Ned wasn't sure whether he loved Cassandra or his own flesh and blood more. Judging from how he felt about Tommy, he probably loved Cassandra more than anything else. And because of his love for her, he would also love her child.…Cassandra held Hector's hand as they walked into Ned's block. As they waited for the elevator, an unknown man joined them.She pressed the button for the eighth floor after getting into the elevator. The other party glanced at the button she pressed, but didn't press any other button.Cassandra wondered whether the stranger was also here to see Ned. Then again, he could be here for Ned's neighbor.They got out of the elevator. Cassandra knocked on Ned's door. To her surprise, the other party waited beside her. It seemed he was also here for Ned.Well, it wasn't surprising. Ned had an expansive network; there were probably countless people who wanted to see him.Ned opened the door. When he saw the man with Cassandra and Hector, he thought they had com
This was such a sudden turn of events.Ned had abstained from sex for two years; he never expected an old flame to suddenly show up on his door with an illegitimate child. Coupled with Cassandra being also in Genovia, he thought he had handled the matter too hastily.If he had more time, he would've investigated Quinn and the people in her life. Had he known about Uriah, he would've chosen a different method to deal with this mess—at the very least, they wouldn't have any chance of biting him in the ass.Hector looked at Cassandra, then at Ned."Have you and Wyatt registered your marriage?" Ned asked.Cassandra had just regained her composure from her anger and heartache. She looked at Hector and said, "No. His family is against us."Ned also looked at Hector. "Why would they be against it when you've already given birth to their grandson?""Because I slapped his sister. How's that for a reason?" She raised her head to look at him. She was on the brink of tears, but held them ba
Uriah merely wanted to show Ned he meant business. He knew if pushed Ned too far, he wouldn't get a single dime out of Ned.To Uriah’s dismay, Ned wasn't the slightest bit bothered. Now that Cassandra knew the truth, it was equivalent to the whole world knowing. If she knew nothing about this, he couldn't care less if the whole world knew.He went to work like normal.Damien called him and commanded him to head home, though."What's up, Dad?" Ned couldn't care less what others thought of him. Life went on."Come home, now!" Damien roared, obviously upset."Okay."Since Cassandra's departure, Ned had actually been making arrangements to hand his work over to someone before leaving the country.However, he was a proud man and didn't trust others when it came to professional matters. So, he didn't have anyone to rely on.In the end, he couldn't find anyone to take over for him.When he got home, Damien looked at him grimly. "Well, explain yourself, O Mighty Ned. I told you to de
Two days later, Ned landed in Emmeria and headed straight to Cassandra's place.He knew Kane Laboratory was in Blica. He had also asked Sam to ask Peter for Cassandra's address.Cassandra was taken aback when she saw Ned standing at her door as she got ready to leave for work. Was she dreaming?Then, it all came back to her—his scumbag ways and apathy toward his illegitimate son. Her expression turned frosty in an instant."Where are you going?" he demanded.She showed him her watch and snapped, "President Lawrence, you may not understand this, but we ordinary people have office hours to follow. It's almost 9:00 a.m., and I need to head to work."After that, she shut the door behind her and headed to the laboratory without sparing him another glance.Despite physically being in the laboratory, Cassandra's heart wasn't in her work. What was Ned doing here? He had some nerve, showing up at her doorstep when he already had an illegitimate son! She had already made up her mind not t
Ned's words were obviously beyond Hector's comprehension. He looked completely lost."You should call me Daddy from now on," Ned told him."But…" In Hector's mind, he already had one dad. How could Ned be his dad, too?Ned knew he couldn't push this. Anyway, now that he was in Emmeria, it was a matter of time before Hector learned to think of him as his father.He returned to Cassandra's apartment with Hector in his arms and dismissed Mrs. Cheadle.Then, he brought Hector to get a paternity test done. When Ned studied in Emmeria, his university was in Novarc, not Blica. So, he didn't have any property or cars here. Still, he hailed a taxi and brought Hector to buy all sorts of toys. Then, they even went to the theme park and took plenty of photos together.In the photos, they both beamed at the camera.That night, they had dinner outside.When Cassandra got home, she saw the lights were off; everything was shrouded in darkness.She called Mrs. Cheadle, but the call went unansw
Cassandra's gaze practically bore holes in him. "Are you taking the shameless route and staying here with us? There are only two rooms here—one is mine, and one is Hector's. You can sleep on the floor for all I care, and don't you dare poison us with your hazardous cooking!"Then, she returned to her room and slammed the door shut, bursting into angry tears now that she was alone.Who did Ned think he was, coming and going as he pleased? Did he have a kink for disrupting her life? And how could he bring himself to show up on her doorstep when he already had an illegitimate son?After a while, Ned knocked on her door. She didn't say anything."Dinner's ready. Come out and eat," he said.She was starving, but she didn't want to touch anything he'd cooked.However, he didn't relent. "Cass, open the door."This was his first time addressing her with such a nickname. Hector joined him, calling, "Mommy, come out and eat!"Cassandra wiped her tears and opened the door. She caressed
Ned's career as a househusband started well. He woke up early to prepare breakfast for Cassandra."You had better do a good job watching Hector. Don't keep him cooped up inside with his eyes glued to the TV. Take him to the park for a walk or something…" There was one more thing she didn't say—to not give Hector away as he had done with his other son."Alright. I'll make him something else when he wakes up," Ned said.Cassandra didn't respond. She left for work right after breakfast.Today, Ned brought Hector to the museum and also to play basketball. After that, he went to collect the results of the paternity test.Though he instinctively felt Hector was his son, he didn't dare check the results. He was afraid he was wrong about everything, and that all his efforts were for naught. He didn't know how to proceed from here if Hector's father was someone else.Ultimately, he gritted his teeth and checked the results, which showed there was a 99 percent chance of them being father a
When Cassandra got home that evening, Ned was already cooking dinner.She didn't know why he was in such a good mood, but he whistled a cheery tune as he bustled around the kitchen. Her frosty attitude didn't seem to dampen his spirits.She sat down at the dining table after putting her things away. Then, she saw the results of the paternity test.So, he found out the truth in the end…Was he going to treat Hector as he had his other son?Ned brought the food to the table. He didn't say anything when he saw Cassandra holding the results."He's my son and has nothing to do with you. I won't ask you for money or anything else. I've lived like this for the past two years, and things will continue this way. Don't you dare try to send Hector away!" Cassandra said coldly."What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Aren't you gonna tell him I'm his father?" Ned was a little angry."Ned, you have lovers all over the world. I'm sure there are plenty of kids who'd love having you as a fath
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