When he saw how distracted Cassandra was, Jeremy put the chess game away.“I should get going, Cassandra. Remember to keep an eye on the heater if you turn it on when you sleep. It’s a fire hazard,” he said.“Didn’t Dr. Keane say they were going to install air conditioning?” she asked.“These donations from corporations normally take a long time to be settled. Maybe you’ll be able to enjoy it before you graduate.” Jeremy wasn’t a stranger to these things. In fact, he didn’t like it very much when entrepreneurs made such donations. “Whatever it is, you can use the heater for now. The heat will be turned on in a few days, anyway.”Cassandra nodded dazedly, no longer holding out hope for the air conditioning.She was a little surprised by Jeremy’s attitude, though. He seemed to be rather disdainful and dismissive of Ned’s donation. What was wrong with it?This wasn’t the only surprise she was in for. When she left for work the following morning, she saw several people in uniforms he
Dropping a test tube wasn’t something that had ever happened to Cassandra in the past.Fortunately, the contents weren’t too acidic or hazardous. She made quick work of cleaning up the mess.“Isn’t that a little bit of an overreaction? He’s not a monster or anything,” Annie said.“Why does he want to see me?” Cassandra took her lab coat and gloves off.Ned was now her boss. It would be inappropriate for her to ignore him when he summoned her.There was quite a distance between the laboratory and the president’s office, and her heart raced all the way there. Finally, she arrived at his door.‘This is the workplace. He wanted to see Annie about work, so he must want to see me for similar reasons.’Cassandra entered the room after knocking on the door. Ned was seated behind his desk, his head bowed as he wrote something.She didn’t think she had ever seen him like this before—he was wearing a smart suit and working on something seriously. The sight made her heart skip a beat.“Ar
“I know nothing about that, but he’s coming here to take up the position of my company’s legal director. I think he’ll also be doing the same for other companies, but that’s not my concern. All I know is he’ll handle all my companies' legal matters. Don’t you wanna get into the new legal director’s good books?” Ned sounded like he was joking with her.Cassandra was happy to hear this. She did get lonely sometimes, what with not having any family in Genovia. Having Oliver here would probably take care of this. Her heart warmed at the thought of having a family member here with her.“Alright.” It had been a while since she had last seen Oliver, and she did miss him. “What time is his flight arriving?”“I’ll let you know. Get back to work.” Ned dismissed her without pulling anything funny.As Cassandra made her way back to her office, she thought about how normal Ned had been. Perhaps he really had given up on her now that she and Jeremy were “at that stage”. Anyway, he only chased af
Cassandra wanted to ride shotgun when they got to the car, but Oliver said he wanted to take in the sights and insisted on sitting in front. Cassandra had no choice but to get in the backseat.However, she had been standing by the passenger seat earlier and hadn’t seen which side Ned had gotten into the car from. So, when she opened the backseat door and reached out to put a hand on the seat to support herself, she touched something warm and hard. After a second, she realized Ned was already seated there. Damn, this was awkward.“Where are you putting your hand?” Ned’s cool voice rang out.“Sorry, sorry!” Cassandra quickly shut the door and got in from the other side.“Where are you staying, Oliver? Why don’t you stay with me until you find a place?” she asked.“Where am I staying? Ned should be the one to answer this.” Oliver glanced at Ned through the rearview mirror.Ned smiled mysteriously and said to the chauffeur, “Take us to Bayside.”“Bayside?” Cassandra was surprised.
Oliver’s apartment was on the eighth floor.Cassandra was shocked the moment they entered the apartment.It was twice as large as hers, and had two bedrooms. The furnishings were even nicer than hers.“Ned, you went all out for this, didn’t you?” Oliver couldn’t help saying this.“I had to show you my sincerity, didn’t I?” Ned said. “What if you ran away with someone else if I didn’t treat you well enough? I’d be so lonely if you left me.”Cassandra was suddenly lost for words.It seemed Ned couldn’t contain his flirtatious nature with both men and women.She helped Oliver unpack. He didn’t have much stuff, so it didn’t take long.“Why don’t you spend the night here, Cassandra? It’s late, and I’d worry about you returning home alone. There are two bedrooms, anyway. Let’s enjoy the new place President Lawrence got for me,” Oliver said.Cassandra didn’t have any qualms about staying at her cousin’s place, but after agreeing, something suddenly occurred to her—what if Ned were to
Same as before, Oliver rode shotgun while Cassandra sat in the back. This time, however, Ned was the one driving.“Did you call me so early in the morning because you missed me? It’s only been a night, you know,” Oliver said teasingly.“Yeah, I missed you so much I couldn’t even sleep. It’s not like I could spend the night in your bed, so I had no choice but to drag you out first thing in the morning.” Ned grinned.He was a master at flirting with both men and women, and it was obvious there wasn’t an ounce of truth in his words. Cassandra couldn’t help feeling disdainful of herself for falling for his sweet talk.“Oliver, my boyfriend called me last night and said he wanted to buy you lunch. Are you okay with that?” she asked.Silence immediately descended upon the car.Then, Oliver exclaimed, “Your boyfriend?! You have a boyfriend?” He looked utterly dumbfounded.“Yeah, Fiona’s the one who introduced us. Didn’t she tell you about him?” Cassandra added, “Also, we’re getting mar
Oliver was Cassandra’s relative, so this was Jeremy’s first time meeting with Cassandra’s extended family. As such, he took it very seriously.On their way to the basketball arena, Cassandra kept thinking of the things Oliver liked and disliked so Jeremy could arrange things accordingly.Cassandra: [There’s gonna be four of us, so remember to reserve the correct number of seats.]Jeremy: [Four? Who else is there, aside from Oliver and us?]Cassandra thought about it before replying.Cassandra: [Ned Lawrence. He’s a good friend of Oliver’s, and he’s the one who got Oliver to come here and work for him.]Jeremy: [Oh, I see. Got it!]At this moment, Ned’s phone rang. It was Neil.“What’s up, Neil?” Ned asked. “You want me to watch over Joshua? Drop him off at the Nixes’ arena, then. I’m playing basketball there, and I’m almost there.” Then, he hung up.“Are my ears fooling me? You, Ned Lawrence, are babysitting a kid?” Oliver was in disbelief. “The almighty Ned Lawrence is babysi
On the other hand, Ned had just made a three-pointer. However, he was annoyed when he turned around to see Cassandra with her back to him and her phone aimed at Jonah.Cassandra recorded Jonah for about fifteen minutes; after that, Jonah finished teaching Joshua for the day.“Coach Maben, I have something to talk to you about.” Cassandra approached him. “Do you still remember Annie Weiss?”“Annie Weiss? Who’s that?” As expected, Jonah looked lost.“The woman who did stand-up comedy during the function Lawrence Pharmaceutical held before. She’s signed a contract with Phosphorescence, and needs to think of ways to increase its viewership. Since you’re an idol to many, she wants to work with you and wants me to get your number on her behalf. Would that be okay with you?” Cassandra asked.“Sorry, no.” Jonah didn’t like being in the limelight. He frowned slightly.He had a vague idea of who Cassandra was referring to. Was it the woman who had told his fortune rather accurately?Cassa
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