"Back already?" Hugo asked calmly."President Flint, can I trouble you to give me my bag?" Isobel asked."Come and get it yourself."Isobel was speechless.She stood in the middle of the living room, looking upset."Scared?" He looked up at her."What do I have to be scared of?""Since you're not afraid, come and get it. I guarantee that Valerio won't do anything to you," Hugo said.Isobel wondered how he could be so rogueish. Still, since he said that Valerio wouldn't do anything to her, she chose to believe him for the time being. After all, he had to take responsibility if Valerio were to bite someone to death.She mustered her courage and walked over. Valerio was obedient the whole time, but she was just about to touch her bag when he moved, frightening her and making her scream. She fell onto the sofa with her head against Hugo's shoulder. She was in a sorry state. Hugo took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her.Isobel's heart was racing as she stared at him."Wh
Hector and Benjamin were both handsome young men. After getting into Isobel's car, the two of them started talking.They had originally planned to go to East Ashweir for the summer vacation, but they heard from their fathers that Isobel had set up a branch company in Deltz, so they'd come to Deltz. After all, Deltz was a shopping paradise."Where are we staying?" Benjamin asked Isobel."At my place.""That's great—we can save on our accommodation! Uncle Calvin wants us to help test a game, though. It's the one based on Celeste's comic, 'Possession'. Apparently, it's ready, and they want us to look out for bugs. You'll have to drop us off at Dexter's company tomorrow," Hector said."Okay." Isobel's heart sank.Dexter's company was Hugo's company."Speaking of which, Celeste is really lucky. Not only did she sell the film and television rights for her first comic, but she also sold the game rights. Even the heavens can't wait to put money in her pocket. I also heard that Dexter is
"Sure, I'm okay with that. After all, this game is based on my sister's original work. What about you, Benjamin?" Hector asked Benjamin, who was engrossed in the game."I'm fine with anything.""Alright, that's settled. Come to my house for dinner tonight. I have a tiger at home; you guys can check him out." Hugo stood up after saying that."Really? Hugo, you've got guts," Benjamin said. "I'd love having a tiger as a pet, too, but…"After saying that, he glanced at Hector. They knew what was going on in each other's minds—the situations were different in their respective homelands.After the two of them finished testing the game, Benjamin called Isobel and said that he and Hector would not be home for dinner that night. They were heading to Hugo's place."Hugo? Since when did you guys have such a good relationship with him?" Isobel asked reluctantly."Is there a problem? He's our senior and invited us to intern at the gaming company this summer to fix bugs. It's not too much to
The following morning, Hector and Benjamin had breakfast at home before heading to Hugo's company. By then, Isobel had already woken up and gone to the branch office.After playing games for a while, Benjamin was a little tired, so he said to Hugo, "Hugo, do you know any local women in Deltz? My faculty wants us to do a market survey to determine the needs of local women toward cosmetics and gauge the economic level of this area. At the same time, we also have to find out what the most popular cosmetic brand is. If you do know any local women, can you do me a favor and give me the information? Do you have time for that?"Benjamin's major at Jaires was business, so this "market survey" was consistent with his major. It was just that the time he raised the question was a little inappropriate.Hugo glanced at him."Alright, let's exchange numbers. I'll send you the information through WhatsApp."Hugo knew that Benjamin was asking for Isobel, and Benjamin knew that he knew. Still, the
"President Flint, how can I help you?" Isobel answered the call with a straight face."Since you want to return the things to me, you should return them all. What do you mean by returning only one item?" Hugo asked, "Are you playing hard to get?"Isobel's tone was neither servile nor overbearing as she said, "You're overthinking this, President Flint. The other things are in Merania, so I'll personally deliver them to you when I return to Merania.""Remember, you have to deliver it personally!" Hugo said.Isobel frowned slightly. She'd said the wrong thing, and he'd caught her again."Can't I have them mailed to you?" she asked."Of course not. Whose fault will it be if it goes missing?" Hugo said with ease."Alright, but you'll have to wait for a while. I've been very busy recently," Isobel said."That's fine. As long as it's not until the end of time, I'll wait." Hugo hung up after saying that.After that, Isobel was indeed very busy. She often had meetings and went to sign
It could be seen that Celeste was a lucky person. She loved drawing but had never thought about what she wanted to do with her life. Publishing books, filming television dramas, and creating a game were not within her consideration, yet she had already done them all. All she'd thought about was doing her own thing without considering the future, but a bright future had fallen right into her hands. Of course, it was also because she was talented in this aspect and had accumulated a lot of experience.She had never thought of wooing Dexter. It was Dexter who had taken a fancy to her…She was different from Isobel. Ever since she was young, Isobel had set her sights on a goal and worked hard toward it. Though she could achieve her goals most of the time, it was still disappointing when she failed. It was similar to how one would feel when an item that used to belong to them no longer was.To Celeste, all of this was like a gift that had been stuffed into her hands.Isobel did not know
Isobel saw that the sun wasn't shining as brightly anymore and was slowly setting in the west."Did you not sleep well last night?" Hugo asked"No, I slept fine. It's just that it's easy to get sleepy under the sun, and you guys had a long meeting," Isobel complained as she moved away from his palm. She turned and glanced at the door to see Valerio was still sitting there. "Can you tell him to move away?"She pointed at Valerio.Earlier, her chin had been in his palm, so she hadn't dared to make any rash movements. Hugo had taken advantage of that to pull her into his arms so she was perched on his lap. His lips traced her ear while his warm breath tickled it. Isobel felt like she couldn't stay in this position for much longer, and her face burned from the flirtatious atmosphere.Isobel felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy. She had never had such an intimate relationship with any man before. She struggled to get down.He seemed to be used to this, though."Don't move," H
"He may be fierce, but you're detestable!" Isobel had wasted the whole day here and delayed too many things. She was already resentful because of this, and Valerio scaring her only made things worse."How so?" Hugo put her down and looked at her."You allowed him to act like this! You allowed him to stop me from leaving and allowed him to scare me. Worst of all, you allowed him to delay my work," Isobel said as she glared at him."Then do you know who I'm doing this for? And why?" Hugo's tone suddenly became gentle.Isobel's mind went blank for just a second. She knew how dangerous this was—a split second was enough to make her agree to be his second wife.Therefore, she didn't stay in Hugo's office for long. After returning the items, she left.She returned to the office in a panic and saw that there was indeed a ticket to the theater on her desk. The show was tomorrow night; Shannon had given her a front-row seat.Shannon: [Isobel, did you get the ticket?]Isobel: [Yes, thank
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