Cassandra had yet to make up her mind about returning to Lesia, but she thought about Ashlyn saying she would miss her mother’s birthday if she were to have the gift couriered. Since Jeremy was inviting her to make the trip together, she agreed.“I’ll book the flight tickets now, then.” Jeremy smiled.“Yeah. Book them for Saturday morning—I know I won’t have to work then,” Cassandra said.“Alright. I’ll ask a subordinate of mine to handle it.” Then, he started making calls as Cassandra stood beside him.A fallen leaf landed on her head. Jeremy removed it while on the phone, startling her. When she saw the leaf on the ground, she looked into his eyes.Though he was still on the phone, that gaze was all it took for him to know she was the one for him.The look in her eyes was innocent, clear, and resolute.Jeremy hung up and wrapped an arm around her waist.To him, this was an exciting moment.However, to Cassandra, there was nothing special about this. In fact, she was subconsc
Cassandra only saw Sheila as the women approached.“Mrs. Mckenny,” she greeted politely.“My, taking a walk with your boyfriend?” Sheila’s tone was on the bitter side. After all, she had her eyes on Cassandra first. It was all Roger’s fault for being so useless!“Yes. Did you come here to take a stroll as well?”“That’s right. The park’s newly opened, isn’t it? And it’s not too far from my house.” Sheila glanced at Jeremy. He was quite handsome, but he was no match for Ned; this only pleased Sheila more. So what if Ned was rich and handsome? He still failed to win Cassandra’s heart.Sheila walked away.“Who’s that, Mrs. Mckenny?” the others asked.“Oh! That girl used to chase after my son, but he didn’t have any feelings for her. She’s from Lesia, and I didn’t agree with them getting together either. I didn’t expect her to move on so quickly.” Sheila wove a tale to make herself look better.Cassandra and Jeremy had dinner together before he drove her home. He didn’t try to kiss
Damien’s study.“Dad, I want to borrow some money from you,” Ned said seriously.“Oh? What for?” Damien looked at him.“To acquire Bolton Pharmaceutical. I want to expand my company’s industrial operations, and acquiring a factory is the fastest way to do that.”“Haven’t you invested in a few of their projects already?”“Those were just for fun. I’ve looked into Bolton Pharmaceutical’s production lines, and they’re internationally renowned. With the launch of the rhinitis reagent, they’ve recruited more talents, and I can see its potential. I want to acquire 25 percent of the company,” Ned said.“How much do you need?”“Based on my estimation, about five billion dollars. I don’t have enough cash on hand—I still need about 2 billion. I’ve earned about 3 billion while studying and spent some of it setting up my company.”Ned had started investing while doing his doctorate. He had enough foresight to prevent himself from making losses, and he had invested in one of today's most po
Ashlyn wasn’t at her studio since she spent most of her time at home nowadays. She left the accessory with Xenia, and asked Annie to look for Xenia instead.When Annie got off work that evening, she went to look for Xenia.Xenia told Annie to check the accessory before packing it up.There was a photo on Xenia’s desk, one of a man who was jumping to make a slam dunk.“Is that your boyfriend? He’s pretty handsome,” Annie complimented.Xenia couldn’t help smiling at Annie’s words, but she didn’t answer. She enjoyed having people mistake Jonah for her boyfriend.Annie left after collecting the accessory. Cassandra wasn’t home yet, but she told Annie her pin code and asked her to leave the accessory on the coffee table. That way, she wouldn’t forget to take it before leaving for Lesia the next morning.It was already 11:00 p.m. when Cassandra got home, and she went to bed after taking a shower. The following morning, she met Jeremy at the airport, and they flew back to Lesia togethe
On Sunday evening, Cassandra reluctantly left home. Fiona and Adeline had given her plenty of things to take with her.On the flight back to Genovia, she didn’t tell Jeremy about her thoughts on settling down in Lesia. She knew once the words were out of her mouth, he would arrange everything for her. By then, it’d be too late for her to change her mind.She was too calm and rational to blurt something like that out.Cassandra gave herself a month to make up her mind. If Bolton Pharmaceutical purchased the ICP-AES instrument within the next month, she would remain in Genovia. If not, she would return to Lesia.After all, her mother was getting older. As the youngest daughter, it was only right for Cassandra to stay by Rosemary’s side and care for her. Besides, she didn’t think Bolton Pharmaceutical would buy the instrument. If they didn’t intend to buy it right from the start, what were the chances of it happening in the future?She had only given herself a month’s time so she cou
“Cassandra, did you hear the news? Ned Lawrence is now the president of our company! You should be quite happy about that, right?” Annie asked Cassandra during lunch.Though Cassandra felt uneasy because she didn’t know what Ned was up to, she said, “That’s between the board of directors and has nothing to do with us. We just need to focus on our experiments.”“Aren’t you excited about him becoming the president? You’ll get to see him more frequently than before. He’ll have to come here every now and then. Didn’t he acquire the company for your sake?” Annie smiled teasingly.“Don’t say things like that!” Cassandra chided Annie.She knew her stuff when it came to experiments and research, but knew nothing about investment. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have sold Addaway Corporation.But… What if Ned had really acquired the company for her sake?“Oh, I also heard President Lawrence is going to throw a ball next week to celebrate the acquisition, and I think we’re all going to have to be
Jeremy picked up. He sounded very weak. "Cassandra?"Cassandra could sense his lackluster response. "What's wrong?""Oh, it's nothing. I've been attending social events a lot lately. I'm just feeling a little uncomfortable, is all.""Well, then… Do you want to have dinner with me? I got into a PhD program."Jeremy chuckled. "Congratulations, Cassandra! Sure thing. I'll decide where to have dinner and send you the location later. Is that alright?""Deal. Where are you now?""Me? I'm at home. It's fine. I'll depart from here," Jeremy said.After ending the call with Jeremy, it was time to get off work. Cassandra wanted to check on him. She sensed he wasn't doing too well. Although she knew where he lived, she had never been there. Logically speaking, this was the time he was supposed to be at work. What was he doing at home? Besides, she could tell from his voice that he had to be sick. He was someone who didn't like giving others trouble, hence why he didn't tell her about it.W
Around midnight, Cassandra woke up. Coincidentally, Jeremy also woke up."Cassandra, times like these are when I feel alone in Genovia. I miss home, and I miss Lesia too. I want to go back. I feel like a wandering traveler. Have you ever felt this way?" Jeremy reached out to hold Cassandra's hand.Cassandra didn't mention how she had to suppress her desire to return to Lesia today. She shook her head. "No."Jeremy laughed bitterly. "I've been attending too many social events lately. The gastric result might've been caused by this. Whenever those mainlanders make me drink, I'd feel like they're bullying me because I'm an outsider and seemingly easy to fool."Perhaps due to his sickness, he was in a depressed mood. "You have no idea how difficult it is for an outsider to run a business in Genovia."For some unknown reason, Cassandra suddenly thought of Ned's successful business and the massive amounts of money he made. Nobody was a threat to him. He and Jeremy were like polar opposi
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