“Sit down,” Damien ordered calmly. The sound of rain splattering against the pavement outside as the room drowned in silence.Clarissa didn’t listen to Damien, and still insisted on going out.“If you dare to leave the house, I’ll break your legs!” Damien gave the final ultimatum.Furious, Clarissa threw the umbrella aside and stormed upstairs. While she was walking upstairs, tears streamed down her face.‘It’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have introduced the two of them! Back then, I thought they looked perfect for each other. Who would’ve known that things would come to this in the end? They didn’t even consult me before filing for a divorce!’ Clarissa was devastated.“Mr. Lawrence…” Calvin attempted to say something to Damien.“Shut your mouth!” Damien knew what Calvin wanted to say, so he stopped Calvin instantly.Left with no choice, Calvin didn’t attempt to say anything further.Damien sat on the living room sofa with the lights on while he listened to the sound of rain outs
Damien had already provided a hint to Raymond, implying to the latter that Michelle was still in love with another man.Though Neil played a huge part in their divorce, that didn’t mean Michelle hadn’t done anything wrong. As such, Raymond couldn’t place the blame on Neil entirely. Besides, Damien had already punished Neil. It was time that Raymond did the same to his daughter.“I’ve slapped my son and forced him to kneel outside for the entire night. It’s time you talk to Michelle about this. I still believe that they still love each other…deep down. Clarissa and I just want them to reconcile with each other,” Damien went on.When Raymond heard that Michelle was in love with another man, he instantly knew Damien was talking about Jonah.“I understand.” Raymond was confused about what was going on. Back then, he had done everything that Jonah wanted in exchange for leaving Michelle. Right after Jonah left for Emmeria, Raymond broke up with Merrilyn, and they never saw each other ag
When Raymond arrived at Michelle’s house, she had just woken up.She couldn’t sleep well for the entire night, and she didn’t know whether her divorce was affecting her or whether she just couldn’t let go of a certain someone. By the time she fell asleep, it was already 2 in the morning. When she woke up, she thought about going to Neil’s house and packing up her things.She wasn’t surprised to see her father Raymond at her door. Raymond must’ve been enlightened about their divorce, and was here to convince her otherwise.“What happened between you and Jonah?” All this while, Raymond had been rather fond of Neil’s mannerisms and background. He was probably in the opinion that their divorce was Michelle’s fault. No man could live with a woman who was always thinking about another man.Michelle was combing her hair in front of the dressing table. “Nothing happened between us. Ever since I got married, I’ve never met him in person.”“So you’re still thinking about him all the time? D
Meanwhile, at the Lawrence family.It was only around 6 in the morning did Damien allow Neil to go inside the house. Right now, the path in the yard was filled with water puddles. After getting hit by pouring rain for the entire night, Neil was drenched from head to toe, with his hair sticking to his scalp. Despite the amount of torture he went through, he still had a stubborn look on his face.“Well, are you going to apologize now?” Damien asked.Neil clenched his teeth, and didn’t utter a single word.“What’s this? Do you refuse to give in?” Damien asked with a sinister tone.Neil returned to his room and removed his clothes. Then, he went into the bathroom and squeezed the water out of his shirt. When Clarissa saw Neil’s stubborn look, she got worried. “Neil, why don’t you look for Michelle and ask for forgiveness? It’s normal for couples to fight, but you shouldn’t act hastily in the heat of the moment.”“Mrs. Lawrence, I’ll send him back to his house now.” Calvin spent the n
Michelle walked to Neil’s bedside and placed her hand on his forehead. “I’m here to pack my things.”“Have you finished packing up?” Neil asked.“I haven’t. Are you sick?” Michelle asked. His forehead was burning.“No, I’m not.” Neil didn’t realize that he was having a fever right now. “Can you make some porridge for me?”“Mr. Lawrence, I’ll make it right away!” Mrs. Cross was about to head to the kitchen when Neil stopped her.“I want you to make it for me!” Neil quickly turned to look at Michelle.Michelle pointed at herself and said, “Okay.”And so, she headed to the kitchen and brewed a pot of porridge for him. She even made some fried eggs for him. After she was done cooking, she placed the porridge in a small bowl and served it to Neil on his bed. Since Neil was weak and frail, Michelle fed him.All of a sudden, Neil thought about the days when Michelle would cook and feed him. Her heart was always with Jonah, but she was still always by his side. Knowing that he wouldn’t
Neil thought about Calvin’s words for a moment and finally said, “Get in contact with Lewis Feld.”“Lewis Feld?” For a moment, Calvin couldn’t register what Neil just said to him. Perhaps he was struck with disbelief. “Are you talking about the world-renowned coach from Emmeria? That Lewis Feld?”“Yes. You probably have to go to Emmeria personally, though. Are you fine with that?” Neil stared at Calvin. “I can’t trust anyone aside from you for the job.”Neil thought, ‘It’s the perfect chance for him to visit Ashlyn, too.’“Sure, I don’t mind,” Calvin said.“Also, keep this between us. We’ll only bring up Lewis the moment Jonah leaves, got it?” By the time Jonah left, Neil wanted everyone to know that Jonah was fired instead of resigning. At the end of the day, Neil was adamant to ruin Jonah’s life. How dare Jonah single-handedly ruin his marriage with Michelle!“Okay, I’ll get in contact with Lewis when I reach the company,” Calvin said.At night, Calvin sat on his sofa while lo
Ashlyn shuffled through her bag and reached for a small and pretty box.“This is for you. Open it,” Ashlyn said.“What?” Calvin opened the box, and found a golden ring inside adorned with a small diamond. He took it out and slid it into his ring finger. “It looks really pretty. Is this a marriage proposal?”Ashlyn explained in a hurry, “No, that’s not what I mean at all! This is just an accessory. You’re supposed to wear it on your index finger.”“What? Really?” Calvin removed the ring and slid it into his index finger.“The leather-made one was just a replacement. This gold ring is the one that I wanted to give you,” Ashlyn said. “How long are you planning to stay here?”“I probably have to leave in a while. Your brother… Uh, I have a lot of projects to handle back at New East,” Calvin explained.Ashlyn knew Neil had entrusted a lot of his work to Calvin, which was why Calvin was so busy all the time. Disappointed, Ashlyn replied, “Okay.”“Why the long face? Do you miss me tha
On the other hand, Michelle had been busy with work recently. At first, her boss thought about giving her a raise. Right now, she was currently the vice president of the Business Management Department and her boss was thinking about giving her a raise to the vice president of the entire company. However, now that Michelle and Neil were divorced, he wasn’t sure if their partnership with New East would continue its course. As such, he was quite reluctant to give Michelle the raise.Michelle knew exactly what her boss was thinking about. ‘I don’t want to admit it, but it seems like my boss gave me the position as vice president of business management because of my affiliation with Neil.’ To prove that she could climb the corporate ladder on her own, Michelle worked extra hard these few days.Jonah was busy with his transfer to Graham Basketball at the moment, so the two of them didn’t have the time to talk to each other.When Jonah arrived at Graham Basketball Team, Isaac did not fulfi
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