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CHAPTERS 904 - 910
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"Hmm, then you can go now. You are not welcome here, and Sister Serene will not be willing to see you either," Janell Joy Carter said.
If Jackie Leves really did not want to see Serene because of this matter, she would try her best to persuade her to leave this man, because a man like this was not worthy of a woman's love.
"That's great. I don't want to see her either," said Jackie as he clenched his fists. He turned around and left.
As she saw how he was about to leave, Janell Joy suddenly shouted, "Jackie, you coward! You're an irresponsible man! You coward!"
As he heard her words, he paused for a moment. He continued to move forward and reached out to grab the door handle.
Janell Joy roared again, “That woman loves you so much that she almost lost her life when she went against the orders of her elders. And you actually dislike her for being "dirty" because she was raped? It was something she didn't want either!"
Jackie opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Janell Joy interrupted him again, "Jackie, let me tell you this, a man like you doesn't deserve a woman's love. You should get out of here. The farther you get, the better. Don't show up in front of Serene, that way no one will hurt her.”
Janell Joy spoke very fast, but she still uttered every words clearly. Jackie heard every word of hers.
Seeing that he hadn't left the room yet, Janell Joy seemed to see some hope and said, "You can go now. Anyway, since Sister Serene lost her beloved man, she's no different than a dead person. But from now on, I will convince her to cheer up, I will convince her to not cry for a man who is not worthy of her, because it is not worth it."
"You self-righteous woman, what do you know?" Jackie turned around, looked at Janell Joy, and said coldly, "You don't know anything. What right do you have to shout at me? I'm not worthy of her, then is she worthy for me to treat her well?”
"Yes! You are right. I don't know anything." Janell Joy nodded and admitted, but soon she changed the subject. "I don't know if you have her in your heart, but I know you are the only one in her heart."
"You don't know how much she had suffered for you this year. This year, she got engaged to Brother Lucas because she didn't want to be used as a pawn by her family. She thought about you in everything she did, and you still don't know that. In the end, you are the one who knows nothing!"
Jackie was speechless.
Janell Joy added, "You don't know that when you were not here, Sister Serene lived like a walking dead. Oh... Now just because she was raped, you don't even want to see her. Do you think she wanted to be raped? She is more disgusted and horrified by it than you, okay?"
The more she said, the angrier Janell Joy became. She clenched her fists and couldn't wait to punch this man to death.
Sister Serene had suffered so much for him. What right did he have to judge her?
"I'm not..." Jackie wanted to explain what happened, but he didn't know how to explain it.
"You're not a coward? I thought you are not responsible? Aren‘t you disgusted with her?" Janell Joy tried to clarify. The more she said, the more emotional she became. "If you're not, then you should go and hug her."
"..." Jackie stammered.
Hug her?
His face was the one that Serene didn't want to see the most. If he went to hug her, it might scare her and traumatize her.
Janell Joy said angrily, "Cat has bitten your tongue? If you don't dislike her, why don't you go and see her? Don't you know how powerful your hug is at this time? For Sister Serene, a simple hug from you might be her whoIe world."
Janell Joy was not sure if this was true, but she knew how precious a hug from Brother Lucas was for her when she was afraid.
Jackie remained speechless.
He couldn't answer Janell Joy because she was absolutely right. He could not refute at all.
He also wanted to give Serene a hug, but there were too many things that had happened between them, and they could never return to the past.
The lives of the Leves family that were sacrificed and those things that happened in Misty Mountain these past few days would be something that Serene couldn't process yet.
Since they couldn‘t overcome their obstacles now, so it was destined that they could never return to the past.
"You're so quiet, so am I right?" Janell Joy bit her lip, and her tone suddenly sounded a little sad.
The matter had nothing to do with her, but she felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to cry. It was as if she was holding her pain inside.
"You can say whatever you want." This was all in the past, he didn't want to say anything more.
Janell Joy shook her head, showing that she didn‘t understand. “Jackie, why? You obviously love her, why don't you want to give each other a chance?"
She could tell that he still cared about Serene. Janell Joy did not understand why he did not want to give them another chance. Was her chastity that important?
"Ha..." Jackie sneered and did not intend to explain. He opened the door.
Then, he saw a woman he loved and hated at the same time stood outside the door.
She stood outside the door looking at him with her pale face, as if she was looking at a stranger.
Jackie opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word because he was too nervous. His head was in a mess and he didn't know what to say.
Clap!
The sound of the palm hitting on his face was particularly Ioud in the silent corridor, and the sound echoed. That showed how hard the slap was.
Serene slapped Jackie really hard. Jackie could have easily avoided that slap...
But he didn't dodge it. Perhaps it was not because he was slow, but he didn't expect that she would be quietly looking at him at the door. He was so shocked that he forgot to dodge.
"I hate you!" Three words, as cold as frost, slowly came out of Serene's pale lips.
Jackie's heart missed a beat.
He clearly knew that she would hate him when she knew the truth, but when he heard her words, it still hurt tremendously.
Subconsciously, he wanted to grab Serene, but before he moved his hand, he saw her smile again.
She smiled with tears in her eyes, but her words did not match her facial expression, “I will never ever forgive you!"
She told herself. Her Jackie, had died a year ago.
That perfect Jackie that she loved would always be in her mind.
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"Never forgive me?" Jackie Leves grabbed Serene Silas, who turned around and was about to leave, and looked at her with a gloomy look.
"Let go!“ Serene gritted her teeth as she endured the pain in her heart, and said these two words to him so coldly.
A year ago, the Leves family was exterminated, and no one heard about Jackie. She had been waiting for him to come back, waiting for him to return to her side, waiting for him to fulfill the promise he had made to her.
However, what did he do to her?
Serene did not dare to think about it. Every time she thought about it, her heart would ache so much that she would turn numb.
What did she do to make him take revenge on her in such a cruel way?
Serene couldn't understand.
"Serene, who do you think you are? What makes you think you can choose to not forgive me?" Jackie grabbed her wrist so tightly that it could almost break her wrist.
"Who am I? Who do you think I am?" Serene bit her lip so hard that it pierced through the skin, and blood seeped into her mouth. However. she still continued to bite her lips as tears welled up in her eyes.
He asked her who she was?
"Serene, you can't escape from me for the rest of your life. You can only marry me, Jackie, and be my woman," Jackie spoke confidently.
It was not long before he said these words that he asked her who she was.
Who was he and what did he become?
She did not know the answer. She only knew that the old Jackie would never torture her in such a cruel way.
"Serene, your hands are stained with the blood of so many lives, and you owe me more than a dozen lives. Do you think you can leave as you wish?" She would hate him and not forgive him anyway. He wanted to just keep her by his side forever until she dies, and so both of them would suffer together.
Serene gritted her teeth and asked, "My hands are stained with blood? I owe you more than a dozen lives? Tell me, how did I do this?"
"Do you need me to tell you? Do you want me to show you the evidence, only then will you admit it?" Jackie sneered and told her all the evidence that Daryl Leves had found.
Every word she heard, Serene's face became paler. Jackie still held on to her tightly as he told her, but she couldn't say a word.
It turned out that he thought she drugged the Leves family's food, and it turned out that he thought she betrayed him and killed more than a dozen people in his family...
It turned out that he had never really trusted her.
If he really knew her, even if he knew just a little, he would not make such a stupid assumption.
"Your face looks so upset, you are not speaking, that's because I am right. Are you thinking of a way to refute me?" Jackie said casually, but in fact, he was nervous and sweating.
He gave this woman a chance. If she said no, he would send his men to investigate and find the real murderer.
He was waiting for her.
However, Serene suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, I am looking for an excuse to get away. But since you have seen through my mind, I don't want to pretend anymore. You are right. On the night of the Leves family's accident, I poisoned your food. They were burned to death because of me."
"Shut up!" Jackie roared. How was she so fearless?
If she dared to say one more word, he would sew her mouth with a needle so that she could never speak again.
"I haven't finished speaking. Young Master Leves, you don‘t want to hear me out anymore?" Serene curled her lips and smiled charmingly. "Jackie, Jackie, you are a fool. I'm just a woman, but you got fooled so easily."
"You..." Jackie was so irritated by her that he lost his mind. He wanted to slap her, but when his hand reached near her face, he took his hand back.
Damn it! He had so much hate!
It was not because he hated Serene, but because he hated himself.
Serene, the vicious woman, admitted the fact that she had committed the crime, but he still couldn't hurt her.
He should have killed the culprit who killed his family, but he couldn't do it.
Serene smiled and said, "Hit me! Why don't you hit me? Slap me to death, then you can avenge the lives of the Leves family. What are you hesitating about?"
"Serene, do you think I won't?" Jackie held Serene's wrist and squeezed her bones, as if he wanted to crush her.
Serene said again, "You are the Young Master of the Leves family, what is there you can't do? Isn't killing me what you want to do to avenge the Leves family lives?"
"You... really deserve to die!" Jackie pulled Serene and threw her to the wall. Then he reached out and grabbed her neck. "Serene, it's stilI not too late for you to beg for your life."
"That will never happen." Serene let out a subtle smile as she spoke up, and she slowly closed her eyes.
To her, death was really not such a terrible thing.
Before this, she reached the Gates of Hell several times. Every time, she was prepared to die. But every time, she never did. She hoped that she could succeed this time.
"Jackie, are you stupid?" Originally, Janell Joy didn't want to intervene, but if she didn't intervene, Serene would be strangled to death by Jackie, that stupid man. She had to step forward.
Jackie stopped, and he appeared lost.
Janell Joy added, "Even an outsider like me can understand what Sister Serene just said was because she was upset. Her beloved man didn't trust her, she was disappointed, she wanted to die, but you couldn't hear through it. I really don't know whether you really loved her and really understood her at all."
Jackie was speechless.
Janell Joy continued, "If you really didn't understand her in the past, please let go of her now and try to know her. See if she really is a woman worthy of your love and care."
Suddenly, Jackie had finally pieced the puzzles together. He seemed to have realized something and released his hand in a hurry. "l..."
He still didn't know what to say. He just lowered his head and looked at Serene, who almost died in his hands, hoping that she could speak. All he needed from her was just a sentence.
As long as she asked him to trust her, he would trust her.
When Jackie finally let go, Serene breathed hard and coughed for a long time. After a while, she said, "Janell Joy, thank you for your kindness! I know you care for me and want the best for me, but for the extermination of the Leves family, I will assume full responsibility over what happened."
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"Sister Serene, this man is already crazy, and you want to go crazy together with him? If you speak nonsense, he will really kill you. I beg you, don't fool around, okay?" Janell Joy stamped her feet anxiously, and she really wanted to pull them together and beat them up.
There must be some misunderstanding between them. Whenever there was a misunderstanding, communication was the most important thing. At this time, they should sit down and have a good talk.
They loved each other deeply. As long as they communicated, then there was nothing that could not be solved.
However, both Jackie and Serene were very stubborn. Neither of them was willing to give in.
Seeing that they were getting fiercer, Janell Joy panicked. She was really worried that these two would go into an irredeemable situation.
"Janell Joy, stop talking. I know very well what i am doing." Serene turned around and smiled at Janell Joy.
She assumed that the Jackie she was waiting for was dead, so she would be able to see him once she died. Therefore, death was something she wanted.
"Do you really know what you are doing?" Janell Joy asked her loudly.
"I know. At the worst. I will die. We will have to die sooner or later anyway. No one can escape that." Serene spoke flatly. She really had no hope for life anymore.
"Die? You want to die? Dying is very easy, but it's also what a coward would do." Janell Joy was really anxious and said rudely, "I don't understand. Stay alive and well, and help your beloved man find out the real murderer, isn't that better?"
When Janell Joy said these words, Serene and Jackie felt extremely shocked at the same time, and both of them chose to be silent.
Seeing that they did not speak, Janell Joy added, "Do you two have to misunderstand and hurt each other, only then will you feel comfortable? Do you want the enemies hiding in the dark to laugh at you fools for harming each other?"
Janell Joy turned to look at Jackie and said, "And you, you don't even trust the person you love. What right do you have to say that you love her? You only knew how to take advantage of Sister Serene's kindness. If it were me, I will definitely kill you."
If Brother Lucas didn't trust her, she would definitely discuss matters with him. If Brother Lucas still didn't trust her, she would kill him.
He would always say that she was his Baby Janell. If he didn't even have trust for her, how could she still be his Baby Janell.
As soon as she spoke out boldly, Janell Joy felt a little embarrassed when she saw that both Jackie and Serene were staring at her.
She scratched her head and stepped forward to help Serene. "Sister Serene, you haven't recovered yet. Let's go back to your room to rest first. Take some time to think about things calmly and carefully. I think that self-righteous man would also calm down and think. After all, people always say that impulsiveness is a devil. We should all calm down, then everything that was a misunderstanding would be resolved."
Janell Joy said loudly so Jackie could hear too.
She knew that Jackie was not really that foolish. The reason why Jackie misunderstood Serene was because he cared for her a lot. He cared about her too much, he lost his sense of rationality, and he couldn't even think properly.
Now that the two of them met up, they just needed some time. As long as the two of them had time to calm down and think, everything would eventually be okay.
At present, what Janell Joy wanted to do was to help Serene go back to the ward to rest. It was better to leave Jackie to Brother Lucas.
After all, they were good brothers. After they cleared things off, they would definitely work together to manage those enemies hiding in the dark.
Janell Joy was very sure that for those enemies, their good days were coming to an end.
……..
On the way back to the Misty Mountain.
"Young Master..." Daryl Leves drove the car straight to Misty Mountain. He was silent on the way, and finally decided to speak up. "The girl from the Silas family personally admitted that she was the culprit who poisoned the Leves family. Why didn't you kill her off? Don't you want to avenge Mr. and Mrs. Leves and the rest?"
Serene, the hateful woman, admitted that she was the culprit. Why did their Young Master protect her?
Could it be that the woman knew how to control minds?
Under such circumstances, their Young Master still protected her, it indirectly showed how difficult it was for them to get rid of Serene.
"Are you doubting me?" Jackie raised his eyebrows and glanced at Daryl coldly. "After working with me for so many years, don't you know what kind of people I hate the most?"
"I know, but I still want to say... Young Master, obviously I can just turn a blind eye to this. But every time I think of how Mr. and Mrs. Leves treated me so well, and how they were burnt to death, I would rather be punished by you than keep my peace." Daryl straightened his back and said with righteousness. For the sake of the Leves family and the innocent lives of more than a dozen people, he could put his own safety aside.
"If you really want to avenge the death of the Leves family, then arrange your men to investigate what happened a year ago again and see who was behind it." Jackie swore that he must take out the person hidden behind the scenes and let them taste what it was like to be burned alive.
"Young Master, don't be so stubborn. The Silas girl has personally admitted that she was the one who poisoned everyone. How can that be wrong?" Daryl was emotional and did not think much before he spoke. Even Jackie could hear the hatred for Serene from his tone.
"It's my business, who are you to tell me what to do?" Jackie looked at Daryl fiercely and said in a colder voice.
"Yes... I crossed the line." Daryl was reluctant to stop, but he couldn't afford to piss him off.
If their master found anything wrong, they would have no chance to harm Serene again in the future.
"By the way, what has Nina been doing these days?" Jackie asked again.
In the past, that woman was always trying to stay close to him. But since Serene's accident, he didn't see her at all.
"Nina?" Daryl glanced at Jackie from the rear-view mirror. He saw that he had his eyes closed and seemed to be asking casually, but he was not sure if he had his intentions. He thought for a while and answered according to his plan, "Nina was not feeling well these two days and has been lying in bed."
"When you get back, ask her to pack up and leave Misty Mountain. I don't want to see her anymore." Jackie gave such a simple order.
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Daryl Leves knew why Jackie Leves wanted Nina to leave, but he didn't want to believe that Jackie knew what Nina had done, so he asked with a fluke mentality, "Young Master, why... why do you want Nina to leave?"
Jackie opened his eyes and also looked back at Daryl from the rear-view mirror as he said coldly, "Don't you know the reason yourself?"
"Young, Young Master... You just gave the order. Forgive me for being stupid, but I can't figure out why you want Nina to leave.." Daryl was so scared that his hands, which were holding the steering wheel, trembled slightly, but he still clenched his teeth and didn't want to disclose any information.
Because Daryl knew that as long as he did not admit it, Jackie could not find any evidence to prove that Nina had something to do with Serene Silas' escape.
As long as there was no definite evidence, their master would forgive Nina on the account that Nina was loyal to him for so many years.
"Who set the trap in the mountains? We just went down the mountain and Serene already escaped from the back door of my study. She was in the room for the whole month, so how could she know that there is a small door to the back mountain in my study?" Jackie calmly expressed his doubts.
On the day of the incident, Jackie noticed this odd detail. But because he was too worried about Serene's safety, he had no time and energy to think about why Serene would escape.
At this moment, Jackie knew that Serene was safe, and he saw her injuries, so the first thing he wanted to do was to deal with those men who were behind it.
Jackie would definitely not have any traitors around him.
"Young Master, I'm afraid this is the strength of Miss Silas... At that time, she was also the one who poisoned the food under your nose. Nobody even realized it was her." As long as Jackie did not expose his doings or found any evidence, Daryl would not admit it.
"You have been with me for many years, this is the first time that I know of your eloquence. It's such a waste of your talent if you continued to work for me instead of others." Jackie snorted coldly. He hated this kind of backstabbers the most.
"Young Master, I." Daryl shivered again. Although he liked receiving praises, this was not how he wanted to hear it.
This matter was related to Nina's wellbeing. It was definitely an important matter. He could not surrender just because of his master's threat.
"Don't explain anymore. Go back and get her out of there. I don't want to see her anymore." In the end, Jackie didn't want to keep a person who was a threat to Serene.
He knew Nina's personality well. Previously, when she had done something to Serene, he already decided that he wanted Nina out of there. However, Daryl pleaded and thought that this woman was also loyal to the Leves family, that was why he let her stay.
He thought that Nina could change, but he didn't expect that just as he left, Nina had set up a trap to frame Serene. If it weren't for Serene's luck, she would have fallen into Nina's trap already.
Jackie was sure that he would not allow any person who tried to harm Serene to be around them anymore.
"Young Master, Nina grew up in the Leves family and had been by your side for many years. She is loyal to you. She is young and a lot of times, she just did not consider the consequences of doing these things. Please have mercy on her." Knowing that their master had seen some things and that he was really angry, Daryl had to change his strategy and tried to persuade Jackie so that he could let Nina go again.
"She is young? Then when she tried to kill Serene with poison, did she ever think that Serene is still younger than she is?" Jackie could accept an excuse, but if he were to accept the same excuse again, he would be stupid.
Nina was already 26 years this year. Serene was only turning 23! If Nina could harm a girl younger than her, how could he say that she was young and ignorant?
"Young Master, Nina definitely did not do these things for herself. She did this for your own good. She was afraid that you will be deceived by Serene, that vicious woman. She was afraid that history would repeat itself like when the Leves family were burned alive a year ago." One of his tricks failed, so Daryl thought of another trick, which was also a trump card to deal with Jackie.
Because they all knew that the death of his family was definitely his weak spot. This was a painful event he would forever remember.
As long as he was reminded him of this matter, he would want to get revenge for the Leves family and get rid of Serene, the culprit.
"After you go back, pack up your luggage and leave with her." Jackie closed his eyes and said coldly. "Stop lying, or else you can get out of the car now."
"Young Master, you would rather get rid of us who have been by your side for many years for that vicious woman?" Daryl stopped the car on the side of the road and thumped his chest anxiously. He was really anxious.
"That's my woman. Who are you to speak ill of her?" Jackie said out loud again, and his tone sounded even colder. It was so cold that it pierced through Daryl's bones.
"Young Master, that woman killed the people of the Leves family, and she made you lose touch with reality. Why can't I speak ill of her?" Daryl's eyes were fuming with anger, and he was more anxious. "I want to kill her. Only by killing that woman can I avenge the people of the Leves family. Then, you can return to being yourself."
"If you kill her, you can avenge for my family?" Jackie suddenly smiled, and his laughter echoed in the narrow space of the car. "If you really want to avenge them, then you wouldn't just hand me such a weak evidence."
At that time, when Jackie saw that the evidence was pointed at Serene, his brain didn't even think rationally. He just stupidly thought that Serene was taking advantage of him when he was with him and believed that she had poisoned his family.
Now that he had time to calm down and think about it, it didn’t take much time for him to realize the loophole in the evidence in his hands.
Daryl surely knew that there were loopholes in the evidence. It was very likely that he had seen through it, but he chose to remain silent, because he also believed that Serene was the culprit behind the poisoning.
"Young Master, I... " Because he hated the Silas family secretly, and he found evidence that showed how Serene poisoned their food, so Daryl just jumped on the bandwagon.
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Anyway, as long as they were against the Leves family and were involved in the death a year ago, Daryl Leves hated them so much that he wanted to kill them as soon as possible to avenge for the family.
"Think about it yourself." If it wasn't because Daryl had been with him for many years and was loyal to him, Jackie would never allow such a dangerous time bomb to be by his side.
Serene was his woman. It didn‘t matter how he treated her, but he would never allow other men to bully her and would never allow others to say anything about her.
He was such a selfish man.
"Yes." Daryl had to accept his fate, because he didn't want to leave Jackie, or at least he couldn't leave until he found the real murderer who killed the Leves Family.
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Lying quietly on the hospital bed, Serene couldn't fall asleep, and the thoughts in her mind were messy and chaotic, like a bunch of horses galloping in her mind all at the same time.
She had never dreamed that the devil she feared the most would be her Jackie, the man she was thinking about every day.
When she first heard the truth, she was so stunned, as if she had been struck by lightning. She could not calm her turbulent emotions down for a long time.
Jackie was the person she loved the most in her life, and also that devil was the person she hated the most in her life. Destiny messed with her once again.
Destiny! Destiny! This damned destiny!
They really thought highly of Serene. She was just a little girl, and she was just trying to live her life. Why did her destiny keep messing around with her?
The person she loved the most had become the person she hated the most. She didn't even know how she should feel right now.
He accused her of killing the people of the Leves family; he accused her of betraying their relationship; he accused her of being a vicious woman...
She kept telling herself that this person was the devil, not the Jackie she loved, but when she heard of his accusations, she still felt so much pain as if thousands of arrows were piercing through her heart.
That was the person she trusted and relied on the most. He was the person who helped her survive. How could he not believe her?
Thinking about it, her tears rolled down the corners of her eyes and dripped on the hospital's quilt, staining it all over.
"Jackie... How can you not believe me?"
Although she had said that she would not forgive him for the rest of her life not long ago, Serene still hoped that Jackie could trust her.
No matter how much he changed, no matter what he had become, no matter what he did to her, he was still her Jackie.
He was the one person she would never forget.
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"Brother Lucas , isn't Jackie your best friend? Why don't you persuade him?" Seeing that Jackie left hurriedly and when she saw Serene's sad gaze, Janell Joy felt very upset too and whined to Brother Lucas.
"You have already said what I wanted to say to him. What else can I say?" Nathaniel rubbed Janell Joy's head, looking at her with an affectionate gaze, as if she was the only person in the world.
"Brother Lucas, are you blaming me for being a busybody?" Janell Joy knew clearly that Brother Lucas didn't mean that, but she just wanted to throw a little tantrum on him.
Because she knew that besides having her family, there was also Brother Lucas who also doted on her unconditionally, so that she could still fuss around at will.
"You helped me so much that I can't even thank you enough. Why would I blame you?" Originally, Nathaniel was angry at this girl for not knowing the seriousness of the matter. But when he realized that she was not an impulsive person, and saw that she had her reasons and grounds for acting that way, he trusted her.
After that, he understood more clearly that this girl was cleverer than he thought. Although she was young, she saw through a lot of things.
Nathaniel was impressed by the genes of the leader of Shengtian, Edwin Carter. With such a powerful father, only could he give birth to such an excellent, smart, and sensible daughter.
"Brother Lucas, are you complimenting me?" Janell Joy lay on his arms, and her small head rubbed against his chest as if she were a kitten. "If it's a compliment, don't just say it. You should reward me more."
"Okay," Nathaniel promised her. Then he held the back of the little girl's head and pushed her towards him. He kissed her lovingly and inviting her to reciprocate.
Bad Brother Lucas!
Janell Joy punched him playfully. How could he see through her little thoughts at a glance? She did want him to kiss her... but she didn't expect him to be so direct.
He was so direct and quick, as if... as if she was a little pervert. In fact, she was still an innocent child that didn't know anything.
After a long time, Nathaniel let go of her. He gently stroked her red and tender lips and showed a flirty smile. "Are you satisfied with this reward?"
"Brother Lucas, you are so annoying! I have decided, I'm going to ignore you temporarily." Janell Joy blushed and glared at Nathaniel with a wronged look.
Brother Lionel was really bad!
Couldn't he just act that way and play things cool? Didn't he know that she was also embarrassed?
It was rare to see Janell Joy's embarrassed and shy look. Nathaniel laughed out loud. After laughing, he held Janell Joy's head and gave her another deep kiss. "Mm, this time, | just really want to kiss you. Are you happy now?"
What was that?
Janell Joy was even angrier. She was so angry that she stepped on him. But when she was about to step on his foot, she stopped in time.
She didn't want to hurt Brother Lucas at all. Even if she stepped on him, he wouldn't feel any pain at all, but she just couldn't do it.
"Alright, don't be angry anymore. I won't tease you anymore." Looking at her angry look, Nathaniel was in a good mood. It was also the first time he laughed so happily in this period of time.
"Brother Lucas, does it still hurt?" Janell Joy did not care about the kiss.She changed the topic and asked another question.
Nathaniel was stunned. "What?"
Janell Joy reached out and touched his face. "You still have the bruises on your face. It must be very painful when you were beaten." She pouted and said, "In the future, no matter who the person is, if anyone dares to hit you, you must return the favor. If you let yourself get hurt again, i will ignore you."
Of course, when Janell Joy said this sentence, she absolutely did not know that her Brother Lucas's second injury in his entire life, would be because of her father.
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"Mm." Looking at Janell Joy Carter's distressed look, Nathaniel couldn't resist touching her gently again. "I promise you, I will try not to let myself get hurt in the future."
A little external injury was nothing to him as a grown up man. In the past, he survived from more serious injuries. For a long time, he really didn't think his life was that precious.
However, it was different for him now. Janell Joy would worry about him, so he could not do anything that would worry her.
In Nathaniel's memory, his parents' marriage was political. There was not much affection between them, only political interests.
Therefore, he had never seen his parents show affection towards each other, so he had always believed that relationships among people in this world were all based on interests. Love meant nothing in his world.
It was not until he knew the Carter family and saw that Edwin Carter doted on a woman so much that he realized that the world still had love.
It was a very lucky thing to have a woman to love and to be loved by a woman. It was probably life's greatest blessing.
For him to have Janell Joy like him so much, he must have done something right in his past life.
"What do you mean you will try?" Janell Joy was very dissatisfied with Nathaniel's answer. She pouted and said, "Brother Lucas, do you think I'm being unreasonable?"
"How could that be?" Of course, he knew that she was concerned about him.
"Then why won't you talk to me properly?" Janell Joy acted like she was very hurt. She pressured Nathaniel to give her the right answer.
"Then I promise you that I will never let myself get hurt anymore." Nathaniel shook his head helplessly and had to agree to this little girl's request.
Hearing this answer, Janell Joy smiled with satisfaction and said, "Brother Lucas, if you promised me, you have to remember it. You are not allowed to break your promise. Otherwise, I will be very angry
In the end, Janell Joy was just worried that her Brother Lucas would be beaten up by others.
He was the President, the leader of the country, and her beloved Brother Lucas. Even her, couldn't bear to hurt him, how could he be beaten up by others?
It was true that Jackie was his good brother. How could his brother hit people without any reason?
Anyway, Janell Joy firmly remembered what happened. She would definitely find a chance to avenge Brother Lucas in the future.
She may be petty, but she was a woman with principles. She acted this way only for the people she loved.
He didn't stay for a long time, because there were still a lot of national affairs waiting for Nathaniel to deal with. He went back to the North Palace shortly after.
Before leaving, Nathaniel told Janell Joy to go back to the ward to rest for a while. While taking care of Serene, she must not get sick too.
Janell Joy nodded lightly and sent Nathaniel away with a smile. In fact, she was feeling sad in her heart.
She thought that Brother Lucas would stay with her all the time, but she knew that it was impossible, so she could only watch him leave pitifully.
As soon as Brother Lucas left, Janell Joy felt that her heart left too. She couldn't do anything as she lay in the lounge. She couldn't sleep and eventually, she received a phone call from Samantha Lesley, who hadn’t contacted her for a long time.
"Samantha..." Janell Joy said weakly.
"Janell Joy, are you in the hospital?" Samantha's voice came from the phone.
Samantha heard that Serene was injured, so she came to the hospital to visit her. But because she didn't have any special pass, she was stopped by the bodyguards, so she had to call Janell Joy for help.
Seeing her classmate and friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Samantha pulled Janell Joy's hand and said, "Janell Joy, what were you busy with these days? Why didn't you look for me?"
"What else can I be busy with?" Janell Joy said dejectedly. Apart from doing things related to Brother Lucas, she really didn't know what else she could be doing.
The main reason why Janell Joy insisted on staying in the hospital to take care of Sister Serene was because of Brother Lucas too.
As Serene still had the title of being the President's fiance, Serene's every move would be closely watched by the public, so Janell Joy could not let anything happen to her again.
"Oh..." Samantha snorted and scratched her head stupidly. "I came to see Sister Serene, but she has fallen asleep, and I don't want to disturb her."
"Sit here for a while. When Sister Serene wakes up, let's chat with her." Because they had known each other for many years, Janell Joy didn't treat Samantha as courteously as she treated others. She was lying on the couch as she spoke to Samantha casually.
Samantha looked at Janell Joy. After waiting for a while, she said, "Janell Joy, a very good friend of mine has opened a new themed leisure club. If you have time, come with me to support my friend."
"Okay." Janell Joy agreed immediately, but suddenly thought of something. "I'm afraid I can't go so soon. I won‘t have time until Sister Serene recovers."
"Janell Joy, how long have you known Sister Serene? Why are you so kind to her?" Samantha's tone sounded a little bitter.
Back then, it took her a long time to gain Janell Joy's trust completely. Sister Serene and Janell Joy had only met twice, so how could they be so close to each other?
She knew she wasn't smart enough. She couldn't figure it out, so she asked directly.
"Because Sister Serene is very kind." This was Janell Joy's answer.
The answer that Janell Joy couldn't say out loud was that Sister Serene was Brother Lucas's fake fiance, and because she took Brother Lucas away from her, she needed to treat her well to compensate for that.
Before Brother Lucas openly admitted their relationship, she hoped that Sister Serene could reconcile with her former lover first and hope that she and her lover could live a good life together.
Samantha murmured, "I really want to become as brilliant as you."
"Little girl, what are you thinking about?“ Janell Joy stared at Samantha. "How many times do I have to tell you this? Everyone is unique and irreplaceable. l have my own good qualities, you have yours too. Do you understand that? Don't look down on yourself again."
"Hehe, I know now." Samantha giggled. "Janell Joy, among my friends, you're the kindest to me. Although, when I stand next to you, I look like a clown, I'm still very happy."
"Samantha!" Janell Joy was angry and poked her forehead, "Did you already forget what I just told you?"
"Hey hey... I remember! Janell Joy, don't be angry!" Samantha reached out and scratched her head, showing her signature silly smile.
910
On Misty Mountain.
Nina, who was still lying on the bed pretending to be ill, got up as soon as she heard that Jackie Leves wanted her to leave. She stared at Daryl Leves with wide eyes in disbelief and asked, "Uncle Daryl, did you make a mistake?"
"How could it be a mistake?" Daryl shook his head and sighed. "Nina, listen to me. If it doesn't belong to you, you'd better stop desperately hoping for it."
"What do you mean by 'desperately hoping'. I've known the Young Master since I was a child. When did that Silas girl know him? It was that shameless woman that took away what belonged to me. Why would you ask me to let go?" Nina thought that Jackie should belong to her, but Serene suddenly got in between them and ruined everything.
If it weren't for Serene's interference, she might have married Jackie a long time ago. They might even have had children together already.
However, that d*mned woman, Serene, appeared in front of Jackie. She attracted his attention, and he no longer had eyes for others.
Daryl said, "Yes, the Silas woman knew the Young Master later than you did, but Young Master likes her. How can you change this?"
Nina said, "As long as she's gone, as long as she is no longer in this world, Young Master will notice me sooner or later. If he is given some time, he will definitely see that I am good. He will know that I am the woman who can accompany him down the road."
Daryl was embarrassed to hear Nina's ridiculous remarks. He could not refute it, so he had to change the subject. "Nina, pack up and leave earlier. This will be better for everyone. Don't be so stubborn."
Nina was unhappy. "Uncle Daryl, why did Young Master ask me to leave? I grew up in the Leves family and have been with him for more than 20 years. How can I just leave like this?"
Daryl shook his head and sighed. "Don't you know what you have done? We all know how important Serene is in Young Master's heart. If you want to get rid of her, you have to bear the consequences."
Nina was so anxious that her eyes turned red. "Uncle Daryl, I've been careful about that matter. I didn't leave any trace. How did Young Master know it was me?"
Looking at Nina's expression, Daryl was also worried. After all, he watched this child grow up since she was young. He said, "You know what kind of person Young Master is too. Especially since Serene was involved, do you think he will not know about what happened? Since he knows now, how can he still tolerate you?"
Seeing that Daryl was forcing her to leave, Nina was furious and shouted, "Could it be that you deliberately told Young Master these things so that you can stay by Young Master's side? Uncle Daryl, you watched me grow up, how can you betray me?"
Before she figured out the truth, Nina shouted at Daryl, as if Jackie was the fool and Daryl played tricks behind their back.
She was so anxious that she said such words, and forgot that Daryl was the only person who stood on her side. If Daryl didn't support her, she couldn't do anything.
Listening to Nina's nonsense, Daryl frowned unhappily, but since he had known her for a very long time, he did not want to argue with her again.
He said, "Nina, pack up. It's better if you leave like this. If you continue to cause a fuss, Young Master will send someone to kick you out."
"Are you threatening me?" Nina put on her coat angrily, turned around and rushed out. She was very quick. When Daryl wanted to stop her, she had already run out of the room.
Daryl was older than Nina, and he knew more about their master's character. If she really offended their master, Nina would not be able to bear his punishment.
Nina made one mistake before, but their master could still let her go because she had been loyal to the Leves family for so many years.
If it happened a second time and if their master knew about it, he would definitely not be merciful.
Daryl was more mature, so he could see it clearly. He knew that their master will take action on Nina this time. But Nina was still naive to think that as long as she refused to admit her doings or tried to put on a pitiful face, their Young Master would still let her off the hook like how he did the last time.
It was not until she rushed into Jackie's study and saw the piercing, cold gaze from Jackie, did Nina realize that she had made a big mistake this time.
"Young Master, I... l" She stammered and couldn't even say a complete sentence. She shouldn't be so impulsive and she should have thought of a solution before looking for him.
But now that things had escalated and she had nowhere to go. As long as she clenched her teeth and held on, maybe she would have a chance to stay by Jackie's side.
"Speak." Perhaps because Nina grew up in the Leves family and worked for him for so many years, Jackie gave her a chance to explain.
"Young Master, I don't want to leave. I want to stay by your side and continue to take care of you," Nina spoke as she knelt on the ground. This was the only way she could think of at this point in time.
Jackie looked at her and did not speak. No matter what she said, he was firm on his decisions.
Nina raised her head slightly and glanced at him quietly, "Young Master, I‘ve been with you for many years, and I've been taking care of your meals all this time. I don't feel at ease to hand these things over to anyone else. Please give me another chance."
"So you're saying I can't survive without you?" Jackie raised his lips and looked like he was smiling, but that smile looked so cold that it sent shivers down her spine.
Nina panicked and said hurriedly, "Young Master... I, I didn't mean that..."
Jackie said coldly, "Daryl, send her away."
Daryl heard the command and walked into the room. He wanted to drag Nina away, but Nina shook off his hand and rushed to Jackie's side as she yelled, "Young master, no, you can't... I like you. I want to marry you. How can you be so cruel to me!"
Seeing that her last hope was destroyed, Nina couldn't care less anymore and shouted out the secret that had been long buried in her heart.
"You like me, but I don't like you. I won't ever fancy you in this life, and I won't in the next life too. Don't think too much." Jackie spoke so calmly and indifferently that it was scary. He had completely dismissed Nina's feelings for him.
Nina was so desperate that she lay softly on the ground. She wanted to cry but she couldn't. In her heart, she repeated Serene's name again and again.
Jackie added, "Send her away. She absolutely cannot appear here again!"
Nina had feelings for him, so she would hurt Serene because of her jealousy. Therefore, Jackie must absolutely get rid of this potential grenade and spare all future trouble.
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