These days, Calvin had been staying by Ashlyn's side. It was probably the longest he had stayed in Lyrdell. With him by her side, Ashlyn was motivated to do her best in her work."Ashlyn, why don't we get engaged after you’re done with this project?" Calvin asked."You want us to get engaged?" Ashlyn asked.Since Ashlyn had rejected Calvin's marriage proposal a lot of times in the past, Calvin changed from 'marriage' to ;engaged' in hopes that she would agree to it."Yes.""That means you'll have to give me a ring, right?” Ashlyn asked."Yes, that's the plan."Ashlyn slumped to the bed, disappointed. "I planned to make our own rings, but…"Ashlyn paused. The disappointment was too hard to bear."What's wrong?""I was in the middle of making our couple rings the first time I met James. James saw your ring and fell in love with it instantly. Since the gemstone on the rings belongs to Xenia, Francis threatened to take back the gemstones if I refused to give James the ring. Givin
The next day, Clarissa called Ashlyn as promised."Ashlyn, I discussed the engagement with your father yesterday. I’ve also called the Conrads to talk about it. We all agreed to your engagement with Calvin, and we've set the date on the 28th of February. We'll only invite some relatives and friends to the engagement party. It'll be a small event. As for the venue, your brother will look for a few choices. You and Calvin can pick one that’s to your liking.""Thank you, Mom!" Ashlyn was elated. After that, she told Calvin the good news.Calvin was relieved, but he was still worried about James's influence on Ashlyn.The next day, Calvin went to the subsidiary company in Lyrdell and Ashlyn went to work.The moment she sat down at her table, she received a call from Francis. "Ashlyn, can you see me at my office, please? Mr. Addaway wants to see you."Ashlyn's heart fluttered at the news. She couldn't help but feel nervous. However, she realized James wasn't as heartless as he seemed
These days, Ashlyn was in a good mood. She worked overtime to finish the emerald ring. She even came up with the design for the necklace and sent it to James for cross-checking. As usual, James would always criticize Ashlyn’s work by saying that some parts needed more refinement, or that he just didn’t like some aspects of the necklace.Ashlyn felt he wasn’t actually making things difficult for her on purpose. Whenever he pointed out an aspect he wasn't satisfied with, Ashlyn would treat his criticisms as a challenge and wouldn’t hesitate to refine her work.Ashlyn had finished creating the emerald ring and the necklace before her engagement party. James sent his people to retrieve the items instead of coming in person. At first, Ashlyn was worried James might not be satisfied with the end product. However, she made sure that her designs were all approved before she started working on them. Thus, she decided to trust herself and grow confident of her own abilities.After submitting
Milly saw a phone next to the basin. At first, she thought about searching for the owner. After all, she wasn’t someone who would steal.She switched on the phone and browsed through the contact list, hoping to find the number of the person’s closest relative.What she didn’t expect was to find Calvin’s name in the contact lists.Milly frowned. ‘Do they just happen to share the same name? What’s going on here?’Recently, she had been thinking about ways to sabotage Calvin’s engagement party. Had God been listening to her prayers?Milly was certain the owner would definitely return to the washroom to search for her phone. She grabbed the phone and left in a hurry. She didn’t know why she did it, but she was probably driven by the thought of getting more information about Calvin.Just as she was leaving the washroom, she noticed a woman rushing into it. With impeccable looks and an irresistible charisma, she must be the owner of the phone.Milly walked past the woman and left the
Dana was the only one who seemed to be dissatisfied with the engagement. She felt that Calvin was the only one compromising in the relationship. Although she heard that Ashlyn was learning how to cook for Calvin, Dana knew that Calvin wouldn’t let Ashlyn tire herself out too much. Even if Ashlyn was willing to change her lifestyle for Calvin, he would never let her do it. Besides, Ashlyn was still young and hadn’t set her life in stone yet. Knowing how much she loved her family, she would definitely settle in with her family in Genovia. Seeing how Calvin had already fallen head over heels for Ashlyn, who didn’t seem to know what she wanted in her life, Dana couldn’t help but worry for her son.However, all things being said, Dana was still satisfied with Ashlyn as her daughter-in-law.“Grandpa, do you think it’s appropriate to keep the gifts given by Ashlyn now?” Calvin asked his grandfather with a smile.Grandpa smiled from ear to ear. “I’ll only accept Ashlyn’s gifts once she of
Even after looking through the messages, Damien still chose to believe Calvin. In the end, Damien knew what kind of a person Calvin was. Damien knew who Cerise was as well, and she was the new president of Fernandez Public Relations.“Dad, one of my employees sent these messages to me just now. She said her friend found Cerise’s phone in a public washroom. I think someone’s trying to sabotage Calvin and Ashlyn’s engagement today. We should deal with this matter with caution,” Michelle said.“Get Calvin to see me right now! Forward all this information to him as well,” Damien said as he turned to Michelle.His voice was so small, it was almost a whisper. Somehow, he felt that this was just a misunderstanding. He had a rough guess that it was a petty scheme. Someone, whoever it was, wanted to stop the lovebirds from getting engaged.Since today was Ashlyn’s big day, Damien didn’t want to destroy it.After that, Michelle sent those screenshots to Calvin.When Calvin saw the messages
Cerise never expected to lose her regular phone. The person who picked it up would definitely think Calvin was truly like that. She was furious and absolutely humiliated for herself and also on Calvin’s behalf.She went to the shopping mall and checked the surveillance footage. There weren’t any surveillance cameras in the restrooms, so all she saw was a young woman hurrying out of the restroom as she ran inside. She couldn’t even be sure the young woman was the one who had taken her phone…Cerise was so humiliated, she didn’t even dare to leave the house. She had no idea how she would face Calvin in any professional setting from now on, especially since the person who had taken her phone had obviously sent screenshots of those messages to Calvin.She wanted to kill herself!When Calvin walked into the room, Damien trained his gaze on him, wanting to see how he would explain this. It was such a bad omen for something like this to happen on the day of his daughter’s engagement!Cal
Sure enough, Milly fell silent. She didn’t want to be expelled—as a poor girl from the countryside, having an education and completing one was the only thing that would improve her life. Yet she knew that if she went to the hotel, everyone would discover that the conversations with “Calvin” were only a fabrication. She didn’t want him to get engaged, nor did she want to get expelled…In the end, she still went to Tianaton Hotel. It was a place she never imagined herself stepping foot in.When she knocked on the door and saw the infamous Damien, the rest of the Lawrences, and all the Conrads, she was so scared that her knees went weak.Ashlyn was instantly annoyed to see Milly. What was this awful woman doing here on such an important day?She glanced at Calvin, and he gave her a look to mean that he would explain everything to her later.“Calvin, I picked up Cerise Thornton’s phone. Take a look at it. You’ll immediately know whether I’m lying,” Milly said. She sneaked a glance at
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