A couple of seconds after the call was disconnected, Clarissa’s phone rang again.It was Dennis.Clarissa remembered that Damien had mentioned he was meeting up with Dennis.She hurriedly answered the call.“Clarissa? Mrs. Lawrence? President Lawrence, I mean, your husband was stabbed by my ex-wife in front of Memories. That bitch! She was aiming for me, but President Lawrence took the hit on my behalf. I’ll send you the hospital’s location when we get there,” Dennis said hurriedly. “I need to watch over him now.”“Is it…?” Clarissa wanted to ask whether it was serious, but she couldn’t get a single word out.She sat there, stupefied. It was as if her soul had left her body.Damien had been stabbed. Whatever had happened, he had been injured. She could already imagine how bad things were.She sat there dazedly.“Clarissa, what’s wrong?” Janet asked.Clarissa didn’t react.“Clarissa, Clarissa? Are you feeling okay?”Clarissa still didn’t react. Her stomach hurt.Her phone c
At the hospital.Dennis paid the hospitalization fee and arranged for the best doctor to… bandage Damien’s injury.Damien wasn’t badly injured. He had only been cut on the arm, and it wasn’t too deep. The doctor cleaned the wound and bandaged it, and that was it.However, Dennis felt guilty. After all, Damien had gotten injured on his behalf. So, he had Damien hospitalized so that Damien could get some rest.“I’m really sorry, President Lawrence. Look… it’s all my fault.” Dennis felt ashamed.“Could you have taken it?” Damien asked.“No, of course. My body’s nowhere near as sturdy as yours.” Dennis was sucking up to Damien a little.“Yeah, Damien. Get some rest,” Madelynn said.She was here as well. Throughout the whole process, she made sure to look anxious and worried.At this moment, she helped Damien onto the bed and pulled the quilt over him.“Get some rest,” she said.However, her heart was elsewhere. She was thinking about how Dennis hadn’t told Clarissa the truth abo
Outside the ward.Clarissa didn’t dare to go in. She was afraid of what she would see.“Go on! Don’t waste any more time.” Janet couldn’t help feeling anxious.Clarissa was ashen.Janet knocked on the door, and Dennis said, “Come in.”When Clarissa heard Dennis’s voice, she almost slumped to the floor. Damien wasn’t the one who had spoken…Her legs had turned to jelly.“Come on.” Janet helped Clarissa into the ward.The moment the door swung open, Clarissa saw Damien sitting on the bed. He was leaning against the bed frame and his arm was bandaged…He wasn’t unconscious, and he was still alive.In that instant, Clarissa finally relaxed. She collapsed onto his bed, feeling dizzy.She saw Madelynn, but at this moment, she couldn’t care less about the latter.“You’re not badly injured.” The words came out of Clarissa’s mouth easily, as if they were from the bottom of her heart. At the same time, she let out a deep sigh and relaxed completely.“What’s wrong? Are you upset that
Leah drove with Janet in the passenger seat, while Damien and Clarissa sat in the backseat.“I don’t know whether it’s appropriate for me to say this. It might sound a little harsh.” Janet looked at them through the rearview mirror. “One of you is injured, and the other is pregnant. You two don’t look like you can handle yourselves at all.”“We have a housekeeper,” Damien said.Clarissa kept thinking about the fact that the babies were his. Since Dennis already knew, Damien would find out sooner or later.She would probably be better off letting him know as soon as possible.They were going to pass by the place where they had been held up by traffic earlier.“Let’s go and buy the babies some things,” Clarissa suddenly said to Damien.Though it was an ordinary sentence, it made Damien’s heart soften. His Adam’s apple bobbed.“What do you want to buy?”“I don’t know. We’re having a boy and a girl, so let’s get them some clothes. I’m almost due, anyway.” She rubbed her belly. “I
That night, after Mrs. Faber was done cooking dinner…Damien had already said that he wanted Clarissa to feed him.She sat down next to him.“Can’t you get Mrs. Faber to feed you?” she muttered in distaste.Mrs. Faber was in the kitchen, getting the dishes.“Clarissa Johnson!” Damien exclaimed gravely. “How am I related to her?”Under his oppression, Clarissa had no choice but to pick up his cutlery and ask him what he wanted to eat.In truth, she felt that he was perfectly fine eating with his left hand. However, he refused to do so and insisted on her feeding him.“See how much your dad knows how to enjoy life.” She sounded like she was teasing the babies, but what did they know? They couldn’t even hear her. She was actually teasing Damien.Damien’s heart melted when she referred to him as their dad.After feeding Damien, Clarissa wasn’t in the mood to eat anymore. She didn’t eat much.She sounded a little aggrieved as she muttered, “I barely even ate.”“I’ll fill you up
Despite Damien sleeping later than her, he was already gone by the time Clarissa woke up.After having breakfast, she went to the company.She spent the whole morning going through Rhythmic Technology’s files. She had also gotten the phone number of the person in charge so that they could discuss things at any time.The person in charge was currently working on the accounts for the production team of “Manor of the Marquis”. After all, Rhythmic Technology had invested in it. Clarissa wanted to meet up with the person in charge.“Miss Johnson, would it be convenient for you to meet me here? I have to keep an eye on things here, so I can’t leave. My company’s booked a hotel floor here, and I’ve been working on the accounts in the hotel.”Clarissa had to go. She couldn’t afford to delay this.“Clarissa, if you’re going there, I’ll go with you. What would we do if something were to happen to you?” Janet said, “Rhythmic Technology’s audit is a big project, and it’s good for me to meet
“You’re not allowed to go!”Clarissa hadn’t expected Damien to be so strongly against her attending her grandmother’s funeral.“Why?! She’s my grandmother, and I suspect that someone set the fire on purpose!”“This isn’t something you need to look into.” Damien’s tone was a lot calmer now.“You gave me sleeping pills when my mother passed away, and I missed her funeral. Now, you won’t even let me attend my grandmother’s funeral? I’ve already decided to forget about what happened in the past, so don’t do anything that’s going to remind me of that!” Clarissa was furious.Damien raised an eyebrow at her.“Your main priority now is to give birth to my babies.” He stared at her belly.“I’m not a tool for reproduction!”“Whatever it is, you’re not allowed to go. If you insist on going… go ahead and try!” Damien said.“What are you going to do? Give me sleeping pills again? If you do, I’ll get rid of your babies right now! I’ve already said that I’ve decided to leave the past behind,
That night.Clarissa was still miffed at Damien, and she was preoccupied with her grandmother’s death. She couldn’t sleep.She tossed and turned in bed.“Stop moving!” Damien rubbed her belly with his eyes closed. He was suppressing his desire.There was no way Clarissa could remain unmoving since she was awake, though.She continued to toss and turn. The rustling of the sheets made Damien burn.“I said, stop moving!” Damien’s voice was reprimanding.“Can’t you go sleep in your own bed?” Clarissa retorted.Damien couldn’t take it anymore. He reached out to rub her chest. “Let’s do it, then, since you’re inviting me.”Clarissa felt like she was going to explode.She tried to push him away, but he insisted…She fell asleep once she was out of strength.The next day, Clarissa decided to continue giving Damien the cold shoulder, thanks to what he’d done the night before. She hadn’t been seducing him; she just wasn’t able to fall asleep!She got up for breakfast.“Has he left
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