LM CHAPTERS 678 - 680

LM 

CHAPTERS 678 - 680

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CHAPTER 678 

After the call with Luis George, Edwin Carter dialed another phone number. The phone was answered quickly. "Chairman Carter." 

"Where is Ed Yates?" Edwin announced the purpose of his call without wasting a second. He was not worried at all when Ed Yates sent people to attack him, because those people could not do anything to him at all. 

If Ed Yates was only dealing with him, he could still play along with Ed Yates. But now he had his family. He not only needed to protect Jane and Janell, but he also had to ensure his own safety.

He would neither let them worry about him, nor see their tears. "Chairman Carter, we are already aware of Ed's whereabouts. He arrived in New York the night before. He used his other identity for the passport, that's why the people on Luis'side and the people on our side did not locate him immediately." 

The person who spoke on the other end was Jeremiah Sam, and he had worked for Edwin for many years. However, after Edwin went back to Jiangbei, Jeremiah remained in the United States to take charge of the affairs here. Of course, he had only one true boss, Edwin. 

Edwin did not say anything. Jeremiah knew that Edwin was waiting for him to continue his reporting. 

He continued, "Our people have obtained Ed's location, and we have completely wiped out the remaining forces he has. Once you give an order, we will catch him and he can't escape." 

If the remaining forces were removed, then Ed Yates was already a useless person to Edwin. He was no longer a threat to Edwin. 

Edwin held his mobile phone in one hand and tapped on the table with the other hand rhythmically. 

After a while, Edwin said, "Send me his specific location. I want to meet him in person." 

"No..." There was no need for you to meet this person yourself. Jeremiah wanted to say that, but he didn't say it out loud. After all, it was not up to the subordinates to question their Chairman's decision.

"Is there any problem?" Edwin asked coldly. 

"No." Jeremiah said, "I'll get our people to keep an eye on.him and not let him leave the house. Chairman Carter, you can see him at any time."

"Now." Edwin as usual, only replied with a single word. 

"I'll arrange it right away." Edwin only said one simple word, but Jeremiah understood what he meant. He was going to see Ed Yates right now. 

After the forces around Ed Yates were removed, he was also pushed into a dead end. There was no chance for him to fight back. 

The reason why Edwin wanted to see Ed Yates this time was to let him know that his woman was definitely not someone he could touch. 

Edwin even had the urge to cut off Ed Yates' lips and hands because his lips and hands had touched Jane. 

Jane could only belong to him in this life! In the past, Edwin had never known that he was over possessive! 

Edwin came out of the study to find Janell running and playing with Mia in the living room. The girl and the dog were fighting for a small ball. They fought fiercely and no one was willing to give in.

"Daddy, Mia is being naughty!" Janell immediately complained to her father as if she had seen her greatest backer. 

"Woof, woof, woof." Mia couldn't talk. It barked to express its dissatisfaction as if it was also complaining about Janell.

"Well, I will send someone to get a few toy balls later. You two will have two each, so you don't have to fight over the ball." 

Edwin shook his head in amusement when he saw Janell and Mia fighting for a toy ball. These two little fellas were usually very close to each other, but when they fought for something, they forgot all about their relationship. 

"I love daddy!" In Janell's heart, her father was the best. No matter how big the problem was, her father would always think of a solution. 

"Woof woof woof!" Mia circled around Edwin and rolled on his feet. It too expressed its love for Edwin in its unique way. 

"Okay, you two play first. I'm going out to deal with something." Edwin looked towards the study and saw that Jane was busy drawing her design draft. 

She had just received an order. The client wanted an eye catching traditional gown and she had to show the last draft to the client before the New Year. 

There were only a few days left before the New Year, so Jane had to hurry. She had to hand over the design to her client before the appointed time. She was so busy that she went to bed late last night. 

Today, she got up early in the morning again. Edwin wanted to persuade her, but before he would say anything, he swallowed back the words. 

Jane liked this job, and this job made her feel that she was of value and did not need to rely on him all the time... so he had no reason to ask her to give up on this job. 

Edwin was worried that Jane would get too tired. So when she was busy, he would accompany her. He told her that he would always support her work but he would never interfere with her work. 

He would support her morally. Edwin walked into the study and hugged Jane from behind. His chin rubbed gently on the top of Jane's head. "Jane.." 

"Hmm?" Jane snorted lightly. All her attention was on the design draft, and she ignored Edwin. 

"Jane!" Edwin called her name louder. 

"Edwin, what's wrong?" Jane still did not look at him. 

"Look at me!" Edwin was not pleased. He took away the brush in Jane's hand, and turned her body around, so that she could look at him.

"Don't make trouble!" Jane smiled at him and pinched his face. " I had an inspiration but you interrupted me, I don't know when I'll have a new idea again." 

"Am I not as important as your design draft?" Edwin's face darkened, and he couldn't hide his jealousy. 

"Of course..." Jane hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. "Of course, my design is not as important as you, but it's my livelihood." 

"You can also rely on me to live..." Edwin quickly took back his words.

She didn't want to rely on him to live. She wanted to be self dependent. She was his wife, not a parasite. He could not say but Edwin could do something else. 

He held Jane's head and deepened her kiss into a gentle yet passionate French kiss. It was not until Jane was out of breath when he let her go reluctantly. 

He gently touched her swollen lips with his rough fingers and asked, "Do you like it?" 

Did she like the way he kissed her? That was exactly what Edwin wanted to ask. Jane understood him and nodded with a blush. "I like it!".

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CHAPTER 679 

"How much do you like it?" Edwin asked shamelessly.

"I like it very much!" Jane answered him, but when she said that, her face turned redder.

"Hmm." Jane's answer made Edwin smile with satisfaction and he said, "Good girl!"

Good girl! Did he treat her as Janell who was fighting with Mia over toys?

Jane rolled her eyes at him and turned away. She didn't want him to treat her like a child. Edwin turned her face back and said, "I have to go out to do something. I will be home late today. Stay at home with Janell and wait for me to come back." 

"You are going out for work?" Jane immediately put on a serious look and continued, "Didn't you say that you have finished your work before the new year?" 

Edwin smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I just need to do some final tweaks. Don't worry, I'll be back soon." 

"Then you must drive slowly. Be careful on the road." Speaking of this, Jane looked out of the window. It was snowing heavily outside. She continued. "It's snowing.heavily outside. Why not go tomorrow after the snow has stopped." 

Jane didn't know much about Edwin's work, and she didn't know if his work could be delayed. To her, Edwin's safety was more important than any work. 

"Silly, it'll be fine. Don't worry." Edwin kissed Jane on the forehead and said, "Someone will send balls to Janell later. After receiving it, close the doors and windows and wait for me at home. I will come back to cook for you and Janell in the evening." 

"Edwin, you really can't go.tomorrow?" Jane did not have the mood to think about Edwin's desire to cook. What worried her the most was his safety. 

She didn't know why, but when she heard that Edwin wanted to go out, she was alarmed. It felt like something was going to happen. But she couldn't put her finger on it. 

"Silly, what are you thinking about?" Edwin held Jane in his arms and patted her back gently. He said softly, "Jane, trust me, I will be fine." 

He had always told her to believe in him and that no one could hurt him. All she needed to do was to trust him! 

Trust him! 

She had to trust him! Many times, things had happened between them because she was worried and afraid. Because she didn't believe him enough, so she had let others have the opportunity to ruin their relationship. 

This time, Jane chose to trust Edwin that he absolutely had the ability to handle his own affairs. She believed that he could definitely deal with Ed Yates. So she believed that he would be fine! 

Yes, trust him! Jane told herself. At the same time, she let go of Edwin's hand and smiled at him. "I believe in you! Janell and I will be waiting at home for you to come back." 

"You've made progress again!" Edwin was more and more satisfied with Jane's recent performance. He smiled and kissed her before he left. 

Ding dong. 

The doorbell rang several times before it attracted Jane's attention.

On this snowy day, no one would come to the door. Jane immediately thought of.the delivery for Janell's toys. 

"Janell, can you go downstairs with Mia to open the door and get the balls?" 

She was at the crucial design stage of her drawing, if Jane stopped now, she would not be able to pick it up.for a long time when she returned. So she asked Janell to open the door with Mia. 

"Mommy, I'll take Mia with me." Janell and Mia, who had just fought over a rubber ball, had already made up with each other at this time. 

Mia lay in the arms of Janell and rubbed its heads against her from time to time. It was obviously showing its obedience to the little master. 

Janell did not argue with Mia. She gently carried Mia downstairs to open the door to pick their balls. As she walked, she said, "Mia, be good don't fight with me for the toy balls!" 

Jane worked on the design draft in her hand attentively. When she thought that her gown was appreciated by customers over and over again, and her customers had referred more customers to her, she was on cloud nine. 

As a designer, everyone wanted to become a famous designer like Ivan, but not everyone has that kind of talent and opportunity. Therefore, she was satisfied enough with her design being appreciated by her customers. 

When she finished the last stroke of the design, she put down the brush and stretched herself. Then she moved her neck to relax herself. 

In the past two days, she was really exhausted. However, when Jane saw the finished product and thought of the satisfied look of her customers, she felt that all the hard work was worthwhile.

Pound - pound - pound - It was the sound of someone stepping on the wooden floor.

"Janell, walk properly with Mia. Don't jump! What if you fall down?" A child would always be a child, and children were always capricious. Jane shook her head with a smile. 

"Miss Ronan, nice to meet you!" Suddenly, a cold and familiar voice came from behind. 

Hearing the voice, Jane turned around abruptly and saw Ed Yates standing in front of her with a hostile face and Janell was in his arms. 

Janell's eyes were closed, as if she had lost consciousness. Jane's heart trembled. She.rushed over and tried to snatch Janell back. 

"Ed, what have you done to my daughter?" Ed Yates dodged slightly and avoided Jane easily. 

He smiled wickedly and said, "I let her fall asleep for a while using some medication, so she won't make any noise. You should know that children.are always children. They can't keep quiet even if.you ask them to." 

Jane said angrily, "Ed!" 

Ed Yates sneered and said, "Jane, don't be.agitated! Your daughter is in my hands. If your emotion affects the baby in your belly, it.will be even worse." 

"Ed, I have no grudge with you. I am also sure that I have never known you before. Why are you still pestering me?" 

Previously, when Ed mentioned the events from their school days, Jane tried to remember everyone who she knew in.the past, but she didn't recall anything. 

She was hundred percent sure that she had never had any contact with this man before, so she couldn't figure out why he would pester her. 

"You don't remember me, but you should remember..." Ed's smile widened. He smiled enchantingly. "The Butterfly Love!" 

Jane was surprised but uncertain. "What?" 

"Miss Ronan, it must have slipped your mind, so let me remind you again." Ed stared at her, as if he was telling a story that happened between him and his old friend. 

"A few years ago, Edwin took you to pick out a dress at Ivan's. You had put on the Butterfly Love that he had chosen for you." 

When it came to the Butterfly Love, it was something that Jane would never forget for the rest of her life..

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CHAPTER 680 

At the first sight of the "Butterfly Love", Jane was attracted by its ingenious design and exquisite workmanship. She was in awe. She remembered that she had amazed everyone in the gown. At the same time, she also remembered that Edwin had torn the gown apart. 

She would never forget the horrified look in Ivan's eyes when he saw the "Butterfly Love" in tatters. 

"Then I'll tell you now, the real creator of the Butterfly Love was me. Ivan only lent his name to the piece." Ed Yates said to Jane, enunciating slowly. 

Although his voice was soft, the magnitude of his words couldn't be ignored. Now, hearing Ed Yates' words, Jane seemed to understand the horrified look in Ivan's eyes when he had seen the Butterfly Love being torn apart. 

The treasure that he had been keeping for his friend was destroyed. It was not fear or anger he felt, but pity. 

"What does it have to do with me that you are the real creator of the Butterfly Love?" Jane really didn't understand. 

If Ed Yates wanted to take back his design rights, he could look for Ivan. Why did he have to pester her? Soon, Ed Yates gave her the answer. 

He said, "Because I prepared that gown for my future wife, and you had put it on." She not only wore his "Butterfly Love" but also completely amazed him with her beauty. Even if he had just taken a glance of her back view from afar. 

He knew that he wanted this woman. That sudden infatuation was too strong. It was what he had never felt on other women before. Jane didn't know what to say

She couldn't find a suitable reason to refute him because Ed Yates was telling the truth. 

When Edwin wanted her to put on the Butterfly Love back then, Julie Lyle had said that the gown was prepared for the future wife of the Butterfly Love's owner. 

Ed Yates said again, "Jane, come with me." Jane knew that Ed Yates wanted to take her away. However, she did not know about his motive. 

At this moment, there were only Janell and herself. She could not fight against Ed Yates at all. She could only try to reduce the damage to the minimum. 

She said, "Ed Yates, if you want me to go with you, I can go with you, but you have to leave my daughter here." At least, Janell could stay. One of them had to be safe, so that Edwin could have a clear mind when he came back and found out the situation. 

"You want to leave her behind to send a message to her father?" Ed Yates smiled coldly and said, "Jane, you don't have to do that. I will ask someone to inform Edwin. He will come to see you and your daughter." 

Jane said with the last hope, "Ed, you are a man. Whatever you want to do, come to me, and leave my daughter here. I promise that I will go with you obediently and will not resist." However, Ed Yates only gave her an enigmatic smile. 

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"Chairman Carter, Ed Yates is in his room. Do you want me to go in or ask someone to ask him to come out?" Jeremiah Sam led Edwin to Ed Yates' residence. Jeremiah was standing two steps away from Edwin and asked carefully. 

"All of you stand back." When Edwin came here, his purpose was to meet Ed Yates alone, so he decided to enter in person to see him. 

The moment the door opened, Edwin's eyes fell on the person in the room. Although he only saw the back of the man, he knew that the person was definitely not Ed Yates. 

"Jeremiah, where is Ed Yates?" Edwin turned around and looked at Jeremiah coldly. Jeremiah shivered. He didn't know what was going on for a while. 

"Chairman Carter... Ed Yates is in the room... " Although he was frightened by Edwin, Jeremiah still summoned up the courage to point at the room. 

He meant to let Edwin see it clearly that Ed Yates was in the room. "Chairman Carter, can you see clearly before yelling at me," he thought. 

As he spoke, Jeremiah also realized that something was wrong. He immediately rushed into the room and grabbed the man.

Damn it! This person was not Ed Yates at all. He was just someone, whose back looked like Ed Yates. "Who are you? Where is Ed Yates?" He kicked the substitute in frustration. 

Chairman Carter was well known for having strict requirements for his subordinates, and he would not allow any mistakes to happen. However, today, he had actually let the real Ed Yates run away, leaving a substitute behind. 

Just as Jeremiah was beating up the substitute, Edwin had already rushed out. He had already guessed where Ed Yates would have gone.

He took out his mobile phone and was about to call his men who were guarding the villa when he received a call from Jane. 

Edwin immediately answered, "Jane.." 

"Ahhhhh..." Jane's scream came from the phone. It broke Edwin's heart. He clenched his fists and said calmly. 

"Ed Yates, don't hurt her." 

"Hahaha.. Leon, after all these years, why are you still so smart? I haven't even spoken yet. How can you be sure that I had kidnapped your wife and daughter?" Ed Yates was laughing hysterically, 

"Ed Yates, what do you want?" Edwin's voice sounded calm, but his hand holding the phone was trembling. 

Ed Yates had kidnapped Jane and Janell. They were the two people that Edwin valued the most in his life. The ones he would love and treasure everyday. 

They had been kidnapped by Ed Yates, so how could Edwin not be worried? Despite that he could not act rashly. Because they needed him at this moment. He had to calm down to deal with Ed Yates and rescue them. 

"What do I want? Hehe..." Ed Yates sneered and laughed, he was mad. "How much do you think your wife and daughter worth?" 

"Say it!" Edwin roared. He did not have the mood to play games with Ed Yates. 

Ed Yates had time, but he could not allow Jane and Janell to remain in the enemy's hands for a second longer. 

Ed Yates suddenly stopped laughing and said, "If I say that I wanted Shengtian to exchange for your wife and daughter, would you agree to my request without even thinking about it?" 

It was a question, but Ed Yates said it with conviction Ed Yates was clear about how much Jane and Janell meant to Edwin, so Edwin would not hesitate to exchange Shengtian for his wife and daughter's safety.

"Leon, after all, you and I had been classmates for several years. I know you well." Ed Yates laughed again triumphantly. "Shengtian is useless to me, so I want something more important than Shengtian to exchange for your wife and daughter." 

Edwin said in a deep voice, "Tell me what you want!" 

"I want you dead!" Ed Yates said furiously.

This time, his target was not Jane and Janell, but Edwin. He wanted Edwin dead! 

Once Edwin was dead, there would be no leader at Shengtian. At that time, no one would insist on tackling the Yates family, the Yates family would then be able to make a comeback.

LM CHAPTERS 675 - 677

LM 

CHAPTERS 675 - 677

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CHAPTER 675 

"Jane, are you both alright?" Edwin was driving while examining Jane and Janell's situation in the rearview mirror. 

"We're fine," Jane said. When Jane hit the door, she protected her belly instinctively. Fortunately, she just hit her shoulder and nothing happened to her and the child. 

Janell was sitting in a child car seat. When the car made a quick turn, her arm was strangled and turned red, but she was fine. 

"Daddy, I'm fine!" Janell said to remind her father of her presence. 

"Good girl!" Edwin's voice was much softer, and he said, "Baby, we will play a very exciting game together. Sit down properly with mommy. Don't be afraid."

"Daddy, I am brave! I am not afraid!" Janell was young. When her father said that he was playing a game, she believed that it was a game. 

However, she did not know that there was a life-and-death "game" waiting for them. 

"Jane.." As Edwin sped up, he glanced at Jane from the rearview mirror. "Something is wrong. Please buckle your seat belt with Janell and stay in your seat. Don't be afraid, I'm here." 

"Edwin, drive carefully. Don't worry about us. I will take care of Janell." 

Edwin had been driving steadily all the time. Since he had suddenly made such a big turn, there had to be something wrong. 

She didn't know what had happened, but she believed that Edwin could handle it. What she had to do was to protect herself and Janell, so that Edwin would have nothing to worry about. 

"Janell, sit tight. I will speed up now." Edwin turned the steering wheel, and the car got on the fast lane on the right side.

Jane finally knew what was going on. It turned out that there were a few cars following them and rushing towards them fearlessly.

Just now, they were suddenly besieged. If it weren't for Edwin's sharp vision and hearing, their car would have been bumped into the moat when they had just made a quick turn. 

Jane looked at Edwin worriedly. Her eyes met Edwin's in the rearview mirror. In such an urgent situation, Edwin had to lose the cars following them and at the same time, checked on Janell and herself from the rearview mirror from time to time. He could not let anything happen to them. 

The two's eyes met in the rearview mirror. Seconds after, Edwin looked away and paid full attention to the situation around him. Seeing that Edwin was so calm, Jane's heart slowly returned to its original state. 

She told herself not to worry. She believed that Edwin would definitely overcome the danger. 

At this moment, Jane saw a car driving from the opposite direction, heading straight towards their car. There were pursuers at the front and behind them. 

They had surrounded their car. If they were to clash together, even if Edwin's car was an expensive Ferrari, they would not be able to escape the fate of being smashed into pieces. 

The situation got more and more dangerous. Jane clenched her fists and was so nervous that she had her heart in her mouth. 

"Daddy, come on!" Janell firmly believed that her father was playing games with them, so she was not afraid at all.

"Janell, sit tight. Daddy is speeding up!" Under such a tense situation, Edwin calmly turned the steering wheel from left to right and then stepped on the gas pedal at maximum. 

With a whistling sound, the car Edwin was driving, brushed past the incoming car. Sparks flew in all directions. 

Edwin successfully avoided the car coming head-on from the opposite direction and drove away. But the car could not control its speed. It continued to charge forward and collided with the cars chasing after Edwin.

The car collided head on with the three cars pursuing Edwin's car. The impact sent the car flying and then landed heavily on the ground. 

The car was a total loss, and the driver clad in heavy security gear was thrown out from the car. He fell from a few meters high to the ground. The driver twitched a bit before he lay completely motionless. He had stopped breathing. 

This collision had caused serious damage to the other cars that were pursuing Edwin. When they tried to catch up with Edwin again, his car had gone far. 

At this time, a group of cars rushed over and soon captured the vehicles and the people in them who were after Edwin. 

"You and you are responsible for escorting Chairman Carter. Then you and the rest, take these people back." The leader ordered.

Fortunately, their master was alright, otherwise, they would be in big trouble. 

After his men arrived, Edwin slowed down the car and returned to their residence soon. Edwin got out of the car and immediately checked Jane and Janell's situation.

"Janell, the game is over. Tell me, do you feel any discomfort?" 

Janell shook her little head and then nodded. "Daddy. although I don't feel any discomfort, I still want to play." 

Not knowing the situation, Janell innocently thought that someone was playing bumper cars with them just now. It was really fun. 

"You are amazing!" Edwin praised her sincerely. She was indeed his daughter. She was fearless and wasn't terrified by the speeding car at such a young age. Instead, she happily told him that she still wanted to play. 

"Yes, our baby Janell is really great." Jane pinched Janell's face. Just now, she was so scared that her heart was in her mouth. On the other hand, her daughter was able to keep a straight face. 

After praising her daughter, Edwin looked at Jane. His eyes were affectionate and somewhat pleased. 

"Jane, you are also great!" 

"Ah.. how am I great?" Jane was embarrassed by Edwin's praise, and she looked away. 

"You're great in every aspect!" In such a dangerous situation, Jane knew how to protect herself, the baby in her belly, and Janell, so that he would not have to worry about them. 

That was why he was able to completely lose the enemy and get home safely. 

"I didn'.." Jane was really embarrassed to be praised by him. 

"You are both great!" Edwin unbuckled Janell's seat belt, picked her up, and went around to the right side of the carnto open the door for Jane. 

Jane stretched out her leg to get out of the car, but she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. "Edwin, my.. my belly hurts, I don't know..." 

Thinking that she might have hurt the baby just now, Jane was so anxious that she could not complete her sentence. 

"What's wrong?" Edwin was more anxious than her if it was anything related to her. He put Janell on the ground and picked Jane up. 

"My belly hurts, it's still hurting.." Jane said nervously. Jane didn't notice the pain in her belly just now, probably because she was too tense. 

Right now, she felt a surge of pain in her belly, which made her break out in cold sweat. 

"Jane, don't be afraid. You will be fine." Edwin picked up Jane and strode into the house. "Janell, keep up with us." 

Janell ran after her father, but she was still too young. Even though she tried her best, she still couldn't keep up with her father's pace..

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CHAPTER 676 

Edwin Carter rushed into the room and gently put Jane on the bed. "Jane, lie down. I'll ask the doctor to come over right away." 

"Okay!" Jane lay flat on the bed cautiously and dared not move. She was worried that she might hurt the baby in her belly if she moved. 

"Don't be afraid, everything will be fine. You are brave, and our baby is strong too." Edwin rubbed Jane's head and comforted her.

"Okay, I'm not afraid!" She was not afraid at all because he was with them. 

"Good girl!" Edwin immediately called the doctor using his mobile phone and requested the doctor to attend to Jane quickly. 

"Edwin , don't worry." Jane put her hand into Edwin's big palm. "I don't feel much pain now. I don't know if it's because the baby was tired after sitting in the car for too long and there's not much space inside the car. That's why he bothered me. Now that I can stretch, he has stopped bothering me now." 

It could be.because Edwin was with her, or that her stomach really didn't hurt anymore. Jane looked better now. 

"It's good that it doesn't hurt now, but don't move now. We'll wait.for the doctor to come and see what's going on." Edwin would not be relieved until he was certain that Jane was alright

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jane nodded obediently, she took Edwin's hand, and said, "The people who besieged us earlier, do you think they.were sent by Ed Yates?" 

Yesterday, they received a call from Ed Yates. Today, they were being assaulted. Jane couldn't think of anyone else except Ed Yates. 

But for Edwin, there were too many people who wanted to take revenge on him. Now that there was no news yet from his men, he didn't know who was the culprit today. 

He had dominated the business world for many years. Many had received benefits because of him, but of course, there were some who suffered loss because of him. 

Many people who couldn't get any benefit from him were offended and humiliated. Over the years, there were a lot of people who wanted to get rid of him secretly. There were many people who wanted to get rid of him, but almost no one could really hurt him. 

Not only had he arranged men around him, but he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. It was not easy to deal with him.

"I will handle it. Don't worry." Edwin's men would investigate these matters. He did not want Jane to worry. 

However, he did not know that the more he kept from Jane, the more worried she would be. Jane would only be at peace if he told her everything. 

"Edwin, didn't you promise me that you will discuss everything with me?" It had only been a short time, and this man had forgotten his promise to her. 

"I still don't know who the culprit is. Wait till my subordinates find out who did this then I will tell you." Edwin sat down beside Jane and held her face, then gently kissed her. 

"Jane, as long as you stay by my side, no one can do anything to me." In the business world, there were often conflicts of interests. There were too many people who wanted to create accidents for him, but it didn't matter, he could deal with them easily.

Jane blushed and said, "You must be more careful from now onwards. Don't let your guard down. Don't forget that you're not alone. You still have me and our children." 

"Yes." Edwin kissed her forehead and said, "You've made progress." 

"What?" Jane asked in a daze. 

"I'm complimenting you." Edwin was very happy, Jane had finally opened herself up. 

"Where's Janell?" They had been upstairs for a while, but the little fella hadn't come yet. 

"I'm here! I'm not happy!" Sitting on the floor outside the room, Janell pouted and said angrily. As soon as her parents reconciled with each other, they had forgotten about her. 

Jane felt a little abandoned! Mommy was Daddy's most important treasure. She was not their most important treasure. 

Daddy and mommy were both big liars Humph... She wanted to grow up quickly to find Brother Lucas. She would definitely be Brother Lucas' most important treasure. No one could compete with her. 

"What happened, Janell?" Looking at the angry little fella, Edwin picked her up and flicked on her face.

"I don't want to talk to you!" She was still angry, so she decided to ignore her father. 

"You really don't want to talk to me?" Edwin pretended to be sad. 

"Of course I want to!" Janell could not bear to see her father sad. 

"Then let's make up." Edwin said while smiling gently. 

"Okay!" Janell threw herself into her father's arms. She had forgotten about the unpleasant things just now. 

Jane reached out and rubbed Janell's head. She thought, soon, their second child would be born, and then her children would be able to get along well with each other. 

When the time came, they would have three children. Their home would be very lively, and Edwin's parents would be happy. 

Thinking of these, the corners of Jane's mouth lifted slightly and she smiled. It felt good when she stopped worrying. And she believed that as long as they were together, nothing could hurt them.

"What are you thinking about?" Edwin's deep voice interrupted Jane's train of thought. She shook her head and gave him a bright smile.

"I'm thinking about you and the children." 

"Silly!" Edwin held Jane in one hand and Janell in the other. Even though he had just experienced danger, he didn't take those things seriously because he had Jane and Janell with him. 

The doctor came quickly and gave Jane a checkup. She had only experienced a fright, the child was fine. 

"Chairman Carter, the Yates Family's situation has deteriorated to an unprecedented state. As long as we put more pressure on them, soon they will not be able to hold on." 

Recently, Luis George would report the situation of the Yates family in the country to Edwin on the phone every day. 

"Good!" Edwin replied calmly. He had no expression on his face, and no one knew his opinion. "Chairman Carter.." 

After a pause, Luis continued, "The Yates family will not resist for a long time, and Ed is missing at this critical moment. There is no trace of him in the country, nor is there any record of him leaving the country. At present, we don't know where he is, and the situation is a little tricky." 

"He's in the United States." Edwin gave Luis an answer. 

When the Yates family was in trouble, Ed could never sit still and wait. He would definitely think of a way to fight back.. 

So Ed had to be the mastermind of their attack yesterday. Edwin had guessed that it was Ed Yates, and the news from his subordinates showed that it was also Ed Yates' doing. 

The double news confirmed that Ed Yates was in the United States. After so many years, he didn't expect that Ed Yates still hadn't made any progress when he employed people to do things. 

If he wanted to attack him, he had to at least find a few qualified racing drivers, who were more capable in all aspects. 

Instead Ed Yates had sent useless men with a weak attack!.

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CHAPTER 677 

Ed Yates might have forgotten that when Edwin Carter was still in university, he was already the superior racing driver of the VBE Racing Club. 

At a certain professional racing competition, he had won triple gold medals and became famous in the racing industry at that time. 

Later, after graduating from the university, Edwin officially took charge of Shengtian, and withdrew from the VBE Racing Club.

Although he had withdrawn from the VBE Racing Club, his reputation was still there, and many juniors regarded him as their super idol. Because until now, no one in the VBE Racing Club had broken his record of three consecutive gold medals. When they talked about Leon Carter from back then, everyone still admired him very much. 

Ed Yates had found some people to block his car. In the end, like yesterday, he was only looking for defeat. "Ed Yates has gone to the States?" 

Luis George asked himself. At the same time, he wiped his cold sweat and wailed in his heart, "It's over, it's over. That man has gone to the United States. Chairman Carter's wife and daughter whom he cares about the most are there now." 

Their almighty Chairman Carter had left the work at Shengtian and gone to the United States to accompany his wife and daughter. One could imagine how important they were to him. 

If the two of them were to be in harm's way because of Ed Yates, he could lose his job and probably his life too. The more Luis thought about it, the more scared he felt, as if his own life would soon be ended too! 

For a while, there was a silence on the phone when Luis was thinking of such nonsense. Edwin had always been a person with few words. He was the one listening to the report. 

However, Luis on the other end did not speak for a long time. Edwin frowned and coughed a little to remind him. "Chairman Carter, I'm still here!" 

Hearing Chairman Carter's cough, Luis came to his senses almost immediately. He was in a daze when he was on the phone with Chairman Carter. 

He was doomed. He felt so pitiful! He had been with Chairman Carter for at least more than ten years. If he were to be transferred away from Chairman Carter's side or being punished because of this.. Then he would be just too unlucky! 

However, Edwin stopped talking again. Luis wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued, "Chairman Carter, next, we have to... "

Before he could finish his words, Edwin interrupted him and said, "You stay in Jiangbei to deal with the Yates Group. I want to see the Yates family's downfall in the shortest time possible."

Handling the Yates Group was a huge deal, but Edwin's tone remained calm as if he was dealing with a matter that was not worth mentioning. 

"Yes, I will strive to complete the task," Luis replied respectfully. 

"Luis , you have been with me for many years. You should know my character very well and what kind of person I dislike." After that, Edwin hung up the phone. 

Luis was stunned for a while after the busy tone. It seemed that Chairman Carter was not very pleased with his moment of distraction. Chairman Carter was warning him that if there was a next time, he would really be finished. 

With his mobile phone still in hand, Luis looked at Hal Barnes, who was sitting beside him, and said sullenly, "We are Chairman Carter's two most important assistants. This time, neither of us followed him to the United States. Don't you worry at all?" 

"We are his assistants no doubt. Usually, when he wants to do something, he will give us the orders, but he doesn't only have us two assistants." 

Compared to Luis, who was worried about this and that, Hal was more relaxed. He didn't need to be on his toes because Chairman Carter wasn't around. 

"You are so at ease." Luis glared at Hal discontentedly. He walked to the coffee table and sat down. Then he picked up a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. 

"It is inconvenient for Chairman Carter to do things when we are not around him." Hal said, "Special Assistant Luis, have you been with Chairman Carter for too many years that you only listen to Chairman Carter's instructions, and you aren't able to judge things on your own anymore." 

Luis asked, "What do you mean?" 

Hal added, "Don't forget that Shengtian's largest base is in New York. Ed Yates has only chosen to attack Chairman Carter in New York out of desperation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shot himself in the foot." 

What Hal said was not out of Luis' expectation, but he had been with Edwin for more than ten years and had never been away from him for such a long time. It was natural for him to feel unsettled. 

Luis sighed and said, "I don't know what Ed Yates' thinking about. I only know that I hope Chairman Carter will come back soon. If he is not here, I am not at ease."

Hal smiled and said, "Lucky I'm the one listening. If you were to say it to the others, they may think that there is something between you and Chairman Carter."

"We are all men. What can there be between us?" Luis said grumpily.

"Now the friendship between men can be pure and platonic... but who knows if anything has happened between you and Chairman Carter?" 

As soon as he said this, Hal felt that he had made a big mistake and quickly covered his mouth. Hal was just pulling Luis' leg, but he had ignored another important character in his joke - Chairman Carter. 

Even if it was just Luis and him at this moment, Hal had goosebumps all over his body.

"Special Assistant Luis, I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously, and don't let Chairman Carter know what I've just said." 

Luis said in a serious manner, "Hal, just because Chairman Carter is not here, doesn't mean you can talk nonsense. If Chairman Carter hears this, you and I may be transferred away immediately!" 

After Sienna Henry incident, Edwin had transferred away all of his female assistants and secretaries to prevent any unwanted rumours from happening. 

Their director had always done things decisively. Be it at work or his private life, every decision Edwin made was clear. 

If Edwin didn't want to marry the woman, he wouldn't even have the idea of dating her. If he wanted to marry the woman, he would even save on the process of dating, and go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau with the woman to register for marriage. 

"I was just ranting to you. This time please keep it a secret for me. I won't talk nonsense anymore." 

The words he said couldn't be taken back. Hal only hoped that luck would be at his side and that Chairman Carter wouldn't hear about it. 

Thinking of Chairman Carter's hostile look, Hal couldn't help but quiver. How could there be such a big difference between Chairman Carter and him. 

In front of his subordinates, Hal was also arrogant and cold like Chairman Carter. But why couldn't he achieve the same intimidating effect as Chairman Carter? 

Luis said again, "Let's work hard together and finish the affairs of Yates Group in the morning. I also hope that Chairman Carter and his wife will reconcile soon so that we will have easier lives." 

Chairman Carter would be particularly nervous about everything related to his wife. Naturally, his subordinates would not have easy days too. He only hoped that in the future, Chairman Carter and his family would be harmonious, and then everything would be fine....

LM CHAPTERS 672 - 674

LM 

CHAPTERS 672 - 674

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CHAPTER 672

 "Janell, come here!" Edwin insisted for Janell to come over. Even Jane could not stop him. 

"Mommy, help me!" Janell ran over and hugged her.mother's leg, seeking protection from her mother. 

Janell firmly believed that at most times, mother had the final say in everything in the family. Her father would, of course, be listening to her mother too. 

Jane was about to reach out her arms to hug Janell when Edwin grabbed her first. Edwin picked Janell up and planted a kiss on her pink blushy cheeks. 

"Silly baby! I asked you to come over so that I can give you a hug." 

"C'mon, I am not stupid. I am a smart baby." Although her father said that she was silly, Janell was not upset. Because her father and mother had reconciled, and they were hugging her together. 

She could probably be their third wheel and sleep in the middle of her parents again tonight. 

"Of course, our Janell.is the smartest baby ever." Jane also leaned forward and kissed Janell's pink cheeks. At this moment, Jane was totally relieved as if she had come back to life once again. 

This was the real, lively Jane, and not the walking dead like she was before. After all these challenges and craziness, just when she thought that she would lose Edwin and Janell forever, they have both returned to her side. 

Right at this moment, she finally realized that no matter what happened, being together as a family was the one most important thing.

If they were not together as a family, they wouldn't be happy.

Jane became even more determined with this realization. No matter how

difficult the path ahead of them was, as long as Edwin and Janell were with her, they could overcome everything together and no one could hurt them. 

Jane was about to say something when the phone in her pocket rang. It was a notification for a text message. She unlocked her phone, and saw a voice message from Laura. 

Laura said that the baby was too excited for the New Years and has therefore, decided to arrive earlier. They were already on their way to the hospital. 

Laura gave birth to a six- pound baby boy through natural birth. They had decided to name him Fynn Alex way before he was born. They chose a simple and joyful name, just like Laura's name. 

Laura was smiling so happily as she stared at the baby that was lying next to her. She had completely forgotten about her cries and screams during delivery the day before. She was even complaining about not wanting to give birth ever again, while she was going through labour! 

Everyone still remembered what happened yesterday very clearly. Besides complaining about not wanting a baby in the future, she also yelled at John and told him off several times. 

She was ranting angrily about how John did the bare minimum of impregnating her and not having to do much after. She had to suffer all this while just to carry the baby and now that she had to go through such a painful experience to give birth. 

At first, John was worried that she would be afraid of the pain, so he proposed a C-section. It would have been better that way. 

But Laura felt that the C-section was not good for the baby, so she insisted on having a natural birth for the baby's sake. She always had the final say in their family. She wore the pants in their relationship! 

But when Laura was going through all that bouts of pain last night, she realized that John was just a useless b*stard! 

Why couldn't Sebastian stick with his opinion from the start? If he insisted on the C-section, she wouldn't have to suffer so much during the labour process. 

But right at this moment, Laura smiled so brightly and dismissed her pain last night. She did not have any complaints anymore.Everything was worth it with the healthy baby lying beside her. 

She smiled at Jane, who was sitting by the bed, and said, "Jane, do you think the baby looks more like me, or John?"

Jane stared at the baby over and over again, "Laura, can I tell the truth?" 

Laura rolled her eyes. "You silly girl, do you really think that I'd be unhappy if my baby looks like John?" 

Jane smiled gently and said, "Yea, what else could it be?" 

Laura added, "Although I always complain that John is annoying and there's nothing good about him, he is the man I can never live without. As long as he is around, I get to be as stubborn as I want to be, because I know that deep down, he's the only one who could tolerate me." 

Jane understood Laura's s words. The three of them had known each other since high school. They went to the same university, but pursued different majors. 

Once, there was a girl who was hitting on John in their sophomore year. When Laura found out, she ran to the broadcast room and announced to everyone that John was her boyfriend and warned the girl to forget about him.

Laura and John were only classmates at that time. John had never shown any signs of attraction or affection to her either But the bold Laura had already fallen in love with him.

John did not dare to reject her advances and eventually became Laura's boyfriend. Since starting a relationship with John, Laura did not neglect Jane. She would still see and talk to Jane daily about everything regarding their relationship. 

So from high school until college, and as they began dating, Jane had witnessed their entire romantic journey.

Jane knew how much Laura truly cared about John. It was a blessing that Laura had successfully given birth to the baby, and both of them were safe. Jane's excitement was no less than Laura's.

When Laura got married a few years ago, she wasn't by her side. She was absolutely chuffed to be by Laura's side now that she's become a mother. 

"Jane, it's so strange to be a mother.nWhen I see my child, it feels like I have everything in the world. This was a feeling I have never experienced before the baby was born. Yet, I feel so different now." Laura was recovering well. After a night's rest, she gained her energy back. 

"Yes, that's the feeling." Jane nodded. Finally, there's someone to talk about children with her, so she was also very excited. "When the child is jumping around you, you will unconsciously follow where they go. Once they get injured, no matter big or small, you would feel very worried regardless." 

In fact, Jane was feeling envious that Laura was able to give birth to her baby smoothly. The baby was even lying beside her and she could look at him whenever she desired. 

She recalled what happened during her experience with labour. When she was still pregnant with baby Janell, she was l forced to have a C-section and the baby was taken away before her due date.

She didn't even know what her baby looked like when she was born. She only heard that Janell weighed less than four pounds at birth because she was born prematurely.

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CHAPTER 673 

Jane subconsciously touched her belly as she recalled what happened back then. This time, she would protect her baby and welcome the baby into the world safely no matter what. 

She wanted to stay by her children's side, and watched them grow up healthily day by day. From witnessing their first word to taking their first step, she didn't want to be absent anymore. 

"Jane, I really can't believe that we've both become mothers. This is something I never imagined before." 

Laura tilted her head and looked at the baby lying next to her with the most adoring look. She couldn't help but to poke at his wrinkled face. 

"In another 20 years, when our children are all grown up, we will be grandmas by then." That was a typical thought of every mother. As soon as the child was born, they started to worry about their children's future. 

Jane smiled widely. "In another 20 years, your Fynn will grow into a handsome man. I'm sure you'll be dead worried about him at that time. 

"I'm just worried about his marriage. I'm worried that he'll get married to a woman that I don't approve of. If your Janell and my baby could fall in love, or if you give birth to another baby girl, then I'll be content for the rest of my life." Laura certainly hasn't given up on the thought of having Janell as her daughter-in-law. 

"If they fall in love with each other, I certainly won't object." Jane suddenly thought about the big boy who had left them for a long time, which was Lucas. 

If Lucas had not left from saving Janell, he would have grown up with Janell and brought more joy to her. It'd be incredible if Lucas could be by Janell's side to the end of time. 

Although Jane did not know Lucas' background, she thought that with his calm, generous, and responsible personality, he would certainly be the most suitable son-in law. 

She knew Janell would grow up into a beautiful girl. There would be a lot of guys around her by then. But what was the use of the crowd? She only needed a man who really cared about Janell, loved her truly, and could make her happy for the rest of her life.

"Jane, what are you thinking about?" Jane was lost in her thoughts when they were chatting, so Laura glared at her discontentedly. 

"Thinking about our children's future." Jane responded patiently, "But when our kids grow up, they will have their own way of thinking. The people we like are not necessarily the ones they like." 

"You are always such a downer. I have worked so hard to give birth to the baby. Can't I just fantasize for a while?" Laura threw a contemptuous look at Jane. 

As Laura recalled the pain from her birth yesterday, she had the thought that she might die from the pain. What a blessing to still be alive now. 

"I'm also raining at my parade here. Besides, the children are not just ours, but also their fathers'. They will have their own opinions too about them." Jane dismissed Laura's dissatisfaction. 

Laura was always one who was straightforward and outspoken "Their fathers? They are the men who only had to work for a few seconds and we suffered for months here. What rights do they have to have their opinions?"

Laura was full of complaints when speaking of the fathers. She worked so hard to give birth to a son for him yesterday.

Instead of comforting her after the procedure, John suddenly turned into a fool and even cried. Laura had heard that many people would cry after the excitement of their first born. She had never seen it with her own eyes though.

Last night, she cried from pain, but John was crying out of joy and excitement. She was in so much pain that she almost lost her life. Yet, Sebastian was still crying happily.

How could Laura not complain about him? However, she was just venting mindlessly. She wasn't actually annoyed by John. On the contrary, she loved him very much but she just didn't want to admit it. 

Thankfully, John had known her for too many years and knew her very well, so he would always let her have things her way.

She was his wife at the end of the day. If he didn't care for her and love her, who else would?

John tolerated Laura's attitude all this while. He knew that no no matter how angry Laura was, she would be fine again in a short while. 

Jane smiled and continued, "Laura,bremember, you are a mother now. So when you talk to your child in the future, you have to be respectful of the father too." 

Laura pouted, "He doesn't even care, so why should I?" 

"Nurse, can you bring the baby back for some rest, please?" John spoke out all of a sudden, and he sounded a little angry. Laura looked back at him and immediately changed into a smiling face. 

"Oh daddy, I was just joking with Jane. Don't be angry." 

John didn't say anything. Laura pulled the corner of his shirt. "John, please let the baby stay here a little longer. As long as he stays with me for a little longer, I promise I will definitely change my bad habits." 

John pushed Laura's hand away and said, "You've made a promise with the nurse, and are you planning to break your promise now?" 

The baby was still a newborn and his immune system was very weak. The hospital needed to keep the baby in a special room for two days of monitoring. 

After the baby's immune system get stronger, he would then be discharged with the mother. 

Laura tried to plea, "But..." 

"There is no 'but'. Nurse, please take the baby away." It was rare for John to be so dominant towards Laura. 

Laura did not like to see this side of John. She grabbed the pillow on her side and threw it at John. 

"John, you get out of here!" 

"Laura, don't!" Jane grabbed Laura's hand and said, "John is doing this for your own good. If he doesn't insist on prioritizing the child's health today, what if the baby gets sick? You will really cry and be sad by then." 

"He just doesn't care about me. Look at Edwin. Wherever you go, he will chase after you. He will stay by your side silently. Now look at John, I always followed him, and he's never listened to me. When I am discharged, I need to try to run away from home and see what he'll do." Laura said this to Sebastian on purpose. 

"Laura,do you really think so?" John sounded really angry.

"Honey, I was just teasing. Don't take it seriously!" Laura knew that she had gone too far, so she held John's hand silently and apologized lovingly. 

John endured Laura's nonsense for all these years. He finally looked calmer and gently held Laura in his arms, "You are a mother now, how can you still act so childishly?" 

"Because I have you, so I can do whatever I want." Laura said very proudly..

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CHAPTER 674 

Because I have you, I can do whatever I want. 

Coming out of the hospital, the words that Laura had just said to John still lingered in Jane's ears. 

Because in my world, there's you, you would give in to me and spoil me, therefore, I can be my true self around you. This could be the true portrayal of the relationship between Laura and John.

In the past, Jane had heard people say that five hundred years of virtue in a person's previous life could only be exchanged for a brief encounter in this life. Two people meeting in the vast sea of people and becoming husband and wife. 

How many 500 years had they spent doing good in their previous life in order to get them to be in each other's life and grow old together? 

Jane guessed that she must have saved the world in her previous life, so as to have the chance to meet Edwin and become his wife in this life. 

It was because John could tolerate all of Laura's shortcomings and waywardness, therefore she could say that she could be capricious because of him. 

Then she looked at herself again. Edwin also pampered her without any boundaries and gave her everything. Even when she arbitrarily proposed a divorce, he had let her do as she pleased. 

Every time when she thought about the divorce, Jane regretted it. The harm to Edwin had already been caused. 

In the future, she had to work hard to make up to him. She would not let him be hurt again. 

As she was thinking about Edwin, Jane looked up and saw him standing in the snow, looking lovingly at her. His eyes were so focused on her and full of tenderness, as if he could only see her. 

Since Laura had given birth to her child, Jane was definitely going to visit her in the hospital. Edwin drove her here with no questions asked. However, he did not go into the hospital with her. Instead, he waited for her in the cafe next to the hospital with Janell. 

After visiting Laura, Jane sent a message to Edwin. So as soon as she walked to the gate of the hospital, Edwin was already standing outside waiting for her. "Where is Janell?" Jane asked. 

Edwin was standing alone in the snow and she did not see Janell. In addition, she dared not meet his affectionate eyes, so she immediately changed the topic. 

"She's asleep." Edwin pointed to the car behind him, Janell was sleeping comfortably in the back seat of the car. 

After her parents reconciled with each other, Janell was in a good mood. She could eat, jump, and sleep happily. 

Once again, she started nagging about growing up quickly so that she could find her Brother Lucas. Young Janell was obsessed with Lucas. It was really not something a child like her would do. 

"Are you done visiting?" Edwin asked again. 

When he saw Jane coming out of the hospital from afar, Edwin put Janell down, got off the car to open the door for Jane to get into the car. Jane stood still and looked up at him quietly. 

"What's wrong?" Edwin looked worried. 

Edwin was so worried because of her slightly unusual behavior. Thinking of this, Jane suddenly felt sorry. 

Everybody knew clearly how well Edwin had treated her, including their enemy, Ed Yates. She was the only one who did not understand. 

Ed Yates had threatened her to leave Edwin because he wanted to use her to destroy him. However, she had fallen into Ed Yates' trap and proposed the divorce, which had hurt Edwin so terribly. 

Edwin was the last person she wanted to hurt, but because of her stupidity, she had caused serious consequences. 

When Edwin heard her mention about the divorce, his heart had to be in extreme pain. However, she thought that he couldn't wait to separate with her. 

Jane replied, "Edwin.." 

Edwin raised his eyebrows and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?" 

"I'm sorry!" She said again. 

"Jane, what do you want to do?" Hearing the words "I'm sorry" from Jane, Edwin's eyes darkened. He looked cold and scary. 

"I just want to say sorry to you!" She owed him too much apologies. It would take her a whole afternoon to apologize, but she couldn't keep silent. 

"Jane, I told you before, if you dare to mess around again, if you don't discuss with me when you encounter a problem, I will make you learn your lesson." Edwin said this ruthlessly, and he clenched her hand at the same time. 

"Edwin, I won't do that again!" Jane blinked back the tears in her eyes. She gave him a bright smile and said, "I'll listen to you from now on." 

"Jane, remember what I told you." Edwin took the chance to hold Jane in his arms and patted her on the back. 

Heavy snow continued to fall, but Jane did not feel cold today, because she had Edwin. With him by her side, no matter how cold the weather was, it would not be cold for her. Edwin's presence was enough to warm her heart. 

After getting into the car, Janell, who had slept for a while, turned over lazily, blinked her eyes, and woke up. 

"Baby, you're awake." Jane picked her up and held her in her arms. 

"Mom, I dreamed of Brother Lucas just now" Janell rubbed her eyes and said softly, pouting her pink lips. 

"Oh! Did you dream of Brother Lucas?" When Janell mentioned Lucas, Jane's heart ached. 

"Brother Lucas told me to grow up soon, he said that when I grow up, I can see him." Janell blinked her big eyes and looked at Jane. "Mommy, when will I grow up?" 

"You are growing up every day, but it's not obvious enough. In a few years, when you look back at your previous photos, you will notice that you are a big child then." The answer was from Edwin, who was driving the car. He looked at his wife and daughter in the back seat from time to time from the rearview mirror. 

"Am I growing every day?" Janell raised her hands and looked at them. Then she touched her face to check whether she had grown up. 

"If you don't believe me, let mommy show you your past photos in my mobile phone to see if you have really grown up." Edwin said. 

"Mommy, I want to have a look," Janell said happily. 

"Okay, I'll show you." Jane took the mobile phone handed over by Edwin and pressed the home button, she needed to enter the password. 

Jane had always trusted Edwin, and had never had the habit of checking his mobile phone. Jane didn't know his password when he suddenly gave his mobile phone to her. 

She wanted to ask, but at the same time, she thought of 131244. She entered the numbers, and the mobile phone was unlocked.

After unlocking the phone, Jane discreetly looked at Edwin. From the rearview mirror, she could see that Edwin's expression was calm. He didn't tell her the password, but let her unlock his phone. 

So in his knowledge, she naturally knew all his passwords. Jane was moved by Edwin's trust in her once again. 

"Mommy, show me the photos!" Janell couldn't wait to see the photos taken when she was a child. She wanted to see if she had grown up. 

At this moment, Edwin suddenly made a quick turn. Jane hit the left side of the car. Janell, who was sitting in the child car seat, also fell to the left side. 

Fortunately, her seat belt was fastened securely, otherwise, she would have been thrown out of her seat!.

LM CHAPTERS 669 - 671

LM 

CHAPTERS 669 - 671

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CHAPTER  669 

With Janell's plea, Jane felt a cut through her heart. The remaining tears she had been suppressing all this while came rolling out at once. 

She wanted to stiffen up and pretended that she couldn't see her Janell, but she couldn't do it, just like how she couldn't forget Edwin. 

She squatted down and held her child in her arms and rubbed her head. "My baby, I'm sorry! I am so sorry!" 

"Mommy, I don't want you to say sorry! I want you to be by my side!" Although Janell was young and didn't understand a lot of things, she knew that she needed both her father and mother to be happy. 

When she didn't have a mother back then, her father, grandparents, and Little Aunt loved her very much. Yet, there were always people who said that she was very pitiful. Because other children had mothers, and when she was born, her mother left her. So everyone thought that she was so pitiful. 

She wanted to be a happy child instead of a sad and pitiful child as what the other children described.

"Mommy, I love Daddy, but I also love you a lot!" Janell held her mother's head and planted a kiss with her soft lips. "If you leave me, I will cry very loudly!" Her voice was so soft. It was the childish, sweet tone of a child. 

It should have been an innocent voice, but her voice was breaking "Baby, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!" Apart from apologizing, Jane did not know what else she could say. Her heart was aching from how sensible her daughter was. 

She was afraid of losing Edwin. Edwin didn't want to lose her, and her daughter didn't want to lose her mother too. 

She was still carrying the baby she had with Edwin. How could she be so cruel to let the child lose the father before the child was even born? 

When the child was born in the future, how would she explain to the child? How could she have the courage to tell her child that her mother had divorced the father, hence, the child could not see his father? 

What if the child asked her why she left the father? Then how should she answer? Did she want to tell the child that she left the father because she was afraid of losing him? 

What a contradictory answer, but it was true. Because she was too afraid of losing Edwin, so she asked for a divorce extremely painfully. 

Divorce was another way to lose Edwin, but this kind of loss was different from the other one. After the divorce, she was no longer his wife, but she could still hear updates about him. She would know if he was safe and fine. If she could watch him from afar, that would be more than enough. 

"Jane, do you understand now?" For the last time, Edwin gave her a chance to think about it and wanted her to make her own choice. 

"I.." She was still afraid. "What should I do?" At the thought of losing him forever if she returned to his side, the mere thought had ached her heart to the point where she could not even breathe. 

She didn't dare to return! If Jane didn't answer, it meant that she still wasn't sure.

"Janell." Edwin called for her daughter out in a low and deep voice. 

"Daddy?" Janell raised her tiny head and looked at her father. Her big eyes were filled with worry. She was very worried that her father would lose his temper again and scare her mother into tears. 

"Bring Mommy to the study." Since she wanted to work, then he would let her work. But she could only work by his side. She couldn't leave his sight ever again. 

"Okay!" Janell took Jane's hand and brought her to the study As long as her mother didn't leave her father, as long as her father didn't yell at her mother, as long as her father and mother could go back to how it was before.. 

As she thought about how her parents would be okay again, Janell was jumping with happiness. However, there was something else in Jane's heart. 

If the knot in her heart was not untied, Jane wouldn't be able to live with Edwin in peace. 

"Edwin, we.." 

"Go to the study room and think about it carefully. If you can't figure it out, then you're not allowed to leave this door." 

The Edwin who was dominant and overpowering felt like a tyrant. He had the final say in everything, and no one could ever refute him. 

Therefore, with that tone, Jane stayed by Edwin's side. He gave her a death order and told her to think it through. If she couldn't make a decision, she wouldn't be allowed to leave the study.

Jane sat in front of Edwin's computer and accidentally touched the mouse on his desk. The computer was turned on, and her picture appeared on the screen. 

In the photo, she was wearing a white t-shirt paired with denim jeans. She also wore a white hoodie embroidered with a bear. Her long black hair was casually tied into a ponytail... 

Jane was unconsciously attracted by herself as she stared at the picture. The Jane in the photo had a bright smile full of life. She seemed so confident. 

If she remembered well, she was just married to Edwin that time. He had also just taken the position of president at Innovative Tech. As the company secured a successful deal, the company took a trip to Bihai Villa Holiday Resort. Hence, Jane was dressed up casually as depicted in the photo.

After so many years, she still remembered that time very clearly because what happened that time was too memorable. It was so beautiful that she would never forget it, so she kept that memory dearly at heart. 

Because all those beautiful memories were shared with Edwin. She still remembered that Edwin told her that she would always have him as her strongest support. He also told her that he didn't care about her past, as he was only concerned about her future. 

Every detail of that trip was so deeply engraved in her heart, so she could recall it immediately. However, she did not remember that Edwin had taken photos of her that day. 

But when she looked at the photo again, she saw the colourful roses in the background. She could then vaguely remember the story behind this photo. 

After so many years, Edwin was still keeping her photos and used them as his wallpaper. Jane's heart trembled again. She was emotional, worried, and scared all at the same time. She clicked on the mouse, and saw a dialog box popped up requesting for a login password. 

Jane tried to key in Edwin's birthday. The password was wrong. Jane then entered Janell's birthday, and received another prompt saying that it was wrong. 

Both attempts failed. Jane gave it a serious thought and decided to type her own birthday. It was also wrong. 

It wasn't Edwin's birthday, it wasn't Janell's birthday, and it wasn't her birthday...

Then what other special numbers were there? Jane tried to think harder but still couldn't think of any number combination that was special to Edwin. 

She typed 6 numbers casually. The password turned out to be correct, surprisingly. 

It was '131224.

This number was given to her on the second day after their marriage registration. Edwin gave her a bank card, and the password of the card was 131224. 

Jane finally remembered. 131224 was the 24th of December in 2013. It was Christmas Eve. She was abandoned by her family that day and drank alone in the bar.

She found out later on that night, it was also the first time she had met Edwin. She even vomited all over Edwin when she was drunk.

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CHAPTER 670 

On the 24th of December in 2013, Jane was betrayed by both her boyfriend and sister, abandoned by her family, and had become homeless all of a sudden. 

On the same day, she met Edwin Carter, the one person who would matter the most to her eventually. They both had completely different lives and stories. 

One had nothing left, and the other was trying to start a new life. It was hard to tell what the future held for them during that time. 

If she had not been betrayed that day, she would not have gone to the bar to drink alone. She probably wouldn't have puked all over Edwin and left a lasting impression on him. 

Then Edwin would not have recognized her when she was on a blind date a few years later, and then replaced the other man to have a date with her instead. 

She couldn't recognize Edwin because she was so drunk that night when she puked all over him. Edwin, on the other hand, remembered her so well and even used the date of their first meeting as his passwords. 

Jane could feel her heart aching over and over again. Edwin had done way too much for her, but she had never done anything for him. 

Just as Jane was deep in thoughts, a folder on the desktop attracted her attention, 'My Jane Ronan'! 

The name of the folder was literally 'My Jane Ronan'. 

Jane opened it. There was a Word file and a PowerPoint file in the folder. 

Jane first opened the PowerPoint file. With a click, her photos appeared and were playing automatically one after another. Every photo also came with a caption.

The caption described a brief background behind the photo. Some examples would be 'Her designs were praised highly by her customers', 'She was very happy', 'She made two dishes on her own and more...

The pictures would always have dates above the captions too, other examples included Jane wasn't in a very good mood today' and 'She did not say a word no matter how I tried'. 

Every photo, no matter her emotions, was described clearly in the slides. She could tell how much effort Edwin put into creating this. 

The photos continued to play out one by one, and then there were no photos left. There was only a simple sentence that appeared at the end, Today was the 30th day since Jane left, and my heart has also left with her 30 days ago. 

As she stared at that line, Jane clicked back to the previous photo. The date was exactly 30 days before that sentence was written.

That meant that since she went missing, Edwin didn't open up this folder for 30 days... 

Well then, how did he survive those 30 days? Jane  tried finding more files to see if Edwin wrote anything else. 

However, Edwin only had this sentence as a record about her going missing, and there was nothing else. 

The folder was then filled with Janell's photos. The captions were no longer written from Edwin's point of view, but in Jane. 

The last sentence of each caption was exactly the same, "Baby Janell, even if I'm not by your side, my love for you never faded. Love, Mommy.

From the first photo to the last photo of Janell, the photos had this caption beneath them. Jane was left in shock and felt extremely painful. 

What Edwin had done for her was far more than she had imagined, but he never said anything.

Many people had told her that Edwin suffered a lot over the three years she had gone missing. As powerful and as strong as he was, he almost followed her footsteps and wanted to leave because of her disappearance. This was what Jane heard from others. 

As Edwin had never told her anything. In this little scrapbook that he made himself, he'd only included her and Janell, and there weren't any of his photos.

Even when there was a photo of him, he was always just a supporting role. He would either be standing behind her or Janell.

When it came to this pair of mother and daughter, he was very willing to just stand aside. The more Jane thought about it, the more painful her heart ached. 

She no longer wanted Edwin to be hurt because of her. She had to protect him at all costs instead of avoiding him. She needed to protect him by his side. She wanted to tell him that in this life, he was her man, and she would not let anyone hurt him. 

She wanted to rush to Edwin's side to loudly declare that no matter how difficult life would be in the future, she would never give up on him. She wanted to be with him and raise their children together, so that their children would know that they were the happiest children in the world. 

Jane got up quickly, and as she was too excited, her legs felt weak and she nearly fell down. However, she didn't bother much. She just wanted to go back to Edwin's side. 

She opened the door of the study and crashed into a warm embrace by surprise. She didn't notice that since she was locked up in the study, Edwin had been guarding at the door, worried that something would happen to her. 

Jane looked at the man right in front of her eyes, she reached out her hands to give him the tightest embrace ever. 

"Edwin , I'm so sorry!" Edwin hugged her, but his body was a little stiff. 

"I'm with Janell, we don't want to hear apologies." 

She apologized because she wanted to let him know that she had made her decision and still insisted on leaving. This was not what Edwin wanted, so he didn't want to accept her apology! 

"I will not say anything about leaving you and Janell from now on. The two of you are my closest people in the whole world. How could I ever leave you?" 

She was too silly. Even though Edwin had repeated so many times, it took her so long to realize. 

"Jane, what did you say?" Edwin couldn't quite believe what he had just heard. And only in the face of Jane, would such a lack of confidence ever happen. 

Jane was crying in his arms, but she assured firmly. "I said that even if you kick me out in the future, you can't drive me away from you. I want to stay with you and our children. I don't want to ever be separated from you guys again." 

In fact, she had always known what her heart desired. However, what had happened made her too afraid and she did not have the courage to face it, so she chose to be a coward. She learnt her lesson now, and she would never do it again in the future.

Edwin was still a little uncertain. "Have you figured things out?" 

Jane replied, "No!"

"No?" Edwin was driven absolutely mad with that response. 

Jane wobbled a little in his embrace and wiped her tears. "I haven't figured it out. I only know that I want to stay with you. No matter what happens, we will face it together." Jane's sudden change of attitude did not make Edwin very happy.

However. He thought that this woman l was playing a conspiracy with him, so when he put his guard down, she could sneak away. "Edwin, do you not want that?" 

Finally, Jane realized Edwin's cold response as he didn't seem to be very happy. 

Edwin responded very seriously, "Jane, I am taking every word you said very seriously. But if you dare to mess around with me, I will never let you go so easily.".

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CHAPTER 671 

If  Jane played any tricks with Edwin again, he would definitely punish her hard to prove that he wasn't just anyone she could offend. 

"Edwin, I know that you've taken every single word I said to you seriously." Jane looked into Edwin's gaze bravely while biting her lips, "I am absolutely serious too." 

She looked at him firmly. "I know you love me and you'd want me to be by your side all the time. I too want exactly that. But there are too many things I'm worried about. I'm afraid that we don't have the chance to grow old together." 

At the thought of potentially losing Edwin, Jane found it hard to breathe and her heart ached, "Edwin, ever since I agreed to marry you, I've made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you. I've never thought about divorcing you." 

She sobbed and continued to speak through her trembling voice, "The reason I proposed the divorce was because Ed Yates threatened me. He will hurt you. I was so scared that I will lose you, so I did what he said." 

"Edwin, you know what?" Jane directed the question to Edwin, but in the meantime, she was trying to reassure himself, "You probably didn't know how it felt like when I saw your signature on the papers. My world was falling apart." 

"I wasn't even this upset when I was betrayed by Jonathan pretending to be my family. But when you signed the divorce papers, I thought I was dying. I know that I was still carrying our baby so I must constantly remind myself that I need to be okay. I need to be okay so that I can give birth to our baby." 

"Because you gave me a baby. The baby would be the only thing I would be left with." Jane said everything in one breath and finally poured her heart out. 

She wanted him to know that he was literally her everything. And like he said, his heart was empty without her. So was she. When he was not by her side, besides living with a soulless heart, every breath she took was painful. Without him, she hadn't had a good night sleep nor enjoyed a proper meal. 

If the children hadn't been there to support her, she might not have been able to hold on until now. 

A long time passed, but Edwin didn't respond. She pulled at Edwin's shirt and asked nervously, "Edwin?" 

What exactly was he trying to do? Why couldn't he just say something, or give her an answer? Why did he have to make her wait anxiously? 

"Jane, I'm sorry!" Edwin rubbed her head and embraced her tightly in his arms. "Everything about Ed Yates's threats, I was already aware of it." 

Edwin always thought that he was being a good husband for helping Jane sort everything out. In fact, what he had done was far from enough. He had never thought about it from her perspective before, because they were very different individuals. 

She knew that he was the leader of Shengtian. She also knew that he made a fortune from the business, but she did not know the ways he used to manage Shengtian. 

There were a lot of things that he had never shared with her, because he felt that it didn't matter whether Jane knew them or not. It was precisely because he didn't share anything with Jane, she wouldn't know how powerful he was. 

Hence, she was frightened and panicked silently. When a person panicked, the person would either be in a fright or fight mode, which explained her decision. 

He knew that Jane was threatened by Ed Yates. However, he did not take the initiative to reassure her that he had a way to deal with Ed  Yates. Instead, he waited for her to think about it and for her to make her own choice. 

"You knew about everything?" Jane thought that no one had noticed. To her surprise, Edwin actually knew about everything. 

When did he find out? Was it before their divorce, or after? When Jane was still confused and lost in her thoughts, Edwin said, "Jane, I have told you many times that you are my wife and I am a man that you can rely on for the rest of your life. So when you encounter someone who threatened you, why didn't you discuss it with me? Why do you have to make a decision on your own?" 

Jane lowered her head. "I.." 

Edwin raised her head and planted a kiss on her forehead. " I didn't know that you were scared, but now I do." 

In the past, Edwin did not understand, but after hearing Jane's explanation, he finally understood. To him, divorce was a big thing.

He had been waiting for Jane all this while. He was waiting for her to think things through and share her pain with him. He thought that she would make a wise decision, so it totally caught him off guard that she would really propose a divorce with him. 

At the heat of the moment, he agreed to the divorce. At the end of the day, both of them thought that they were doing this for each other's sake and they weren't understood by each other. 

As a result, they did not communicate effectively at all which eventually led to this situation. 

Jane did not understand. "What do you know?"

Edwin held her face and said, "Jane, promise me, no matter what happens in the future, no matter big or small, you must talk to me. You can't make your own decisions." 

Jane nodded lightly and replied, "I promise you. You also have to promise me that you won't do everything for us without telling me. If there's anything, you have to discuss it with me too." 

"Ok, we'll work hard together." Edwin lowered his head and kissed Jane. 

From the corner of his eyes, he could see the little fellow standing beside them. She was blinking her big watery eyes and looking at them with great curiosity.

"Janell !" Edwin shouted. 

"I didn't see anything." Janell covered her eyes with her tiny hands, but also deliberately spread her fingers apart so she could take a peek at her parents through the gaps between her fingers. 

Her father and mother were kissing again, which proved that they had made up. They would not quarrel again in the future, and she wouldn't have to worry that she would become a child without a mother again. 

"Come here!" Edwin ordered. 

"Daddy, I won't look at you, I promise." Janell quickly said something nice after realizing her daddy's look changed. 

What if daddy was angry and spanked her? 

"Come here!" Edwin's tone became slightly more serious. "

Janell's tiny mouth moved slightly. If her father continued to yell at her, she would cry out loud and create a scene. 

"Edwin, what are you on about? Don't scare her." 

Before Janell cried, her mother came to her rescue. Therefore, Janell felt that a child with a mother was the happiest child. When she was bullied by her father, her mother would give her a hand..

LM CHAPTERS 666 - 668

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CHAPTERS 666 - 668

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CHAPTER 666 

"Laura!" Jane looked at Laura and smiled as she spoke, "From high school, to university, to moving to Jiangbei, and up until today, you've been taking care of me so well all these years. Thank you and I really appreciate all that you do."

When she left her family, Laura was by her side. Right at this moment, when she was helpless and worried, Laura was also by her side without a doubt. 

Laura was her closest friend and also her best friend. She helped and took care of her whenever possible, but she could not take Laura's help and care for granted. 

Laura had a family, and her baby was due soon. She had her own life to take care of so how could she ask for her help and support all the time? 

Jane was always very clear about this. She could not owe Laura so much! Jane was smiling but Laura could see her tears flowing down. 

Her heart ached as she knew how much Jane was suffering. "You silly girl, why are you telling me this now? Do you not want me as your friend anymore?" 

"Laura, I'm not pushing you away. But I want to solve this on my own, okay?" Jane said softly. 

Laura was burned by fire because of her. The scars from the burn were still on her body. Now that Laura was about to deliver a baby and live a happy and stable life, she could no longer let Laura get involved in any dangerous situations. 

Ed Yates was a dangerous man. He was definitely not someone to be trifled with. Jane knew that very well, and she had never tried to offend him. Yet somehow, he had been keeping an eye on her... 

She knew that he would not give up so easily. She hoped that Ed Yates was only coming for her. Even if she had to risk her life to fight with him, she was not afraid at all. 

However, she was concerned that Ed  Yates would hurt Edwin behind her back. While she knew Edwin could defend himself from Ed Yates, but with Ed Yates constantly lurking behind their backs, no one knew when Ed Yates would attack next. 

Laura hesitated and said, "Jane, but..." 

"Laura, I have divorced Edwin." Jane took a deep breath and said calmly. "It's not that he was not good enough, nor was he treating me badly. Instead, he was too good and took extremely good care of me. Do you know whenever I was with him, I would be very scared? I was afraid that he would suddenly leave me one day, just like my mother. I didn't even manage to see her before she passed away." 

"Jane, that won't happen." Laura knew Jane very well and she understood what she was worried about. 

Jane replied with a bitter smile, "Laura, it happened to my mother, and it happened to my father too. Not only my parents, you have also been hurt before because of me.. Laura, I am scared, I am really scared. I'm living in fear daily as I expect bad news every day."

Laura tried to calm her down, "Jane, but do you know that Edwin cares about you very much? Otherwise, he would never have decided to come looking for you all this way and decided to live right next door." 

"I know.." Jane smiled and added, "Laura , go home for me please. Please don't let John Alex worry about you." 

Of course, she knew that Edwin was very good to her. And because of this precise reason, she had to stay far away from Edwin.

"Jane, you... "

"Laura , go home please." Jane was very firm with her request, so Laura went inside her house reluctantly. She would turn back with every step she took. She was very afraid that as soon as she left, Jane would collapse to the ground. 

Jane looked at her with a reassuring smile, as if she was saying, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." 

She should believe in Jane. She might have looked weak on the outside, but she was extremely strong on the inside. She would not collapse so easily. 

Jane had never given up so easily her entire life. She went through so much, so she knew very well what she was doing. 

Laura reassured herself of Jane's capabilities. She took a deep breath and went home, 

Jane finally looked away as she saw Laura enter her house, Yet, the eyes that were full of hope dimmed out that instant too. 

She rang the doorbell again and again, but the people inside didn't respond at all. Jane took out her phone again after a while and sent another text to Edwin, 

"Edwin , I only want to say a few words to you, only two minutes. I will not disturb you in the future. Please come out." 

After typing out that message, Jane looked at her phone repeatedly. She made herself sound desperate enough, so she really hoped that Edwin could come out to see her this time. 

Yet, there was no reply, again. No response to the doorbell, not picking up the phone call, and not replying to her texts.. 

Jane had tried every possible method possible, yet Edwin still did not respond to her. So, the only thing left to do was to stand by her door and wait.  She had to wait until Edwin came out to see her. 

In the meantime, the house felt like another world inside. The heater was turned on and it kept the house warm. It didn't feel like winter at all. 

"Daddy!" Janell called Edwin softly while pulling the corner of his shirt gently. 

However, Edwin, who was deep in thought, did not respond to her. She pursed her lips and felt so mistreated that her tears were already rolling in her eyes. 

"Daddy, I want Mommy and you to be together!" Her father didn't hear what she said the first time, so she repeated her words until her father was able to notice her. 

She didn't want to see her father quarrel with her mother. She didn't want her parents to be separated either. She hoped that they would be together forever. They would raise her together and never separate from each other, so she could be the happiest child alive. 

Edwin finally came to his senses. He patted Janell's back, and said softly, "You will be with me tonight, and once your arm has fully healed, then you can find Mommy." 

At the end of the day, what he told Jane was completely out of anger. After taking some time to calm down, he realized he could never take Janell away from Jane. 

"I don't want Mommy to be sad! I want to see Mommy now!" Janell pursed her lips and frowned. 

If her father refused to let her see her mother, she would be crying out loud. 

"Baby... Edwin caressed Janell's head lovingly and said, "You're really worried about mommy, is that right?" 

"Yes, yes!" Janell nodded vigorously. 

Edwin asked again, "You want us to be together forever, is that right?" 

"Yes, yes, yes!" Janell continued nodding her tiny head. 

"Then can you promise me that you will be staying with me for two days without worrying about anything else? I will sort out the rest of the things, okay?" 

Edwin spoke very calmly and gently to her without any signs of impatience at all. "Daddy, mommy is outside. It's snowing quite heavily outside." Janell saw her mother standing outside from the surveillance camera. She felt so bad. 

"Alright. Go play. I'll know what to do." 

Janell was not the only one who was worried about her mother, as he was also worried about his wife. However, Jane had been insisting on drawing a clear line in their relationship so that he wouldn't worry about her..

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CHAPTER 667 

Every time Jane sent a message, Edwin would check it immediately. But, he was disappointed every time he looked at her texts. She was not giving up and kept pestering him, all because she wanted him to return Janell. 

So as long as he gave Janell back to her, she would no longer come looking for him. Edwin held his phone tightly. He was suppressing his waves of anger and pain, and trying to calm himself down again and again. 

He was so frustrated at her adamance. "Daddy." Janell was so worried about her mother that she was close to tears. She didn't understand why her father didn't want to open the door to let her mother in. 

Her mother had been standing in the snow all this while. What if she got sick from the cold? If her mother got sick from the cold and she lost her mother, she would be extremely upset. 

"Daddy, I want Mommy!" Janell said pitifully.

Edwin did not pay attention to Janell. He looked out of the window and fixed his eyes on Jane who was standing still in the snow. 

The snow was still falling heavily. Jane's hair had been covered with a thin layer of snow from standing out there for a while. 

She was usually scared of the cold. But today, she stood right there and did not move an inch as if she was unbothered by the cold. 

The more Edwin looked at her, the angrier he became. Yet, he felt his heart ache more than he felt angry. After all, she was a woman who was also pregnant at the moment. 

Why did he have to make things so difficult for her? If something happened to her and the baby, he would be the one who would be heartbroken in the end anyway..

All he needed to do was to tell her this important truth. Whatever it was, she would always be his woman, and she would not be able to leave him, ever. 

All he needed to do was to tell her this! So what was the point of their game now? 

Edwin finally opened the door and rushed to Jane's side. Without saying anything, he grabbed her by the waist and carried her away. 

Damn it! This woman was pregnant, but she was terribly light. He could barely feel any weight when he carried her. 

Had she not been eating well all this while? Why was she still so thin? It was definitely her fault for not taking good care of herself. But, it was also his fault for allowing her to do whatever she wanted.

When they entered the warm house, Edwin still didn't let go of Jane. In fact, he hugged her even tighter. Edwin was holding Jane so tightly in his arms that Jane could feel his warmth. 

Jane tried to get out of his arms. However, she wanted the warmth from his embrace, so she remained there. 

She just wanted to embrace Edwin's warmth for a little longer, and enjoy the feeling of being held in his arms once again. Edwin held her in his arms without saying anything. Jane remained silent too. 

It was rare for the two of them to be so cooperative for once. It felt like they were both enjoying the brief moment of intimacy they were sharing. It was a brief moment of intimacy because there were still too many problems between them that had not been solved yet. 

They were very close to each other, but they were getting further apart at the same time too. After quite a while, Jane raised her head from Edwin's arms and looked at him. 

Edwin also gently let her go and asked calmly, "So what do you want to tell me?" 

The room was warm because of the heater. However, as soon as she came out of Edwin's embrace, she felt like she was in a snowy place again.

She could no longer feel the warmth. Her body that was warmed up earlier seemed to have turned cold again in an instant. Especially her heart, where she felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar. It was aching from the cold. 

She looked over at Edwin worriedly, and then she spoke cautiously, "Ed.. Edwin, I'm not here to take Janell away from you.." 

"Cut to the chase. Go straight to the point." Edwin took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He wanted to hear what else she had to say.

Jane lowered her head again and said, "I just want to tell you that Ed Yates called me earlier.."

"What? Ed Yates called you? How did he have your new number? And why would you answer his call?" 

As soon as Edwin heard Ed Yates's name, he became furious. When Edwin exploded in anger, Jane could not hold him back either. She wanted to escape, but Edwin did not allow her to. 

"Jane, I asked you questions. Answer me!" This time, he did not allow her to be a coward again. No matter what he had to make her speak out.

"Edwin, listen to me!" Jane was also getting angrier, so she yelled back loudly. 

As soon as Jane's temper rose, Edwin calmed down a lot. He did not speak more and waited for Jane to continue. 

Jane pursed her lips and added, "I don't know how Ed Yates knew my phone number. I only know that he may be going after you. Something's going to happen." 

"He called you and told you that he will come after me? Is that so, Jane? Huh?" Edwin let out a cold laugh suddenly but there was a hint of sadness. 

Ed Yates wanted to hurt him, but he gave Jane a warning call first. How was this believable at all? Edwin did not believe that Ed Yates would be that stupid. 

"Yes. No.." These were all Jane's guesses. She paused and tried to rephrase, "Ed Yates didn't say it clearly. So I was just guessing that he was coming after you." 

"You insisted on seeing me because you were worried that he would do something bad to me. Is that right, Jane?" Edwin's tone seemed calm, but he actually took a gulp before asking and was holding his fists tightly. 

Edwin's non-verbal gestures have betrayed him. In fact, he was not as calm as he looked on the surface. He was actually very nervous. He held his breath and waited for Jane's answer. 

As long as Jane gave him an assuring answer, he would happily take on whatever challenges without hesitation. 

"Yes, I'm worried that he will hurt you, so I have to see you. Edwin, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I want you to be fine." 

No matter how much his words had hurt her, she would never blame him. All she wanted was for him to be fine. 

She said yes! She said yes, and that she was worried for him! That was an assuring answer! Edwin suddenly smiled when he tried to replay Jane's answer in his mind. 

It was not a sneer, nor a sad smile, but a genuinely happy smile from the bottom of his heart. That smile was the most beautiful smile she had ever seen on him. 

In comparison to all his smiles from before, this was the most gorgeous and charming one. 

He added, "Then, Jane, do you know that without you by my side, my heart was absolutely empty?" 

How was he fine at all, being without her? On the contrary, as long as Jane was by his side, he would have infinite strength. Even if he had to encounter a lot of bad things, it didn't matter as long as he had Jane by his side..

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CHAPTER 668 

He looked at her tenderly. She would always feel weak when he had his adoring eyes on her. He told her with his familiar seductive and pleasant voice that his heart was absolutely empty without her.

Jane wanted to go closer and embrace his tenderness, She really wanted to go back to him, raise their children together, and slowly grow old with him. 

Just as she was trying to walk up to Edwin and submit herself to him again, she heard voices in her mind. 

"Jane, no." 

"You can't go back to Edwin's side. Don't forget how your mother died, and how your father was killed." 

"If you don't want Edwin to become the third person, then stay away from him and don't appear next to him again." 

Like a bucket of ice water, the voices woke Jane up just in time. She woke up from the loving dream that Edwin had painted for her. She was here to warn him about Ed Yates. 

She was not here to listen to his confession of love. Whatever was going on now was completely beyond Jane's expectation. She had to act rationally.

Jane shook her head and turned around as she tried to escape. But immediately, Edwin caught her. Edwin raised her hand and placed it on his heart. 

He said slowly, "Jane, do you feel it? This heart is beating faster just for you." 

This heart had been beating so slowly for so many days.Today, when he heard that she was worried about him, this heart finally came back to life again. 

His heart would only beat for her, and she was the only person who could bring him back to life. 

When he saw her happy, he would be in absolute joy, and when she was not around, his heart was also "dead".

Jane could feel that Edwin's heart was beating very fast. The more Edwin behaved like this, the more worried Jane was. She wanted to withdraw her hand, but Edwin held her tight and kissed her on the lips. 

"Jane, Ed Yates can't do anything to me. Why can't you believe me for once?" She believed in him, but she was afraid... 

From a rational perspective, she knew that Ed Yates could not do anything to Edwin. But what if he did?

Nothing in the world was absolute. What if something bad happened to Edwin because of Ed Yates? What would happen to Janell then? What would happen to her and the baby then? 

Jane did not dare to think about what might happen, so she would rather endure the heartache and therefore proposed a divorce. She knew Edwin would be safer without her. 

"Jane , answer me! Don't keep everything to yourself. Talk to me!" Edwin tried to communicate with her. If neither of them spoke, this knot would never be untied. 

Jane shook her head and remained silent. She was not willing to say anything. Jane's silence had annoyed Edwin. He really did not know what he should tell her. How could he convince her that Ed Yates would never be a threat to him and that she could return to him safely? 

He looked at her and reached out to touch her face. "Jane, let's have a proper conversation." 

"Edwin, we have divorced. There is nothing to talk about!" Jane could only use this excuse to push him away. 

"Divorce? Do you really want the divorce from the bottom of your heart?" Edwin squinted his eyes and his heart ached. 

"... I mean it!" She didn't. She didn't want to divorce him at all. But she couldn't go back to him and bring him more disasters. 

"You do?" Edwin wanted her to act more logically. Did she really know how hurt he was when she said those words? 

"Edwin, be careful of Ed Yates. I'll go now." Once again, Jane chose to be a coward and escape from it all. 

But this time, Edwin would not allow her to escape. He held Jane's head and forced her to look into his eyes. 

"Jane, I really like you. I want you to stay by my side and keep you in sight at all times. Four years ago, I had already experienced the pain of losing you. I don't want to experience that kind of pain again. Whether you agree or not, you are my wife. I will not let you go this time no matter what." Edwin gritted his teeth. He'd pulled so much strength in him just to say every single word out. 

"Edwin, don't do this... " Why did he say this to her? She was already reluctant to leave him, and with what he just said, she was even more reluctant now. 

But she knew she had to leave him no matter what. Jane was crying her eyes out as Edwin ended his confession of love. She shook her head in tears. 

"Edwin, there's no more us and we can never be together. Please don't make things harder." She didn't need more hope from him. Why did he have to say those words that would make her in pain again? 

"What about me? Then what on earth do you want me to do? Tell me, I'll do what you say, okay?" Edwin begged in a hoarse voice.

In the business world, Edwin was the one at the top of the pyramid. He was an absolute legend that everyone looked up to. However, when it came to Jane, he was just an ordinary man; a man who was as humble as a worm for love. 

Jane wiped her tears and replied, "Edwin, let me go, and promise me you will live a good life with Janell, okay?" 

"Jane, I won't let you go again." He was serious about not letting her go this time. 

"Edwin, we can't do this. I don't want anything bad to happen to you. My father, my mother, they all died because of me. I don't want anything bad to happen to you too, do you understand?" 

Jane was really anxious. The more anxious she was, the more tears were streaming down her face. 

"I have said that Ed Yates can't hurt me. I have also said that I will not let you leave me again this time." Edwin's tone suddenly changed. His tone was firm and overpowering, completely different from the Edwin who had just confessed to Jane earlier. 

"Edwin..." Jane still wanted to add more, but Edwin held her head up. He shut her mouth with his lips over hers. 

After a long while, he let go of her eventually and said softly, "Jane, I'm warning you, don't say a word I don't want to hear again, or you'll have to bear the consequences." 

He forced her to stay by his side. Even if she would hate him, it no longer mattered because he had her by his side. 

"Mommy, please don't leave Daddy. I want you, Mommy!" Right at this critical moment, Janell came out and spoke loudly.

She ran over and hugged her mother's thighs so that she could beg for her to stay, just like what her father was doing. She was not going to allow her mother to leave again. Because she didn't want to be a child without a mother..