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
He was very tall, his height towering everything. With both hands in his pocket, he leaned against the door in a relaxed manner. His eyes were slightly narrowed when he looked at Cassandra, who was several inches shorter than him.Although he no longer seemed as fierce as he used to, his eyes were still glistening. The way he stared at Cassandra made her feel very uncomfortable. In fact, her entire body felt warm.Besides, she hadn't taken a shower yet…Being stared at by Ned like this made her feel even dirtier.Cassandra didn't know many men, but compared to Ned, their eyes seemed lifeless. She was specifically thinking about Clement and Jeremy. After all, she frequently looked them in the eyes, and she always felt they looked terribly lifeless.Cassandra's heart started racing almost instinctively when she saw Ned. She hated this feeling."You didn't come home last night. Where did you go?" Ned asked in a deep voice.Ned knew long ago that Cassandra changed her door's passcod
Cassandra felt extremely uncomfortable while she leaned against Ned's body. After struggling to get up, she knelt between his legs and reached for her phone in her purse. He took the opportunity to tickle her chin, but she quickly shrugged him off.As soon as Cassandra saw that the call was from Jeremy, she pressed against Ned's knees and stood up. She went into her room and locked the door.Ned unintentionally glanced into her purse, and saw another Audi key.Cassandra had already put her car key on the antique rack earlier. Why was there another one?Needless to ask, this key belonged to Jeremy. Either she took it by mistake, or Jeremy asked her to hold onto it.Anyway, Ned wasn't happy about it.He picked up the car key and pocketed it.In truth, Ned wasn't pretending to be sick. For the past few days, he had been working on an investment report all by himself. While he was sitting in his room, a cold breeze entered the room and gave him chills. Perhaps it was because he had
Even when Ned was sick, he was still extremely attractive. Moreover, he wasn't wearing his pants this time. He wore nothing but a pair of briefs and a dark gray T-shirt.Cassandra couldn't help but recall that morning when her heart was pounding. As he stood under the sunlight, he looked like the main character who was in control of everything. In reality, Cassandra was smitten with Ned the first time she saw him in the lab. However, it was that morning after he had stayed over when she fell deeply in love with him.Besides, Ned wasn't only good-looking. He was also talented and capable.Now, he was doing everything to win Cassandra's heart over. Even if Cassandra had a strong will to resist him, she couldn't hide her true feelings. After Ned fell ill, she put her guard down. In fact, she even forgot all about Jerermy.Cassandra kept warning herself, ‘You belong to Jeremy! You have nothing to do with Ned. Once he gets better, tell him to leave.’She knew her feelings for him were
Back then, Cassandra was occupied with her studies and didn't pay much attention to Stephanie's nonsense about love. She felt that romance for young girls usually involved one-sided love. She recalled Stephanie mentioning Ned's name once, but she didn't know Ned back then and didn't think much of it.That was until one day, the very same person who flirted with Stephanie started flirting with Cassandra."I'm going to cook," Cassandra said calmly before standing up and walking to the kitchen.While the water was boiling in the pot, Cassandra gave Jeremy a call. She told him the experiment didn't go well, and she couldn't spend time with him at the hospital.Ned was very sick. Obviously, he needed someone to be there for him. Meanwhile, there wasn't a lack of staff in the hospital to look after Jeremy."Sure, it's fine. I know you're busy. There are doctors and nurses here, so don't worry. I'll be discharged tomorrow anyway," Jeremy said."Great! Send me a text when you do get disc
Ned pressed his body against Cassandra. Just as he was about to reach into her pants, she suddenly woke up. Panicking, she reached under the pillow next to her and retrieved a knife, which she pressed against Ned's chest.The swift motion left Ned in shock.He used two fingers to move the knife away, but Cassandra held it firmly against him with a stern expression."Why do you have this?" Ned narrowed his eyes. He saw that this was a sharp Swiss paring knife."I'm a single lady who lives alone. Is it so strange for me to have a knife like this?" Cassandra shot back."If you make even a single move, I'll stab you with this! Don't doubt that even for a second!" she growled."Why do you use a fruit knife? Why don't you use a knife that's actually meant for slaughtering? Or a boning knife instead?" The two of them sat in bed. Ned didn't seem to take the threat of the knife seriously, and was still teasing her.At this point, Ned was even more interested in Cassandra. She was the onl
Ned took the opportunity to pin Cassandra on the bed. He put the knife aside.After that, he laid down next to her."You're not really good at defending yourself. Good thing it's me. What if it's someone else? What do you think they'd do to you? You're young, pretty, and interesting. Hmm?" Ned traced his finger down Cassandra's face while he spoke.She looked away and ignored him.Ned pinched her chin and turned her head back. After that, he gently kissed her on the lips.That gentle gesture made her heart race."You look prettier every time I see you." Ned carefully studied her face.She cocked her head even more. It looked as if she was prepared to die for justice."Tell me. What would they do to you? Would they rape you before killing you? Or would they find you too pretty and decide to keep you as their slave instead?" Ned started teasing Cassandra in a perverted manner."If you do anything to me, I'll sue you for sexual harassment tomorrow. Go and sleep on the couch," Cas
Cassandra felt that she really couldn't keep up with the times. She poured her heart into carrying out experiments. She didn't know what Merry Me was, and she knew even less about jokes. Hearing what Annie said made her feel there was a huge generational gap between the two of them. Besides, while Cassandra believed that Annie's jokes might have been very funny, she wasn't a mainlander; she wouldn't be able to understand why Annie's jokes were very funny. As such, she thought Annie chose the wrong person."You should ask Daniela instead. She's down to earth and talented," Cassandra said."I knew it. I was hoping you'd say yes, but you turned me down as expected. I'll ask Daniela."Daniela Hatter was another comedian in the lab who could easily keep up with Annie's jokes.Annie grew quiet, and Cassandra started carrying out an experiment.***After Ned returned home, he went to Calvin and Ahlyn's room. He asked Calvin to come out.It was still early. Calvin had just returned home
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