Mrs. Faber arrived in a hurry, a large bag in her hand. It contained all the things for the mother and children.“How is it, President Lawrence?” she asked Damien.“It’s born.” After having said that, Damien leaned back against the wall.“How are the two children?” Mrs. Faber had a happy look on her face.“Only one.”“How can there be only one? What about the other one?!” Mrs. Faber panicked, anxiety swelling her. “Where’s the other one?”“Don’t ask anymore.”This time, Mrs. Faber did not dare to ask further.It was already night when the doctor transferred Clarissa to a single ward. She was so tired that she could not open her eyes. Her eyelids felt heavy, but she knew the person sitting next to her was Damien.“Where are the children?” she asked weakly.“It’s premature birth. The baby needs to stay in the incubator for ten days. Mrs. Faber is watching the baby.”“Are they well?” Clarissa asked, “How’s the baby girl?”Previously, Bethany had informed her that the baby girl
Leah came to visit Clarissa the next day. She apologized to her repeatedly, saying she shouldn’t have gone home.Clarissa reassured Leah with a smile. “You can’t predict the future. How could you have known that would happen? I can’t predict the future either.”“This was my songbook from back in the day. I took it and put it in the car yesterday,” Leah said.Leah came to visit yesterday, but Clarissa was too weak to stay awake. She had been sleeping, so she didn’t see Leah. Leah hadn’t planned to give the book to Clarissa before. After all, Clarissa just had a baby. She thought Clarissa wouldn’t be in the mood to see the book.Leah bought some supplements for Clarissa as a gift. She also made some homemade nutritious chicken soup for her. However, Damien told her about Clarissa’s condition. She was probably in a bad mood because of her stillborn baby girl. Therefore, he urged Leah to bring the songbook over to distract Clarissa.It was common to gossip. Besides, it wouldn’t hurt
Clarissa had been deeply fond of the baby girl. Alas, the poor thing was stillborn.“Don’t cry, Clarissa… It won’t be good for your eyes. Look on the bright side! You have a son now. It’s you and President Lawrence’s son.” Bethany comforted Clarissa by patting her on the shoulder.“Okay…” Clarissa sat on the bed and nodded weakly to Bethany. She hugged her knees tightly, but her tears just wouldn’t stop.Bethany was no stranger to life and death, but she was heartbroken to see her old classmate in such a terrible state. She still had work to do and needed to check on other patients, so she asked Damien to take care of her.Clarissa didn’t blame Damien for keeping the bad news from her. After all, he was also the child’s father. He probably found it unbearable and difficult to accept, but he was more frightened of Clarissa’s grief.“Don’t cry. We can have another baby later,” Damien told Clarissa. Then, he moved forward and hugged her.What made Clarissa cry was Bethany’s explanat
Although no one from New East Corporation came, that did not apply to Landon and Lily. They were Clarissa’s good friends, and were not subject to such restrictions.Lily and Landon came to visit Clarissa at the hospital before her discharge.Landon noticed that Clarissa’s blanket wasn’t covered properly, so he carefully tucked her in. “You just had a baby. Don’t catch a cold.”Clarissa laughed. “Well, you seem pretty attentive. You’re so lucky, Lily!”“Isn’t it?” Lily said with a stiff smile. The truth was that Landon was not attentive to her at all. He didn’t even know her birthday.After Landon and Lily’s departure, an unexpected guest arrived.Clarissa took a long time to recognize her. It was a former colleague who made her suffer a lot—Penelope Henderson.Clarissa had only met Penelope once during the annual meeting at First. She happened to overhear Penelope badmouthing her, which annoyed her greatly. During the annual meeting, everyone wore heavy make-up and dressed grand
Clarissa feared Damien would take it personally. Together with her exhaustion, she didn't text Joseph about Penelope’s request. She feared if she did, Joseph would ask her questions nonstop. If Damien got suspicious and jealous again, things would turn sour.Moreover, Clarissa had lost her much anticipated baby girl. She was still weak and grieving. She wasn’t in the mood to poke her nose in other people’s business.Anyway, Clarissa had told Penelope what to do. She was sure Penelope wouldn’t just wait and sit around. If she could take the initiative to make up with Clarissa for her career, surely she could do the same with Joseph.In addition, when Clarissa proposed the idea to Penelope earlier, Damien didn't voice any objection. Penelope should be smart enough to know working with Joseph would be her only way forward. If they worked together, Damien would no longer interfere in the future. She must’ve been deathly frightened after Damien crushed her by taking away all her projects
Damien saw Clarissa getting down from the bed with weak legs. He felt a little bad for this, but he knew she would have to take the step of becoming a mother. Otherwise, she would grow distant from the child. Without the child as their connection, she would leave the country at any time.Clarissa went to Mrs. Zoe’s room to see Neil. Mrs. Zoe was a specialized and highly trained nanny. She was a professional who was meticulous about her work.Neil and Mrs. Zoe slept in the same bed.“Is the baby crying again?” Clarissa asked.“Yes, Madam. He woke up and started crying.”Clarissa sat on the end of the bed. She clapped her hands and said to Neil, “Come on. Let Mommy hug you.”Unfortunately, little Neil cried even harder and went looking for Mrs. Zoe’s arms. Clarissa’s smile stiffened. Her hands were still in midair.Was this because of the mother-son bond? She disliked him at first, and he sensed it.Clarissa was trying to change herself. After all, the child was also her flesh
Vanessa was thoughtful and honest. One should have been grateful to have a kind in-law like her, at least in a normal circumstance.Clarissa wanted to be grateful too, but whenever she saw Patrick, he would remind her of Theresa’s death. If her mother was still here, Clarissa would have someone to talk to. Things would not have come to this.“What are you doing here?” Damien’s stern voice came from the stairs.Clarissa turned around and saw Damien pressing his lips, his jaw set in a hard line. He was furious.“Damien, we knew you had a newborn baby, so we wanted to see him.” Vanessa said to Damien with a pathetic look. “Where’s the child?”“He’s asleep. You should go to your room and rest,” Damien said to his parents. Then, he urged Clarissa, “You should go upstairs now.”Clarissa didn’t say anything and went upstairs. After that, she heard a rustle downstairs.She was still awake, and waited until Damien got into bed. Clarissa rolled over in his arms to feel secure, but then sh
Clarissa and Rebecca went to New East Mall to shop.“It feels like a century since my last shopping trip!” Clarissa told Rebecca. Rebecca held Clarissa’s arm. “Don’t say that. Your husband owns this mall. You don’t shop because you don’t want to, but if you do, who’s going to stop you?”Clarissa narrowed her eyes. Too many things had happened around her lately. No one else could easily understand her feelings. Besides, Rebecca was single. She wouldn’t understand her conflicts. Therefore, Clarissa didn’t say much about her issue with her mother-in-law. She only talked about the pretty clothes.“Hey, tell you something. Penelop’s very thick-skinned. After her firm Transcendence collapsed, she came to us and wanted to partner with us. She just approached Joseph yesterday to talk about it.”“Joseph was like a fool who said nothing. He didn’t openly refuse her. Penelope’s even more shameless. She cheekily announced that she would come to work the next day. Since Joseph didn’t decline
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