That night, Ashlyn finished her drafts for her “Woodland” series. It was inspired by the forest; or rather, James’s villa in Genovia and the backyard full of royal poinciana trees that had sparked her interest. She sent photos of the backyard to the advertising department so they could get some inspiration from there.Before sleeping, she noticed she was on her period, and there was a small spot of blood on her pants. She didn’t think much of it.She and Sally got plenty out of this trip.Fiona gave them plenty of things, as did Madam Addaway. In fact, they had prepared the same gifts for both of them. Ashlyn wanted to buy something for Dana, but she remembered this trip was supposed to be a secret. Dana would know about it if she bought something from Lesia. Thus, Ashlyn wanted to speak to Calvin before doing anything.Sally had a great impression of the Addaway family. To her, they were generous, welcoming, and sincerely wanted to treat others well.Of course, James was an excep
Ashlyn faltered. “Dad, why are you asking about him?”“It’s just an afterthought. You were a guest in his home, weren’t you? As the patriarch, didn't he do anything for you?”“No. He was only home for ten minutes or so before leaving again. I didn’t even see him after that.” Ashlyn looked a little upset. Everyone kept asking about James—it was as if they expected something to have happened between them.“That’s it?” Damien frowned. What was James playing at?James and Calvin were different. Damien had watched Calvin grow up and knew him like the back of his hand, but he couldn’t read James at all. Plus, James was out of Damien’s reach.…Calvin bought Dana a model of one of the most expensive drones in the market—it was worth more than 50 thousand—and pretended as if Ashlyn bought it.He had already sent Ashlyn a photo of the model, and cautioned her not to slip up.“I’ll transfer the money to you,” Ashlyn said.“What for?” Calvin was a little upset at her for being so polite.
At Calvin’s encouragement, Dana immediately called her company and had someone send an R4 drone over.The administrative executive of Prime Drones left the drone at the front desk so Dana’s chauffeur could pick it up.At first, Milly ignored this. It was normal for Dana to send someone to pick a drone up.The chauffeur came and left.At this moment, the receptionist said to Milly, “President Pearson wanted a drone taken to her house? And only one drone? Is she giving it to her daughter-in-law?”“What makes you say that?” Milly asked.“President Pearson has never asked someone to do this before. Besides, she only asked for one, which means she’s giving it to someone. My guess is that it’s for her future daughter-in-law.”Milly went numb immediately. Didn’t Dana have a terrible impression of Ashlyn? Why was that woman still giving Ashlyn such an expensive gift?“It could be for someone else,” she said.“Don’t be silly! As one of the receptionists here, you need to be familiar wi
Dana ignored Milly’s apology and went to her office, still frowning. After turning her computer on, she remembered what Milly had said—what was that about Ashlyn having something to do with Miss Addaway?Nowadays, Dana was on edge just by hearing the surname Addaway.She had seen right through James—he was a sly, cunning fox, and Ashlyn was no match for him if he wanted to lure her into his trap. Why was she still going all the way to Lesia? Dana’s blood boiled at the thought.She quickly searched the Internet for anything to do with Ashlyn and Fiona. The first thing to appear was that Instagram post on the Glory exhibition, which proved Ashlyn had been in Lesia with Fiona. She also found out that Fiona was James’s sister as well as the founder of Addaway Designs.Dana leaned back and shut her eyes. She wasn’t being too sensitive—Ashlyn and the Addaway family were getting too close for comfort! If not for James, how could Ashlyn possibly have gotten to know Fiona? She bet even Calv
Calvin was driving when he received his mother’s call.“Calvin, did you know about Ashlyn going to Lesia?” This was the first thing Dana said when Calvin answered the phone.“Seeing as she went to the south, it's not impossible. Mom, stop being so paranoid.” He found that his head would ache every time Dana talked about Ashlyn.“Well, did you know about her being with Fiona Addaway?! She’s James Addaway’s younger sister.” Dana was even more upset now. Calvin was still ignoring her advice!“Yes, I did. She designed some accessories for Fiona and personally delivered them. What’s wrong with that? James wasn’t home the whole time—she told me about it. What’s the issue?” The impatience in his tone was apparent. Dana was overstepping her boundaries. Of course, he could choose to ignore her, but the fact that she kept badmouthing Ashlyn behind her back was gradually getting on his nerves.“Who bought the model of the drone? Was it you or her?” Dana refused to let the matter slide.Calv
“You’re right; it is a new model. Wait, why is someone selling it secondhand?” Ray asked. He showed his phone to Dana.“That can’t be!” Dana frowned anxiously. The R4 drone had yet to be released in the market, but someone was already selling it secondhand. Whoever was behind this was ruining the model’s market value and the mystery around it. Besides, what if a competitor bought it and produced a cheaper model? Who was out to get her?“Look!” Ray said.Sure enough, the R4 drone had been put up for sale on a website that sold items secondhand.Dana’s blood boiled at that. It was the exact model she wanted to give Ashlyn, and Milly’s number was clearly listed there.Was Milly brainless or dumb? This was one of the company’s belongings! How could she just sell it online? She had even listed it for thirty thousand dollars.Dana practically had steam coming out of her ears. “She’s so short on cash she’s lost her mind!”“Well, she does come from a poor family. Why else would she have
Ashlyn had no idea so many things had happened at the Conrad home. She didn’t even know about her and Fiona being all over Glory’s Instagram account.“Thank you, Mrs. Conrad,” she said upon receiving the gift.“Don’t thank me, thank Calvin.” Dana added, “He really dotes on you!”She didn’t say, “You have no idea how heartbroken Calvin would be if you dumped him for James Addaway! You may have no intention of getting together with James, but he’s obviously trying to lure you into his arms. He’s so sly!”Ashlyn gave Calvin a loving gaze. She knew how well Calvin treated her. She hadn’t bought anything for Dana; Calvin was the one who had handled it. The fact that Dana gave her something so valuable showed how much effort Calvin had put into smoothing things between them.Ashlyn was overjoyed to have their earlier misunderstandings resolved.She was overwhelmed by her love and gratitude for Calvin. All she wanted to do was wrap her arms around him and cling to him, but they were c
Meanwhile, Calvin and Ashlyn continued with their lives.He checked her website. After all, he was the one who had set the advertising department up for her, so he knew plenty about the things she was up to. When he read about how her “Woodland” series had been inspired by James’s gardens…Calvin felt uncomfortable, but didn’t say anything.Ashlyn’s inspiration could come from anything and anyone, including James.Calvin would be too petty if he nitpicked on this.One day, as he waited for Ashlyn outside her office, Sally came out of her office to head to the glazing room, and he called out to her.“Have you guys been really busy lately?” he asked.“Yeah. We got tons of business from Lesia,” Sally said.“Was James the one to introduce them to you?”She thought about it for a second. “Are you referring to President Addaway?”“Yeah, he’s the only Lesian I know.”“No, it wasn’t him. We didn’t see him at all, actually. Miss Addaway’s the one who was with us most of the time, and
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