After Being Cheating novel Chapter 297

At Mansion No. 9

Waking up from her dream, Janet fumbled on her bed to look for her ringing phone. She clicked on the screen without looking at it, and answered, "Hello?"

"Jane, we're taking your daughter with us to go to the old house. Are you coming with?" It was Ella's voice.

Hearing her mother's voice, Janet remembered what had happened the night before. She wondered why so many people had said that her mother was a murderer.

"Mom, I'm not going to the old house today. I'll go some other day, " said Janet.

She was wide awake now. She sat up on the bed and scanned the spacious bedroom.

"Okay, but don't let your great-grandmother wait too long, " said Ella.

"Okay, Mom."

After hanging up, Janet looked at the time on her phone, and then called up her father.

"Dad, are you going to the old house?" Janet carefully probed her father.

In the study room, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and holding a bunch of papers, Samuel answered the phone, "No, I'm busy with a case."

"Oh, how about my mother?" asked Janet.

Samuel felt that his daughter might have something to ask, so he took off his glasses, stood up from his chair, and while looking outside the window, he answered, "Your mother and your sister-in-law have gone to the old house, together with your daughter and John. They have just left. My dear daughter, what's the matter?"

"Dad..." Stuttering, Janet asked, "I was just curious about something... Please don't overthink it."

"Okay, tell me, " said Samuel.

"Why do other people say that Mom is... a murderer?" Janet had never heard about it before she had come across Clarissa.

After hearing her question, Samuel's face instantly darkened.

He wondered who brought up this issue again, after so many years had passed.

"Your mother had defended herself justifiably in court. Jane, don't think about it too much. Never, for a second, doubt your mother. She isn't a bad person."

When she had heard that her mother hadn't done anything wrong, Janet finally felt relieved and said, "Dad! Of course, I know that Mom isn't a bad person. I just wanted to know more about the situation. Please don't mention this to Mom."

"Okay, but Jane, why are you bringing this up? Did anyone try to attack you with this?" asked Samuel. Like the smart lawyer that he was, Samuel nailed it.

"It's all right now, Dad. I can handle it myself." But... In reality, it was Daniel who handled the situation.

When Janet thought about it further, she realized that if Daniel hadn't showed up last night, Clarissa Yi might not have let her off easily.

With this in mind, Janet knew what she was going to do next.

She must regain her position in C Country as soon as possible. Even if no one was by her side, she would still be capable of handling things on her own. She wouldn't be bothering Daniel with trivial things anymore.

An international CEO like Daniel didn't even have time to eat or sleep, so Janet didn't want to add on to his stress more than she already did.

On the other hand, in Daniel's mind, he wanted Janet to rely on him all the time. He wanted her to keep him in the loop, to make him a part of her life.

Samuel was well-aware of his daughter's ability, so he knew what actually happened. "You can handle it? I suppose it was Daniel who helped you out, right?"

Although Janet was much more composed and calmer than she used to be, she still had a weakness - her compassionate heart.

If she hadn't been cornered to a dead-end, she would've never attacked anyone, no matter how much she despised the person.

Shirley Zheng's case was a good example.

Her best friend had betrayed her, but Janet still hadn't done anything to get her away from Daniel.

Embarrassed, Janet scratched her head and said, "Dad, I know you know what happened. You didn't have to say it out loud."

"Jane, your marriage with Daniel is the most important concern at the moment. Don't worry about your cake shop. I will help you with it. Go discuss your affairs with Daniel, " said Samuel.

He was talking about when Janet and Daniel's wedding ceremony would be.

Melody had gone to Daniel's company and talked with him about his relationship with Janet. When she came back home, she assembled all the family members and told them about what Daniel and she had discussed.

The elders thought that this was a good sign, but they still couldn't stay put until the two had completely restored their relationship and finalized the wedding ceremony.

Janet didn't fully comprehend what her father meant, and she thought that he was just talking about restoring their relationship. So she said, "Dad, don't worry. We have already gotten back together as boyfriend and girlfriend. We're not rushing about other things."

But Janet also thought, 'Why does my father know that I want to open my cake shop first before settling down?

Does he know how to read people's minds?'

Janet indulged herself in her thoughts.

"No need to rush about things? Please think about your twins! I really can't understand you. Why haven't you told Daniel about the twins?" Janet was doing the same thing her mother had done before. Ella also kept Janet a secret from Samuel for a long time.

Samuel supposed Janet had the same mindset as her mother, so he simply sighed.

With the twins being mentioned, Janet instantly became defensive. She warned, "Dad, among all the family members, Jerry has the greatest possibility to betray me! Don't stand by Daniel's side and betray me as well, okay?"

Janet was really worried that Jerry might go and tell Daniel about the twins. If he had done it before she did, she would be in big trouble.

"How dare you talk about your brother like that! Aren't you afraid that he might hit you?" Samuel joked. He knew that Jerry always had Janet's best interests in mind. Even if he chose to stand by Daniel's side, it was also for Janet's good.

But Janet was clueless; she didn't understand her brother's purpose.

"Dad, if you're here, do you think that Jerry would dare hit me?" Janet was confident about this. She had always known that her father favored her since birth!

Samuel chuckled and said, "Jane, listen to my words. Please fix things with Daniel, and let the twins have a complete family. Then, you can do whatever you want."

Samuel initially thought that it was Daniel who was the passive one in their relationship, but he realized that it was Janet. Because Melody said that Daniel had already...

"Okay, okay, Dad! I know, " said Janet. Her words interrupted Samuel's thoughts.

"Good, " said Samuel. But after a second thought, Samuel still reminded his daughter, "Don't get any other ideas. Daniel will only see you as his woman for as long as he lives. Remember this, okay?"

... Janet was speechless, then she discontentedly protested, "Dad, are you Daniel's father or my father? Do you think that I can't live without Daniel?"

Janet now felt that nobody was on her side except her mother.

"That's not my point! I meant that you belong with Daniel forever, so don't focus on anything else. Understood?" said Samuel.

Samuel was actually uncertain if he should completely back Daniel on this. Sometimes, he didn't agree with him, but sometimes, he did support him.

What Daniel had done was only for the purpose of keeping Janet by his side, so he would never lose her anymore. Samuel did understand why Daniel had done it.

But he wondered why he didn't tell Janet about it earlier. 'Why must he keep it from Janet?

Is it because Janet didn't love Daniel? But that's impossible!' thought Samuel.

"Dad, what did you mean by saying that I'll be his woman my whole life? We haven't gotten married yet. It's too early to say anything like that, " said Janet. 'Although we've already had our twin daughters, no one knows if we're both going to end up together, ' thought Janet.