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CHAPTERS 782 - 790
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"Because he is my Brother Lucas!" Janell Joy Carter's answer was so simple, and she didn't need any reason. Because he was her Brother Lucas. In her heart, he was the best, and no one could replace him.
When she was still very young, she did not know that Brother Lucas had fought against many people by himself in order to protect her. That time, he almost lost his life. For so many years, she thought that Brother Lucas had promised to protect her, but he secretly ran away when she was asleep. When she woke up, Brother Lucas was gone.
She always thought that Brother Lucas abandoned her and didn't want her. Until her mother told her about what Brother Lucas had done for her two years ago, she finally knew that Brother Lucas had done so much for her.
In her memory, she blamed Brother Lucas for leaving her. It turned out that her Brother Lucas never abandoned her, as he looked after her secretly from afar.
So, when she came to Country A and was almost taken back by Andrew Carter, Brother Lucas appeared at the right time.
"Just because he is your Brother Lucas?" Andrew chuckled and said, "Janell, please continue to protect your Brother Lucas. You must protect him well. Don't lose him this time no matter what. Otherwise, you may really lose him and you won't be able to find him again."
"Andrew, what do you mean by saying that?" Hearing his sarcastic tone, Janell Joy recalled the moment when he burned her photos, and she panicked. "Andrew, I'm warning you, if you do anything to Brother Lucas, I will definitely not let you go."
"Tell me, what can you do to me?" He was still smiling, and his tone sounded casual, as if he was challenging her.
"I will kill you." Janell Joy clenched her teeth and said fiercely.
That time, Andrew burned the only photo she had of Brother Lucas. She had an impulse to kill him during that time. Hence, if Andrew dared to hurt Brother Lucas, she would definitely kill him. She was sure that she would kill him with her own hands. She would do what she said.
"Kill me?" Andrew repeated Janell Joy's words sarcastically.
"So you'd better not think about it. Otherwise, my words will definitely be your reality." Janell Joy said with a slight smile on her lips.
For Brother Lucas, she would risk her life to save the victims in the disaster area. For Brother Lucas, she would also kill.
"Nathaniel is the leader of a powerful country. His subordinates control the strongest military force in Country A. What can I do to him?" Andrew smiled bitterly.
"Janell, since you are my sister, I will remind you again not to think so simply of your Brother Lucas His inscrutableness is far beyond your imagination."
He knew best not to judge a book by its cover. Often, things did not seem as how they appear. After that, Andrew hung up the phone. He didn't want to listen to Janell Joy's justifications anymore.
When he heard it, he would feel very sad and down, and he even had some ill intended thoughts. Those thoughts were so horrible that it scared him...
"Janell!" He said her name and stood in front of the french window of the tall building, looking into the distance. It was where the Lesley house was located, and it was where Janell Joy was at this moment, "When can you stop and look back?"
Stop and look back!
His words made him laugh. He was laughing at himself for being so naive and ridiculous. He knew that in this life, Janell Joy could only see Brother Lucas.
He was very clear that in this life, Janell Joy would never give up her Brother Lucas on her own accord. Therefore, she would never look back. She could not see that he was the one who stood behind her, nor could she see the sacrifices he made for her. He stayed by her side for so many years. When did it start?
He was good to her, he wanted to spoil her, but this urge and want went beyond those typical of a sibling relationship. He was beginning to develop affection and feelings towards her. Perhaps as he watched her grow day by day, and she became more beautiful and attractive, he began to develop those feelings.
The weather was supposed to be good in September, but Andrew felt that the weather was extremely bad now. It was so terrible that it made him feel suffocated. Damn it!
Why was he torturing himself like this? He didn't have to put himself through this. He could do more things and just let go...
Thump! Thump!
The knocking on the door interrupted Andrew's thoughts. He closed his eyes slightly to calm himself down, "Come in!"
"First Young Master, I found the person you asked me to look for." York Tanner opened the door and came in. He passed some documents to Andrew. "Can you see if there is anything else that I missed?"
"Uncle Tanner, you don't have to be so polite to me when it's only the two of us."
Andrew also reached out his hands to take the document and said, "If you hadn't pitied me and brought me to the Carter family, I wouldn't have been the adopted son of the Carter family, or even act as your superior."
"First Young Master, that's your fate. It has nothing to do with me." Although his master said nice things, as a smart and sensible subordinate, he could not take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, the consequences would be very bad.
"If this is my fate, then you are the person who changed my destiny." Andrew did not talk about serious matters, but instead, he was referring to things from long ago.
"First Young Master, you really think too highly of me. That year, you knew how to seize the opportunity and Chairman Carter took a fancy to you. It really has nothing to do with me." The master's sudden words made York confused about what he was going to do. He felt so worried that he wiped away his cold sweat.
Andrew changed the subject and said, "Uncle Tanner, you were originally my father's special assistant. In the past two years, he assigned you to work with me. I'm really sorry about that."
York felt more guilty when he heard that. He immediately said, "It's my honor to work with you."
"Uncle Tanner, thank you for your hard work these days. You can go and rest for a few days. I need you to do something for me after that." Andrew said politely, but his expression spoke otherwise.
York quickly waved his hand and said, "First Young Master, I'm not tired. ..."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and interrupted York, "Uncle Tanner, why are you still calling me First Young Master? Didn't you hear what I just said?"
York felt chills on his back and did not dare to say anything more. He left in a hurry. After Andrew graduated from college, he took over some work in Shengtian.
He was always polite with his subordinates at work, so his reputation was very good in Shengtian. He was an extremely smart person. He knew that his father asked York to work for him not just because he needed help, but he wanted York to monitor everything he does.
After all, he was an outsider. The Carter family of Shengtian had such a huge business empire, and only the true descendants of the Carter family could take over the company in the future.
Janell Joy was the apple of her father's eyes. As long as she was willing to return to New York or Jiangbei, her father would willingly pass the reins of Shengtian to her.
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Janell Joy Carter was a smart child. As long as she was willing to learn, it was not impossible for her to manage Shengtian well in the future. But she didn't want to!
Because of her Brother Lucas, she made her father angry, so she indirectly gave up the position as the first successor of Shengtian. So many people were jealous of the position, and many people would never have such luck. However, in her eyes, it was far less important than that man. Was it worth it?
Andrew Carter had wanted to ask her this question countless times, but he did not ask, because he knew that her answer was certain. After hanging up the phone for some time, Janell Joy's head was still echoing the words that Andrew had just said.
To tell the truth, she also believed that for her Brother Lucas to be able to get to his current position, he must have used some methods and strategies. There were a lot of people in this world who would choose different ways to achieve their own goals. However, everyone's means were different, and that didn't mean that they were bad people.
For instance, her father was the best example she had ever seen. Shengtian had become more and more prosperous day by day under his leadership, and he had used many frightening methods before too.
Therefore, when Andrew said that Brother Lucas was not as simple as she imagined, Janell Joy did not feel surprised. Because in her heart, she had never felt that her Brother Lucas was a simple man. A simple and sweet person could never win over a country as the country's leader.
Thinking of this, Janell Joy did not feel that her Brother Lucas was so terrible. Instead, her heart wrenched for her Brother Lucas.
Climbing to such a high position alone, he wouldn't have many friends. If he wanted to talk to someone, he wouldn't be able to find someone appropriate to talk to either.
Her Brother Lucas must have felt very lonely In the future, she needed to stay with Brother Lucas more. Whenever he wanted to find someone to talk to, he could find her.
"She just drank a little water and didn't eat anything else. Then she said that she wanted to rest." Samantha's voice suddenly came from outside the room.
"Alright, carry on with your work." This was the voice of the President. His tone sounded very serious, not as gentle as when he talked to Janell Joy.
Mr. President? Brother Lionel was here?
Janell was not prepared at all for this. She was so flustered that she did not know how to face him. Why was she in such a panic?
He was the one who lied. He was the person who brought her back from the disaster area and made her angry. She should not panic. She should be angry with him.
Just as she was gathering her thoughts, the bad guy who made her angry and sad opened the door. Janell Joy was so scared that she quickly pulled up the quilt and wrapped herself in it. She wanted to be angry with him for a while so that he could please her.
"Are there treasures under the quilt? Are you looking for treasures?" He put on a grin and spoke casually.
Didn't this person know that she was angry with him? How could he talk to her in such a relaxed tone? Did he think that she would forgive him?
Hmph, she wouldn't forgive him so easily. If he didn't apologize to her properly, she would never forgive him.
"I heard that you didn't eat anything." He sat down at her bedside and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable? I can ask the doctor to check on you."
Her body was fine, but her heart was not. It felt like there was a hole in her heart where the cold air kept blowing through and she felt chills constantly, and that was why she couldn't eat anything.
However, knowing that he took the time to visit her despite his busy schedule because he knew that she hadn't eaten anything, she felt that her heart was whole again. She was also a little happy inside.
"Janell..." It was the first time he called her Janell in his current state. Janell Joy was shocked and almost responded to him. But she had to wait and play a little hard-to-get.
She ignored him, and he called her again, "Little girl..."
"Don't call me a little girl!" Janell Joy immediately pulled the quilt away and suddenly sat up, staring at him fiercely.
"Janell" sounded so nice earlier. Why did he call her little girl again? Didn't he know that the term "little girl" could be used to address all the other girls?
Her Brother Lucas belonged to her only and she only belonged to Brother Lucas, so she only wanted her Brother Lucas to address her as Janell.
"You're finally willing to get out of that cave?" Looking at her ruddy face and her strong voice, his worried heart had finally become relaxed.
"I said, if you call me a little girl again, you are not allowed to call me Janell anymore." She said angrily.
"So I'm really not allowed to call you Janell anymore?" He summarized her answer.
Before she could answer, he continued, "Okay, I won't call you Janell anymore." He clearly knew that she didn't mean it. She still wanted him to call her Janell. However, he just wanted to fool around with her.
The grievances accumulated in Janell Joy's heart suddenly burst out like a flood of a collapsing dike. She bit her lip and tried to control her tears, but she failed this time.
Her crystalline tears could be seen rolling down from her tender, pink cheeks, and they looked like broken beads. She bit her lips and shouted at him, "If you don't want to call me that, then don't. Who cares about you? You are not my Brother Lucas .Why should I let a stranger like you call me by my name?"
"And, this is my room. You're a man. How can you come into a girl's room without knocking on the door? Is this what you can do as the President of a country?"
Just because he was her Brother Lucas, did that mean that he could bully her at will and do anything to make her sad?
She needed to stand her ground! She would never allow him to bully her again. If he did not approach her as Brother Lucas, she would not say a word to him again.
"Janell..." Her tears made him feel distressed, and he stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from her eyes. But as soon as his hand touched her, he was slapped away.
"Don't touch me!"
His hand remained in the air. She wiped her tears again and continued to shout at him, "You are not my brother Lucas. You'd better stay away from me."
"..."
He was her Brother Lucas, but he couldn't admit it.
"Mr. President, please go back. I don't want to see you again." She was speaking to the President, so she didn't mean that she didn't want to see Brother Lucas anymore. She just didn't want to see him in this identity.
Nathaniel appeared approachable on the surface, but in fact, he was a dominant and clever person. If Janell Joy didn't want him to be close to her, he wouldn't just leave obediently.
He even forgot that at this moment, in her eyes, he was only the President of Country A, and he was not her brother Lucas. Therefore, he did not retreat. Instead, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, as if he was comforting a little creature that was injured.
"Janell, I know you feel disappointed and useless. You blame me for sending you back when you were asleep. You can blame me, but I don't regret doing that."
Janell Joy was unable to resist his hug, and she asked while crying, "Why?"
He responded, "Because you were injured. Your Brother Lucas was worried about you, felt sorry for you, and blamed himself for not protecting you well."
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Nathaniel Cooper's tone when he spoke always appeared a little mellow. When he consoled her, he had a similar tone too.
His voice sounded so pleasant to hear that she couldn't control herself. In addition to his kind words, her steel heart was instantly softened.
At this moment, when Janell Joy Carter heard his words, all the pain, all the wounds, and all the grievances disappeared in an instant.
It turned out that her Brother Lucas didn't dislike her, nor did he think that she was causing trouble for him. The real reason he sent her back was that he loved her and cared about her.
He felt sorry for her! He cared for her!
Suddenly, she had forgotten about the pain in her body and her heart. She was so excited that she was floating on cloud nine.
She had long forgotten that she told herself that as long as he did not admit that he was Brother Lucas, she would definitely ignore him.
She wiped her tears and said playfully, "You are not my Brother Lucas. How do you know that my Brother Lucas will feel sorry for me?"
She wanted to see how he would respond to this. Why couldn't he just admit that he was her Brother Lucas? She would be so happy if that happened.
Nathaniel reached out his hand and gently wiped her tears away. He stroked her little head and said in a softer tone, "Do you still remember what I said before? I also have someone I like."
"Of course I remember." Because the person he liked was her. How could she not remember what he said?
Janell Joy blushed a little. Was he going to finally reconcile with her? Hoping that he might admit that he was her Brother Lucas soon, Janell Joy became so excited and nervous that she felt butterflies all over her stomach.
He added, "If the person I like is sick or injured, I will feel sorry for her and worry about her. If your Brother Lucas is really as good as you say he is, then he will certainly be sad if you get hurt."
He even said "your Brother Lucas!"Janell Joy just looked at him coldly. He was obviously her Brother Lucas, but he still pretended to be serious.
Anyway, she knew that he was worried about her. She hugged him and rubbed her face against his shirt, wiping away the tears on her face. "Mr. President, you are right. My Brother Lucas loves me so much. If I were sick, he would be very sad."
"Then do you know what to do now?" He pushed her away from his arms and held her shoulder instead. "Little girl, when you're alone, you have to take care of yourself more. Don't let those who care about you, worry about you, understand?"
"Alright, I know. I will eat well and take good care of myself. I won't let my Brother Lucas worry about me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly approached him and kissed his face with her pink lips. Her lips were soft and warm, and it felt similar to her kisses when she was young.
At the moment when her lips touched him, Nathaniel felt that gush of blood rushing through his head. He wanted to hold her in his arms to kiss her.
But… fortunately, he controlled himself well and promptly realized that he was not her Brother Lucas at this moment. He could not do anything that he wanted to do to her.
Something wasn't right! Nathaniel suddenly realized that this girl was kissing a man that wasn't her Brother Lucas. She was kissing a man that wasn't her Brother Lucas!
Nathaniel frowned, and his face turned dark. The jealousy in his heart was overwhelming.
Damn it! How could she kiss a man that wasn't her Brother Lucas?
Even if his real identity was her Brother Lucas, she did not know that he was her Brother Lucas yet, and she kissed him.
"Little girl, do you know who you are kissing?" His eyes looked gloomy, and he looked like he was going to eat her up.
"Of course I do." She blinked her big, beautiful eyes at him. Her eyes reflected the light of the room, and she looked extra beautiful. She kissed her Brother Lucas. Was it something she shouldn't do?
"Who?" He suddenly held her head up. He wanted her to be careful with her responses.
"It's you." No matter how terrible he looked, she was not afraid at all, because her Brother Lucas would never hurt her.
"Who am I?" he asked again. His voice became more and more gloomy.
"Who do you think you are?" she asked. Her tone was naughty yet cute, and she didn't care about his anger at all.
He warned her in a deep voice, "Little girl, answer me properly, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."
"Consequences? What consequences?" She smiled innocently. She even reached out and patted his chest. "Mr. President, if I don't answer your questions well, will you eat me up?"
Looking at his increasingly gloomy eyes, Janell Joy became more and more excited, "Mr. President, I know that I'm very beautiful and lovely, and I look very attractive. Many people want to get close to me, but I'm only willing to be my Brother Lucas's snack."
She wanted to be a "snack" for Brother Lucas! This girl was trying to trick him with her innocent appearance.
Nathaniel's expression appeared more positively, "So what do you mean by kissing me just now?"
Janell Joy was suddenly enlightened and looked very surprised. "Mr. President, I've told you that I have no interest in you. Please don't think too much about the kiss."
Nathaniel did not know how to respond to that. She kissed him, but she even said that she was not interested in him. Did she have to sleep with men in order to show her interest in them?
"The kiss earlier was just to express my gratitude. You should know that people around here often kiss each other's cheeks when they greet each other." Her explanation was very reasonable.
Although she was not from this town, she grew up in America, and she had an open mindset.
"Don't do this again in the future, especially to other men." Even if she was only greeting someone, he didn't want her to kiss someone else.
"Mr. President, aren't you a little too controlling? Even if it is my Brother Lucas, he will not control me that much." She only wanted to make him angry and provoke him to see what he would do next.
"Who said that he wouldn't control you?" Wasn't he already controlling her?
"How do you know that?" Janell Joy saw that his expression appeared tense again, so she immediately added, "Mr. President, don't use the reason you just used, I don't want to hear it.'
Nathaniel did not refute her words. He really wanted to use the reason he had just used, but he didn't expect that she acted faster and stopped him from speaking.
"Mr. President!" Janell Joy touched her flat belly. "I'm very hungry. Can you please get me something to eat?"
In the whole world, only Janell Joy would be brave to ask Mr. President to get food for her.
"Alright, wait for me. I'll come back in a bit." What was more concerning was that he didn't sense the abnormality in this.
As he walked out of her room, Janell Joy rolled on the bed happily. Brother Lucas was so cute when he was jealous. He was so adorable that she wanted to bully him even more.
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Her brother Lucas was clearly the President of the country. However, how could he act so adorably?
She was already giving so many signals. Couldn't he guess that she had already known that he was her Brother Lucas? If it wasn't for him, why would she go to the disaster area?
If it weren't for the fact that she knew he was her Brother Lucas, she would not have kissed him. Her brother Lucas was so silly!
However, even if he was her silly Brother Lucas, she still liked him very much. She liked him even more when he's gotten jealous of himself.
Men could act so foolishly in front of women they like. Her father was like that too. Once, when her mother was watching TV, and she said that the main actor on TV was very handsome. After her father hung up the phone, the first sentence he asked her mother was, "Handsome? Really? How is he better than your husband?"
Her father was so focused on talking on the phone, but when her mother said something like that, he wanted to argue with her mother.
She also heard the most classic sentence that her father said to her mother before, "I'm arguing with you because you are my wife. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention."
Her father wanted to justify his jealousy. Therefore, Janell Joy concluded that men were actually petty beings. Their desire to control was particularly strong, and they do not like it when their women had other men on their minds.
However, she thought that what her father said was right. He did get angry and jealous only because he liked her mother a lot.
Soon, Nathaniel brought in some delicious food. Seeing that she was in a daze, he reached out and shook his hand in front of her eyes. "Little girl, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about what food are you going to prepare for me?" She licked her lips, looking very hungry.
Nathaniel took a small table and put it on her bed. Then, he served the food on the table.
"Samantha personally prepared these. You need to eat more." Samantha Lesley was just a decoy, he couldn't tell Janell Joy that he had asked someone to prepare all these according to her likings.
When she was a child, she was particularly picky about food and loved strawberries the most. Her family had always thought of different ways to make strawberry-flavored food for her.
She was a child who everyone spoiled, yet she could go through the hardships in the disaster area. To be honest, when he first saw her in the disaster area, he did not believe that it was really her
"If these things are prepared for me by my Brother Lucas, I will eat them all. I won't waste one bit, but..." Her face turned a little sad, and she lowered her little head.
"Mr. President, my Brother Lucas hasn't come to see me for a lot of days. Do you think he has forgotten about me?"
"How would he?" Nathaniel became even sadder. He reached out and patted her on the back. "As long as you take care of yourself, your Brother Lucas will come and see you."
"You're not him. You're only guessing." She said sulkily, but she was happy in her heart.
He said, "Then let's make a bet?"
Janell Joy blinked and asked, "Bet on what?"
"I bet that if you finish all this food, your Brother Lucas will come to you the night after tomorrow," he spoke very endearingly.
"Really?" As long as he was willing to see her as her Brother Lucas, then she could act like a spoiled child in Brother Lucas's arms.
"Yes!" He nodded with absolute certainty.
"What if he doesn't come?" Although he personally promised it, Janell Joy still needed him to reassure her as she was worried he would bail on his words.
"He will definitely come!" Besides breaking the promise and leaving her behind after that deadly incident, he never broke any promises.
"Mr. President, if my Brother Lucas really comes to see me the night after tomorrow, I will treat you to dinner. If my Brother Lucas doesn't come the night after tomorrow, you can treat me to dinner then."
Whether she won or lost the bet, her request was very simple. She just wanted him to accompany her to dinner.
"Okay, no problem." He rubbed her head and handed her a bowl of hot soup first.
"It's a little cold. Remember to drink a bowl of soup to keep yourself warm every day. Also, Coast City's air is a little dry. Since you're new here, you may not be used to it. Remember to drink more water."
He reminded her like he was reminding a child. He was scared that he didn't take good care of her and she would suffer.
"Mr. President..." She looked at him eagerly, pursed her tender lips, and said, "You are so gentle and considerate. If I didn't have my Brother Lucas, and you didn't have someone you like, I think I might like you."
As Janell Joy expected, the gentle smile on the President's face went away instantly. He said sternly, "What did you just say? Do you want to say it again?"
Janell Joy looked innocent and said, "Why are you upset? I praised you for being gentle and considerate. Shouldn't you be happy?"
"Should I be happy?" His Baby Janell was about to fall in love with someone else. Should he be happy?
Damn it! He couldn't be happy.
"Mr. President, what's wrong with you?" He was really selfish. He was the same as her father when he was angry. He would just keep a straight face and just ignore everyone around him.
"Have a good meal!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Janell Joy was stunned. She only wanted to tease him, but she didn't expect that he could get so angry and left. Janell Joy was so regretful that she didn't have the mood to eat.
"Mr. President!" She was looking for him, but no one answered her. She had a good appetite earlier, but right now, she suddenly had no appetite at all.
Did she go too far? Did Brother Lucas really feel sad?
She said that she wanted to be her considerate Baby Janell and be his sweetheart. How could she make him sad?
She could no longer bully Brother Lucas in the future, otherwise, she would be the one who would feel sad in the end.
"If you want to see your Brother Lucas, just eat well. Otherwise, don't think about seeing anyone."
Just as Janell Joy thought that he had left her, she heard his voice by the door. It seemed that he was still concerned about her. He was so angry yet he was reluctant to leave.
"Okay, Mr. President, don't worry. I'll eat obediently." She immediately gulped down the food. She must not make Brother Lucas angry again, otherwise, she wouldn't get to see him.
On her bed, she gulped down her food quickly. The more she ate, the tastier the food seemed.
Outside the room, Nathaniel was smoking a cigarette. He was thinking about her words. He should be happy that Janell Joy was open to like someone of his status, but he didn't want her to think about other men besides Brother Lucas, even if the man was himself.
They were both him, but his identity was different, and the way he interacted with her was different. Yet she said that she might like him.
As soon as he heard these words, his heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he did not know how to face her. Obviously, he was still jealous of himself!
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"Mr. President, I've finished eating." Desperate to see him as Brother Lucas, Janell Joy Carter tried her best and ate all the food on the table as fast as she could.
"Well, okay." His voice came from outside the door. "Your leg is still injured. You can't get out of bed and walk for the time being. You can just sit on the bed and rest for a while."
"Okay, whatever you say, I'll listen to you." Janell Joy nodded obediently like a child. "Mr. President, come in and chat with me for a while. It's boring to sit here alone."
As long as she could trick him into her room, she could think of a way to spend more time with him. However, Janell Joy waited for a long time, but Mr. President didn't approach her.
She didn't see him today and didn't see him on the next day too. On the third day, she saw Brother Lucas in the news. Wearing a formal black suit, he was greeting a foreign envoy.
He looked smart and dignified. He was not alone, as there was a woman standing beside him.
In the past, whenever Brother Lucas appeared, Janell Joy's gaze would definitely fall on him and she would not be able to look away. However, this time, her eyes were fixed on the woman who was beside Brother Lucas.
The woman was young and beautiful. Her eyes were bright and she had a very beautiful smile. Her skin was fair and flawless. She was so pretty and attractive that nobody could not take their eyes off her at first glance.
As she looked at this woman, she thought that the woman was very beautiful and attractive. Janell Joy couldn't imagine what Brother Lucas would think when being with such an attractive woman, he was a young man, he must be mesmerised by her beauty too.
With such a beautiful woman by his side, and she was his fiancée, how could he control himself not to look at her, or not to have other thoughts about her?
Janell Joy shook her head. She didn't want to know the answer. She only knew that this beautiful woman was standing next to her Brother Lucas.
They looked perfect together, like a match made in heaven. More importantly, this woman was Brother
Lucas fiance. She was engaged to Brother Lucas even before he took over the position as the President.
She was Brother Lucas's publicly known fiance. She could stay by Brother Lucas's side, accompany him to attend the President's inauguration ceremony, and accompany him to any other public events…
Sooner or later, this fiance would very likely become Brother Lucas's wife. She would finally be Brother Lucas's lawfully wedded wife.
On the day of the President's inauguration ceremony, Janell Joy came to know that Mr. President had a fiance. But at that time, she couldn't confirm that he was her Brother Lucas, so she didn't mind him having a fiance at all.
Furthermore, Brother Lucas's fiance had not appeared before the eyes of the public for the past few days. Janell Joy nearly forgot about her existence.
She was waiting for Brother Lucas. She was waiting for him to approach her as her Brother Lucas. But now, she realized that he had this stunning woman beside him.
The woman held Brother Lucas's hand. No matter how many cameras were aimed at them, she could still put on a smile and look elegant and graceful.
Janell Joy always knew that her Brother Lucas was an exceptional person. She thought that only she would be qualified enough to stand by his side. But when she saw his fiance again today, she thought otherwise.
When Brother Lucas looked at his fiance, his gaze appeared very gentle, like she was his centre of the universe. Janell Joy then recalled how Brother Lucas looked at herself. It felt like he was looking at a child, a child who was not sensible and needed his care.
Moreover, when she was ill, Brother Lucas told her to take her medicine and he would accompany her to eat when she didn't eat. All of these actions made it seem as if he was caring for a child.
He looked at his fiance very differently. He looked like he was extremely caring and supportive. He would also whisper to her from time to time and listen to her opinions carefully. They looked perfect.
She saw how sweet they looked and how intimate they were, like they were in love with each other. At that moment, Janell Joy felt so upset. She was both shocked and scared at the same time.
She was so scared. She was worried that Brother Lucas was referring to his fiance when he said he needed to settle some matters before publicly reconciling with her.
However, their relationship was legitimate, and Janell Joy was the third wheel coming between them.
That woman was Brother Lucas's fiance. She was the one that was acknowledged by the Cooper family as well as the people of the country.
Janell Joy indirectly became "the other woman". The other woman?
Janell Joy knew the stigmatization from being the "other woman" in a relationship. She was in shock and disbelief.
Janell Joy stared blankly at Brother Lucas on the screen, and the pain in her chest kept increasing. That woman could accompany Brother Lucas anywhere.
She could hold Brother Lucas's arm whenever she wanted. She could enjoy Brother Lucas's love and care. As she looked back at herself, she was just like a secret mistress who couldn't be exposed to the public.
When she met up with Brother Lucas, they had to meet so secretly and discreetly. Was it worth it?
She asked herself for the first time, and it was also the first time that she had doubts about searching for Brother Lucas in Country A.
She didn't even know whether she should continue to stay here and wait for her Brother Lucas. She needed to wait for him to end the engagement with his fiancé to rightfully be by his side.
The more she thought about it, the harder it was for Janell Joy to see him in a positive light. Her emotions were surging like a tide, and it was getting harder and harder for her to breathe.
She didn't want to think about it anymore. She didn't want to think about these things that she couldn't deal with for the time being.
As long as she firmly believed that Brother Lucas still had her in his heart, as long as she waited for him to settle his matters and publicly reconcile with her... It would all be fine, right?
However, she could not calm down. She was worried to face him now. The more she thought about it, she suddenly picked up her phone and booked a ticket from Coast City to New York.
In the past, she had never thought of retreating whenever she encountered anything. Instead, she would stand up bravely to face the problem. However, this time, it was the first time she chose to retreat and hide in the sheltered harbor that could protect her.
She simply packed up, carried her bag and luggages, and walked out. "Samantha, thank you for taking care of me during these days. I have to go home now."
"Janell Joy, but you haven't found your Brother Lucas, why did you suddenly decide to go back?" Samantha Lesley didn't understand why Janell Joy suddenly made such a decision.
"No need to find him anymore." Janell Joy laughed. "After all, it's been so many years. Even if he still remembers me, it's hard to face him."
"Janell Joy... You don't need to be in such a hurry." Samantha was so anxious that she didn't know how to persuade her anymore.
"Samantha, be smarter in the future. Don't let others take advantage of you." Janell Joy hugged her.
"We are all our parents' children. To our parents, we are still babies that they often worry about... Even if they are not by your side, you have to take good care of yourself. You can't let them worry about you from the other side of the world."
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Janell Joy Carter was saying these words to Samantha Lesley, but actually, she was saying it to herself too. No matter where she went, home was her warmest harbor, and her parents were the ones who she would think of whenever things get rough.
She knew that her parents loved her unconditionally. However, on the day of her 18th birthday, she felt that she had grown up. She didn't even tell them and left the country to find her Brother Lucas, which made her father angry.
He was so angry that he didn't want to talk to her until now. But what about her?
After crossing over to another country, she found her Brother Lucas, but he didn't want her to see him in the open. Brother Lucas told her to wait for him as he deal with his matters first.
She knew that as the President of the country, Brother Lucas had too many responsibilities on his shoulders. She could understand him and wait for him.
But what she could not accept was that he had a fiance, and Janell Joy suddenly turned into a mistress that was going to destroy the relationship between him and his fiance.
A home-wrecking mistress!
She had never cared about this word as she was growing up, because her father and mother were devoted to each other, and no one could interfere with their relationship. However, she knew a lot of her friends that had their families torn apart because of such a mistress.
When her friends mentioned the word "mistress", they would gnash their teeth with hatred, and she hated to be that person too. But now, she had inadvertently become the mistress that she hated the most that would potentially destroy the relationship between the two of them.
She thought that this entire story sounded ridiculous and thought that she deserved it. In the beginning, without the consent and acknowledgement of her family, she left the country alone to find the person she wanted to see the most.
Now that she felt like things took a bad turn, and when she encountered a problem that she couldn't solve, the first thing she thought of was her family. She wanted to return to their side, hide under their wings, and have them protect her.
It turned out that she was such a coward! She was so timid that she looked down on herself!
"Janell Joy, I know what you are saying. Although my parents are gone, I still have my brother. He loves me too." Although her brother was very strict with her, Samantha knew that her brother loved her very much.
"Samantha, all the best." Janell Joy patted Samantha's shoulder.
Sometimes, she was envious of Samantha. She lived a simple life, and all she loved and needed was good food.
"Yes, yes, yes, I will do my best." Samantha nodded her head repeatedly.
"Samantha, you are talented and special too. You are better than a lot of people. Remember, in the future, you should be more confident and treat yourself well," Janell Joy said happily.
"Janell Joy... I'm doing very well," Samantha touched her head and said with a silly smile, "I've never thought that I'm worse than anyone else. Only other people would think of me that way."
"Alright, that's good." Janell Joy pursed her lips and smiled, "I'll leave first. We'll meet again when you come to New York in the future."
At this moment, she was not willing to face all of this. She was afraid that others would curse her and accuse her for being a homewrecker.
She wouldn't mind being called a coward in relation to that. If Brother Lucas wasn't the leader of the country, it wouldn't be a big deal to break off an engagement. However, he was the leader of the country, and his marriage was the focus of the nation.
For many years, leaders of a country would rarely get a divorce. Even if there was no affection between them, they would still stay together and spend the rest of their lives together to maintain a positive front for the nation.
Their lives were not their lives anymore, and they represented their citizens. Their actions represented the entire country.
Janell Joy felt a sharp pain in her heart. She realized that she could never be together with her Brother Lucas. Although she really wanted to be with Brother Lucas, she couldn't ignore Brother Lucas's status just because she wanted to.
Therefore, the best way to deal with it was to leave. Before Brother Lucas reconciled with her, she should leave. This was obviously the best way, but why was she so sad?
She shouldn't decide on behalf of Brother Lucas. She needed to wait for him. At least, she should listen to his explanation. She shouldn't just retreat when she faced some obstacles.
She waited more than 10 years for this reunion. Now that she had just met him, was she going to run away because of some trivial matter? Was she really going to hide?
On the way to the airport, Janell Joy lowered her head and she was buried in her thoughts. She did not notice that the taxi wasn't driving towards the airport.
It was the President's duty to greet high-ranking foreign nationals. This time, since the foreign envoy came with his wife, it was natural for the President to greet them with his partner too. Hence, he had to be with his fiance.
Just as Mr. President was about to speak, his most trusted bodyguard, Horatio, came up to him and whispered in his ear. After listening to what he said, he frowned slightly.
There was a hint of worry in his look, but soon he hid his emotions. He nodded and continued to speak as if nothing had happened.
The foreign envoys, Justin Kaiser and his wife, nodded their heads as they listened to his speech. After a casual exchange, Mr. President was responsible for accompanying Mr. Kaiser to visit the cultural relics of the country.
Mr. President's fiance, Serene Silas, was responsible for accompanying his wife, Mrs. Kaiser. She accompanied Mrs. Kaiser to visit the famous cultural centre in Country A.
Mr. President spoke mostly about political affairs with Mr. Kaiser. As the fiance of Mr. President, Serene was the woman with the highest status in Country A. She also did her job diligently.
"This way please, Mrs. Kaiser." Serene stayed by Mrs. Kaiser's side for the whole afternoon, and she put on her gentle and generous smile on her face the whole time.
"Miss Silas, thank you for your hospitality. I am very satisfied with the trip today." Mrs. Kaiser said with a smile. Clearly, she was quite satisfied with the person who had treated her well today.
"You're our guest. It's my duty." Serene smiled brightly as she responded to the compliments.
Even in front of the first lady of another country, she was not nervous at all. She was really qualified to be the first lady of Country A. After the dinner party, after Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser left, Nathaniel and Serene felt very relieved.
He looked at her, and the gentle smile on his face left immediately. "You've been with me all day, you must be tired. I'll take you back to rest first."
"Nathaniel, thank you!" Serene nodded.
"We have our reasons. You don't have to thank me." He looked up and looked into the distance through the French window. He thought of the little girl in his heart.
He promised her that he would visit her as Brother Lucas tonight, but she secretly booked a ticket and wanted to go back to New York. Why on earth was that happening?
"I still have to thank you." Serene looked at him attentively. She could see that there's something in his heart. She then added, "Nathaniel, you probably have something very important to do. You can go ahead with your errands. Just get someone else to send me back."
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"Serene, don't forget that there are people keeping an eye on our words and actions. As the President's fiance, l how could I not personally bring you back?" Nathaniel Cooper said in a deep voice.
Since he had spent an entire day being away from Janell Joy already, what're that few extra minutes of a wait anyway? He needed to act properly, if not, his efforts so far would go to waste.
"Alright then." Serene Silas didn't say anything else. She couldn't hide her worry and concern in her eyes when she looked at Nathaniel.
On the way back to Serene's place, their car drove in the middle of a convoy. They had a security car in front of them, and another security car behind them. It attracted a lot of attention.
"Look, it's Mr. President, and he's sending Miss Silas back to the Silas home again." There were people who noticed them as they drove by.
"Yeah, yeah, Mr. President is a really considerate man. He will always personally send Miss Silas home." One of the citizens praised.
"Sigh, if you ask me who I've been jealous of in my life, it's Miss Silas. Not only is she beautiful, but she found a fiance who loves her very much. They would make the perfect pair of husband and wife." Another citizen praised them as well.
In the eyes of Country A's citizens, President Nathaniel and his fiance, Serene, were couple made in heaven. The two of them appeared perfect for each other.
The most enviable thing was that the President cared so much for Miss Silas. The two of them would show affection to each other in front of the camera from time to time, which caught a lot of positive attention from the citizens.
However, the scene in the car was completely different from what people saw. Nathaniel and Serene sat at the back of the car, and one sat on the far left and the other sat on the far right.
The distance between them was like two strangers who completely didn't know each other.
He looked at the front of the car, and she looked out of the window. They didn't look at each other, and there was no trace of the intimacy they showed when they were in front of the camera.
Not only did they sit far away from each other, but neither of them also spoke along the way. They appeared so unfamiliar with each other that they felt like strangers.
When they were about to arrive at the Silas house, Serene wanted to say something. In the end, she broke the silence. "Nathaniel, did something happen to that little girl?"
Although Nathaniel's performance when he accompanied the foreign envoy today was still remarkable, Serene could see that he was hiding something in his heart.
There were not many things that could affect Nathaniel's mood, and there were even fewer people who could affect his mood.
In the past few years, he had learned many things, including controlling and managing his emotions. He really mastered this aspect. Nathaniel was very good at controlling his emotions and expressions. No matter when, he was always able to welcome people with a smile on his face.
Others might not be able to tell, but Serene could see that even though he had been smiling the entire time when they were with the foreign envoy, she could see that he was distracted.
The only person who could distract him on such an important occasion was that little girl from the Carter family. Other than her, she couldn't think of anyone else.
"We're here." Nathaniel retracted his gaze from the front and turned his head to look at her. "You must be tired from today. Go to bed early after you get home."
Nathaniel didn't answer her because he didn't want to talk too much about Janell Joy in front of outsiders.
"Nathaniel..." Serene bit her lip. "If the little girl misunderstood our relationship, I can explain it to her."
"There's no need. I'll take care of her matters myself. I don't need anyone to help me." Nathaniel turned down her offer immediately.
The girl didn't know his true identity yet, and even if she knew, it was only appropriate if he explained things to her.
Serene's face turned pale, "Then I'll go now."
Nathaniel nodded and replied, "Yes, rest early."
Serene got off the car and turned back to look at him, "Nathaniel, if our engagement..."
Nathaniel interrupted her and said sternly, "There is no if. Let's do what we agreed. Before the matters get settled, no one can disrupt the plan, no matter what the reason is."
Serene was worried, "But, in case the little girl can't..."
"She won't." For some unknown reason, Nathaniel trusted that little girl so much. He believed that she would understand his intentions and would not leave him.
Even if she left him, he would find a way to take her back and keep her by his side. No one would be able to take her away from him in this life.
She was in the country for such a short time, and he was getting very distracted already. Since she had caused such a mess, then he would hold her accountable for it. He would never let her go in this life.
"Alright then, I'll go first." Serene hid the helplessness in her eyes. She smiled politely at him and turned around to leave.
"Mr. President, shall we go directly to Miss Carter's place, or?" The driver, Jamie, asked nicely.
Jamie was Nathaniel's driver. He had been by Nathaniel's side for many years and was a person whom Nathaniel trusted very much. Hence, Jamie knew about Janell Joy.
"Let's go back first," said Nathaniel.
He couldn't wait to head over to the little girl's side, but he couldn't be so capricious. He still had a lot of things to settle. He still had a fiance, so he couldn't reconcile with her publicly yet. Hence, today, he couldn't tell her that her Brother Lucas and the President were the same people.
He wanted to go back to change his clothes and appearance. He also wanted the makeup artist to help him put on a little makeup so that Janell Joy couldn't recognize him even if she saw him.
On the way to the airport, Janell Joy Carter finally regretted her decision. She looked up and wanted to ask the driver to turn back to the city, only to find that the car was not heading to the airport at all.
"Who are you? Where do you take me?" Janell Joy quickly realized that the taxi driver was not a real taxi driver.
"Miss Carter, I won't hurt you. Please sit still and I'll bring you somewhere," the driver said politely.
The driver did not reveal his identity. He only said that he would not hurt her. Moreover, his tone and attitude sounded pleasant. It did not look like he was kidnapping her.
Janell Joy looked at him from the rearview mirror. She saw that there was nothing unusual on his face, and the car was not going to a remote place. So she boldly guessed that this person might be someone Brother Lucas sent to persuade her to stay.
But how did Brother Lucas know that she had bought a ticket back to New York?
If it was not Brother Lucas, then it was very likely that it was that bad brother of hers, Andrew Carter. No matter where she went, he would know of her whereabouts like the back of his hand.
However, it was not right. If the taxi driver was Andrew's subordinate, he would not call her "Miss Carter". He would call her 'First Miss' like what the servants at home did. If it was not Brother Lucas or Andrew, who else would speak so politely to her?
"Who on earth sent you?" She couldn't figure it out, so she decided to act aggressively. Maybe the driver would tell her. The driver didn't respond to her.
"I'll ask you one more time. Who sent you here? Where are you taking me?" Janell Joy was a little flustered because she couldn't figure out who ordered the driver and what his purpose was.
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Perhaps he saw through Janell Joy Carter's nervousness, the driver thought for a while and said, "Miss Carter, Mr. Lucas invited you to his house."
As soon as she heard the name of "Mr. Lucas", Janell Joy suddenly felt relieved. Only Brother Lucas would address himself as Lucas now.
Lucas wasn't his real name. She was the only one who called him "Brother Lucas". He thought of addressing himself as Lucas now for Janell Joy's visit.
But how did Brother Lucas know that she had bought a ticket to return to New York? Did Samantha Lesley tell Brother Lucas about this? Or was Samantha arranged by Brother Lucas to be by her side?
On second thought, it was possible that Brother Lucas arranged Samantha to be around her. Samantha was her classmate, and Samantha's brother, Jason Lesley, was Brother Lucas's right hand man.
It wouldn't be believable to say that their relationship was just a coincidence. If Samantha was really someone that Brother Lucas arranged to be around her... then that meant that Brother Lucas had always been keeping an eye on her all these years and he had never truly left her.
If that was the case…
Janell Joy felt that her heartbeat was increasing and she couldn't breathe. Did she still have feelings for Brother Lucas?
And if that was the case too… Was it possible for her to stay by Brother Lucas's side through everything and wait for him? Could she do that? Could she really do that?
She didn't know, but if Brother Lucas was willing to give her a positive answer, then she would do it regardless of the obstacles and hardships. She was willing to take a risk for Brother Lucas. Would Brother Lucas give her an affirmative answer?
Just as Janell Joy was thinking deeply, the driver turned into a heavily guarded residential area. Outside the residential area, there was a very famous scenic spot in Coast City.
The view from the scenic spot overlooked the sea and the mountains from a distance away. She thought that regular citizens could definitely not afford this lifestyle.
Even though the driver was a someone who worked for Brother Lucas, the guards did not easily let him pass through the residential area.
Their car still went through several security checks before successfully arriving at the final destination. No. 88 Green Road.
No. 88 Green Road was located in the center of this residential area. From the outside, it looked just like an average villa.
She could not see clearly what the villa looked like because there were many big trees in the yard. The trees served an aesthetic purpose, and also to prevent others from looking in easily.
Anyway, the villas and houses here seemed secluded and mysterious, definitely not somewhere an average citizen would stay.
"Miss Carter, please come with me." The driver opened the door for Janell Joy and welcomed her into the villa.
"Is this Mr. Lucas's home?" Janell Joy did not rush to walk in and she looked around curiously. Although the driver referred to him as "Mr. Lucas" earlier, she didn't think that others knew about the relationship between Brother Lucas and her.
She was too excited earlier so she didn't think much about it. Now that she's gotten calmer, she began analysing deeper.
Janell Joy thought of another person who would know about Brother Lucas, and also rich enough to afford to live here... and that was Dominic Cooper.
Dominic was the cousin of the President, and he was also a member of the Cooper family. He was born in a wealthy family. This seemed like a place he could afford to stay.
There were special forces everywhere in this place. The cars that entered needed to be checked thoroughly. She was sure that only the rich could afford here.
"Yes, this is Mr. Lucas's residence." The driver nodded and said with a very respectful attitude,
"Miss Carter, Mr. Lucas has instructed you to wait here for him. He will come back to accompany you later after he is done with his work."
With Brother Lucas's identity, it would not be surprising for him to have a house here. However, he asked his men to bring her here secretly. Was he planning to keep her in confinement?
Since he had a fiance whom everyone knew and recognized, so that he could only be with her secretly.
Thinking of the word "confinement", an inexplicable sadness rose in Janell Joy's heart. She was so sad that she panicked. She didn't feel like herself at all. She felt so timid that she hated herself.
"Mr. Lucas is..." Janell Joy did not ask anything further. The reason why Brother Lucas introduced himself as "Mr. Lucas" was probably because he did not intend to face her with his real identity.
"Miss Carter, please come in." The driver said politely. He didn't intend to tell her too much, or maybe he didn't know much either.
Since she couldn't get more information from the driver, Janell Joy didn't want to continue the conversation and she walked into the yard.
This small villa, from the outside, looked like a two-storey building. It looked small and cramped, especially when compared against her mansions in Jiangbei and New York. However, after passing through the yard, the interior appeared very differently.
In an instant, Janell Joy was stunned. There was nothing special about this villa at first glance, but the decoration and renovation inside were so unique.
Every corner in the villa was almost exactly the same as her room in Orchard Villa at Jiangbei.
In the past, when Brother Lucas accompanied her, her room looked like this. Her father had prepared the room for her even before she was born.
Later, as she gradually grew up, the room was renovated slightly, but it didn't change too much. It looked similar to how it was designed before.
As soon as she entered the villa, Janell Joy felt so familiar and warm as if she had returned to her home in Jiangbei.
It turned out that Brother Lucas had not only arranged for Samantha to accompany her, but he had also prepared a room for her. In other words, Brother Lucas had always kept a place for her in his heart.
Brother Lucas always had her in his heart, yet she doubted his love for her. Without listening to any of his explanations, she wanted to sneak away.
"Hello, Miss Carter! I'm the helper here." Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Janell Joy looked back and saw a slightly older woman. She immediately nodded and smiled. "Auntie, hello!"
"Miss Carter, there are a lot of entertainment activities on the second floor. If you are bored, you can head over there." The woman said with a smile, "Mr. Lucas might be back later."
"Auntie, thank you for your hospitality. I'm not bored. I'll just wait here for Brother Lucas." She was thinking about Brother Lucas constantly, so she didn't have the mood to think about anyone else at this time.
"Alright." The woman nodded and responded, "I will be outside. Just call me if you need anything."
"Mmhm, I will, thank you, Auntie!" Janell Joy said with a sweet smile. She waited and waited. After dinner, she continued to wait and even fell asleep. Then, she heard the sound of a car outside the house.
Hearing the sound of the car, Janell Joy immediately ran to the balcony and saw her Brother Lucas. She saw him getting off the car and walking into the yard.
She turned around to go downstairs hurriedly. When he walked into the house, she was already downstairs. She looked at him and smiled wide. She threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Brother Lucas!"
"Janell!" Nathaniel hugged her as she was dashing towards him and held her tightly in his embrace. His chin rubbed against her head again comfortably.
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"Brother Lucas..." Janell Joy nestled in his embrace happily.
No matter how much resentment, anger, or uncertainty she had, it all disappeared when she saw him and threw herself into his arms.
At this moment, she only wanted to hug him. She only wanted to turn into a spoiled child in his embrace. She did not want to think about his fiance. He was her Brother Lucas, and she only wanted to be his Janell. His only Janell for the rest of his life.
"Brother Lucas, do you know how much I missed you when you weren't by my side?" She raised her head slightly from his arms and looked at him quietly.
"I know." He responded and couldn't help patting her head.
"If you knew, why didn't you come see me more often?" Janell Joy blinked at him wittily, her eyes looked innocent and bright.
"Because I was busy..." He tilted his head and didn't dare to look into her innocent eyes. If he did, he would feel he had committed an unforgivable sin.
"Brother Lucas, how busy were you?" She snuggled into his embrace as her tiny face stuck tightly to his chest. It was so tight that she could hear his heartbeat.
"Brother Lucas, when you were busy with other things, you forgot about me?" Her voice was soft and cute, just as she was when she was a child.
Hearing her unique voice, Nathaniel's heart skipped a beat. He rubbed her head and said, "I wish I had more time for you, and how could I forget about you?"
"I knew that you would never forget about me." Janell Joy roll continued to rest in his arms and she was as excited as a child.
Nathaniel rubbed her head and chuckled, "Silly girl."
"I'm not silly." Janell Joy took his hand and put her face on his palm, as if she was asking for her master's care like a little pet.
"Yes, my Janell is not silly. She is the smartest child in the world." She was already a grown up, but he still couldn't change the way he spoke to her lovingly like when she was a child.
Perhaps, in his eyes, Janell Joy was a child who.had not grown up yet. Or perhaps, even if she was an adult, he was still willing to pamper her like a child.
"Brother Lucas... Actually, if you are busy, or if you don't have time to accompany me, I can understand. As long as you are honest to me, don't hide anything from me." She tried to explain clearly and be honest, hoping that Brother Lucas would get the hint.
Nathaniel Cooper kept quiet. Janell Joy looked up at him again and said in a soft voice, "Brother Lucas, don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Brother Lucas, just say it. Just tell me everything, if you just ask me to wait for you, I will wait for you until the end of time." Janell Joy thought to herself.
She really wanted to say these words to Brother Lucas, but she couldn't. She didn't want to force Brother Lucas to do anything he was unwilling to do.
"Why didn't you eat at night?" Nathaniel suddenly changed the topic. His voice sounded like he was reprimanding a child, but there was a hint of worry in his voice.
The reason why he changed the subject was that he did not intend to publicly announce his identity yet. Janell Joy felt that her heart sank, but she still smiled and said, "Because I miss you, Brother Lucas. I want to see you, but I couldn't. I didn't have any appetite, so I can't eat."
"Silly girl, never starve yourself anymore." He took her hand and went to the dining room. "I'll eat with you. You should eat something at least."
"Brother Lucas, you don't know how much I like you, do you?" She held his hand and smiled slightly.
"I really like you so much. I like you so much that I know that I shouldn't stay with you, but I still did."
"Janell, what nonsense are you spouting?" asked Nathaniel, his expression changed slightly.nHe couldn't help but to grasp her hand tightly.
He was worried that if he let go of her, she would leave him. "Brother Lucas, it's the truth." Janell Joy smiled.
"Today, my father called me and asked me to go back to New York. If I didn't listen to him, he would find me. I knew the weight of his words, but I still went against his will and came back with the driver to be with you."
In fact, her father never called her. This was just an excuse for why she suddenly bought a ticket to leave and a reason to convince Brother Lucas
"Janell..." Nathaniel raised his hand and caressed her cheek. "I will never let you go. Even if your father came here to drag you home personally, I still won't let you go."
"Brother Lucas..."
"Janell..." He lowered his head and kissed her head before hugging her,
"Janell, why don't you stay by my side and accompany me?" After asking this question, Nathaniel held his breath and waited for Janell Joy's answer.
He needed her to give him an affirmative answer. He was really lonely for too long. He hoped that this girl could stay with him, so that she could fill the void in his heart.
"Brother Lucas, of course I am willing to accompany you." Even if he did not reveal his true identity to her and did not want to tell her about his fiance, when she heard his request, she was still willing to believe him and wait for him without any complaint or regret.
"Okay, good girl!" As soon as she replied, Nathaniel held her face and bent down to slightly kiss her lips.He only wanted to kiss her lightly, however, as they kissed and he breathed in her scent, he became so attracted that he kissed her passionately instead.
"Brother Lucas..." When he let go of her, she was still catching her breathe and she plunged into his embrace. "But I need you to promise me one thing."
"Which is?" The girl looked so delicious that he wanted to eat her whole. But this girl obviously didn't know how delicious she was, and she even rested her body on him.
She didn't know how much self-control and discipline he needed to exert to control himself so that he wouldn't think about doing more outrageous things to her.
"Brother Lucas, you must promise me that you can only kiss me like this. You can't kiss any other woman... even that woman whom you have a relationship with." She gritted her teeth and said in a serious tone.
She was always a possessive, selfish, and petty girl. She did not want her Brother Lucas to be nice to other girls besides her, and she did not want Brother Lucas to do things to other girls that he could only do to her.
"You are like my favorite special chocolate, and the people you were talking about are like ordinary chocolate. Now that I have tasted you, how can I still taste other people?" He looked at her and responded seriously too.
Janell Joy pouted and replied, "Brother Lucas, you can only say these sweet words to me and no one else."
He smiled and said, "Of course, I will only say it to you."
She was a little worried, "But Brother Lucas... If you can only do these things to me alone, will you grow tired of me?"
He answered her with another question, "Will you grow tired of me?"
Janell Joy did not even hesitate as she immediately shook her head. "No, I only wish that I could be with Brother Lucas all the time. How can I be tired of you?"
"Me too." He once again pressed her into his arms and hugged her. "I will never grow sick of you for the rest of my life. Not just a day or two, but the rest of my life!"
