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CHAPTERS 809 - 814
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It was drizzling today, and it seemed that it wasn't going to stop soon. As the night fell, the city was lit up by the lights of the buildings. The drizzling rain looked like a mysterious veil covering the city.
Janell Joy Carter sat on the sofa in front of the French window with a laptop. She was exploring the background of Coast City, the background of the former Presidents of Country A, and who Brother Lucas's biggest rival was before he got the position as President.
This morning, when Brother Lucas's car tires exploded, she knew that there was something more to the story. After leaving the hospital, she wanted to check on the matter, but she couldn't find anything by herself.
At this crucial moment, Janell Joy thought of the three people that her father had arranged for her- The White family.
Since her father had asked the three of them to help her in Coast City, then she knew that these three people must not be ordinary people. She could ask them for help.
Janell Joy immediately called them and asked them to help her investigate the matter. They promised to give her the information tonight, so while she was waiting for the news, she was browsing through information about Coast City on the Internet.
Coast City was an extremely foreign city to Janell Joy. However, it was the place where Brother Lucas was born and where he grew up.
Maybe because she felt more connected with Brother Lucas, Janell Joy had lived here for less than a month, and she felt like home already, as if she had been here before.
Perhaps when she was very young, Brother Lucas often told her stories. about this place, including stories about his hometown. She remembered these details fondly.
Buzz, buzz-
Her phone suddenly rang. Janell Joy picked it up and found that it was Fanny White's phone number. She answered it immediately. "Auntie Fanny, have you discovered anything?"
Fanny said, "Miss, I'm sorry! We were one step too late. Mr. President's men cleaned up the scene earlier, and they also erased all evidence of the car."
"Why did they erase the evidence?" Janell Joy thought for a bit, but she didn't completely understand what was going on.
Could it be that the person who caused the tire explosion was the same person Brother Lucas sent to investigate the matter? It was unlikely.
If it was really the same person, the person who did this would put himself in a very suspicious position. Someone who would dare to harm Mr. President would never be so dumb, otherwise, he would not live long.
"Miss, it is very likely that Mr. President already knew who did it, so he asked his men to destroy the evidence. Or the person who did it was too shrewd and didn't leave any clues for us to investigate." Fanny explained further, and her attitude was very respectful.
"Auntie Fanny, which one do you think is more likely?" Janell Joy had no experience dealing with this kind of thing, but she knew she should listen to the opinion of her elders.
Fanny responded, "Miss, in my opinion, it would be impossible for the people who did the work to not leave a single trace. There must always be something."
"Alright, Auntie Fanny." Janell Joy nodded and said politely, "Thank you for helping me so much today."
Fanny added, "Miss, the three of us are honored to do these things for you. Please don't be shy to ask us for help in the future."
"Well then, I shall remember that. Please don't address me as Miss. Please call me Janell Joy." Janell Joy smiled and said, "That's settled then, Auntie Fanny. Goodbye!"
Fanny was an elder, so Janell Joy spoke to her in a polite manner. She had always been respectful and knew how to socialize well.
After hanging up the phone, Janell Joy didn't have the mood to look for any more information. Her mind was all about today's incident. After this incident, she was more aware of the reason why Brother Lucas did not want to reconcile with her and see her in public.
Today, what Aaron Paul said to her was also reinforcing her hypothesis. Brother Lucas was the President of Country A. He had a lot of power, but the degree of power was proportional to his personal risk.
People often say that with great power comes great responsibility. Risk was definitely one of them. At present, Brother Lucas was in the center of the vortex of danger. Anyone who was close with him might be in danger too, and that person could also become a bait to hurt him.
Aaron was loyal to Mr. President, so he was worried that she would become Brother Lucas's Achilles' heel.
A weakness!
This was also what Janell Joy really cared about. She didn't want to become Brother Lucas's weakness. If anything, she wanted to be her strongest support, not his weak point.
Buzz, buzz-
The phone rang again. Janell Joy grabbed it and answered immediately, "Auntie Fanny, is there anything else?"
"I thought that when I'm not around, the person you would miss the most would be me, but who knew... I think I'm feeling a little sad."
It was Brother Lucas's voice. His familiar voice immediately lifted her spirits up. However, when she listened carefully, his voice sounded a little sad.
"Brother Lucas, don't let your imagination run wild. You know clearly that I think about you the most." Janell Joy put up a bright smile immediately when she heard Brother Lucas's voice.
"How much do you think of me?" asked Nathaniel playfully.
Janell Joy laughed and said, "I think about you so much that I didn't even notice that it was your call."
Hearing her laughter, Nathaniel couldn't help but burst out laughing too. "You're really good at talking, huh, little girl."
Janell Joy tilted her head and said in a soft voice, "Brother Lucas, how about you record a personal ringtone for me with your voice? That way, when you call me in the future, I will know that it's you when I hear your voice. I will never mistaken you for somebody else."
"What kind of personal ringtone do you want?" Even if it was such a childish thing, Nathaniel was still willing to cooperate with her.
"As long as it's your voice, any kind would do." She was truly Brother Lucas's fan.
"Okay." Nathaniel nodded. He was already thinking about how to record a ringtone for his Baby Janell.
"Brother Lucas, are you done with your work?" muttered Janell Joy.
"Yes, I'm done." Nathaniel's voice sounded very light and gentle. "Janell, have you had dinner?"
"I ate a lot at night." Janell Joy held her phone tighter and pressed it close to his ear. "Brother Lucas..."
"What's wrong?"
"Can't I just call out your name... I haven't called your name for more than a decade. Now that I finally have a chance, I'd like to say your name as much as possible." Janell Joy said playfully.
"Okay, wait a minute." He replied.
"Brother Lucas, are you still busy?"
Without answering her, he hung up the phone. Janell Joy looked at the dark phone screen and felt a little depressed. Soon, the phone screen lit up and she received a voice file.
Janell Joy opened it and heard Brother Lucas's pleasant voice saying, "Janell, what are you doing? Your Brother Lucas's calling! Quick, answer the call! Answer the call!"
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Janell Joy Carter had just listened to the recording, and Nathaniel Cooper's call came in again. He said softly, "Janell, was that the recording you wanted?"
"Brother Lucas, I'll hang up the phone first. Call me in a minute." This was the personal ringtone that Brother Lucas had recorded for her. She had to use it immediately.
He hung up the phone, and Janell Joy immediately changed her ringtone to his recording. A minute passed quickly, and she heard her ringtone clearly, "Janell, what are you doing? Your Brother Lucas is calling! Quick, answer the call! Answer the call!"
After hearing it once, Janell Joy heard it repeat again. She listened to it for some time before she answered, "Brother Lucas, why is your voice so nice?"
Hearing her cheerful voice, Nathaniel's mood also gotten a little better. He asked softly, "Do you like the ringtone that I've recorded for you?"
"Of course I like it." Janell Joy smiled and said, "I really hope I can wake up to your voice every morning."
"Simple" Nathaniel replied casually.
Janell Joy said, "Is it that simple?"
"Wait for me." Nathaniel hung up the phone again without telling her. Soon, Janell Joy received another voice file. She clicked on it and heard Brother Lucas's pleasant voice again.
This time, it was the exclusive alarm that Brother Lucas had recorded for her, "Janell, get up soon! If you still don't want to get up, the sun will leave soon."
"Brother Lucas, you are too much! Do you think I'm just a four-year-old child? How can you record such a childish ringtone for me?"
Janell Joy was overjoyed as she spoke with Brother Lucas in such a playful manner. The Brother Lucas she liked was still the Brother Lucas who doted on her back then.
So many years had passed, but Brother Lucas's attentiveness towards her had not changed in the slightest. He was still willing to fool around with her. He was willing to pamper her.
"You don't like it?" Nathaniel asked carefully.
Janell Joy answered happily, "As long as you recorded it for me, I'll like it."
"Okay," Nathaniel nodded.
Janell Joy raised her eyebrows and asked, "Okay?"
The two of them didn't say anything at the same time. They both fell silent for a while. Both of them didn't know what to say to break the silence.
After a long time, a phone call from New York interrupted their silence. "Brother Lucas, my family is calling me. I'll answer the call first, and I'll call you later."
After that, Janell Joy hung up Nathaniel's phone and picked up the call from home. Because it was her house's landline, she didn't know who was on the other side of the phone, so she answered carefully, "Janell Joy here, who is this?"
"Sister, we're home." Julien Glover Carter's tender voice came to Janell Joy's ears.
"Little Precious, you've been away from me for more than ten hours. Do you miss me?" Hearing the little one's voice, Janell Joy's hands felt itchy because she wanted to pinch his face.
"I do." Julien rarely spoke about his feelings.
"Little Precious, I miss you too." Hearing the little one said that he missed her, Janell Joy was even more eager to pinch him, but he was thousands of miles away from New York.
She said, "It's good that you're home safely. You must be tired. You should rest early and ask Mom and Dad to rest early as well."
Julien added, "Sister, Grandma misses you. She wants to talk to you."
"Janell..." Mama Carter called out her granddaughter's name, her tears streaming down her cheeks. "Baby Janell, I miss you so much."
Janell Joy was the first grandchild of the Carter family. For so many years, everyone loved her dearly. Since she suddenly ran away from home, Mama Carter missed her very much.
If it weren't for her poor health, she would have dragged her old man to Coast City to accompany her granddaughter.
"Grandma, I miss you too!" Thinking of her older grandparents and the fact that she ran so far away from them, Janell Joy felt guilty.
However, she was already a grown-up. She could no longer stay in her grandparents' arms like when she was a child. She also had her own life to live.
"Baby Janell... Why didn't you come back with your Mom and Dad?" After their son went to Coast City, Mama Carter waited for them to bring her granddaughter back.
Today, when she saw that they came back without Janell Joy, she was so sad that she almost fainted.
"Grandma, I still have some things to deal with. When I'm done, I'll go back and accompany you and Grandpa, okay?" Grandma was old, so Janell Joy talked to her like she was coaxing a child.
"Janell, you can't lie to me okay. I'm counting the days until you come back," Mama Carter said as she wiped away her tears.
"Grandma, don't worry. I'll go back to keep you company after I'm done with my stuff," Janell Joy said sweetly.
"Well, it's getting late over there. You should rest early. I'll call you another day," said Mama Carter.
"Okay, Grandma, goodbye! Take care!" hanging up Grandma's phone, Janell Joy took a deep breath.
As she was trying to process her thoughts, she realized that there was a person standing behind her, which frightened her to her core. She looked back and saw Andrew Carter standing behind her. He looked. straight at her as if she was his prey.
"You, why are you here? What do you want?" Janell Joy asked loudly.
Andrew did not say a word, instead, he stared at her with a frightening aura. Janell Joy bit her lip and said, "Andrew this is..."
"In future, when you are alone at home, remember to lock the door well. If it wasn't me, and a bad person broke into the house, how would you handle it then?" Andrew's face was cold and his voice was gloomy, which scared the wits out of Janell Joy.
"I remembered that I locked it. Besides, it's none of your business," she said guiltily.
"If you locked the door, then how did I get in, my lovely sister?" He lived next to her in order to take care of her.
When he came back and saw that her door was unlocked, he went in to have a look. Although the security at Moon Bay was very safe, not everyone could get into this gated community, but she had to know the risk of living with powerful and rich people as well.
If someone really wanted to hurt her, they would try their best to sneak into her place anyhow. If she coincidentally forgot to close the door again, then... he wouldn't even dare to think about the consequences.
"Don't you know how you got in? Why are you asking me?" Janell Joy looked at him coldly,
"Andrew, you are not welcome here. Please get out."
"Janell Joy Carter!" Andrew suddenly called out her full name.
"What?" Janell Joy snorted.
"Do you know? You certainly don't know. Sometimes, I just want to pinch you to death."
He wanted to kill her and then kill himself. Then, the two of them would reincarnate together in the next life. Perhaps her attitude toward him would not be so bad. Perhaps he could tell her openly that he liked her.
"Andrew, then you certainly don't know how much I hate you too. I hate you so much that I want you to die and leave from my sight."
He was not the only one who could say harsh words, she could play the game too.
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Janell Joy Carter knew that she should not say such harsh words to Andrew. After all, he was her brother, and he had helped her quite a lot.
However, Andrew's attitude, the manner in which he spoke, as well as the way he looked at her, were all unacceptable to her. That was why she could be polite to everyone but him.
If his tone was a little better and his attitude was a little better, then she wouldn't go head to head with him.
"Is that so?" Andrew's lips curled up into a smile. There was a hint of unnoticeable bitterness in his smile. "Janell, perhaps I will disappoint you again. In this lifetime, you would not be able to witness my death."
He always knew that Janell Joy only hated his company, and that she didn't want to see him... But he didn't expect that she hated him so much that she wished he could disappear from her sight forever.
How ridiculous. Why on earth did he stay with her? Was it for her to laugh at him, to ridicule him?
"Janell, what are you doing? Your Brother Lucas is calling! Quick, answer the call! Answer the call!"
Suddenly, the exclusive ringtone from Brother Lucas interrupted the tense atmosphere between them. Janell Joy picked up the phone and wanted to answer it, but she looked at Andrew with vigilance.
"Ha." Hearing Nathaniel's voice, Andrew snorted coldly and turned around to leave. As he stepped out of the door, he slammed the door with a loud bang.
Janell Joy was shocked by the heavy slamming sound of the door. When she came back to her senses, she picked up the phone.
"Brother Lucas, just now..."
Nathaniel's voice was soft and tender, "I know..."
"What do you know?" Janell Joy was stunned.
He added, "Janell, I saw it all just now."
"You saw it? What did you see?" Janell Joy didn't dare to believe his words.
Brother Lucas didn't have clairvoyance, how did he see what had just happened? At the thought of this, something suddenly flashed across Janell Joy's mind.
She turned around and looked out of the French window. She saw a building in the distance, and there seemed to be a person standing in front of the French window of that building too.
Was that person her Brother Lucas?
She just had this thought in her mind, then Brother Lucas gave her the answer. "Yes, the person you're looking at is me. I'm holding a pair of binoculars, and I can see you from the window."
It really was Brother Lucas. Janell Joy felt a little excited in her heart.
"Brother Lucas, it must be tiring to look at me like that?" If Brother Lucas wanted to see her, he could just ask her to stay by his side and he could look at her closely.
But Janell Joy knew that even if Brother Lucas missed her so much, he couldn't take her with him. That was because it was too dangerous to be around him, so he could only look at her from a distance in such a silly way.
"It's not tiring." She must not know that no matter how tired he was, as long as he heard her voice and saw her, he could be energetic and well. Janell Joy was his antidote.
Janell Joy made a playful face at him, "Brother Lucas, if you want to see me, we can video call."
"Video call is too troublesome. I just want to look at you this way." He didn't manage to put on make up to disguise himself, so he couldn't see her.
"Brother Lucas, actually..." She wanted to tell him that she was not afraid of the risks at all.
She was willing to go through storms with him, but Brother Lucas didn't know that she already knew his true identity yet, so she couldn't tell him.
"Actually what?" asked Nathaniel curiously.
"Brother Lucas, I really like you so much! So I will understand all your difficulties and hardships and I'd always support you."
In front of Brother Lucas, Janell Joy had always been generous in expressing her love for him. She had been taught to be expressive since she was young. She liked Brother Lucas a lot, so she needed to let him know too.
"Janell..." From the binoculars, Nathaniel looked at her and saw her blinking at him. He could even see that she was smiling at him and looked so calm.
If it weren't for the fear that he would get her into trouble, he would have kept her by his side at this moment. So that he could kiss her hard whenever he wanted to. When he thought of her scent, he felt that his heart was beating ridiculously fast.
Janell Joy didn't have a pair of binoculars, so she couldn't see Brother Lucas on the opposite side, but she still revealed a lovely smile to him. "Brother Lucas, it's getting late. I need to get ready for my beauty sleep. Let's go to bed early."
"Okay." Nathaniel nodded, but he didn't want to hang up yet. He wanted to listen to her voice for a while more, and he wanted to derive strength from her.
Janell Joy whispered, "Brother Lucas, good night!"
"Janell... Good night!" He said it very slowly, as he wanted to delay it as long as possible.
She added, "Brother Lucas, I'm going to hang up the phone."
"Okay, you hang up." Finally, when he finished saying that, Janell Joy hung up the phone.
He couldn't hear her voice anymore and could only look at her through the window. But soon, the girl closed the curtains and turned off the lights. He could only see the darkness through his binoculars.
Darkness was the true portrayal of his life in the past few years. His life looked bright on the surface, but only the people who have experienced it would understand the darkness he had gone through
"Mr. President!" Jason Lesley was in a hurry to report, "We have caught the people behind the tire explosion. And as you expected, Miss Carter did ask the White family to investigate this matter."
It was late at night, but Nathaniel's men had not finished their work, and none of them wanted to get some rest.
Jason had already arrived by his office for some time, but seeing that Mr. President was in a phone call, he waited aside.
"Whenever something similar happens in the future, you must get your men to clean up the mess properly. You can't let the White family find anything out."
Nathaniel picked up his coat and walked away as he spoke. Although he had not been with Janell Joy for more than a decade, Nathaniel knew her well.
He knew that the girl would feel suspicious about the tire explosion, and he also guessed that she would ask the White family for help, so he asked someone to settle the traces in advance.
She was always so optimistic and cheerful, so he could not bear to watch her fall into his dark world. Soon, they arrived at the cell where they were holding the criminals who caused the tire explosion.
This was a small-scale but very sturdy prison. It was located under the North Palace, and this was a private prison. The people who were locked up here would not have any official records. That was to say, no one would care even if they died here.
Dressed in a black suit, Nathaniel straightened himself up. He swept his sharp gaze across the prisoners locked up in the cell.
Wherever he looked, Jason explained, "Mr. President, this is Dunne. He is the mastermind of the explosion. This man followed his orders..."
By the time Nathaniel finished looking at them, Jason was also done explaining. He respectfully backed down behind the President, waiting for his next instruction.
"Hey, Cooper, even if we didn't kill you today, there will be someone who can deal with you tomorrow. If you're still a man, why don't you just kill us?" One of the prison criminals suddenly shouted loudly.
"You want to die?" said Nathaniel softly, and he let out a subtle smile. It looked like he was smiling, but the smile was incongruent with his death stare, making him look extremely cold and sinister.
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"Nathaniel, if we have the guts to touch your car, that means we have embraced death. Humph... Even if you kill us, you can only destroy our physical bodies, you can't destroy our spirit of bringing you down. People like you are not qualified to be the leader of the country!" The man roared fearlessly.
"I'm not qualified to be the leader of the country?" Nathaniel continued to chuckle lightly, but his smile was enough to make anyone's hair stand on end. "Secretary Lesley, you've heard all of this. Since they don't want.to live anymore, then help them out."
Upon receiving Mr. President's order, Jason Lesley waved his hand and called the guards beside him. He said, "They all want to die. Show your skills. Take good care of them and serve them as much as you can."
"Yes." A few of the men received the order and immediately opened the cell door. They rushed in and sealed the mouths of the men with strong glue.
One of the men dislocated one of the criminal's arms effortlessly and swiftly, and another man followed suit. They moved very quickly, as fast as lightning, and trampled the prisoners under their feet.
"Wait a minute!" Jason Lesley suddenly said, "Mr. President, the next scene may be gory. Do you want to leave first?" Without any expression, Nathaniel glanced at the situation in the cell and turned around to leave.
As soon as he turned around, his subordinates had already executed those people. However, their mouths were sealed, so he couldn't even hear a scream.
An indifferent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Those who wanted to drag him down could definitely be dealt like this.
A night's time was very short. When he closed his eyes and woke up, it was already dawn. However, Janell Joy didn't sleep well. She had been dreaming all night. She dreamt that Brother Lucas was alone and surrounded by people.
He struggled with all his strength to get out. Although he finally defeated everyone, he was seriously injured. Brother Lucas lay in a pool of blood, dying, but he still called her name softly
- Janell!
"Brother Lucas!"
Although she had woken up for a long time, Janell Joy was still in a panic. She didn't know what she was doing for a long time. She figured that she would have such a dream because of the tire explosion yesterday and learning about information she found online.
Brother Lucas faced obstacles from three major forces before he took the position of President. The details of the incident were not stated, but Janell Joy could imagine how terrible it must have been.
It was not easy for Brother Lucas to successfully become the President at such a young age. Adding on with those opposition forces, he must have went through a lot.
Now, even if Brother Lucas had already taken the position of President, there must be some people that wanted to stop him. Therefore, they would try their best to get rid of Brother Lucas.
No, no... Janell Joy couldn't accept it. She couldn't let others hurt Brother Lucas in the dark. She had to find a way to help him.
Thinking of her Brother Lucas, the first person Janell Joy thought of was her father, Edwin Carter. He would definitely give her some suggestions and instructions.
She dialed her father's phone number. As soon as the call was connected, the person on the other end answered the phone immediately, "Janell?"
"Dad!" Janell Joy suddenly let out a muffled cry. However, she did not know how to tell her father about this matter. If her father felt that Brother Lucas did not have the ability to protect her, there was a chance that her father would ask Andrew to bring her back to New York.
"Janell, what's wrong?" Edwin asked patiently.
"Dad, I'm fine. I just miss you." Janell Joy swallowed back her words, as she didn't want her father to worry about her anymore.
After all, staying by her Brother Lucas's side and to protect him was her own decision. She couldn't let her father worry about her. Besides, she should believe in Brother Lucas.
If Brother Lucas could go through those risks and danger and sit on the President's position, he must have his abilities.
"Janell, no matter what happens, don't forget that you still have us. We are your most solid support." Edwin was also aware of his daughter's little thoughts. He just didn't want to say it out loud, so he tried to hint his support.
"Dad, do you think I saved the whole universe in my past life?" Hearing her father's words, Janell Joy felt warm in her heart and her tone was much more relaxed.
"Why would you suddenly say that?" Edwin asked in a deep voice.
"Because I am your daughter. Since I was.little, you have loved and cared for me so much, protected me, and took care of me unconditionally. I think that I must have saved the universe in my past life to deserve this life now." Janell Joy said with a sweet mouth.
"You have a sweet tongue. You know how to make your father happy." In front of his daughter, Edwin would also unconsciously remove his cold front. He was no different than an ordinary father.
"Dad, how can you call this sweet? I only speak the truth." It was good to chat with her father, because she could temporarily forget about her fear and distress.
"You--"
"Is that her on the phone?" Jane Ronan opened.the door and entered the study. At the same time, she handed a glass of hot milk to Edwin.
"Stop working. Drink the milk and rest early."
"It's your Baby on the phone." Edwin handed the phone to her and smiled gently. "Not sure when she learnt how to say such sweet things."
Jane massaged Edwin's shoulders and said, "Of course my Baby learned it from me. He's not like your cold, young son. He's only eight years old, and when I accidentally saw him change his clothes today, he appeared shameful and ignored me for half a day."
Edwin took a sip of milk. He said, "He is also your child, and for that character of his, do you think you have no responsibility at all?"
Jane pinched him hard and said, "Chairman Carter, if you were a little gentler with him, will he have this kind of personality?"
Edwin added, "He is a boy, and boys should have a boy's upbringing. Do I have to hold him to sleep every night?"
The bickering between her mother and father came from the other end of the phone. They were just talking about trivial matters of the household, and Janell Joy listened with great interest.
She smiled widely and said, "Mom, did the Little Precious piss you off again? Please let him know that if he makes you unhappy again, I will definitely punish him when I go back."
"Baby, don't worry. I have a lot of ways to deal with him." If she could change Edwin, she could work with Julien Glover Carter.
No matter how cold and aloof the little guy was, he was just an eight-year-old kid… However, the Little Precious in their family was really different from other eight-year-old kids. Jane was impressed by how strict and disciplined he was.
"Mom, then you and Dad should go to bed early, I won't bother you two anymore. Let's talk some other day," Janell Joy said happily.
"Baby, the weather in Coast City is getting colder and colder. You should also take good care of yourself. Don't catch a cold. Andrew is also in Coast City. If anything happens, you need to find him. Remember, he's your older brother, and you should treat him better. Do you understand?"
"Okay, I know. Mom, Dad, goodbye!" Janell Joy hung up the phone.
As she recalled her mother's words about Andrew, she frowned bitterly. Andrew, that hypocritical person, really knew how to please their parents.
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Dingdong-
Just as she was thinking about Andrew, the doorbell rang. Janell Joy Carter saw Andrew standing outside the door from the surveillance camera.
He was dressed very neatly in a suit and leather shoes, and his hair was also neatly combed. He looked like a successful businessman, but Janell Joy felt that he was pretending to be so.
Dingdong,
Janell Joy did not open the door, but Andrew continued to press on the doorbell. Janell Joy simply covered her ears and pretended that she didn't hear it. However, Andrew was not someone who would give up so easily. Since she didn't open the door, he started beating the door.
"Janell Joy, I know you're awake. Open the door!"
When would he stop? Janell Joy reluctantly opened the door and said, "You rang the doorbell so early in the morning, what's wrong with you?"
"I've got someone to prepare breakfast for me and prepared a portion for you too." Andrew handed the lunchbox to her.
"You can't skip breakfast. It's not good for your health." He was kind enough to bring her breakfast early in the morning, yet she yelled at him the moment she opened the door...
Janell Joy felt.a little apologetic, but she was too embarrassed to apologize in front of Andrew,.so she did not take the lunchbox, "I can make breakfast myself, don't worry."
"You make breakfast?" Andrew raised his eyebrows in disdain and said, "Are you trying to blow up the whole building?"
After living with her for fourteen years, he was very clear about what she was good at and what she could not do.
"Andrew, can you speak nicely?" See, she didn't want to argue with him, but he made her angry on purpose.
"Take the breakfast. I won't stop you from doing anything after you've finished it." Andrew put the bag on her hand, turned around and left.
"Andrew, do you think that I will forgive you for burning Brother Lucas's photo? Don't think about it, I won't. So don't do these useless things in the future." She didn't need him to treat her too well, because she didn't want to owe him any favors.
People often say that you should pay for what you owe, but you couldn't pay off the favors you owed for a lifetime.
Since she knew that Andrew might have other intentions and feelings towards her, she couldn't give him any hope. She had to let him know clearly that she only had Brother Lucas in her heart.
Andrew, who had just left, stopped walking and slowly turned his head to look at her. He chuckled and said, "Janell Joy, where did your confidence come from? Let me tell you, if you were not the daughter of my parents, do you think that I would be so good to you?"
"You... You are their child too. If you want to be filial to them, you just have to be filial to them. I don't need you to take care of me." She still didn't want to submit in front of him and needed to fight for victory.
"Do you mean that you don't want me to take care of you? You want to let Mom and Dad ride for another ten hours of flight to take care of you?"
"You are talking nonsense!"
"Janell Joy, you said that you are an adult now. Then you should think about everything from a bigger picture. Don't think that your Brother Lucas is your whole world."
"In the end, you just don't like to see me being with Brother Lucas." She knew that from the moment he burnt the only photo of Brother Lucas and her.
"Not only do I dislike him, I also want to kill him." Andrew gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly. If there was a chance, he would send Nathaniel into a land of eternal damnation, so that the man would never be able to come back.
"You -"
"I'm going to work." In the blink of an eye, Andrew had regained his calmness. He spoke calmly and left.
Janell Joy picked up the lunch box and stood at the door in a daze. Only after she saw Andrew enter the elevator, then she came back to her senses.
The expression on his face just now was too scary. When she thought of it, Janell Joy suddenly shivered and almost dropped the lunchbox in her hand.
She opened the lunch box and looked at it. It was all her favourite food and preferences. She thought that Andrew was actually a good brother, only if he had no other thoughts about her.
After breakfast, Janell Joy went out. If she wanted to help Brother Lucas, she had to understand the city first. She needed to understand the views and thoughts of the people of this country.
To do these things, she could not be like a headless fly. She had to find someone familiar with the city to accompany her, so Samantha Lesley was the best candidate.
Seeing Janell Joy, who she had not seen for a few days, Samantha was so excited that she danced around and said, "Janell Joy, it's so nice to still see you in Coast City."
"Samantha, let's go for a walk today."
"Okay. Which tourist spot do you want to go to? I promise you, you will have a good time."
"I just want to walk around town to experience an average citizen's life." The first step was to help Brother Lucas understand the thoughts and feelings of an average citizen.
"Janell Joy, you're not sick, are you? Or are you tired of being called as 'First Miss' and want to experience something different?" Samantha was very puzzled about Janell Joy's idea.
"You could say that." Janell Joy didn't want to explain too much, and she couldn't explain too much to Samantha either.
"Alright then, I will take you out and walk around." Although Samantha did not understand why Janell Joy wanted to do this, she still took Janell Joy to the common places where the locals would stay and hand around in Coast City.
The civilian areas, as its name implied, was the area where most average citizens lived. They were the majority of the country's population. Their satisfaction towards Mr. President could improve the status of Mr.President in the people's hearts and help strengthen Brother Lucas's position.
But unfortunately, they met a person here, a person that they knew but that person did not necessarily know them - Serene Silas, the fiance of Mr. President.
Janell Joy never imagined that she would meet Serene here. She was Brother Lucas's fiancé, so for a moment, she was stunned.
"Sister Serene?" Samantha didn't really believe what she saw. She tentatively called out to the woman in front of her, who was dressed in ordinary clothes but still looked elegant
Upon hearing the voice, the woman who was talking to the civilians turned back and saw Samantha and Janell Joy at a glance. When she saw Janell Joy, Serene's heart trembled slightly.
She didn't know what kind of attitude she should use to face this little girl. She was able to recognize this girl at a glance because this girl was the person whom Nathaniel had always been thinking about.
She had known about this girl many years ago, but she didn't expect that they would meet each other in this way for the first time.
When she looked at Janell Joy, Janell Joy was also looking at her. Serene looked even more beautiful than she appeared on TV.
Just by standing there, she looked like a beautiful painting. Janell Joy felt that such a girl was worthy of being by Brother Lucas's side, and also worthy of the title of First Lady.
Thinking of this, Janell Joy felt bitter in her heart. Such a beautiful woman was standing in front of her and looking at them with a smile, but she secretly wanted to steal her fiance away. It was really...
"Samantha, why are you here too?"
Serene looked at Janell Joy and said gently, "Samantha, is this your friend?"
Because Serene was still a stranger to Janell Joy, so she definitely had to ask Samantha to introduce her.
"Yes, Sister Serene, this is my friend, Janell Joy. She came to Coast City to hang out with me." Samantha looked at Janell Joy again.
"Janell Joy, this is Mr. President's fiance. We saw her from a distance last time. She also appeared on TV. You should recognize her."
"Hello, Miss Silas! I'm Janell Joy, Samantha's friend!" Janell Joy smiled and introduced herself generously
In front of outsiders, especially in front of Brother Lucas's fiance, Janell Joy tried her best to be more generous and kind but she secretly gritted her teeth.
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"Hello!" Serene Silas smiled gently and extended her hand towards Janell Joy Carter. "I am Serene. Nice to meet you."
Seeing her reach out her hand, Janell Joy paused for a moment, and then she reached out to shake hands with her too. "I am also very happy to meet you."
Serene added, "Since you and Samantha are friends, then I should be older than you."
To be honest, Janell Joy was quite reluctant to chat with her. They had only just met, and Serene was also her rival in love. However, when she heard Serene's gentle voice and the way she looked at her with a smiling face, Janell Joy could not turn away.
She nodded her head and say, "Yes, that's right."
"Janell Joy..." Serene repeated Janell Joy's name. "What a beautiful name, just as beautiful as you."
Beautiful? If she knew that the girl standing in front of her was thinking about her fiance...By then, would she still think that she was a beautiful girl? Janell Joy sullenly thought.
"Sister Serene, Janell Joy, both of you are my.friends, so you two are also friends from now on." Samantha Lesley suddenly interrupted them.
"Okay, if you want, you can also call me Sister Serene, then I will have another little sister."
Perhaps because this little girl was the treasure that Nathaniel Cooper held in his hand, Serene also wanted to use a little bit of her power to protect her.
Janell Joy did not reply. She could not bring herself to call Serene so. After becoming friends with Serene, how would she deal with her relationship Brother Lucas?
She couldn't fight her sister over a man. If she were to leave silently and never see Brother Lucas again, it would be even more impossible for her to do so.
Janell Joy was in such a huge dilemma that she looked extremely tense.
"Janell Joy, Sister Serene is very nice. She treats people younger than her as if they were her own little sisters. Don't worry." Janell Joy's hesitation made Samantha think that she was worried about Serene's personality.
In addition with Serene's expectant gaze, even though Janell Joy was not willing to call her sister', she still called her in a sweet voice, "Sister Serene."
"Mm." Serene replied lightly, with a gentle and decent smile hanging on her face. "Since we bumped into each other, then let me treat you two to a meal, okay?"
"Great! Great! Serene, I want to go to Goan Restaurant to eat some special dishes." Samantha's eyes became wide as soon as she heard about eating. Thus, the three of them came to a well-known local restaurant to try their special dishes.
On the way, Samantha asked Serene about a lot of things, while Janell Joy didn't say a word and secretly observed Brother Lucas's fiance.
Serene's tone and voice were always just right. It was neither soft nor heavy, and her voice was so sweet and endearing. When she smiled, she appeared so attractive. She really was a gentle and beautiful woman.
She was graceful and considerate. Women like her were very attractive to men. What kind of feelings did Brother Lucas have for her then?
Brother Lucas must also like Serene. If even girls like Janell Joy found her attractive, Brother Lucas should be no exception.
If Brother Lucas liked Serene, then what would Brother Lucas's feelings for Janell Joy be?
Perhaps Brother Lucas still thought of her as a child who was only a few years old. His feelings for her were still as innocent as when she was a child, maybe there was no romance between them.
"Oh, by the way, Sister Serene, you haven't told me what you've been doing today?" Samantha asked again as soon as she sat down. .
Serene subconsciously glanced at Janell Joy before continuing, "I was just walking around and learning about the people's lives better. I'm trying to do my best to help your Brother Nathaniel to do some things."
"Sister Serene, you really are a virtuous wife huh, you're probably the only one worthy of Brother Nathaniel." Samantha chattered.
Hearing that Serene also wanted to help Mr. President with his work too, Janell Joy's mind was in a mess. She was somewhat happy for Brother Lucas, but she was even more worried that the relationship between her and Brother Lucas would harm an innocent Serene, who knew nothing about them.
As Brother Lucas's fiance, Serene would always be thinking of Brother Lucas, but she did not know that the person in front of her was thinking of hitting on Brother Lucas.
"Janell Joy, have a look at the menu and see what kind of dishes you like to eat." Serene handed the menu over to Janell Joy and patiently introduced the specialties of the restaurant.
"I'm not picky about food." Janell Joy smiled and handed the menu back. "You can order on my behalf."
Serene handed the menu over to Samantha and said, "Samantha, you know the two of us well. You should know everyone's preferences. You should order."
"Okay, okay. I'm good at ordering dishes." Samantha didn't need to look at the menu. She ordered several dishes in one go.
After ordering, she found that Janell Joy's was not in a particularly good mood. "Janell Joy, do you have something on your mind?"
"What's on my mind?" Janell Joy smiled. It seemed that she didn't control her emotions well. Even a careless girl like Samantha could see that she had something on her mind.
Serene chimed in the conversation, "Janell Joy, since we just met today, then we can consider that as fate. We are all girls here, so don't need to be too careful or cautious with each other."
"Alright, Sis.. Sister Serene." Every time she called her 'Sister Serene, Janell Joy felt a bit guilty in her heart. She really wanted to leave the place immediately, but she wanted to spend a bit more time with Serene to see what kind of person Serene was.
"You two chat first. I need to go to the bathroom," Samantha said.
"Okay." Janell Joy and Serene said at the same time.
After Samantha left, Serene poured a cup of tea for Janell Joy and said, "Janell Joy, do you know Mr. President?"
"..."
Janell Joy was speechless. Not only did she know Mr. President, but she also knew him very well. However, the person she knew was not Mr. President, but her Brother Lucas.
Hence, she said, "I was lucky enough to meet Mr. President twice, but I'm not too familiar with him."
"Then you should meet him more often in the future. Mr. President is really a very good person. He is a very responsible person, and he prioritizes relationships and promises a lot," Serene said calmly.
Janell Joy was a bit speechless. Why did Serene suddenly say this? Did she see something through her?
Janell Joy didn't know how to reply. She heard Serene continue with her gentle voice, "Janell Joy, I'll secretly tell you something that is rarely known to others. Don't tell anyone else."
Janell Joy said cautiously, "Sister Serene, if it's something that can't be told to outsiders, I'd better not listen to it. I'm afraid that I'll accidentally spill it."
As for other people's secrets, Janell Joy was not interested in knowing them because she had to keep the secrets for them. It was very difficult for her to do that.
"It's about Mr. President. Are you sure you don't want to listen to it?" Serene didn't seem to have expected Janell Joy's refusal, so she threw out the bait.
Janell Joy refused firmly. "Sister Serene, Mr. President is the leader of the country. I think I really shouldn't know about his matters."
"What is it? I want to know, I want to know. Sister Serene, tell me." When Samantha returned, she only heard half the sentence, but all of her curiosity was piqued.
Serene still wanted to say something, but when she saw Samantha coming over, she could only swallow her words.
She changed the topic and said, "We were saying that the dishes are almost served. If you didn't come back soon, we're going to finish them."
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