The next day, Zoe purposely looked at the mirror to see if she could still see the slap Susan had given her. On the surface, she couldn't see it, but it still hurt. Even the lightest touch made her wince…She put on makeup to cover it up and told Melissa she was going to Windmere City to get something.Melissa felt that Zoe had had a hard time over the past few days, so she didn't say anything and let her go. She was also heading to the city soon to deal with a perfume company that wanted to terminate its contract with Zoe. She told Zoe to leave without her so she could clean up the room. They could meet at the perfume company later.Zoe arrived at Nancy's Kitchenette.The shop was by the seaside and had a small entrance. Before getting out of the car, she spied Joshua sitting inside. His back was as straight as always.She entered the shop and said casually, "You're here already?"Joshua looked her up and down. She wore plain clothes with a white fisherman's hat, and her shades
"We were only together for three years. How could you know everything about me?" Zoe lowered her head and muttered.Joshua fell silent and started eating with a frown."What time is it?" Just as Zoe was about to finish eating, she suddenly remembered Melissa wanting her to head to Heartwing's office building. Her phone was in her bag, and she was too lazy to rummage around for it. She asked Joshua for the time almost reflexively."Why do you ask?""I need to head to Heartwing later." She sped up."To terminate the contract?" Joshua asked.Zoe was silent for a moment. She knew Joshua was quick-witted and could think of things that most people couldn't. He knew she was in a bad situation now; it was normal for companies to want to terminate their contracts with her. She nodded. "Yeah.""It's 5:00 p.m.," Joshua looked at his watch and said seriously.Zoe was stunned for a moment. She knew that it was impossible for it to be 5:00 p.m. now. She'd left the set around 11:00 a.m. and h
Zoe took her phone from her bag and saw that it was already 2:20 p.m., so she told Joshua, "I have to go now. How did you get here?""I drove. I'll go with you.""Huh?" Zoe frowned slightly."I'll accompany you when you terminate the contract.""You're going too?" Though she couldn't pinpoint it, she still felt something was amiss. She looked adorable when thinking about something. "How are you going, then?""I can drive or take your car.""But…""I'll drive. Let's go." After saying that, Joshua grabbed his car keys and left. Zoe didn't have time to think and followed him, feeling like she'd acted rashly this time. What would Melissa say about this?As she fastened her seatbelt, Joshua asked, "Where are you going after terminating the contract?""Back to the set," Zoe said."I'll send you there.""There's no need. I can take Melissa's car or drive there myself.""It's up to you. I won't force you," Joshua said.On the way, Zoe received a call from Melissa. She said that sh
After getting into the elevator, Melissa pressed the button for Heartwing's legal department.During this time, many employees saw Zoe and could not help but whisper to each other. Someone even asked, "Who's the man beside her? He's so cool and stylish."Zoe felt even more inferior. Her status as a top celebrity did not ease her inferiority complex.The people from the legal department saw them. Moreover, the man seemed to be the new nouveau riche of Windmere City, Joshua Lawrence.Someone poured coffee for them. Joshua took the teacup and said politely, "Thank you."Then, seemingly affectionately, he whispered something into Zoe's ear. "How are you returning to the set later?""I'll probably ask Melissa to bring me along," Zoe replied. Hadn't she told him this earlier?The director of the legal department felt that something was wrong. He had never heard of there being anything between Zoe and Joshua. Why…He excused himself and asked his subordinates to entertain the three of
"How did you guys get together? To me, someone like Joshua wouldn't fall for anyone easily," Melissa suddenly said.How had they gotten together?When Zoe was 19 years old, there was another woman from her hometown who was also studying in Blica. Her name was Lindsey Quell, and she loved watching handsome guys, especially those who played basketball. Whenever Zoe looked for her, she would find her at the basketball court. Zoe said she wanted to go to the library, but Lindsey said, "The library isn't half as interesting as watching handsome guys. Now that we're in university, we should relax and do fun things. Look at that guy. Isn't he handsome? His name is Joshua Lawrence."Zoe wasn't in the mood. The sun was setting, and she had to return to her university, yet Lindsey was still hanging around the basketball court. Zoe was very anxious.The basketball game was finally over, and the players left the court.Zoe complained, "Have you spent all your tuition on this Joshua?""What?"
After that, Zoe was busy with class and exams and had no time to go to MIT. When she next went, it was autumn. She saw Joshua in the cafeteria. He was wearing a jacket, which made him look even more handsome.Joshua walked past her and said, "The sketch was pretty good."Zoe looked at him innocently. "What?""You drew me well."She had almost forgotten about the sketch of him and was pretty happy to hear him compliment her. She smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it.""Can you continue drawing me in the future?" Joshua asked.Zoe nodded obediently. "Sure."They had great impressions of each other. To Joshua, Zoe wasn't pretentious, unlike other girls who had all kinds of thoughts in their eyes. He liked that about her and had noticed her much earlier.She was too beautiful to miss.All they wanted was to be together; marriage was not a given. Who would've expected……"A school romance, huh?" Melissa said. "Your first time was with him, right?"Zoe scooted closer to the wind
Calvin couldn't discern how Joshua felt for Zoe and how far they'd gone. Things were pretty ambiguous, so he hadn't asked Zoe to terminate the contract so easily.Actually, it wasn't impossible to resolve this. Anything that could be handled with money wasn't an actual issue.However, Neil was infuriated when he heard this. He firmly refused to let Calvin interfere in this matter anymore and said he'd act as if he'd never known Calvin if Calvin interfered. Joshua was only 25 years old and couldn't be blamed for falling for someone like Zoe. Life was so long; he had plenty of chances to meet someone better. Joshua was the oldest son and had no business marrying an actress. Besides, Neil was pretty against school romances. Hadn't he and Ariana fallen for each other in their school days? Look at how adamantly against them Damien had been!"I understand," Joshua said.Then, he called Zoe.Zoe had just arrived at the hotel and wanted to rest. She found it strange to receive a call from
Zoe smiled. "Ex-girlfriend, you mean. Things between us are in the past now, and I've slowly learned to love Dan. He's pretty great, actually. As a rich kid, he's quite down-to-earth, loyal, and buys me plenty of stuff. Oh, Philip called me today and apologized. He said he was just teaching me a lesson and would make everything return to normal soon. Anyway, did you know Dan and I are marrying soon?"Joshua stared at Zoe. After a while, he said, "No, I didn't.""We've only just decided on it. My father-in-law did this because he wanted us to get married as soon as possible. We're engaged and have already done everything couples should do, so why not get married? I've thought things through, and my mother is happy to see me marry young.""You can't marry him!""Who are you to me? Many things have happened in the past year, things that you know nothing of. If we hadn't run into each other, I would've forgotten about you," Zoe said.When Joshua heard this, he stood up from his chair
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