After work, Damien came upstairs to look for Clarissa.He frowned slightly when he saw the smoothies.“Smoothies again?” he asked.“I had a craving for them,” Clarissa answered absent-mindedly. She was still hard at work.She reached out to grab one of the smoothies for a sip when Damien took it away.“Why are you such a control freak? You want to control what I wear and drink! Is there anything that you don’t want to control?” She questioned him, looking up at him.“So, you’re throwing a fit over this?” Damien asked.“I’m not throwing a fit. I just like smoothies.”Damien’s expression softened. “Go on, then.”The sudden change in his attitude confused Clarissa. He… wasn’t going to control her anymore?If so, then she didn’t really want to drink the smoothies anymore.She was acting like a child. If Damien wanted to control her, she would feel like rebelling. If he stopped bothering her, she would no longer want to go against him.So what did he mean by this?Clarissa had
“I haven’t been in contact with them for a long time now. Cindy—Connie’s mother, my aunt—called me and told me to go to see my grandmother. She’s not doing too well, and they’ve moved to Genovia. I don’t know where they suddenly got the money to do that, and I’m kind of worried.”“What’s there to worry about?” Damien didn’t look too bothered.The elevator had already arrived at the basement car park. He unlocked the car and they got in.“I’m mainly worried about Connie. I don’t want to fall into her trap again. But my grandmother’s already so old, and she doesn’t have much time left. I don’t really have any other relatives left.” Clarissa suddenly felt a little choked up.She was reminded of Grandpa Lawrence’s and Theresa’s deaths.“Am I not considered your relative?” After a while, Damien asked.She glanced at him, then lowered her head.“I meant relatives I share the same blood with.”“Then do you think of me as your relative?” he asked.She nodded seriously. “Yeah, I suppos
A few days ago, Connie had officially joined the cast of “Manor of the Marquis”. This time, she managed to land herself a better role—the marquis’s fifth mistress. Though the character wasn’t a good person, there were still things about the character that could win the audience’s pity. Connie would probably be able to get some fans from this show. Moreover, she received a payment of three hundred thousand dollars after signing the contract. That was more than enough for her to rent a place in Genovia for her family, which Cindy had been pressuring her to do.As for her grandmother… They couldn’t allow her to take up the whole house back in Pentatone County. They had no choice but to bring her along with them to Genovia so they could put the house up for rent. No one had taken them up on the offer yet, though.On this day, Madelynn had crashed the film set, claiming that Connie had left her in the lurch. She claimed Connie hadn’t finished discussing her next show before leaving.Conn
Connie had initially come to her grandmother’s room to escape the awkward atmosphere Damien had created. She was going to just leave the water before leaving, but now, her curiosity was piqued. What sort of ring was that?“The one that was given to you.” Her grandmother didn’t know what else to say, and looked very anxious.Clarissa and Damien had only registered their marriage and hadn’t had a wedding ceremony, so she didn’t have a ring. Clarissa hadn’t bothered to buy one herself either, so she really didn’t know what ring her grandmother was referring to.Suddenly, she remembered. Her grandmother was probably referring to the ring Theresa had given her to prove her parentage.Clarissa had kept it in her wallet this whole time and hadn’t touched it. She didn’t even know whether it was still there.“Let me look for it.” After that, she rummaged through her bag.To her surprise, she managed to find it.“This one?” Clarissa put the ring in her grandmother’s hand.The old lady’s
After Clarissa got into the car, Damien remained outside. He leaned against the car while smoking a cigarette, trying to appease his irritation.Connie and her family irritated him to no end.Damien had been raised in an affluent family, and on this day, he had witnessed the acrimonious and harsh environment in which normal, middle-class families lived. They were unbelievably calculative.He kept frowning.“What’s wrong?” Clarissa asked.“It’s nothing.” He started the car.She felt both inferior and apologetic. “Is it because of my uncle’s family?”“Don’t overthink.” He said, “You’re not related to them in any way.”Damien was trying his best to tell himself this—Clarissa did not come from such a family.“But they’re my relatives in every sense of the word. So is Luke. They might not be my flesh and blood, but they did still raise me. Since my biological parents abandoned me, they must not have wanted me. Maybe they’re even worse off than my adoptive parents, and maybe they wo
The next day.When Clarissa woke up, Damien had already left.She suddenly remembered that the maternity clothes she normally wore at home had all been put to wash. This would probably be her only pregnancy, so she hadn’t bought too many of them. Since she was going to change after having breakfast, she didn’t think much of grabbing one of Damien’s shirts and putting it on. She couldn’t button it around her belly, so she left it and put on a pair of leggings before heading to the dining room.It was a gray shirt, and the color looked good on her. If not for her being pregnant, she could’ve tucked it into her pants. She would’ve looked smart in it.Mrs. Faber was packing her lunchbox.“Did you make one for him?” Clarissa asked her.“I was going to, but President Lawrence said he was going out for lunch,” Mrs. Faber answered.Clarissa’s hand stilled. “Out for lunch? Whom with?”“Ask him yourself. How can I possibly ask him something like that?” Mrs. Faber then added, “Are you two
After breakfast, Clarissa went to the bedroom to change.She left the door ajar.When Damien walked in, she was putting her bra on.She didn’t shy away from his gaze.Since she had already decided to tell him that the babies were his, she didn’t want to hide anymore.She and the babies were his.“Do you want to leave with me?” Damien asked.“Yeah. You wanted me to help you save on gas, didn’t you? How much will you pay me if I work in the audit department?” Clarissa asked.“How much do you want?”She gave it some thought. “I’m going to give it my all, so you can’t mistreat me. I used to be paid twenty thousand dollars a month, so you have to give me at least twenty-five thousand now. Since I can work for another month and a half, I want forty thousand dollars.”“Sure.” He was laughing again, probably because she hadn’t asked for more.Clarissa had a hard time putting her pants on. She panted with exertion.Damien came to help her, and she instinctively held on to his should
On this day, Connie went to the film set for “Manor of the Marquis”.The day before, she had snatched Clarissa’s ring from her grandmother and had warned her grandmother to watch what to say around Clarissa.The old lady had no way to go against Connie, and she was on her deathbed. What could she do?The ring fit Connie perfectly.Though it didn’t stand out and had a vintage vibe, the moment it was put on, it gave the wearer a gracious, noble aura. Connie had watched and read many novels and watched many shows about girls being switched at birth, as well as rich families abandoning their children.Despite her reluctance to admit it, Clarissa definitely stood out. She was tall and slim, and she had an elegant aura.She had to be from an affluent family.Now that the ring was in Connie’s hands, Connie would take Clarissa’s place!Connie laughed in delight.She even told Cindy about this, and asked the latter to go along with it.Though it was hard for Cindy to pretend that he
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