The remaining items on the menu had flashy names such as The Beast, Snowy Wonderland, and Shadowy Meadow. However, there weren’t any pictures attached next to the items. It was enticing in a way that you would never know how they looked until they were served.Calvin frowned. “What on earth are these?”Ashlyn laughed. “That’s just foie gras with a flashy name. Don’t tell me you don’t know what it is?”Calvin’s phone rang. He looked at it, frowned, and hung up.However, the person kept calling him. At first, Calvin wanted to switch off his phone. However, he was still expecting to receive calls from the subsidiary. and he was worried that he might miss out on important matters. So, he said, “I have to take this call. Give me a minute.”The moment he received the call, a girl’s crying voice echoed through the receiver. “Calvin…”When he walked away, the smile on Ashlyn’s face gradually disappeared. Although she didn’t know who called him, she could hear a woman’s sobbing voice. The
Although Ashlyn was the one who said to eat quickly, she was in fact, the slowest eater. She was still eating even when Calvin had finished his portion of the meal.She wanted to taste every single dish on the table.“Give me a minute. I’m almost done,” Ashlyn said apologetically as she looked at Calvin.“Just take your time. I can wait.” Calvin stared at Ashlyn’s puffed up cheeks, stuffed with food, and found her incredibly cute. “Have you been eating well in Emmeria?”“Uh…” Ashlyn thought for a moment and said, “I don’t really enjoy the food in Emmeria. The menu’s always the same wherever I go. I think food is better in Genovia. I just can’t get enough of it! I’m not the only one who thinks that. William couldn’t get used to the food in Emmeria too. That’s why he came back.”“William Graham?” Calvin frowned.“Yeah.”“Are you still in contact with him?”“Yes, he…” At first, Ashlyn wanted to tell Calvin that she and William had talked for some time, and that William had been ad
Calvin’s car soon stopped at the entrance of Nevera Designs.In a hurry, Ashlyn got out of the car. She was about to show the security guard her ID when Calvin stopped her.“Ashlyn.” All of a sudden, Calvin’s voice rang from behind.Ashlyn turned around and saw Calvin’s car parked at the side. He was looking at her.“Yes?” She turned around, her ID in her hand.“Come here,” Calvin said.Still absent-minded, Ashlyn walked toward Calvin while typing on the phone.‘What’s wrong?” Ashlyn asked.Calvin looked into Ashlyn’s eyes with a warm gaze. Then, he pulled her into his arms and gave her a kiss on the lips. He wrapped her in his wide coat, and slowly inched forward for a deep kiss. At first, Ashlyn was taken aback. She wasn’t sure what was happening. Her eyes went wide and she stared at Calvin, whose eyes were closed. Her heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest. With her body wrapped in his coat, she could feel his warmth. Her cheeks turned red, and bo
After Ashlyn returned to her room, she could still feel her face burning. Standing in front of the dressing mirror, she touched her burning face and looked at her red and plump lips. Her eyes were glistening with a spark that wasn’t there before.Calvin’s sudden kiss almost made her heart stop. She had completely forgotten about her discussion with Xenia as well as her past, where she was bullied before. When she thought about being bullied at school, her body shivered profusely. She felt like backing off from everything.“Hey, you’re back!” Shawna said. “How’s dinner? Did you not bring back some food for me? What kind of food did you and your brother have?”When Ashlyn went out, she told Shawna that her brother was treating her to a meal.She wasn’t lying. After all, Calvin was like a brother to Ashlyn ever since she was young.Things just turned differently when they grew up.“I basically ordered everything that we wanted to eat,” Ashlyn said. Her mind was still replaying that
News about Calvin and Ashlyn’s kiss spread among the community like wildfire.There were hundreds of people in the manufacturing department of Nevara Designs. These people were the catalysts of gossip. Since some of them knew people from the subsidiary of New East, they sent the pictures there, spreading the pictures to a wider community. After all, nobody wanted to keep gossip to themselves. The wider it spread, the better.Soon, the picture was sent to Calvin’s phone.When he saw the picture, he said calmly, “Wow, it actually looks good.”Calvin didn’t care about what others said about him.These days, he was waiting patiently for Ashlyn’s reply.Soon, Neil was updated about the gossip. In the Lawrence family’s manor, he looked at the picture and said in awe and said, “Wow, he’s really working hard, huh?”Damien, who was walking down the stairs, asked, “What are you talking about?”Everyone in the Lawrence family knew about Ashlyn and Calvin’s ambiguous relationship, but none
Calvin soon made a phone call to Ashlyn.When Ashlyn noticed that it was from Calvin, she couldn’t help but feel anxious and worried. He was calling her for the reply.“Time’s not up yet. I’m still considering your confession,” Ashlyn said.“I’m not calling to rush you. I’m going back to Genovia. Let me know when you’ve reached a decision,” Calvin said.After that, the atmosphere drowned in silence.All of a sudden, Ashlyn was reluctant to let him go. Although he was at Lyrdrell, she still couldn’t meet him. His presence in this city alone was enough to reassure her that everything was going to be fine.Calvin was a man who would keep his word. Ever since that night and the promise that he had made for her, Calvin had never once called to bug her for an answer. He had never personally visited her, either. Perhaps he was giving her some time to clear off her head so she could actually think about the prospect of their relationship. Plus, he didn’t want to pressure her into doing h
The moment Calvin returned to Genovia, he went to the Lawrence’s manor at once.When Damien saw Calvin, he couldn’t act like nothing had never happened. In the past, Damien would commend Calvin’s every action as Calvin reminded Damien of himself when he was young. But now, Damien was actively searching for Calvin’s weaknesses. Unfortunately, he simply couldn’t pinpoint any. “Are you in a relationship with Ashlyn?” Damien asked with a straight face.“Not yet.”Damien said through gritted teeth, “How dare you kiss her when…”Damien thought about his words. They didn’t seem to be doing anything wrong. After all, Damien was already sleeping with Clarissa before they were even in a relationship. However, Ashlyn was still his one and only daughter. When he was younger, he thought that one way to secure a relationship with a woman was to sleep with her. Now that his daughter’s fate was in the line, he didn’t want to send Ashlyn off to Calvin that easily. Although Damien found Calvin to
Today, Ashlyn was excited. After going for a shower, she changed into a new set of clothes and dressed up as prettily as she could. Although Calvin was at Genovia at the moment and she couldn’t meet him in person, she wanted this moment to be sacred.At night, she was prepared to tell Calvin that she wanted to be his girlfriend.During the day, Ashlyn stayed in her office while working on her design. Looking at the blueprint in the computer, she thought about Calvin’s face when he turned to look at the night sky. All of a sudden, her mind was flooded with images of their kiss. The way he looked at her with eyes filled with love… It was that look that gave Ashlyn the inspiration to come up with the rudimentary design.She sent the sketch to Xenia, to which the latter replied quickly.Xenia: [Is your man the source of your inspiration?]When Ashlyn saw the words ‘your man’, she couldn’t help but blush.Ashlyn: [Of course not.]Xenia: [Don’t lie to me! I bet you’re flirting with hi
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