Clarissa watched Damien leave, and cursed him deeply in her heart.He had always been so scheming.She was thoroughly exhausted, so she remained seated for a while longer and enjoyed the music. After that, she took a taxi home.On the way, she couldn’t help recalling her mother falling off the building.Hatred surged in her the moment she saw Damien.Soon, Clarissa found a five-star hotel online and booked a luxurious suite.However, there was no way she would ever sleep with him again.Since he wanted to sleep with her so badly, she would pull a little prank on him.As for the projects, she felt that they depended wholly on how Damien felt. If he wanted to give them to her, she would get her hands on them sooner or later; if not, it wouldn’t matter whether they slept together or otherwise.Clarissa sent him a WhatsApp message.Clarissa: [6:00 p.m. tomorrow, Grand Hill Hotel, room number 4059.]Damien: [Okay.]She still had his number saved as “Mr. Unpredictable”.Looking
Clarissa finally reached the bottom of the staircase after much effort. Both her head and belly were in great pain.She couldn’t get up at all.On the first floor, Rebecca had just gotten off work and heard some noise coming from the stairwell.She approached it to see what was going on, and was surprised to see Clarissa lying on the floor. Her head was bleeding.Rebecca hurriedly called an ambulance and had Clarissa taken to the hospital.The doctor checked on Clarissa. Fortunately, she was only banged up, and the babies were fine. The doctor bandaged her forehead and told her to rest in the hospital for a few days.At the moment, Clarissa was greatly weakened.She had an idea of who had pushed her. Previously, Rebecca had told her about Nicole. Nicole had refused to leave the firm, and Rebecca couldn’t do anything about it. Even now that Nicole had been relegated to an administrative job, she still refused to leave.“You scared the hell out of me! Thank goodness I was still a
Damien soon arrived at the hospital.When he walked into Clarissa’s ward, he found that she was sound asleep.Now that she was well into her pregnancy, she could only sleep on her side. She had a hand on her belly.She was crying, her tears soaking into the pillow, and she was mumbling, “Mom, mom…”Damien guessed that she was missing her mother again.He wiped her tears away.His touch was feather-light, but it still woke Clarissa up.She instinctively moved away from him, as if avoiding the plague.“What are you doing here?! Have you given the things to Rebecca already?” she demanded with a frown.“Yes, I have. Are the projects the only things you care about?” Damien pulled up a chair and sat down.“The only people that I care about in this world are gone,” she said desolately.She was insinuating that Damien wasn’t someone she cared about.His life and death meant nothing to her.Because of her belly, she could only lie on her side. Whatever it was, Damien had specially
Joseph had told Frank and his mother, Shirley Clay, that Clarissa was having his children, which meant that the babies were their grandchildren.Even so, everyone was still in doubt over who the father of Clarissa’s children really was.Some claimed that they belonged to her ex-husband, while some said that Joseph was the father.Even if the babies really had been fathered by Joseph, Clarissa was still Damien’s ex-wife.In the past, Damien had warned Frank more than once because of Clarissa and Joseph’s relationship.“Does Damien know you invited Clarissa to stay with us?” Frank asked anxiously when Joseph told him about it.“Yeah. We talked about this to his face, and he didn’t say anything.”Frank was still nervous, though. He couldn’t sit still.Shirley wasn’t as apprehensive as her husband. Firstly, she believed in destiny. Secondly, she didn’t know much about Frank’s business, so she didn’t know anything about what he had done in the past as well as the grudges between him
When Shirley saw that Clarissa was staring at the tag on the shirt without doing anything else, she knew her “hint” hadn’t done its job.Coupled with what Damien’s chauffeur had done earlier, she couldn’t help feeling a little displeased.“Aren’t you going to buy some for Joseph?” Shirley said. “It’s almost the new year.”“Huh?” Clarissa quickly returned to her senses.“Aren’t you going to buy your man a few shirts? You’re already living with us,” Shirley said.When Clarissa heard Shirley say “your man”, the first person that popped into her mind was Damien.However, Shirley was right to remind her about this. Joseph had invited her to stay with them and had treated her very well. She hadn’t really done anything to thank him aside from bringing in a few deals. Since Shirley had already made herself clear, Clarissa felt that perhaps she should buy a couple of shirts for Joseph.“What size does Joseph wear?” Clarissa asked.“You’re already having his kids, but you don’t know his
Damien called the person in charge of D&C.The factory had already started operating a long time ago. He had meant to surprise Clarissa with it, but she had gone abroad and wasn’t aware of this.Moreover, she had turned her back on him and opened First with someone else. What a capricious woman!“Damien… This is going to turn Clarissa into public enemy number one, you know,” Ray commented when he heard what Damien said to the person in charge.“She’s asking for it.” Damien turned to look out the window. “No one forced her to buy gifts for someone else.”“But… She’s pregnant, and with twins, no less. If something were to happen…” Ray was worried. “Life won’t be good for her at the Moore family once they start to detest her.”“She can just move out if they don’t treat her well.”Ray felt that forcing Clarissa to move out was Damien’s true purpose.After a few days, D&C adjusted their marketing strategy to spread the word about the story behind the brand name. A summary was writte
Frank had the housekeeper make Damien some tea.“Have some tea, President Lawrence,” Frank said. “I asked you here to talk about Clarissa. She’s not happy here, and we don’t know what to do either. It’s been really troubling.”“I’ll take her away,” Damien said.As Clarissa had expected, the coldness she’d been receiving from the Moore family lately was all part of Damien’s plan.He would then act like a good Samaritan and take her away.It was as if she was a student who had done something wrong in school, and Damien was her parent. The teacher wanted him to come and take her away.But Clarissa’s parents were no longer around.And Damien was only setting traps for her.At this moment, though, Clarissa couldn’t say anything. She could only give Damien a death glare.She didn’t want to get into a fight with Damien in front of Frank. That would make things take an ugly turn.“If that’s the case, I’ll pack up her things.” Frank didn’t even ask Clarissa’s opinion before stepping i
Damien moved Clarissa’s luggage into her room before taking a seat on the sofa.“Madam, my room’s here.” Mrs. Faber pointed at another room that wasn’t facing the sun.“Do you have an opinion about my room?” Damien looked at her and asked.Clarissa was tongue-tied. Though the apartment was in her name, it didn’t have anything to do with her, and she hadn’t spent a penny on it. “No, I don’t.”“Mrs. Faber will take care of your meals, so you should avoid going downstairs unless it’s absolutely necessary.” Damien added, “If there’s anything that you don’t feel comfortable telling me, you can let her know.”“The babies aren’t yours. You really don’t need to do this,” Clarissa said.She was still standing in the foyer, and could see his side profile.At this moment, she saw the vein in his temple bulge.“Madam, you don’t need to argue with President Lawrence. You won’t be in a good mood if he’s mad,” Mrs. Faber said.“One more thing. We’re already divorced, so you don’t need to add
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