherever they went.
Mother Carter was also relieved to see them back together again. Before they were ready to return to Jiangbei, she took Angela's hand and reminded her again to control her temper better in the future. They needed to be more considerate of each other for their relationship to last.
Angela hugged Mother Carter and acted like a spoiled child. "Mom, Victor is so much older than me. It's quite unfair for me to be with him. He should be more considerate to me instead."
Father Carter was a few years older than Mother Carter. However, whatever decisions they made, he would always consider Mother Carter's opinions first.
Her cold brother was another example. All these years, no matter what he did, he would always think of Jane first. Whenever her sister-in-law coughed, her cold brother would be extremely nervous. He would serve her tea and hot water, and do whatever she asked for. Sometimes, she couldn't stand how loving they were with each other.
"Little Aunt, children should listen to the elders." Janell, who was following Mother Carter around, stood with both hands on her hips and spoke like an adult
"Yes, whatever my Janell says." Angela pinched the little girl's pink face and then kissed her. "I will be going back to Jiangbei, and you'll be going back to the States to study. We won't have much time to see each other in the future. Janell, please don't forget to call me more when you have time. I will miss you very much."
"Don't worry, Little Aunt. I will remember you." Janell nodded confidently and smiled widely.
"What a good girl."
To leave her family and return to Jiangbei with Victor, Angela was not the most reluctant to leave her parents, but she was most reluctant to leave the beloved Janell instead.
If everyone else was in Jiangbei, she could hang out with Janell when she was in a bad mood, then she would be happy again. Without Janell in Jiangbei in the future, if Victor ever made her angry, it wouldn't be so easy to meet this little girl again.
Jane continued the conversation, "Don't worry, Angela. There's still a year before Janell attends elementary school. I'll bring her back to Jiangbei more often these days."
Angela got up and hugged Jane. "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry!"
Jane was stunned. "Why are you apologizing to me all of a sudden?"
Angela murmured, "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Janell yesterday. I almost lost her and got everyone worried about her."
Jane was indeed worried that Janell went missing yesterday. She was even considering keeping her sight on Janell always. But when she saw that Janell returned safely, she was relieved. And therefore, she would not blame Angela either.
Jane shook her head and said, "It's not your fault. Besides, Janell is back. Don't worry anymore."
Angela added, "Sister-in-law, your wedding night was destroyed yesterday because of what happened to Janell. Since you guys are not too busy now, you newlyweds should take this time to enjoy your special moment."
Jane didn't know what to say. Jane blush from embarrassment. She raised her head and looked at Edwin, who was talking to Victor. Both of them had their serious faces on, but no one knew what they were talking about.
Perhaps Edwin could sense Jane's gaze, so he tilted his head slightly all of a sudden. Their eyes met. His serious expression disappeared instantly and he smiled at her gently.
With that smile, Jane knew that it shouldn't be anything too big of a deal. Edwin was just always emotionless and acted coldly. Jane also smiled back at him and then looked away shyly.
"Little Aunt, I will miss you too,"
Since Janell expressed her thoughts, Andrew needed to speak out too.
"I will miss you too." Angela patted Andrew's head. "Andrew, take good care of your sister. If anyone dares to bully her, you must help her out."
Andrew nodded, "I will."
Jane praised, "Our Andrew is the most sensible boy."
"Mommy, I'm the one who's the most sensible." Perhaps she was used to being the only child in the family, the sudden addition of another boy who always fights for the elders' love and attention with her had caused a little tension.
"You are sensible, and so is your brother. You two are very loved." Jane shook her head helplessly. She was really having a tough time dealing with this little elf in the family. Janell always pulled some tricks out that Jane couldn' t even keep up with her sometimes.
Janell gave a proud look to Andrew. Andrew lowered his head and did not say anything else. No one quite knew what he was thinking about either.
"Let's go!" Victor waved at Angela like he was calling his pet over.
"Mom, sister-in-law, Janell, and Andrew, see you guys soon!" Angela waved to everyone and immediately ran towards Victor.
She ran to the side of Victor and hugged him really tightly. Regardless of the crowd around them, she planted a kiss on his face.
"Captain James, let's go." As soon as Victor held Angela's hand, they turned away immediately without bidding farewell to everyone else.
Mother Carter was busy wiping her sad tears as she watched Victor and Angela leaving. It would be another few months before she could see them again.
"Mom.." Jane wanted to comfort her, but she did not know how.
"Enjoy your honeymoon. Your father and I will take care of the two children." Mother Carter wiped away her tears as she spoke.
"But..." It would be too tiring for the two elders to take care of both their children. Jane did not want Mother and Father Carter to be too tired.
"There's no 'but'. Both of you haven't spent much quality time as a couple all these years. It's time for you both to have some time together."
The older she got, the more she wanted to be surrounded by family. It was a total blessing to have her grandchildren by her side. Therefore, Father and Mother Carter packed up. With the company of Robert, they brought Janell and Andrew back to New York first.
As for Edwin and Jane, they were setting off from the Aegean Sea. They planned to tour around the world and enjoy all the beautiful and breathtaking destinations across the globe before returning to New York.
After sending off the elders and children, Jane felt like something was missing in her heart. She felt really empty and she was reluctant to part with them.
Edwin pulled Jane's head over to face him. He asked out of jealousy, "Jane, in your heart, at which place am I ranked actually?"
"Oh almighty Chairman Carter, are you jealous of your own daughter?" Jane cracked up as she stared at a jealous Edwin.
"Yes," Edwin replied firmly. And Jane was left quite speechless. What a childish man..
CHAPTER 724
Setting off from the Aegean Sea, Jane wanted to go to explore Athens a little as she wanted to see the famous Temple of Zeus.
Edwin turned her request down without any explanation. Jane asked him repeatedly, but he did not say why. Only after they landed in Paris that Edwin gave her an answer.
He explained very calmly, "If you want to look at a mighty gentleman, there is one right in front of you."
Jane was at a loss for words. Edwin was not only cold and domineering, but also narcissistic. Well, she couldn't deny how good looking Edwin was. He looked much more attractive than some of the celebrities out there. More importantly, she liked how he was considerate towards her and doted on her.
Since Edwin was brave enough to proclaim how mighty he was, she would just let him gloat. She did not mind to follow Edwin around. Edwin took Jane to their first stop, which was Paris.
The reason why he chose to come to this city for a honeymoon was not only because the city was full of romantic vibes, but it was also a fashion capital. Many designers would gather here for
their exhibitions, and since designing was Jane's interest, so he wanted to accompany her as she immersed herself in her passion.
Before coming here, Edwin had already sent people to contact the most famous Parisian designers, so that Jane could meet them and learn from them. She would be very happy about it.
"Edwin, thank you!" Jane was very moved. No matter what she wanted to do, she did not need to say anything. Edwin read her mind and had already arranged it for her.
"Thank me?" Edwin raised his eyebrows. "How are you going to thank me?
Jane looked around and realized that there were many people walking past them at the airport. Fortunately, no one paid attention to them.
She tiptoed, hooked her arms around Edwin's neck, and gave him a quick kiss. After kissing him on the lips, she left immediately.
However, Edwin grabbed her and said deeply, "That's not enough."
"Ah, how is that not enough?" Jane just plucked up the courage to kiss him because no one noticed them. At this moment, many people around them were looking at her, so she was too embarrassed to kiss him again.
"If you don't want to, then I will." He smiled, and there was a hint of evil flashing across his smile, which made it impossible for her to hide away.
Jane seemed to have expected that if she rejected him, he would do something even more embarrassing towards her. Jane pursed her lips and took a deep breath. Then, she went and kissed Edwin very passionately.
As soon as her lips touched Edwin's, Edwin got a hold of the back of her head and deepened the kiss aggressively. How naughty!
Jane pounded his chest and pushed him away. However, the more she resisted, the more she aroused his lust for her. Edwin's hands moved and grabbed her slender waist and pulled her closer. Jane could clearly feel the warmth of his body and his strength, which were so strong that she couldn't pull herself away.
After some time later, Edwin let go of her. Looking at her blushing face, his mood has gotten better. "If you want to thank me in the future, you'll have to thank me like that."
"Bastard, you promised you won't mess around if I kissed you first." Jane used his words against him.
"Did I say that?" He refused to admit it.
"You..." He really didn't want to admit anything. Maybe she remembered wrongly.
Edwin had changed a lot. She did not think that this version was the real Edwin anymore. Or maybe, this was the real side of Edwin.
The blood of dominance of strength from being the leader of Shengtian filled his body, and he was born with a strong ambition to conquer the world. He was domineering and acted very coldly, but he only showed her his gentle side to her. This made him very irresistible.
"Oh?" He smiled.
"How annoying!" Jane pinched his waist, but the man's figure was so strong and muscular that she was hurt instead. She looked at him plaintively just like how Janell would look like when she wanted her father's pity.
"Yes, I'm annoying." Edwin held her in his arms and patted her back gently. Then he added, "In this world, only you can turn me bad." He emphasized on the word "bad", which meant something else.
Hearing that, Jane blushed even more. Ah, ah, ah. What should she do? She really wanted to bite him to death and stop him from embarrassing her.
"Mr. Carter, welcome to Paris." A blonde beauty appeared in front of them. It seemed that Edwin arranged for an assistant.
She spoke perfect French. Her voice was sweet, and she looked very beautiful. She had a good physique and it seemed that she spoke to Edwin very comfortably.
Jane secretly pinched Edwin again. This man was jealous of her daughter earlier, yet he arranged such a beautiful woman to serve them. Didn't he know that she would be jealous too?
"Annette, have you done the things I asked you to do?"
However, Edwin replied in English, and his expression and attitude had turned cold, just like how he would usually talk to outsiders. His attitude changed completely compared to when he was being playful earlier.
Edwin responded in English, so that Jane, who did not understand French, could understand the conversation.
Jane knew his intentions and she felt touched. In fact, it was not that this man didn't care about her feelings, on the contrary, he was thinking about her all the time. If he didn't think of her, at this moment, he wouldn't be responding to Annette in a language that she could understand.
Jane pursed her lips and smiled quietly. She held Edwin's hand and interlocked with his fingers.
"Mr. Carter, everything has been arranged. You and Mrs. Carter can head over any time."
Edwin spoke English, and Annette also responded in English. She also watched her tone and spoke more courteously.
Edwin understood Annete's intention earlier.. Annette could speak English, and Karen could not speak French. If he continued to communicate with Annette in French, Annette would feel like she had an opportunity to flirt with him.
He would never leave a chance for other women to take advantage of him, hence, a lot of people would say that he was heartless. But they didn't know that he was hopelessly devoted to his wife.
"Alright, go arrange it then." Edwin raised his hand and looked at his watch, "We will go there tomorrow at 2:30 in the afternoon.
"Yes. I'll arrange it right away." Annette responded courteously. She spoke such fluent English that no one could tell that she was French..
CHAPTER 725
"Mrs. Carter, are you still jealous?" As soon as Annette left, Edwin Carter immediately looked at Jane and asked with a smile.
"Who's jealous? Do you think that everyone is as childish as you?" Jane did not want to admit.
Edwin chuckled, "Are you really not jealous?"
Jane turned her head away from him, "No, I'm not."
Edwin said again, "That's good. In the future, I don't have to avoid Annette deliberately anymore."
Jane responded, "Edwin, how dare you!"
Edwin smiled with a sense of. satisfaction, "Since you don't allow me to, then I will follow your wishes in the future."
Jane was speechless. This man was getting naughtier by day! She glared at him and was about to leave. Edwin grabbed her quickly and held her in his arms to comfort her.
"Alright, I'm just fooling around with you. I won't tease you anymore."
Jane glanced at him and whispered, "So you know that you are teasing me." But in fact, she didn't mind it. She liked this playful side of Edwin.
The hotel they were going to stay in was one of the most distinctive five-star hotels under Shengtian. A lot of couples chose to stay in this hotel for their honeymoons. The hotel was located near the Eiffel tower in Paris, and the French window in the room was the best place to enjoy the beautiful view of the Eiffel tower.
From the window, one could see the Eiffel tower, as well as the pedestrians on the street, who were resting and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Edwin was a germaphobe. If he ate out, he would take his private chefs with him. It was a norm for him. But if they lived in a hotel outside, it was impossible to bring a specific bed with him. Hence, any hotel owned by Shengtian would have a suite and with a specific bed exclusively prepared for the chairman and would be taken care of regularly.
The room they stayed in today was no exception. When she walked into the room and saw the decoration and renovation, she knew that this was her husband's property. However, she had experienced this many times, so she didn't feel surprised.
"I'm so tired!" She walked into the room and plunged into the quilt. "Edwin, I'll sleep for a while. Don't disturb me."
"Okay!" Edwin followed her into the room and helped her take off her coat. He pulled back the quilt and tucked her into the quilt.
"Edwin, let's not spend so lavishly, okay? This money can be kept for Janell's wedding expenses in the future." Jane buried her head in the pillow and muttered in a low voice.
"Silly, are you worried that I won't have enough money for her in the future? If Janell wants a castle when she gets married, then a castle she'll get." Edwin smiled and rubbed her head, only to find that she had already fallen asleep in just a few minutes. Jane might not even remember what she said earlier.
"I work so hard every day not to make money for our daughter's wedding, but to let my loved ones live a good life." Edwin stared at Jane's sleeping face and whispered.
Many people said that as long as their family was safe and healthy, happiness goes beyond superficial means. In Edwin's mind, he wanted his family to be safe, healthy, and happy. He also wanted his family to enjoy materialistic things and he had the ability to provide so.
Jane fell asleep, but Edwin was in good spirits. He took his laptop and sat beside her to do some work. Over the years, Edwin had trained a lot of people under him.
When he didn't have time to take charge of many things, his subordinates could always do things well and wouldn't let him worry much. He only needed to manage the bigger decisions.
A few hours had passed when Jane woke up. She opened her eyes but did not see Edwin. She called him again, but he did not respond.
"Did he go out for something?" Jane got up and walked around the room but did not see Edwin. He seemed to have gone out.
As the night fell, the colorful neon lights lit up the city of love, and the Eiffel Tower was also lit up. The color of the lights changed from time to time, and it looked dreamy. This city looked very beautiful and romantic. You could see couples everywhere holding hands with each other. Their smiles were so sweet and moving.
During the years when she lost her memory and lived in Milan, Jane had also been to Paris for work. But every time she went to Paris, she would always be in a rush and wouldn't have time to walk around the city.
This time, when they came to the city again, Jane was no longer here for work, but for a vacation. She felt much more relaxed and could feel the romance of the city. More importantly, she was accompanied by Edwin this time.
Edwin entered the room and saw Jane admiring the night scenery as if she was intoxicated. He walked up to her and hugged her from behind. He lowered his head and touched her face gently. "Is the night scenery even more attractive than your husband?"
Jane did not answer. The first thing she did when she got up was to find him. She was only attracted by the night view because he was not there.
Edwin kissed her on the face, "Hmm?" Jane dodged him quickly.
"No?" Edwin grabbed her back and said, "Wifey, tell me, which one is more attractive, the night scenery or your husband?"
"Edwin, when did you become so insecure?" In the past, Jane had never thought that Edwin would nag her and ask such a childish question.
No, that's not right! The question was not childish, but he was such a petty person when it came to their relationship. Every time he was with her, he would only have his eyes on her, and he also wanted Jane to only have eyes on him. That was why he could even compare his attractiveness with Paris' night view.
"Will you admit it? Hmm?" Edwin bit her earlobes gently and teased her.
"It tickles!" Jane shrunk her neck because of his bite, but she couldn't stop chuckling.
"Are you still not going to say it?" Edwin insisted on getting the answer, otherwise, he would not let go of Jane. He was such a domineering man.
"No!" Just because Edwin insisted on an answer, Jane felt rebellious and refused to adhere to him.
Soon, Edwin took action. He grabbed Jane and pressed her against the thick glass panes with some force. Jane was shocked and struggled out of his force,
"Edwin, don't mess around. Others can see us here."
"Through this window, you can see the scenery outside, but the people outside can't see us."
As he was done explaining, Edwin's fiery kiss followed. His cold and thin lips kissed her soft, pink lips. When they touched each other, it was like how the thunders hit the ground, or how the wind and clouds collided.
"Edwin.." Jane called out Edwin's name softly, as if she wanted his name to be engraved in her mind.
"Jane.." He hugged her tightly and kissed her. At this moment, the lights of the Eiffel tower that was opposite their hotel room slowly changed, and several giant characters appeared,
"Jane, I love you!"
The line of words appeared in both French and English. He wanted to assure her of it, and he wanted to show the world too, so that the whole world could be witnesses of their love..
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