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CHAPTERS 851 - 855
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It was lunch time. Janell Joy Carter found a place to sit, and when she saw Yaya walking into the dining hall looking lost, she immediately waved her hand high, "Sister Yaya, I've got your meal here."
"Oh." Yaya answered. She walked up to Janell Joy lifelessly and massaged her head and sore neck. "I guess I slept in an awkward posture last night. My neck's stiff and I even feel dizzy."
It wasn't her posture, it was obviously because of the drug. She was still affected by the drug. Janell Joy knew about it, but she couldn't tell her. However, she thoughtfully prepared an antidote for Yaya.
"Sister Yaya, drink the soup first, it'll nourish your body and you may feel much better after drinking it."
Yaya didn't hold back as further as she took the soup and began drinking it. After she drank the hot soup, she did feel much better. She sighed and said, "Little Jar, it's so good to have you here. I have been with Burly and Shane for a few years, and I've never seen them so thoughtful."
"Who's speaking ill of us?" Burly came over with his food and sat opposite them. "Little Jar, don't listen to Yaya's nonsense. In fact, I am very considerate. Let me tell you, if I have a girlfriend, I will definitely take good care of her."
"So what if you are considerate? Do you think you can get Little Jar just because you are considerate? Let me tell you, Little Jar already has someone she likes." Yaya embarrassed Burly mercilessly.
"How is that possible?" Burly didn't want to believe that Little Jar liked someone else. But after thinking thoroughly, he knew that she was such an excellent girl, so there must be a lot of.people who wanted to go after her. It was possible that she could like any one of them too.
"Look at yourself, if I wouldn't fall for you, how can you expect Little Jar to like you?" Shane came with his food and sat down too. He also joined in to mock Burly.
"Shane, careful with your words, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." Burly gave Shane a ferocious look.
"I'm just teasing. Bite me if you can." Shane challenged him again and he was prepared to tease Burly even more.
Listening to them arguing with each other, Janell Joy ate her food while thinking of her Brother Lucas. Last night, the two of them cleared the air. Brother Lucas also showed her his real appearance. No matter how their future was, she believed that nothing could separate them. When she thought of Brother Lucas, Janell Joy let out a subtle smile silently.
"Little Jar, are you laughing at me too?" He didn't mind if others teased him, but he took it to heart when he saw Janell Joy laughing at him too.
"Ah?" Janell Joy was slightly stunned, and she immediately understood what Burly was talking about.
She then laughed again and said, "Burly Sister Yaya has made it clear that I have someone I like. As for me, I'm a loyal person, if I've decided on a person, I've decided for a lifetime. Besides him, I really do not think other guys would stand a chance. It's not that they are not good, it's just that he is too perfect in my heart."
Since she was young, Janell Joy was a very assertive child. It was difficult for her to change the things she had already decided. After she decided on Brother Lucas, she only thought of him. Her mind and her heart were only filled with him.
Burly expressed his dissatisfaction and said, "Little Jar, you're still so young. Don't regret it when you meet a more excellent guy in the future."
"A more excellent guy?" Janell Joy pursed her lips and chuckled. Looking around, who else in Country A could be better than Mr. President? Anyway, she knew that the answer was none.
"Don't you think I'm right?" Burly said proudly,
"Little Jar. Take advantage of your youth, and date more people. When you get older, you won't regret it."
"Burly, I don't agree with you in this." Yaya interrupted, "When you men think about dating more people, to put it bluntly, you guys are just animals who think with the lower part of your body."
Buzz...
Janell Joy's phone vibrated in her pocket and interrupted their discussion. She smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry! I'm going to get this."
It was Blake White who called, and he was reporting about Serene Silas. After listening, Janell Joy couldn't calm down for a long time. Her heart was beating really fast, and she felt some sense of hurt and pain for her.
She was not entirely shocked at her news, but she was shocked as Serene was involved in the murder case that happened in Country A a year ago.
In the murder case a year ago, the person who died was a member of the top authority of Country A. At that time, the news shook the core of the high-ranking group in Country A.
Since the news was related to the biggest power forces in Country A, so the news was covered up. Therefore, even when Janell Joy researched a lot about Country A and about Nathaniel, she had never heard of this news. She knew what the common citizens of Country A knew.
She had no idea how Nathaniel had climbed to the position of President and how difficult his life must have been in the past few years. She knew that it was not easy, but it never occurred to her that it would be this difficult. She probably underestimated political strife.
A year ago, there was a murder case… a planned and shocking murder case. On that day, the President and the First Lady of Country A, as well as some other high-ranking and important officials, attended a meeting.
After the meeting, they were stopped by some "guards" who suddenly rushed in. Some of them died of gunshot wounds before they could ask what was going on.
At that time, the First Lady of Country A, Nathaniel's mother, was shot in the heart and died on the spot. When Nathaniel received the news and rushed over, his mother was on the verge of death as she waited for him.
She wanted to say something to him, but she couldn't. He held his mother in his arms and watched his mother took her last breath in his arms.
It was also on that day that the noble Leves family, who had always supported Nathaniel, was killed. Jackie Leves, who was Nathaniel's best friend, vanished from thin air and no one knew what happened to him.
In just one day, Nathaniel lost his mother, his best friend, and his most capable supporter who could help support him as he became President. Within a day, he had lost so much…
Janell Joy's heart was torn as she tried to imagine his pain. She did not know how he endured all these alone. It made sense why Brother Lucas was unwilling to reconcile with her, or why he always wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. He had to always use another identity to meet her.
It was not that Brother Lucas did not take her seriously, but he just valued her a lot. He was afraid that what happened a year ago would happen again.
He lost his mother and his best friend on the same day... He must be afraid of losing her too.
At that time, her Brother Lucas lost a person who was very important to him, and he didn't even have anybody beside him. Those days must have been tough for him.
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Janell Joy Carter really hated the fact that she did not find her Brother Lucas earlier. If she had found Brother Lucas at that difficult time, he would not be alone. He would feel better with her by his side.
But she knew very well that she didn't have the ability to reverse time, and it was impossible for her to turn back time and make things right again. Hence, she had to cherish the present. She wanted to let Brother Lucas know that he had her, and that she would stay by his side.
"Miss..." On the phone, Blake White shouted her name a few times, then Janell Joy came back to her senses.
"Yes." Janell Joy took a deep breath and.tried to calm down. "Blake, thank you for telling me so much. Please also help me protect Mr. President in the future. You must ensure his safety. I absolutely don't want anything to happen to him."
After that, she hung up the phone. She looked up at the sky and said softly, "Brother Lucas, you protected me in the past, now let me protect you."
Janell Joy turned on the camera of her phone and took a selfie where she smiled very brightly. She edited the photo and captioned, "Just had lunch, sitting outside the tent to bask in the sun and missing the person I like. I'm letting him know that no matter where I am, my heart is by his side."
After editing it, Janell Joy sent it to Nathaniel. She liked him, and she wanted to tell him that, so that he wouldn't feel lonely.
Soon, Janell Joy received a reply from Nathaniel, "Little girl, the person you miss.is also missing you. He asked me to tell you that no matter where he is, his heart is still with you."
"Okay, I know now. Thank you for telling me, my dear Mr. President," Janell Joy typed again and sent it. She smiled gently at her phone.
Her Brother Lucas became more and more expressive. He would definitely be able to say sweet words to make her happy under her influence. However, what if he learned these sweet words and flirted with other girls later?
"Little Jar, the food is getting cold!" On the other side, Burly shouted loudly.
"I'll be right there." Janell Joy got up, patted off the mud on her clothes, and ran to the dining hall.
At the same time, at North Palace, Nathaniel saw Janell Joy's text message..He reacted almost the same as Janell Joy did. He raised his lips slightly and smiled gently. However, just as he was feeling slightly better, a second later, Jason Lesley opened his door and rushed in. He said urgently, "Mr. President, the Silas family has released the video of Miss Silas' murder. It seems that they think that we are hiding Miss Silas."
"It seems that they can't sit still after all." Nathaniel chuckled. "If he wants to release it, let him do it. The murderer is from the Silas family, the murdered is also a member of the Silas family. Let's see if everyone in the country are blind."
Old Master Silas was a founding father of the country, who had accompanied Nathaniel's grandfather and fought for the country. He had also been in charge of the military of the country for many years. Moreover, he was once more powerful and stronger than the Old Master of the Cooper family.
The Silas family almost became the leader of the country. But history was history. There was no "if" or "maybe", in the end, the Silas family was not stronger than the Cooper family.
The Cooper family ruled the country instead. Among the three generations of the Silas family, only Old Master Silas managed to secure high positions and power. His.children and grandchildren were disappointing members of the family, and none of them worked in politics.
Therefore, when Old Master Silas was old enough to let go of the power in his hands, none of the Silas family members had the ability to take over his position overseeing the army. Since the Silas family had no successor, the third son of the Cooper family, who had always been hiding in the dark, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Nathaniel stood out among many candidates and took over the country's army. He became the first President of Country A that also took charge of the military at the same time. Power was more addictive than drugs. Once you enjoyed the pleasure that power brought, it was difficult to put that down again.
Old Master Silas was also a person who almost stood at the highest place in Country A. Of course, he was not willing to sit idly by and stay at home. Nathaniel had always known that Old Master Silas wanted the Silas family to reclaim their power and status, but the Silas family's children and grandchildren were all cowards and incompetent. None of them had the ability.
After struggling for two years, Old Master Silas exhausted all his strength. He accepted his reality and had to let go. And now, the Silas family caused such a big commotion. It was hard to convince others that there wasn't a mastermind behind the scenes. Nathaniel concluded that there must be someone hiding behind him, and this real murderer was just starting to take action.
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On Misty Mountain. It was still raining, and the weather was getting darker and darker. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon, but the day looked as dark as night.
Serene Silas' mood was also as gloomy as the weather. Perhaps, her mood was even gloomier than this weather. Serene lay on the bed, half naked, and looked up at the ceiling quietly. The man who was as horrible as a devil tortured her for two hours, and then he left, leaving her to suffer alone.
Before leaving, he said, "Serene, I've heard people say that you can make a man die of lust. After today, I can only say that you are just mediocre. I'm tired of you already, you can die now."
The demon's voice was still ringing in her ears. In the room, she could still feel his presence..This proved that she wasn't in a nightmare... she was living in it.
Tired of her? She could die now? Who did he think he was? He could play her just as he wished? He said that he was tired, so she could die already? She didn't want to!
She wanted to live well, and was willing to wait for the day she could kill the devil.who had destroyed her chastity.
Thump! Thump!
The knock on the door interrupted Serene's thoughts. She wanted to hide and pull up the quilt to cover the scars, but before she could do so, the person just walked into the room. "Miss Silas, nice to meet you!" Serene covered herself with the dirty quilt slowly. She didn't look back and didn't say anything.
Without any response, the woman spoke again, "Miss Silas, if you don't want to respond, then I'll start."
She'd start? What else did they want to do?.Serene turned around and glanced at the person coldly. She asked weakly, "Who are you? Where is this? Why am I here?" She knew she couldn't get the answer, but she still asked anyway.
"I am your professional caretaker, Nina. This is the Misty Mountain. My Young Master invited you here." Serene thought that she could not get any answers, but this person gave her all the answers.
Professional caretaker? The demon tortured her so badly and.even gave her a professional caretaker,.did he want.her to be grateful to him?
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Serene Silas snorted and turned to look out of the window. "Please leave. I don't want to see anyone now."
She wanted to hide her humiliation, her wounds, all her helplessness and fear. She would never let others see her wounds, nor would she let others take the opportunity to laugh at her and insult her.
The woman looked at Serene and said indifferently, "Miss Silas, it was my Young Master who asked me to help you clean up."
Clean up?
Serene sneered as she heard that sentence. Was she going to show all the wounds that the devil had caused on her body to another stranger? Was she going to show those scars and bruises to others, and let others know what the devil did to her to torture her? She was already disgusted enough! She didn't want to be reminded again.
The woman approached the bed, "Miss Silas..."
"I said I don't need any help. Can't you hear me?" Serene bit her lip. "Get out, don't let me see you again."
The woman spoke again, "Young Master also ordered that if you don't let me help you, he doesn't mind cleaning you up personally. Unless, you would prefer that my Young Master serves you personally?"
Serene felt a chill on her back. Who on earth was this devil? Why did he want to capture her? Why did he want to insult her? What good would it bring to him if he embarrassed her?
The woman's attitude was very cold. She didn't want to talk to Serene too much. She immediately pulled Serene's quilt.
"What are you doing?" Serene panicked and instinctively grabbed the quilt tightly. She held the quilt so strong that it felt like she was protecting her last barrier of dignity.
"Serene, do you think you are still the Young Lady of the Silas family?" The woman approached Serene and whispered, "When you came here, you have become only a toy. What do you have to resist? It's your blessing that my Young Master was willing to touch you. Don't act all pitiful and sad, it's disgusting to look at."
As soon as she finished her words, the woman pulled away the quilt on Serene's body and threw it away. She threw the quilt to a corner of the room.
There were many scars on her body, and she was shivering like mad. She didn't shiver because it was cold, but because of anger. She could not allow anyone to insult her anymore.
"What do you want to do? Who is that devil?" Serene screamed hysterically, her voice even turned hoarse.
As she saw the many scars on her body that would only be caused by sex, the woman's eyes darkened slightly, and she seemed to be thinking about something.
"Miss Silas, open your legs a little, I'll help you treat them..." This time, before Serene could respond, the woman reached out her hand to grab Serene's thigh...
Humiliation, hatred, and disgust...
All kinds of emotions attacked Serene's brain at the same time. Out of self defence, she slapped the woman hard.
Slap-
This slap exhausted all of Serene's strength. She glared at the woman angrily, and there seemed to be a raging fire burning in her eyes.
"Even if I am no longer the Young Lady of the Silas family, I can't let a person like you do whatever you want."
Yes, she admitted that she was not welcomed in the Silas family and was often used by the Silas family as a pawn. But she still had her self-esteem..If even she gave up on herself, who would feel sorry for her and protect her?
Nobody!
In the world, except for Jackie Leves, no one was willing to treat her well sincerely, no one was willing to protect her anymore. However, today, that devil- like man destroyed her last hope.
The woman felt pain and instinctively wanted to hit back. However, as soon as she raised her hand, she heard a voice from her earpiece, "Touch her and see what will happen to you."
The man's voice was low and hoarse, but she could not ignore his dominance and power. .
Hearing the master's voice, the woman forcibly held back her hand, but the viciousness in her eyes became more and more obvious. She took a breath and tried to calm down.
After a while, she tried to compose herself. "Miss Silas, I'll give you a warm towel so that you can clean yourself." Serene could feel her maliciousness towards her, but she had a sudden change of attitude. This made her question her intention and loyalty, but she didn't want to think so much.
At present, she needed to clean herself up and change into a set of clean clothes. She still had to find a way to escape from there.
Under the woman's gaze, Serene bit her lips hard. She endured the shame in her heart, cleaned herself up, and changed into the set of clean clothes.
The person also said, "Miss Serene, I've changed the sheets and quilt for you. You can have a good rest now. If there's anything you need, just press the button beside your bed and I'll come over."
After that, the woman carried the dirty sheets and the dirty clothes away, leaving Serene alone in the room. As soon as the person left, Serene's tense nerves could finally relax.
As soon as she tried to relax, she could feel sharp pain in some parts of her body. The part of her head where she slammed hard against the wall hurt terribly. She lay slowly on the bed and closed her eyes. She could still feel the tremendous pain attacking her.
Did it hurt? Actually, it didn't hurt that much. To her, no matter how intense the pain in her body was, it was still far less painful from the pain in her heart. "Serene, this is for you."
Lying on the bed and being in a daze due to the pain, Serene vaguely heard the beautiful voice of that person again. She looked up and saw him smiling at. her. She also smiled and said, "What did you give me?"
He said, "Close your eyes."
She asked, "Why are you so mysterious?"
But she did not hesitate as she closed her eyes. Soon, she could feel that he took her hand and put on something cold on her right hand's ring finger. Then, he lifted her hand and kissed it.
"You can open your eyes now."
Serene followed his words and slowly opened her eyes. She then saw a shining ring on her ring finger. "This is?"
He smiled and said, "An engagement ring."
It was an engagement ring! That meant that he was proposing to her.
Serene stroked the ring on her finger that symbolized their vows. She was excited as she said, "Nobody proposes that plainly like you do."
He raised his eyebrows. "What? So are you saying no?" She shook her head hard. .
He was a little anxious, "Serene, you promised to be my bride a few years ago. You can't break your promise."
Serene smiled and touched his forehead. "Who said I don't want to? I'm just saying you're not thoughtful enough."
He added, "Then you have to wear the ring well. Before I change this to our wedding ring for you, you are not allowed to take it off."
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He once told her personally that she was not allowed to take off this engagement ring before he put on her wedding ring. The words that Jackie Leves said to her were still ringing in her ears from time to time, but she did not keep her promise to him.
When she was engaged to Nathaniel Cooper, she took off the engagement ring that Jackie had given her. She tied the ring on a string and hung it on her neck. Since she couldn't wear it on her finger anymore, she put the ring closest to her heart and waited for him to come back.
She wanted to wait for him to come back and put on the wedding ring for her personally. However, she waited for a long time, but he still didn't come back. She didn't know how long more could she wait. Now that her innocence had been ruined, even if he came back, how could she face him?
"Jackie, where are you? Do you know how much I miss you?" She could only think about these words in her heart. Whenever she thought of Jackie, Serene always had a habit, which was to hold the ring that he had given her in her palm.
At this time, she also stretched out her hand to touch her neck as usual, yet she couldn't feel the ring that was always on her neck.
Serene tried to touched it again, but she still couldn't feel anything. She was stunned as she turned over and sat up. It was the only thing that Jackie had left for her, how could she lose it?
Serene didn't care about her wounds. She flipped the quilt away and looked for it all over the bed. She couldn't find it on the.bed, so she looked for it all over the room. .
In that small room, she tried to find every corner, but she still couldn't find the ring she was looking for. It was not on the bed or in the room, where else could the ring be?
Serene touched her painful head and thought for a while. Did the woman take it away when she was changing the sheets? That was very possible.
Serene didn't even care to put on her shoes as she rushed out of the room. When she opened the door, she just rushed out and didn't check her surroundings. She rushed out and bumped into something. The body was so strong that Serene was almost knocked out by him.
She was so dizzy that she staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the man grabbed her and helped her stabilize herself, hence she didn't fall to the ground.
"Thank..." Before she could finish saying the words "thank you", Serene looked up and saw the masked man's face.
Everything that had happened earlier rushed into Serene's mind like a flood, and she was so disgusted that she covered her mouth and vomited. The mere sight of him was enough to make her sick. The edges of the man's lips curled up, and a cold smile appeared on his face.
"Serene, Serene, before the Leves family was killed off, you threw yourself at me. When you were moaning seductively on top of me, your acting skills were quite realistic."
After retching for a while, Serene wiped her mouth and turned to leave. She heard his voice behind her, "Are you looking for this?"
Serene turned around and saw the dangerous look in the man's eyes. At the same time, he also saw the ring in his hand. He was holding the chain and the ring was hanging onto the string, as he swayed it in front of Serene's eyes.
"Give it back to me." Serene reached out to grab it, but the man moved faster than her. He dodged her slightly.
"You want it?" He looked her in the eye, and he looked scary and unreasonable.
"That's mine. Give it back to me." Serene rushed to him again, trying to grab her ring and her baby back.
This time, the man didn't even move his body. He raised his arm up high so that Serene would not be able to touch the ring. She was petite, and he was very tall.
The man that was standing in front of her was like a mountain in comparison, and Serene could not grab it at all. She jumped, grabbed, and shouted, "Devil, give me the ring. Hurry up and give it back to me."
He raised the ring high as if he was playing with a monkey, "Serene, what makes you think this ring is yours?"
Serene shouted, "It's mine. I have always been wearing it on me. Give it back to me quickly, or else I will not show you mercy."
The man chuckled, "No mercy? Who do you think you are? You are only a toy that I brought back."
"Give it back to me!" Serene's eyes was only focused on the ring. She did not care who the man was. Even if she annoyed him and made him break her neck, she didn't care at all, as nothing was more important than taking the ring back.
"Give it back to you?" He was still laughing, but his laugh was extremely evil.
"Give it back to me." Serene was still trying to grab the ring, but she still couldn't.
"Give me a few reasons why I should give it back to you. If you are convincing enough, I might just give it back to you," he said.
"Give it back to me. It's mine. You have to give it back to me." Serene had already lost her mind and couldn't think calmly.
"I must give it back to you." The man smiled evilly as he stretched out his hand and threw the ring out of the window.
"Serene, you took this ring off yourself, so you are not qualified to have it again."
Serene watched the man throw the ring out of the window. She rushed over and wanted to reach out to grab it, but she hit the wall with her head.
"No, no, no, you can't..." She immediately turned around and rushed out of the yard. She saw a pool below the window where the ring fell into.
Without a second thought, she plunged into the pool. The water in the pool was very cold, but Serene didn't feel anything. She swam into the bottom of the pool and looked for the ring.
However, she still could not find the ring. She could not find the ring that Jackie had given her.
"Serene, are you trying to die?" This damned woman, she was still injured, yet she jumped into the pool. Was she trying to lose her life?
Without hesitation, the man jumped into the water and held Serene as he dragged her out of the water. But Serene didn't want to leave. She pushed and kicked him again and again so that he couldn't get close to her. Whenever she had the chance, she once again swam into the bottom of the water to look for the ring.
As he noticed that she was underwater for a long period of time, the man's face became more and more upset. "Serene, if you knew that this would happen, why did you do it?" This time, he grabbed Serene tight and dragged her out.
"Devil, what are you doing?" Was it not enough that he ruined her chastity? Did he have to destroy the only thing that Jackie had left for her?
He said coldly, "It's just a ring. Look at how anxious you are."
"It's not just a ring..." That was the engagement ring Jackie gave her. It was a token that provided her strength for the whole year.
They didn't know how important the ring was to her at all. It was something more important to her than her life.
"But you're no longer qualified to have it," the man said.
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The man's words were so gloomy and down that made Serene Silas shiver even more. She looked at him coldly and said, "Devil, who do you think you are? This is my business, when did you become the judge of me? Give my ring back to me, or I won't let you go."
When he said that she was not qualified, he meant that she was already defiled by him... But even so, she still had to take back the ring that Jackie Leves had given her. That was the only thing that Jackie had left for her.
When Jackie was not around, she was not qualified to be by Jackie's side, but at least she could think of him whenever she had the ring.
"Who am I? Ah..." The man sneered. This d*mned woman's memory was so bad that she had forgotten about him in just a year.
Even if his face had been disfigured, and even if he had changed his face, did she not notice anything similar to Jackie?
Perhaps it was not because of her poor memory, but the man she fooled around with never remained in her heart. It would be strange if she could remember him.
Just as the man was distracted, Serene gritted her teeth and pushed him away. She turned around and wanted to jump into the pool again. But as soon as she turned around, the man grabbed her and picked her up. "Then I'll tell you who I am now."
"Don't touch me and please let me go. Devil, if you touch me again, I will f*cking stab you to death." Serene grabbed him and bit him again. He had already tortured her once, and she absolutely could not let this disgusting man touch her again.
The man carried her up effortlessly. After a few steps, they were already upstairs and he threw her on the small bed in the room. The water all over her body quickly drenched the quilt and sheets on the bed.
Serene's head and body were full of injuries. Being thrown on the bed by him, she could only feel dizzy. Before she could turn over, the man's tall and strong body leaned over. He reached out and firmly held her.
"Get off me!" Although he held her hands, Serene lifted her legs and kicked the man, but the man dodged her attack.
"It's not like I've never f*cked you before, so why are you pretending?" The man stepped onto the bed and pressed Serene down. Then, he whispered in her ear, "Don't you want to know who I am? Let me tell you now."
Realizing what the man wanted to do, Serene was so scared that her face turned pale. She wanted to push him away, but her hands and feet were under his control. She could not resist him at all. She could only watch the man do whatever he wanted again.
"Can you feel it? Can you feel who I am? My pure and innocent Miss Silas, you have to feel me carefully. You have to feel how I'm going to f*ck you." The man's face revealed a bloodthirsty smile as he gave her a heavy blow.
Serene closed her eyes, clenched her teeth, and clenched her fists... She quietly told herself to just pretend she was attacked by an animal.
He had better not give her an opportunity, otherwise, she would definitely tear him into pieces. If she didn't tear him into pieces, she swore to not live anymore!
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A day passed very fast, and it was also very difficult to teach dozens of children in one class, but Janell Joy did not feel tired at all. As long as she thought about how she was helping Brother Lucas with educating these brights minds, she was instantly recharged.
After dinner, she took a bath and then she soaked her feet in warm water. Next up, it was Janell Joy's happiest moment of the day. She could lie in her warm bed and chat with her Brother Lucas.
Dang dang dang...
She picked up her phone and sent a message to Brother Lucas, "Brother Lucas, my busy day is over. How much do you miss me?"
Yes, this time, Janell Joy did not ask if he missed her, she asked how much he missed her instead. That way, even if he didn't miss her, he still had to tell her that he did. Janell Joy felt that she was being so clever!
After sending the message, Janell Joy stared at the phone screen, hoping that she could see a reply text as soon as possible. When she stared at the phone screen, a phone call came in. This was a very familiar name and number.
In the past few days, she had been helping in the disaster area. After finishing her work, she only thought of her Brother Lucas, and she didn't even call home.
Just when her mother called, she felt that she was really not a filial child. Janell Joy answered, "Mom, you missed me?"
"Yes, I miss my baby. I miss you so much." At the.other end of the phone, Jane Ronan sighed." I haven't seen you in only a few days, but it feels like I haven't seen you for years."
"Mom, I miss you too, but..." Before she finished her words, Janell Joy felt her nose tingle and she couldn't say anything. What should she do?
She didn't think much about her mother usually, but when she heard her mother's voice and thought that she was not by her parents side, why was she feeling so bad inside?
"Janell, don't worry about us. We are all living well... As long as you are taking care of yourself while away from us, your grandparents will be at ease." Perhaps, this was every parent's wish. As long as their children were living well out there, everything would be fine.
"Mom, where is Dad?" Janell Joy nodded. She was probably the happiest child in the world, as there were so many people around her who loved her.
"Your Dad is right next to me..." Jane turned her head to look at Edwin Carter, who was pretending to be reading the newspaper and kept silent, "Your Dad seems very busy. Let's not disturb him."
"Ahem..." Edwin pretended to cough and looked at Jane discontentedly. When did he say that he was busy?
"Do you want to talk to her?" Jane pretended to be surprised, she acted like she didn't figure out what he was thinking.
Edwin frowned. If he didn't want to talk to the child, why would he be sitting there listening to the both of them?
"If you want to talk to her, just say it. If you don't say anything, how would we know what you are thinking?" Jane handed the phone to Edwin and said, "Talk nicely. Don't make my baby angry."
This man was clearly thinking about his daughter every day, yet he still put on a cold attitude. If his daughter did not call him, he wouldn't ask about her.
Jane really wanted to break his defence, "Mr. Carter, if you continue to act like this, you're the one who's going to feel uncomfortable, do you want that?"
"Dad... I miss you so much!" Janell Joy shouted through the phone.
Edwin's heart melted when he heard his daughter's soft voice on the phone even when he tried to pretend he didn't care or how dissatisfied he was. He couldn't resist speaking gently, "Janell, it's getting cold in Coast City. You must remember to wear a few more layers of clothes. Don't catch a cold."
He was Edwin Carter, the man of few words, yet when he spoke to his daughter, he still mentioned these trivial matters.
