Not long after, Cassandra returned. When she saw that Celeste's book had been published, she smiled. "Not bad.""That's right. Your son and daughter are both very promising," Isobel said. "Hector's majoring in programming and has a bright future ahead of him. I heard he's already set up a search engine and is making plenty of money.""I've just read the comic, and the plot's really something else. I'm gonna hand this copy to Moonlight Entertainment and have them evaluate whether it's suitable to be adapted into a drama." Calvin said, "Ned, can you lend me one of your two books? I'll send it to the person in charge tomorrow.""I'll give you mine. Anyway, I'll be…" Cassandra wanted to give her book to Calvin. She wanted to say that she would be very busy recently and wouldn't have time to read it."I'll give you mine. After all, my daughter's the one who drew it. I can get a copy from her anytime I want," Ned said as he tried his best to hide his smile.They all looked at him.Calv
Isobel: [It's our family's honor to have you. Oh, right, my father told me that he wants Moonlight Entertainment to buy the film and television rights to your book. He said that it's very easy for this drama to be a hit with such a great plot. He also said that in order to raise your value, he's prepared to give you five million dollars for the copyright. This way, when you publish a book in the future, no one will dare to give you a cheap price.]Celeste's eyes lit up. [Wow. Thank Uncle Calvin on my behalf. He's the best!]Isobel: [Settle down and keep a low profile. Let's talk about it after you get the money.]Celeste was especially happy and went to class.She listened to this lesson very attentively.After class, she saw she'd received several WhatsApp messages. Isobel had sent them to her—they were screenshots of the comments she'd received on her post, and they were all saying they wanted to buy Celeste's comic.At this moment, Celeste was still a nobody who had yet to exp
Celeste went to open the door with her pen in hand. The delivery guy from the restaurant was there, and there was someone behind him—Dexter.The smile on Celeste's face immediately fell.She took the takeout and wanted to close the door, but Dexter had already entered the house. He was carrying a huge food box.He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and the food box in his hand looked especially high-class. Instantly, it made the takeout in Celeste's hand look unpresentable."Are you eating takeout again?" He stared at her food.Celeste rolled her eyes and ignored him. She sat by the coffee table.Dexter did not say anything when he saw how hostile she was.Actually, he felt wronged. He'd treated Isobel like he would anyone else; the only mistake he'd made was to be blind enough to miss her feelings for him. Why did Celeste think it was so unforgivable?He'd later understood what Celeste's message meant. Using the word "already" wasn't appropriate, but he didn't explain hi
Although Celeste did not have a big appetite, she had not eaten these things for a long time. Unknowingly, she had eaten a third of it.At this moment, the door opened…The living room of the house faced the main door. The first thing Dexter saw was the scene of Celeste gobbling the food.Celeste felt very awkward."Oh, there's also a bottle of ketchup. It was in the car. I forgot to give it to you just now." With that, he placed it before her.At this moment, Celeste's mind suddenly went blank, as if someone had "possessed" her. She knew that Dexter was teasing her, but she couldn't do anything about it. After all, she had been caught red-handed.She stared at Dexter in a daze.Before he left, he even said, "Eat slowly!"With that, he walked out. This time, she heard the lock click.Celeste knew that the ketchup was nothing but an excuse; he just wanted to catch her in the act. She'd lost the appetite to eat. Anyway, she was already full.Her phone pinged. It was a WhatsApp
"Good morning, President Flint," Isobel said."It's not exactly morning anymore," Hugo said lazily as he put down the club and dusted his hands.Walking to his desk, he pulled out a wet tissue and began wiping his hands."Where's the list?" he asked."It's here," said Isobel.She took out the list from her bag and placed it on Hugo's desk.When she retracted her hand, she happened to see Celeste's book, Possession.She frowned slightly and wondered what it was doing there.She picked it up and flipped through it, seeing that it was a copy that Celeste had autographed.Isobel's frown deepened. The books that Celeste had sent to her were all unsigned; only the ones sent to Emmeria would've been signed. This meant this one had come from Emmeria…Just as Isobel was puzzled, there was another knock on Hugo's office door.Hugo told the person at the door to enter and glanced at Isobel to see her staring at the book dazedly.The person who entered was from a gaming company under t
Only then did Isobel realize that Hugo had brought her to Deltzmall, a famous mecca for shopping.When they reached the floor where the clothes and bags were sold, she asked him, "Why'd you bring me here?""Take whatever you like. I'll pay."Isobel was speechless. How generous he sounded.She had a feeling that Hugo was looking down upon them from a high vantage point. He didn't necessarily say anything but knew what was happening. He'd probably long since known that she had feelings for Dexter and that he didn't reciprocate those feelings. Yet, he hadn't said a word to her. He'd probably brought her here today to console her on his brother's behalf.Now, Hugo probably also knew that Dexter liked Celeste…All this while, Isobel had been getting excited over nothing.She'd suppressed her sorrow earlier, but Hugo's actions of consoling made it wash over her in waves.Isobel looked up sadly. "President Flint, I've long since passed the age of being able to be cheered up by candy a
However, Isobel knew that Hugo had a fiancée. She also felt that he probably knew a Meranian woman like herself would never marry a man with more than one wife. She didn't think much of it."Where are you going after this?" Hugo asked."Back to the office.""I'll drive you."Isobel was about to turn him down but gave in when she saw how stubborn he looked.On the way, Isobel received a call from Calvin."Isobel, Moonlight Entertainment's gonna buy the rights to 'Possession', and I've already told Celeste about it. Hits like these have to be bought early. When will you be back? Will you be with Dexter?" Calvin had vaguely sensed something was wrong with her.Isobel didn't say anything for a moment. Bringing Dexter home? She was already humiliated enough as it was. The person he liked was Celeste.Celeste kept trying to call her. She glanced at it, then said to Calvin, "No, I'm really busy with work lately, so I'll be alone. Also, Celeste is calling me. I should answer it."Afte
And so, when Isobel entered the hotel room, one of the hotel's employees brought her a hot water bottle, saying that a certain Mr. Flint had asked them to do this.Though it warmed her, she couldn't help thinking about how he must've picked this up from years of experience of coaxing other women. In any case, he'd have four wives to care for in the future. He'd obviously have to be fair. On the way home, Hugo turned to glance at the cushion that Isobel had sat on…When he got home, he put it in his bedroom.For the next few days, Isobel spent most of her time in the hotel because she was not feeling well. She did not go out much.Celeste called occasionally but never mentioned that Dexter had been to Emmeria. Isobel did not ask either.About a week later, she returned to Genovia after settling the matters at Deltz.Things weren't going well in her love life, but her successful career made up for it.Back in Genovia, Dana decided to hand over the company to Isobel. She was tire
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