Cassandra originally intended to get some morning-after pills as an emergency measure in case Ned forced himself on her. After all, she didn’t want to end up like Stephanie. Plus, she wanted to move somewhere where Ned wouldn’t find her. That was easier said than done, though.Despite that, she still forgot to get the pills and thought he wouldn’t come over.She was exhausted and watched Ned get dressed. Her eyes were half-lidded as she watched him buckle his belt. “Are you leaving?” she asked.Generally, he would spend the night with her and leave the following morning.“What, you don’t want me to leave?” He turned and pinched her cheek.“Get out right now!” Cassandra turned away from him and pretended to sleep. She found it odd that he could still function when she could barely lift a finger.“Are you gonna miss me when I’m gone?” Ned asked.She didn’t answer him. Her mind was against the idea of sleeping with him, but her heart and body couldn’t resist him. In fact, she enjoy
Annie wasn’t bothered in the least by the cadaver. She was hands-on throughout the dissection, and even found time to record a video. Of course, she had made sure to blur out the cadaver. The two women got to work while Sam instructed them.The dissection took a few hours; it was almost six when they finally got their hands on the mutated cells.Cassandra had dinner and headed home.The content in Annie’s video wasn’t something one stumbled upon every day, and there were few people on Phosphorescence who could produce such professional videos. Coupled with the app’s popularity, Annie’s video soon went viral. It quickly received more than 200 thousand likes, and the viewers were stunned to see the mutated cells.Viewer A: [Are the people doing the dissection forensic doctors?]Viewer B: [General practitioners need to learn about dissection, too.]Viewer C: [Wait, isn’t the person in charge of the dissection the same one who posted a video of a frog dissection on Merry Me? Their ey
Naturally, Ned had seen the dissection video.He rubbed his jaw while seated in his office. Though he was capable of many things and basically a living Midas when it came to investments…he still found cadaver dissection terrifying. It made his hair stand on end.Yes, he had approved Sam’s request. However, he didn’t expect Cassandra to be the one doing the actual dissection. Though the cadaver had been blurred, her actions were still clearly recorded. She had slashed the cadaver open, sliced through nerves, tugged out arteries, and removed organs without hesitation. Her actions were as smooth and familiar as always.So, had she done this on purpose to keep him away from her?Ned sent Cassandra a message.Ned: [What are you playing at?]At this moment, Cassandra knew Ned wouldn’t be climbing into her bed anymore. Though she couldn’t deny her disappointment, she was also delighted. After all, this was the smart thing to do. [What do you mean?]Ned: [You purposely dissected that ca
When Ned got off the dance floor, he checked his phone to see Cassandra had sent him a message.Cassandra: [President Lawrence, I waited for you for such a long time. When are you coming over? I have fruits and wine ready for you. There’s also milk if it tickles your fancy. I also have a leather whip, if that’s what you’re into…]Ned gritted his teeth. She was blatantly challenging him—she definitely knew he wouldn’t be going over tonight.At first, he had truly entertained the thought of giving up on her. Now that she had challenged him like this, his desire to make her submit to him flared up again. When had he ever admitted defeat?It wasn’t easy for him to overcome this, but he would definitely find a way to do it.Ned: [I’m not feeling too well today, so I’ll go over in a few days.]Cassandra: [I’ll be waiting for you!] She was pretty pleased with herself.It was as if she was confident Ned wouldn’t show up today or even for the rest of her life.Yes, she did have feelings
It was yet another Friday, but Cassandra found it hard to fall asleep. It was as if she had always had something to do at this time, and she felt a little empty now that she was free. She tossed and turned all night, resulting in her looking a little tired the following morning.Since she couldn’t sleep, she got out of bed earlier than usual and worked on her dissertation until 9:00 a.m. After that, she left the house.Wyatt was already waiting for her at the association’s entrance.There seemed to be something in how he looked at her, but she pretended not to notice it. They headed to the administrative office together.Cassandra filled up the form and submitted her photo. It was about half an hour later when she was done.“Do you think I can get in?” she asked Wyatt.“There shouldn’t be any issues, especially since I’m the one who introduced you.”“Who else have you introduced?”He smiled. “A few of the people at my laboratory. Don’t worry, everything was done in accordance w
When Cassandra turned to look at Wyatt, she happened to see Ned and a pretty woman walk in. They approached Wyatt, and the woman started talking to him. At this moment, Ned looked right into Cassandra’s eyes.There was something where their eyes met that others couldn’t read.“Wyatt? What are you doing here?” Ivory was surprised.“Oh, I introduced Cassandra to the Pharmacists’ Association, so we dropped by here for pizza,” Wyatt said. Then, he glanced at Ned. It was impossible to miss Ned when he stood out so obviously. Wyatt smiled. “I suppose this is the renowned President Lawrence? I’ve heard your name more than any other, you know.”Ned merely smiled. It was an arrogant and proud one; it was as if he couldn’t care less about anyone or anything.Annie also saw Ned with another woman. She knew he had spent the night at Cassandra’s before, and couldn’t help feeling angry on Cassandra’s behalf.Still, Ned was her benefactor, and she had vowed to sell her soul to him. She couldn’t
Needless to say, it had to be Ned. He placed his leg on hers, and she couldn’t move.She jolted and thought angrily, ‘How can he do this in front of so many people?!’ He once said he wouldn’t let her go even if she was dating someone else, but she didn’t expect him to be serious about it. How dare he do something so bold in front of everyone!“Didn’t you want to go to the restroom? Why aren’t you moving?” Wyatt asked.Cassandra looked awkward. “On second thought, the food’s almost here. I want to enjoy it while it’s hot.”He chuckled. “Well, I guess something has you hooked.”Cassandra found Ned’s actions to be hatefully inappropriate. She was terrified the others would catch them like this and wanted to remove his leg, but he refused to budge. At the same time, she was afraid the others would notice them if she was too forceful. Ned seemed dead set on exposing their fling to the world.Throughout the meal, Ned kept his leg over hers.Annie’s attention was on her camera as she r
After the meal, the three pairs went their separate ways. Cassandra and Wyatt left together, after which she went straight home. She felt that things were going pretty well without Ned’s harassment; this was how life was supposed to be like when one was alone, anyway. Unlike Annie, she hadn’t proclaimed she’d stay single for life as she had her own beliefs. Cassandra believed that whether or not she had a partner, she would still live her life as best as she could. She wouldn’t allow her happiness to depend on a man, nor would she allow him to affect her future. She was an independent person.Annie edited the video she had recorded and uploaded it online. She also showed it to Jonah.She was sensitive enough to detect the slight change in Jonah’s attitude toward her. She didn’t know what had caused this change because she hadn’t heard his speech about her professionalism in dissecting the cadaver.Meanwhile, Ned dropped Ivory home. She chattered throughout the journey, but he only a
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