At the Moore family.When Frank saw Joseph grab his car keys and turn to leave, he had the housekeeper stop Joseph.“Where are you going in the middle of the night? Don’t you know what you should and shouldn’t do? She’s someone else’s woman!” Frank was enraged.“They’re already divorced, and there were other reasons for them getting married in the first place,” Joseph said as he hurriedly put his coat on. He had a gut feeling that something was wrong with Clarissa. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have just agreed to him going over in the middle of the night. “Why did you guys kick her out?! Do you honestly find it so hard to accept her?”“Is that the way you should be speaking to your father, Joseph? She’s someone else’s woman, and she might not even be pregnant with your children. Why are you sticking your nose in her business? If the babies aren’t Damien’s, why would he have come to take her away? Clarissa was happy when she was packing up, too. Don’t you know how disgraceful you are, ge
After walking out of the room, Joseph saw that Damien was still seated in the living room. He was smoking.“Leaving already?” he asked. “You’re not going to continue talking?”Damien’s tone was filled with sarcasm.The way he said “talking” caught Joseph’s attention.What did he think that they were doing?“Yes, I’m leaving. Goodbye, President Lawrence.” Having said that, Joseph left.Clarissa remained rooted to the spot for a long time. She felt chilly and a little dizzy, so she wanted to shut the door and go to bed.Before she could do anything, she saw Damien come in.At the thought of him getting rid of Emily’s baby, she was so terrified that she started trembling. She couldn’t help feeling that her babies were in grave danger.In terms of his personality, the old Clarissa had only managed to uncover the tip of the iceberg.“Do…Do you need anything?” she asked tremulously.This was already her second time being frightened by Damien on the same night. She looked ashen.“
Damien kept holding the medicine.And Clarissa stared at it dazedly the entire time.“Would I pull such a lowly trick if I wanted to do something to you?” he asked her.She suddenly felt a little embarrassed that he had seen right through her.If he wasn’t up to something and had personally prepared the medicine for her, it was only right for her to thank him.“Thank you.” Clarissa heaved a sigh of relief and drank the medicine.Damien watched her until she was done.“Go to sleep.” He took the bowl from her and turned off the lights.She heard him head into the kitchen, then go back to his room. Only then did she allow herself to fall asleep.Perhaps Dr. Doyle had included something in the medicine to help her fall asleep. When she woke up, she felt much better.The first thing Clarissa did was feel her stomach. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. Then, she sent the photos of the prescription to Bethany and asked her to check whether there was anything wrong with it.
Damien kept his gaze trained on her face after he asked that question.“They’re my babies. Of course I’m concerned,” Clarissa replied after some thought.“Aren’t you afraid of me? If so, why are you asking me for help?” he asked.“Well, then, why did you bring me here to live with you when you know I’m having Joseph’s babies?” she shot back in return.“Maybe I’m a freak. I don’t want someone that used to be mine to belong to someone else.” He added indifferently, “Also, I’ve always detested him.”Damien looked rather proud to be a so-called “freak”. He seemed to be saying, “I can do whatever I want because I’m rich. What are you going to do about it?”“If you don’t find me a chauffeur and a car, the whole of Genovia’s going to condemn you if something happens to me, especially since I’m now in your hands,” Clarissa said righteously.He chuckled. “Would I be afraid of that?”“I know you’re not afraid of anything.”He probably didn’t want to waste time squabbling with her anymor
Clarissa was briefly stunned. Then, she walked out. Mrs. Faber made soup, fish, meatballs, and some vegetables for dinner. It was a feast.“Oh, it’s so good! I haven’t had such a feast in a long time,” Clarissa said happily to Mrs. Faber.“What? You haven’t had this at his house either?” Damien asked sarcastically.Clarissa fell silent at his rebuttal, and quietly ate from her bowl. Some time later, she said, “I’m going to Green City Facilities and Arisona Construction tomorrow. I’ve informed Leah. Just letting you know.”After all, Damien owned the car and hired the driver. It was appropriate that she inform him about her plan.“Okay,” Damien answered nonchalantly. “Let Mrs. Faber follow you.”“Sure.” Clarissa agreed.Clarissa returned to her room after she finished her meal. She wrote in her journal, and then went to bed.When she lay down in bed, she received a text from Rebecca. Rebecca: [Clarissa, did you know? Nicole got arrested for commercial espionage!]Clarissa:
Clarissa left Arisona Construction, sulky. It was only three when she arrived home. She spotted a Starbucks coffee in front of the neighborhood and told Mrs. Faber, “Let’s get out of the car and get something to drink.”Both of them got out of the car.Mrs. Faber ordered a glass of hot milk for Clarissa and told her to sit by the window.“Madam, wait for me here. Stay here while I go to the market behind us to buy some groceries. Don’t go around, okay?” After that, Mrs. Faber left to buy some groceries.Clarissa stirred the milk with her hands, looking a little tired. Earlier, she was embarrassed by Mr. Lark’s relentless questioning. She looked down and stroked her forehead in exhaustion. She was reluctant to give up just yet.She knew Mr. Lark wasn’t the only one who questioned her. The voices in her company group chat were still ringing clearly in her head. Maybe the words in the chat could speak for all her colleagues.Damien left work and drove to Starbucks.“Is that your
After dinner, Mrs. Faber went to do the dishes. Damien and Ray stayed in the living room and talked there. Meanwhile, Clarissa retreated to her room.She couldn’t secure the deal with Arisona Construction, so she was anxious. She was looked down upon because of her low education level.Clarissa would give birth to her babies next year. After that, she must finish her graduate degree no matter what.With that in mind, Clarissa started to write in her journal. There was plenty to write about today. As Clarissa twirled her pen and thought about what to write, the pen fell to the floor.She was sitting on the chair, but couldn’t bend down to pick the pen up. She tried to stand up, but her legs were shaking. Perhaps she was tired from today.She was so tired, she was sweating profusely.“Mrs. Faber! Mrs. Faber…!” Clarissa called desperately for Mrs. Faber from her room.However, Mrs. Faber was still doing the dishes in the kitchen. Clarissa’s room was far away from the kitchen and th
“Aren’t you going to work today?” Clarissa continued to ask Damien.“No. I already spoke to Ray yesterday.”Clarissa gave it a thought, and wondered if Damien stayed home on purpose. Perhaps not. After all, she wasn’t home when Ray came yesterday. There was no way for Damien to have the power to read the future.“Alright,” Clarissa answered reluctantly.“You don’t want me to drive?” Damien asked again.“It’s not that. I just feel like it’s a waste to have a president like you as my driver,” Clarissa replied seriously.“Anything. I don’t mind,” Damien said. Clarissa replied with another nonchalant hum.Clarissa’s belly was big, so she could only sit in the back. She didn’t want to wear the seat belt, but Damien forced her to buckle up.When Damien was putting on Clarissa’s seat belt, he accidentally touched her belly with his hand. Her belly felt very hard, like a bulging balloon.Damien seemingly paused the actions on his hand by instinct. He subconsciously drew a circle on
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