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
Isobel was still thinking about Joshua, so she leaned towards Ian and said, "Look, about…"Before she could finish speaking, someone turned her face to his and kissed her…It was identical to how it had felt the last time Hugo had kissed her.Isobel felt uneasy. She knew that in the Uranian region, men and women couldn't have public displays of affection. Otherwise, it would be an insult to the local beliefs…She tried to push him away, but he merely tightened his grip on her… All she could hear was the sound of her fists thumping against his chest.Ian waited for her to continue and was surprised by the sudden silence. He glanced in her direction to see…He was shocked by how bold Hugo was. He had a lot of nerve, doing something like this in the Uranian region."What are you doing?" Isobel growled after breaking away from Hugo."You know exactly what I'm doing." Hugo smiled.Isobel turned to glare at the stage, her chest heaving with rage."Do you know that I'm infuriated th
Isobel quickly went upstairs, washed up, and went to bed.Hugo had distressed her emotionally today. She would return to Genovia in a few days.…After Shannon returned to Windmere City, she took the initiative to invite Joshua to dinner.Joshua didn't want to go and turned her down bluntly.Shannon said, "Joshua, I have something urgent to discuss with you this time—it's about Isobel. Look, it's hard to explain in a few words. My trip to Deltz this time has really shattered my worldview.""My cousin, Isobel?" Joshua asked."Yeah, isn't she in Deltz? Let's go to Sally's Kitchen tonight so I can fill you in," Shannon said.Joshua thought for a moment and said, "Okay."At night, he went to Sally's Kitchen.Tonight, Shannon was dressed up beautifully. She said she wanted to meet him because of Isobel, but she had her own selfish motives. She merely wanted to see him.After Joshua arrived, she ordered a few dishes and said with a frown, "The last time I invited Isobel to the the
Hugo was extremely manly; women probably chased after him in droves. Moreover, he could marry four wives. No parent would want their daughter to marry someone like him."Is he pursuing you?" Calvin asked.Isobel bit her lip and nodded.Calvin seemed to mutter to himself, "Someone like him wouldn't mind having you as another notch on his bedpost. I'll go see him and make him understand his position.""Dad, won't everything be fine if I just refrain from going there in the future?" Isobel asked."Do you think you can hide in Merania? He sent that watch and brooch here with no issue, didn't he? If we don't state our stance, he'll think that we're just going to let him do whatever he wants!" Calvin said. "Book a ticket for me. I'll go to Deltz the day after tomorrow."Isobel nodded.Calvin arrived in Deltz two days later. He had long heard that Hugo had a tiger as a pet at home, so he didn't ask to meet at his house. Instead, he arranged for them to meet at a high-end cafe.Calvin
"Let's get back to the topic at hand. I know that you're Uranian and will be able to marry four wives in the future. My only hope is that my daughter's future husband treasures her instead of thinking of her as a plaything," Calvin said.Hugo gave him a sharp look and asked, "I can have four wives, but have I married anyone yet?"Calvin faltered. "As long as you remain a Uranian citizen, it's bound to happen.""So it's my fault for being born into this nationality?" Hugo said, "Can you already predict how many wives I'll have in the future?""But now that you have a fiancée, it's very immoral for you to pursue Isobel. I won't allow you to be with Isobel. I'll get her to send you the things you gave her."With that, Calvin stood up and prepared to leave."President Conrad, please tell Isobel that I miss her very much," Hugo said.Calvin had been young once and had whispered countless sweet nothings to Ashlyn, but never had he asked Damien to tell Ashlyn any of this. Calvin was st
Isobel had thought about it. She could not avoid Dexter forever. It would only make her look like she still had feelings for him. If he really got together with Celeste one day, he would be her cousin brother-in-law. How could she possibly hide from him? It was better to approach him with class.She also wanted to take the opportunity to unravel the knot in her heart.On Friday, Dexter was already waiting at the restaurant on the top floor of the Genovia International Hotel. He was ordering.Isobel placed the wooden box on the table."What's this?" Dexter asked. He did not open the box."Oh, give this to your brother," Isobel said. She had a good impression of Dexter. She knew that if he did not open the box now, he would not open it in the future. He was a gentleman and would not ask further."Okay," Dexter said.Isobel held a cup of coffee in her hand as she asked, "How are things between you and Celeste?"Dexter faltered for a moment. "It's still the same. Sometimes, I see t
When Joshua returned to Genovia, Neil was relieved. Fortunately, Joshua was not senseless enough to fall out completely with his family over a woman.However, no one mentioned Zoe. Everyone knew that she was married, so there was no point in talking about it.This time, Isobel had hired a chef to cook for her family. They had dinner in the courtyard, where they could see the moon and stars.She even specially instructed the chef to make one dish—saffron and gold leaf risotto.It was the dish she'd eaten at Hugo's home before and found to be tasty. The members of her family might've tried it before, but she still wanted them to have some.At the dining table, Isobel held a glass of wine and said to Joshua, "Joshua, it won't be convenient for us to meet with you being based in Windmere City. Let's not take any prior disagreements to heart, okay?""Okay." Joshua also raised his glass.He was impressed by Isobel's flexibility. He should've been the one to apologize first, but he had
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