Mr. Rolando died early, so the older generation didn't visit each other much like the Mosby family and the Geller family. His impression of Janessa was still stuck in his childhood. They lost their contact especially when he went to work after collage.
Now that the quiet Armando was all around to help Janessa, he recalled Randy's comments on Janessa: an eccentric who had a clear distinction between love and hate in her heart.
Most importantly: her words were sharp and mean.
However, you couldn't tell from her appearance. She looked just like a pretty woman with lofty intelligence.
Armando had put away his suitcase and sat on the passenger seat. He looked at the back seat and said, "Janessa, it is a bit far. You could sleep for a while." He told Jaquan, "Turn on the heating."
Jaquan glanced him.
Armando realized that Jaquan wouldn't help him. He had to turn on the heating on his own, adjust the temperature, turn on Bluetooth, and play the premiere song of Flipped.
Janessa, who was sitting in the back seat, smiled and enjoyed herself. Armando turned around and looked at her with smile. Only Jaquan, with a gloomy face, glanced at Armando several times who didn't know what was going on. He almost rolled his eyes to Armando, but Armando still didn't notice him so Jaquan just gave up.
He drove all the way. His thoughts suddenly flew away along with the scenery aside. It seemed that his mind was also moving forward with the car, never turning back. His phone rang. It was a call from Arabella.
Armando hurriedly turned off the phone, then carefully looked at the back seat. Janessa only frowned and continued to sleep. He took a deep breath, then took out a blanket and gently put it on her.
When he turned around, he was shocked by the vicious look from Jaquan.
Armando took a deep breath and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jaquan didn't say anything. He just pointed his chin to his phone. Armando saw that the call he had just hung up was from Arabella.
Holy shit!
He hung up on Arabella!
And it was Jaquan's phone!
Armando felt he was so dead. He kept apologizing to Jaquan. He silently said, "I am sorry."
Jaquan sneered and didn't say anything. He only made a gesture of cutting the neck.
Armando, "..."
He looked through the rearview mirror at Janessa, who was sleeping sound, and then he thought that as long as Janessa slept well, nothing mattered.
Armando was moved by himself.
Janessa was still asleep in the back seat and didn't know anything.
After arriving at the Tea Manor, Armando carried his luggage and hand bags like a servant, while Jaquan was wearing a windbreaker and sunglasses with a young woman standing beside him, who wore a pure wool cardigan with a black wool skirt and a pair of cotton slippers and looked intellectual and carefree.
The people who helped plant the tea tree had just came back. They whispered when they saw this, "The handsome young man who came last time brought another woman. She is also pretty. But she seems to be older than the last one."
"Yeah. He even hired a servant. And the servant looks handsome too."
Armando, who was mistaken as a servant, was so sad.
They walked in Tea Manor owned by Sydnee. It was Sunday, the Tea Manor was filled with children. As soon as they got out of the car, many children surrounded them, and they wanted to approach them but were kind of afraid of them.
Janessa took out a box of Ferrero from her bag and gave the chocolates to the children. The children were scrambling to get the chocolates, and in the end only a few black marks were on her palm.
Armando took out a wet napkin and wiped her hands. Janessa took the napkin and wiped her hands. She asked, "Where will we live tonight?"
Jaquan walked in first. Sydnee was checking the seeds with people in the tea garden. She was also checking the temperature and the soil quality. She was extremely busy.
When the group knocked on the door, it was a woman with a lame leg who opened the door.
Jaquan saw an ordinary looking person when the door was opened. She is ordinary looking but confident compared with Janessa. She looked at them quietly, then turned around and greeted them, "Please come in."
Armando looked at her lame legs and asked, "Hello, can we stay here for the night?"
"Sure, but the boss is not here. You can wait here for her." Emma said without turning her head. She was leaning on a stick, and the gauze on her leg was new, but it still did not cover her swollen leg.
Janessa looked at her and asked, "Did we meet before?"
Emma turned to look at her, "Perhaps. But I'm sorry. I can't remember someone who is more beautiful than me."
Jaquan, "..."
He didn't know if Janessa was mean or not, but this girl was definitely an evil talker!
Janessa was not angry at all. She only smiled at her. Then, she walked into the house. She strolled along the west side of the East Side. Armando followed behind and served tea. He was so considerate that it was not like the usual him at all.
They said that Armando was still unable to speak when he was over three years old. His family was anxious. All kinds of medications were useless. They even took him to the psychiatrists, which also couldn't help apart from aggravating his fear. Just as they were about give up, Janessa came to stay for a few days.
Although she was his aunt, she was not much older than Armando. He was only four years younger than her. Back then, they were both children, and she was an orphan. Her father was a close friend of Armando's grandpa. He got married pretty late. Not long after having Janessa, his wife died. Then he got so sick that he died a few years later. Before he died, he asked Armando's grandpa to take care of his only child, and raise her as his own child.
Thus, somehow Armando had an aunt who was only four years older than him.
The seven-year-old Janessa was not just a common child. She could climb trees and holes. She did not like her dress the way other young ladies did. She could catch cockroaches and chase rats in the backyard with one hand. She did not cry like other children when stung by a wasp-and when it came to being stung by a wasp, it was purely for saving Armando.
Although Armando could not speak, but he had been secretly observed the little aunt he had just met. Every day, he saw her jumping up and down and having fun. But he still didn't dare to approach her. After she left, he would go to the backyard where she had been. And there was a hornet's nest that had just been knocked down by her. She was not the kind of child who only caused trouble and escaped. After poking the hornets' nest, she called for the butler to help. When she came back, she saw Armando running over in panic because of the hornets. She quickly took off her hornets-proof prop (Superman's Cloak) and threw it on his body. As a result, she was stung by the hornets. A big red bump like a steamed bun appeared on her forehead and she was taken to the emergency room of the hospital.
The three-year-old child was confused and knew that he had made a mistake. He watched as she was sent away by the car. He stood outside the car door with tearful eyes. When the car left, he suddenly chased after her and shouted, "Janessa...."