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CHAPTERS 918 - 925
918
"Little Aunt, I think it's very smooth. It's like the skin of an 18 year old." Although these words were a little exaggerated, it was only a little bit. Janell Joy Carter was still speaking sensible words.
But her words still couldn't convince Angela Carter. Angela said, "Although I maintain it well, and I don't look as old as the women my age, but my skin is obviously a little saggy now. How could I be like this when l was 18 years old?"
Janell Joy was speechless.
So that was her Little Aunt's point. What an odd thought process. She didn't even know if she should persuade her Little Aunt.
According to Janell Joy's understanding of her Little Aunt, unless Angela figured it out herself, no matter how others tried to persuade her, it would be useless. So she decided not to persuade Angela any further.
Angela reached out to touch Janell Joy's face and said with envy, "Janell, l was the same as you when l was 18 years old. My complexion was great, and my skin was tender. l was so beautiful."
Janell Joy shook her head helplessly and said playfully, "Little Aunt, for someone to be as capricious as you, they must be the masters among the masters. I really admire you."
Levi James immediately agreed and said, "I agree."
Angela turned back and glared at him. "Brat, go away. This is no place for you to talk. If you interrupt us again, I'll beat your little butt."
Levi shut up obediently. After all, in their family, no matter how long they discussed and argued, his peculiar mother had the final say.
Sometimes, he really doubted whether his father had a tendency to abuse himself. That was probably why he could spoil his wife so unreasonably?
Forget it, he shouldn't guess what his father was thinking, he knew no matter how he tried, he wouldn‘t be able to guess it.
There were guests in her home, so Janell Joy was also happy. She wanted to cook for them. But when she thought of when she almost blew up the kitchen, and Brother Lucas's angry face, she immediately gave up this idea.
She did not know how to cook, and she turned down the domestic helper arranged by her father, so the best way was to order takeout for the mother and son who were unwilling to go out for dinner.
Janell Joy was not hungry because she just ate, but Angela and Levi just got off a long flight, and a few hours had passed since they roamed the streets and arrived at her house. They were hungry for a long time.
Because of the hunger, Angela and her son were not so picky about food, so they ate their food happily.
Janell Joy sighed as she looked at them. Only her rebellious Little Aunt could run away from home with her son instead of staying at home.
"Little Aunt, I don't know if I should say something that's on my mind." After thinking for a long time, Janell Joy decided to let it out.
"Little girl, when you were born, I was just as old as you are right now. I watched you grow up from when you were a little baby. Don't act smart in front of me, just say what you want to say." Angela even rolled her eyes at Janell Joy while she was eating. Angela thought that this little girl was too young to act smart in front of her!
Janell Joy organized her thoughts and said, "I don't know where I have seen such a quote. Love should not be tested. You cannot just run away from home so many times and test his patience just because you think that Great Uncle doesn‘t love you enough. What if his patience runs out one day and he really doesn't want you to go home, what will you do?"
"Then I'll go back on my own. These legs are mine. Do I have to wait for him to ask me to go home before I can go back?" Angela said confidently and didn‘t think there was anything wrong with her actions.
Janell Joy expressed her admiration, she raised her thumb and said, "Little Aunt, if you ask who I admire most in the world, it will definitely be you."
She really could debate her way through life, but It was on the premise that her Great Uncle was willing to let her do all these things.
From their relationship, Janell Joy realized that men who were much older were more mature and reliable than their female companion, and they would also spoil their woman.
For example, her beloved Brother Lucas was also much older than her, and he acted like a grown up man in front of her. Could Brother Lucas remain like this in the future?
Thinking about it, she had some expectations.
Levi‘s face was full of displeasure. His father was right. The women of the Carter family were all liars.
Angela walked around the house and looked at her little humble abode. She sighed and said, "Sure enough, your father loves you a lot and has prepared everything for you. He didn't allow me to do anything back then, as he controlled a lot of things."
Janell Joy smiled and said, "That's not the same. Because my Dad had my Mom, and he gradually turned gentle, that's why he is willing to listen to me and spoil me like this."
Angela pouted and said, "He is biased?
Janell Joy said, "Don't you also have Great Uncle who dotes on you? I've never seen him treat any other women well except for you."
Angela said, "If he dares to treat other women well, I will castrate him."
"Morn, mind your language." Levi warned her.
Angela said, "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"No, you're always right... Of course, only in front of Dad." Levi gave Angela no mercy.
Seeing that the mother and son were starting to quarrel again, Janell Joy knew that they were not going to stop so soon. She was ready to escape. "Little Aunt, you two may continue squabbling. The guest rooms are over there. Just choose the one you like. I'm going to rest now."
Looking at Janell Joy's back as she entered the room, Angela and Levi looked at each other. Suddenly, they had the same idea, and they rushed to the bigger guest room at the same time.
Angela said, "I came Into this room first."
Levi said, "I chose this room first."
Angela tried to plea, "As my son, can't you just give way to your mother?"
Levi refuted, "As my mother, can‘t you give way to your seven-year-old son?"
Angela said, "You're so good at talking, you don‘t even look like a seven year old child at all. You're obviously Just an old man. You don't need me to give way to you."
Levi responded calmly, "You're so good at running, of course I don‘t have to give way to you."
Angela replied, "Both of you Mr. James, are just bad, both of you just can't give way to me and you guys hurt me every day."
Levi looked displeased and said, "Don't use this trick anymore. No one will fall for it anymore."
Angela kept quiet. She thought that they would always fall for this trick.
Levi said, "I'll let you have the big room. It was a busy day for us. Rest early, If you get too tired, Dad and I will worry about you."
Angela continued, “Brat, don't be so affectionate all of a sudden, okay? That’s not your style."
Levi answered calmly, "Dad is not around. If I don't take care of you for him, who else will?"
In fact, the most Important thing was that if something happened to his mother, he would definitely be spanked by his father when he went back home. He had better take care of his mother so that he wouldn't be punished.
919
Back in the room, Angela Carter Immediately took out her phone and dialled a familiar number.
As soon as the call was connected, the person on the other side answered the phone immediately. On the other end of the phone came a slightly loud and pleasant voice of a man,"You and Levi must be tired."
Hearing his voice, Angela unconsciously put on a sweet smile, but she didn't want to reveal how happy she was to hear his voice.
She snorted softly and said, "Being tired is the least of my concerns now, but your son thinks that I'm a mother who just runs away from home casually. He despises me."
Victor James said, "If that boy dares to think so, I'll whack his butt when he gets back."
"How dare you, Victor!" Victor was just teasing but Angela already felt sorry for their son. ”I can‘t even bear to hit my son, how dare you, if you even touch a strand of his hair..."
Victor was speechless. She was the one who complained about their son, she was also the one who spoiled their son. Women were all so unreasonable.
In order not to let his wife worry, he added, "You are so excellent and capable. In the future, my son will know that his mother is actually a loving and kind mother."
Although she knew that he was coaxing her, Angela was still happy. She let out a wider smile and said, "My Old Victor, don't say these nice words. When we go back to Jiangbei, you will make it up to me."'
Victor added, "You don‘t have to go back to Jiangbei, come out now, I can make It up to you."
Angela replied, "Liar. You're just trying to make me happy. Do you think I wlll be as stupid as last time?"
Victor asked, "When have I ever seriously lied to you?"
Angela refuted his question, "You want to talk about that now?"
Victor nodded, "Of course."
Angela was annoyed, "Victor, I'll go downstairs now. If you're not there when I get downstairs, I'm really going to leave home, don‘t blame me for that."
Victor spoke seriously, "Come now."
Angela stood at the entrance of the gate and looked around, but she didn't see Victor anywhere.
"Old b*stard, you lied to me again." Angela gritted her teeth and cursed. She turned around and she was about to head back indoors. Unexpectedly, she saw Victor behind her as soon as she turned around.
He smiled and said, "Are you surprised to see me?"
Angela glared at him and said, "Copying my tricks, don't you think you're childish?"
Victor shook his head. "Nope."
Angela snuggled into his arms with a bright smile and said, "Victor, why did you come to Country A? So you regret asking me to bring your son back to my hometown now?"
Victor was a soldier and he could not casually go to a foreign country at will. It was indeed unexpected that Victor would appear so soon.
In the past, whenever Angela ran away from home, she would choose to go abroad because Victor would need some time to process his visa documents before leaving the country. By the time they reunited, she would have already calmed down.
Although she was always running away from home, she considered everything before doing it. It was never an impulsive decision. She did not intend to leave Victor alone forever.
"If I don't chase after you two, what if something happened to you two?" This was his logical reasoning. In fact, Victor couldn't tell Angela the real reason.
This time, he took the initiative to ask Angela to bring their son to Country A. The real reason was related to the death of Angela's parents thirty years ago.
Back then, Angela's parents had been arrested by Victor's father. Later, both of them died in prison. Therefore, no one doubted that the couple were indeed enemy spies.
However, not long ago, Victor received an anonymous email. The mystery person wrote that Angela's parents were wrongfully arrested, as they were only stand ins for the real spies.
That incident was very long ago, and Angela had already let go of it. Victor didn't want to cause any more trouble, but he knew that this matter was related to the Silas family of Country A and the newly appointed President, therefore it was related to Janell Joy, the treasure of the Carter family.
So, Victor immediately contacted Edwin and discussed it with him through a video call. After the discussion, they unanimously decided to figure out what had happened that year, as they worried that Janell Joy might be in danger.
There were not many people who knew about the spying incident from thirty years ago, and the information they had was limited. It was very difficult to analyse the matter.
Since this was a sensitive matter, and they didn't want too many people to be roped into this matter, Victor was the best candidate to help investigate.
However, as the top dog at the Jiangbei Military, Victor could not go abroad at will. If he entered Country A for military reasons, he would inevitably attract a lot of attention. Therefore, they asked Angela to come to Country A first.
Angela arrived at Country A with her son, and people would understand that Captain James would arrive at Country A too to look for his family. That way, he wouldn‘t attract too much attention or suspicion.
Angela patted Victor on the shoulder and said, "So you are still worried about us, but don't worry, even if I was taken away by someone else, your son will definitely bring me back."
Victor smiled and said, "Mm, thank you for giving birth to such a smart and sweet son."
Angela said, "Is saying thank you enough?"
Victor immediately added, "When we return to Jiangbei, I‘ll satisfy you ten times more."
Angela smiled a little as she replied, "Hmm, Victor, where has your mind gone? That's not what I'm talking about."
Victor was even more confused. "Then what were you talking about?"
Angela said, "B*stard, why are you asking what you already know?"
Seeing Angela blushed with anger, Victor was in a good mood. He laughed heartily and said, "Okay, go upstairs. I haven't seen our baby Janell for a long time. Let's see if that little girl misses me."
Angela said discontentedly, "Victor, you only care about Baby Janell, you didn‘t even say you want to see your son?
Victor raised his eyebrows. "You can even be jealous at this?"
Angela refused to admit that. "No, I just feel like you don't care about our son enough."
Victor stopped and held Angela's face. He made her look at him and he said seriously, “Levi is our son who you gave birth to, how could I not love him? In my heart, nothing is more important than you and our son?
In the past, Victor had never said such mushy words. Angela was surprised and felt secretly happy at his answer, but still acted stubborn, "Old Victor, don‘t act so sweet, I won't fall for your tricks."
Victor didn‘t like to say mushy words, so he feIt uncomfortable when he said those things too. He held Angela's hand and said, "Let’s go see our Baby Janell."
Angela held his hand, and they strolled along together. She chattered beside him and said, "I still remember how cute and little Baby Janell was. It was only not long ago, but now she is all grown up and she's already with the person she loves."
920
In the past, when Janell Joy Carter was born, the Carter family and the James family pampered her so much as she was the family's first child.
Everyone spoiled Little Janell like mad like she was their rare gem.
Everyone spoiled her as she grew up. No matter how old she was, no matter how far she went, in the eyes of the adults, she was still a little child.
Everyone wanted to treat Janell Joy well and help her out always, so she could always live a peaceful and healthy life.
When she saw her Uncle Victor, Janell Joy was as excited as a little girl. She threw herself into her Uncle‘s arms and rolled around on his chest like she did when she was a child. "Uncle, you're really fast. Little Aunt and Levi just arrived and you're already here. But I don't care, you all have to stay with me for a few days. It's really boring for me to live here alone."
She had not behaved like this in front of her Great Uncle for a very long time. She really missed those happy days in the past.
Victor patted her head and said, ’"Of course. As long as you don't drive us away, we will stay here with you this time."
"Uncle, you really know how to make me happy." He was the top officer for the military of Jiangbei. He had a lot of work to do, how could he have time to accompany her?
"Hmm, let me count. We'll accompany you for at least a week." It would take at least a week for Victor to find out the truth of the matter.
"Uncle, it's a deal. You can't go back on your words." Being In a foreign country, she felt so great to have her family around her.
Usually, she did not think that she would miss her family who was thousands of miles away, but when her family came to her, she realised that she missed them very much.
However, when she was alone, she was used to being strong and taking care of herself independently, she forgot that she had a family that she could rely on.
The arrival of the James family made Janell Joy miss her parents so much that when she went back to her room and lay on the bed, she Immediately called her mother.
As soon as the call was connected, she spoke in a soft voice, "Mom..."
A mother indeed would always be closest to their child, in their hearts. Just by hearing Janell Joy‘s voice, Jane Ronan knew that she was feeling upset. "Janell, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Hearing her mother's voice, Janell Joy's nose twitched and she almost shed tears.Fortunately, she controlled herself in time, "No, Mom, I just suddenly miss you guys."
"Janell, did Lucas hurt you?" Although Jane had a good impression of Lucas, if he made her precious daughter sad, no matter how good of an impression she had of him, it would vanish!
"How could it be Brother Lucas..." Janell Joy immediately retorted, but the more she said, the quieter her voice became. Perhaps her sudden homesickness had something to do with Brother Lucas;
It had been several months since she came to Country A. It was getting closer and closer to the New Year, but there was no progress in her relationship with Brother Lucas at all.
There were too many issues between them, and she couldn‘t get rid of their obstacles in a short time, so she was feeling anxious.
"My baby Janell, don't worry, everything will be fine. If you like him, then trust him. Give him some more time, he will definitely overcome the obstacles between you two." With Jane Ronan's understanding of Lucas, he would definitely not want her daughter to feel hurt too.
He wouldn't bear to hurt her daughter, but if Janell Joy felt this way, that must be because the relationship between the two of them was still in a lot of uncertainty.
In the past, Jane couldn't fully trust Edwin Carter at all. She didn‘t believe that he could handle the problems between them well. So when she was threatened by others, she stupidly asked Edwin for a divorce.
Although Edwin produced a falsified divorce agreement to trick her, and they only had a fake divorce, Jane still blamed herself for that hardship.
If she had fully trusted Edwin and believed that he had the ability to protect them, there would have been less twists and turns between them and she would not have lost the child in her womb.
Janell Joy was her daughter. She hoped that her daughter was wiser and stronger than her. She hoped that her daughter's love life could go smoothly, and she didn't want her to suffer as much as she did.
Hearing her mother's words, Janell Joy suddenly understood what her mother meant. She pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Mom, did God send you to me? How do you know everything in my mind?"
Jane said gently, "I'm not sent by God. You're my daughter and I'm your mother. If I don't understand you, who will?”
Janell Joy nodded hard. "You're right Mom. Dad doesn‘t understand me, he always throws his temper at me, he even dislikes Brother Lucas."
Jane responded, "Ahem..."
"Baby Janell, when you complain about your father, you have to be sure that he is not around. If he knows about this, he would be angry for two weeks!"
Janell Joy kept quiet.
After hearing her mother's reminder, Janell Joy stopped talking. She could imagine how dark her father's face was at this time.
Sh*t! She silently wailed.
However, as smart as she was, she quickly thought of a solution and immediately added, "Although Dad always throws his temper at me, and dislikes Brother Lucas... In my heart, he is still the most handsome Dad in the world. No one can compare with him."
After this sugar coated compliment, she trusted that her father would have calmed down a little.
"Yes, I also think he is the best husband in the world!" Looking at Edwin's unhappy face, Jane also chimed in playfully.
As expected, as soon as she said that, Edwin's face gradually changed. When she looked closely, she could even see that his lips were slightly raised, and there was a slight smile in it.
Jane looked at him, but he immediately looked down at the newspaper, pretending that he didn‘t hear anything at all. He was still so calm.
Jane sighed. What a difficult man!
In front of his wife and daughter, why was he acting so cold?
How would his family know that he loved them very much, if he was always behaving this way?
………….
Early in the morning, before Janell Joy got up, she smelled food. She opened the door with a messy head of hair and saw Victor and his family talking and laughing together. They were eating something delicious.
Last night, Janell Joy trled her best to suppress her homesickness, but now as she saw them, the feeling came back again.
"Son. you're still growing up. Eat more." It was rare for Angela not to compete with her son for food. Instead, she placed a soft and fluffy cake on his plate.
921
Seeing his mother actually focused on feeding him, Levi James did not forget to tease her, "Mom, did you poison this secretly?"
Angela Carter glared at him and was about to snatch the cake back, "Brat, if you don't want to eat it, give it back to me."
Levi swallowed it in one go and said, "Even if there's poison, I'll still eat it."
Angela glared at the little kid again, "Brat, you're itching for a beating aren't you?"
Victor James echoed, "Brat, apologize to your mother, or else I won‘t be able to help you too."
Levi pouted and said, "Dad, it's not like you've ever helped me before."
Victor just looked at him silently.
How could this little one say that? Victor was the head of the family!
He was always being dominated by his wife and son. Even if that was the case, he will appreciate if they considered his feelings for just a bit.
Angela smiled proudly and said, "Your father is my man. Even If he wants to help someone, he can only help me. How can he help a little brat like you?"
Levi looked a little angry, "Do I mean nothing to you two?"
Angela nodded.
The wife nodded. Victor received a threatening stare from her, so he had to nod too.
In their family, he felt that his status was really declining day by day. Maybe someday, he would be replaced by someone else.
Looking at the noisy family of three, and thinking of her lonely self in a foreign country, Janell Joy was feeling tormented.
She hit her lip and wished she could go back to her room and continue to sleep with her head covered. That way, she didn't have to be reminded about family.
As soon as Janell Joy thought of this, Angela saw her and greeted her happily, "Janell, morning!"
Levi added, "Mom, the sun ls already so high up, how is it still morning?"
This teenage girl didn‘t even get up earlier than the little kid. Sure enough, women of the Carter family liked to sleep in and bully people.
Angela said, "Shut up, brat!"
Angela then pinched Levi's ear. "Little Levi, I'll ask Little Precious to play with you some other day okay?"
Levi shook his head hard. "No. I don‘t want to play with that little log of wood."
Julien Carter was just a boy who was a year older than Levi, but he was such a cold child that he did not bother talking to Levi. He would even put on a stern 'thinking face' all day long. Was he trying to be cool to attract attention from little girls?
Janell Joy smiled and said, "Well, it's a deal. You can play together during the New Year's."
Levi had a bitter look on his face. "I don't want to."
Angela immediately went to the kitchen to get the breakfast that she had specially prepared for Janell Joy. "Brat, you don‘t have the right to speak here. Janell, come have breakfast. I know you want to sleep in, so I didn't wake you up just now. But these are all specially for you."
Levi muttered, "Wonder who's your actual child."
Perhaps In the eyes of the Carter family and the James family, only Janell Joy mattered the most, and the other children were all secondary.
He had no status in both his families, and the little log of the Carter family had no status at home too. Only Janell Joy, a little devil who only knew how to bully people, was pampered and spoiled
unconditionally.
"Thank you, Little Aunt! I know you love me so much!" Janell Joy said sweetly. She didn't forget to give Levi a provocative look as if she was saying, "Brat, you are still too young to fight with me."
Janell Joy won easily in this battle against Little Levi, just as she had done many times before.
Victor put down his fork and looked at Janell Joy. "Janell!"
Janell Joy nodded and said, "Great Uncle, I'm here. What can I do for you?"
Victor added, "Your Little Aunt and that brat are not familiar with Country A at all, how about you bring them out today?"
Janell Joy said, "I am happy to be their guide, but why don't you come with us too?"
Victor raised his watch and looked at the time. "Um... I have something to do today. I'll leave them to you."
Hearing what Victor said, Angela immediately looked up at him and said, "Old Victor, didn't you come to Country A because you were worried about us? What else do you have to do here?"
Victor replied seriously, "Work."
Angela asked, “Other than me, what other important things even need your attention?"
The two of them were about to quarrel again. Levi immediately said, "Please, have your breakfast first!"
Janell Joy added. "Levi is right. When it's time for breakfast, let‘s eat happily. When it's time for work, then you can do your work. We should ban arguing today, and more so, ban any form of running away from home!"
After breakfast.
Janell Joy accompanied Angela and Levi to visit some famous scenic spots around town. Meanwhile, Victor contacted a person who he knew, but was not familiar with.
Because he had come to Country A for his personal issues, it was impossible for him to bring so many people with him. However, there were many of his subordinates in plain clothes following him around, so that he could do his investigation easily.
"Mr. James, we're here." The man who was also Victor's most capable assistant, had now disguised himself as a common chauffeur on the streets of Country A.
"Okay." Victor slowly opened his eyes and looked out of the window. "Keep a close eye on the surroundings. Not even a fly is allowed to fly close."
"Yes," the man replied. After getting out of the car, Neil entered the cafe nearby, the cafe was named 'Searching In A Dream‘.
At this time, it was still office hours. The cafe was close, but when he arrived, someone opened the door for him. After he entered, the man locked the door again. It was like nothing had happened.
After entering the cafe through the back door, it was like he walked into another universe. There was a unique courtyard, rockery, fountain pool, and plenty of beautiful decorations.
The host said, "Mr. James, please come with me. Our master has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Okay." Victor nodded. With a casual glance, he firmly remembered the route into the house and the surrounding scenery.
After passing through a long cobblestone path, they finally stopped in front of a Japanese style wooden house. The host said, "Mr. James, my master is inside."
"Your master is inside?" Victor raised his eyebrows. No one had ever dared to put on airs in front of him.
It was already very rare for him to come and meet someone personally. He was already there, but that person didn‘t even want to come out to greet him. If It was at Jiangbei, probably... not probably, as no one would have the guts to do so in Jiangbei.
But it was different in Country A. First of all, he came here for personal affairs, and he was the one who requested the meeting.
That person's identity was considered special in Country A, so it was not unreasonable for him to put on airs like this.
922
As Victor James was occupied with his thoughts, the door opened and a man came out of the room.
They looked sharply at each other, and it didn't look amicable at all. The atmosphere was filled with a dangerous vibe.
It was almost like they were staring to kill. If a tiny spark were to ignite know, there would be an explosion.
Of course, both of them knew what they were after. Even after many years, they still feel the same pain in their hearts, so neither of them was willing to take a step back.
After staring at each other for a long time, Victor stood straight and continued to stare at the man. Gradually, the man surrendered.
He smiled awkwardly at Victor and said, "Captain James, welcome to my territory."
He was not talking about Country A nor Coast City, but he emphasized on the words 'my territory' with a heavy tone.
Others wouldn't know what he meant, but Victor who had differences with him before, was well aware.
When this man went to Jiangbei, he was in Victor's territory. They remembered the day when Victor barged into his house to warn him.
"So what if it's your territory?" Victor chuckled. He asked him back casually, but he sounded dominating.
"I am just joking with you, Captain James." The man walked to the door and gestured for him to go in. He smiled and said, "Captain James, please come in!" Without hesitation, Victor walked into the room.
It was so cold in Coast City that a gush of wind was enough to make anyone shiver. But as soon as they entered the room, there was heat, making them feel much warmer.
Without waiting for him, Victor chose a place and sat down. He reached out to rub his hands and quickly warmed himself up.
The man ordered someone to serve tea and said politely, "Captain James, it must be tiring for you to come all the way here. I‘ve asked my people to brew our famous local tea. After tasting it, please tell me what you think. Let's compare the teas from Coast City and Jiangbei.”
"I don't have to taste it, I already know my answer. Our tea back home is incomparable." Victor said these words without any mercy.
The man's face changed, but he still tried to smile and said, "Captain James, you haven't even tried ours and yet you already made a conclusion. You might miss out on a lot of good things in life, behaving this way."
Victor said simply, ”Actually, I can read things quite well. Once I set my mind on it, I'll put my whole life into it. No one can convince me otherwise."
The man hadn't said anything yet, but Victor took one step forward to stop him from saying anything. It was really annoying.
Before the man replied, Victor added, "Aaron, we are all sensible people, and I don't want to beat around the bush with you. Don't treat me so politely when you clearly hate me. Let's just be frank and disclose what we want, and we will both feel more comfortable once we speak our minds."
As soon as Victor said this, Aaron Paul also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he was a diplomatic official who was good at debates, he had never engaged in one with a person he hated.
In his world, people whom he hated had already gone to hell. Victor was the only one who was still alive.
It was not because he didn't want to kill Victor, but he didn't have the ability to kill him. This was the basis of his hatred.
Aaron added, "Captain James, you're really straightforward. Then I won't even serve you any tea... But don't you feel thirsty after saying so much?"
Although he couldn't fight him off, he could still make use of his eloquence.
"I came to you today to ask you how much did you know about the spy incident thirty years ago?" Victor asked very directly, completely ignoring the provocation of Aaron's words, as if he was just a nobody.
"Victor, how could you still ask me about this?" When it came to this matter, Aaron, who had just been grinning cheekily, suddenly became enraged.
He stood up suddenly and pointed at Victor, "Victor, how can you ask me this fu*king question, why don't you ask your dead father? He was the one who did everything, he was the one who killed our people, he should be clearer about it than anyone else." Victor just kept quiet.
That year, his father caught the spies, and he had also assassinated them. There were evidences that supported that claim, so there was no room for debate.
Victor did not speak and Aaron got more annoyed. "Hey James, why are you bringing this up today?"
He spoke more menacingly.
Victor calmed down and said, "That year, Angela's biological parents were likely to have only been substitutes for the real spies. My guess is that the real spies are still out there, or someone else is manipulating this matter. They didn't know that they went to Jiangbei as spies."
Although what Victor said sounded a little bit complicated, as a diplomatic minister, Aaron was good at reading between the lines. He understood immediately and asked, "Do you mean that Angela's parents died unjustly?"
Victor nodded and said, "Yes. I received an anonymous email a few days ago, and some doubts were pointed out in that incident. After reading it, I thought it was very likely, so I want to find out. In Country A, you are the only person I know. Although I hate you very much, I still came to you. You should feel touched and honored."
“You b*stard." Hearing this, Aaron was so angry that he grabbed something and was about to throw it at Victor. But before he threw it, he smiled again. "Victor, are you trying to dig your own grave?"
Angela was originally engaged to be Aaron's wife. But when he found her, she was already deeply in love with Victor, so he couldn't intervene.
He had been depressed before and had thought of a way to get her back, but in the end, he had to give up because he still hoped that she would live a happy life.
For more than a decade, he had tried hard to forget that extremely tricky, stubborn girl, but his efforts were futile. Instead, he missed her even more.
This was the reason why he didn't marry another woman after so many years.
Today, when Victor came to him and told him such an important thing, did it mean that Victor had exposed his weakness in front of him?
What was the purpose of Victor doing this?
Aaron looked at Victor and wanted to dig deeper from his body language, but he could not decipher anything in the end.
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"Now, all you need to do is to tell me what you know. You don't have to worry about other things, I will handle them." Victor James said it so directly, as if he took Aaron Paul as his subordinate and that he could only obey his orders.
"Captain James, have you misunderstood who is the host here?" Aaron snorted and said, "Now you are in Coast City of Country A, you're not in Jiangbei. This is not your territory. Before you give orders to other people, please know your place."
This was Coast City, where Aaron had his stronghold. Aaron knew that he could expose Victor for coming into his country for non-diplomatic reasons.
Victor raised his eyebrows and did not take his threat seriously at all. "Why does it matter?"
Victor did not understand Aaron's threat as he was an assertive person. If he wanted something, he would get it.
Aaron was speechless because of Victor's words. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't. He could only glare at Victor. "You arrogant b*stard!"
"Aaron, don't you want to clear the couple's name? Don‘t you want to figure out what really happened that year? Don't you want to get rid of those who hid behind your President? Don't you want Country A to become stronger and more powerful?"
Victor looked at Aaron coldly as he voiced these concerns, and these concerns hit close to home for Aaron.
The Paul family had served as high-ranking officials in the government of Country A for three generations. They were loyal to the Cooper family from generation to generation. In his generation, the Cooper family and the Paul family were ready to be bonded through marriage, Unexpectedly, something happened halfway.
In particular, the last sentence Victor mentioned about making Country A stronger, hit Aaron the most.
These people who were loyal to Nathaniel Cooper wanted to make Country A more powerful under his leadership.
However, there was an unfathomable force behind them that was trying to stop them from moving forward. It tried to control so many things and tried to drag Nathaniel down.
He knew that the force was manipulating some people, trying to destroy Nathaniel's reputation in the hearts of the people of Country A, but until now, no one had been able to find out where the force came from.
He wanted to do his best for the President on this matter, but because he tried his best to stop the little girl of the Carter family from staying in Country A and staying with the President, he had now been neglected by the President for a long time.
After thinking for a while, Aaron responded deeply, "Of course I want to."
Victor added, "It's good to have this thought."
Aaron rushed to say, "But, I have one condition. If you can promise me this, I will do my best to work with you, to find out what exactly happened with the spy incident that year."
Victor raised his eyebrows again. "What condition?"
Aaron said sternly, "Take away Edwin Carter's daughter and do not let her get close to our President or even step foot in Country A anymore. Our President can only be in the mood to deal with those people who are plotting against him if she is not around. And only when we drive her away, our President will be invincible."
In Aaron's opinion, Janell Joy was Nathaniel's weakness. It was the only weakness that other people could use against their invincible President. As long as she was there for even a day, Nathaniel would be in danger.
"Huh..." Victor scoffed shortly.
Aaron asked again, "Captain James, what do you mean?"
Victor added, "No matter if it's the leader of Shengtian, Edwin, or I, Victor, we have never and will never be threatened."
Aaron gulped nervously and said, ''I'm not threatening you. I'm asking for a condition. After all, it's not a bad deal for you.”
Victor suddenly smiled and said, "Aaron, do you really know who you are trying to drive away?"
Aaron was a little annoyed. "Of course I know."
Victor added, "The little girl you want to drive away is the child that we have been guarding since she was a baby."
Of course, Aaron knew this, and he added, "You watched her grow up, shouldn't you keep her by your side and watch over her continuously? Why do you want her to be married to such a far place?"
"Because that's what she wants." Victor was still smiling. "Do you know what I want to do now?"
Aaron was stunned. Victor added, "I want to break your neck."
Aaron's face changed. Victor was too fu*king arrogant, and he was not afraid of anything. He didn't expect that Victor would insult him at his own territory!
Victor went on to say, "Paul, let me tell you, if anyone dares to plot against Janell Joy, the only way is death."
Aaron quietly clenched his fists and suppressed the anger in his heart. He said, "Since you're so firm on your stance, that means that there is no way for us to talk about it today."
Victor got up and said, "Aaron, I gave you a chance to work with me. Don't come begging me in the future. No matter how you beg, it will be useless."
Aaron just kept quiet. He really wanted to swear at him.
What did he mean about giving him the opportunity to cooperate with him? Was Victor really that arrogant to think that Aaron needed him?
Victor said again, "Master Paul, I'm sorry for disturbing you today. I'll be leaving now. Don‘t have to see me off!"
Aaron's face sank. He said, “Don't worry, Captain James. I won't come begging for you. But if you want to see me next time, it won't be so easy."
Victor chuckled, turned around and left.
After a few steps, Aaron's voice came from behind again, "Captain James, you have to think about it carefully. Are there no other good men in the world? You don't have to let the pampered daughter of the Carter family die hanging on a tree."
Victor stopped, turned back and smiled, "If our almighty Miss Carter is willing to die on a tree that she likes, we wouldn't stop her, and we would even support her."
For the other children in his family, like Levi or Little Precious, it was okay for them to suffer a little. But Janell Joy was an exception. They would not allow anyone to hurt her. She was their princess.
Aaron was left speechless.
Sure enough, he underestimated the importance of the little girl to the Carter family and the James family.
Back then, he had seen how the Carter family and the James family doted on the little girl.
Now that such a long time had passed, their love for the little girl had not been reduced even one bit. On the contrary, their protectiveness for her grew more and more.
Seeing that Victor was about to walk out of his sight, Aaron shouted at him, "The Silas family. Jayden Lincoln Silas was the current Old Master Silas' "elder brother."
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Although he parted ways with Aaron Paul on bad terms, Victor still got the most important clue from him. A vital clue he missed.
Why didn't he think about the relationship between Jayden Lincoln Silas and the current Silas family? Well, he did think about it, but the information they found about Jayden before this didn't have anything to do with the Silas family.
After all, there were many people who might have been named Silas too. No one could stipulate that one Silas must be related to the other Silas.
It turned out that Jayden was the actual elder brother of the current Old Master Silas, Andrew Silas, the head of a powerful family in Country A. That was to say, Angela Carter was related to the Silas family.
Victor gently tapped on the leather chair rhythmically with his fingers. He squinted his eyes and looked out of the window. This matter seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined.
Should he tell Angela about it?
He'd better not. At least not before he managed to get any evidence to prove the relationship between the two families, he could not tell Angela.
Angela was impulsive and bad tempered. She was already a mother of a seven-year-old child, but she never considered any consequences before she acted.
However, it was not all her fault entirely. In fact, Victor was also responsible for Angela's unrestrained personality.
If he paid more attention to Angela and kept her in check, she would not be so impulsive. All these years, he had never controlled her, he even added more fuel to the fire.
As he was thinking about it, a phone call came. Without looking at the phone number, Victor knew it was from Edwin Carter.
He did not look at the phone screen and answered it. “Don't worry. Little Janell is not just your daughter, she is our treasure. Anyone who threatens her, I will know what to do."
"Mm." Edwin replied with his signature brief answer. Even though Victor knew him very well, he still frowned.
Victor said discontentedly, "I say, Edwin, can‘t you utter a few nice words to me? I am your Uncle for God's sake!"
Edwin answered frankly, "Sure."
Victor asked, "Edwin, are you deliberately getting on my nerves?"
Sure?
What was this attitude?
It really looked deliberate now.
Edwin added, "I don't have the time to make you angry. Do you have anything else to tell me? If you don't, I'm going to hang up."
Victor was probably burning up. "Edwin, is this the attitude you should have when you ask me to run your errands?"
When facing other people, no matter how agitated they made him, he could deal with them calmly. But every word his nephew said would make him jump in anger.
Edwin was still calm and said, "You don't want to do it?"
Victor was speechless. Well, it was true. He was willing to do it.
Victor added, "There's nothing now. I'll tell you if there's any new information."
On the other side of the phone, Edwin did not speak again, nor did he hang up the phone. Obviously, he had not heard what he wanted to hear, but he was too lazy to ask more.
Having been Edwin's uncle for decades, Victor knew him very well and said, "Don't worry. Janell's fine. Today, she took her Little Aunt and Levi to walk around the City."
"Okay. I'll hang up now." After hearing what he wanted to hear, Edwin did not linger for another second. He hung up the phone as soon as he said so.
Hearing the busy tone on his phone, Victor didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When he was younger, he was always angered by two people. One was his father and the other was his sister.
Now there were two people who could piss him off. One was Edwin and the other was Angela, and both of them were children that was raised by his own sister.
Was this karma?
Seeing Edwin hung up the phone, Jane Ronan shook her head helplessly and said, "I mean, Mr. Carter, do you really not know that you will make Uncle angry like this?"
Edwin looked up at Jane and replied indifferently, "What does him being angry have anything to do with me?"
Other than his wife, he wouldn't care if he made anyone else angry.
Jane shook her head helplessly again. "Mr. Carter, do you really think there's no problem with your way of communicating?"
Edwin had poor emotional intelligence, but he had a high IQ. Did he really not know what words could be infuriating?
Edwin was busy with his work, but he still did not forget to look up at Jane, who was talking beside him. "Is there any problem?"
So he really felt that there was no problem. Jane really didn't know whether she should continue this topic or not.
Edwin held Jane's hand and said, "I still have some work to do. You can rest up first. Don't have to wait for me."
Only she could nag so much, standing beside him. If it were someone else, that person would probably be thrown out of the window already.
Edwin always had a pet peeve. When he was at work, he never allowed anyone to talk to him. But only Jane could.
It was precisely because Jane could do that for so many years that she had never known that Edwin had such a pet peeve.
Jane said, "Have the milk first."
She deliberately brought him a glass of warm milk and listened to the phone conversation with Victor. He was the one who asked Victor for a favor, but he acted like he was the big boss.
This man was probably sitting at the top position for too long. He didn't even know how to respect the elders in the family.
Edwin drank the milk and said, "If you have anything you're not satisfied with, just say it. I will listen."
Jane replied fast, "I don't."
Edwin raised his eyebrows. "If you don't, then what are you muttering about in your heart?" Jane just looked at him blankly. Was this person a human?
For a moment, he didn't know that Victor was angry because of his words, and at the same time, he could guess that she was muttering in her heart.
Just as Jane was in a daze, Edwin pulled her to sit on his thigh and held her in his arms. He lowered his head and rubbed her neck. "Jane, you don't know how much I like you."
He liked her, so he was willing to understand her. That was why he could see what she was thinking through her expression.
Edwin's sudden confession of love shocked Jane. When she saw his attentive gaze, her face unconsciously flushed.
This man never knew how to speak lovingly before. Now that he suddenly said so, could it be that he wanted to do something to her?
Thinking of what he wanted to do with her, Jane's face turned extremely red. She said, "No, no!"
Edwin chuckled and said, "What do you mean no?"
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Jane Ronan was taken aback.
He knew what she was talking about, but he acted like he didn't understand.
This man, after all these years, finally learned how to tease her.
"Alright, go and have a rest." Edwin Carter kissed her and let her go. He didn't want her to accuse him of being some kind of pervert.
He had always respected her and never forced her to do anything she didn't want to do.
"When you're done with your work, rest early. I'll go see Little Precious first." Jane regained her freedom and took a few steps back in a hurry, as if the man in front of her was a beast.
"Mm." Edwin nodded. He didn't go back to work immediately, but he watched her leave the room until he couldn't see her anymore.
To have a person who could capture his heart and made him so happy was a blessing.
After the call with Edwin, Victor received another call, which sounded much more polite compared to Edwin's call.
The voice on the phone didn't say his name, but Victor recognized his voice immediately.
He smiled and said, "Should I say that it's my pleasure that Mr. President is calling me personally?"
Hearing Victor's slightly provocative voice, Nathaniel was not angry, but his tone was even more polite. "Mr. James, I called you not through a President's name. Speaking of which, you are my elder."
Nathaniel was implying that he admitted to being Janell Joy's man, making Victor also a Great Uncle to him, in terms of family ties.
Victor should be happy to hear that, but he was not. Instead, he said with a little anger, "I'm your elder? Where did this come from? Mr. President, don't think too highly of me, I don't dare to have anything to do with you."
Well, it seemed like he wasn't too pleased with Nathaniel too, just like Edwin.
Janell Joy was his family's treasure. However, Nathaniel hid her away like she was a nobody, not giving her a proper status as his woman.
Every time he thought of this, both Victor and Edwin were very angry. With his temper, he couldn't wait to grab Nathaniel and teach him a lesson.
Nathaniel understood why Victor was angry. He knew he was in the wrong, so he just let Victor vent his dissatisfaction. After Victor vented his anger, he said, "Mr. James, I know why you came to Country A this time."
Victor said calmly, "It's not a shameful thing for me to chase after my wife. so what if you know? You're going to send me back immediately?"
Victor didn't tell the truth, but Nathaniel pointed it out directly, "Mr. James, why do you want to find out the truth about the incident 30 years ago? The best partner you can look for is definitely not Aaron Paul. I can assure you that I am more suitable to help you."
If Nathaniel said so, it meant that he understood a lot about Victor right now.
His every move was under his watch, logically, Victor should be angry, but he smiled instead.
Victor's fingers flicked on the leather chair. Because he was in a better mood, he spoke happily. "You are finally a little more competent. Janell has quite a good taste."
Although these words were not pleasant, Victor's words sounded like an assurance to Nathaniel. Nathaniel surely could understand it.
He went on to say, "Mr. James, the car in front of you with the car plate 9090 has my men. If you are willing to talk about it with us, my driver will take you to see me."
Victor was more satisfied now. He said in a much better tone, "Okay."
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Coast City was a popular city for tourism. It had two world famous attractions, and there were countless famous scenic spots too.
Today, Janell Joy was a tour guide. She chose two nearby attractions as she understood her Little Aunt and cousin well, they would not like to travel very far just for an attraction.
However, she still didn't expect that before they finished touring one spot, Angela was so tired that she didn't want to walk anymore. She whined that she wanted to just return home.
Janell Joy was helpless, "Little Aunt, do you feel like you're growing a little plumper recently?"
Angela was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses and said, "Janell, you are so heartless. How can you say that to your beautiful and invincible aunt?"
Levi suddenly said out loud, "Mom, I also think so."
Angela reached out and knocked on Levi's head. "Brat, are you really my son? How can a son insult his mother all day long?"
Levi said, "I also suspect that I'm not your real son, because I've never seen a mother pick on her son all the time." Angela just glared at him.
Janell Joy was about to stop the mother and son when a tall man walked up to them and said politely, "Excuse me, are you the family members of Captain James?"
"Yes!" Angela nodded instinctively.
Because she liked to be referred to as the family of Captain James, which implied that she and Victor were inseparable.
The man said again, "Captain James needs all of you to follow me."
Angela asked, "Where to?"
The man said, "Mrs. James, you don't have to ask me about this. Captain James said to give you a surprise, and he wants me to keep it a secret."
"Oh, okay." Angela nodded with a smile and did not forget to praise her man. "That Old Victor, he's getting more and more romantic as he grows older. He even wants to give me a surprise."
The man smiled politely and led her, “Mrs. James, please come with me."
Angela added, "That Old Victor wants to give me a surprise. Of course I can't go and see him like this. Wait for us for a few minutes, I'll go do my make up and go with you later."
By the time Angela spoke, Janell Joy had already grasped Levi tightly. When Angela turned around, Janell Joy took Levi's hand and walked side by side with Angela.
"What the fu*k was that? How dare they set their eyes on us? When Old Victor comes back, I'll have him skin those dogs." Angela muttered as she walked.
Janell Joy whispered, "Little Aunt, don't show your anger. There are a lot of people around staring at us. I don't know who sent them. Calm down and find a way to escape first."
When the man said the second sentence, Angela and Janell Joy already found something unusual.
If it was really Victor who wanted to surprise Angela, he would definitely not use such a gentle way of doing it. He would definitely ask someone to kidnap Angela first.
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