This year, Jessica did have a very tired birthday.She unexpectedly received a transfer of shares from her father on his deathbed, and struggled to deal with Adam and Jared. Then she fell asleep in a daze while she didn't want to do so.She slept in Christian's slender arms.They were covered with the same quilt. He rested on the pillow, while she rested on his arm.Christian was also a little tired, but he did not want to sleep. He wanted to get up to light a cigarette to refresh himself, but was reluctant to let go of the sleeping woman in his arms.She was sleeping soundly, and her long, thick black hair was scattered on the bed, slipping across his arm. And her fair face was as mellow as an apple.Her breathing was even and warm, while her arched body and slightly bent elbows looked so harmless and endearing.This completely relaxed sleeping posture of hers made Christian suddenly feel very familiar.He thought of a cat he had raised before.The cat was fattened by him and
Jessica got up late and simply took two days off to adjust her state at home.She had reported it to the TV station. Recently, she was going to shoot a commercial for the Talent League, so taking time off was the norm.At noon, the butler prepared a feast to see Madam Maddox off. and she would leave after eating.As a result, as soon as Jessica sat down with Madam Maddox, she heard the maid's voice from the door, "Sir, you are back...?""Yes."The man walked in with his long legs, while both women at the table were surprised."Christian, you are so busy, yet you still rush back to see me off. I'm so pleased!"Christian's long, thick eyelashes fluttered slightly. He glanced at the woman on the other side with mixed feelings.After the meal.The driver drove Madam Maddox to the airport, while Jessica nestled on the couch reading trending topics.[Breaking News] Jared, chairman of Wasin Group, was confirmed to be a scumbag.-[Wasin Group has been in a bad time lately. Both chai
Since Mr. Maddox was concerned about the mental health of his employees, Ethan was supposed to share his worries.However, anger flared up in Mr. Maddox's eyes, and Ethan stood up straight and his neck craned in fear."Do you know what it means to speak your mind freely?!""Yes!"Christian turned around, went upstairs and then looked back at him coldly, "Your quarterly bonus will be deducted. You go back and think about what you did!""Yes!"Ethan was dumbfounded.**When Christian entered the bedroom, he saw Jessica packing her things."What are you doing?!"Jessica got up and smiled, "I was just about to tell you. I want to go home and stay tonight."Jared's dirt had gone viral faster than she expected. She figured the Wasin Group would do something this afternoon, and she would be home tonight just in time to report the results to her mother.Christian didn't object, and Jessica assumed he agreed.She didn't notice that Christian's face had become increasingly gloomy!
At dinner, Madam Bush asked Jessica how her blind date was."What do you think of her grandson?"Jessica drank a mouthful of soup and paused for a while. "Not good.""What was going on?"Madam Bush and Granny Maddox were good friends. Granny Maddox was kind, so Madam Bush thought that it would be great if Jessica married her grandson.Jessica pointed at her own head. "He is not all there...""Really?"Madam Bush was surprised. "I have seen his childhood photos. He looked handsome and excellent... It seems that we can't judge a person by his appearance..."Jessica burst into laughter.'He was handsome and excellent when he was a kid. After he grows up, he is fat and has low IQ and EQ. What happened to him during his puberty?'After dinner, when Jessica was about to go to bed upstairs, Binder called her."Miss Bush, are you available to come to Maddox Group?""It's late at night. What's the matter?"Ethan spoke haltingly, "It's about Mr. Maddox...""What happened to him?" J
Jessica stepped back subconsciously. She just came to deliver food...Feeling her resistance, Christian, with his eyes flashing a dark gleam, grasped her slender waist, his chest pressing firmly against hers."Stop... this... is your office..." Jessica was still holding the spoon."So what?"Primitive desire colored Christian's eyes. He held her body with one hand and pressed some button on the table with the other. The walls around abruptly turned dark.Today, a great change would happen in Wasin Group.There were two voices in Christian's mind. One of them understood why she wanted to go back to the Bush family, but the other was pissed off.The moment Christian gripped her waist, the other voice began resounding in the depth of his heart. 'Admit it. You miss her!'Without any hesitation, Christian leaned forward to gnaw her lips.**Early the next morning, Jessica opened her eyes.A ray of sunlight streamed through the curtain. She took a breath. How soundly she slept las
She was so embarrassed that she grabbed the quilt and stood there like a log.What was she going to wear?While she was trying to figure out what to do, Christian took two steps back, grabbed the phone on the table, and pressed a button.There was a knock on the door soon."Mr. Maddox!"Ethan greeted politely, but his head was slightly bowed.He was afraid of seeing something he shouldn't.Miss Bush went into Mr. Maddox's office last night and never came out, and Mr. Maddox was still in his night robe this morning. He did not have to think about what had happened last night."Go prepare a..."Halfway through the sentence, Christian turned back as if suddenly realizing something and asked the person inside, "What do you want to wear, casual clothes or professional clothes?"Awkward...How could she answer when he asked like that?!"Whatever!"She shouted out loud.Christian was pleased with the helplessness in the woman's voice."Prepare both sets and bring them over. And
Half an hour later.Jessica met the head of Silky Skin's brand department and the director who shot the commercial.Christian and Ethan showed up for a while and then stepped aside.The brand department explained the new product and its promotion concept in detail. The director also explained to Jessica about the current advertising plan.They want to take advantage of Jessica's popularity from Talent League and do linkage marketing, so the commercial was also linked to the image design of Talent League. Basically, she could do two commercials at the same time. And not only would she get two paychecks, but her popularity would double. There was no reason for her to disagree.*The next day, the filming of the commercial for Talent League started.The film crew specially set up an antique outdoor scene. Jessica had just come out of the dressing room with her makeup on when she saw Christian.He was followed by a group of people, and the head of Talent League was closest to him.
Christian paused and quietly walked behind the monitor. And the group of people behind him hurried to follow him.During the filming, staff in the film crew exclaimed in a whisper...‘Wade is so handsome!’"Mr. Maddox and Wade are brothers. They look exactly the same."Christian heard it. He looked at Jessica, who nodded from time to time, walked over to her and asked, pretending to be casual, "Is he handsome?"Jessica nodded sincerely, "Yes!"Unless one was blind, otherwise no one would say that the green-shirted warrior played by Wade was not handsome.A trace of complacency appeared in Christian's eyes, but his face remained cold. He turned to leave and the crew got up to send him off.He passed by the girls who were talking and heard them say, "But they’re still different if you look closely. Temperament and experience affect the face. One of them is mature and cool, the other warm and handsome."Gail patted Jessica, "Do you like the warm one or the cool one?"Jessica loo
The next day, Jessica went to work in the TV station. Her assistant reported the recent schedule to her.Jessica listened for a while, raised her head and asked, "Didn't you say that I needed to prepare for Leap Art's gala evening on New Year's Eve next week?"The assistant said in a hurry, "It occurs to me... It may be changed. We'd better delay the preparation in case you will prepare for it in vain...""What's the matter?" Jessica frowned slightly."I have arranged for someone to investigate and haven't gotten the exact news yet. It is said that the organizers of Leap Art's gala evening on New Year's Eve have changed their minds and will invite Adela to replace you...," the assistant said."Adela?"Gail was drinking coffee and writing the plan in Jessica's office. When Gail heard that, she stood up and said anxiously, "Adela has just made a comeback. Even though she becomes popular slightly, how can she replace Jess in the image or influence?""It is said that Adela's remuner
[It's because I think my acting skills are not worthy of your script.]Jessica replied seriously.Hawley became anxious and replied without punctuation. [Don't worry I will try my best to help you and won't urge you]Jessica paused and replied with a smile. [I haven't finished speaking. Hold on. Since you have waited for a long time, please give me some time if you don't mind. I would like to find an acting teacher and learn how to act. After I'm sure that I can play the role, I will join in your movie. How is it?]Recently, more films and TV dramas started inviting Jessica. Many of them had great investments and groups. Jessica obviously felt that the current situation was pushing her to change.It was impossible for her to reject all of them, but she couldn't shoot all the films or TV dramas with the attitude as if she was doing a guest appearance. She would better be prepared before she met the chances. If so, she would be more confident.Hawley paused. It took him some time t
The next afternoon, when it was time for Jessica to get off work, Hawley arrived at the appointed time.Jessica took him to the nearest restaurant to the TV station. She said with a smile, "It's not a high-end restaurant. Just order expensive dishes."Hawley also smiled, "Expensive dishes do not necessarily taste good!""Having said that, I would like to thank you. Expensive dishes can show my sincerity at least," Jessica said.Hawley put down the menu, looked at her and said seriously, "If you would like to thank me, how about consider my invitation seriously? I want to invite you to be the heroine in my first movie!"Hawley was sincere. He looked passionate and vigorous for his first movie. It was hard for Jessica to refuse."Have you drawn your inspiration in France?" She didn't refuse him directly but changed the topic.Hawley said seriously, "I have spent three years on the script. When I studied abroad, I wrote it with my best friend. I almost finish it recently. I believe
Griffin kept his promise.The next day after Jessica's return, Jakesville TV Station put the interview of GL's successor, Neil, on the air. Meanwhile, everyone received the email that announced Gail's promotion to senior editor.The directors in their team were all delighted. People from their sister teams also urged Gail to treat them to dinner. Gail agreed generously and decided to throw a party to celebrate her promotion in the evening. *After several rounds of wine, Gail was giddy with delight and tipsy. With a goblet in her hand, she sat beside Jessica and grinned. "Jess, I owe my promotion to you. I've racked my brains but still know not how to express my gratitude… How about I leave my paycheck to you?" Jessica couldn't help but giggle.She poked Gail's forehead. "Are you going to marry me?""Look, this is all that I can give. Then again, you're not short of money. Tell me what I should do."Jessica looked at Gail's tender, pursed lips and wrapped her arm around
At sea, the anxious Christian calmed down and was relieved finally. He took off his coat and wrapped her up tightly.She looked at him and asked, "Why did you come here?"Christian compressed his thin lips and reached out to smooth her hair beside her ears. It was a little messy because of the wind.Christian had arranged for someone to protect her since she pissed off GL's Neil in France. The nobles all knew that GL's Neil was malicious, especially for beautiful women.As soon as Christian's men reported to Christian that Jessica suddenly bought an air ticket and went abroad alone, Christian guessed that she was going to deal with Neil.Christian was afraid that Jessica would be unable to deal with Neil. He didn't have any time to care about other things and followed Jessica to come to France.Luckily, he arrived in time. Otherwise, even if Jessica dealt with Neil, she would be unable to deal with Jerome. Jerome was not a man to be trifled with."Don't take risks again! If you
As Jerome confronted him coldly, Christian's narrowed eyes slid out of focus for a second.Soon, he collected himself, and ferocity suppressed the gloom in his eyes. "Before I figure out the entire thing, I'll keep her out of harm's way! Even if someone tells her the truth one day, it has to be me and not you! You'd better stay away from her!" Jerome's face also turned gloomy. "I was not interested in her or those trivial matters in the past, but destiny guided me to meet her. Then I find that those matters are pretty interesting…And the more annoyed you are, the more interesting I find it… Besides, you stole my lines. The one who should stay away from her is you!" "Don't bother. This is between my wife and me," Christian declared his sovereignty once again.Jerome looked askance at Christian. His gloomy voice became huskier and more horrifying. "If she knew the truth, do you think she would still believe you?"Christian knitted his brows as he exhorted in a
"Christian?"Jessica spun around and did a double take, mixed delight and incredulity in her eyes.Christian made his way to her and took her by the hand. "You're still recovering. How could you run around like this?"Christian's voice was steely. Though he was speaking to Jessica, it was the man opposite her that his piercing eyes flashed at.At this moment, the bodyguards outside the cabin hurried inside all at once. One of them bowed to Jerome and explained apologetically, "Mr. Garan, he's brought some men here... We failed to stop them..."Jerome waved his hand testily and, restraining his annoyance, rose to his feet and looked at Christian. "Nice to see you again, Mr. Maddox." Though his words were a greeting, his face were rather tight."I heard only a few days ago that there's some turbulence going on in the Garan family. It surprises me Mr. Garan is still in the mood for partying," Christian said acidly."Oh, you're pretty well-informed, Mr. Maddox!" Jerome remarked with
"I'm just a nobody, and all I want is for the job to be done in a peaceful fashion. I have no reason to work against you on my own initiative unless you leave me no choice, don't you think?" Jessica said, her face bland.Having no alternative but to resign himself to accepting it, Neil said testily, "Fine! Get it over with!"A smile curled Jessica's lips as her beautiful eyes moved to the outline for the interview on the sofa. "Speak according to the outline and answer my every question. Here we go."Watching Neil obediently pick up the interview outline with resentment etched on his face, Jessica snickered and turned on her digital recorder.**Twenty minutes later, the interview came to a successful end.Having obtained what she wanted, Jessica operated the digital recorder for a moment and then stowed it in her handbag.Neil had had enough of it. He hurled the interview outline she'd given him to the floor and, springing to his feet testily, blustered, "I see any of those pho
Neil's eyes glittered with alarm at the sight of the picture on Jessica's phone, the corners of his mouth twitching in spite of himself.On the sofa he'd been sitting a moment ago sat a couple of female models. Neil glared over his left shoulder and then the right one at the girls and thundered, "Beat it!""Neil..."A charming girl, unwilling to leave, walked over and, holding his hand, said, "Where do you want us to go?""Get out of my sight! Now!" Neil stormed shiftily.His bawl brought all the girls trotting out helter-skelter...Jessica, taking advantage of the opportunity, took back her phone and unhurriedly put it into her handbag in the presence of Neil."Let's go somewhere else to talk," Neil said to Jessica, rising to his feet and leading the way for the door.Jessica remained where she was. With a smile that never reached her eyes, she said, "I thought you liked the lively atmosphere in this place."The corners of Neil's mouth twitched and he snapped, "It's not every