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When Jason’s swing went away, the ase and wood flew off and headed straight for David and Ryan.
Everyone was in a state of shock
David and Ryan were caught off guard by the sudden mishap and had no time to react.
“Mr. Smith! Mr. Jenkins! All the color drained from Jason’s cheeks.
If that ave hit them, it could be bad–maybe even fatal
Panic kicked in. He thought. Will I get arrested right then and there?
In a split second, a pair of arms swooped in. They pushed Ryan out of the way and then pulled David aside.
Janie dodged skillfully, and the axe barely grazed her delicate cheeks.
Almost at the same time, Jackson reached out and grabbed the axe, saving all the carefully arranged props from being destroyed
He put the axe back where it belonged with ease. Only then did everyone around him begin to come to their senses.
David stumbled a few steps before steadying himself, catching a faint whiff of gardenia in the air.
He stared intently at Janie, who seemed to glow with a soft, striking light.
Ryan wasn’t so lucky. He ended up on the ground looking rather ridiculous.
Seeing that David was fine made him wonder if Janie had planned this whole thing
But honestly, falling down was much better than getting hit by an axe.
Ryan couldn’t help but look at Janie – she still cared about him.
The staff helped Ryan up off the ground.
David walked over to Janie with a warm smile and said, “Miss Janie, I owe you so much for this! You saved my life! If you ever need anything from me, just let me know.”
Janie shrugged casually and replied, “It’s no big deal.”
Remembering how close she had come to danger earlier, David asked worriedly. “Are you hurt?”
Janie shook her head confidently. “Nope.”
Ryan also stepped forward and said sincerely mixed with gratitude. “Thanks so much for that, Janie.”
Janie, not really in the mood to chat, shrugged it off and said, “Don’t mention it.”
Ryan went quiet.
Jason finally snapped back to reality, panic written all over his face. “Mr. Smith! Mr. Jenkins, I’m so sorry! It was all my fault that I messed up. I didn’t mean to cause you trouble. Thank you, Miss Janie.”
He continued to bow as he apologized.
David decided not to make a big deal out of it and simply said, “Just be more careful next time.”
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Ryan didn’t hold back. “If you can’t handle it, don’t try it”
Jason’s mouth twitched as he nodded eagerly, “Yeals, you’re right
Ryan paid no attention to him.
The program staff quickly calmed down David and Ryan while giving heartfelt thanks and praise to Janie and Jackson
“Thanks so much to both of you”
Yeah, that was such a close call!”
Jackson waved his hand dismissively and said, “No worries, Janie has always been very helpful. I’m just following her lead
Janie shot him a glance and added casually. “It’s just a small favor. Let’s get back to what we were doing”
The crowd looked at Janie with admiration.
What a kind person they thought.
[Oh my g
gold. Jason, you almost kill them! That was insane!)
JOh my gosh! You totally freaked me out! That axe was huge! If it hit David and Ryan, they’d be done for!]
[I seriously broke into a cold sweat there! Thanks, Janie, for saving David! I’m going to get him to marry you!]
[That was awesome. She’s so quick, I didn’t even see her.]
[Janie, you’re amazing! And super cool!]
[David’s expression doesn’t look like he’s acting. I think it’s real.]
Mr. Walker looked at Jason and felt a headache coming on.
He said. “We didn’t think this through. Not everyone knows how to chop wood. Then the staff will take you to collect firewood.”
No one wanted to risk trying to chop wood anymore, whether they could do it or not.
Jackson perked up, “Come on, Janie, we haven’t collected firewood yet!”
Janie smiled softly as she moved closer to him.
Jason kept apologizing with a grin on his face, “Mr. Smith, Mr. Jenkins, 1-”
David strode over to Janie and Jackson with a smile.
“Mind if I join you guys? Hope I’m not interrupting”
Honestly, Jackson wasn’t happy about him tagging along-
He hadn’t seen Janie for a long time and just wanted to be alone with her for a while!
But he didn’t want to be rude. He has no bad feelings toward David after all.
Before Jason could finish his words, David had already left.
Of course, Jason was unhappy inside, but now that he had no choice, he decided to stay close to Ryan.
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Ryan felt reluctant but held back her feelings.
By the time Xess was back from the vegetable picking, they were gone
When they found out what happened, everyone was in shock.
Molly admired them somewhat but regretted missing out on it all.
New grinned and said excitedly. “Janie is amazing! I want to go collect firewood with them. Who’s in?
Emily chuckled and replied cheerfully, “Let’s go
[Too bad you guys aren’t here. Janie is seriously awesome!]
Jackson felt slightly annoyed by David trailing after them all the time.
Stop following us and go, he muttered to himself.
At first, David tried to help Janie carry the basket but was flatly refused.
Janie happily carries a small basket on her back, cheerfully gathering firewood.
Jackson and David, inspired by her energy, start picking up sticks with even more enthusiasm.
[I think there’s something off about David. Hey, I get it! Janie is so pretty.
Ryan couldn’t help but glance at Janie.
When she returned to the Jenkins family five years ago, she had never been so happy.
Back then, she always had this distant look on her face like nothing mattered to her,
Even when Zion tried to pick fights with her, she stayed calm – never angry or bothered.
It felt like they were total strangers.
She never seemed to care for any of the Jenkins family.
Ryan lowered his gaze slightly. It turned out that Janie never saw them as family.
Jason chatted excitedly with Ryan but noticed he kept staring at Janie and secretly looked down on him for it
Jackson had already caught Ryan’s jealous stare.
He felt a mix of satisfaction and annoyance.
Ryan treated Janie badly in the past but still looked at her like that.
Jackson felt gross.
[Is there any relationship between Ryan and Janie? Ryan’s eyes are a bit complicated.]
[Come on, don’t make it worse. Janie is just eye candy.]
[It’s Ryan who’s staring at Janie. We said what we saw. What does that have to do with Janie?]
David wanted to chat with Janie but wasn’t sure what to say.
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Jackson said, Janie, don’t be so happy to collect firewood, okay?”
Janie shot him a look, “What’s up? You want me to start crying?”
Jackson grinned playfully, “Well, that’s not off the table
He hadn’t seen Janic cry befor
Jante glared at him but couldn’t help but laugh, “Before 1 shed any tears, you better believe you’ll be crying first.”
