Chapter 769
Karen Joy Kyle hummed a little tune and thought happily about Brother Lionel''s trust towards her.
Since he trusted her so much, she must perform well and cook up a real good storm for him, so that
he could know that she was no longer a clueless kid.
However, Karen Joy''s enthusiasm and selfconfidence were taken aback when she saw the food in
the refrigerator but did not know what to do.
"Mom, what should I do?" It looked very easy when she saw her mother was cooking, but how could
it be so difficult when it was her turn?
Karen Joy stood in front of the refrigerator and she didn''t know what to do.
Karen Joy hung up the phone, but Nathaniel Cooper still didn''t put his phone down. He put the
phone close to his ear and seemed to be able to still hear her voice.
He continued to do this for a long time.
"Mr. President, these are the terms for today''s meeting about the new tourismw. Take a look. If
there is no problem, you still need to approve and seal it. After you have signed and sealed it, the
neww will be officially implemented on the 1 st of January next year." Jason Lesley printed out the
final oue of today''s meeting and wanted Mr. President to review it.
Nathaniel took the document and looked at it. He saw that the title of the document was
"Presidential Decree". The following was the final oue of today''s meeting.
Nathaniel finished reading the document in one nce and quickly signed and sealed it. Then, he
handed the document to Jason and said, "That''s all for today. Go back and rest early."
Jason nodded and said, "Mr. President, you have to participate in a very important financial forum
tomorrow. Please rest early at night too."
This time, the economic forum was the firstrge- scale forum involving several major countries
since Nathaniel was President. The leaders of many countries would attend the forum.
Tomorrow would be a very busy day.
"Yes." Nathaniel nodded and turned to look at his personal assistant. "Send the makeup artist in."
"Yes." This time, his private assistant was smart. He didn''t dare to say more. After receiving the
order, he immediately went to work.
It was rare that Nathaniel was so anxious to get his makeup done after he finished his work. He
wanted to get off work quickly, because there was someone waiting for him at night to cook for him.
How long had it been since he''d had a meal personally cooked by his family?
He thought about it for awhile, but he could not remember clearly.
"Nathaniel." Suddenly, he heard Serene Ss'' voice from behind him.
Nathaniel raised his head slightly and looked at the woman standing behind him from the mirror.
"It''s already sote and you haven''t gone back yet. What''s the matter?"
"Nathaniel, I have something that I would like to talk to you about privately. Do you have
sometime?" Serene asked carefully.
Nathaniel raised his hand and looked at the time. Half an hour had passed since the phone call with
Karen Joy. He still needed some time to have his make up done, and another half an hour to drive
over to Moon Bay.
He estimated that even if he rushed over to Moon Bay after this, Karen Joy would''ve been done
with her cooking and she needed to wait for him.
He didn''t want Karen Joy to wait for too long, so he said, "Serene, I still have some things to do
tonight. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."
"Nathaniel, I only need a few minutes. I won''t take up too much of your time." Serene''s voice was
extremely soft. She was worried that he would turn her down.
They were tied to the same boat. Although there was no love between them, but they had been
together for so long, so they had quite a good rtionship.
For Nathaniel, Serene was more than just a friend, she was his only good friend who would always
back him up.
Before that person had gotten into trouble, he had instructed Nathaniel to help take good care of
Serene and not to let the Ss family treat her like a sacrificialmb for power.
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When he saw Serene, Nathaniel often thought of her as his good friend. Whether it was because
she was his friend or because Serene was his fiancee in name, he didn''t want to make her sad.
"Have a seat," Nathaniel spoke politely. "I''m almost done here."
Serene smiled faintly, "Thank you."
Nathaniel fell silent. He thought about a certain night about a year ago, when he heard gunshots,
the sounds of knives shing, and the sounds of killing...
It had been more than a year, but the image of blood flowing like a river still lingered in his mind for
a long time.
It was not a movie, nor a dream. It was something terrible that really happened, and he was
involved that night.
"Mr. President, I''m done!" The makeup artist''s voice interrupted Nathaniel''s thoughts.
Nathaniel retracted his thoughts and looked at himself in the mirror.
After putting on makeup, he did not look like the President anymore, but he looked like someone
that Karen was familiar with.
Thinking about her, the person he felt sorry for the most in his life was Karen Joy.
When Karen Joy was very young, he said that he would apany her as she grew up.
However, not long after he said that, he left her and returned to his own country. He shouldered the
responsibility that he was destined to carry.
Now, she hade all this way to find him. After finding him, he did not even dare to tell her his
true identity, nor see her with his real face.
''All of you can leave first." He waved his hand and gestured for everyone else to leave, besides
Serene.
"Yes." The makeup artists packed up and left.
Nathaniel looked at Serene and asked, "What did you want to say?"
Serene pursed her lips and said, "Nathaniel, I identally bumped into Karen Joy today, and I even
ate lunch with her."
Nathaniel nodded, "I know."
"You knew?" Serene was surprised, but she quickly understood that he had arranged spies all over
the country. He definitely knew everything about the little girl.
Serene added, "Nathaniel, if she didn''te looking for you, or me, I could still pretend that I don''t
know anything about it and still be your fiancee. Now that she''se looking for you, and because I
can''t openly tell her, I feel very guilty. I feel like I''ve done something wrong to her."
Before, she already felt bad because she took up the position as Nathaniel''s fiancee. After seeing
Karen Joy today, she felt even more guilty.
Nathaniel furrowed his brows and said, "It''s not the time to tell her about this now."
Serene was a little emotional. "Nathaniel, you helped me when my father tried to take advantage of
me. But now, I''m the reason you can''t be with the girl you like publicly. Whenever I think about this, I
just want to kill myself."
Serene knew about the rtionship between Nathaniel and Karen Joy.
She knew that Nathaniel had been thinking about this little girl all these years, and she also knew
that it was Nathaniel who had arranged for Samantha to be by Karen Joy''s side. Obviously, she
knew that Nathaniel loved the little girl very much.
When Serene found out that the girl flew from New York to Country A alone to look for Brother
Lionel, she couldn''t sleep well at night. She always felt that she was the third party that was butting
in their rtionship.
Nathaniel''s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at her. "Serene, you have to understand that when
you became my fiancee, not only did I do this to protect you from your family, but you also took on a
lot of risks and danger."
At present, there were still many forces who opposed Nathaniel''s authority and yed tricks
secretly. Nathaniel might encounter danger at any time, and Serene, as his fiancee, was no
exception.