“But even if I sign, we can’t divorce unless he signs it,” Clarissa said, staring at Connie.“Don’t worry about that. We’ll find a way,” Connie said with a smug grin.“Well?! Are you signing it or not?”“Fine, I’ll sign it.” Clarissa wanted to go home quickly. She was confident that Damien would never sign it. However, what would she do if he did?If that happened, then perhaps it was just their destiny.Clarissa quickly signed her name on the divorce form. After that, she ran out of the warehouse as fast as she could. In truth, she felt that there was nothing to worry about. Besides, she didn’t want Connie to keep her locked up for too long. The longer it went on, the worse it would be for Connie.Clarissa still had some compassion for Connie despite everything that had happened. She knew Connie would use the divorce paper against her. Therefore, she wanted to get a head start and go back early to get a say in the matter, all to keep Damien from calling the police.However, she
Damien glanced at Clarissa before picking up his phone. As he dialed Luke’s number, his eyes didn’t leave her.Clarissa thought, ‘Looks like Damien’s going to pay for this one. He might even pay more just to shut Madelynn up. But that’ll just make Luke greedier!’The call connected, and Damien put it on speakerphone.“Damien!” Luke greeted. When Clarissa heard Luke’s voice, she could already imagine his flattering face.“You’re getting engaged?”“Yeah! I mean, yes. Did Clarissa tell you about it?” Luke asked.“Yes. What does Emily want?”“She wants five hundred thousand dollars as security, and…”“I’ll give you eight hundred thousand dollars. What else?” Damien asked.“The house should be under our names. I know it’s too much for you, Damien. I feel bad…”“We’ll get the paperwork done tomorrow.” After saying that, Damien hung up immediately.It seemed Luke really did demand five hundred thousand dollars from Clarissa’s family. Clarissa didn’t lie to him.It was true that Ma
Damien gave Luke not only a huge sum of money, but also a large mansion.Luke, who was obviously thrilled by the gifts, immediately finalized the date for his engagement with Emily.Clarissa, however, felt uneasy about Damien’s generosity. She knew full well that the fastest way to punish someone was to drive them into insanity.On the day of Luke’s engagement, Clarissa helped Damien with his suit. As she did so, she slipped in a question and asked anxiously, “You wouldn’t do anything to my brother, right?”Damien stared at Clarissa for a second before replying, “You care about him even when he’s not your biological brother?”He then knocked her gently on the head.“Since he’s not my biological brother, why did you give him money?”That stunned Damien, who was in the middle of buttoning his shirt. “I had to.”Clarissa was still unable to let go of her unease. She held Damien’s hands and pleaded sincerely, “Don’t punish him, please?”Damien only looked at her. “There’s no need
Damien lowered his head and whispered into Clarissa’s ears, “Buy me a new pair of pants from the mall next to this hotel.”Clarissa nodded. “Okay.”His pants were soaking wet, and it looked terribly inappropriate in a formal setting.“Any specific brands?” Clarissa asked.“As long as they’re pants. You can pay with my card.”Clarissa nodded again, and then hurriedly excused herself from the event.Unbeknownst to her, Joseph had been staring at her all the time.Conversely, Damien kept a cautious eye on Joseph every second of the way.“Luke. If you ever need help, you can come to me,” Damien told Luke.“We’re going to be a family anyways, my dear brother-in-law. I’m engaged, not married yet. Marriage needs a lot of money!” Luke was slightly drunk at that moment and was slurring his words. “I’m planning to establish my own company, you see. Would you invest in it?”Everyone went silent immediately. Joseph tried to stop Luke, but Luke remained as stubborn as a mile.Just then,
The engagement party ended, and Clarissa left with Damien.On the way home, Clarissa received a message from her mother. [Don’t let Damien tolerate Luke.][I told him the same thing, Mom.] Clarissa replied.She too feared that Damien’s generosity was all a trap.Alas, Luke was too happy to notice what was happening.“Alright.”Clarissa was certain Damien was plotting something nasty against Luke.Just when she was about to reply, she received a message from Rebecca. [Are you up for coffee?][Now?][Yeah. I’m at the Garage Cafe, checking some financial reports. If you’re free, do stop by.]Clarissa checked the location. Garage Cafe was only a few minutes away.“Damien, Rebecca’s nearby and she wants to meet up with me. Is that okay?” Clarissa asked.Damien knew why Rebecca wanted to meet up with Clarissa.“Sure,” he responded.“Thanks.” Clarissa gave Damien a peck on the cheek to show her gratitude.The car stopped in front of Garage Cafe, and Clarissa went in.Damien co
Upon returning home, Clarissa saw Vanessa making dumplings in the kitchen. Mrs. Faber told Clarissa, “She’s been making these all this time, but Mr. Lawrence never ate them.”Clarissa joined Vanessa, and the two made dumplings together.The dumplings Clarissa made had a different shape from Vanessa’s.It was easy to spot the difference.When Damien came downstairs, he noticed Clarissa making dumplings.“Are you finally making me dumplings?”“Yeah. Sorry for the delay,” Clarissa replied.Damien sat on the sofa without responding.After some time, Clarissa walked toward Damien with a bowl full of dumplings.“Try one.” She picked up one and fed Damien.Damien took a glance at it before giving a firm refusal.“Change to another one.”“Another,” he said again. Confused, Clarissa took the one she had made. Damien ate it.He seemed to be only eating the ones that Clarissa made.Vanessa, who was sitting on the side, couldn’t bear the sight. She silently wiped her tears.“Why
Much to everyone’s great surprise, Damien ate his breakfast with Vanessa the following morning.Though he remained cold and aloof and was only doing this for Clarissa’s sake, it was enough to delight Vanessa.On the way to work, Clarissa told Damien, “Thanks.”“I’m doing this for you.”Clarissa tried to act calm on the surface, but she was having butterflies in her stomach.After all, Damien had listened to her.When she reached the company, she received a message from Theresa. [Have you heard from your brother recently?][We don’t really talk.][I feel as if something has happened to him…]That immediately gave Clarissa the chills. Still, she tried to convince herself that everything in her life was now starting to get on track, and that everything was just in her head.[Don’t worry about it, Mom. What’s the worst that could happen?][Alright… What matters the most is you and Damien. As for your brother and Emily, it’s out of my control. Oh, right. I should pay a visit to D
Emily stormed in as soon as Mrs. Faber opened the door.“President Lawrence! Someone’s taking away my house! What should I do?!”Her outburst left Theresa and Clarissa confused, since Damien was the one who gave the house to Luke and Emily. Patrick, who had just calmed down, fell into another round of panic the moment he laid eyes on Emily.His lips began trembling uncontrollably.That woman was Madam Zell’s daughter! He had seen her many years ago…After Madam Zell murdered her husband, the daughter appeared briefly before escaping with Madam Zell. Patrick remembered her face vividly.All he could remember that day was Madam Zell covered in blood. Next to her was her husband, lying on the ground with his organs all spilled out. His hands and legs were chopped off, too. It was a gruesome sight.Strangely enough, Patrick couldn’t remember Madam Zell’s face.She had murdered her husband, and had also ruined Patrick’s life.After what happened, the price of his properties dropp
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