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CHAPTERS 831 - 835
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The weather in early October was usually a little cold, but today was sunny and the temperature was bearable. It was warmer than usual.
Even though it was a warm day, Janell Joy Carter felt so cold. She tightened the coat on her body, but it was still not able to eliminate the chills from her body.
"Janell Joy, I know that there is a famous restaurant nearby. I'll treat you, okay?" Samantha Lesley didn't seem to care about what happened just now at all.
"Okay." Janell Joy agreed immediately. No matter how bad she felt inside, she still had to eat. She could not let herself suffer because of someone else.
Although Janell Joy knew she had to take care of herself, but when she looked at the dishes on the table, she had no appetite at all. She kept thinking about one person. She was about to doubt whether she had found her Brother Lucas...
"Janell Joy, why are you not eating?" Samantha burped casually and asked her, "Are you angry at Brother Nathaniel?"
"He's not anyone to me. Why should I be angry at him?" Janell Joy kept telling herself that the man who was indifferent to her and even hated her had nothing to do with her. Although she had said that so many times to herself, she couldn't convince herself because the man that she was thinking about the whole time was Brother Lucas
"Janell Joy, it's good that you think that way." Samantha said a few words and began to eat again. She was small, but her appetite was amazing. She.was a typical foodie.
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
Janell Joy's cell phone on the table suddenly rang. She looked at it and found that it was Yaya, from the earthquake rescue team. She hadn't contacted these people since she was sent back. She wondered what Yaya called her for.
"Hello, Sister Yaya!" Janell Joy answered the phone.
"Little Jar, do you have anything to do now?" Yaya's voice came from the phone.
"No. I'm very free. What do you want me to do?" Janell Joy asked casually.
"Do you have any interest in participating in the post-earthquake reconstruction work?" Yaya asked.
"Sure." Janell Joy agreed without thinking. She could take this opportunity to think about matters calmly and see what she should do next.
Yaya said, "Why didn't you ask me what you will be doing at the disaster area?"
Janell Joy said, "Since you came looking for me, it must be work that I can do. What else do I have to ask?"
Yaya said, "You're a smart girl. No wonder everyone talked about you every day after coming back. They said that they wanted to be friends with you."
"I'm very happy that you all miss me so much. Let's have dinner together some other day with Shane and the rest of the team." Janell Joy was also willing to be friends with those who she liked.
"Alright, it's a deal. I'll send you the detailed information and the address to your phone later. Read it and give me a reply."
"Well, okay." Janell Joy hung up the phone and soon received the information about the reconstruction work of the disaster area. To rebuild the disaster area, the country had invested a lot of resources, but the most urgent concern was about education.
This earthquake had caused the collapse of many schools. The teachers had either been killed in the disaster, or severely injured, but the children's education could not be compromised. Therefore, Yaya and the others formed another teaching team quickly.
After reading it, Janell Joy sent a message to Yaya and did not hesitate to join the relief work. After leaving Samantha, Janell Joy did not delay for another second. She immediately went home to clean up and went out, she packed some necessities with her.
As soon as she opened the door, Andrew Carter leaned against his door and stared at her. He looked at her from top to bottom, "Going out?"
Janell Joy did not look at him and turned to leave, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Andrew caught up with her and said, "I'll drive you."
Janell Joy ran even quicker and said, "You don't need to send me. I can take a taxi."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and grabbed the small suitcase in her hand. He entered the elevator with her and looked determined.
"Andrew!" Janell Joy gritted her teeth in anger. This person was getting more and more nosy. Why was he following her every day? Was there nothing to do at the company?
In the past, when he was in New York, he was so busy that she could barely meet him. How could he be so free after working alone in Coast City? Was he just putting on a show back in New York?
"Are you coming?" Andrew threw out these words.
"You think?" She couldn't fight with him anymore. As she thought about it more, it was not bad to have him as a driver. This way, she could save some money, and have someone hold her luggage too.
After getting in the car, Andrew immediately turned on his navigation app, and he typed in the bus station where Janell Joy wanted to go. She was surprised and she asked, "How did you know where I wanted to go?"
Andrew started the car, "Not only do I know, but your beloved Brother Lucas also knows."
"I don't want him to know." Janell Joy said sullenly.
Janell Joy thought that Brother Lucas treated her however he wanted because he knew he had control over her already. Was this true?
She had always known that he had sent someone to follow her. She thought that was because he was worried about her safety, so she pretended that she didn't know.
Andrew asked, "You really don't want to?"
Janell Joy said angrily, "Do you think I'm lying?"
"Well, then sit down. I promise that he won't be able to find you." Andrew chuckled and stepped on the gas pedal hard. The car rushed out like an arrow out of the bow.
Janell Joy had just fastened the seat belt, "Where are you taking me?"
Andrew said, "The airport."
"Who said I'm going back to New York?" She was just angry, but she didn't want to leave Country A.
If she left now, Brother Lucas would be sad and he would be disappointed with her. Then she would ruin their chances together.
She was still waiting for Brother Lucas to reconcile with her openly one day, for him to announce that she was his woman to the nation.
Andrew replied, "Who said I'm going to take you back to New York?"
Janell Joy asked, "Then why are you taking me to the airport?"
Janell said, "Didn't you say that you didn't want Cooper to find you? So I'm helping you."
Janell Joy responded slowly, "Then, thank you!"
She knew that Andrew had the ability to trick those people to think that she had gone back to New York.
"Don't thank me! I don't want him to find you too. I'm not helping you." Yes, he admitted that he had selfish motives for Nathaniel to not know about Janell Joy's whereabouts.
That man was not qualified to take away the treasure of the Carter family. Not only did he try to take her away, but he also made her sad. Obviously, Andrew would not be merciful.
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"Mr. President, we have news from the staff who follows Miss Carter . Miss Carter has just returned to New York." Jason Lesley came to report in a hurry, and he was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"What?" Nathaniel took a quick glance, almost gritting his teeth, "Say it again."
"Miss Carter went back to New York." Jason plucked up the courage to say it again, and at the same time he handed the evidence to Nathaniel.
"This is the record of her arrival and departure at the airport. It's absolutely true."
"She went back to New York!" Nathaniel held the document firmly in his hand, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his fingers turned pale.
Suddenly, his chest felt like it was being crushed by a huge weight, and he couldn't breath. Did she give up on him that easily?
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Did she really give up so easily? She didn't want to give him any more time?
Nathaniel subconsciously clenched the document in his hand so tight that the document was almost crushed. His face turned gloomy and he looked like a demon from hell.
"Mr. President..." Jason Lesley called out to him nervously. The President was so scary that he wanted to turn around and run away, but he didn't dare to.
"If she wants to leave, then let her. Don't tell me these things." It took a long time for Nathaniel to reply with such a cold sentence.
"Okay... Then I'll let the people in New York watch her. I will ask them to let us know when Miss Carter reaches home safely." Jason knew too well about Nathaniel's intentions for Janell Joy. It was impossible for him to ignore the little girl completely.
Since Nathaniel did not speak again, that meant that he agreed. Jason understood his thoughts.
"Mr. President, I'll inform the staff in New York first." After reporting, Jason went to work in a hurry. He knew that if he was late to report the whereabouts of Janell Joy, the President might do something crazy.
Mr. President would probably abandon the economic forum and go to New York to find her. Accurately speaking, after sending Janell Joy away at noon, Nathaniel's mind was no longer on the economic forum. He opened the creased up document again.
Looking at the boarding record on it, his heart ached more and more. He could have ordered to stop the plane from flying out of the border of Country A, but he didn't want to keep her by his side in such a forceful way.
He hoped that she was willing to stay with him sincerely and wait for him to settle his affairs. He hoped that she could wait for him to announce that she was the girl that he had been waiting for to the public.
However, what right did he have to request so much from her and not do anything for her? In Nathaniel's heart, although Janell Joy was born in a rich and powerful family and had been spoiled by her family since she was a child, she was different from other pampered rich girls.
She was smart, clever, strong, and stubborn. She had her own opinions in everything, and she would not give up easily. The reason why she gave up was because he hurt her at noon today..
Thinking of this, Nathaniel suddenly realized something, something that he had forcibly neglected. Why did Janell Joy care so much about Nathaniel's attitude towards her? Could it be that she had feelings for Nathaniel?
No! No! No!
He must not allow Janell Joy, the little girl, to have any feelings for other men other than Brother Lucas!
"Mr. President, it's break time now." Secretary Hart broke into the office to remind the President. Before he finished speaking, he shot a fierce glance at his secretary. He was so scared that his legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground. He was also glad that he had been with Mr. President for a long time. He learnt to stabilize himself and did not fall down.
"Mr. President..." Secretary Hart wanted to ask if he had done something wrong, but he was so scared that he just froze.
"Ask Jason to come in." At this moment, Nathaniel had fully demonstrated the domineering side as the leader of a country.
"Yes." Secretary Hart turned around and ran.
Soon, Jason, who had just left the tiger's den, was summoned back. He looked at Nathaniel in confusion and asked, "Mr. President, what can I do for you?"
"I don't care what method you use, just turn the plane around." Nathaniel raised his hand and looked at the time. It was four o'clock in the afternoon. "If I don't see her before nine o'clock in the evening, you'll see what I do."
"Yes." Even if he was very reluctant to do so in his heart, and even if he knew that it was absolutely a major event to turn the plane around, Jason still accepted the order obediently.
Nathaniel arrived at the forum meeting again. In a short period of time, he had already picked himself up and put up his professional front. He still looked like the gentle and approachable President, and no one could tell what kind of storm he had been through in his heart.
At the same time, Andrew personally sent Janell Joy to the disaster area and to rendezvous with the other team members.
After the disaster, the area was a tragedy. The roads were not repaired, and collapsed houses could be seen everywhere... At the same time, there were many people from all over the country who came to help the affected citizens rebuild their homes in the disaster area.
The President personally ordered that the priority now was to rebuild the area. Therefore, the people who came to participate in the reconstruction were all ambitious and tried their best to devote their own strength to the people in the disaster area.
After getting off the car, Andrew helped Janell Joy with her small suitcase from the trunk. "There is a shortage of water and electricity here, it's not convenient to eat and bathe. Are you sure you want to stay?"
"Do you think I'm here to fool around?" Janell Joy glared at him and took her suitcase. "Thank you for sending me here. You can go back now."
He had always looked down on her and never believed in her own ability. She didn't come here because she was angry. She also wanted to do something for the people in the disaster area. To be honest, she also wanted to do something for Brother Lucas.
No matter how angry she was, she was still a miserable wretch. She always wanted to do something for him, and she didn't want to leave just like that.
"Think about it, this place is full of ash and dirt. Even if you stay here for a day and don't do anything, you may become a little grey person. You can't take a good bath at night, and even the food you eat may be covered with mud ash. Can you really stand it?"
Before coming, Andrew knew that he couldn't stop her from changing her decision, so he didn't say much. After coming to the disaster area, seeing that the condition was so bad, Andrew began to convince her.
"What's the old saying?" Janell Joy rubbed her head and thought for a moment, "Diamonds only form under pressure. Do you understand that?"
"I only know that with your current wealth, even if you don't do anything and waste money every day, you could still live a good life." This girl, why was she so stubborn?
"That is all from our parents." She already felt bad that she didn't stay at home and help out, how could she just spend their money away?
"Little Jar, you're here."
Andrew still wanted to persuade her, but a crisp female voice came from behind. He turned his head and saw a young girl running toward them. It was really not the right time for her to come. Andrew frowned and was very unhappy.
"Sister Yaya, I'm sorry for being late." Janell Joy smiled apologetically.
This time, Yaya seemed to be thinner than the last time she saw her. However, she still looked very good. "We just arrived, you..." Yaya was slow to find that there was still a person standing beside Janell Joy.
When she looked at him, she couldn't move her eyes away. She stuttered the whole way through.
"I'm leaving. Call me if you need anything." Andrew didn't like the way this person looked at him. He had seen too many obsessive stares over the years. It was very annoying to him!
"Oh, drive carefully on the road." Janell Joy answered and looked back at Yaya, and she saw that her face turned red. She noticed that she was looking at Andrew.
Over the years, Janell Joy had seen many women around her with an expression like Yaya's when they saw Andrew. It seemed that Andrew appeared quite attractive to girls.
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Andrew Carter liked to nag in her ear all day long. He always dictated what she could or could not do, and always bothered her in all her affairs, as if he was her personal housekeeper.
Janell Joy tried hard to think of an attractive trait Andrew had. Why would these girls fall for him?
She thought that she was a good judge of character, or maybe there was something wrong with their eyes? Yes, the latter hypothesis was probably accurate.
"Sister Yaya, let's go." Janell Joy stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Yaya. Yaya came back to her senses and smiled awkwardly,
She said, "Shane, Burly and the others are waiting for us. They're waiting for you to arrive to build a tent together. It's going to be a difficult time this month. I hope we can overcome this and do something for the children at the disaster area."
"Yes, we will work together, and we will definitely succeed." Janell Joy shook her head and said confidently.
It was Brother Lucas's blessing to have such good citizens. In the future, he would certainly be able to make this country more prosperous and successful with these outstanding citizens.
At this moment, all she thought about was how to help the children in the disaster area, and she seemed to have forgotten what happened at noon.
Yaya and the others were very capable. After locating the base, they began to build tents. Everyone worked separately. It didn't take long for them to set up the tents.
In the past, Janell Joy had also participated in outdoor camping activities, but she was surrounded by people who tried to please her. She would never have to do these things herself.
Before she arrived at the destination, they had already prepared the tents for her. But this was the first time that she had personally built a tent herself. Seeing her and her friends' achievements, although it was not a big deal, she had a sense of accomplishment.
Thanks to her friends! Other than looking for Brother Lucas in Country A, it was also a great blessing for her to get to know them.
Her mother often reminded her to be content with what she had! The more satisfied a person was, the happier they could be. At this moment, she finally understood her mother's words.
She had a family who loved her, a person she liked in her heart, and so many lovely companions with her. Even in a very harsh environment, she could still feel happy.
"It's getting late. Let's have dinner first. We've been rushing for a whole day. After dinner, everyone should rest early." Yaya still played the role of the leader.
"Okay." Janell Joy and the others agreed in unison. When they were eating, Yaya squeezed herself to sit next to Janell Joy and asked secretly, "Little Jar, who sent you here just now?"
"My brother." Janell Joy swallowed the food in her mouth and answered.
Janell Joy did not hesitate when she answered. It proved that deep down in her heart, she still saw him as her brother.
"So he is your brother." As soon as she heard Janell Joy's answer, Yaya's eyes lit up and she was glad that, that man was Little Jar's brother.
"Sister Yaya, did you fall in love with him at first sight?"
Janell Joy revealed her feelings mercilessly and said, "Sister Yaya, let me tell you, he likes meddling in other people's business a lot and he has to be involved in everything. You don't know him yet, but when you do, you will feel very annoyed at him. I advise you not to like him."
"I can't say that I like him, but since he is a handsome man, I can't help but look at him a few more times."
Yaya took a few more bites of her food and said, "We like looking at handsome men, just like how men like looking at beautiful women."
She then saw that Burly was staring at Janell Joy, "Burly, do you agree?"
"Of course, beautiful women matches perfectly with handsome men." Burly was caught staring at Janell Joy secretly but he didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"When we were setting up the tents, those who helped us were also trying to get a chance to look at Little Jar too." Burly sounded like a strong man's name, but he was a typical nerd. He wore a pair of frameless glasses with thick lens, yet he still couldn't see people clearly.
"I would say that I look good, but my brother..." Janell Joy shook her head. "You'd better stop praising him... That's because I have seen better looking men than him."
For example, her father and her Brother Lucas... In her mind, they were the most handsome men.
"I think he looks good. He wore a neat suit, showing his masculine charm." Yaya was not a coy.person, but she showed her generous appreciation for Andrew.
"Sister Yaya, are you sure that there is nothing wrong with your eyes? Is that person as good as you say?" Janell Joy didn't know why she was so happy to hear someone praise Andrew.
"Little Jar, what do you think of me?" Burly quickly pointed to himself, as if he wanted her to praise him too.
"You... are not bad." Janell Joy grew up looking at handsome men. If she thought of Burly as "not bad", it was already a huge honour.
"What about me?" Shane didn't want to be left out, so he came over to ask too.
"You... Shane, are you sure you want me to tell the truth?" Janell Joy didn't want to offend anyone, but she didn't want to lie, so she was in a tight spot.
"Then you'd better not say it." Shane looked like he was very hurt.
"Shane, you're really great, but you're just too girly sometimes." Burly patted Shane's shoulder and said sympathetically.
Janell Joy pursed her lips and smiled. It seemed that everyone's relationship grew better than she had imagined. Otherwise, how could they speak the truth in front of Shane?
"You guys... I'm not a sissy." Seeing that everyone was laughing, Shane stomped his foot and walked away in anger.
"See, how could he say he's not a sissy. I've never seen a man move his body so much." Burly added.
Among the three of them, Yaya was beautiful and generous, Burly looked like a typical nerd, and Shane was indeed a pretty boy or a 'sissy'. Perhaps it was because of their different personalities, they could get along well with each other.
In the past two years, the three of them had done charity work together and worked as volunteers before. They had helped others a lot. The students in school also gave them a group name, called The Weird Trio.
"Burly, stop being so blunt. If Shane gets mad and leaves, will you do his work?" Yaya tried to be stern, but she couldn't stop laughing.
Real friends were always like this. They would bash each other occasionally, but the more they bashed each other, the better their relationship. Just like what Shane often said to Burly, if he didn't have a good relationship with anyone, he wouldn't even waste his time to speak to them.
The reconstruction of the disaster was just at the beginning stage, so the living conditions were very poor. On the first night, due to the lack of power supply, there was not enough heat, they didn't even have enough water to bathe.
The large group who came to support them had done a good job. First of all, they had ensured that the water supply for the elderly and children in the disaster area was enough. They didn't have hot water to take a bath, so they only used cold water to wash their feet and hands, and that was enough for the night.
Janell Joy never needed to live in such poor living conditions her whole life. However, she did not have a single complaint and quickly merged into this big family quickly.
The weather was already cold, and it was even colder at night. In addition, they could only wash up with cold water. After washing up, Janell Joy was so cold that she was shivering and quickly got under the quilt.
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"Little Jar, it's cold right?" Yaya was shivering on another bed. As she spoke, she was shivering through her teeth, and she couldn't even form a sentence properly.
"Sister Yaya, take this medicine to prevent catching a cold. We must not catch a cold." Janell Joy ignored her own struggle. She quickly jumped out of the bed and took out a pill and gave it to Yaya. Then, she took one herself too. They came out to help, so they couldn't afford falling sick or weak and cause more burden to the team.
"Little Jar, thank you!" Yaya ate the pill and said, "I saw that your brother drove a really good car. Your family must be rich. Why are you willing to come here with us to suffer?"
More than half a month ago, when she first saw Janell Joy, Yaya could see that this girl was not just an average child, but at that time she was busy with the rescue work and did not have time to ask personal questions.
"Sister Yaya, why are you guys here then?" Janell Joy climbed onto her bed again. She wrapped herself in the quilt and asked Yaya a question instead of answering.
"We three grew up rough. When we got into college, our family didn't have enough money for us to go to school. It was our lovely village neighbours who gathered money to support us, so we could continue to realize our dream."
"If it weren't for our lovely village neighbours, we wouldn't have been what we are now. Since we have received this blessing from them, we have learned to spread goodness too. So after we knew that there were still a lot of people who needed help in the world, we want to use all our strength to help more people."
Speaking of the past, Yaya did not complain about her struggles at all. Instead, when she mentioned the people who had helped them, her eyes sparkled with gratitude. It was because those people that had helped them before, they tried their best to help more people now that they had the ability.
"Sister Yaya, you guys are so great. It's such a blessing to meet you three." Janell Joy spoke
Yaya said, "I'm also very lucky to know you. But let's not talk about the past. Tell me why are you here?"
Janell Joy said sullenly, "Compared to you guys, I'm much more selfish."
Yaya asked, "How can you say that?"
"I came to the disaster area just because I want to do something for the person I like." Janell Joy thought of her Brother Lucas. Surprisingly, she didn't feel as much pain as she did earlier that day. Instead, she felt warm in her heart.
Yaya asked curiously, "Do something for the person you like? Is he also from Long Cove?"
"Well, technically he is..." Her Brother Lucas was the President of Country A. The people of Country A were just like his children, so Country A was his home.
Yaya asked, "So is he or is he not? Why am I more confused."
"Yes." Janell Joy smiled and explained, "He is a good person. He has always been very kind to me. In order to save me, he almost lost his life. I have been separated from him for more than ten years now. It's hard for me to find him. I want to try my best to do something for him."
Yaya said, "He must be really special for you to like him so much."
"Of course. I don't care about what others think of him. At least in my heart, my father and him are the best men in the world." The little girl still had some conscience. She didn't forget about her father just because she had Brother Lucas.
"Mm, in my heart, my father is also the best in the world." Yaya agreed.
Although her father had lost one leg and did not have the ability to provide for her to go to college, her father taught her how to be a better person. Love and tolerance would make a person more outstanding and beautiful.
"Sister Yaya, our parents are the best in the world," Janell Joy said with a smile.
"Mm, all parents are the best in the world." Yaya echoed.
"Hey, tomorrow is a busy day. We have to be in a good mood, so let's go to sleep."
"Alright, Little Jar. Good night."
"Sister Yaya, good night!"
Janell Joy got into bed and turned off.the lights..After turning off the lights, she couldn't fall asleep. When she calmed down, she kept thinking of Brother Lucas.
If he couldn't reach her after he was done with his work, he must be very worried... The last time she missed his calls and didn't answer him, he was already so scared.
If he couldn't find her for so long, she wondered how worried he would be. Thinking of this, Janell Joy could no longer fuss about Brother Lucas's attitude towards her at noon just now.
She hurriedly turned on her phone. After she turned on her phone, she thought that she would receive a lot of messages, but the phone was so quiet and she didn't receive a single message.
Wasn't Brother Lucas looking for her? She was a little sad and disappointed, but she let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Brother Lucas didn't look for her, or else he must be very worried.
After thinking about it thoroughly, Janell Joy planned to send a text message to Brother Lucas so that he would not worry about her. She assured that she would go back after a few days when she was done with her own tasks.
She just typed a few words, and Brother Lucas's call suddenly came in. Her hand trembled with fear. Looking at the time again, it was nine o'clock in the evening. Was Brother Lucas occupied until now?
She answered, "Brother..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard Brother Lucas's eager voice coming from the other end of the phone. "Janell, where are you?"
It was only nine o'clock in the evening, and around 15 minutes before, the plane that was bound to New York was ordered to return to Coast City, and it just landed.
Nathaniel Cooper came to pick her up, but after going through the crowd, he couldn't find her. All of a sudden, Jason Lesley and the other assistants felt as if a dark cloud was weighing down on their heads.
They stood behind Nathaniel and did not dare to make a sound. The information they gave to Mr. President confirmed that the little girl of the Carter family got on the plane. However, when Mr. President came to pick her up in the airport, the person they were looking for was not in the plane.
This was not a huge loophole, it was a huge mistake. If the President decided to fire them after this, it would be considered a light punishment. They knew it was justified even if they were locked up in prison for a few years.
Just as they were at a loss about what to do, the President made a phone call. When they heard the President speak, they breathed a sigh of relief silently.
"Brother Lucas, I have something that I need to do. After that, I will go back. Don't worry okay?" Janell Joy's soft voice reached Nathaniel's ears.
His tense nerves finally relaxed when he heard her voice. He softened his tone and asked, "Where are you?"
"I'm busy doing my own stuff. Don't worry, I'll be fine." While speaking, Janell Joy sneezed.
Nathaniel's nerves immediately tightened again. "Janell, tell me, where are you? It's so cold right now. What if you catch a cold?"
"Brother Lucas, do you trust me?" she asked.
"Yes, I do." He answered.
"Then you don't need to ask. I promise that a month later, there will be a healthier and livelier person in front of you," she said naughtily.
"Janell..." He felt helpless.
"Brother Lucas, trust me," she said.
"..." He did trust her, but he was worried about her.
"Brother Lucas, it's getting late. You must be tired after a busy day. Go to bed early. Good night!"
After that, Janell Joy hung up the phone. Nathaniel turned around and looked at Jason. "Where is the tracked address?"
Jason said hastily, "We're receiving the information from the communication department. We'll know the results soon."
Nathaniel didn't say anything, but his face turned extremely gloomy. Soon, Jason received the news, "Mr. President, she is at the disaster area in Long Cove."
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The night was very quiet. It was so quiet that the occasional sound of sand and rocks sliding down from the mountain could be heard clearly.
Janell Joy Carter wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and tossed around again and again. She couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard she tried to.
She was really a indecisive person. She had already decided on something, but when she picked up a call from Brother Lucas, she suddenly changed her mind.
Was the relationship between Brother Lucas and Serene Silas really like what Andrew Carter found? Was it just a contract?
She couldn't figure it out. She couldn't figure out what kind of reason could make Brother Lucas get engaged with a woman he didn't like at all.
Brother Lucas was a strong and decisive person. If that woman was not a woman he like, even if someone threatened him with a gun, he would not agree to marry her.
"Little Jar, what are you thinking about?" Hearing that Janell Joy was tossing around for a long time, Yaya asked curiously, and she couldn't fall asleep too.
"Thinking about the person that I like..." And his fiance... Janell Joy held back the last half of her sentence and did not say that out. How could she share this with others?
"Who is that person you like? You got me curious now." Like a typical young girl, Yaya was a curious person who liked to listen to such stories.
"He is a very excellent and special person." Janell Joy widened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. Although she could only see some moonlight, she was still trying hard to look through some answers in her messy mind.
The President of a country, the leader of a country, was also the person she was thinking about. How could he not be special?
"Alright, pretend I didn't ask then." Yaya turned over and looked at Janell Joy. She sighed and said, "Little Jar, I can't sleep either. But I'm not thinking about the person I like, I'm thinking about your brother."
"Thinking about my brother?" Janell Joy paused for a moment and said, "Sister Yaya, did you really fall for him?"
Yaya sighed again. "People like to say that women are dangerous. Actually, men are also dangerous. I only glanced at your brother, and my soul was almost taken away by him."
"Sister Yaya, can you do a little better for yourself? What's so good about him? Why are you so fascinated by him?" Really, no matter how Janell Joy thought, she couldn't think of Andrew's appeal.
Yaya said shamelessly, "He is attractive. He is the most handsome man I have ever seen in my life. That was magnetic enough for me. To tell you the truth, I am a superficial person."
Janell Joy just kept quiet. Well, everyone's taste was different. Perhaps in Yaya's mind, Andrew's appearance was her definition of handsome.
"Little Jar, what qualities are you attracted to from the person you like?" Yaya asked again. Anyway, she couldn't sleep even if she closed her eyes, so she tried to make a conversation.
"Because he is kind to me." Janell Joy's reason was so simple. This was the real reason why she liked Brother Lucas.
Brother Lucas treated her well. He had almost lost his life in order to protect her, and he made a promise to her when she was little. He told her that when she grew up, he would marry her if he wasn't married yet. So when she was an adult, she came looking for him anxiously.
"Because he is kind to you?" Yaya added, "Little Jar, if you meet a man who is sincerely nice to you, you should seize him. Because in this world, good men are getting extinct, and it is rare to meet a good man who is willing to be nice to you. So you must seize the opportunity."
"But..." But he had a fiance.. His fiance was very excellent, and he was also very kind to his fiance.
Janell Joy swallowed these words again. Even if she didn't say it out loud, it was still the truth. Saying it out loud would not help her at all, so she decided to just keep quiet.
"But what? Are you having second thoughts about your feelings for him? Do you think that your feelings for him are just stemming from your gratitude for saving you with his life? Are you just grateful to him, and you do not have other feelings?" Yaya asked this question, but it resonated with Janell Joy's heart.
Janell Joy asked herself this question more than once. Most of the time, she couldn't figure out what kind of feelings she had for Brother Lucas.
Was it affection?
Was it gratitude?
Or dependence?
She needed some time to think about it.
"Maybe it's just like what you said." After a long silence, Janell Joy gave such an answer.
A tall figure stood outside the tent. He stood quietly, listening to the conversation between the two girls in the tent.
When he heard one of the girls ask the other girl a question, he held his breath and waited for her to answer. He wanted to know what kind of feelings she had for him. When Janell Joy answered, he felt like someone splashed with a pail of cold water.
Were her feelings for him just stemming from gratitude?
Yaya said, "Little Jar, no matter what it is, just follow your heart. I've heard people say that no matter what you do, just follow your heart. Your heart will never lie to you."
"Sister Yaya, it's late. Let's go to sleep." Janell Joy wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and took a deep breath. She didn't want to talk about it any more.
"Okay, go to sleep." Yaya rolled around on the bed and suddenly yelled out, "Ah, I never had a man occupy my mind so much that I can't sleep. Your brother is the first one. What the hell happened to me?"
Janell Joy said, "Sister Yaya, I guess you won't give up until you get what you want. When we are free, I will introduce him to you so that you can see his true colors. Then you won't be obsessed with him anymore."
"Okay, okay. Please introduce him to me. If I accidentally become your sister-in-law in the future, I will protect you well."
"Then should I thank my sister-in-law in advance?"
"Little sister-in-law, don't mention it."
In the tent, the voices of the two little girls became softer and softer. After a long time, they finally quieted down.
Outside the tent, the tall man stood next to them to make sure they were asleep. After a long while, he stepped into the tent. He walked in very lightly, and it took him quite some time to get to Janell Joy's bed.
Under the bright moonlight, he looked at her ruddy face and couldn't help stretching out his hand to touch it gently. "Janell..."
"Hm?" The little girl in her sleep grunted gently, as if she had heard his call.
"Janell..." He had a lot of things to say and wanted to ask the little girl, but he couldn't. He was afraid to hear the real answer.
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