Damien stared at Clarissa. She probably had an ulterior motive on the night they slept together. Why else would she “accidentally” leave her phone in the room? Surprisingly, she rejected him without any hesitation. That impressed him. Of course, if she were to regret her action in the future, he would only look down on her further. The trick of playing hard to get was not new. Using that method on him would only bring humiliation to herself. “Okay. You can leave.” Damien ordered Clarissa to leave coldly. After returning to her office, Clarissa realized that she was not angry. In fact, she just felt her heart sink. Regardless, she had already rejected Damien’s request. So, she decided to stop thinking about it. The most important thing right now was to remain in New East Corporation. After all, New East Corporation’s benefits were second to none in the whole of Genovia. While Clarissa was battling her inner thoughts, she received a Whatsapp message from her brother, Luke Joh
Clarissa exited the hospital after eight o’clock. It started drizzling. She took a public bus back to the company. As Clarissa entered the company’s lobby, she saw Damien’s handsome and tall figure. One of his hands was in his trouser pocket while the other was holding a phone. He was talking to the receptionist. The lighting of the company’s lobby was extravagant and bright. It shone on Damien which made him look more noble and distant.Clarissa suddenly felt nervous. They had not met even once in the past few months. Why did she keep running into him lately?When Damien passed by Clarissa, he was engaged in a call. She did not know whether he heard her greeting him. After getting in the elevator, she watched as Damien’s figure disappeared into the night. It rained heavily that night. Clarissa wondered if he had brought an umbrella. In the past, her father often forgot to take an umbrella with him. Clarissa would run after him from behind, handing him an umbrella. Her fath
When Damien saw Clarissa standing at the door, he knew she had regretted her choice.He scorned her even more for playing hard to get. She had overestimated her capabilities.Clarissa was well alert. After all, she was there to beg Damien. There was an inevitable hint of flattery in her voice. “You’re early, President Lawrence.”“Not as early as you.” After speaking, Damien opened the door and sat on his office chair. He turned on his computer and went through some documents.“Do you have any business with me?” Damien asked Clarissa indifferently with a cold tone. His voice was hoarse. Clarissa suddenly remembered that he did not have an umbrella when it rained heavily last night. So, she quickly asked, “Did you catch a cold, President Lawrence? Drink more water. Do you have any medicine?”This could be a minor or severe matter. One time, Clarissa’s father worked extra hours in the rain on the construction site and was bedridden for a few days.“Get to the point.” There was a
Damien’s WhatsApp name was his actual name, Damien Lawrence.For someone as prominent as him, there was no need to give himself a nickname. His name represented everything. Clarissa looked through Damien’s Instagram. There was not much content besides him sharing articles written by New East Corporation’s public relations department.To ensure Damien did not stand out on her contact list, she deliberately named him “Stranger”. After Clarissa saved his contact, “Stranger” sent a message. [ We’ll sign an agreement and get our marriage license tomorrow. ]There were no unexpected changes. Damien was indeed a man of his words.[ Okay. ]After getting off work, Clarissa went back to her university dormitory to look for her birth certificate.Then, she went to New East Mall and purchased a white shirt. It would be more appropriate since she was registering for marriage.New East Mall actually belonged to Damien. He had a considerable number of businesses.The next morning, Clar
Clarissa was anxious as her mother’s operation fees and hospital bills were not paid yet. Doctor Fisher mentioned that today was the last day. The finance director, Howard Brooks, had yet to return from a meeting. Clarissa guessed that Damien was probably involved as well. In other words, now was not a good time to send him a message. She might even lose everything if he got angry. Hence, Clarissa could only wait patiently. It was past ten o’clock at night. Clarissa walked into the elevator wearily after working overtime. Coincidentally, Damien was inside that particular elevator. She immediately became energized upon seeing him and stood at a corner. Clarissa had kept the deposit question to herself for a long time. Since there was nobody around, she mustered her courage and said, “President Lawrence?”“Yes?” Damien replied casually while standing in front of Clarissa. They did not sound like a married couple who already had sex before at all. “If I remember correctly
New East Corporation was far from Clarissa’s university. Thus, she rented a two-bedroom apartment near the company with someone for convenience. Luke was living in their mother’s house. On Saturday at ten o’clock in the morning, Damien picked Clarissa up. Clarissa had dressed decently according to Damien’s request. She wore a white shirt, a red skirt, and a pair of white sneakers. Overall, she looked very youthful. Young people tended to look good no matter what they wore. Damien was not driving. He sat in the backseat beside Clarissa. When she got into the car, he only glanced at her without saying a word. Clarissa suddenly remembered something when they were on the highway. Did her marriage arrangement with Damien include sex?She signed the contract in a blur without even asking for further clarifications. The lack of money had probably driven her insane. They almost arrived at Damien’s grandfather’s house. Since the two of them had to put up an act, they would have t
They arrived at Florin at around four o’clock in the evening.Before getting out of the car, Damien said to Clarissa, “Change the way you address me.”“What?” Clarissa did not understand. “Don’t call me President Lawrence anymore.”Clarissa gave it some thought. Then, she said without a hint of embarrassment, “Okay, hubby.”The speed of her reaction and adaptation surprised Damien. She must have called her boyfriend that way as well.Damien thought, ‘Girls these days are so bold.’ He felt a strange discomfort in his heart. On the other hand, since Damien had given her so much money, Clarissa intended to act as convincing as possible. After all, she was a skilled and committed employee. When they reached Damien’s grandfather’s house, Clarissa became solemn because she had to comfort an elderly who was terminally ill. She was afraid that even the most minor action could agitate Damien’s grandfather. Regardless, she could only remind herself to be more careful. Damien’s g
Clarissa was not as fortunate as Damien. When she was in primary school, her father and mother were both occupied with work. She had to cook for herself and her disappointing brother. Back then, she could not even reach the stove and had to step on a bench. Clarissa learned how to make ravioli by the time she was in sixth grade. The steps were not foreign to her. Shortly after, she came out of the kitchen with a bowl of piping hot ravioli in tomato soup. It was placed on the table. Damien’s grandfather was delighted. He felt like he had traveled back to the times when his wife was still alive and ate happily. Damien looked indifferent. Clarissa kept sneaking glances at him. She wanted to see if her performance was sufficient for twenty thousand dollars. After eating, they watched the television for a while. As time passed, Clarissa felt more and more nervous. Around ten o’clock, Damien’s grandfather returned to his bedroom so he could rest. “Let’s go to sleep,” Damien s
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