James had already hung up when he returned to the room. “Sorry, gentlemen. I had something to attend to.”“It’s fine. How long do you intend to stay in Genovia, President Addaway?” Neil asked warily.“I’m probably going to stay for a while more, but it won’t be long before I leave.”“Do you still have some matters to attend to at your subsidiary?”“Oh, no. I’m not staying for work—it’s a private matter,” James said.Neil and Calvin thought of the same thing—was he staying for Ashlyn’s birthday? It was just around the corner. Who knew what sort of tricks he had up his sleeve?“President Addaway, certain things are best left as they are. What’s the point of trying to change something that’s already set in stone? It’s just going to disgrace you,” Neil said.James wasn’t offended. He said, “Who says it’s set in stone? You can’t disqualify me just because I jumped in halfway through, right?”After saying that, he left.Neil leaned back and grimaced. “I suppose that’s a proper decla
Ashlyn hadn’t slept well, knowing Calvin was angry at her. She had tossed and turned while thinking about everything he had done for her; the more she thought about everything they had been through, the more she cried. Calvin had always been unbelievably detailed and careful when dealing with anything that had to do with her, and she harbored a crush on him since she was a child. She loved the sense of security he gave her; her heart was his. The mere thought of losing him made her writhe in pain, and she had been devastated when he had ignored her calls. In the past, he had never gotten angry at her.She couldn’t help feeling a little down when she thought about this.She never had feelings for James; she was simply afraid Calvin would get angry if she mentioned James’s name in front of him.“Don’t you dare have anything to do with him from now on!” This was Calvin’s ultimatum, but he still wanted to try moving on. “What do you want to have?”“Foie gras, a steak, and a sandwich,”
For the next few days, Ashlyn didn’t go anywhere aside from work, home, and on dates with Calvin. Finally, it was her birthday.The day before, Calvin bought a topaz at the diamond auction for twenty million dollars.Things like this spread quickly, but no one knew Calvin was the one who had bought the topaz.Both Neil and Ashlyn knew, though.On the night of Ashlyn’s birthday, Calvin brought Ashlyn to an outdoor restaurant for dinner.There were tents erected on a wide expanse of grassy land, and there was some distance between each tent to give its occupants privacy. The scenery was beautiful, and the lights glimmered in the night. It was romantic and the perfect place for couples to enjoy themselves.Calvin and Ashlyn had a tent to themselves. The atmosphere was nice and cozy.“Do you like it?” he asked.Ashlyn’s face was rosy from the temperature.“I love it!” Her eyes shone brightly.Calvin wanted to create more memories with Ashlyn to leave behind whatever happened betw
“Stop looking!” Calvin kept one hand on Ashlyn’s waist and reached up to cover her eyes with the other. Then, he pulled her to him and started moving again while glaring at the sky.He figured only one person could afford to hire so many drones to do something like this and use the words “cheeky little thing”. Fucking bastard!“Cheeky little thing, huh? What a sweet nickname.” Ashlyn had still managed to catch the words before her eyes were covered.“Sweet?” Calvin’s heart jolted. He pounded into her harder.Soon, the drones formed the words, “Happy birthday, cheeky little thing.”“Did the drones form anything else? I want to see!” Ashlyn said.“No, you can’t!” With one last push, Ashlyn was on cloud nine.Now, she couldn’t be bothered by what was happening outside.Calvin fixed a glare on the words in the sky and pursed his lips tightly.Ha! James was deliberately trying to piss him off. Perhaps the events of the night had reassured Calvin that Ashlyn was still very much in l
“Done already?” Calvin asked.“Yeah,” Ashlyn said. “I want you to feed me the cake.” Her eyes gleamed.“You’re going to kill me, you minx.” Calvin gritted his teeth.He constantly had a hard-on.She giggled and leaned against his chest. “That’s exactly what I want.”He looked down at her; his heart melted at her reliance on him. He wanted nothing more than to protect her.Why had he even thought about giving her to James? He wouldn’t do it even if she liked him.What more now that he knew for sure she didn’t!Besides, James was no saint. Calvin would be casting pearls before a swine if he allowed Ashlyn to end up with someone like James; he had to keep her by his side for the rest of his life.“Should I make you an appointment with a dentist to get your tooth extracted?” Calvin rubbed his jaw against her head.“Okay.” Ashlyn tightened her hold on him. “You do it for me.”“Alright. I’m still dealing with the procedures for the topaz you wanted, so I’ll only get it in a day or
“No, it’s just that the sight of us sitting together like this reminded me of my brothers from my original family. There were three of us—my eldest brother, Drake, my second brother, Sean, and myself. We were as close as brothers could be. Sean was two years older than me. When I was nine, my uncle—the founder of Addaway Corporation and who later became my adoptive father—came to our home. He brought many gifts for us, including a topaz accessory. It was beautiful and priceless. Back then, the Addaway Corporation was still involved in the diamond industry. He asked us to examine the topaz and said he’d adopt one of us. Drake was out of the running because he had to take over for my father, so it was between Sean and me. Sean said the topaz was beautiful, and I said it was hard with great clarity and color. My uncle was delighted to hear that and gave me the topaz on the spot.” James continued, “It was only later that I knew he was actually selecting an heir, and the topaz was a gift fo
Calvin smiled mysteriously. “She didn’t, but I did. Why should she waste her time on things that have nothing to do with her?”“Wasn’t she with you last night?” James looked surprised. “Why did she miss it when you saw it?”Calvin’s smile grew. “Why don’t you have a guess?”Neil knew about their outdoor date last night, and had an idea of what had happened. He deliberately turned to Calvin and asked, “Did Ashlyn fall asleep?”Calvin turned to look out the window without a word.Then, he turned back to James and said, “Speaking of which, I should thank you on my mother’s behalf. I heard she received many orders from people wanting to buy drones, so thanks for the free advertising, President Addaway. Her company’s been developing a special drone for women, and she doesn’t have much stock. It seems she’ll only be able to fulfill the orders on the waiting list next year. Oh, who was the cheeky little thing in your message?”“Don’t you know the answer to that, President Conrad?” James
Men weren’t allowed in the clinic, so Ashlyn had to do this alone. She wasn’t pregnant; it was just some hormonal imbalance, perhaps due to her recently becoming sexually active.“What about my period? When will it come?” she asked.“Let me give you a little something to regulate your hormones. Your period should come once you’ve finished it,” the doctor explained.Ashlyn thanked the doctor and left the clinic.“Are you pregnant?” Calvin asked her.“No, but you’re still at fault!” Ashlyn pushed him lightly. “You made me hormonally imbalanced.”Calvin generally didn’t get angry at her over these things. “If that’s the case, you can’t get your wisdom tooth extracted for the time being. We’ll have to wait till you’re done with your medication and after your period is gone. Looks like you’ll be in for more days of pain.”“Sounds like you know what you’re talking about.” Ashlyn rolled her eyes at him.When she got home, she put the medication in her bedroom. To her, having sex with
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