When Damien got to his office, Ray was waiting for him there.It was the end of the year, and Ray had just assumed his position. There were a lot of things to be done.“Hey, what’s wrong with your lip? Did Clarissa bite you?” Ray said teasingly.Damien had already seen the wound on his lip when he woke up this morning.“I bet she’s left her mark on your body as well, huh? She’s not too bad! Then again, shouldn’t you be angry at her after what happened yesterday? Don’t tell me she got the upper hand.”“How do you know I haven’t left my mark on her?” Damien asked in return.Ray shook his head. “Man, I’m not sure if I want to see or hear any of these things. I can already imagine you two together.”“Alright, that’s enough. Get to the point.”Damien walked over to his desk and put his things down. Then, he lit a cigarette.Ray started giving Damien an update on his work.Damien gave him a few pointers. After that, he went back to his office.Someone knocked on the door.“Come i
By the time Clarissa got off work, it was already past eight.She had deliberately stayed late so she didn’t have to leave with Damien.When she got back to her mother’s house, Damien wasn’t around.“Clary, you’re back! Are you hungry?” Theresa asked.“Yeah, I’m starving. I want some buffalo wings.” Clarissa missed its taste.“Oh, you! Why eat buffalo wings when you can have something healthy?”“Mom, I miss the taste of buffalo wings,” Clarissa said as she wrapped her arms around her mother’s neck.“Alright, alright. I’ll ask Mrs. Cole to make you some. Honestly, I don’t know who you take after, with your love for spicy food,” Theresa chuckled.“You, of course.”“I don’t…” Theresa suddenly switched tacks. “I guess you’re right. I loved spicy food when I was young.”Mrs. Cole made Clarissa some buffalo wings. She sat down at the dining table and ate them while watching TV.Their place wasn’t too spacious, so the dining table was in the living room.The doorbell rang, and Mrs
Several days before the holiday season, Clarissa was kept busy. She constantly worked overtime.Damien hadn’t gone to see her for the past few nights.He was very busy as well, having to manage the whole corporation. He almost didn’t contact Clarissa at all.Both were both busy with their own things.However, Damien’s chauffeur would come over in the day to move the things Theresa and Clarissa would use during the holiday season to Damien’s house.Theresa felt uneasy.“Do you think it’s appropriate for us to spend the holidays with the Lawrence family?” she asked Mrs. Cole.“Why not? He’s your son-in-law, and I can tell that he treats Clarissa pretty well,” Mrs. Cole said.It was only at this moment that Theresa smiled with relief.‘Clary doesn’t know yet that Damien already found out about the corneas.’On the day before the holiday season, everyone got to leave the office early.Lily: [Clarissa, happy holidays. See you after the holidays!]Lily had sent Clarissa a message
Clarissa remained in the courtyard, setting off all the fireworks. She refused to return to the living room.“Why isn’t she coming in?” Damien had taken off his coat and changed into loungewear.“Since Madam likes setting off the fireworks, let’s leave her be,” Mrs. Faber said.He looked at Clarissa’s figure as she squatted down in the courtyard. ‘Rather than enjoying herself, she probably just doesn’t want me to pick on her.’What did she have to fear if she hadn’t done anything wrong?Clarissa didn’t sit next to Damien as they ate dinner.He sat at one end of the table, and she sat at the other. This was representative of their roles as the patriarch and matriarch of the family, but it also meant that they were the furthest apart.“Cheers to our first year.” Damien’s gaze swept past everyone present, except for Clarissa.She didn’t know what he meant by this being their first year, but she still took a big gulp of red wine. Her face gradually turned red.“Clary, come here.”
Madelynn kept crying, as if she couldn’t find the right words.“Before this, I told you that your corneas came from my father. But the other day, my mother told me that I was wrong. She also said that the death of my father’s anniversary is actually one day later than the date that we know. She was afraid of being poor, and she couldn’t think of any other way to raise me on her own. It just so happened that the dean of the hospital was a distant relative of ours. I don’t know what my mother did, but she managed to make everyone believe that the donor of your cornea was my father. She thought that you were destined for great things, so… Damien, my mother lied to both of us for so many years, and I’ve always thought of myself as your savior. I’m so sorry, Damien. I’m so ashamed! I’ve already told my mother off for this.”This was the cover story Madelynn and Monica had decided on.They felt that they wouldn’t be able to keep the truth under wraps now that Theresa was awake. Damien wou
The people seated in the living room were the senior management staff of New East Corporation.Every year on the first day of the holiday season, they would come to visit Damien. This was a tradition.This was Clarissa’s first year with the Lawrence family, so she didn’t know about this. Furthermore, Damien hadn’t mentioned anything.She hadn’t brushed her hair or washed her face. She greeted the people in the living room with a hint of the laziness that came from rolling out of bed.They were all powerful people.When she saw them staring at her, she said awkwardly, “I… I’m just going to collect a parcel.”After that, she sped toward the door. As she turned her back to them, she quickly transferred the trash to be in front of her.This was so awkward. They had probably all seen what she was holding.A transparent plastic bag…Clarissa didn’t even put on a jacket. She ran to the main entrance, trembling. The delivery man was waiting for her there.She quickly threw the trash
When Clarissa got downstairs, she saw her mother sitting on the sofa.Mrs. Faber was serving the dishes, and they would soon be able to eat.Earlier, Theresa had secretly asked Mrs. Faber who the woman from the night before was. Mrs. Faber had told her that she was Madelynn York, a celebrity.Now, Theresa didn’t want to talk to Clarissa about Madelynn.“What are you doing, Mom?” Clarissa asked her. She wrapped an arm around Theresa’s shoulder and pulled Theresa close.“Joseph Moore, your brother’s boss, just texted me to wish me well. He has a way with words,” Theresa said as she replied to Joseph.The smartphone she was using was one that Clarissa had bought her.She still wasn’t too familiar with it, and typed slowly.Clarissa fell silent. ‘Why is everyone bringing Joseph up today?’She was just about to change the topic when Theresa said, “He seems to be a nice person. How old is he? Does he have a girlfriend?”“He just turned thirty, and I don’t think he has a girlfriend.
On the second day of the holiday season, Luke and Emily dropped by just after lunch.Luke wore an obsequious look..Emily, on the other hand, kept looking around the luxurious villa.“Mom, I’m here to see you. I went home yesterday, but the door was locked, so I figured that you were at Clary’s house. This is my girlfriend, Emily Green.” He introduced Emily to Theresa.Luke’s gaze swept over his surroundings. He didn’t see Damien or Clarissa around.Theresa didn’t like Emily. She felt that Emily’s looks were a little too seductive, and no mother-in-law would like a daughter-in-law like her. Furthermore, Emily’s eyes were sweeping around everywhere. She seemed to be the type who would never be satisfied with what she had.However, Theresa wasn’t the type to make things tough for her children.She hadn’t raised Luke right, and she had spent the past six years in a coma. What right did she have to talk bad about someone else?“Nice to meet you.” Theresa gave Emily a small gift.T
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