Cassandra was an academic. How could she possibly allow others to catch her in such salacious images? What would they think of her?Ned: [That depends on how obedient you are.]It reminded her of what he had said to Bonnie the other day.Obviously, getting women to hang on to his every word was a common trick of his. Though Cassandra couldn’t stop her heart from racing, at least she still had some rationality.She didn’t reply to him. Well, he could do whatever he wanted.Ned: [Call me your hubby.]She ignored him and slumped on the sofa, feeling restless.At this moment, “Saving Mankind” texted her.Cassandra didn’t remember when this had happened, but she had saved a client’s number on a business trip once. That client then added her to a group chat called “Pharmacists of Genovia”. The creator of the group had asked her a few questions about her pharmaceutical knowledge before allowing her to stay, and it seemed one had to have a few achievements under one’s belt to be a memb
That evening, Cassandra returned to Soleil Garden. When she arrived there, Fiona was already waiting for her outside her apartment.“Fiona.” Cassandra saw how haggard and pale Fiona looked. She seemed to have suffered a devastating blow.“Cassandra…” Fiona immediately started tearing up when she saw her younger sister.Cassandra quickly pulled Fiona into the apartment and shut the door. Fiona plopped onto the couch and burst into tears.“What’s wrong? Talk to me,” Cassandra said gently.And so, Fiona started talking. It turned out she and her husband, Randy Acton, were going through a divorce. She had thought about turning a blind eye to Randy’s adulterous ways, but he had gone overboard by not even returning home. Fiona had only intended to threaten him by mentioning divorce, but he agreed to it immediately and started looking into splitting their assets.Fiona regretted putting divorce on the table almost immediately. Once Randy started splitting their assets, Fiona was left wi
Fiona’s problems reminded Cassandra of the dark side of marriage.Cassandra had obviously never been married before; in the past, she had thought it was as wonderful and lovely as the stories made it out to be. The man and the woman were everything to each other, and love was all they needed. She even thought that things would be exactly the same after marriage as long as two people loved each other, but Fiona’s marriage showed her the ugly truth—marriage wasn’t as great as it seemed.Fiona and Randy had been together since their university days, but their marriage was filled with betrayal and doubt.Cassandra called Jeremy. Half an hour later, he arrived.She told him about Fiona’s situation and asked what they could do next.Jeremy said, “There’s no good way to deal with this. Legally, you’re a family, and the law doesn’t deal with family problems. You should give up on a jerk like him, Fiona, but you can still give your kid a shot. Don’t you have a company…”“Don’t even talk a
Oliver went to Ned’s office and told him about Fiona and Randy.“Why are you telling me about this?” Ned asked.“You want to get with Cassandra, don’t you? So you have to think of a way to help Fiona. Besides, I know you too well. You’ll find a way to get something out of this.” Oliver then added, “Anyway, the most important thing is you’re rich! Money makes the world go round.”“Cassandra? Ha! I’m not interested in her,” Ned scoffed.“Yeah, right! Who was the one who used that bowl in her apartment on Saturday? You two had breakfast together but not dinner. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to,” Oliver retorted.“What bowl? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Cut it out! Think of something.” After that, Oliver left.The following morning, he received a call from Ned almost as soon as he woke up. “Pack your things. We’re going to Lesia.”It took Oliver a second to process what Ned said. A moment later, he packed his things and ran downstairs in a flash. Ned was alre
Oliver sat on the couch as if nothing had happened.“Ned and I went to Lesia and acquired the company belonging to Randy and his mistress. It’s an electric cable agency, and they didn’t have the expertise to run it—they were only using it for embezzlement. Randy did his best to spend your 8 billion dollars, Fiona, so there’s only a little more than 3 billion left. Ned’s converted them into shares for you, so you’ll get dividends. He had Randy and his mistress kicked off the board of directors, so they’re now broke and in huge debt. How could he possibly still have the energy to bother about his son? So, Ned and I brought Elliott back with us. We’ve also figured out the problems with your company and cleaned it up, so you can return to work as usual. Here’s the information on your company.”After that, Oliver placed a stack of papers on the table.His short explanation made Fiona feel like she had been on a roller coaster ride.On the other hand, Cassandra was perplexed. ‘So Ned’s b
Jeremy had dropped Cassandra back at the dorm then, and remembered she had brought a notebook with her. This time, he was just trying his luck. He didn’t expect it to really be here.Jeremy flipped it open. Lo and behold, Ned’s name was written on the very first page.He took it and the heater away with him.…Meanwhile, at New East Investment.Jeremy walked through the building with two lunch boxes in hand.The company was even larger than Myer Corporation’s headquarters, and this wasn’t the only company Ned owned. His pharmaceutical factory was the largest in Genovia, and he had Phosphorescence. Merry Me was also one of his investments; even the electric cable agency in Lesia belonged to him.Jeremy heard that since James had gone to jail and the Addaway Corporation had been sold, Neil and Calvin had been searching for another partner. They had found a few partners in the interim, but they weren’t really up to expectations. The fact that Ned had acquired Randy’s company was eq
When Jeremy saw this message, he was even more certain that there was something between Ned and Cassandra. Why else would Cassandra make it a point to ask? She probably knew Ned would throw a fit and refuse to eat the dumplings—which meant she knew exactly how he felt.Knowing this, Jeremy got angrier.Jeremy: [I don’t know whether he ate it. I left after giving him the food. Honestly, there wasn’t any need for this. He acquired Randy’s company to pave the path for New East Corporation there. He claims it’s for Fiona’s sake, but it’s more for his sake than anything else.]Still, there was no denying Fiona had benefited from this. At least, if not for Ned, Fiona wouldn’t have gotten to see Elliott.Cassandra couldn’t help feeling that Jeremy was being a little petty. Weren’t they just some dumplings? She knew Ned strongly believed in taking an eye for an eye, and hoped he wouldn’t take Jeremy’s attitude to heart. She could tell from Jeremy’s tone alone that he hadn’t been too friend
Cassandra’s head spun. Ned had told it as it was? So he told Jeremy he’d given the notebook to her? That he’d spent the night at her place? What would Jeremy think of her? He’d definitely think she and Ned had slept together!“Does it make you that happy to break us up?” Cassandra was furious.Ned looked at her with feigned innocent surprise. “Break you two up? I was just telling the truth. Besides, even if I don’t want to break you two up, I’ll still do my best to seduce you. Don’t you know that?”Cassandra was speechless. She knew exactly what he was up to. He was such a bastard!She stormed out of his office, enraged.Jeremy had to be suspicious of them. Cassandra didn’t know whether he would choose to break up with her, but she couldn’t stop worrying about it.He was away on a business trip, but made it a point to call and text her as frequently as possible. His tone wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, but it still made Cassandra anxious.Things changed the day Fiona and El
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