Ashlyn walked to the door, nervous. Eventually, she opened the door and greeted Dana. “Hi, Mrs. Conrad.”Dana gaped at her. “Ashlyn? Shouldn’t you be in Lyrdell? What are you doing here? Does your family know you’re here?”It wasn’t a holiday, and Dana and Ray had just been at Damien and Clarissa’s. They hadn’t mentioned a word about Ashlyn being back.“They…they don’t… They don’t know about this yet.” Ashlyn lowered her head and bit her lip.Her future mother-in-law had caught her in her boyfriend’s apartment in the middle of the night without her parents’ knowledge. She was so embarrassed!“Your dad doesn’t know?” Dana figured that if Damien were to know about this, there was no way he would allow it. Who knew what he’d do if he found out about his daughter playing hooky to shack up with her boyfriend? She was his princess!Even if Damien didn’t know about it now, he would eventually find out. By then, he would definitely get angry at Calvin for teaching Ashlyn such things.Da
Indeed, Dana told Damien about them.On her way home after collecting the produce, she grew increasingly worried. Ashlyn must’ve snuck in here secretly, and there was no need to guess what she had returned here for. She and Calvin were both young, and Ashlyn had a great figure. Calvin wouldn’t be able to resist her, and Ashlyn wouldn’t be able to handle his mature advances. Still, how could Damien possibly allow his daughter to act like this?So, Dana called Damien.“President Lawrence, how long is Ashlyn back here for?” Dana pretended not to know anything.“Back? Back where?” Damien was obviously surprised.“In Genovia, of course. She’s at Calvin’s place now, and they seem to get along perfectly.”Damien frowned. “Oh, right. She told me she was going to look for him, and I told her to be home by ten thirty.”“Oh, okay.” Dana hung up.They were both smart enough to get the underlying meaning of this conversation, but Dana felt exhausted. If Calvin’s fiancée were anyone else, wh
Actually, everything that happened today was due to someone’s machinations—Milly.She constantly clung to Calvin, but he treated her like she didn’t exist. Today, she had come to bring him more fresh produce. When she knocked on the door and realized there was no one in, she left the things at the door, which included the note she had written. In her imagination, if Ashlyn and Calvin broke up one day, wouldn’t she be the perfect person to replace Ashlyn?She came from a poor family in the countryside; she and Calvin were from completely different worlds. Milly was used to taking cues from someone’s subtle expressions and gestures, and she was smart enough to pinpoint the cause of discord between people. At the same time, she also had a strong desire to climb the ladder and reach the top of the social pyramid. She didn’t want to continue living a tough life, and would do anything to escape it. Because of this, Milly accurately captured the change in Dana’s attitude toward Ashlyn—from
When Damien arrived at Calvin’s apartment, he saw Calvin and Ashlyn coming downstairs, seemingly glued at the hip.Logically speaking, Damien should’ve been happy to see this. After all, he had watched Calvin grow up and had a great impression of the latter; he should’ve been happy to see their relationship blossoming.Today, however, Damien had been reminded—or forced to come here—to take his daughter home. It was as if Ashlyn had served herself up on a silver platter and ruined Calvin’s stellar reputation, upsetting Calvin’s family.In fact, Damien wasn’t even aware that Ashlyn had returned to Genovia.She had disgraced him utterly!Though he told Dana he knew about Ashlyn being back in Genovia and with Calvin, he knew he had only lied to save Ashlyn and himself face.Whatever it was, Ashlyn dumping everything to sneak back here to be with Calvin wasn’t good for her reputation, especially since she was his daughter.When Ashlyn got into the car, she greeted Damien cautiously,
Sure enough, one would only know how hard life was when one was living it. Damien had always found Calvin to be near flawless—Calvin would treat Ashlyn like a princess and never do her wrong. Now, however, he had. Of course, Damien had to find fault with him.Early the following morning, Neil, his little family, and Ashlyn were still asleep when Calvin stepped into Damien’s study.He had already checked the surveillance camera footage from the night before, and knew when Milly had dropped by and left. He had also seen how sneaky she had been when she saw Ashlyn walking into the compound. Then, Dana came…There was no doubt Milly had orchestrated this whole thing and roped Dana into it.Well, Milly got what she wanted. Dana had called Damien, which was enough to show that Dana was starting to feel displeased with Ashlyn.Calvin knew how important it was for a man’s mother and wife to get along well. Even the slightest displeasure could turn into an explosion, and this was not what
Today, Calvin brought the set of classics from his apartment to his parents’ villa.It was the set Ashlyn had bought for his grandfather.“Who did you get that for?” Dana asked.“Ashlyn bought this for Grandpa; I have nothing to do with it. You know Grandpa and his ways—he was afraid of getting caught with something so valuable, so he didn’t accept it. I didn’t want to hurt Ashlyn, so I didn’t tell her. Why don’t you give her a call, Mom?” Calvin said.Dana looked at the books. They were practically dripping in gold, and weren’t just pretty on the outside. It was apparent how much thought Ashlyn had put into this gift.“She’s such a thoughtful child. It looks priceless—no wonder your grandfather didn’t want to take it,” Dana said. “Still, what was going on last night? I didn’t want to embarrass Ashlyn by questioning you two to her face, but why did she sneak back here behind her parents’ backs?”“Come on, Mom. Did you think we were secretly trying to have sex or something? We can
Damien checked his phone. It was Dana.She seemed to be contacting him quite often recently. He wondered how Ray was handling this.And so, he answered the phone.“President Lawrence, Ashlyn hasn’t dropped by my place for a meal. When is she free to come over? I’ll make her some dumplings,” Dana said sweetly, a hint of an apology in her tone.Damien’s anger dissipated when he heard this. “I’ll ask her.”Over the phone, Dana heard Damien saying, “Ashlyn, Dana’s inviting you to her place for dumplings. Do you want to go?”Ashlyn was still feeling awkward and embarrassed because of the previous night’s events, and she beamed when she heard this. “Sure! I’m always free.”Damien turned back to the phone. “She’s free anytime.”“How about tomorrow night?” Dana asked.“Okay.”After hanging up, Calvin said, “Make shrimp dumplings, and remember not to put any ginger.”“Why does it have to be shrimp? Can’t I make different ones?” Dana looked a little grumpy.“Don’t ask.” Calvin wanted
The next day, Ashlyn arrived at Calvin’s parents’ villa at 7:30 p.m sharp.It was brightly lit and lively.This time, Calvin wasn’t the one to answer the door; Ray did. His hands were the only ones free of flour, and he had been boiling water to cook the dumplings.Ashlyn walked into the kitchen and saw Calvin deftly making dumplings.He wore a gray shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and his hands were covered in flour. This was her first time truly seeing how sexy it was when an elite man did housework. Damien did as well, but it was a rare occurrence. On the other hand, Calvin left a deep impression on her—he seemed so full of life and down-to-earth, which was completely at odds with his usual calm, collected self. It made him seem so much more approachable.She smiled. “I didn’t know you knew how to make dumplings.”They had known each other for years, but this was something new.“Is there anything I can’t do?” Calvin said. “Besides, I have to personally make you
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