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CHAPTERS 945 - 950
945
Ring...
Just as Janell Joy Carter was lost in her thoughts, her phone rang. She looked sideways and found that it was Samantha Lesley calling.
She answered and said feebly, "Samantha, what’s the matter?"
Samantha was all fired up and her excited voice came from the phone. “Janell Joy, do you still remember what I told you last time?“
"What did you tell me?" Janell Joy did not have any impression of what Samantha had told her at all.
"Have you forgotten?" Samantha sounded disappointed.
“Samantha, please tell me again." Although she wasn't talking face to face with Samantha, Janell Joy still felt a little embarrassed for she had forgotten what Samantha had said.
Samantha said, "Last time, I asked you to accompany me to my friend's newly opened club to show support for my friend. You have promised
"Oh, okay! Anyway, I have nothing scheduled these few days. Call me when you want to go." Janell Joy was still worrying about having nothing to do, when Samantha brought this up.
When Janell Joy agreed without hesitation, Samantha resumed her happy tone and said, “Janell Joy, let's go tomorrow then. Brother Nathaniel is going abroad tomorrow, so he definitely doesn't have time for you, we can go out and have fun together."
Janell Joy asked immediately, "Brother Lucas is going abroad?"
Brother Lucas was going abroad again. Why hadn't she heard any news about this?
“Janell Joy, didn't Brother Nathaniel tell you about it?" Samantha was silent for a moment and then she said, "I only saw my brother asking someone to help him pack his luggage. I thought he was going abroad with Brother Nathaniel. If Brother Nathaniel didn't tell you about this, maybe I made a mistake."
The more Samantha explained, the more upset Janell Joy felt. Even the others thought that Nathaniel should tell her in advance about going abroad. But he did not tell her.
"Janell Joy, are you all right?" When Samantha didn‘t hear Janell Joy's answer, she asked her repetitively, "Janell Joy, Janell Joy..."
"I'm fine," Janell Joy smiled.
Brother Lucas was busy every day. He had to deal with official business and personal affairs. Many times, he would need his secretary to remind him about a lot of things. It was not surprising for him to forget to tell her about his trip.
She should wait a little longer. If Brother Lucas was going abroad for a visit, he would definitely tell her in advance.
As soon as she ended the call with Samantha, Brother Lucas came to her and said, "Janell.”
She turned around and smiled at him. "Brother Lucas, you're done with your work?"
"There is still a bit of things to manage." Nathaniel looked at her apologetically. “It's getting late. I’ll have dinner with you first."
Although he was extremely busy, he still wanted to make time to accompany her for dinner. The slight discontent she had just now disappeared in an instant.
Janell Joy hugged Nathaniel's arm and said with a smile, “Brother Lucas, you have dinner with me, I’ll accompany you while you work overtime later."
Nathaniel tapped on her head and said, "Okay."
Because of the incident two days ago, Nathaniel was very concerned about Janell Joy's mood. No matter how busy he was, he would try his best to find time to accompany her for meals.
He only needed to spend an hour with her for meals every day, and she would be extremely happy. This girl was so easy to please.
"Brother Lucas, do you have anything else to tell me?“ Janell Joy asked him while on the way to the dining hall.
"Hmm? What thing?" Nathaniel lowered his head slightly. When he saw her beautiful fan-like eyelashes, he inadvertently lowered his head and kissed her. "What do you want to hear?"
"Don't you have anything to tell me?" Janell Joy asked while secretly reminding herself that if Brother Lucas didn't tell her, then he had definitely forgotten about it himself.
Nathaniel thought for a moment and said, "My girl, do you want me to say affectionate words such as "I like you" every day?"
He was a grown man, and he was not good at flirting. It was already a breakthrough for him to say it once in a while.
He really couldn't do it if she wanted him to say it every day.
"Brother Lucas, did you really forget what you want to say to me?" She had reminded him forthrightly, yet Brother Lucas still couldn't remember. This showed how busy he was all day long. Poor Brother Lucas.
Seeing Janell Joy‘s earnest face, Nathaniel thought about it seriously. After thinking for a while, he finally remembered that he was going abroad.
He originally planned to inform Janell Joy about the trip in the afternoon. Later, Jackie called him to ask for support, and after that he got some new information. So he had unintentionally left this matter behind.
These days, he had been busy trying to expose the mastermind behind the scenes and neglecting this girl beside him.
Yet this girl was young but very understanding. She would not argue with him nor throw tantrums at him. She was so sensible that his heart ached.
He rubbed her head and said apologetically, "Janell, I'm going abroad for a visit for a few days. I have to leave early tomorrow morning."
After confirming that Brother Lucas was going abroad for a visit, and that she would not be able to see him for a few days, Janell Joy felt a little lost, yet she put on a smile and said, "Brother Lucas, you go ahead, I will be waiting for you at home."
Waiting for him at home.
These were the words he yearned to hear since he was a child, but no one had ever said this to him.
His mother loved him, but her love was more on the desire for power over kinship.
He was his mother's own child, and also a tool for his mother to pursue power.
Since he was child, his mother had taught him to work hard to become the next president. As for family affection, he had learned almost nothing from his mother.
And his father?
Since he was young, Nathaniel was rather unfamiliar with the word "father".
His father and his ex-wife had two sons. He was the child of his father's second wife. His father's feelings for him were very conflicted, and so was his feelings towards his father.
His father was the former Mr. President. He was busy with work and social engagements every day, so it was difficult for the whole family to get together even for a meal.
In Nathaniel‘s memory, he had only dined with his father no more than five times.
He had always thought that his father was so busy that it was extremely difficult for him to accompany his wife and child for a meal.
It was not until he became the President of Country A, that Nathaniel knew that no matter how busy this job was, he could still squeeze out the time for a family meal if he was willing to do so.
Nathaniel had always felt that his relationship with his father was not like father and son. His father had treated him worse than he would treat a stranger.
Nathaniel's deepest impression of his father was the way his father looked at him. It was completely different from the way he looked at his two older brothers.
In the past, Nathaniel even had the idea that he was not his father's child. It was ridiculous to just think of it.
946
Nathaniel Cooper shook his head sadly.
It was not his fault that he had such a ridiculous idea.
He succeeded in becoming the President of Country A. In the past, many who opposed him knew that the situation was irreversible, so they congratulated him nevertheless. However, only his father, the former president, did not express any opinion.
His father was the former president, and he was going to take over as the new president. There should be a positive hand-over ceremony between them.
The former president should personally hand over his power to the new president. This process would affirm that the power of the new president was legal and blessed.
However, on the day when the new president was officially appointed, the former president did not appear with the excuse of being seriously ill and bedridden.
He won the election and the inauguration ceremony was held. All these felt like Nathaniel was doing a one man show. How could people not gossip about it?
The man at the top position, who should ensure a smooth handover of the position to Nathaniel, never appeared. Nathaniel had been in office for two or three months already, but the man was still using the same excuse of being sick and did not say a word for him in the public.
Because the former president didn't appear even once, so when the new president, Nathaniel took the office, his path was extremely hard and difficult. Each step he took was restrained.
However, Nathaniel was good at assigning people to their jobs. He was very politically savvy, therefore he was able to slowly suppress the opposing voices.
The voices that were against Nathaniel being the President had been eliminated. What was left now was the mastermind behind the scenes. As soon as the person was exposed, everything would be easy to deal with.
"Brother Lucas, what's the matter with you?"
Janell Joy Carter's soft voice pulled Nathaniel's thoughts back. He looked at her and smiled. "I was thinking of the gift I should get you when I come back."
He didn‘t mean to lie to her. But he didn't want her to worry so much about him, especially of the negative things related to him.
Janell Joy snuggled in his palms and said, "Brother Lucas, you don't have to bring me any gifts, just come back to me safely."
She was born in the Carter family. As Edwin Carter's daughter, she always had whatever she wanted since she was a child, her father would shower her with all kinds of treasures from time to time even if she didn't ask for anything.
Janell Joy had seen all kinds of rare gifts. To her, the most precious gift was for Brother Lucas to return to her safely.
"Silly girl." Nathaniel couldn't help kissing her forehead. Why couldn't this girl be more selfish?
………...
After dinner, Nathaniel had to handle a few more documents.
He sat at the desk and focused on reading the documents in his hand attentively. From time to time, he would draw a few lines with his pen to highlight the key points or areas of questions.
Janell Joy, who was sitting beside him, held her head with both hands and was also focused on watching her Brother Lucas. Her Brother Lucas was really handsome when he was working seriously.
He was wearing a form fitting custom made suit, which gave him a hint of elegance, but at the same time, the temperament of a politician's resoluteness.
Fortunately, not every girl could see Brother Lucas work. Otherwise, her Brother Lucas would be surrounded by fangirls all day.
While staring at Brother Lucas's handsome face, Janell Joy began to conjure up dirty thoughts in her mind... Ah, ah, that was so embarrassing.
She raised her hand and patted her blushing face and muttered in her heart, “Janell oh Janell, what are you thinking about all day long?"
She would often say that she was a pure and innocent child. How could she think of something like this? If Brother Lucas knew about it, he would definitely think that she was a lustful girl.
However, the more Janell Joy tried to restrain her imagination from running wild, the more active her brain became. All that she thought about were things that Brother Lucas had not done to her yet...
Brother Lucas held her and kissed her unscrupulously. His kiss became more vigorous. His hands nimbly slipped under her clothes, bringing her to another world which she had never experienced before.
In an instant, Janell Joy felt as if her body was on fire, she was burning with desire...
Finally, after he finished reading the documents, Nathaniel raised his hand and rubbed between his eyebrows. Then, he slowly looked up and said, "Janell...“
The moment he looked up, he saw Janell Joy's flushing face. "Janell, are you not feeling well?"
Nathaniel thought she had a cold or a fever, so he quickly got up and came to her side. He held her in his arms and touched her forehead.
Her forehead was red and hot, it burnt his hand. He panicked and said, "Janell, I'll call the doctor right away. Don't be afraid.“
"Brother Lucas..." Janell Joy put her hands around Nathaniel and rubbed her mature woman's body against his chest. "Brother Lucas, I'm not sick. I don't need a doctor. I want you!"
She didn‘t want to wait any longer. She wanted Brother Lucas. She wanted him to take her to the mysterious, unknown world.
She wanted to give herself completely to Brother Lucas. She didn't want to just be his girl, she wanted to be his woman, for the rest of his life.
Brother Lucas would definitely agree to her request!
Hearing Janell Joy's words, Nathaniel's body shook. He was so excited that his Adam’s apple bobbed a few times, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Janell, do you know what you're talking about?"
Janell Joy hugged him and touched him all over with her delicate hands. "Of course I know what I'm talking about. I am clear minded the whole time."
Nathaniel's eyes deepened, and his body began to react. Would Nathaniel want to devour this attractive girl in front of him?
The answer was, yes! He really wanted to, for a long long time. His body's reaction was the best answer.
However, this was not the right time. Before he gave Janell a formal identity, before he could let Janell stand beside him in the public.
He couldn't! Since he loved this girl, he had to cherish her.
He couldn't let her become his woman for no reason, and he couldn't let her suffer any grievances with him.
"Brother Lucas, don‘t, don't you want me?” Janell Joy didn't get Nathaniel’s response after a long while. She raised her head and blinked her beautiful eyes, looking at him innocently and pitifully.
She had plucked up all her courage to voice out her desire for Brother Lucas but she didn't expect his inaction. She was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her hands.
"Janell, it‘s not that I don't want to, but we still can‘t do it now." Nathaniel looked away. if he were to look at her for another second, he might lose his rationale.
"I understand." She took the initiative to bring up the topic, but Brother Lucas didn't agree. How could she bear with that? She was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and hide in it.
Nathaniel added, “It's getting late. I’ll send you back first.“
Janell Joy did not look at him and nodded. "Okay."
947
On the way back to Janell Joy Carter's place.
Janell Joy looked out of the window, while Nathaniel Cooper looked at Janell Joy. Both of them just looked in silence, and neither of them opened their mouths to break the silence.
The car drove all the way to Moon Bay. Nathaniel then pulled Janell Joy into his arms and rubbed her face. "Janell, please give me a little more time."
"Brother Lucas, you don't have to say anything else. No matter how long it takes, I'm willing to wait." She wasn't blaming him when she didn't speak, she was just a little embarrassed.
Nathaniel said, "Janell..."
"Brother Lucas, you still have to go abroad for the visit tomorrow morning. You should go back early." Janell Joy squirmed out of his arms, opened the door and got off the car.
She waved at him and said, "Brother Lucas , goodbye!"
Seeing her forcing out a smile, Nathaniel's heart ached again. He followed her out of the car and reached out to hold her, but Janell Joy turned and ran away.
While running, she said, "Brother Lucas, remember to call me when you arrive tomorrow, or I may chase after you and harass you."
Nathaniel's outstretched hand caught the emptiness in mid air, and his heart suddenly felt empty as well. He watched her enter the elevator until he could no longer see her. Then he turned back and got back into the car.
When the driver started driving, Nathaniel took out his phone and dialed a number. He said in a cold voice, "Sort out the information we have now. We must get rid of all those troublemakers in the shortest time. When I come back, if there is no new progress, you will have to bear the consequences."
After saying that,Nathaniel ended the call decisively without giving the chance for the other party to reply. Then he threw the phone to the side and pulled at his tie irritably.
Give him some time! Give him some time!
He always asked Janell Joy to give him more time. Then why didn't he work harder to settle his own affairs as soon as possible?
Every time he thought of the grievances that Janell Joy had to suffer all these while when she was with him, Nathaniel really wanted to stab himself.
Jamie, the driver, glanced at Nathaniel who was in the back seat from the rear-view mirror. When he saw Nathaniel's gloomy face, like an impending storm, he was so terrified that his hands holding the steering wheel shook.
Their President always had a smile on his face. His smile was gentle and elegant and he didn't look like a harmful person at all.
However, only those who had been working for him all the years, knew how ruthless their president was.
Ding-dong!
Hearing the arrival of the elevator, Andrew Carter put out the cigarette butt in his hand immediately and threw it into the trash can. He looked up at Janell Joy, who came out of the elevator, and said, "You're back!"
"Mm," Janell Joy responded softly. She didn't even look at him as she passed him by and walked to her door.
Andrew followed Janell Joy quickly.
Janell Joy stood still and turned to look at him. "Andrew, what's the matter?"
Andrew did not respond. Instead, he grabbed the keys in her hand and opened her door.
Janell Joy shouted at him, "Andrew, what do you want again?"
Andrew took her into the room and said in a low voice, "Janell Joy, do you know what you are doing all day?"
Janell Joy didn't want to talk, she didn't want to talk to this nosy person. What she did all day had nothing to do with him.
Andrew slammed the door hard and said, "You were smart since you were a child. At school, you skipped several grades. You're only 18 years old but you had completed studies that only people a decade older than you could. So many people recognized your talent and even offered to hire you with a high salary. We even saved a high ranking position in Shengtian for you. But you didn't choose any of these. You came here just for a man right after your graduation."
"I'm happy to do so!" Janell Joy retorted. This Andrew was such a busybody! Every word he said hit the right spot, making her refutes seem so weak and powerless.
"You're happy?" Andrew grabbed Janell Joy's wrist and said angrily, "You may be happy, but have you ever thought about your family who loves you?"
Janell Joy didn't say anything.
Janell Joy did not speak, and Andrew's voice softened. "Janell, to love someone is not to always be around him. Instead, you need to make yourself more outstanding and shine even brighter, in order to capture the attention of the person you like. You are very smart, why can't you figure this out?"
Janell Joy understood Andrew's words.
But she had no experience in love. No matter how smart she was, she was a fool in love.
Andrew reached out and rubbed her head. "Janell, come back to New York, live your intended life. If Nathaniel really loves you, he will definitely come and find you."
"I've said that I'll wait for him to come back, so I'll wait for him." Janell Joy pursed her lips and carefully digested what Andrew had said to her.
As the leader of Shengtian, her father was worth billions. His wealth was enough for him to spend several lifetimes. Even so, her mother didn't choose to be a homemaker and stay at home.
Her mother had always been working hard. She mentioned that her work could help her realize her self worth and find her self confldence. In that way, she could be more confident, standing beside her husband.
If one day her husband lost his job, she could also tell him calmly Don't be afraid, he still had her, and she could support him.
The words that Andrew said to her should be what her mother had always meant too. Janell Joy suddenly figured it out.
She smiled at Andrew and said, "Thank you, Andrew! I know what I should do now!"
Next, she was very clear about how to go on this journey in life.
………….
The next day.
Early in the morning, Nathaniel set off to the airport under the protection of a group of people, and took the president's private jet abroad for the scheduled visit.
For the President to go abroad for a visit, it was of course a huge event in the country. There were live broadcasts on all the news channels and internet platforms of the event.
Therefore, even though Janell Joy was at home, she could watch Brother Lucas's situation all the way.
She knew from the TV that Brother Lucas had arrived at the airport. She knew that he had boarded the plane, and that his plane had taken off...
Sigh...
Janell Joy held her head and let out a long sigh. Brother Lucas had flown away, so was her heart.
She really wanted to be capricious for once and secretly fly to the country where Brother Lucas was visiting...
Thinking of this, another question popped up in Janell Joy's mind. Why couldn't she be capricious just once?
She just wanted to be closer to Brother Lucas but she would not disturb his work. She could totally follow her heart just once.
Besides, the country Brother Lucas was going to only needed a visa on arrival. She didn't need to go through the tedious process to apply for a visa. All she needed to do was to buy a ticket and fly over to find him.
Janell Joy had always been action oriented. After having this idea in her mind, she immediately picked up her phone and was ready to buy a ticket to go after Brother Lucas.
However, as soon as she picked up her phone, Janell Joy gave up this idea.
She had already thought it over last night. She needed to have her own career, to make herself more outstanding, and keep Brother Lucas's attention on her forever.
948
As for work, Janell Joy Carter had thought about it, but the premise was that she wanted to help Brother Lucas out and prepare to be the First Lady in the future.
For example, when there was an earthquake in Long Cove, she rushed to the disaster area to join the rescue team in order to help Brother Lucas get things sorted out.
All this while, she was not a person who would only do things spontaneously. What she learned from her father was that she should always plan things ahead.
No matter what she did, she knew she needed to prepare for the future, so that it would be easier for her then.
After the reconstruction work of the disaster area was carried out steadily, Janell Joy returned to Coast City. For a moment, she didn't have anything else to do, and she was so bored that she just spent her days thinking a lot.
It seemed that it was time for her to plan her future so that she could build a name for herself in this country.
If the citizens knew of her existence and when Brother Lucas announced her identity to the nation, they would know who she was.
Then, the citizens would know her and approve of her -'So it's her, she is the best candidate to be the First Lady.’
Janell Joy smiled and thought that she was wise, but she had been thinking too much recently and messed up her plan.
Janell Joy turned off the flight booking application, and she pressed on Blake White's number. "Blake, can you do me a favor?"
"Miss, please let me know." When it came to Janell Joy, Blake always treated her with utmost respect.
"It's quite cold lately and it's been snowing. Please send two batches of clothes and food to the disaster area on my behalf so that they wouldn't suffer." In Janell Joy's opinion, the best way to leave a good impression on the people of Country A was to do good deeds.
Blake said, "Chairman Carter has ordered us to send them already, and they were all sent under your name. Those supplies and food should have already arrived at the disaster area."
"My dad asked you guys to send those already?" Janell Joy was very surprised, but she soon felt that it was normal. Her father had always been like this.
She remembered that all this while, her father had done a lot of things for her in secret. If she didn't think about it, she might never know that her father had done it for her discreetly.
"Yes," Blake said with certainty.
"I see." Janell Joy hung up the phone and immediately dialed her father's phone. She had to thank her father for doing so many things for her silently.
[Dad. your phone is ringing. Guess who's calling?]
Edwin Carter was reading a document and Jane Ronan stood behind him and massaged the pressure points on his head. Suddenly, Janell Joy's soft voice came from the phone on the side of the desk.
Hearing his daughter's voice, Jane stopped what she was doing and smiled at her husband, "Me. Carter, your little lover is calling."
Edwin put down the document in his hand and he grabbed Jane's hand hard. He pulled her into his arms and said, "What's wrong? Are you so petty that you are even jealous of your own daughter?"
Jane rolled her eyes at him and pushed him away. "Who's jealous of our daughter? Stop fooling around. Hurry up and answer the phone. Don't let our baby wait for too long."
Edwin hugged her tightly and lowered his head to kiss her forehead. "Jane, in my heart, you are always my priority."
Jane just glared at him. She couldn't understand him sometimes.
Recently, he would say sentimental things to her from time to time, and she really couldn’t stand it sometimes.
Was it true that the older a man gets, the better they would get at coaxing their woman?
Edwin let out a subtle smile and asked again, "Do you know that?"
Jane rolled her eyes at him again. "Mr. Carter, you really don't want to answer our daughter's phone call? If she ignores you later, don't regret it."
Edwin insisted, "Do you know what I said just now?"
There was no way to deal with this stubborn man. Jane simply nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Carter, I know what you said."
Edwin was still dissatisfied. "You gave me a perfunctory reply."
Jane tried hard to smile and said, "Mm, Mr Carter, I got it."
Janell Joy's phone call was about to be cut off, but Edwin still looked unhappy. "Do you remember what I said to you just now?"
Janel was taken aback.
For a moment, she really couldn't remember what Edwin had said to her.
Edwin raised his eyebrows. "Mm?"
Janell Joy's phone call came in again. Jane was anxious and she couldn't remember what Edwin had said to her just now.
Jane put on a flattering smile and said, "Mr. Carter, why don't we pick up the call first? What if our baby has something urgent to tell you?"
Edwin said, "She just called Blake. She should have just found out about the delivery of supplies. It wouldn't be anything else, no need to hurry."
Jane took a deep breath. So?
He knew that his daughter did not have anything urgent at hand so he could just tease her like that?
If she had known that he would always "torture" her for fun, she shouldn't have massaged him just now.
Since he had been working long hours, he always had a migraine problem. To help him, she had learned ways to massage him through an acupuncturist to relieve the symptoms.
If she had known that he would bully her like this, she would not help him.
Edwin asked again, "You don't remember?" Jane nodded. "Mm."
Edwin took her hand and said seriously, "In my heart, you will always be my priority. Don't be jealous of your daughter."
Jane retorted, "And why should I be jealous?"
Edwin asked, "Remember what I said?"
Jane reassured him, "I remember. I am the priority in your heart."
Edwin was quite satisfied with this answer, so he picked up the phone and answered, "Yes, Ja-..."
Janell Joy's soft voice cut him off, "Dad, I miss you and mom. Do you guys miss me?"
"We miss you too." Edwin answered in a casual tone, not saying too much.
"Dad, how much do you miss me?"
"I miss you very much."
Since he added a few more words to his usual reply, Janell Joy was satisfied, "Dad, thank you!"
"Why are you thanking me?" Edwin frowned. He didn't like his precious daughter acting so politely with him.
Janell Joy added. "Dad, I know what you have done for me. Thank you for being so thoughtful! Thank you for doing so much for me!"
"You are my daughter." Edwin answered again. It was a simple but also the most powerful answer.
Because Janell Joy was their child, she was the fruit of their love, so of course he loved this child a lot.
"But I still have to thank you!" Her father was always like this. He wouldn't talk much, but he would use practical actions to protect and care for the whole family.
Especially for her, he spoiled her so much that she felt so blessed.
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Edwin Carter kept quiet.
He really didn't want his precious daughter to be as polite as a stranger to him, but he didn't want to argue with her either.
Janell Joy Carter didn't know what Edwin was thinking, so she continued, "Dad, I know that you love me and care for me so much that you can't wait to give me all the best things in the world. But I still hope that you can let me do something by myself so that I can grow strong on my own. What do you think?"
He felt that his daughter was implying that he was nosy, so his face darkened and he looked at Jane Ronan discontentedly, as if to say, "Look, your daughter is complaining about me."
Jane was extremely innocent in this matter!
She did give birth to this daughter, but Edwin spoiled her the most. Now that the child said something he was not happy with, how could he blame her?
Janell Joy didn't know that her father was unhappy and was still making her speech. "Dad, look, if you do everything for me, I would rely on you. What should I do if I can't rely on you in the future?"
After all, parents would eventually grow old, and they would be powerless one day. If she couldn't be independent and strong enough before that day comes, how could she care for her parents?
It was good that she knew her father's love for her. She hoped that he would let her go and do more things by herself, so that she could hold up the sky of her own in the future.
That was Janell Joy's opinion, but Edwin thought differently. As a father, he wanted to pave the way for his daughter for her future.
Even if he grew old late, the man that his daughter liked should take over his place and spoil his beloved daughter so that she could continue to be carefree.
He said, "So, you can't rely on that Cooper kid?"
lf Nathaniel Cooper couldn't take care of Janell Joy on his behalf, he would never give his daughter to him.
"Dad, we are talking about us. Don't bring up Brother Lucas, okay?" Janell Joy just didn't like him talking about Brother Lucas in such a skeptical tone.
"He may be your Brother Lucas, but I'm still your father, I can't even question anything about him?" Edwin also didn't like that Janell Joy would always protect Nathaniel.
Janell Joy was so angry that she stomped her feet. "Dad, you are being unreasonable."
Edwin's face didn't look good either. "You're protecting him, and you're still saying that I'm unreasonable?"
If he was really unreasonable, he would try his best to kill that Cooper boy! He would never let that man make his daughter worry at all.
"Dad, I won't fight with you anymore. You guys should go to bed early." Janell Joy wanted to call her father to thank him, but she didn't expect that they would argue.
Both of them had a stubborn temper. Once they were fixed on something, it would be difficult for them to change their views.
Janell Joy was the first to hang up the call, fearing that she would lose her mind and say things that would hurt her father.
Edwin was so angry that he yelled, "What's so good about that kid? How can our daughter protect him like this?"
"You don't like him and don't think there's anything good about that kid, but at least he dotes on our daughter. Wasn't the son-in-law you were looking for just a man that would dote on your daughter?" At this crucial moment, Jane stood up as a mediator. "Edwin, why can't you see that?"
"That kid made her suffer so much and she still protects him. Can't I have my own opinion?" Edwin couldn't be satisfied with the man his daughter chose to be with.
Maybe the problem wasn't him, but Edwin might find it hard to accept any partner Janell Joy had.
Before his precious daughter had fallen in love, her father was her favorite man, the most handsome man in her heart, the hero in her mind, but now... that Cooper kid took away his daughter.
Jane sighed. "If my family were still alive back then, and if they did not like you and stopped me from being with you, do you mean I should not put in a good word for you in front of them?"
Edwin said with confidence, "It would be impossible for them to not like me."
Jane smiled and said, "You think you are excellent enough, and other people will not look down on you. Lucas is the President of Country A, and he is also a top figure in the country. So why would you look down on him?"
Whenever Edwin was angry, Jane would always reason with him in such a gentle way, slowly putting off the fire in his heart.
Edwin said, "I just don’t like him."
Jane said helplessly, "Then let's take our daughter home and ground her. From now on, she is not allowed to be associated with that Cooper kid."
Edwin was still dissatisfied. "Jane, do you think I'm such an unreasonable person?"
Jane shrugged her shoulders and said, "Sometimes I really think you are a little bit."
Edwin was speechless.
Jane continued, "Since we can't bear to make our daughter sad, then let's support her decision and try to see the good in Nathaniel. We raised her, you should trust her judgement."
The dissatisfaction Edwin had for Nathaniel was impossible to change it in an instant. However, after hearing Jane's words, he was willing to try this out and try to see the good in Nathaniel.
He was still a little worried. "I'm just worried that our Janell will be bullied and fooled around with. I'm worried that Cooper will always put his work first and would never prioritize our daughter."
Jane smiled and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable, but we can't push him away just because we're worried. We have to find the good in him together."
Edwin raised his eyebrows. "Why aren't you worried at all as a mother?"
Hearing this, Jane was just amused. How was she not worried about their daughter?
She was calmer than Edwin in dealing with this matter.
Through some observation and information she got in the past days, she could find the good in Nathaniel and knew that he would spoil their daughter like they would.
If she didn't know that Edwin was worried about their daughter, she would really be mad at him.
As they lived together for a long time, when one of them gets impulsive, the other one has to be calm. Otherwise, it would be easy for them to get into a conflict and they could possibly fight.
Edwin has a low emotional intelligence and she lived with him for more than ten years. How could she not be clear about that?
At this time, she had to compromise a little more.
Jane smiled again and said gently, "You've sent someone to keep an eye on that guy. Did he ever do anything to Janell that he should be sorry for?"
Edwin shook his head and said, "Not yet, but it doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future."
Jane took a deep breath silently. Now, this man was really too much!
Edwin picked up his phone and dialed a number. He said in a low voice, "The transportation of supplies this time must be announced to the media of Country A. We must let the people of Country A know who is secretly supporting the disaster area behind the scenes."
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They sent supplies to the disaster area. If they didn't publicize it, no one would know of Janell Joy Carterd existence, and what Edwin Carter did would be in vain.
Edwin was a businessman, and he had a clear purpose in doing things. He would never spend time and money to do something of no benefit.
Janell Joy silently went to the disaster area to take part in the rescue work. Since the media did not write about it, no one knew that she was among the many rescue personnel.
After that, Janell Joy went to the disaster area again to teach for another month. The media didn't speak about it so no one knew about her work.
If she always did these things in silence and the local citizens did not learn of her work, this was something far from what she wanted to achieve.
Therefore, Edwin wanted to take advantage of this matter and let the media of Country A know about this, so that the people of Country A would know that such a young girl had done so many things for them discreetly.
Janell Joy also wanted to publicize her work, but compared with Edwin, she acted slower because she was still young and inexperienced.
Look, even when Janell Joy had pissed Edwin off, he also thought about his precious daughter a lot. He was very concerned.
Now, what Edwin needed to do was to build a reputation for Janell Joy so that more people would know her and recognize her efforts.
Jane Ronan was a little worried about this. "Edwin, it's good that you have thought through all the things for our Janell. But after all, we will grow old, and she will be an adult, so she will have to learn to face some things by herself."
Edwin stood up and pinched her face. "l'll listen to you on other things, but you have to listen to me on this matter. If I can't arrange her future for her, I can't be at ease."
Jane said, "But..."
Edwin once again blocked Jane's mouth with the method he often used, so that she could just keep quiet. He was open to speak about other things, but he had made up his mind about Janell Joy's matter and he was stubborn about it.
………
Moon Bay, Coast City, Country A.
After the kidnapping incident previously, Angela Carter had not been at ease because the mastermind behind the scenes had not been found yet.
In the past, when they were in Jiangbei or New York, if anyone were to pull a trick like that, they would already be wiped out instantly.
This time in Coast City, they were almost kidnapped, and there was no clue about the mastermind even after so many days.
With a fiery temper like Angela's, how could she not be angry?
She stared at Victor James and glared at him again and again. He was still playing with the new pistol in his hand and did not pay attention to Angela's anger at all.
She was so angry that she was going to explode. How could Victor James ignore her?!
Angela was so angry that he rushed to Victor and grabbed him by his collar. "Victor, Janell Joy and the both of us were almost kidnapped that day, are we going to let it go just like this?"
As long as the crime was not solved, Janell Joy would be likely to experience what happened that day in Country A at any time.
The men Edwin arranged and Nathaniel's men were all fast in action. They caught those who wanted to kidnap them, but what about the next time?
What if they were careless and Janell Joy was really kidnapped?
The more Angela thought about it, the more uneasy she became. Therefore, she could only lash it out onto Victor to vent her anger.
Even with Angela grabbing his collar, Victor looked calm. "Do you think l'Il let it go just like this?"
While speaking, he was still playing with his gun. It seemed that he did not care about this matter at all, but inside, it was different.
Although the kidnapping did not succeed that day, it was a very huge thing for the Carter family and the James family. They would never allow those dangerous forces to come close to their families.
However, Victor was now in the capital of Country A. Even if he secretly brought some of his people to enter the country, it would be a little inconvenient to do things. Therefore, he needed more time to find out about the people behind the scenes.
Angela continued to ask, "Then why don't you find out who they are?"
Victor put down his pistol, patted Angela's hand, and patiently explained, "Because it's not the right time yet, because the person we are waiting for hasn't appeared yet."
It was inconvenient for Victor's men to do their work in this country. However, Nathaniel arranged for a group of men to assist Victor. They had already set up the bait, and now all they needed to do was to wait.
Victor believed that this wouldn't take too long, and naturally, he would reveal himself.
Angela was anxious anyway. "How long do we have to wait?"
Victor thought for a moment and said, "Well, when Nathaniel returns from the visit abroad. It will be soon."
Angela continued, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Victor said, "You're so smart, how would I deceive you?"
Angela smiled and said, "Hm, you sweet talker."
Victor stroked her head sweetly, "Honey, go play with Levi. l have something to do. After that, let's invite Janell Joy out for lunch."
Angela nodded and smiled happily, "Okay."
On the other side, Levi James, who watched the entire conversation between his parents, curled his lips quietly.
His silly mother really didn't realize that his father didn't really praise her for being smart, but treated her like a child instead.
However, for a woman to be this silly but still think that she was so smart, it had a lot to do with her husband too.
For she was so pampered and protected! She would become more and more naive eventually.
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Edwin Carter's efficiency was not to be underestimated.
In just half a day, the headlines of all the major websites in Coast City of Country A were related to a girl named "Little Jar".
According to an unofficial news source, since the earthquake in Long Cove two months ago, a girl of a secret identity donated tens of millions of dollars worth of supplies to the disaster area.
Not only that, she also personally rushed to the front to participate in the emergency rescue, and then went on to participate in the reconstruction work and became a voluntary teacher for a month.
The news on the Internet showed a brief description, and there was no photographic evidence of these things that happened.
It was not until an Internet user reposted a photo released by a photographer two months ago.
Before this, the person who had taken the photos had already posted these photos before, but because Little Jar had not received any popular attention yet, there were very few people who had noticed her, or that photo.
Now, as soon as the news came up, the photos gained popularity. Once these photos were released, it circulated quickly.
The talks about the most beautiful face in the Long Cove incident rode through the Internet quickly. It gained public outreach, and soon, the news occupied the headlines of all major websites.
A message left by Netizen A said, 'A beautiful face with a beautiful heart.‘
Netizen B commented, 'She did good things without leaving her name. If we didn't dig this out, we won't even know that there is a hero hidden among us ordinary people.‘
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