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CHAPTERS 836 - 840
836
After living for nearly 30 years, Nathaniel Cooper had lingered on the edge of death many times. He had almost died several times, but he had never been afraid.
At this moment, he was actually afraid when he heard that the little girl said that the feelings she had for him might only be gratitude and dependence.
What a joke!
Since he was born, he had been in the noble Cooper family. Since childhood, he had to learn how to overcome the fear in his heart.
At such a young age, he had already mastered the ability to remain calm even if a mountain collapsed in front of him. However, just because of this little girl's words, it frightened him, even though he was a President of the entire country.
"Janell... Do you know how much I like you?" He stroked her tender face and asked her in a low voice.
She certainly didn't know how much he liked her. She didn't know how important she was to him.
She was not only his little sun, but she was more important than his own life. She was a treasure that he was willing to protect with his life. It used to be like this, it was the same now, and it will be in the future...
Over the years, as he waited for her to slowly grow up, his feelings for her had changed little by little. He knew very well that his feelings for her were no longer as innocent as it was just being her big brother. He wanted more.
He wanted to hold her hand and spend his life with her. No matter what happened in the future, he would never leave her side. He wanted to stay with her forever, to marry her as his wife, and to make her the First Lady of the people of Country A.
In the past, he promised her that he would accompany her and grow up with her, but he broke his promise. He owed her.
He owed her 14 years of his life. So for this 14 year period, he wanted to repay it with the rest of his life.
"Janell..." Nathaniel gently called Janell Joy's name again. He spoke so genuinely as if he was near and he wanted her so badly.
No! It wasn't just 'as if !
He actually did!
His heart was true to him, and to her. He really liked her a lot. This little Janell was really the apple of his eye.
"Mmm." Janell Joy replied softly. Maybe because the weather was too cold, she wrapped herself in the quilt and subconsciously moved closer to a place where there was heat. She leaned comfortably beside him and continued to fall asleep.
"Silly girl..." Looking at her defenceless look, Nathaniel lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
"Janell, if you want me to trust you, then I will trust you. One month later, I will pick you up." He tucked her in to make sure that everything was alright. Then he turned around and left.
Ah...
Before he walked out of her tent, he began to miss her again. How could her magnetic force be so strong? When did he fall under her spell?
What Nathaniel didn't know was that just as he got up and left, Janell Joy, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. She quietly watched his back as he left.
Moonlight fell from the top of the tent, illuminating the lonely back view when Nathaniel left. Looking at how lonely he was, Janell Joy's heart.hurt.
She really wanted to catch up with him and hug him, and to tell him personally that as long as he wanted her, she would never leave him. However, she didn't do so. She couldn't act recklessly and would do whatever she wanted.
Since she was at the disaster area already, she should work hard and do something for him.
"Brother Lucas, I didn't know how much you liked me before, but I do now." She bit her lip and said softly.
"Mr. President..." When Jason Lesley saw that Mr. President finally came back two hours later after visiting the little girl, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Tell the person in charge of Helix Inc to transfer a batch of funds and supplies to help the reconstruction work at the disaster area. Also, assign a few more people to guard the area. If there is an accident this time, I won't let you get away with that." Nathaniel said as he walked in with a cold and overbearing tone.
Jason followed closely behind him and updated, "I've arranged some people to protect Miss Carter already. I will inform Helix Inc immediately and have them arrange it."
Helix Inc was a newly developed company in recent years. In just a few short years, it developed from a small, unknown company to one of the biggest enterprises in Country A.
The person in charge of Helix Inc was a middle-aged man in his early forties, but he was not the real boss. He was just a manager. No one knew who was the main boss of the company.
A lot of people had tried digging up some dirt, but they couldn't find the truth. Some concluded that the big boss was probably a mysterious man.
But what could they do with that piece of information anyway? No matter how curious a person was, they still couldn't find anything about the big boss.
The big boss of Helix Inc was so mysterious, but his way of working was not mysterious. In recent years, whether it was through the presidential election or disaster relief work in the country, Helix Inc would always donate money or other resources immediately and gained a good reputation.
…….
The next day. The sun was shining brightly. The weather was good, everybody's mood got better too.
Last night, Janell Joy almost didn't sleep all night, but she still got up early this morning. Although her dark circles were a little heavy, it still didn't ruin her beautiful appearance.
"Little Jar, morning!" A middle-aged lady greeted her. They recognized each other when they came to join the rescue team the last time, and many others recognized each other as well.
"Good morning, Aunt Joan!" Janell Joy gave a slice of bread to Aunt Joan and asked, "Aunt Joan, where is Peter?"
"Peter heard that you were going to be teaching, so he ate his breakfast quickly and went to the tent already." Aunt Joan smiled happily as she spoke about her own child.
"Peter is eight years old already, but I have never seen him so serious about studying before."
"It's my honor then." Hearing such good news early in the morning, Janell Joy was in a good mood.
The saying was right. Good things will come to those who did good. She felt that the world was very beautiful and the people here were very friendly. Therefore, the world repaid her with kind and beautiful people to work with too. So she was determined to repay their kindness and strength with her time and efforts.
837
The temporary school was in a relatively spacious tent, and there was a large tent built for each class. It was a little crowded, but the children did not mind it at all, they were all oddly in a good mood today.
Just as Janell Joy Carter walked near the tent, she heard the noise of these lively children. The noise was so loud that it almost overturned the whole tent.
"Children are always so energetic." Hearing the children's energetic voices, Janell Joy smiled.
Children at this age were supposed to be like this, not like her Little Precious at home. He was obviously 8 years old, but he made himself look like an old man.
Janell Joy stepped into the room. A child immediately shouted, "Sister Jar is here. Everyone, be quiet."
Almost in an instant, the small temporary classroom was so quiet that everyone stared at their new teacher with wide eyes.
Under everyone's gaze, Janell Joy stepped forward to the front of the children and said with a smile, "Dear children, don't be shy. You can do whatever you want."
Do whatever they wanted? Was that a mistake? Was this what a qualified teacher would say?
The children were about eight or nine years old, and they were all in their third grade. They were all sensible children. Listening to the teacher's words, their eyes widened.
Was the teacher serious? Could they really do whatever they wanted? Was the teacher fooling with them?
In a short period of time, the children got so confused that they looked at each other and finally looked at the new teacher unanimously.
"Yes, everyone did very well. Good that you know that you shouldn't be too loud in class, but after class, you can do whatever you want." Janell Joy was very satisfied with the children's reaction, and at the same time, she reasoned with them nicely.
"Sister Jar, we like it when you teach." As the class monitor, Peter raised his hand and spoke on behalf of the whole class. People with good looks would always be popular wherever they went.
Children did not lie about that. Looking at a beautiful teacher teaching them, of course it was so much different than having an old lady teaching them.
"I'm glad that everyone likes me!" Janell Joy bowed to the children and said, "I'll introduce myself first, then all of you will introduce yourselves one by one. Today, we will tell stories and play games in this class."
"Okay." The students were in high spirits and shouted in unison.
Janell Joy smiled and continued, "Well, then I'll introduce myself first."
The children at the disaster area had just experienced the earthquake, and they were also survivors. All of them were very lucky to have survived the major disaster.
Janell Joy believed that for them, studying was not the priority right now, and she had to bring them out of the trauma they experienced from the earthquake so that they were mentally healthy. Then, they could study more efficiently.
Under everyone's curious gaze, Janell Joy said slowly, "My name is Janell Joy, and I will be your teacher for the next month. You can call me Miss Carter, or Sister Janell Joy, or Sister Jar. Any of these names."
"Sister Jar!" The students shouted at the same time, and everyone laughed together.
"I have grandparents, parents, and brothers at home. Oh, my brother is eight years old this year, and he is about the same age as you guys. He is also a very filial and lovely child."
Janell Joy smiled and continued, "Now that I've introduced myself, who wants to go next?"
"Sister Jar, I'll go first, I'll go first..."
Several students raised their hands and wanted to introduce themselves first.
Janell Joy took a look at them and saw a little girl who was relatively short, and she raised her hand halfway.
She was so nervous that she withdrew her hand. Then, she took the courage to raise her hand and put it down again… She repeated it several times.
She waved her hand and asked for everyone to keep quiet, then she said with a sweet smile, "Don't rush, students. All of you will have the opportunity to speak. As for the first to speak, how about this little child in a red sweater?"
The little girl who was appointed was surprised, and her face turned red. The other students also looked at her. She was the first one to be called by her teacher, which made them envious.
"Yes, you. Are you willing to come up and introduce yourself first?" Janell Joy's soft voice made people feel comfortable. Especially with the smile on her face, she also gave the little girl an encouraging look.
The little girl was a little scared at first, but when she saw her smiling face and encouraging eyes, she became bolder and took the courage to step in front of the class.
"Let's applaud our brave classmate together, okay?" Janell Joy took the lead to applaud the little girl, and she was encouraging her bravery at such a young age.
The little girl smiled shyly and said slowly, "My name is Linda Leopold. I'm eight years old this year, and I'm in third grade. I also have grandparents and parents living at home."
"Linda, it's a very beautiful name, and I've remembered it." Janell Joy stroked her head and said, "Linda, do you have any stories you want to share with everyone?"
It was the first time that she had been treated so gently by a teacher. All of a sudden, Linda felt that her teacher was awesome, and she resembled her mother who was working far away, which made her feel so warm.
"Linda, do you have anything to share? If not, it's fine too." Janell Joy squatted down and tried to be on the same eye level as the child.
Linda shook her head shyly. Janell Joy touched her head again and said, "It's okay. You can go back now, let's have another student come up."
Linda turned around and ran away. Just two steps later, she suddenly turned back and said, "Teacher, I like you too."
The simple words were the best gift Janell Joy could ever get from the children. Since they liked her, it was recognition for what she was doing.
In the tent, there were several pinhole cameras placed in very inconspicuous places. Everything that happened in the classroom was transmitted to Nathaniel's computer.
Janell Joy was still wearing the overalls and the white T-shirt that she often wore, but today she had a black and white hoodie on. It was a simple outfit, but when Janell Joy wore it, she looked lively and lovely.
Every smile was deeply imprinted in Nathaniel's mind. Especially when he saw her interaction with the children, her eyes were full of love and gentleness, and she was an excellent teacher,
Today, Nathaniel finally saw another side of Janell. He was no longer the soft little girl that she used to be. She really grew up!
838
"Sister Jar, do you have someone you like?" Suddenly, an important question came from the computer's speaker. Nathaniel Cooper immediately focused on Janell Joy Carter, waiting for her answer.
"Of course I do..." In the computer screen, Janell Joy smiled sweetly and her voice was soft and sweet. "I like my grandparents, my parents..."
"Sister Jar, we're asking if there is anybody in particular that you like?" Some students protested.
Although they were young, they knew a lot. The love for her family was different from romantic love. The children were not letting her go.
"I do." Janell Joy smiled and said mysteriously, "The boy I like... is your Mr. President."
"Wow, Mr. President! Sister Jar likes Mr. President!!" The students were happy to hear this answer. The Sister Jar that they liked also liked their hero, so they became excited.
"But Mr. President has a girlfriend." Someone commented.
As soon as these words came out, the friends who had just cheered, suddenly became quiet. They blinked their eyes and looked at Janell Joy. Sister Jar couldn't be with the man she liked. They were suddenly very sad.
The little children's unintentional comment was like a heavy punch hitting into Janell Joy's heart. She felt sad in her heart and almost couldn't hold her smile.
But soon, she suppressed her bad mood and smiled again. "Students, don't you all like Mr. President too?"
"We do." The students answered in unison. Because Mr. President personally came to participate in the rescue work last time, so Mr. President became a superhero in the hearts of the people at the disaster area, and everyone liked him.
"If all of you can like him, then why can't I like him?" Janell Joy answered them appropriately.
All the students nodded in unison. They seemed to understand, that the admiration Sister Jar had for Mr. President was the same admiration they had for him too.
"We are the citizens of Mr. President and he is our leader. Let's admire him together and make our country stronger for him." Janell Joy felt that she was really Brother Lucas's biggest fan. She did not forget to celebrate him at all times.
Janell Joy's bitterness escaped the children's eyes, but it failed to escape Nathaniel's eyes in front of the computer.
She did not share the same kind of admiration that the children did, but that she really had a good and different impression of Nathaniel. He thought about what happened last night. She admitted that her feelings for Brother Lucas were just gratitude and dependence, not love.
Her feelings for Brother Lucas were not considered romantic, she also told these children that the person she liked was Mr. President. So did she mean that she had a crush for the President instead? Nathaniel's face turned very gloomy and he squinted his eyes. He felt icy all of a sudden.
"Mr. President, Helix Inc's supplies will be distributed this afternoon. Here are the approval papers. Please have a look."
Jason Lesley broke into the office in a very bad time. He did not care what the President was doing, and he hurriedly reported his own matters.
As he received a cold and ruthless look from Nathaniel, Jason was a little slow to find that it was not the right time for him to come in.
"Greg is the person in charge of Helix Inc, shouldn't he be the one to look at these things?" Nathaniel raised his eyebrows and said sternly.
"But..." Jason seemed to be in a dilemma. For such an important matter that involved so much supplies and funds, shouldn't he report to the real, big boss of Helix Inc?
"But what?" Nathaniel stood up abruptly. He was a six foot tall person filled with anger and annoyance, and Jason couldn't even look at him. "Greg will take full charge of Helix Inc in the future. You don't have to intervene anymore."
"Third Young Master, if we don't intervene, what if..." Jason was anxious as he addressed his concern, "If Greg misused Helix Inc, that means the hard work you have put in over the years will go to vain."
"If I ask you to take full charge of Helix Inc, will you secretly do that?" Nathaniel asked.
"No, I won't." Jason answered with certainty, "My life belongs to you. How could I betray you?"
"If I can't trust you and Greg, then I don't know who else I could trust anymore," Nathaniel said.
He saved Greg Scott and Jason's lives. Since then, these two people had been working for him. If he couldn't trust the two of them, in this complex political vortex, Nathaniel really didn't know who he could trust anymore.
"I understand." Jason understood his implied meaning. Jason wasn't with Nathaniel for a very long period, at least it was far shorter than Aaron Paul's time. However, in terms of his loyalty to Nathaniel, the only person that could compared with him was Greg.
Because Nathaniel trusted the two of them the most in work, he arranged them to be in the two most important positions respectively, so that they could be his right-hand men.
……….
In the Silas family.
The sun was shining brightly today, and the weather was favorable. After lunch, Serene Silas sat in her own small yard basking in the sun and reading a book.
As she flipped through the pages, a yellowed bookmark fell from the book. She picked it up and saw the bold handwriting that she was so familiar with—Serene, I like you! I will make you my bride in the future!
That year, she was just 18 years old, and he was just a young man in his early twenties. At her 18th birthday party, he sneaked into her birthday party and gave her a book, then he left without saying a word.
At that time, there were a lot of people at her birthday party. She was afraid that her family would discover the gift, so she hid it. She only looked at the book late at night after.
On the bookmark in the book, there was this one sentence. Such a short and dominating sentence, yet it was firmly engraved in her heart.
From that day on, she was waiting for him. She was waiting to become his bride one day.
As she thought about it, her tears blurred her own eyes. A face appeared in front of her eyes. It was a face that she clearly remembered but he seemed extremely vague.
Where on earth was he? Did he know that she had been waiting for him to come back to fulfil his promise to her?
"Hey, crying? What can make our Miss Silas cry so sadly?" A strange voice suddenly came from behind her. Serene quickly wiped her tears, not willing to let these people see her weak side.
That person walked to her side and sneered, "The Silas family gives you food, shelter, and clothes...You don't need to do much everyday, what's making you feel so bad?"
839
This man was her uncle's second son, Elijah Silas.
He wasted his days away by drinking alcohol, gambling, playing with girls. He never did any work, and was always involved in evil deeds. He was the prodigal son that the people in Coast City hated the most.
Because of his doings, the Silas family was so humiliated and he was almost driven out of the family by their grandfather. It was Serene's uncle, Mike Silas, who knelt down and begged Old Master Silas for the son to stay.
In the end, he did not drive Elijah out of the Silas family, but he locked him up for half a year. He was not allowed to leave the Silas house for half a year.
Half a year was neither too long nor too short. The deadline was a few days ago, and his mother couldn't wait to let him out.
This past 6 months was for Elijah to reflect on himself, and learn that he should have been more careful with his behaviors, but Elijah did not care about that at all. After leaving the house, he caused some troubles already. In other words, old habits die hard.
Although he knew that Elijah had done something wrong, Mike felt sorry for his son and couldn't bear to lock him up again. He personally resolved the matters and tried hard to prevent Old Master Silas from hearing it.
He had just been released and already caused a huge trouble. If Old Master Silas knew about it, he would definitely throw out this b*stard that had ruined the Silas family's reputation.
He was just a person who would do all sorts of bad things and was shameless. Serene did not want to have anything to do with him.
"Cousin." No matter how Elijah sneered, Serene greeted Elijah politely.
As someone younger than him, she had to play her part respectfully. Even if they deliberately wanted to cause trouble for her, she had to make sure that they couldn't.
"You still think of me as your cousin?" Elijah stared at Serene's chest lustfully.
"I'm leaving." Serene was disgusted at his gaze. She got up and wanted to leave, but Elijah grabbed her.
He said, "Serene, did I say you can go?"
"Elijah, let go of your hand!" Serene wanted to get rid of him, but his strength was much stronger than hers. She could not get rid of him at all.
"What if I don't?" He suddenly approached her and whispered in her ear, "Serene, what can you do to me if I don't want to let go?"
"Elijah, take your hand away. You should be more respectful." Serene shouted loudly, trying to scare Elijah away.
"Respect? Do you know what respect is?" Relying on the pampering of his parents, Elijah did not take Serene's warning seriously at all.
"Elijah, I'm requesting that you let me go." Serene tried to pull back her hand, but the more she pulled, the tighter his grip. She felt so disgusted that she wanted to puke.
"Serene, if you want others to respect you, you have to respect yourself first." He held her hand tightly and smiled wretchedly.
"If our President knows that his fiance was pregnant with another man's child before, what do you think he will do?"
"You..." Serene was surprised and scared when he suddenly heard Elijah's words.
Elijah continued to say in a strange tone, "Will he immediately dump you? Or will he pretend that he doesn't know anything and still marry you according to the agreement. Maybe, he would throw you to his dungeons and hide you away from the world?"
"How did you know? How did you know about this?" Serene murmured.
How did this man know about the child? That year, even the child's biological father didn't know about her pregnancy. How could a scumbag like Elijah know about it?
"What do you think?" Elijah reached out and pinched Serene's chin. "My good sister, why are you so attractive?"
He circled around her and looked at Serene with reluctance. "I can't bear to touch you. Why should I let that wild man touch you? You were even pregnant with his illegitimate child, don't you think he deserves to die? Don't you think his child deserves to die?"
"It's you! It's you!" Serene slapped Elijah in the face and roared, "You murderer, you killed my child! It's you who killed my child!"
She couldn't figure out why she suffered a miscarriage after an afternoon nap. Today, she finally understood that it was definitely not an accident.
At noon that day, Elijah must have placed something in her food. That day, she remembered his strange smile... If she knew in advance that he did something to her food, she would definitely not eat them.
She would definitely still have her child and the only thing left behind by her beloved man. But she couldn't turn back the past now...
"Serene, you can shout, roar, curse..." Elijah laughed hysterically. "Perhaps you could gather the family down and let them know that the obedient child in Grandpa's eyes is a used woman."
"I'm going to kill you, you b*stard." Serene couldn't hear what Elijah said. She only knew that the man in front of her was the murderer of her child. She wanted to kill him personally to avenge her child.
"Serene, Serene, aren't you just anwh*re? Don't act all aloof in front of me." Elijah grabbed her hand and pushed her back hard. Serene lost her balance and fell to the ground.
"Murderer, I will definitely kill you!" Serene screamed with all her strength, and her whole body was in a state of panic.
She had already long forgotten about the image she had to keep as the fiance of the President, nor did she care about the etiquettes she learned since young.
Elijah smiled arrogantly and said, "Serene, if you can, then kill me, kill me to avenge your baby. Otherwise, I will come to you every day and gloat in front of you, to remind you that the murderer who killed your child is still alive and in front of you. You can't do anything to him."
"I'm going to kill you!" Serene gritted her teeth and roared angrily.
"Release your anger..." Elijah squatted down in front of Serene and looked at her proudly. "But, Serene, what else can you do except to scold and curse me? Do you really think you can kill me?"
"What else can I do?" Serene sneered and suddenly raised her hand. She suddenly had a huge rock in her hand.
Before Elijah could react, she smashed the road into his head mercilessly. Almost in an instant, his skull was fractured and blood spurted out like a fountain.
Serene couldn't avoid him, or perhaps she didn't think of avoiding it at all. She was covered in his blood too.
840
Every day, Jason Lesley arrived at work from the East gate of the North Palace. Usually, he would walk leisurely and it wouldn't take long for him to reach the office area of the North Palace.
But today, Jason entered the North Palace from the usual entrance. After entering the gate, he began to run wildly, but he still couldn't reach the main office after running so quick. He even questioned if this was the same path he took every day. Why did he feel like it was particularly far today?
When he heard about the bad news from the Silas family, he was so shocked that he forgot that he had a phone that he could use to just inform the President. He didn't need to run so wildly.
From the East gate of North Palace to the President's office, he had been running for more than ten minutes, yet he was still a long distance away from his destination.
By the time he finally made it there, he was already out of breath. After panting for a long time, he said, "Mr. President..."
Nathaniel raised his head from a pile of documents and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong? Speak slowly."
Jason patted his chest and tried to calm down. "Miss Silas... Miss Silas had an accident. Something big happened. Except for you, no one else can save her."
Nathaniel raised his eyebrows. "What's the matter?"
Jason wiped the sweat from his forehead. "She killed someone. She killed her cousin, Elijah, the son of Mike Silas."
"She killed Elijah?" Nathaniel paused for a moment and said, "Send someone to investigate about the truth of the incident immediately. Also, ask someone to compile the crimes that Elijah committed these years, regardless the scale of his crimes, compile them all."
Jason said worriedly, "Mr. President, if this is true, we might not be able to protect Miss Silas."
"We must protect her, there is no if." Nathaniel immediately picked up the phone and called Secretary Hart. He ordered, "Postpone all my schedule for this afternoon."
Secretary Hart looked confused. What the hell was going on with the President? The economic forum was such an important matter, how could he choose not to attend?
However, the President had already ordered him and he had already disappeared after giving the order. What could he do to the President?
As a qualified chief secretary, he was also a secretary the President trusted very much. Secretary Hart knew that he had to try his best to find a person with high status to take part in the forum instead of the President.
Nathaniel looked at the grey-haired yet still energetic old man in front of him. He used to be the most influential man in Country A a few decades ago. Now, after Country A had grown massively over the past few years, there were not many people who could be compared with their past glory like he did.
Those years, he had been in charge of the country's military for decades, and his position was high and powerful. He was a very respected figure in people's hearts who had contributed a lot in growing the country. Although the military of Country A was now under Nathaniel's control, he still respected this old man very much.
He said, "Old Mr. Silas, the evidence has been placed in front of you. I'll wait for your final decision."
Old Mr. Silas did not go through the evidence in front of him. In fact, there was no need for evidence, he was already clear who was right and wrong in this matter. But what he wanted was not the truth of the matter, he wanted something else.
"Nathaniel... Can I still call you that?" Old Mr. Silas looked at Nathaniel and asked slowly.
"Old Mr. Silas, you are an elder, and we are talking about personal matters here, of course you can call my name directly." Nathaniel understood that Old Mr. Silas was ready to discuss their personal relationship now.
Old Mr. Silas sighed and said, "Nathaniel, I watched your father marry your mother and watched your mother give birth to you. It felt like it just happened yesterday. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, thirty years have gone by. You replaced your father and became the leader of the country."
Nathaniel responded, "Although we have grown up, you are still so energetic, Old Mr. Silas. You don't look like someone in your eighties at all."
Old Mr. Silas continued, "Nathaniel, you must have put in a lot of hard work to be able to be the President."
Nathaniel said in a serious tone, "I had to work hard, how would I get this position if I didn't? Of course, I could be in this position because of the support of the citizens, and also you, Old Mr. Silas."
Old Mr. Silas responded again, "No, I didn't support you, I was supporting my granddaughter. She wanted to marry you, that's why I endorsed you. If it weren't for her, people at my age would just keep silent."
He was right. There was no need for a person at his age to speak up for someone else and potentially offend others. Since he stood up for this cause, this proved that he was still ambitious.
Nathaniel said in a low voice, "I know that you love Serene very much. Since you love her so much, why don't you help her again? You know Elijah's character and his wrongdoings very well."
Old Mr. Silas explained, "Then I will tell you one more thing. That year, I intentionally shared the news about Serene's pregnancy to Elijah."
"So you have known about her pregnancy long ago, and you couldn't tolerate the child in her belly." Nathaniel was not surprised. After all, he had seen crueler things people did for. power.
Old Mr. Silas said, "Yes, I just couldn't tolerate that child. I wanted her to give birth to your child, a child from the Cooper family."
Nathaniel didn't say anything but he just smiled. Old Mr. Silas was a little angry that Nathaniel didn't agree with his words. "Mr. President, as the President of the country, you should know that no one is above the law. Even if Serene is your fiance, she committed murder, so she has to pay with her life. Otherwise, how will you appease your people?"
Nathaniel raised his brows, "What do you want?"
"Marry her and have her give birth to your child. She'll be your child's mother." After so long, Old Mr. Silas finally mentioned his intentions.
He was old, and he wasn't sure how many years he could still live. If he left this world, Serene would have no family members left.
Before leaving this world, he wanted to use his greatest ability to pave every path for her so that she would not suffer in the future.
"You know that the person in her heart is not me, but you still want her to marry me and want her to give birth to my child." Nathaniel sneered, "Old Mr. Silas, is this how you show your love for her?"
Born into the Cooper family, he knew that power was more important than anything to these people. Family affection between them could become a bargaining chip that could be taken advantage of at will.
Over the years, he had been struggling in this political circle. He was also one of the people who would make use of people close to him, but he would never make use of a woman who was powerless.
