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CHAPTERS 856 - 860
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Janell Joy Carter was taken out of her mother's belly prematurely, so her health condition was worse than her peers. For more than a decade, her family had kept her in good care and made her practice Taekwondo and learn dancing. One of the main purposes was to strengthen her physical condition.
She was brought up by her father, hence, Edwin Carter knew her physical and health condition better than anyone else. She easily fell ill, and she inherited her mother's intolerance towards cold.
Every winter, Edwin would make adjustments at home to accommodate to her needs. For example, when Janell Joy went out, he would definitely turn on the heaters in the car first. When it was warm enough, then only she would get in the car.
At home, Edwin bought thermal sleeves for the cups, and proper insulators for other furniture or devices. Janell Joy never had to touch anything.cold at all. Therefore, Janell Joy didn't expect that she would survive in the harsh living conditions of the disaster area. It was no wonder that Andrew Carter would persuade her to go back in the beginning.
"Dad, I know I should take good care of myself!" Janell Joy lay in bed and put her phone close to her ear. "Dad, you should also rest more. Don't be too busy with work and please take care of yourself. Andrew has done a good job these years, you can hand over some of your work tasks to him. Anyway, sooner or later, you will have to gradually hand over Shengtian to them."
Edwin said, "Don't worry about Shengtian anymore. Take good care of yourself. When I see you next time, if you can grow a little chubbier, then I'll be happy."
Janell Joy stuck out her tongue and said playfully, "Dad, I like to be slim. If I get fatter, I will be called a chubby girl. Do you want me to be called a chubby girl?"
Edwin said in a deep voice, "Who would have the guts to say that to my daughter?"
Janell Joy said with a smile, "Of course... No one will say that I look bad, but I want to look prettier."
Edwin kept quiet. He was a brilliant negotiator and a wise man, but he always lost his arguments to his wife and daughter... He was really willing to spoil them with his love. They were the women he cared most about in this world.
Jane Ronan continued as she saw that her husband kept quiet, "Janell, I'm not trying to side your Dad but, you do really need to put on a little weight. You seem so frail!"
Edwin also continued, "My daughter, I have arranged for Aunt Anne to go over, please just let her take care of your nutrition in the future."
Janell Joy said, "Dad, Mom, don't bother Aunt Anne. I can take care of myself."
What was her father and mother trying to do? They prepared a house for her in Coast City, and they also asked Andrew to stay here for work. This time, they even wanted to send the chef over. She was here to help Brother Lucas, not to enjoy life!
Edwin demanded, "That's it. There's no room for negotiation."
Janell Joy was silent. Janell Joy couldn't say no. If she did, her family would come here instead. That big family of hers really treated her like a child.
"Fire! Fire!"
Suddenly, people's shouts came from outside the tent. Janell Joy got up and said, "Mom, Dad, I have something to do. I'll catch up with you guys next time."
Before her parents replied, Janell Joy hung up the phone. She put on her coat and rushed out of the tent.
When she rushed out of the tent, she saw flames from not far away, and the flames were burning up to dozens of feet high. Janell Joy stopped whatever she was doing and ran away. She took the bucket of water that she had washed her feet in.
There was water and electricity shortage here, even a little bit of water was precious. She thought it would be better if she could help put out the fire a little.
"Little Jar, where are you going?" Yaya just came back to the tent.
"I want to help them put out the fire," Janell Joy said while running.
"Wait for me for a moment. I'll get a bucket and go with you." Yaya got into the tent and grabbed a bucket before running to the scene with Janell Joy.
A lot of people ran to the scene with buckets of water in their hands. Everyone wanted to help put out the fire at the same time. Janell Joy ran very fast, but the young men ran faster. Soon, there were a lot of people who ran past her.
Just as everyone was running forward, Janell Joy found a person taking advantage of the chaos to sneak away.
"Sister Yaya, take my bucket. I'm going to go back for a while." Janell Joy handed the bucket to Yaya and turned to follow the sneaky man.
The man looked back from time to time, but because of the large number of people, he did not realize Janell Joy was following him. So Janell Joy followed him out of the chaotic area and came to the back of the disaster area where there were usually not many people.
Janell Joy was about to catch up with the sneaky man. Just as she was about to go forward and subdue the man, a few street lamps nearby went out at the same time.
There was no moonlight tonight. As soon as the street lamps were extinguished, it was completely dark, it was so dark she couldn't see anything.
In an instant, Janell Joy felt that she was shrouded in darkness, as if she had returned to the time when she was four years old, when the bad people captured her and stuffed her into a bucket...
"No, no, no..." She wanted to shout, but she was so afraid that she couldn't make a sound. She could only hold her head and let the darkness swallow her.
"Turns out that this little girl is really afraid of the dark... No matter how powerful she usually is, now she is just a powerless little girl."
"Stop talking nonsense. Get her back first and bring her to him. Then we're done with our task." The two men talked and approached Janell Joy slowly. However, they did not expect that when they caught Janell Joy, they were in trouble instead.
When they screamed out of pain, a flashlight was shone onto them and the two men had lost two fingers each. There was a teenager who stood straight in front of them, protecting Janell Joy, who was so scared that she was curled up behind him.
"Who the hell are you? Are you looking for death?"
The two men didn't even know how their fingers were cut off. They grabbed their bleeding hands, stared at the teenager in front of them, and shouted fiercely.
As soon as he spoke, they felt a sharp blow to their faces... In just a blink of an eye, the two men were covered with wounds on their face.
"You... Are you a human or a ghost?" There were no ghosts in this world, but the young man acted so fast that they couldn't even anticipate his moves.
Clap! Clap!
As soon as they asked this question, they were slapped twice on their faces. They covered their faces with their hands, and their legs trembled with fear. They couldn't even curse properly.
Blake White said, "You may head over to 28th, White Family Lane. Head there and receive your punishment. Of course, you can also try to escape."
The White family? When the two of them heard this name, they were so scared that their faces turned pale as if they had saw a ghost. They dragged their trembling legs and ran away.
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The fear of darkness was an emotional trauma that Janell Joy Carter had never forgotten for more than ten years. Over the years, in order to cure Janell Joy's emotional trauma, Edwin Carter had found a lot of famous psychiatrists and therapists to help treat her, but it didn't help.
Therefore, this was Janell Joy's lethal point. As long as her opponents used darkness against her, she would fall helpless. But there were very few people who knew about this emotional trauma. Besides her family and her Brother Lucas, it seemed that no one else knew about it.
Then what kind of person would take advantage of her weakness and try to take her away? Of course, at this moment, Janell Joy did not think about it. Even if Blake White had turned on the flashlight and lit up her surroundings, she was still immersed in the darkness and could not extricate herself.
"Miss..." Blake tried to call her.
Janell Joy couldn't hear anything, what she still felt that she was trapped in darkness. She couldn't get out of it. She wanted to escape, but she felt like she was being swallowed by the darkness. She couldn't do anything.
As soon as she stepped forward, she felt that several strong men lifted her up. Those people rudely threw her into a barrel and then covered her with the lid.
"Kill this little girl and let Edwin pay for his arrogance!"
"Roll this barrel. When Edwin gets here, he can take his daughter's body back."
"Just a little kid and she fell into our hands. It's easier for us to kill her than to kill an ant."
The vicious voices sounded again and again in Janell Joy's ears, and she was reliving her worst memory. She was afraid, scared, and panicked... But she couldn't do anything at her young age.
Her little body was rolling along with the rolling barrel mercilessly. Those attackers did not show signs of helping or stopping.
"Janell..."
Suddenly, a familiar male voice sounded. At the same time, the barrel was opened and she got out of it.
"Janell, don't be afraid. I'm here, and I won't let anyone hurt you again." Brother Lucas held her tightly in his arms and kept stroking her head to comfort her.
After a long time, she regained her senses. She blinked her big bright eyes and looked at him. "Brother Lucas?"
Was it really her Brother Lucas? Did her Brother Lucas come to save her like an angel when she was most scared?
She was not very sure who saved her, but she called his name out just to clarify if it was really him. She widened her eyes and waited for him to give her a positive answer.
"Janell, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Brother Lucas stroked her head and kissed her pale face, "I am your Brother Lucas."
It was her Brother Lucas indeed!
She grabbed Brother Lucas's clothes tightly, as if she had grabbed onto hope. Then she buried herself in Brother Lucas's arms and cried out loud.
"Janell..."
As she heard such a familiar voice, Janell Joy's body kept trembling as she continued crying. At the same time, she really felt a powerful hand holding her, and she was in his embrace. He patted her on the back and kept comforting her.
"Janell, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm here now. I'm here." Janell Joy was confused. She could not tell if she was reliving her memory or she was experiencing it.
"Janell, it's okay, it's okay." Brother Lucas hugged her so tightly like he was worried that she'll disappear.
"Brother Lucas?" Janell Joy blinked her big eyes and stared at the man who was holding her. Was he really her Brother Lucas? She was still in a state of panic, and she was not sure if she was hallucinating his presence.
"Janell, it's me! I'm Brother Lucas!" Brother Lucas stroked her head and lowered his head to kiss her forehead. He kissed her gently, just like when he saved her when she was a child. He tried to calm her down.
"Brother Lucas, are you here to save me again?" She blinked her eyes, and her tears gradually slipped down from her eyes.
Seeing Janell Joy's tears, Brother Lucas felt like his heart was hit by a heavy punch. He kissed her tears and said, "Janell, it's okay. I'm sorry I was late."
Usually, Janell Joy was very confident and proud. Her eyes were always so bright. However, at this moment, she was like a lost sheep who could not find her way home.
Nathaniel Cooper really hated himself. Why couldn't he protect her all the time? If he was there, she wouldn't have been targeted.
"Brother Lucas..." When she finally believed that the person who was holding her was Brother Lucas, Janell Joy regained her composure gradually and she could think more rationally.
Every time she needed Brother Lucas the most, Brother Lucas would always appear by her side right on time, and cleared the terrible obstacles around her. He was like her knight in shining armour.
"Let's go, let's get in the car first." Nathaniel picked her up and strode to the car that was parked beside him. Although Janell Joy was already an adult, when he held her, it was as easy as holding a child.
Inside the car, there was warm lighting and the heater was turned on. Nathaniel personally poured a cup of hot water for her. "Janell, take a sip of water first."
Janell Joy did not open her mouth, she looked at him quietly as if she was looking at a stranger. Apparently, she was still wondering if Brother Lucas really existed and in front of her right now.
"Janell, drink some water first," Nathaniel touched her hand gently and reminded her. Janell Joy then obediently opened her mouth and took a small sip of warm water, which eased her cold body.
Nathaniel knew what she was thinking, so he gently held her hand and placed it on his face. "Janell, touch me. I'm real, you're not hallucinating or dreaming."
"Brother Lucas..." She was so scared that her nightmare would happen again. She was afraid that she would never see her parents again, and she was afraid that she would never see Brother Lucas again. Fortunately, Brother Lucas came right on time. He pulled her away from her nightmare and brought her back to reality.
"Janell, I'm here!" He answered her softly and then hugged her tightly, kissing the red mark on her forehead.
This mark was left behind when she was kidnapped back then, and it was also the most powerful.witness of her nightmare.
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"Brother Lucas, ... Why are you here?" Originally, Janell Joy wanted to say that she was afraid, but when she saw the worried look in Nathaniel's eyes,nshe changed the subject again.
She was no longer a little child and could no longer rely on her parents and Brother Lucas for everything. She wanted to bear responsibilities like an adult.
"Because I miss you." Nathaniel stroked her head and said softly.
When Janell Joy sent him the message, he was.already on his way here, so he did not reply to her, intending to give her a surprise. He didn't expect that she would encounter such a thing when he was only ten minutes late.
But he was also glad that he had arrived on time. If he hadn't come tonight, he couldn't bear to think about the consequences. However, there were very few people who knew Janell Joy's weakness. Even the men who he sent to protect Janell Joy in the disaster area didn't know about this, so who were the people behind this?
Thinking that those people actually wanted to plot on her, Nathaniel felt alerted and looked wary. No matter who they were, he had to get rid of the root of the problem.
"Brother Lucas... Why are you so kind to me?" Janell Joy always wanted to ask this question, but she always couldn't find the right opportunity to ask.
Sometimes, she would wonder if Brother Lucas was still trying to repay her because of the long-ago incident where she accidentally saved his life?
Nathaniel regained his composure and stroked her head. "Silly girl, why do you think I'm kind to you?"
Janell Joy pursed her lips and said, "If you don't tell me, how would I know?"
"Because..." Nathaniel deliberately held back his words. Under Janell Joy's expectant gaze, he said,."Because I like you."
She asked again, "Did you like me already when I was a child?"
"Silly girl, I'm not a pedophile. That kind of affection is certainly different now." When he was rescued by the Carter family when he was seriously injured, he proposed to stay by Janell Joy's side simply to seek shelter for himself.
Because he knew that as long as he stayed in the Carter family, those people who were sent by his eldest brother to attack him would not be able to find him. Even if they did, with his own ability and the prestige of the Carter family, those people wouldn't dare to attack him easily.
After that, he tried his best to protect Janell Joy because she was extremely likable and he grew fond of her after spending so much time with her. Gradually, he instinctively wanted to protect her and take care of her, hoping that she could grow up safely and healthily. He had a different kind of affection then, and that affection changed as he watched her grow into an adult.
Janell Joy added, "Me too."
"What do you mean?" Nathaniel asked.
Janell Joy replied, "I also like you, and my current feelings are different from before."
Nathaniel looked at her with a burning look in his eyes. "How is it different?"
"When I was a child, you were like my big brother who could protect me. Now, you're the man I want to marry. I want to become your wife, I want you to hold my hand and walk with you for a lifetime. Just like my parents, I would want to be together with you, forever."
Janell Joy was very clear about her feelings for Nathaniel. She had always been a girl with a clear goal. Janell Joy had confessed to Nathaniel more than once, but she had never been this direct.
Nathaniel felt so ecstatic, that he held her head and began to kiss her wildly. He thought that she tasted as sweet as honey. As long as he touched her, he wanted to eat her up and possess her completely.
No matter how strong a man's self-control was, his self-control would be greatly reduced in front of his beloved woman. And at this time, his hormones dominated his brain, and he only wanted more of her.
Gradually, and unconsciously, his hand began to wander up the hem of Karen Joy's clothes.
"Brother Lucas, I..." Janell Joy grabbed his hand and she was so nervous. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. Her face was as red as a blooming red rose.
Because Nathaniel's kiss was too intense, and with his sudden actions, her body trembled slightly. It was not that she didn't want to give herself to Brother Lucas, but... this was all too foreign to her, so she was a little afraid. Although she grew up in New York and were around people who were very liberal, her family was more conservative.
They were outside, and Blake White and Brother Lucas's subordinates were around them. She was feeling shy and worried.
"Janell, I'm sorry!" Nathaniel said softly, He knew he acted too fast and impulsive. How could he do such a thing to her when she was not feeling safe?
"Brother Lucas, you don't have to say sorry!" In fact, she was willing to give in, but she was not mentally prepared yet.
Nathaniel let go of her, turned around, and took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the rage in his body. However, his desire for her was too strong, and he couldn't calm down even after a long time.
"Brother Lucas, are you very uncomfortable?" Although Janell Joy had no experience in this, she still knew a little about men's physiology.
"Yes, a little bit." Nathaniel nodded. He did not look good, and she could tell it. Deep down, he was so uncomfortable that he felt suffocated. He wanted to sit in a cold bath to cool down.
"Well, I..." Janell Joy blushed and said, "Would you like me to help you relieve that in some other way?"
"Janell, don't think nonsense!" Nathaniel's face darkened and he said sternly. What kind of person did this girl think he was?
"Oh, I'm sorry then!" Janell Joy lowered her head and was a little frightened by his fierce look.
Seeing this, Nathaniel stroked her head again. "Don't think about anything else. Tell me, why do you like me?"
"Because..." Janell Joy also mimicked him and.smiled mischievously. "Because you treat me well, because you are good looking, and because..."
In fact, she didn't know why she liked Brother Lucas. It seemed natural to her. She liked him when she was a child, and she liked him more after she grew up.
Liked him because he was good looking? What kind of answer was that? If he became ugly, would she still like him?
Nathaniel asked, "If I become old and ugly, then you won't like me anymore?"
"You will not become ugly." Janell Joy patted her chest and said, "In my heart, no matter what you look like, you are the most good looking person."
"Okay, good girl!" He was very satisfied with her answer.
Both of them had each other in their hearts, and they were sure that they wanted each other to be their partners in this life. Even if their roads were tough, and there might be a lot of bumps along the way, but as long as he had her, and she had him, nothing could hurt them.
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Two days had passed but the rain at Misty Mountain hadn't stopped yet. It was mostly drizzling, and the villas and mountains on Misty Mountain looked hazy and beautiful.
This villa was named "Cold Mist", and it was also the most dazzling among all the villas in Misty Mountain. It was not because of its majestic appearance, but because it had the longest history compared to other villas.
This building looked similar to a typical European ancient castle-style building. It was built at the highest altitude of the Misty Mountain, and it faced the sea. It became a symbolic building of Misty Mountain.
Cold Mist was elegant, grand, and sophisticated. Inside the villa, there was a spiral staircase that sat in the middle of the villa. Overall, the villa mimicked a Victorian design. The rooms inside were small yet bright, and every room was equipped with proper facilities.
Outside the rooms, you could see the magnificent view of the sea. There was a huge lawn, and there were a lot of different kinds of plants. Besides, there was a pond near the main door, setting off an elegant and unique feeling for the villa.
Rumors had it that this villa was built by a European royalty more than a hundred years ago. He traveled to this part of town and built it for his beloved wife. However, no one would have expected that during the construction of the villa, the man's wife died of a sudden illness, so the villa was not used in the end.
Later, the owner of the villa kept changing. Until now, nobody knew who the real owner of the villa was.
Half a month ago, a group of people came over to clean this villa. Apparently, the old owner of this villa had sold the villa away again.
The villa was cleaned thoroughly. New furniture was brought in and the lawn was mowed... Then, a few days ago, the new owner came to the villa. At this time, an inconspicuous black car slowly drove toward Cold Mist and finally stopped in front of its gate.
When the car stopped, an old man with a head full of white hair got out of the car. The butler for Cold Mist hurriedly went out to welcome him, "Old Master Leonard, you are finally here."
"What's that kid doing again?" Old Master Leonard had a head full of white hair, but he did not look like he was over 50.
"It's Miss Silas..." The butler only spoke briefly and believed that the Old Master had already understood the problem.
"Bring my medical kit." After giving the order, Old Master Leonard turned around and left. The butler took the medical kit handed over by the driver and hurried to follow behind him. He was afraid that the Old Master would be angry if he was slow.He entered the courtyard and went upstairs.
Then he heard a man's exasperated roar, "You idiots can't save a life. How are you all doctors?" Then came a series of banging sounds...
"Is the girl of the Silas family sick?" Old Master Leonard frowned and asked while walking.
"Yes, unconscious. The doctors don't know what to do, that's why I plucked up the courage to ask you to come. If anything happens to the girl of the Silas Family, I am afraid that our Young Master..." The butler was not worried about Serene Silas' life or death, he was more worried for his Young Master if anything happened to Serene.
The butler was one of the three survivors from the Leves Family. He was the one who had gone through life and death with Jackie Leves. He knew exactly what Jackie had gone through the past year. Now their master finally regained his strength for revenge, so they could not allow others to destroy their plan.
"Get out! Go to hell, all of you!" As the man shouted, a doctor in a white coat was thrown out. The doctor rolled around and got up. He stood at the door and didn't know what to do. They didn't dare to provoke his master when he was angry.
"You can leave now." When Old Master Leonard saw such a violent scene, he shook his head and sighed.
As soon as the doctor saw Old Master Leonard, he almost cried with joy as if he had seen a God. "Old Master Leonard, you're here."
"You can head down." Old Master Leonard waved his hand and walked to the door. As soon as he reached the door, a glass flew out of the room, aiming at his head. He quickly took a step back and successfully avoided this fatal blow, but he was scared out of his wits.
Smash!
The cup landed on the wall instead and broke into pieces.
"Old Master Leonard..." The butler's reaction was a little slow. When he reacted and wanted to help Old Master Leonard, he already pushed the butler away.
Old Master Leonard said sternly, "You brat, are you going to kill me too?"
As soon as he heard Old Master Leonard's voice, the angry man in the room calmed down in an instant. He looked back and asked, "Why are you here?"
"If I don't come here in time, you are going to commit murder." Old Master Leonard walked into the room and waved to the remaining two doctors to head out. He sat next to Serene, who was lying on the bed, and examined her promptly. With Old Master Leonard around, Jackie Leves' anxiousness subsided.
One year ago, Old Master Leonard was able to save him when he was seriously injured, then one year later, Old Master Leonard would be able to save Serene too.
That woman was so vicious that she did not hesitate to sell her body for the sake of her family's interests. Such a dirty and lowly woman would not die so easily!
A whore and a shameless woman like her must be very tough. How could she die so easily?
After some time, Old Master Leonard injected the last medicine into Serene's body, and then he looked back at a very still and worried Jackie. Jackie clenched his fists. Although he tried his best to calm himself down, he still could not hide his nervousness when he asked, "Old Master Leonard, she..."
Old Master Leonard glared at him and said rudely, "My child, her wounds have not healed yet, she also has a cold. Moreover, you even tortured her. I don't think she will make it. You can prepare for her funeral."
Prepare for her funeral!
These words exploded at Jackie like an atomic bomb, shattering his rational and logic soul into pieces.
"No, no... Impossible!" Jackie muttered unconsciously. She owed me so much, how could she die? He caught her so that he could use her as a tool to take his revenge and make up for her previous wrongs. Before she paid off her debts, she could not die.
"Since you hate her so much, you should just let her die. She'd be even then." Old Master Leonard said very casually as he packed up his medical kit.
"I won't allow her to die! She must stay alive! She must stay alive to pay for my debts." Jackie's eyes turned red, like an irrational beast.
"My child, it's not that I don't want to save Miss Silas, but it seems like you really want her dead. I can't do anything about it." Old Master Leonard shook his head and sighed. He was the only person who dared to talk to Jackie in such an attitude.
Jackie punched heavily on the wall and shouted," I want her alive. She must live... A woman like her has done so many terrible things. I can't let her die so easily."
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"Anyway, I can't save her. If you want her to live, you can find someone else to help you... By the way, if you can get God to help her, that would be better. I heard that God can bring her back to life with just a snap of the finger."
"I'm an old man but I've never seen God save anyone before. Child, you can just give it a try. Beg God to save this little Silas girl."
After that, Old Master Leonard packed up his kit and left. When he walked to the door, he suddenly looked back. He looked at Jackie Leves and said earnestly, "Child, a year ago, you were seriously injured and even your face was unrecognizable. I brought you back to life. I know how tough your life was this year, but I still want to remind you that you only have one life, and this is it. Let bygones be bygones."
Jackie didn't want to mention the sufferings he had gone through this past year, but he would always keep Old Master Leonard's words in mind. Old Master Leonard added, "Child, you have lost a lot of your family, you should cherish the people you have left. Think calmly and don't do anything that would make you regret for the rest of your life. Yes, it's her fault that she betrayed you, but it was you who couldn't let her go."
Yes, he couldn't let her go. He was the one acting low. Because of her, his whole family was attacked ruthlessly. More than a dozen people died in the family. Although he survived with two others, but they were also seriously injured. Especially him.
Jackie reached out and touched his masked face. He had his face reconstructed for nearly a year now, but he still couldn't accept his face.
Love was a magical thing. It had the biggest control over you, and it could consume you thoroughly. It was not easy to control love. It could go against you. The more you want to forget someone, the more you would remember that person. Perhaps love was the reason why so many went mad in this world.
Lying on the bed, Serene's face was pale. She looked lifeless. If you didn't notice the slight movement of her chest from her breathing, you might think that she was dead.
After staring at her for a while, Jackie stepped to the bedside and sat down. "Serene, didn't you say that you wanted to kill me? How can you kill me if you are going to die like this?" His voice was as hoarse as sand, and he sounded like he was in a lot of pain.
"Jack, Jackie..." Serene opened her mouth slightly and murmured this name, like it was her automatic reflex.
As soon as he heard his name, Jackie felt a surge of anger rushing to his head. He grabbed Serene's chin and said, "Serene, you are not qualified to call out his name. You are not qualified to be close with him."
When he heard her call his name out, he felt that she had tainted his name… But in his heart, he hoped that she would call him dearly.
This damned woman, why did she have such a big impact on him? He clearly found out what she had done, but he still stupidly tried to deny the truth. He wanted to believe that the news was fake. But how could it be possible?
"Jackie..." She called out his name again.
Jackie clenched his fists and restrained his anger. This damned woman could even call his name out in a coma. It was a pity she wasn't an actress.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I couldn't keep our..." Serene frowned and said painfully.
"Sorry? Serene, you are so naive. Do you think your apology can do anything?" Jackie sneered and asked her.
Could she make up for what she had done by saying sorry? Could her apology bring back the lives of his family?
How ridiculous!
"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!" In the dream, Serene was crying and tearing up. She cried so sadly, as if her world had been ruined. He took her back, tortured her, watched her cry, saw her repent for what she had done in the past...
Wasn't these things what he wanted to see? But why? When he saw her tears, he felt reluctant, and in pain. What a hateful woman.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Serene cried and kept saying these words. It seemed that she needed to let these words out to feel better.
"If you had known it would be like this, why did you do it in the first place?" Jackie clenched his fists and stood up suddenly. He turned around and walked out, slamming the door shut.
"Jackie, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I couldn't save our child." She was still having a nightmare and kept whispering. She felt sorry and terrible. She failed to keep their child. Now, she even lost the ring he gave her. Even her innocence was ruined.
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After the Silas family released the news about Serene's murder, headlines of major newspapers and major news websites were all reports about Serene's murder. As soon as the news was released, it caused a sensation, and even the foreign media were alarmed.
Murder cases happened every day. Of course, Serene's case received so much attention because she was the fiance of the President of Country A. Although the news reports did not have the courage to publish her as "Mr. President's fiance" boldly on the headlines, but the citizens would gossip anyway.
From office banters, to dinner topics, everyone was talking about the President's fiance. Soon, another piece of news came out.
After Serene committed a murder, she was taken away for hiding. The case couldn't even be investigated properly. Just as the Silas family spread the news deliberately, everybody's immediate reaction was that Mr. President had hidden her away.
There were two reasons. Firstly, Serene was Mr. President's fiance. The two of them had a good relationship. There was no doubt that Mr. President would defend the daughter of the Silas family. Secondly, in this world, only Mr. President could hide Miss Silas away and prevent any repercussions from her end. As a result, the citizens were behaving like Sherlock Holmes, talking about their views and doubts about this murder case.
"The murder case by Mr. President's fiance is really a sensation. This murder case is related to our newly appointed Mr. President. If he is stupid enough to defend the murderer, I am afraid it will be hard for him to earn the people's trust after this." Yaya looked at the news on the Internet and expressed her own opinion.
"Sister Yaya, if only all the netizens are as rational as you." Janell Joy Carter was also looking at the comments of those netizens, but this time, she was much calmer than the earthquake incident the last time.
Those internet trolls were also very pitiful. They believed whatever kind of information others spread. They never cared what the truth behind the matter was. Anyway, they were all jumping on the bandwagon and trolling along.
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