Around five in the evening, Damien knocked on Clarissa’s door.“Clarissa, it’s dinner time,” he said.At this moment, Clarissa was writing in her journal.She felt like a stupid woman for having sex with Damien again yesterday. If she knew she would come back to him again, what was the point of fleeing overseas to suffer alone? The knowledge that Damien was her mother’s killer flooded her with instant remorse after she had slept with him.With these conflicted emotions surging inside her, Clarissa bit her lip, as if trying to make sense of them.Damien’s sudden appearance made Clarissa shudder slightly.“What are you so afraid of?” Damien asked.“Nothing, it was very quiet just now. The way you suddenly spoke scared me, is all,” Clarissa replied. She stood up and went to the dining table.Today, she had purposely worn a fur jacket to hide the necklace on her neck, which Joseph had gifted her just now.Although Damien wasn’t that good at cooking, he still went out of his way to
Damien entered the bathroom immediately.When he saw Clarissa on the ground, he helped her up slowly.Right now, it wasn’t easy to carry her in one go. He had to find his balance and slowly heave her body upright.After all, she was around 160kg at the moment.Shocked to the core, Clarissa’s face was shining with sweat.Damien grabbed the showerhead and cleaned her body. With her back facing him, he realized she had bruised herself from the fall.Then, Damien reached for a towel and wrapped her up.“Are you…” Before Damien could finish speaking, his attention was drawn to the pendant around her neck.Damien didn’t notice the necklace yesterday, but today, she was wearing it around her neck.One look and Damien knew that the cross was worth around 10k. How generous of Joseph to give something as expensive as this to Clarissa!Today, Joseph was the only one who had visited Clarissa.No wonder she was wearing a thick fur coat when they were having dinner just now!Fury surged
The moment Clarissa heard the words “disgusting” and “shameless” being used to describe her, her body went weak.All her life, she had never done anything that had gone against her principles. How could he describe her like she was some random slut?“Since I’m that much of a slut to you, why don’t you have Madelynn as your girlfriend instead? I bet she’s the best of the best,” Clarissa sobbed, staining the pillows with her tears.The image of Madelynn kissing Damien on the cheek and that time where he didn’t return home rose to her mind.All of a sudden, Clarissa felt that she was the most hypocritical woman in the world. From the start, she was the one who divorced him and decided to never see him again in her life. Despite everything that had happened, she had fallen in love with him all over again.Damien’s words were true after all. “Shameless” was definitely the most suitable word to describe her behavior.Damien forced his hands on hers and then bit her neck before kissing
Clarissa was stunned.He didn’t have the right to meddle with her life decisions. If she pursued her studies overseas, she could never work at New East Corporation next year.Clarissa’s hands, which were holding on to the cutlery, were trembling profusely at the thought.“I’m not working there!”Damien didn’t utter a single word. It was as if he was indicating that the matter wasn’t up to Clarissa to decide.Clarissa was so angry that her stomach hurt. She couldn’t bring herself to enjoy breakfast anymore.She glanced in the direction of the side table and saw the pendant on the floor. Then, she knelt down to pick it up.The cross had already been broken into pieces.She tried to kneel down, but she couldn’t. The more she tried to do it, the more agitated she became. She kept trying to pick up, her face flushed red from exhaustion.Clarissa didn’t want to argue with Damien anymore, because she knew that she wouldn’t win the fight no matter what.Damien, who was sitting on the
Noticing that Clarissa wasn’t responding to him, Damien walked into the room.“What do you want to eat for lunch?” he asked.Clarissa was staring vacantly into space, her phone sliding to the floor.Damien frowned and reached for Clarissa’s phone.He looked at the messages inside the group, and the ones from Joseph as well.“What are you crying about?” Then, Damien walked outside.From the living room, she heard him mentioning her name while he was on a phone call. She also heard the names of the people and programs that she had partnered with before in New East Corporation. The only keywords she could hear were James Royle and The Green Project.As for his entire conversation, she didn’t catch on to anything.When Damien entered her room once again, Clarissa wiped off her tears.“Why are you helping me? Isn’t this what you want? For me to be separated from Joseph?” Clarissa said while sobbing.“Nobody can treat you with disrespect. Not on my watch!”At this point, Clarissa
Damien parked his car in front of a restaurant.Clarissa trailed from behind, her hands on her waist.“Are you sure you don’t want to eat?” Damien ordered his food.“Yes, I’m sure. Can I have a lemonade please?” Clarissa asked the waitress politely.Damien ordered a Foie Gras, caviar, a steak, a set of sashimi, a salad, and a dessert.To Damien, the feast was like a celebratory meal for the new year.“Are you sure you don’t want to eat?” Damien asked.“Yes, I’m sure,” Clarissa said, scrolling through her Whatsapp messages.She hadn’t had the time to check through her messages just now.[Clarissa, Nathan is Penelope’s father. From what I’ve heard, they’re rich. Nathan and my father know each other. I’m sure they’ve already discussed this beforehand to take control of the accounting firm. I don’t think you should work at First any longer. It’s going to hurt you in the long run. I’ve talked to Rebecca about this, and I thought it’s better if you opt for a position at Great West.
Clarissa knew she mustn’t let Damien know that she was aware of what he had done!If he found out about it, he might still delete future incoming emails.She thought it would be best to feign ignorance, so she could just leave without his knowledge when the time came!“Are you okay? The waitress told me that your stomach is hurting,” Damien asked.Clarissa’s eyes turned soft and gentle. “I don’t feel well today. Can you send me to the hospital? The one where Bethany’s working at.”Noticing her pale complexion and the way she was pressing on her stomach, Damien helped her up and sent her to the hospital immediately.On the way, she contacted Bethany through voice messages.“You caught me at the right time. I’m on day shift today. Are you okay? Are you bleeding at all?”“No, my stomach just hurts a lot.” The pain was so intense that she was sweating profusely.She wanted to lay down, but she couldn’t find a comfortable position in the car.“Endure it for a while.” Damien saw he
The moment Clarissa returned home, she went straight into her room and wrote an email to Kortel University. The email was as follows: Thank you for your email. I have received the offer letter and will attend the classes as scheduled.She even requested the university to send a physical copy to another place.At this moment, Damien knocked on the door.Shocked, Clarissa closed her laptop immediately.“It’s time for you to take your medicine,” he said.Still struggling to recover from the shock, she thought, ‘If he scares me like this every single day, I’m sure I’ll get a heart attack one day.’“Are… Are you leaving tomorrow?” she asked out of the blue.“Do you want me to leave that badly?” he asked as he placed a glass of water and her medicine on the table.“Of course not. I’m just asking,” Clarissa said.For some reason, there seemed to be a barrier between herself and Damien lately. They couldn’t even speak like they used to anymore.At night, Damien made dinner. After the
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