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
After Theresa left with Emily, Vanessa quickly brought Patrick back to their room.Damien and Clarissa went back to their room as well.Damien sat on the sofa, a cigarette in his mouth.“Did you do this to my brother?” Clarissa asked as she stared pointedly at him.Damien flicked his cigarette before saying, “Did I force him to gamble? He did this to himself.”“But you gave him the money!” Clarissa yelled.“Clarissa, I’m rich too. So why didn’t I gamble? How could I have predicted that he’d gamble off all the money?”That killed off everything Clarissa wanted to say.Indeed, Luke had never gambled in the past. Thus, there was no way Damien would know.In the first place, the money that Damien gave Luke was for his engagement.It was Luke who did this to himself.Clarissa knew she shouldn’t be blaming Damien, but…A part of her was telling her that things weren’t as simple as they seemed. It was possible that Damien had predicted that Luke would spend all his money on gambli
Clarissa was busy the entire day.It was when she was almost done with her work that she remembered the promise she made.She quickly asked for Theresa’s location.She frowned as she saw the location, Universal Gardens.This was Patrick’s land.It used to be a famous land before the incident with Madam Zell. After that, everyone sold their properties on that land.Never did she expect that her brother’s current residence would be in Universal Gardens.Clarissa suddenly had a bad feeling about it.Even so, she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong.She wanted to tell Damien, but in the end, she decided against it.She then drafted a message telling Damien she wouldn’t be back for dinner.Right after that, Damien called her.“Dad’s missing. I won’t be home,” Damien said.“Huh? Alright. Don’t panic. I’m sure he’ll be fine.” Clarissa tried to comfort him.“I’ll leave first.”“Okay.”She then took a taxi to Universal Gardens.…At Universal Gardens.Emily told Theresa
“How much did they pay you? Why did you frame me?!” Patrick had already forced Theresa to the window.“Patrick! Calm down!”Suddenly, Patrick snapped. “My… My son married your daughter?”“Yes, yes he did.”“No, no! I can’t allow him to invite disaster to all of us! Will you only stop after destroying the entire Lawrence family?”He slowly approached Theresa, inching closer and closer. Theresa could only lean against the window. This place had been vacant for a long time, and the glass had long since shattered.Then, she suddenly realized what was going on.“Wait, no. Emily isn’t my daughter! Clarissa is!”“Clarissa?” Patrick was confused again. “Who’s that? Tell me who Clarissa is!”Without warning, he roared and pounced at her.This scared Theresa, and she shrunk back.He grabbed her by the collar. “It’s you!!! It’s you, it’s you, it’s you!”Patrick was infuriated. Every cell in his body was shaking in anger.Earlier that afternoon, Patrick had gone to the university fo
When Clarissa regained consciousness, Damien was by her side.She was lying on the bed in their bedroom. The pillow under her head was soaked through.Slowly, she recalled what had happened before she had fainted.Clarissa didn’t know just how long she’d been unconscious.Everything felt like a dream.“I need to call my mom.” She felt around for her phone, but to no avail. It wasn’t there.She had to see whether her mother was around.Theresa had to be around. She would ask Clarissa to go home for a nice meal…After searching desperately, Clarissa still couldn’t find her phone.“Can… Can I use your phone for a bit?” Clarissa looked pleadingly at Damien. “I want to know what my mom’s doing at home.”“Clarissa.” Damien’s voice was soft. “Don’t do this.”“I… I just want to call my mom. What’s wrong with that? How is it overboard for me to call my mom?” She was smiling, but she didn’t realize that her face was streaked with tears.She looked pitiful.“Get some rest.”“My mom’
Clarissa stood there barefoot.“Clarissa, it was an accident. The police have already investigated the whole thing, and they concluded that it was just an accident.” Damien hugged her, afraid that she would collapse on the floor.“It wasn’t an accident! Definitely not! Why didn’t the police question me?” Damien could see her hatred and resentment through her tears. “She said that she was going to buy me spaghetti after she looked at the house. She wouldn’t have gotten into an accident!”“You fainted,” Damien said.“Where’s my mom? I want to see her!” She rushed out of the room.Once again, Damien wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back to the bed forcefully.“You need to calm down first.” He watched her, now quiet.“Where’s my mom?!” she asked.“Elmwood Cemetery.”When Clarissa heard this, she broke down completely. She burst into tears and cried, “Mom! Mom, mom…”Then, she started pounding Damien’s chest. “What happened to my mother that day?! Tell me!”“It was an a
Clarissa’s gaze happened to sweep over a photo of Theresa.At that, she teared up again.But the sorrow didn’t last for long.She knew Damien had something to do with Theresa’s death. She couldn’t allow him to see her in so much pain and sorrow.That evening, Damien asked her, “What do you want to eat?”“Anything’s fine.” She was seated at the bay window.After he went into the kitchen, she sent a WhatsApp message to Joseph to ask him about Emily’s parents. She also told him to reply to her by text and not to send her any voice messages.Joseph: [You’ve finally replied to me. I was scared out of my wits.]Clarissa: [I’m fine.]Joseph: [Emily’s always known my father, but he’s never told me anything about her background, and she’s always been quite mysterious. All this time, he’s told her to keep a low profile, but he hasn’t really watched her for the past few years because she was living somewhere else. She only came back to Genovia when she ran out of money. She wanted to ext
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