Michelle saw Owen. Truthfully, she didn’t think he was as “barbaric” as Amber made him out to be. On the contrary, Owen was tall and handsome. Perhaps because of his relationship with Jonah and the fact that he’d delivered the report to Neil on Jonah’s behalf, Michelle felt that he and Jonah were probably on quite good terms with each other. It made her feel like Owen was the amicable type.Owen was excited to be at Neil’s house, and asked Amber to come along. She was supposed to attend a class reunion, and her ex-boyfriend would also be there. She figured that her ex would bring that shameless mistress along, and that it’d be embarrassing for her to go on her own. Of course, it would be best to bring Calvin with her; his figure and looks alone were more than enough to outshine everyone else. Add on the fact that he was so rich, he would box that shameless ex-boyfriend of hers out of the ring. It was unfortunate he wouldn’t be going. In fact, he hadn’t even approved her friend request
Michelle didn’t have to go anywhere today, so she stayed home. Her wallet had definitely seen better days, and it was pretty worn out.“Stop looking at it. I’ll buy you a new one,” Neil said.“Huh?” She quickly returned to her senses. “No, it’s fine. I’m not the wasteful type.”“Just wait.” Neil ignored her objection.Michelle didn’t take it to heart. When she saw the tickets on the table, she asked, “Are you going to watch the game tomorrow?”“Yeah.”“You are?” She was surprised.“What’s there to be surprised about? You’re going as well.” Neil shot her a sideways glance. “There are three tickets left, so I’ll give them to…”He frowned. “Does Amber want to go?”“I don’t know. Let me ask her.” At this moment, Michelle was sitting next to Neil, and she was leaning on him.She sent Amber a WhatsApp message.Michelle: [Amber, do you want to watch Owen’s friendly game tomorrow?]Amber: [No. I don’t intend to date him, and I don’t want to give him the wrong idea.] It was obvious
Michelle held the wallet Jonah had given her, unable to bring herself to throw it out. She hesitated.“Throw it away!” Neil repeated for the third time.Michelle was despondent. ‘There’s no future between me and Jonah, so refusing to let go of the past will only make things harder. Since Neil wants me to throw this away, what’s the point of holding on to it?’ Neil was so smart, he had probably already guessed from Owen’s words that she and Jonah were using the same wallets. It was why he bought her this new wallet in the first place.And so, Michelle carefully placed her old wallet into the trash can.The moment she did this, Clarissa called and invited her and Neil over for dinner the next day.“Dinner? Neil and I are going to watch a basketball game tomorrow. Let me ask him what time it is.” She asked Neil, and he said, “3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.”“Oh, that’s just nice. You can come over right after the game. We’ll be waiting for you,” Clarissa said before hanging up.When Michelle
At 2:00 pm, Neil and Michelle headed to the basketball arena. It wasn’t a large one, and the spectators on both ends could see each other clearly.Their seats were pretty close to the court. When Michelle looked at the seats opposite them, she asked, “Look! Is that Mr. Mckenny?”“Where?” Neil looked in the direction she pointed, and saw Caleb sitting alone. He was staring at the court, seemingly deep in thought. “He used to be a key player in his school’s basketball team, so I guess it’s normal for him to be here.”“He used to be a basketball player? No wonder he has such a great figure. And he’s handsome, too,” Michelle said.“You think he’s handsome?”Her eyes lit up. “Of course! He’s the typical cheerful and handsome type, like all basketball players.”Neil’s mood soured. To her, all basketballers were handsome and toned.Soon, someone sat down in front of them. It was Amber. She didn’t notice Neil and Michelle sitting behind her when she came in. She scanned the arena before
Honestly, though they were both basketball players, Jonah was more handsome than Caleb. After all, they were from different walks of life, and their temperaments differed. Caleb was more of the bookish type, and after going through the whole debacle with River, his eyes held a sort of mockery and disdain toward the world. On the other hand, while Jonah was an energetic and warm young man, there was a sort of gloominess to his aura. Yet, that only made him more irresistibly attractive to young women.Michelle didn’t dare to look up, afraid she wouldn’t be able to stop herself from staring at him. She originally thought that since things were over between them, they would go their separate ways and have nothing to do with each other. She never expected to still be so hung up on him; now, they were even starting to come into contact again.She sent Amber a WhatsApp message.Michelle: [Didn’t you say you weren’t interested? Why the sudden change of mind?]Amber: [Owen really outdid him
Michelle stared at Jonah. When she saw the odd look on his face, she knew he had seen them, and she immediately felt terrible. Even if things hadn’t worked out between them, the least she could do was to not have public displays of affection in front of him. Obviously, Neil wasn’t going to allow her to do that. Neil had done it on purpose.He was probably very pleased with himself now.When Jonah sat down, his mind wandered from the game to the scene he had witnessed. It dampened his mood, but he knew that he was wrong for feeling this way. Michelle was already married, so what did it matter what she was doing with her husband? What was there for him to be sad about?He couldn’t help it, however. His throat was dry, and his mind was blank. He chugged down a bottle of water, unable to bring himself to focus on the game. He hated himself for being so weak.After kissing Michelle, Neil glanced at Jonah. When he saw how distraught Jonah looked, he suddenly felt a sense of victory.“Yo
At this moment, Jonah looked at them. He saw Michelle whispering into Neil’s ear while standing on her tiptoes, looking like she was leaning into his embrace. It made his heart ache even more. He knew it was impossible for anything to happen between him and Michelle anymore, so why did his heart still ache? He should have moved on long ago.Owen told him about the gathering. He wanted to turn it down, but Owen said, “You’re the head coach. Do you think it’d be appropriate for you to skip this? Don’t you need to know what the bosses expect of us?”Jonah was left with no choice. In the end, he agreed to attend.…After Michelle whispered into his ear, Neil thought, ‘It’s good that she doesn’t go, actually. At least she won’t give up the act with a single pained look at Jonah.’ He knew that her mind was filled with Jonah; all he had now was smoke and mirrors, but it was still better than having nothing. Since Michelle insisted that she didn’t want to go, he’d let her be.“Give me you
Jonah also saw the wallet. ‘She’s not using the wallet I bought her anymore.’When Caleb was done ordering, he chatted with the basketball team about some things he had observed regarding the strategy. Jonah didn’t expect Caleb to have expertise in this, and they got along swimmingly.The only thing Jonah got out of this gathering was a friend in Caleb. He was relieved to have someone to talk to in order to avoid the awkwardness between himself and Neil.Neil watched them, feeling that the wallet had already completed its mission.“Right. Uncle Caleb, how’s your son doing?” Neil deliberately chose to speak to Caleb.“Roger? He’s gone back to Windmere City. You know, it’s funny that he always used to be ecstatic about going back there–it’s obvious he couldn’t wait to get away from me and his mom. This time, though, he was so reluctant to leave. It’s as if there’s something here in Genovia that he didn’t want to leave behind. Whatever it is, it’s not me and Sheila,” Caleb said.“I
Benjamin walked to her side and suddenly hugged her. It was as if there were thousands of words that could not be said. Jacey did not refute. It was as if the two of them had known each other for a long time. It was as if they had known each other for a long time."Your mother did a good job with this exhibition," Jacey said."It's good. After all, you're an expert in this field," Benjamin said. "Or if you have any requests when you get married, tell my mother and let her customize the most beautiful jewelry for you.""Married?" Jacey didn't understand.She had never thought about marriage. Why did she feel so close to her when Benjamin mentioned it?She still felt quite confused."I'll treat you to a meal later?" Benjamin said. "What do you want to eat?"Jacey's eyes lit up. "Hotpot? How about a hotpot?"Benjamin smiled and said, "I thought you had a profound hobby. This is it."Jacey smiled again.Jacey didn't like the feeling of being surrounded by people, so she chose the
Kenny smoked as he spoke. He had the look of a veteran in society. It was hard not to believe that he was a nouveau riche who did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his subordinates to save money."Sir, you've found the right person. Come and take a look." The workshop owner said. Then, he whispered a few words into Kenny's ear and asked, "Can you accept it?""What's so unacceptable about that? I'm definitely showing it to Party A. These people grew up in the countryside. What kind of milk have they drunk? I can't tell if it's true or not," Kenny said."Alright, alright," the workshop owner said with a smile."Just don't make it obvious. I'll go take a look at the manufacturing workshop." Kenny said.The owner of the workshop was initially quite shy, but Kenny said that he had ordered a lot, so the other party agreed.As soon as he entered the workshop, Jacey secretly turned on the pinhole camera when the workshop owner was not paying attention and filmed the production proce
Jacey felt that under Kenny's serious and unsmiling appearance, there was a soft and warm heart.This note looked like it had been around for a long time. It was unknown how long Kenny searched last night before he found it and gave it to Jacey so easily.Jacey left.However, she did not expect that something would happen on her first day there.She brought a vacuum camera and made her clothes look like rural women's. After finding the milk production point, she said that she wanted to order milk in large quantities because she heard that the milk here was very cheap.The people in the workshop looked at each other and said, "I'm not selling!"The people in the workshop were very smart and vigilant. Their workshop had a fixed delivery channel. This woman was alone and was unlikely to be here to order. They found an excuse and sent Jacey away.No matter how much Jacey dawdled, the other party refused to let her in.For a moment, Jacey didn't know what to do. She was quite depres
Jacey was a little stunned. She really didn't know much about what the parents were talking about.Moreover, she hadn't interacted with Benjamin for a few days. Moreover, when Ashlyn came to visit this time, she didn't say a word about him. It made her feel very uneasy. She even wondered if he didn't mean that at all. It was all her own wishful thinking…For the past few days, Benjamin had not come to look for Jacey. She had not contacted him either.However, a few days later, Jacey received a Whatsapp message from Benjamin. There were many photos. It was a rather high-class living room. There were boxes in the living room. The living room was simple and noble, like a top-notch courtyard house.[This is the showroom and display cabinet for my mother's medieval jewelry. How about letting your mother take a look?] Benjamin said.[Where is this place? This place is so beautiful.][My mother's dowry. The courtyard house in Genovia.] Benjamin said.Jacey thought to herself, "As expec
Today, Benjamin had already returned home."How is it? How's your first time meeting your in-laws alone?" Calvin teased Ashlyn."It's quite good. I'm preparing to hold a medieval jewelry exhibition and then let my employees learn medieval video skills. I said that I wanted to use their jewelry as an exhibition, but they didn't even want the deposit. How generous," Ashlyn said lazily as she leaned against the sofa."It's… it's over?" Calvin looked at Ashlyn and said in surprise.Benjamin sat there and smiled."What else?" Ashlyn asked."What are you going to do this time? Aren't you going to look for your daughter-in-law? Did you see what she looked like?" Calvin poured a cup of tea for Ashlyn.After so many years, Ashlyn still hadn't changed from her usual macho self. In fact, she was even more macho than before. Perhaps Calvin had been the one to deal with everything after marriage, developing Ashlyn's habit of not using her brain.Of course, it only meant that she didn't use
For some reason, Ashlyn felt like crying when she saw this. In the past, these jewelry had traveled to another country. Now, these jewelry were all back with stories.She thought about how the person who owned these jewelry had brought them overseas and brought them back…She felt that the Irving family was worthy of admiration.Linda had gone out at some point. Seeing that Ashlyn was looking at her very seriously, she didn't disturb her.When she came in again, she was carrying a cup of coffee. The fragrant Americano she'd just ordered from the coffee machine on the first floor. It was made from good coffee beans.She handed the coffee to Ashlyn."Have a cup of coffee when you're tired. Anyway, these jewelry don't have long legs. They won't run away on their own," Linda said. "You can come and take a look whenever you want. I've always been here."Only then did Ashlyn feel that she had been watching for an hour or two, but she had always been like a pious primary school student
On Saturday afternoon, Ashlyn drove to Jacey's house, a very simple villa.Ashlyn knew that writers liked to live in such a quiet place because they had inspiration in such a place.Jacey's mother, Linda, was already standing on her steps to welcome her.Linda was dressed in a Chinese-style robe. She looked very ancient, but because she was slender, she looked especially good. She looked like a fairy.Ashlyn was dressed in a very fashionable modern outfit. She was wearing a knee-length skirt, pearl earrings, and earrings. She looked especially round and beautiful. One look and one could tell that she was the kind of person who had never experienced the blow of life."I'm Jacey's mother. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Conrad." Linda reached out and held Isobel's hand. "Jacey said that you're coming to our house to take a look. I am so happy. I specially brought all the jewelry from the other houses here and packed them up. If these jewelry can be displayed in the exhibition and let everyon
"Excuse me, how did you know about me?" Jacey asked."Oh, Benjamin's phone was on the table that day. He went to the washroom and I happened to see the photo album he was looking through. I picked it up and saw these few pieces of jewelry. You know it too. As jewelry makers, we won't let go of those rare jewelry no matter what. I asked Benjamin where these pieces of jewelry came from and he told me about you," Ashlyn said neither servile nor overbearing.She understood a girl's mentality very well. She knew that if the woman found out that the man had taken the initiative to leak her news to her parents, she would be very disgusted and feel passive. Therefore, she did not say that. Instead, she said that she had seen it herself. She even said that Benjamin was looking at these photos at that time.Jacey's heart would probably feel warm. After all, a man was looking at her photo behind her back. She should have a good impression of this man.Jacey really thought so. When she heard A
After Benjamin returned home, he showed Ashlyn the jewelry he had taken for Jacey.Ashlyn was very knowledgeable. One look at this jewelry and she knew that it was priceless.Moreover, the girl wearing the jewelry also had extremely good skin and was extremely delicate.Calvin, who was sitting at the side, also watched.However, Ashlyn didn't just look at the jewelry. She said, "You only bought jewelry. Who is this person wearing jewelry behind you?"Ashlyn asked Benjamin gossipily."Don't ask," Benjamin said.Ashlyn smiled. "You said that you only took photos of the jewelry but didn't take photos of her. Aren't you trying to arouse my curiosity? Now that I'm curious, you're not making a move. However, I've been working on researching National Jewelry recently, so I'm lacking samples in this area. When are you going to ask this girl out? Let me take a closer look. From her appearance, I think she's dressed very well. Moreover, I can see her face from her bone structure. I think