Clarissa and Damien soon got into bed.He had his arms around her. The warmth from his body enveloped her.“Don’t you know who I like?” he mumbled from behind her. His breath fanned out over her neck, tickling her.His words made her heart tremble.This was his first time saying that he liked her.“How would I know?” Clarissa suddenly felt her heart warm. “When we were at a restaurant, you even told me not to ask about a man’s past.”“Does it bother you?” he asked.She closed her eyes. “No.”“That’s fine, then.” He continued calmly, “Can we do it today?”“No!”“I’ll take it slow.”“No way! You always say that you’ll take it slow, but…” Clarissa was already shuddering.Before she could finish her sentence, Damien silenced her with his lips.As he kissed her, his hands roamed over her body, setting her on fire.If she were to stop him now, she would be the one to explode.He was a bastard!The next day, Clarissa still felt exhausted. She woke up late, and Damien had long
“I got it.” Clarissa’s teeth were chattering.“C-Clarissa… You were just luring me into telling you the truth, weren’t you?” Lily was scared out of her wits. What was she going to do if something happened to Clarissa and the babies?Clarissa’s face was getting paler by the second. She knew Connie had always been the jealous type, and that she was scheming. Still, Clarissa never expected Connie to be so wicked!She didn’t say anything.Lily watched Clarissa quietly.Clarissa only realized that her belly was hurting when she stood up after finishing her lunch. She even stumbled a little.“I’ll help you to your office.” Lily kept a hand on her at all times. “Clarissa, promise me you’ll be fine. Landon made me swear not to tell you…” she said guiltily.“Help me to his floor.”“Whose floor? President Lawrence’s?”“Yeah.”Lily didn’t say anything else. They took the elevator to Damien’s floor.Lily helped Clarissa over to Damien’s office, knocked on the door, and fled. She was afr
“I’ll do it.” Damien got up from the sofa and called the police.Clarissa’s heart settled back into her chest. She still felt furious on her grandmother’s behalf, though. She never would’ve expected Connie to be so evil.It was a good idea for Damien to make the call. With his status, the police would definitely take this case seriously.Clarissa closed her eyes. Her tears flowed down her face and onto the sofa.Three of her relatives hadn’t died peacefully. She was starting to feel that she was a messenger of death.“Was Lily the one who told you all of this?” Damien asked after hanging up.She kept her eyes closed and nodded.He pursed his lips, not saying anything.Someone knocked on the door. It was Ray.Clarissa wasn’t feeling too well, so she just nodded at him in greeting.“Damien, what have you done to Clarissa?! There are rumors flying everywhere about Clarissa being a jealous woman. I know very well what she’s like, so you must’ve done something.” Ray saw her shift
The next day, at Damien’s office.“Were you the one who told Clarissa about her grandmother?” Damien asked Lily.The moment Lily stepped into Damien’s office, she seemed to shrink in size. She couldn’t help feeling afraid of him.Celebrating Landon’s birthday was a personal matter, and she had really wanted to spend it with him, which was why she had agreed to Damien going.It didn’t mean that she wasn’t afraid of him when they were at work.She was deathly afraid of him.“Yes.”“Don’t tell her these things in the future. Who’s going to be responsible if something happens to her?” Damien didn’t raise his voice, but his warning was clear. It made Lily feel nervous as if she’d done something outrageous.He was already being very gentle.“Yes, sir,” Lily said.“Also, make sure that you don’t tell her about what the PR department’s going to do tomorrow. Don’t let her catch sight of the article you wrote, as well as the one that the media’s going to get,” Damien said gravely.“Wh
Damien scrolled through Clarissa’s phone and found Madelynn’s number on WhatsApp. He blocked Madelynn’s number as well as her Instagram.This meant Clarissa wouldn’t be able to see a thing Madelynn posted on this day. Not only would she not see anything on this day, but she also wouldn’t see anything in the future.He put her phone on silent mode and stuffed it underneath her pillow.After breakfast, they sat down at the large table in the living room. Clarissa was working on the accounts for Rhythmic Technology, and her papers were all over the table.Damien, on the other hand, was reading the newspaper. At the same time, he kept replying to messages.“What are you doing?” Seeing that he was so busy, she would occasionally look up and ask.“It’s just work.”She stopped asking.Shortly after that, Damien’s phone rang. It was someone from the police station.This caught him off guard. He was afraid they would tell him something that Clarissa couldn’t accept.He went to the bal
At around four in the evening…Someone knocked on Clarissa’s door. It was Luke.He had a huge parcel in his hands. The moment he stepped into the apartment, his gaze swept over the surroundings, and he seemed to mumble to himself, “Damn these rich people!”Clarissa knew nothing good could come from Luke’s visit. Mrs. Faber was supposed to be grocery shopping at this hour, but Clarissa had stopped her. She asked Mrs. Faber to watch out for Luke.“This is for you.” Luke threw the parcel onto the sofa and started walking around the apartment.Clarissa shot Mrs. Faber a look. The latter took the vacuum cleaner and trailed Luke, vacuuming after him with every step he took.“What is it?” Clarissa opened the parcel. It was filled with children’s clothes, shoes, and accessories. They were all made of pure cotton, and the material was obviously of high quality. They felt smooth and comfortable.She loved them.“Did you buy them?” Clarissa asked Luke as she rubbed a shirt against her fac
”Who sent that?” Clarissa heard Damien’s voice coming from the living room after some time. He had returned.“It’s Luke. Also, President Lawrence…” Mrs. Faber’s voice grew softer towards the end.Not too long later, Damien burst into the room.He hung his coat onto the wall before approaching Clarissa.“Are you still angry at me?”“Yes.” Clarissa cocked her head to the left, refusing to look at him.Damien let out a chuckle at her cold response.“Do you think this is funny?!” Clarissa stared at him, incensed.“Did Luke tell you?”“Yes, and I’ve already known everything. You’re such a good ex-husband!” Clarissa sneered. “If so, why did you change my contact name?”“The police told me. It wasn’t Madelynn who did that to your grandmother.”“You can say whatever you want because I know you’re helping her! Connie clearly told me it was Madelynn, That’s the truth!” Clarissa raised her voice at the thought of Damien defending Madelynn.“It wasn’t her.”Clarissa threw a pillow ont
Clarissa started looking for Madelynn’s information once Damien left for his company.Clarissa didn’t usually bother checking on entertainment news. If she didn’t visit the company, she wouldn’t have known.She soon saw a picture of Madelynn standing among a bunch of children, smiling brightly.Clarissa recognised this school. It was the same school that she donated computers in the name of Zach.Yet, it seemed like Madelynn had made this place hers.And… It was Damien who chose this place for her.Clarissa felt betrayed and heartbroken.She didn’t even bother to recharge her phone when the battery died.......The police soon sent a closing statement to Damien.And the conclusion was: A delivery man accidentally put a white phosphorus in the parcel, and that led to the fire. When Connie went to warn Mary, it was too late.The delivery man also admitted to his wrongdoings, and said that it was purely accidental.He had to bear the financial and legal consequences, but stran
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