After Connie left, Clarissa suddenly felt like she had been sapped of her strength.The mop in her hand fell, and she slumped onto the floor miserably.Damien really did set Luke up!If not for that, Luke wouldn’t have thought of finding his own place. Theresa wouldn’t have gone to view the apartment, and she wouldn’t have lost her life.Though Luke deserved what he got, it was true that Damien had been out to get Luke.Clarissa had felt that something was wrong right from the start. She had felt uneasy, and all the signs were there.In fact, Luke was the true son of Damien’s savior.Why had Damien still given Luke a house and money if he was just going to set Luke up?Even if he was forced to give Luke money because Madelynn had been there, what about the house?Then again, perhaps Damien just didn’t want to keep paying for Luke’s endless greed…Or perhaps it was because of Luke’s disrespect during the engagement. But was there a need to go to that extent?Clarissa buried h
That night, Damien didn’t come back.Lily invited Clarissa out for pizza.The pizza smelled delicious, but unlike before, neither of them had the appetite to eat.Lily held Clarissa’s hand. “Clarissa, don’t be like this. We’re all sad that your mom’s gone, and we all know it wasn’t an accident, but that’s what the police have concluded it to be. What else can we do?”“Even you can tell that it wasn’t an accident?”“Yeah. All of us can tell. I heard that President Lawrence had Mrs. Johnson cremated as soon as possible. Also, why were you out for so long?” Lily asked.Clarissa frowned. If she had guessed correctly, she had been unconscious for four days and three nights.Four days was more than enough time for Damien to make sure everything was taken care of.She suspected he’d given her sleeping pills.If he didn’t have a guilty conscience, why did he rush through the whole thing? And why had he drugged her so that she couldn’t be around for the police’s investigation?“There’
Lily and Landon went to see Clarissa off when it was time for her to leave the country.She hadn’t seen Damien since the day she took the morning-after pill.She didn’t miss him, either.Clarissa buried Theresa in the deepest part of her heart and put a smile on to show the outside world. She had never left the country before. This was her first time.Damien had already found her a university, but she wasn’t going to go there. She had secretly applied to another university’s finance faculty. If she wanted to get her master's, she had to attend a one-year preparatory course beforehand.She would take three or four years to complete her master's.By then, she would be twenty-eight years old.Rich men like Damien liked to go for pretty, young things.She would give him enough time and space to find someone new.At that time, he would be looking forward to kicking her to the curb.“Clarissa, don’t forget to keep in touch with us,” Lily said worriedly.“Alright, alright. Don’t
Joseph was only taking a refresher course at Kortel University, so he didn’t have as many classes as Clarissa did. Her nose was basically buried in a book the whole day.He would occasionally come to see her, but she rarely had any free time. She spent almost all her time in the library.Clarissa’s time abroad flew by.Damien had sent her a WhatsApp message once.[Why didn’t you go to Rale University?]She didn’t reply to him.She had gotten a tan and lost weight after coming to Emmeria. She cut her hair short in a chic, fashionable style.Four months passed in the blink of an eye. In October, Clarissa went back to Merania for her exam.She wanted the whole trip to remain a secret.Before leaving Emmeria, Joseph put a bracelet with a diamond pendant on her wrist.She laughed. “Shouldn’t you be giving me a lucky charm? Why a diamond pendant?”It was a pretty big diamond, too. It didn’t look cheap.“What do you know? This diamond is in the shape of a four-leaf clover, isn’t i
Clarissa’s hand stilled. “President Peterson?”“Yes, it’s me. I heard that you went abroad to study. How is it? Are you back for good?” He ran his eyes over her.Clarissa didn’t know what to say. ‘Damn, why did I have to run into someone he knows as soon as I’m back? What am I going to do?’Her only hope was that Dennis could quickly return to his meal and get himself drunk, then forget all about seeing her.Damien rarely left the house at night, so she wasn’t too worried about running into him.“Yeah, everything’s good. I’m back for an exam, and my friend’s buying me a meal.” Clarissa had just finished her sentence when she felt nauseous again. She turned back to the sink and started vomiting.Dennis felt that it would be really awkward for him to remain here.“Well, Mrs. Lawrence, I still have some friends waiting for me, so I’ll make a move,” he said.Clarissa nodded.Dennis went back to his private room and sat down next to Damien.“Is Mrs. Lawrence back? I saw her just n
On this night, Damien transformed into a crazed beast and had his way with Clarissa.He ran a hand over her flat abdomen. There was no sign of anything there.So, it definitely wasn’t his.If it were his, she would already be showing.Clarissa was drenched in sweat when they were finally done.“President Lawrence, don’t forget about the divorce.” She closed her eyes and lay on the bed tiredly. She was covered in sweat, but her mind was unusually alert.Damien was already getting dressed. “I’ll give you the divorce certificate by tomorrow night.”After that, he left.Silence descended over the room.Clarissa continued to lie on the bed, trying to catch her breath.Getting a divorce certificate in exchange for her body was a pleasant surprise.Damien had never been part of her plans for her return this time, but this had been ruined by Dennis’s appearance.Clarissa guessed that Dennis would probably tell Damien about her vomiting, making him misunderstand that she was pregnan
Clarissa continued chatting with Grandpa Lawrence.He didn’t want her to leave, but he didn’t say anything.Around half past eight, he had already gone back to his room to rest. However, he kept holding Clarissa’s hand and pulled her into the room with him.People had the tendency to become more childlike the older they got. Grandpa Lawrence had always been the educated, refined type, and Clarissa had never thought of him as childlike. Now, however, she could feel it. The way he was reluctant to let her go reminded her of a child.This made her feel like she was being very cruel.When she came out of Grandpa Lawrence’s room, she saw Damien still sitting on the sofa.“Come here for a second,” he said.He then went upstairs.Clarissa guessed he was going to get the divorce certificate for her, so she followed him.Unexpectedly, in the bedroom, Damien merely sat down and lit a cigarette.“Grandpa only has three months left, at most. You should consider spending this time with hi
Clarissa wanted to block out the noise and go back to sleep, but it was too loud to ignore.She got up, pulled on a robe, and went next door.Damien’s bedroom door was open. His phone rang again and again, but he wasn’t around.Perhaps he was taking a shower.Clarissa knocked on the bathroom door. “Your phone’s ringing.”He probably didn’t hear her, so he didn’t answer.She knocked louder. “Damien, your phone’s ringing!”He pulled the door open and appeared before her.It was only for one second, but Clarissa still got an eyeful of his unmentionables.She tried hard to focus on his face.They were pretty much divorced by now, and he belonged to another woman. It wasn’t right for her to ogle him.“What’s up?” Damien asked, standing there nonchalantly.“Your phone’s been ringing constantly. I can’t sleep with all the ruckus.”“If it rings again, you can answer it for me.” After that, he shut the door.Clarissa felt both angry and confused.The phone rang again.She took a
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