Wyatt was even happier than Cassandra over Hector’s birth.His heart went out to her. “You need to get someone to care for you since you’re all alone here…”Cassandra had told her sisters about coming to Emmeria to study, but hadn’t mentioned a thing about her pregnancy. Besides, Fiona kept bringing Jeremy up lately and went on about how much Elliott loved him.She wondered whether they had gotten together. Or perhaps, were they in the process of getting together?Cassandra was afraid her being pregnant with Ned’s child would make Jeremy feel awkward, so she hadn’t said a thing to Fiona.Plus, Cassandra’s mother was almost eighty. Since the James incident, Madam Addaway basically never left the house and seemed to age a decade overnight. Leaving the house was difficult for her, let alone leaving the country. Besides, Madam Addaway was rather traditional—who knew what she would say about Cassandra getting pregnant out of wedlock?By the time she left the hospital, Wyatt had alread
When the Zimmerman family sat down for dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman couldn’t help finding the baby situation awfully strange. Besides, Wyatt had obviously been in his own home. Why would he be preparing milk for a baby in his home? Ivory happened to hear them chatting about this.“Wyatt was making milk for a baby in his home?” She looked shocked. “Do you guys think he has a child?”She suspected the baby belonged to Cassandra. The fact that Wyatt had lied to them proved that he was afraid people would find out about Cassandra having a baby. Wyatt had to be the father—why else would he be caring for the baby?They were working together in Emmeria, and had loads in common. It was only natural for them to start dating and even marry.Ivory was excited. Ned had been dispirited lately, and was never in the mood to do much with her whenever she went to see him. She knew it was because of Cassandra’s departure.If he heard about Cassandra having Wyatt’s baby, he’d probably give up on h
Genovia.Ned hadn’t been to the pharmaceutical factory for a long time. His subordinates would report to him if anything went wrong.He would spend his days at New East Investment, Phosphorescence, or Merry Me. Lawrence Pharmaceutical brought him a huge chunk of his revenue, but he refused to go there. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to help himself from glancing in a certain direction, only to be overwhelmed by disappointment.Sheila had also heard about Cassandra leaving Genovia after Ned had kissed her in public, and she was pretty happy about it. She knew Cassandra had been up to no good—the Lawrence and Mckenny families had gotten along fine before she came along, and things had been awkward between Ned and Roger because of her. Now that she was gone, the source of their awkwardness was gone, and things could go back to how they used to be.Since neither of them had managed to win her over, Ned had nothing to be pleased about. He had no right to gloat! So what if he’d acquir
All of the Lawrence family knew Ned had bought Cassandra’s apartment and stayed there most days. They were still on the fence about this relationship—if it could be called a relationship—and wondered whether Ned was still the same Ned. Perhaps he had changed after being rejected so harshly by Cassandra.Ashlyn wanted to tell Cassandra about this, but the latter had changed her number and couldn’t be contacted. It was more likely than not that she wasn’t interested in Ned at all, so Ashlyn didn’t ask Fiona for Cassandra’s number. Ashlyn was upset by this, though. Even if the sky had crashed on them, Cassandra shouldn’t have changed her number without any warning. Hadn’t they been pretty good friends before this?In Calvin’s eyes, Ned was only hung up on Cassandra because she hadn’t given in to him. If she had, their fling would’ve ended long ago.Ned went to a high-end bar.He asked for a private room all to himself, and the owner quickly arranged for a few bar girls to accompany hi
Meanwhile, at the Weiss household… “Annie, please just give this one a shot. You’re already twenty-five! Your mother and I were already married at that age, but you don’t even have a boyfriend! All you do is carry your phone around and make silly videos. Look, a friend of mine told me about this young man—he’s pretty nice, and works as a journalist at Genovian Financial. Everyone knows what a great company that is! He may not be as qualified as you in terms of education, but few men in Genovia can claim that. It’s not like we expect anything out of him,”Japheth Weiss, renowned theater artist, said to his daughter.“Dad, what makes you think I’m making silly videos? Short videos are the way to go now! You theater artists are proper performers, but look where that’s gotten you. Besides, why would I bother looking for a man if I don’t expect anything from him? You’re so set in your ways!” Annie retorted. “There’s no denying that the theater can’t afford to pay you anymore, just like ho
At this moment, Annie saw a drone fly toward them. The second floor of the coffee shop was only fenced in, so nothing stopped the drone from flying in. She frowned and said, “Whose drone is this? Doesn’t the owner know how to respect others’ privacy?”Juan merely smiled. “You said you know President Lawrence, right? Can you introduce me to him? I’ve been thinking of writing an article on Genovia’s influential entrepreneurs, and it’d be perfect if I could write one on him. What do you say?”“President Lawrence isn’t interested!” Annie was thoroughly repulsed by Juan. Where in the world had her father found this guy?“How would you know when you’re not…” Juan began, but Annie didn’t give him the chance to finish his sentence.She stood up and said, “You settle the bill!” Then, she left.She couldn’t take it anymore.Annie wasn’t frugal, but didn’t want to be generous this time. She would die before paying for a meal with him.She threw a tantrum when she got home. “Dad, where did
“President Lawrence, can I have an interview with you?” Juan asked. “I didn’t have your number, so I had no choice but to take such a rude approach.”“I don’t have the time for that.” Ned turned Juan down without hesitation.“Don’t be like that, President Lawrence. I’m Annie Weiss’ boyfriend. Why don’t you give me a chance for her sake? The magazine needs a bigwig to grace the cover, and you’re the only person who fits the bill. Who else would have the right?” Juan said sycophantically.“Annie Weiss?” Ned gave him a sharp look. “Why didn’t she tell me about this? Tell her to talk to me.”“Uh…” Juan thought all entrepreneurs loved having people suck up to them. Coupled with using Annie’s name, he thought he had the interview in the bag. Unfortunately for him, Ned didn’t fall for his tricks.“Leave!” Ned commanded.Everyone at Genovian Financial knew how tough it was to get an interview with Ned Lawrence. He wasn’t interested in becoming famous; he was just bold in business.Juan
Ivory still had to give Juan an answer, though.Ivory: [I talked to Ned about it. He wanted to do it for my sake, but he didn’t want to be in the limelight. Maybe you’ll have better luck next time.]Juan scoffed when he saw this and muttered to himself, “Yeah, right! He obviously couldn’t care less about you! What an airhead.”Wait, she was rich and airheaded—wasn’t this exactly what he wanted? Besides, she didn’t look half bad. If he could marry her, he’d be settled for life!Juan could immediately tell Ivory meant nothing to Ned. Perhaps she thought of him as her boyfriend, but on the flip side, he couldn’t care less about her.Since there was a chink in her armor, he could wiggle his way in there……Ivory felt utterly humiliated. To save face, she continued texting him.Ivory: [You know about my brother, Wyatt, right?]Juan: [Yeah, of course. He owns Boyle Laboratory in Genovia and is currently doing his post-doctoral study in Emmeria. He’s pretty well-known internationally
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