Howard rushed upstairs and told Damien all about the incident. While he narrated the entire thing, he also implied that he had been very protective of Clarissa and took her side. But Nicole remained relentless and unyielding, so they needed President Lawrence to preside over the chaos.Damien recalled what he had seen earlier this morning. He had already warned Clarissa to be careful about the bag Luke had given her.Still, he felt that Clarissa wouldn’t be able to watch out for the danger in such a short time.“You’re doubting my wife? How dare you!” Damien roared at Howard. He leaned back in his chair and shot Howard a severe glare.“I know, but… I can’t calm the victim’s anger without a fair investigation.” Howard was bathed in cold sweat.Damien’s reaction, however, gave Howard the wrong impression. Howard was convinced that Clarissa was the one at fault. Damien had realized something was amiss, and so stopped Howard from doing any further investigation. Howard was confident i
Everyone in the finance department were all pretending to be busy at work, but in truth, they were paying full attention to the commotion in the office.They laughed harder when they heard that Clarissa was actually using a fake luxury bag.President Lawrence was standing right here, silent. As everyone wondered how he would punish Clarissa for embarrassing him, she peered at him and muttered something to him. She used a tone completely different from the way one she used with Nicole.“Hey, don’t be angry,” Clarissa said to Damien, her coy voice resembling a kitten’s soft mewl. “Why would I be angry?” Damien retorted. Despite that, he was actually furious. The target of his wrath, however, wasn’t Clarissa. Damien was enraged that the finance department had the audacity to hurt his wife and embarrass him in his face.“I didn’t buy a genuine bag with the money you gave me. I bought a fake instead. I saved up the rest… I just thought I shouldn’t carry such an expensive bag. It’s ju
Damien and Clarissa went on a shopping spree in New East Mall. Damien first took Clarissa to the women’s clothing section. He had a good eye, and took a lot of clothes off the racks for Clarissa to try on. Then, he sat on the couch and waited for her to finish.Clarissa, however, was too worried to change. “What’s wrong?” Damien asked her.Clarissa bent down and whispered in Damien’s ear, “I still have my period. I’m afraid of getting it on the clothes.”“How about these?” Damien took another outfit, looked at the size, and then picked a few more for her. The clothes Damien picked were simple and elegant, high-quality but not too fancy. She would look classy in them.If this was in the past, Clarissa wouldn’t have noticed these clothes. After they were done, Damien took Clarissa to buy a bag.“I don’t need to buy a bag. I don’t like it either,” Clarissa rejected, waving her hand in dismissal.“Don’t you think you’ve embarrassed me enough today? I can’t afford to have you
The next morning, Luke dropped by to see Clarissa at the office. He waited for her in front of the lobby and had Clarissa return him the original Chanel bag.However, Clarissa gave him the fake bag instead. “Are you treating me like a fool, Clarissa? I gave you a genuine bag! Why are you giving me a fake one?!” Luke forced the words through gritted teeth.“A fake? But this is what you gave me. I don’t know anything. Do you have proof the bag you gave me was authentic?” Clarissa pretended not to know anything and put on an ignorant facade.“Fine! You just wait and see!” Luke stormed off without the bag, cursing all the way. Clarissa ignored him and returned to the office. Meanwhile, Howard knew that he was in deep trouble this time. Upon seeing Nicole’s confidence yesterday, he was certain that Clarissa was at fault, and that he could get her into trouble. The turn of events later caught him unawares.In the end, he had directly contributed to Clarissa’s transfer to the audit
Clarissa considered it and finally decided to accept the box of chocolates.“I’ve ordered some food. Is there anything else you want to add?” Clarissa checked off the menu.“No, just place your order.” Clarissa hesitated for a moment before telling Joseph the full story. She was worried that Nicole would sue her, so she requested Joseph’s help to return the bag to Nicole. She hoped Joseph could make up something and let it be done. She was afraid she would get into bigger trouble if she directly gave it to Luke or Nicole.“That’s it? Luke told me about that today. He knew he couldn’t get it back from you, so he asked for my help. Also, Nicole asked me if I knew any lawyer who could help. She wanted to…”Clarissa grew nervous. “She’s getting a lawyer to write a demand letter, right?”Clarissa was right. Nicole was really desperate.Joseph laughed. “Yes, but I told her to calm down. It’s not a big deal. Worst comes to worst, I’ll just get another bag for her.” At that, Clarissa
Damien lit a cigarette downstairs. He rarely smoked in the living room because of his grandfather’s illness. But as he was very upset, he kept smoking.The cloud of smoke surrounded him.When he saw Grandpa Lawrence coming out of the bedroom, he greeted him. “Grandpa.” Then, he snuffed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray.“Did you just have a fight with Clary? What’s with all that noise upstairs?” Grandpa Lawrence then urged, “Give her a break! She’s younger than you.”“I know, Grandpa,” Damien said. “I’m going to stay away from home for a few days. Take care of yourself, Grandpa.”After that, Damien grabbed his car keys and left home.“Damien...” Grandpa Lawrence called from behind.Clarissa woke up at two in the morning, her body aching. She looked around, but didn’t see Damien.After she put on her pajamas, she went downstairs. The living room was very quiet, and Damien was nowhere to be found. The Maybach he used to drive daily was missing from the garage, too.After mar
On her way back to the office, Clarissa saw construction work going on in the lobby. It seemed like the pillar next to the door was broken.She and Lily parted ways and returned to their respective offices.The audit department was situated at the top floor. Everyone there seemed uninterested in petty gossip, so Clarissa had no idea if Damien even came to work or not.In the afternoon, Clarissa made plans with Lily to go shopping, hoping that Madelynn was still busy with work.She and Lily went back to the same shopping mall, but Madelynn was nowhere to be seen.Clarissa was somewhat disappointed, but she also felt uneasy.“Why can’t you just text him and ask where he is?” Lily asked. “What’s the point of doing all this?”“No.” Clarissa responded firmly, but her eyes were teary.They went back to the same shop that sold the sandalwood soap after that, only to learn that all were sold out.The owner said that they were restocking, but the new soaps were still on the way.Ever
Clarissa looked at him, gazing back at his unexpectedly gentle stare.“I…I wasn’t!”Perhaps because she felt she had been exposed, but she sounded slightly embarrassed. ‘Lily was the only one who knew, so how did he find out?”She turned her head around to avoid his stare. However, she couldn’t move her body because she was still connected to the IV drip.“Does it still hurt?” Damien touched her head, which was wrapped in gauze.Only after he did that did Clarissa start feeling pain at the back of her head. It was as if there was a hole there, and wind was blowing into it. Her stomach then growled. “Hungry?” Damien asked.Clarissa nodded.“What do you want?”“I want…” Clarissa stole a bashful glance at Damien.She recalled the time she was admitted to the hospital in the past. Her father would often bring her porridge.He made the best porridge that no other porridge could rival.Alas, she hadn’t tasted one ever since her father passed away.“Porridge.” Clarissa softened
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