Cassandra's post-doctoral course was finally over.Previously, she had flown to Genovia several times to discuss the establishment of the laboratory with Calvin and Ned. Cassandra's current persona was that of a "famous oncology expert" and the research leader of Lawrence Pharmaceutical's oncology center. This matter had been reported many times by the media in the country. Everyone knew Cassandra was a Lesian native who had returned from Emmeria to contribute to the country's medical industry.In the end, she and Ned landed in Genovia.In the past two years, Ned would sometimes bring Hector back to visit, but they would leave after a few days because Cassandra missed him.Everyone in the Lawrence family knew about Ned and Cassandra. They all knew that Ned had really encountered a tough opponent this time. He cooked, cleaned, and raised a child without any regrets…However, the two of them had never gotten married, and Cassandra had no intention of registering their marriage. They
After Hector returned from Emmeria, he entered the kindergarten Lawrence Pharmaceutical had set up for its employees and slowly grew up.Genovia's leaves turned green and yellow with the passage of time. Many things had happened…Wyatt had never married, and his laboratory was still the same. Cassandra had often thought about it and wanted to help him but could not find an opportunity. Moreover, she couldn't bring herself to rashly help others and act as a savior.Ivory ended up with Juan. Lincoln bought them a house, and Juan was finally able to hold his head high. He drove his Mercedes-Benz to and from work, freeing himself from the life of a poor loser. His true colors were gradually revealed. Wyatt was very dissatisfied with his brother-in-law but was too cultured to mention it. He only occasionally reminded his sister to be wary of Juan.Annie probably led the best life. After she married Jonah, they had a son, Aaron Maben. They bought a villa and had Jonah's mother move in wi
"I received an order today for an emerald necklace priced at 80 million dollars. There's nothing wrong with his address. It's just an ordinary villa, but my intuition tells me something is up. I encountered an identical order many years ago…" Ashlyn said, "Moreover, the person who ordered the goods is also surnamed Addaway. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? I've been persuading myself that it's not that person." She was very anxious.Calvin frowned slightly. "Addaway? There are many people with that surname. Don't worry.""But he chose an emerald necklace. Over the years, no more than 20 people have commissioned an emerald necklace from me because it's extremely pricy. I remember every one of them very clearly!" Ashlyn's face was twisted with anxiety. She suspected James was out of prison and out to wreak havoc. No, she knew it was him.Calvin comforted her. "Don't think too much. The 20 other people proved to be fine, right? Why would this one be the one to cause trouble? Don't
Calvin smiled and asked, "Where's your illegitimate son? How did you deal with him?"The topic of "illegitimate children" was the last thing Ned wanted to talk about in the past few years. "Don't mention it.""Ashlyn recently received an order from someone who wanted a custom-made emerald necklace, and she suspects James is behind it. Moreover, the person who commissioned the emerald necklace also has the surname Addaway. His registered name is Simon Addaway, and he has a son named Mike. Think about it carefully. If this Simon truly is James, why would he suddenly have a child? He's coming after the Lawrence family and Cassandra, so he won't waste time!"Ned said seriously, "Mike? Do you think…"He frowned slightly. He knew James was here for Ashlyn, Cassandra, and the Lawrence family.He also suspected that Mike was Tommy. James was back with a vengeance.And he was back while Ned and Cassandra's careers were at their heights."What a fucking mess! I'm gonna tuck Hector in." Wi
Cassandra frowned slightly. She was guessing who this child was.However, the lights were flashing at this moment, and everyone was filming this scene. If she were to snatch the microphone, people would evidently think she had a guilty conscience.Ned had already told her about James' release from prison, and they all knew he was back to get revenge. She immediately realized this child was only here as James' messenger. Moreover, this child might not even know that the "illegitimate child" he was talking about was most likely himself…James was so vicious!"Ned has never married her all these years because of her viciousness. Back then, she personally sent her eldest brother to prison and her boyfriend's son to an orphanage abroad. For the past few years, Ned's son has been alone. Such a cold-blooded animal is not worthy of being a human," the child said. He even spat at Cassandra.The onlookers were abuzz. They couldn't help wondering whether a highly educated individual would au
Cassandra continued with her presentation. Her professional knowledge was still very admirable, and Ned had already made it clear that what Mike said was instigated by others.Ned had been sending WhatsApp messages to tell Calvin to prevent any news about the presentation from being given to the media to minimize the impact.When the presentation was finally over, Cassandra heaved a sigh of relief.The reason she'd encountered such an unexpected situation today was definitely related to Ned's previous flirtatious nature.She remained silent and put on a cold look."What's wrong now?" Ned asked her."Who's your wife?" she asked in return.Ned's past was still a thorn in her side, but she couldn't do anything to change it. She'd also told him to handle his illegitimate son with care, yet he hadn't done a thing. Now look what had happened…"Everyone in Genovia knows it's you. Have you seen anyone here with the guts to woo you?""I'm guessing that the child who came to the venue t
"Come on, isn't your ex a basketball player? Why do you look down on basketball players so much?" Neil said to Michelle with half-lidded eyes."Neil, drop it. He's already married, so you should respect that. What's there to be jealous about?" Michelle wagged a finger at him.Everyone else was smiling with their heads lowered."Joshua's a good student, so why does he have to become a sports student? Wouldn't it be great for him to be as highly educated as Cassandra? Too many people are playing basketball, so there's too much competition. Learn from Cassandra and become a scientist. He'll be a national treasure," Michelle said."No, no, he shouldn't learn from me. I've lost my mind from all the studying—the best exhibit of that is my terrible taste," Cassandra said.At this moment, Michelle received a call from her father. Too many people were chit-chatting in the living room, so she returned to her room to answer the call."What's that supposed to mean?" Ned looked displeased."
Cassandra knew James was out to get her and Ashlyn after being released from jail. She knew he'd really, really liked Ashlyn back then, but she was surprised he hadn't given up yet. Calvin was a huge benefactor of hers, and she couldn't allow James to get what he wanted. Ned had the same mentality. After all, Calvin had helped him plenty over the past two years, and it wouldn't be too much to give him a few billion in return, let alone helping to chase away someone who wanted to snatch his sister.The necklace had only been auctioned online for a short while when people already bid on it.The other party paid for it in full, but the website was withholding the funds until the necklace was given to the other party.The other party agreed to meet at a very high-end cafe.Ned knew that the person buying the necklace was not a commoner, and he had an idea who it was.James' return vexed Ashlyn. She hoped that Calvin wouldn't take it to heart.After the two of them returned to their r
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