Calvin tried his best to get Isobel out of trouble, but she refused to budge.As expected, all daughters would eventually form their own families. Even someone as outstanding as Isobel was no exception.Isobel was embarrassed by Calvin's words.Her father had never spoken to her like that, even as a child.Things were only made worse because he'd said it with Hugo around."Are you full? If you are, how about I take you back to the hotel?" she asked Hugo."Okay." Actually, Hugo hadn't eaten much at all. He'd only been going through the motions with this visit to the Lawrence family.Hugo glanced at Calvin and Ashlyn, then at Joshua, and said, "I'll get going first."Calvin felt that this meal was extremely suffocating. He had never felt this upset before. After Hugo left, he slammed his cutlery on the table. As expected, forts collapsed from the inside. With Isobel around, he couldn't do anything to Hugo.Isobel got into Hugo's car. She was a little regretful about what she had
Isobel had never felt so excited and shy in her life.Hugo lowered his head and pressed his lips to her forehead, then slid them down to Isobel's lips. His hand reached under her clothes…Isobel's entire body went limp in his arms.He nibbled her ear and whispered something."What?" she asked."Is sex included in our relationship?" he repeated.Isobel's arms were around his waist. She balled her fists around his shirt and felt like a hypocrite as she said, "No."She knew she was terrible. The atmosphere was just right, and he was the perfect specimen of a man. It was impossible for them to avoid having sex. Even if she could resist, he couldn't."Don't you want me?" Hugo continued to bewitch her. His magnetic voice tortured her."No, I don't," Isobel said pretentiously."I'll respect that." He moved his hands away.Isobel suddenly felt disappointed.He stared into her misty eyes and asked, "Did you like that?"She nodded and lowered her head. "It was alright."He seemed t
At the entrance of the hotel, when the taxi arrived, Hugo put his arm around Isobel's waist and said to her, "Let me know when you get home.""Okay."Isobel got into the car. She pulled his gold business card out of the box again and looked it over, feeling amused. How could she possibly use something like this to resolve problems with her business?She'd always been contemptuous of using connections and pulling strings to get things done.However, she was reminded of Prime Drones recently encountering some difficulties. The sales department had recently come across a huge deal in Lesia—they'd probably be able to sell 10 thousand drones. This Lesian company focused on selling drones to Ashweir and other underdeveloped companies.Unfortunately, the sales department couldn't score the deal despite spending ages on it. They were losing hope and thinking of giving up on it.Isobel asked about the company in detail and found that it was run by a man by the surname of Acton. Apparently
Calvin's words immediately made her rebellious streak disappear. She returned to her room and placed the box Hugo had given her in her safe, only taking out the gold business card.She called Hugo and told him that she was home so he wouldn't worry."Alright," Hugo said."What's that sound?" Isobel heard some noise coming from his end."I'm taking a shower. My phone's on the counter." Hugo's voice was extremely sexy and magnetic."Oh." Isobel instinctively imagined this scene and what he looked like in the shower. She didn't know whether he had abs, but his body looked pretty great with clothes on.Although she had yet to fall in love with him, she was starting to drool over his body."I'm hanging up now." Isobel's voice sounded a little strange."Were you thinking about me?" Hugo said, catching her off guard. His voice was husky and sounded especially sexy.Isobel jolted like she'd been electrocuted and said, "Yes, I did. I'm gonna hang up now so I can shower and sleep.""Ok
"Stop tearing your hair out over this. There will be a way out when the time comes. You never know—maybe they'll turn out to be the real deal," Ashlyn said comfortingly."I'm just afraid that Isobel will get in too deep and be no match for that hunter," Calvin said.Ashlyn also heaved a sigh. "This is probably the heavens' way of punishing her for leading too smooth a life."Both of them were quite worried about their daughter, but deep down, they were still looking forward to it.…After Hugo told him about Philip, Joshua left the next day with the excuse that Centerfold Corporation's team-building session was over and that he had to return to Windmere City.Neil was furious. He knew that Joshua might have gone to look for Zoe.Indeed, Joshua had.Zoe was on set in Tinkerton, which was very close to home.This was their first time meeting after she'd gotten married. They met in a cafe.Joshua's first words were, "Philip's in a pickle. Do you have enough money to get by?"Zo
Genovia International Hotel.Hugo was having dinner with Isobel."When are you leaving?" Isobel asked."Tomorrow, at noon," Hugo said as he cut a small piece of steak and stuffed it into her mouth.She didn't expect it and was caught off guard.As she chewed, she realized how good he was at these things. It wouldn't even have occurred to her, but he'd acted like it was second nature."I won't send you off, then. I have a meeting tomorrow," Isobel said."Farewells are sad; it's better not to come," Hugo said. "When will I see you next?""Hmm… Let's see how it goes. I don't have much to do in Deltz, so I won't be heading there anytime soon," Isobel said absent-mindedly. She figured Hugo would've slept with her before leaving; she wasn't against it and was, in fact, rather curious to see what his body was like. After all, the fact that he'd answered her call while in the shower was enough to make her imagination run wild. Honestly, it was better to get it over with so she'd stop f
Perhaps it was because Isobel was younger, but she couldn't help feeling that using Hugo's connections to score this deal wasn't the best. She'd only wanted to see whether the business card would really do anything; she hadn't expected it to work so well. It looked like he hadn't been bragging. Besides, on second thought, there was nothing wrong with pulling a few strings here and there. Connections and networking were extremely important when doing business; there was nothing to be shy about having won some business deals because of her relationship with Hugo.In the next few days, orders from Lesia and Ashweir arrived one after another, all introduced by Randy. Isobel had already exceeded her target for the year.…The next day's meeting was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Isobel wanted to commend the sales department.She was so happy that she arrived at the conference room early and waited for the other executives to turn up.Seeing that there were still ten minutes before the meeting
Joshua sized her up casually. She wore a simple outfit of jeans and a sweater. Despite that, there was no hiding her youthfulness and beauty. After all, she'd shot to fame immediately upon her debut. She didn't seem too pleased by this marriage but couldn't go against her family's wishes.She looked to be around Celeste's age, which made her extremely young. Joshua felt they'd probably have a generation gap.Neither of them looked too happy about this and seemed to be saying, "Why does it have to be you?"When the staff at the city hall wanted to take a photo of them, they faced the camera grimly, only forcing out a grimace when asked. And just like that, they were married.After that, Joshua had to head back to Windmere City, while Sylvia had to return to Emmeria.Joshua still made it a point to chat with her, though. After all, they'd be husband and wife from now on. He leaned against his car and lit a cigarette. Sylvia stood before him with a mini Chanel purse in hand."Let's
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