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CHAPTERS 958 - 965
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Angela Carter gritted her teeth and didn‘t say anything.
Victor James lowered his head and kissed on her forehead. He held back his laughter and said, "Angela, if you don't want to, I won't force you."
When did she say that she was not willing? This man must have misunderstood her meaning on purpose.
Angela was dissatisfied. She pinched Victor's waist and glared at him without saying a word.
Victor's face was covered with innocence. "I have already said that I won't force you. Why are you glaring at me like this?"
How could he have the nerve to ask her why she was staring at him? Didn't he just say that he wanted to f*ck her? Damn it, why didn't he take action?
If Victor wanted to be a real man, he would take action as soon as he said so, he was such a sissy!
Victor shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Staring at me like this makes me very scared."
What was there to be afraid of? He was just making fun of her.
The older the man was, the thicker his skin became. The older he became, the more he needed to be beaten up and taught a lesson.
If it weren't for the fact that she liked him, she would have already kicked this man out of the window.
Angela stared at him fiercely, but she was still angry. He rushed over and took a bite at Victor. "Victor, you old b*stard, are you blind?"
If he was not blind, how could he not see that she was very willing?
"Do you want it?" Victor asked again, with a prouder smile on his face which looked like he had won something after plotting on a small scheme.
"Yes." Being shy was not Angela's character. She was always straightforward and she would always do whatever she wanted.
"Okay, I'll satisfy you." Obviously, it was he who wanted to f*ck, but he still wanted to push the blame to his wife. This Captain James was very cunning.
Victor picked Angela up and was about to go back to his room to satisfy his hungry desire. However, as soon as he turned around, he saw that Levi James was standing at the door of the study room, looking at them with a disdainful look at his face.
Angela quickly buried her head in front of Victor's chest and pretended that she didn't see anything.
Victor coughed to cover up his embarrassment and said, "Boy, go play your games. Mom and Dad have something to do."
Although this kid was quite an eye-sore most of the time, after all, he was their child. Victor still loved this little fellow.
"Dad, Mom is only in her thirties, but you are already in your forties. You have to be careful." Levi the little adult, left such a meaningful sentence and then went on to play his games.
"What did he mean by that?" Victor was stunned.
Angela covered her mouth and smiled proudly. " Victor, I'm not the one who said it, but your baby son is also saying that you're old."
"That brat's ass hasn't felt pain in a long time, has it?" Victor shouted. When he saw Angela in his arms, he smiled again. "Angela, you know best if I'm old or not."
"Aren't you old?" Angela had to admit that Victor was definitely not old.
Many young men in their early twenties couldn't even compare to him, he had an eight-pack abs and he had a remarkable stamina that he had maintained through working out persistently.
It was the proudest thing in Angela's life to be able to court Victor. She could brag about it for a long time until the day she dies.
"I'll let you have a try."
Therefore, in the next couple of hours, Victor had proved one fact to Angela.
Angela cried and said, "He's not old! He's really not old!"
It was said that when two people who were in love lived together, even if they lived a plain life, their lives would be as sweet as honey.
As for who said these words, Jackie Leves and Serene Silas couldn't remember, but the days they had spent together were still blissful and sweet.
Although there were only the two of them in the small villa, they would look at each other all day long and would never feel bored. On the contrary, both of them wished that their days could continue to be like this forever.
After finishing his work, Jackie raised his head and saw Serene, who was busy in the kitchen making snacks for him.
He had a study, but he wouldn't be able to see her if he worked in the study, so he simply moved his work space to the dining room so that he could see her whenever he wanted to.
When Jackie looked up, Serene could already feel that his eyes were on her. She turned back and smiled at him. "Have you finished with your work?"
"Yes, I'm done with my work for today." Jackie nodded. When he looked at her, a faint smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.
Too many things happened during the past year. Fortunately, his Serene was still the same old Serene. She had not changed at all.
Serene opened the oven, put on her thick mittens, took out the freshly baked chicken wings, and sent them to the dining table. "I specially cooked it for you. Have a taste of it."
Serene knew that Jackie was a ‘carnivore', he didn't like vegetables, he only likes meat.
So she found some new meat recipes on the Internet, such as barbecue ribs, pulled pork, roasted chicken wings and so on.
"Serene, are you trying to make me fat?" Jackie laughed and picked up the chicken wing with his hand and put into his mouth.
"You have to grow fatter to be healthier," Serene said.
Perhaps because Jackie had suffered from a serious injury, that was why he was much thinner than before, so Serene wanted to help him gain some weight.
"The New Year is coming soon. Are you trying to make me fat so that you can slaughter me for the celebrations?" Jackie ate the chicken wings with relish but still did not forget to tease her.
"What are you talking about? Slaughter? Just listen to what you're saying!" Because she had lost Jackie before and had experienced the pain of losing him, so she was very anxious of losing him again. Now, she would cherish every single day that she was given to be with him. She couldn't bear to listen to any of his negative words.
"Sorry, my bad." Jackie patted his mouth. "I promise you that I won't say such stupid words anymore."
"Mm." Serene nodded and stared at Jackie nervously, trying to judge from his expression if he liked her cooking or not.
After eating a chicken wing, Jackie licked his lips and said, "Mm, your cooking skills are getting better and better. It seems that I will gain weight this year."
Serene pursed her lips and smiled gently. "Mm, it's good that you like it. Just let me know what you feel like eating. I'll cook it for you tomorrow."
Jackie patted the seat beside him and gestured to her to sit next to him. When she sat next to him, he immediately picked up a chicken wing and fed her. "Don't keep focusing on me, try it yourself."
Serene nodded and opened her mouth to take a bite of the chicken wing that Jackie gave her. But because she bit it too hard, the honey from the wings splat out and flowed down from the corner of her mouth.
Jackie immediately wiped the dirty corners of her mouth with a paper towel and said, "Slow down, don‘t dirty your clothes like a little child."
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Serene Silas smiled shyly. "No, I won't."
Jackie Leves pinched her face and looked at her with a frown on his face. "You won‘t? If I hadn't helped you, your clothes might have been stained already."
It sounded like he was disgusted by her messy eating, but Jackie's words were actually full of love.
Serene couldn't help but to blush and blink her big round eyes. She was no longer a child, how could she dirty her clothes?
However, if Jackie wanted to complain, she would just let him. He wasn't really repulsed by her anyway.
"Serene..." Jackie suddenly called her name affectionately.
"Mm?" Serene replied.
Serene looked up at him and blinked in confusion.
He stretched out his big thick palm and rubbed her head. "Thank you for waiting for me the whole time! Thank you for being willing to believe in me instead of trusting that person who has the same face as I did in the past."
When she suddenly heard of Jackie's words, Serene's heart felt like it was stung by something, she was in a panic because of the pain.
She bit her lip and suppressed the pain in her heart forcefully. "Should I not be waiting for you? Should I not believe in you?"
He was her lover, the father of their child that had passed away, and the man who had really dotted on her with all of his heart... To wait for him and to believe in him was what she should do. She didn't want him to thank her for it.
"You trusted me so unconditionally, and l." Thinking of the fact that he had doubted her and hurt her because of the false evidence, Jackie really wanted to slap himself hard.
"Jackie, the past is the past. Let's not talk about it anymore, shall we?" Serene handed her hand to Jackie. "Promise me that we must walk by each other's side for the rest of our lives and we would never leave each other ever again."
It felt like a century had passed when she had only left him for a year. She didn't dare to think that how she could hang on if she was to separate from him again.
Jackie raised his hand and gently stroked her beautiful but thin face. "Mm, we'll leave this place in a few days and start a new life in a place that no one will know about us."
After knowing the truth, Jackie had already made a plan. He thought that he would take Serene to a place where no one would know who they were and to start a new life once he had dealt with the mastermind who was behind the killing of the Leves family.
Moreover, he wanted a child with her, a girl who looked like her and was as gentle, as beautiful, and as kind as her.
Thinking of the child who would look like Serene and their family's bright future, a gentle and happy smile suddenly appeared on Jackie's handsome face.
In this life, although he had experienced the pain of the extermination of his family and a near death experience, he felt that he was lucky enough to have her with him. As long as he had her by his side, he could overcome all the pain that he was suffering and start a new life.
"I want to go to Provence, in France." Serene smiled gently and said, "If it's possible, let's settle down there."
Provence was world-famous for its lavender fields and its high-quality wine. It was also known as the "City of Knights" in Europe. There were a lot of love stories which had originated from that city.
Serene had fantasized more than once that she will be in Provence with her beloved man, walking hand in hand in the beautiful lavender fields, and creating their own love story which only belonged to them.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jackie stroked her head. Suddenly, he moved her head towards him and lowered his head to kiss her gently.
His kiss was very gentle and lingering, as if he was tasting the best wine. The more he tasted, the more he could taste the unique beauty of her.
"Serene..." After a long time, when he let go of her, he called her name gently.
"I'm willing to."
He only called her name and didn't even say what he wanted to do, but Serene knew what he wanted to say because she understood him so well, so she immediately expressed her decision.
With Serene's permission, Jackie could no longer restrain his strong desire for her. He picked her up and strode into the room.
Serene carefully reached out and hooked her arms around his neck. Her face was red and her heart was beating so fast that she didn't dare to look at him in the eyes. Suddenly, she heard Jackie's hearty laughter. "Why is my Serene still so cute?"
Cute? Was she cute? She was obviously shy, wasn't she?
She reached out her hand to his waist and pinched him gently, to warn him to stop talking. However, she did not know that Jackie was not threatened by her at all. He put her on the bed and bent over to look at her. "Look at me."
Her face was steaming hot, and he still asked her to look at him. She opened her eyes and looked at him shyly. When she saw his deep and bottomless eyes, she was so scared that she closed her eyes again.
This Jackie was too frightening. He looked at her as if he wanted to swallow her in one bite, which made her heart tremble.
"Serene, look at me." Jackie used his gentle and sexy voice to lure her to open her eyes and look at him.
"Serene, look at me!" He said again. He was exceptionally stubborn. It seemed like if she didn't open her eyes and look at him, he could waste the whole night trying to make her look at him.
Serene, " ......"
Why was this man so stubborn? She could feel her body turning red from embarrassment. Couldn't he just stop asking her to look at him?
"Serene, look at me!"
It was the third time he had said the same thing. He forced her to look at him because he wanted her to know who was going to make love with her.
In the end, Serene still couldn't resist the stubbornness and the persistence of Jackie. She slowly opened her eyes with a red face.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Jackie suddenly bent down and kissed her again. After a long while, he let go of her and said, "Do you know who I am?"
He asked such a childish question, but Serene still nodded stupidly. "You are my Jackie, the man I love."
"Good girl, very good!" Upon hearing the answer that he wanted to hear, Jackie bent over and used his most passionate way to love this woman who he had loved the most.
When they had become one, he asked her in a hoarse voice, "Serene, do you know who is making love to you right now?"
It was obvious that he was making love to her, but she didn't know exactly what was he worried about. He needed her to tell him personally that she knew then only he could feel at ease.
Perhaps it was because he had lost her for too long that he thought that what was happening right now was just him dreaming. He could not believe that this very moment was real.
Serene breathlessly uttered these three words to him, "You are Jackie!"
Upon hearing the name "Jackie", Jackie was filled with excitement, and continued to make love to her.
They were continuously making love to each other that they did not realize how much time had passed. When Jackie was still going at it, he could hear Serene say, "Jackie, I want a child! Can you give me a child?"
Jackie said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's make a baby!
960
Coast City, Country A, was a city with four seasons. There were seasons when flowers bloomed in spring, and there were also days like this when the city was covered with fluffy white snow.
The heavy snow was here for several days already, and even at this time there was no signs of it stopping.
Janell Joy Carter sat by the window and looked at the snowflakes which were flying under the street lights. Her mind was full of the thoughts about Griffin Cooper and his son, Nathaniel.
When Brother Lucas took office, his father, Griffin, who was the former president, did not even show up at the inauguration ceremony to hand over the baton of power to him.
Yesterday, Griffin had sent someone to bring her to him and demanded she leave Brother Lucas. He even told her that Brother Lucas could only marry Serene Silas!
In Janell Joy's understanding, no matter how angry a father could be with his son, the father would always forgive the child after that, and would still love the child as usual.
Brother Lucas had never mentioned his father in front of her. It wouldn't be hard to guess that their relationship was probably very poor.
But there must be a reason for such a bad relationship. What exactly had happened between the father and son?
Janell Joy's head felt like it was going to explode, but she still couldn't think of the reason.
Forget about it, she didn't want to think about it anymore. When Brother Lucas comes back, she would just ask him directly.
Brother Lucas's sexy voice which was familiar to Janell Joy had suddenly sounded. Janell Joy quickly picked up the phone and called him, "Brother Lucas!"
"Janell..." Nathaniel called her name. He wanted to say something but stopped on the second thought.
"Brother Lucas, the visit is going well, isn't it?" She watched the news and knew that the local government over there was very hospitable towards Brother Lucas when he visited yesterday.
Yesterday, Brother Lucas also visited a very famous historical museum in this country. The entire visit was accompanied by the highest leaders of this country.
The leaders of the other countries had paid great attention to their foreign relations with Country A and had attached great importance to the new President of Country A.
"Yes, it went really well!" Nathaniel said in a deep voice. Judging from his voice, it seemed like he was dissatisfied about something and it felt like he was going to burst into anger sooner or later.
"Brother Lucas, are you okay?" Janell Joy finally noticed that Nathaniel was not very happy. Even if they were a few thousands of kilometres apart, she could still feel it.
"Do you have anything to tell me?" Nathaniel asked instead of answering her question.
Could it be that Brother Lucas had been informed that she had been asked to have a conversation with his father?
Brother Lucas had sent someone to protect her. She thought that Brother Lucas must have known about it. The thing he wanted her to say should be about this matter.
Janell Joy really wanted to tell Nathaniel everything in one breath, but she didn’t want to mention a word at the thought of the conflict between Nathaniel and his father.
No matter how nasty Griffin was, he was still Nathaniel's father. If she couldn't ease the relationship between them, she couldn't make it worse either.
"Yes." Janell Joy pretended to smile in a relaxed way. "I wanted to tell you that I really miss you so much that I hope that you can appear in front of me as soon as I open my eyes tomorrow morning."
Before Nathaniel could speak, she continued, "Brother Lucas, I'm just joking. You should get busy with your work, you don't have to worry about me."
Although she hoped that Brother Lucas could stay with her every day, her mind would still tell her to let him focus on his work, everything else was secondary.
Their days were still long ahead. When he retires, he would have a lot of time to spend with her. By then, they would be able to do what they wanted to do together.
"Okay, you should go to bed early." Nathaniel said this.
"Brother Lucas, you should rest early, too." Janell Joy forced herself to smile but her eyes went dull as soon as she hung up the phone.
Why didn't Brother Lucas comfort her with a few nice words? He surely didn't know how much she missed him.
Janell Joy only knew that she was thinking about Brother Lucas, but she didn't notice that there was an inconspicuous black car which was parked on the road across her house.
There was a man sitting in the black car. He looked at the window which was still lighted and whispered in his heart, "Janell, I won't let you feel wronged again."
"Mr. President, the snow is getting heavier. If we don't leave now, the roads may be blocked soon." The driver, Jamie, waited for a long time but he had not received any orders from his master, so he had to give him a reminder.
"Go to Manor House, the nursing home at North City," Nathaniel ordered in a low voice.
As a matter of fact, he has not met that man in private for more than a year. Originally, he thought that they would stay away from each other, but he didn't expect that the man would actually target his girl.
Since the man had decided to target his girl, then he could no longer pretend that nothing had happened between the two of them.
"Yes." Jamie answered and then he started the car and drove off.
Because the snow was so heavy and it was already nighttime, many roads were blocked. They couldn't take the highway to North City, so they had to take the old road.
The old road was a much longer way so it would naturally take more time than taking the highway.
They departed from Moon Bay at 9 o'clock in the evening. It took them nearly two hours to arrive at the Manor House in North City at 11 o'clock at night.
By the time they had arrived at the area, the road was already covered with thick snow. The car had to drive for another 20 minutes before it could reach the place where Griffin was living in.
At eleven o'clock at night, usually, Griffin would already be in bed. However, he wasn't today. It was as if he knew that Nathaniel was going to come over to see him.
The woman, who was responsible for receiving Janell Joy yesterday, knocked on Griffin‘s door. Before he could answer, she had already pushed the door open and went in. "Master, Third Young Master is here."
"When there are only the two of us here, you can just call me by my name. How many times do you want me to say that?" Upon hearing the woman calling him that, Griffin frowned discontentedly.
"It's only a form of address. I know that you have me in your heart and that's enough." The woman looked at him and smiled. "He's here. Do you want to see him?"
"I've made you suffer over the years." Griffin sighed. He looked up at the clock on the wall and listened to the wind that was blowing outside. He said, "It's snowing so heavily yet he still came. It seems that my son is a sentimental person."
The woman did not speak, because she knew Griffin very well, she knew that he still had something else to say. Sure enough, she heard Griffin say, "He is really like his mother."
The smile on the woman's lips disappeared instantly. She lowered her head and said, "Since you two have something to talk about, I'll go first."
She took two steps and turned back to remind him, "It's getting late. Don't chat for too long, and don't get angry because of him. Your health is more important."
"Mm." Griffin nodded. "Hannah, I'll give you a proper title as my wife sooner or later."
Hannah Elliot smiled faintly and said, "Griffin, I would prefer to have your love rather than an empty title." After that, she smiled gently at him again and then stepped away.
As soon as Hannah left, Nathaniel came.
Similarly, Nathaniel also knocked on the door. Without receiving a response from Griffin, he pushed the door open and walked in. What was different was that Griffin was nice to Hannah, while he was cold to Nathaniel. He said angrily, "Nathaniel, you are the President, don't you know basic etiquette?"
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Nathaniel Cooper looked straight into Griffin Cooper's stern eyes and said indifferently, "Because my father has never taught me such basic etiquette."
Failing to educate a child is the fault of a parent. Nathaniel's words made Griffin's face become pale in anger. He was furious as he said, "Your father did not guide you because he was busy. So did your mother not teach you anything as well?"
Suddenly, the man who had never cared about his own wife mentioned her, so Nathaniel smirked and said, "Because my mother was always preoccupied with guarding her status as the first lady so she didn't have time to teach me."
"Nathaniel, you..." Griffin was so angry that he could not form the words. He had never thought that his son, who was always so quiet and reserved, will be so sharp-tongued now! Those were such vicious words!
"What's wrong?" Nathaniel chuckled and said blandly, "You always kept your lover by your side so openly, and could not care less about the public's opinion. But yet you do not allow me to mention it?"
"You, you... Nathaniel, you give me no choice but to beat you up today!“ Griffin was so angry that he stomped his feet and launched a slap at Nathaniel.
However, since Nathaniel was younger and more agile, he could easily dodge Griffin's stap. He smiled and said, "Beat me up? Do you really think that nobody knows about your lover?"
Griffin pointed at Nathaniel, his fingers were trembling with anger. "You, you, you..." The matter regarding Hannah Elliot was a knot in Griffin‘s heart.
This was actually a show of his dignity as a man. He did not really have to marry this woman. Instead, he wanted to use that woman to prove his strength and power.
In the past, he had never been powerful enough, so he had to marry the woman whom his elders had arranged for him, as this woman was useful in boosting his status and influence. He could not marry his lover whom he fancied, and who had even undergone an abortion for him at a young age.
No man was willing to be suppressed by others nor were they willing to admit their own weaknesses. So he made a promise to Hannah that he would give her an official identity as his wife when he finally becomes powerful.
However, a few decades had passed, the once young and beautiful woman was already a middle aged woman now, and she was still keeping his company as a housekeeper.
Nathaniel's sentence triggered Griffin's weakness. It would be odd for a fiesty man like Griffin to not be angry at such provocative words.
He looked straight at Nathaniel, and his eyes were so cold as if he was looking at his enemy instead of his own son. Nathaniel also looked at him, neither angry nor upset, he didn't even make a sound.
After staring at each other coldly for a long time, Griffin forcibly suppressed his anger. He was a politician, an ambitious one. He knew very well that sometimes it would be better to retreat first, in order to advance.
Griffin added, "Your mother knew clearly that l have a woman I fancied, and that I never truly loved her, but she still chose to marry me. This is because she was very clear that the marriage between us is built on the basis of politics, only for the interests of our two families."
Griffin said this as if he was a victim because he had sacrificed his own happiness for the interests of the two families.
Such an 'inspiring' speech made Nathaniel laugh. "You didn't love her yet you married her, and you never cared or asked about her. In order to secure the position as the President, it seems that there's nothing that you won't do."
In Nathaniel's eyes, even if it was a political marriage, even if Griffin had married a girl he didn't love, but from the moment he married her, she was his wife, and he was her husband. Whether he loved her or not, as a husband, he should support his wife and protect her unendingly.
But he didn't, he married the girl from the Collins family, but continued to be with his lover. He had hurt both women at the same time.
"There's nothing that I won‘t do?" Griffin seemed to have heard a huge joke and laughed exaggeratedly. "Nathaniel, aren’t you the same?" In order to be the President, Nathaniel had done a lot of ruthless things too.
After listening to what Griffin said, Nathaniel had no words to refute. The fact that Nathaniel did not refute was equivalent to admitting to Griffin's accusation. He said, "Nathaniel, could you say that the engagement between you and the girl from the Silas family is just not for you to take on the Presidency?"
Regarding the engagement with Serene Silas, many people thought it was just Nathaniel's trick to win the support of the Silas family, and Nathaniel had never clarified this. Anyway, he couldn't control what the others wanted to say, so he decided to let these rumours go unanswered.
Nathaniel had nothing to refute his father's words again. Griffin seemed a little arrogant now, and said, "Nathaniel, although I have a lover outside my marriage, at least I didn't divorce your mother in her lifetime. But what about you? How long have you been in office and you already want to abandon the woman who gave you the greatest help."
Griffin did not deny his purpose of marrying his second wife all those years back. This was the girl from the Collins family. He also deeply believed that Nathaniel had the same purpose as he did.
By making use of this woman, he could cut short another ten years of struggling Since this resource was offered to him, he was not stupid. Why wouldn't he take it and make good use of it?
Although Nathaniel's relationship with his mother was not as close as that of an ordinary family, she was still his mother. Now that his father had admitted that his mother was just a stepping stone for him to climb higher in the political world, Nathaniel's heart ached with pain.
For so many years, his mother had been so focused on this man and his power, but in turn, she was never taken seriously by that man. How miserable was that!
Nathaniel remained silent, so Griffin was even more confident about his assumptions.
He sighed and put on a kind face. "Nathaniel, there are a lot of women in the world. With your current status, is there any woman that you can't have? Why would you ruin your bright future for this little girl?"
Speaking of this, Nathaniel smiled gently. There was love and tenderness in his smile. "Although there are a lot of women in the world, I only want her."
Once he was determined that it was that girl, it would be so for the rest of his life. No matter how hard the journey ahead was going to be, he had never thought of letting go of her hand.
Griffin narrowed his eyes slightly. "Money, power, status. Can't these things be compared to a woman? Even if I believe you, no one will."
Nathaniel said disdainfully, "What does it have to do with me whether the others believe it or not?"
As long as Janell Joy Carter believed in him, that would be enough for him.
Griffin chuckled coldly. "Haha!"
Nathaniel continued, "Tell me, what exactly do you want?"
Griffin smiled and said, "Guess."
When Nathaniel took office, his father, as the former president, did not show up, but Nathaniel didn't care about it either, he didn't even come to visit him here.
However, as soon as Nathaniel heard the news that Griffin had sent his men to invite Janell Joy for a chat with him, Nathaniel couldn't sit still and even ended his visit abroad in advance. He came to see his father as soon as he had arrived in Coast City.
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Nathaniel Cooper's immediate return made Griffin Cooper understand one thing.
He understood that no one could ever compare to the position of the girl from the Carter Family in Nathaniel's heart. but Griffin was not willing to admit it.
He did not believe that if a man was being put into the position to make a choice between his woman and his status, he would be stupid enough to choose his woman. Moreover, his son had committed many dishonorable things in order to be the president.
He was sure that Nathaniel would never give up the throne as the President of Country A, which he had obtained after going through so many obstacles. However, because Nathaniel had attached great importance to that girl, Griffin thought that she might be a pawn whom he could take advantage of.
Griffin was also very clear that there would be too many variables, and she was definitely not an easy pawn to control. Griffin's brain was working hard trying to think about his plan. He was thinking of a way to get Janell Joy Carter to leave Nathaniel without forming an enmity with the Carter family.
"Guess?" Nathaniel slightly curled his lips. "Father, you're really getting more humorous the older you get. It's unbelievable that these words had actually come out from your mouth."
"You can't guess it?" Griffin smiled and said, "I think you must already have an answer in your heart, but you just don't want to say it."
"Please enlighten me, father." Nathaniel asked because he wanted to know what Griffin had told Janell Joy yesterday.
However, Griffin did not notice that. He cIeared his throat and pretended to show a kind look on his face. "Nathaniel, you can keep the little girl as your lover, but you must marry the girl of the Silas family. Only when you marry the girl of the Silas family can you hold your position as the President."
It turned out that it was really what he thought. The reason why Old Mr. Cooper had looked for Janell Joy was that he wanted her to leave him.
Janell Joy had not mentioned a thing about the conversation with Griffin so Nathaniel had decided to visit his father so that he could find out what his father had said to Janell Joy. However, he did not expect that he would actually manage to get some information from his father.
After knowing the content of the conversation between Griffin and Janell Joy yesterday, Nathaniel was much more relieved.
Nathaniel said, "I can't follow your request. This time, I'm not here for business, but to deliver a message to you."
Nathaniel's tone made Griffin unhappy, but he held back his anger and asked, "What message?"
Nathaniel's face suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice, "I can pretend that nothing has happened despite you doing those things behind me. But if you dare to cause any more trouble for Janell Joy again, I will make you pay for it, along with everything you had done in the past."
"Are you threatening me?" Griffin asked menacingly.
Nathaniel nodded. "It's good that you understand."
Griffin slammed his palm on the desk and shouted, "Nathaniel, how dare you threaten your father because of a woman?"
Nathaniel still had an indifferent look on his face. "Then I have to ask you, have you ever treated me as your own son?”
He had endured all the things that Griffin had done to him, because Old Mr. Cooper had not yet pushed him to his limits.
Now that the person whom Old Mr. Cooper wanted to target was Janell Joy, which meant that he had crossed Nathaniel's one and only limit. How could he just sit by and do nothing?
Griffin was so angry that he coughed. "You..."
Nathaniel continued, "I hope that you will remember what I had said. At the same time, I sincerely wish you a long life."
After saying this, Nathaniel saluted to Griffin and turned around to leave as he ignored Griffin's fierce and angered expression.
"You unfilial son, you will definitely die a terrible death for you to speak to your father like this!” Griffin was so angry that he grabbed the teacup on the desk and threw it at Nathaniel's back.
Seeing that the teacup was about to hit Nathaniel, it was as if Nathaniel had a pair of eyes on his back, he gently leaned to a side and avoided the teacup.
Bang!
The cup smashed into the solid wall and shattered!
"You unfilial bastard! You may get away today, but you will not be able tomorrow." Griffin pressed his hand against his chest because he was so angry that he was out of breath.
Hannah Elliot slowly walked over. She squatted down and picked up the fragments of the porcelain cup on the ground one by one. While picking them up, she said, "This cup has centuries of history. It's such a pity to smash it like that."
Upon hearing her words, Griffin frowned and said discontentedly, "Am I not more important than a cup to you?"
Hannah picked up the last fragment and stood up. She looked at Griffin and said gently, "Master, you often told me that being angry is to punish yourself because of other people's mistakes. I remembered it, how can you forget about what you have said?"
"That unfilial son has gone too far! How can I not be angry?" Speaking of Nathaniel, Griffin was so angry that he gnashed his teeth as if he wanted to feed on Nathaniel's blood!
"Anyway, he is your biological son, your own flesh and blood." Hannah was busy putting the porcelain pieces into an empty box and added casually, "Even a vicious tiger would not eat its own cubs, do you really think that you can get rid of him yourself?"
"Look at how he treats me, he didn't even treat me like I'm his father at all. Why can't I get rid of him?" For the first time in his mind, the idea of killing his son had flashed through his mind. That son was not close to him, and his attitude toward him was very poor so it wouldn't do him any good if that son continued to stay in the world.
"Let's not talk about him being your own son first, with his power and status. You are no match for him now." Hannah said this and pointed to the fragments of the cup in the box. "Master, I'll find someone to fix this. Let's see if it can be fixed."
"There's no need to fix it. No matter how you fix it, there will still be cracks. It's impossible for it to return to its original state," Griffin said. At the same time, he thought of something.
The relationship between him and his son was like this broken teacup. Even if they hired a good craftsman, they could never restore the cup to its original state. In other words, once the father and son's relationship was broken, it would never be the same again.
"Alright, I won't do it then. I'll listen to you." Hannah said softly. When she spoke, there was a faint smile on her face, which made people feel comfortable when they looked at her.
Looking at her, his anger gradually subsided. He held her in his hand and patted her gently. "Hannah, it's my greatest blessing in my life to have you by my side."
Hannah smiled gently and said, "That is my greatest blessing too."
Although she was almost fifty years old, she had taken great care of herself. Her body was well maintained. Her figure was still curvy and seductive, and she still looked very energetic too.
In order to keep someone like Griffin, a powerful politician, by his side forever, her gentleness and beauty, as well as her wisdom, were indispensable weapons she had to maintain.
963
However, after being in Griffin Cooper's office for about half an hour, the snow outside the courtyard had gotten even thicker than when Nathaniel Cooper first came.
He looked up at the sky. The snow was getting heavier and heavier tonight. It seemed that it would go on for the entire night.
Seeing Nathaniel coming out, his driver, Jamie, and the bodyguard, Horatio, hurriedly greeted him. Seeing that the look on Nathaniel’s face did not look pleasant, the two of them were smart enough to not utter a word, while they waited for his orders.
Nathaniel stepped on the snow and his feet sank into it, but his pace was not affected at all. His steps were still as nimble as usual.
Jamie hurriedly caught up and said, "Sir, the way out has been blocked by the heavy snow, and the car can't go through it. It's better to wait here for the night and we can go back after the road is cleared out tomorrow morning."
The road was blocked by heavy snow, so the car could not drive at all. In this kind of weather, no one would go out and risk their lives.
As the President of the country, he couldn't afford to have any accidents.
If something happened to Nathaniel, the economy of Country A which had just started to improve recently would probably be affected again.
"Please get some workers to clear the roads now. Anyone who can work on this today, pay them six times their salary for each person, with my personal funds, and give them an extra three days off during the New Year," Nathaniel said in a low voice.
He called Janell Joy Carter on the phone, before he came to see Griffin. Janell Joy said that she hoped that he would appear in front of her as soon as she opened her eyes the next morning.
Such a sensible girl, she had only made such a small request to him so how could he not fulfil her wish?
"Yes." Jamie nodded. As soon as he contacted the relevant departments, the workers immediately came to clean up the snow on the road to Moon Bay overnight.
Such a large project would take a lot of effort to complete in such a short time. However, with such a huge reward offered, even in the snowy night, there were still a lot of people who took the initiative to work on it.
On this snowy night, the large group of workers were ploughing away at the snow, sacrificing their sleep. But of course, many other people were still lying comfortably in bed, enjoying their slumber.
Janell Joy was one of them. She fell asleep while she was thinking about her Brother Lucas but she woke up because she was missing him.
No, no, Janell Joy didn't wake up from missing Brother Lucas. Instead, she was awakened by a delicious smell.
When she was sleeping, she suddenly detected the fragrance of her favorite strawberry pie. Janell Joy poked her head out of the quilt, stretched out her hand, and scratched her face with doubt.
Little Aunt and her family only stayed here for one night. They had already gone back after that and she was only the one left staying at Moon Bay! So why would there be the smell of strawberry pie?
It must be that she had missed Brother Lucas so much that she was hallucinating!
Yes, it must be so.
Brother Lucas was such a bad guy. She hated him so much. When he was not with her, she felt that she would turn into a crazy person.
Janell Joy got under the quilt again. She pulled up the quilt to cover her head and was preparing to sleep for a little longer to pay back the sleep debt that she had owed for sleeping so late last night.
But strangely, the smell didn't disappear. Instead, it was getting stronger, as if it came from just outside of her room.
Could it be that there were thieves at her house? That can't be. No thief would be silly enough to make breakfast in someone else's house.
Could it be that her parents were worried about her safety so they flew over to keep her company?
Her parents had the keys to the house, and only her parents would make her favourite strawberry pie for her.
When she thought that it was her parents who came, Janell Joy sat up and rolled out of bed. She was so excited that she rushed out without wearing her coat
After opening the door, the smell of the pie in the living room was even stronger than it was in her room. The aroma came from the kitchen.
Janell Joy looked up and saw a tall figure in the kitchen, who was busy cooking in the kitchen. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, and her eyes were full of satisfaction.
It must be that her father didn't want to tire her mother, so he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for his family.
Her father had always been like this. He would rarely say it, but he always showed his affection using his actions.
Janell Joy skipped to the kitchen like a child. Before she could clearly see the person in front of her, she hugged him from behind and said softly, "Dad, you always treat me the best."
"Dad?" Nathaniel turned around and looked at the little girl who was hugging him around his waist with an amused look on his face.
How much did she miss her family? How could she foolishly think that he was her father?
"Er... You're Brother Lucas?" Nathaniei's voice made Janell Joy's body tremble and she was stunned. It was not her father, but Brother Lucas.
Her hallucination was getting worse, she thought. She was now hallucinating that her father was Brother Lucas! She must be missing Brother Lucas too much.
She closed her eyes and shook her head. When she opened her eyes again, the person in front of her was still Brother Lucas, it was still not her father.
Looking at his face, Janell Joy did not know whether she was happy or disappointed. She was stunned again and forgot how to react.
Nathaniel pinched her face and asked, "Silly girl, what are you thinking about?"
After a while, Janell Joy said, "Are you really Brother Lucas?"
Yesterday, she told him that she hoped that he could appear in front of her when she wakes up this morning. Sure enough, he really appeared in front of her.
Was he a magician?
Nathaniel held her head, lowered his head and kissed her, saying, "Since you miss your family, I will find a time to go with you, to visit your family."
Now that he was the President of the country. It was very difficult and risky for him to go abroad for private matters. But for Janell Joy, he was willing to take this risk.
"No..." Janell Joy shook her head excitedly and said, "Brother Lucas, l was too surprised that you had suddenly appeared before my eyes so I was confused for a moment!"
She quickly reached out her hand to touch his face and pinched it hard. "Brother Lucas, does this hurt?" If Brother Lucas felt the pain,then it would mean that she was not dreaming.
Nathaniel chuckled and suddenly lowered his head to kiss her again. This time, he no longer kissed her lightly, but gave her a passionate kiss. He didn't let her go until her face had turned red.
He touched her red lips and asked, "Janell, I am already kissing you like this. Do you still think that I'm not real?"
Janell Joy blushed. " ......"
She didn't know how to answer, because she would often dream of Brother Lucas kissing her passionately.
Sometimes he did not only kiss her, but he would also do unspeakable things to her! It made her feel so bashful!
Looking at her flushing face, Nathaniel thought of something. His eyes suddenly became much softer as he looked at her. "Janell, how would I kiss you in your dreams? Is this how I kiss you?" He lowered his head and kissed her again with a gentle peck on her lips.
964
Janell Joy Carter blushed and shook her head foolishly.
"No?" Nathaniel Cooper narrowed his eyes and hid the smile in his eyes. He lowered his head and kissed her again. "Do I kiss you like this in your dreams?"
Janell Joy's mind went blissfully blank, but she still shook her head like a silly child.
"Not like this?" The smile on Nathaniel's face was so obvious that he couldn't hide it. He asked her with a smile, "Then how was it?"
Janell Joy's face turned red. How could he ask a girl to tell him how he kissed her in her dreams? She felt so embarrassed!
She didn't answer, so Nathaniel held her head and gave her another passionate kiss just like he did earlier. He asked again, "So, was that it?"
Finally, Janell Joy nodded.
Nathaniel couldn't help but laugh out. "So you like me kissing you like this."
"What?" Janell Joy's mind was still in a daze, but soon, she regained her composure and realized how embarrassing it was. "Nathaniel, you're bullying me!" She exclaimed.
Brother Lucas was a bully! He was making fun of her while she was still bleary-eyed from just waking up.
“Mm, it's my fault. I shouldn't have made fun of you." Nathaniel admitted his mistake in time. He hugged Janell Joy and patted her on the back gently. "Breakfast is almost ready. Go to wash up and then have breakfast."
"No." Janell Joy held him tightly and refused to let go of him.
"Good girl, having your breakfast is very important." He rubbed her head. "If you're a good girl, then you have to listen to me."
"Brother Lucas, stop treating me like a child. I'm no longer a child." Janell Joy pouted and said, "Hold me a little longer, then I'll go to wash up.“
"Okay," How could Nathaniel not agree to this request? What's more, he wanted to hold her longer and to breathe in her unique scent too.
"Brother Lucas..." Lying in his arms, Janell Joy gently called him, "I'm sorry! I shouldn‘t behave like a child."
Brother Lucas was supposed to be abroad for his visit, but because she had insisted that she wanted to see him when she opened her eyes today, he immediately dumped his work and flew back to be with her.
As he had left so abruptly, it would probably cause unnecessary delays to his work. If such news were to reach the ears of Country A's citizens, they would definitely be disappointed in him.
She felt like she should slap herself. Why didn't she have more control over her words? How could she make such an impulsive request?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Nathaniei gently pushed her out of his arms and grabbed her by the shoulders. "The visit ended early so I came back last night.“
"Brother Lucas, you are the best!" Janell Joy smiled slightly, stood on the tip of her toes, and kissed the corners of Nathaniel's mouth.
Brother Lucas's schedule for the visit abroad could be found on the government's official website. If it weren't a sudden decision he had made, how could it be possible to end the visit in advance?
He did not want her to blame herself, so he told her such a white lie, as a reward to her for being so sensible all the time.
Nathaniel still felt that all he had done for her was still insufficient. If it was good enough, she would not have suffered so many grievances and would not be caught and questioned by his father.
He wanted to say something, but Janell Joy interrupted him, "Brother Lucas, I'm going to go wash up then you can have breakfast with me later."
After finishing her words, she turned around and ran away.
Looking at her back, Nathaniel couldn't explain the feelings that he had in his heart, but he was sure that he liked the feeling that she was waiting for him at home.
He looked away and continued to prepare breakfast. He had made some exquisite snacks by himself and baked them in the oven, all of which were Janell Joy's favorite.
Ding dong...
When the timer on the oven rang, Nathaniel opened the oven, took out the freshly baked bread, and brought it to the table with the strawberry pie.
As soon as he put it on the table, Janell Joy came out and said, “Brother Lucas, I haven't brushed my teeth when you kissed me just now. Don't you find it disgusting?"
Nathaniel poured the warm milk into the glass and handed it to her. "Then is it still possible to feel disgusted now?“
"It's too late, I do not allow you to have any regrets!" Janell Joy gave him a strawberry pie, “I'll use my favourite strawberry pie to bribe you."
"Your favorite is your strawberry pie, so where do I rank in the list?“ Nathaniel pulled a long face, showing that he was jealous of the strawberry pie.
"My favorite food is strawberry pie. As for people, of course I love my parents and all of my family members. Brother Lucas, you are second, the only second." She came up to him and rubbed his face. “Brother Lucas, are you satisfied now?"
Not satisfied! He was not satisfied at all!
But what did he have to compete with her "favourite" things?
The strawberry pie that she loved was her favorite ever since she was a child. It had brought her so many years of happiness!
Her beloved family had nurtured her into a beautiful young lady. She was always cared for and well loved, never had she have to suffer any grievances.
What about him?
Not only did he not do anything for her, but in turn, she had helped him so much.
For him to be her second was already because she was being biased.
Nathaniel quietly clenched his hsts and secretly decided that he could not waste any more time. He must find the mastermind scheming against him within the shortest time.
"Brother Lucas, don't be angry. When you marry me in the future, you will be my lover and my family. By that time, you will be the first." In front of Nathaniel, Janell Joy would never hide her emotions.
“I'm not angry," Nathaniel chuckled and handed her the strawberry pie. "Let's have breakfast first. If we don‘t eat it now, it will get cold soon.
"Well, okay." Janell Joy nodded and picked up the strawberry pie and took a big bite.
She bit into the fluffy and crispy crust, and the pie was filled with a thick, fragrant strawberry puree. As soon as Janell Joy bit into the strawberries, she was immediately comforted by the taste of it.
"Brother Lucas, did you really make this?" Only her mother could make strawberry pie as delicious as this one. How could a man like Brother Lucas manage to do it? Did he secretly learn it from her mother?
"Of course!" said Nathaniel.
"Of course I believe you, I just feel that it's incredible for you to make such a delicious pie." Janell Joy quickly ate the strawberry pie and said, "You have a lot of work during the day and you‘re always busy until late at night. Where did you get the time to learn to do these?"
"As long as you put your heart into it, you can achieve anything.” This was Nathaniel's answer to Janell Joy.
From Nathaniel's point of view, everything in the world, no matter how difficult it was, could be done as long as you did it with all your heart. As long as you want to, you could do anything.
Janell Joy repeated Nathaniel's words silently because she thought that Brother Lucas's words were true.
In the past, she didn't know where Brother Lucas was, what he looked like, and even what his real name was.
But she had the courage to travel far and wide, to a foreign country with only the special necklace he had left for her as a guiding star. Just because she had set her mind that she had to find him, eventually!
965
It had snowed every winter in Coast City, but it had never been so heavy or last as long as it did this year.
Today was the third day of the heavy snow, and a blizzard was still going on. The sky seemed to be throwing a tantrum, trying to release all the snow it had prepared for the next few winters!
Because of the heavy snow and the fact that the snow was too thick, the government had issued a weather warning. All schools were closed, and offices too.
Because of the heavy snow, Yaya couldn‘t get to work, so she was bored at home. Thinking of Little Jar whom she hadn't met for a long time, she called her and said, "Little Jar, what are you up to? If you’re idle at home, let's make a meal together at home, we can invite the others."
Hearing that Yaya had asked her out, Janell Joy Carter looked back at Nathaniel Cooper, who was busy in the study room. All government ministries were on holiday, but not him. He was still reading some documents and dealing with some other issues.
It had been nearly two hours since breakfast time. He had been busy in the study room ever since. He was so busy that he didn't even have the time to take a sip of water.
Seeing that Brother Lucas was exhausted, Janell Joy went to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee for him. Just when she was about to go to the kitchen, Yaya called her on the phone.
She looked away and said apologetically, "Sister Yaya, let's do it another day. I've got something to do today, so i can't go out."
Brother Lucas was busy at work at her home. She was already not helping much with his work, how could she leave him alone at home and go out for a gathering with friends?
Yaya asked, "It's snowing so heavily, you can't even go out. What else can you be busy with?"
Before Janell Joy could answer, an idea came to Yaya's mind. She smiled and said, "Oh, I know, you must be with your lover boy."
Janell Joy pursed her lips and smiled. She admitted generously, "Yes, Sister Yaya, you're right. I'm at home with my lover."
Yaya said again. "I used to hear you say that your lover is always very busy. Now that everybody doesn't need to go to work today, your lover will finally have the time to accompany you. It's such a golden opportunity, you should seize it! I won't disturb you then."
When Yaya was about to hang up the phone, Janell Joy stopped her immediately and said, "Sister Yaya, wait. I have something to ask you."
Yaya asked, "What's the matter?"
Janell Joy pondered for a moment and decided to go straight to the point. Yaya was a frank person and she would say whatever she wanted, she never liked to beat around the bush.
Janell Joy said, "Sister Yaya, I remember you saying that you applied to work at one of Shengtian's subsidiaries all because of Andrew. You have been working there for a while, haven‘t you? How is it going?"
Janell Joy was not only concerned about Yaya, but she also wanted to know about Andrew Carter's whereabouts. He had not shown up for a few days.
Andrew would always appear by her side out of a sudden, like a ghost. No matter what, she just couldn't get rid of him.
For the past few days, Andrew had not appeared at all and she did not know where he had gone.
It was snowing heavily outside, and the news would report from time to time if there were people who were buried in the snow, or the houses were ruined by the snow... What if something had happened to him?
Janell Joy admitted that she was worried about Andrew's safety. However, she admitted that she was only slightly worried about him. She would never admit that she was very worried about Andrew, the bad guy who would always make her angry.
As soon as Janell Joy mentioned "Andrew", Yaya sighed in frustration. She had lived for 22 years and had never been so frustrated as she was now.
She had successfully become Andrew's secretary and she could follow him wherever he went during work hours. It could be said that they were together most of the day. But what was the use of that?
No matter how hard she worked, no matter how beautifully she dressed up, Andrew didn't even take a look at her.
It was not that he didn't, he did, but it was always only during work. Other than work, he would not talk to her at all.
She had been working with him for two weeks already, but Andrew hadn‘t spoken a word to her except for when it was about work.
This was infuriating!
Thinking of this, Yaya gnashed her teeth in anger. She could not wait to find an opportunity to knock Andrew out and ruthlessly take a few bites at him.
Of course, these thoughts could only course through her mind. She was not bold enough to actually do anything to her boss.
Although she was not the most beautiful girl around, Yaya was pretty in her own way. There were many boys who had pursued her over the years. Why had she become so worthless when it came to Andrew?
Yaya felt that Andrew was as stubborn as a rock. No matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't soften him up.
"Sister Yaya, what's wrong? Is it not going well?" Upon hearing Yaya's sigh, Janell Joy could roughly guess what the situation was.
She had lived under the same roof with Andrew for more than a decade. She knew how Andrew was like.
Andrew was a stubborn person. He would never change the things that he had decided on. If Yaya continued with her pursuit, it might be to no avail.
Janell Joy wanted Yaya to give up. but just as she was about to speak, she heard Yaya say confidently, "I know there is a woman in his heart, but it doesn't matter. I will definitely kick that woman out of his heart and I will replace her."
Janell Joy was dumbstruck as she heard Yaya's words.
Except for giving Yaya her blessing, she really didn't know what else she could say to Yaya.
Yaya said again, "Little Jar, don't worry about me. You should go and accompany your lover boy first."
Janell Joy said, "Sister Yaya..."
Yaya said, "I get it, you don‘t have to repeat yourself. I know what to do. I shall not disturb you any longer, we'll talk again next time!."
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Janell Joy shook her head and sighed, "Everyone is not going to work, but Mr. President and his team is still working at this very moment, so that his people can have a good life."
Janell Joy put away her mobile phone and focused on making the coffee. She had personally served the coffee to Nathaniel and said, "Brother Lucas, have a cup of coffee first."
"Okay." Nathaniel answered without raising his head to look at her. He stretched out his hand and habitually grabbed the coffee cup, but he just couldn't get to the cup.
Usually, Nathaniel's coffee was prepared by his secretary. The secretary was with him all year round, so he knew of his habits very well.
The secretary knew that when he was working, he wouldn't care about anything else. After greeting him, he would put the coffee at the same position.
This way, even if Nathaniel didn't look, he would still be able to grab the cup of coffee as soon as he stretched his hand out, which somehow saved him a lot of time.
In fact, it was not necessary for Nathaniel to complete all of these tasks by himself. He had more than a hundred employees on his secretarial team .
However, in order to have more time to keep Janell Joy company, Nathaniel chose to work alone at Janell Joy's place. He could always contact his employees through the phone if necessary.
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