"Not too well. She has muscle pain from a cold, and it seems to be pretty bad. She's on an IV drip," Isobel said."Okay, I'll head there right away. Send me her location and her contact information," Dexter said. "I originally wanted to arrive in Deltz tomorrow, but it looks like that's not happening. Have a safe trip.""Thanks." Isobel smiled. Dexter was so meticulous. He knew she was in Deltz and wanted to return to send her off.She appreciated his sincerity.She hung up and sent him the address and name of Celeste's hospital. Then, she heaved a sigh of relief.Celeste was sick while abroad alone; she had to be feeling especially lonely. Even if Isobel couldn't be there, Celeste would probably feel better having a familiar face around.Hugo came over from the kitchen while on the phone. It seemed he was telling his assistant to prepare the contract."The contract will be delivered at two o'clock, right after lunch," he said to Isobel and Leslie."Alright." After arranging ev
"What are you doing here?" Isobel frowned slightly, her disgust evident."I got in through the proper recruitment process; I didn't pull any strings," Ian said. "Where have you been?""Away for work." She turned to leave."Isobel, I'm glad we're gonna be working together from now on," he said. "Besides, my sister is wooing Joshua. I bet we'll be one big happy family in the future."Isobel was speechless. How could he be so tasteless?She and Shannon had gotten along well as children, but that had ended when they'd started elementary school. Why was Ian…Isobel did not say anything and went to her office. She wanted to call Laura Jackson, the HR director but decided against it after some thought. She knew Ian was good at what he did; this batch of new recruits would be based at the Deltz branch, and he'd been recruited based on his ability. She didn't have any reason to fire him.Isobel could only pray things at Deltz were settled as quickly as possible so Ian could be sent there
"When will you be discharged?" Dexter asked Celeste."Tomorrow. About two in the afternoon.""I'll accompany you. You have too many things and can't move them alone.""Will you be in Emmeria for long? I'm afraid I'll take up too much of your time." Celeste tilted her head and looked at Dexter. She thought to herself, 'He's doing a great job just to butter Isobel up.'"No, it's fine. I just returned from a business trip; I'd only be resting in Deltz."Celeste frowned. "Aren't you going back to Deltz to see Isobel?""She has something on. Besides, she's returning to Merania soon. We wouldn't have made it."Celeste nodded slowly. "Oh, I see."'He didn't have time to see Isobel, so he visited me to win some brownie points.'She had to remember to sing his praises to Isobel.Dexter smiled. He suddenly had the urge to pinch Celeste's face but knew it would be too rash.The drip was almost finished, so Dexter pressed the bell to call for the doctor."Is this bottle the last one, o
At around 2:00 a.m., Celeste woke up. The lights in the room had already been turned off. As she drowsily looked at the faint glow of the night light on Dexter's face, something seemed to change in her. Then again, perhaps it was because she was half-awake. She soon fell asleep again.The following morning, after another IV drip, Celeste was finally discharged from the hospital. This time, she wore a baggy sweater and looked more like a student. Her eyes were bright, and she looked fairy-like.The hospital wasn't far from her residence. Dexter helped her carry her things. They chatted as they returned to Celeste's residence.Celeste was staying at Cassandra's old place."Do you usually stay here?" Dexter sized up the house. It was quite spacious and clean, and the furnishing wasn't too bad."Oh, I'm at the dorm most of the time because I'm a little scared to sleep here alone. I came here since I had to change after being discharged and all." Although Celeste had recovered, she was
Celeste glanced at the fridge. "I've never cooked before, so I naturally don't have any ingredients.""What do you want to eat?""Pizza? I'll treat you as thanks for accompanying me. Otherwise, I would've been so exasperated," Celeste said."No, it's fine. It's not too late to treat me when you graduate and start earning money," Dexter said.They went to a pizzeria.During dinner, Celeste asked Dexter many questions, such as where he'd graduated from, what he'd studied…He was extremely patient and answered them one by one."You just said that you have an older brother. Did he also graduate from Rale University?" she asked."Is this an inquisition?" Dexter asked with a smile.Celeste thought, 'I'm just looking out for Isobel. What if her future brother-in-law isn't easy to get along with?""My brother graduated from Jaires University.""Oh, I have two cousins, Benjamin and Hector, who are also studying there. What a coincidence." Celeste smiled"Is that so? Is one of them I
Isobel prepared a PowerPoint presentation for her confession and saved it elsewhere. She wanted to wait until she and Dexter were alone to play it for him.The presentation was very romantic and moving. As she prepared it, she couldn't help smiling sweetly.She even told Celeste that she had finished the PowerPoint presentation for her confession to Dexter."As a man, shouldn't he be the one confessing to you? How can an outstanding goddess like yourself confess to him? He's so pompous!" Celeste felt a little angry on Isobel's behalf."Well, I've liked him for years, so I have to express myself. Maybe he thinks it hasn't been long since we've known each other, but I don't want anyone else to snap him up.""Alright, then. I hope everything works out. Let me know how it goes!" Celeste said."Okay."When Isobel was done preparing for the event, she specially instructed the commerce department to send an invitation for Dexter to Nakheel Corporation.Nakheel Corporation was Hugo and
Two days later.Isobel had been busy for the past few days preparing PowerPoint presentations and communicating with the technical department about technical issues. She would speak later and was still reviewing her presentation to ensure everything was okay.Finally, she called Dexter."Are you coming?" she asked."Where to?""My company's promotional meeting." It sounded like he had no idea about it."Your company is holding a promotional meeting? Congratulations," Dexter said."They didn't send you an invitation?""No, but it doesn't matter. I'll be there," Dexter said calmly."Hurry, okay? The meeting is at my company. I'll be speaking later," Isobel said.She had been busy for the past few days and thought Liesel would handle this matter. Unexpectedly, it did not go well. She did not know where things had gone wrong.Taking her laptop with her, she went to the lobby and opened the file to show the first slide. It read, "Prime Drones' New Models". The PowerPoint was in b
Hugo raised his hand lazily and showed the invitation to Dexter."They probably invited the head of each company. Maybe Isobel wanted both of us to come," Dexter muttered, seemingly confused.Hugo narrowed his eyes. "I'm leaving."Dexter tugged at his sleeve. "Come on, stay a little longer. It's a big day for Isobel. If you leave now, she'll be humiliated.""I don't need to stroke her ego."Dexter chuckled. "How about I buy you a drone? You can use it to monitor your wives in the future; it'll capture everything they do. I'll buy you the smallest and most advanced one.""Alright, then. Thanks." Hugo sat down again.Dexter got up to pick out a drone.Hugo watched Isobel. Her eyes were glued to Dexter the whole time.Soon, Dexter came over with a drone."What do you think of this one, Hugo?" he asked. "The camera's extremely high-spec and doesn't make any noise when it flies."Hugo didn't say anything and put it away.When the promotional meeting ended, Isobel said, "We've pr
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