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
After Rebecca left, Clarissa continued staying at home for a few days and felt even more depressed. Vanessa’s overly attentive care for her was terribly suffocating.At the same time, Mrs. Faber suddenly requested a leave of absence from Clarissa.“Why the short notice, Mrs. Faber? I just had a baby and need someone to help,” Clarissa said. Mrs. Faber had been serving them in the Lawrence family for many years. Her relationship with Clarissa had improved after their time together in Atherton Garden.Clarissa was reluctant to let Mrs. Faber leave. With her around, she could at least have someone to talk to.Mrs. Faber’s upcoming temporary absence suddenly made Clarissa feel insecure.“Madam, my son is having his exams this week. I want to go back to be with him. Can I?”Clarissa understood at once. “I see. Alright.”“I’ll go back tomorrow. I’ll stay with my son for two more days after the exam, so I’ll be back in five days. Is that alright?” Mrs. Faber asked. “Sure.” Clarissa
It was noon when they arrived at Duke Hotel. Damien took Clarissa to the Grand Room, a private room for events.When they arrived, many people were already inside the Grand Room. They saw Damien’s arrival and pulled him over in excitement. “Look at our class president! The organizer of the reunion has just arrived!”Clarissa was slightly surprised to learn that Damien was the class president. Not only that, but he was the one who organized this reunion. It seemed he had gone to great lengths to make Clarissa less depressed.Clarissa looked at Damien with a complicated look mixed with love, gratitude, and affection. She felt guilty thinking about Damien’s kindness to her. An ordinary person from an ordinary family like her just couldn’t repay his kindness in the same way.How could she have been blessed with such a good husband?The crowd pushed Damien to the middle of the room and the limelight. Everyone’s eyes, including his female classmates, all fell on Clarissa.Clarissa felt
Clarissa kept her eyes closed, and eventually dozed off. She didn’t wake up until Damien nudged her.“Are you still sleeping? I’ve got a room. If you’re sleepy, go to bed first. I’ll have someone bring dinner to you later.” Damien took Clarissa’s hand.“A room?”“Yes. We’ve got a room.”“Look, they’re so innocent. Don’t they know what it means to say have a room?” A male classmate of Damien sitting next to them joked.Damien didn’t bother looking at them and told Clarissa, “They don’t know what it means to have a room. Let’s show them.”“Then, I’ll wait for you in the room.” Clarissa let go of Damien’s hand and got up from the couch.“Yo, Damien. What’s your wife doing there waiting for you? Didn’t she just have a baby a while ago? Isn’t that exciting?” Such a noise came from behind Clarissa.“It’s quite exciting. You’ll know when you try it,” Damien answered.Clarissa thought, ‘Male classmates from high school will all talk dirty in reunions, while the female classmates are h
”Why did you bring that up?” Damien replied.Clarissa pointed at the display window silently.Damien saw the words ‘Chanel Kirk’ behind the display window.“She’s teaching at the University of Florin?” He sounded like he was murmuring to himself.Chanel was one of his many admirers back in his high school days.Jealousy washed over Clarissa like a tidal wave. She grabbed Damien’s hand immediately. “Let’s go. We’re never coming back to this university.”After they returned to the hotel, Damien did his best to stimulate Clarissa on the bed. However, the latter remained deadpan and refused to entertain him.“You may be bad at sweet talking, but you’re incredibly good at being jealous,” he teased.“That’s how I am. I’m bad at sweet talking and great at being jealous,” Clarissa retorted.Damien’s hand snaked behind Clarissa’s head and lifted her from the bed. “Why don’t I take your mind off jealousy and onto something else for once?”“Get lost!” Clarissa knew what he meant by that
Penelope was an intelligent socialite. Not only did she have the brains, but her endurance was also pretty high.She was clear on what she wanted from the start. Hence, she also knew very well that there were certain paths that she must take in order to achieve her goals.Penelope knew very well the reason Clarissa wanted her to join Joseph’s firm; Clarissa was already pregnant, so she knew she would never be with Joseph. At the same time, she was afraid that Damien might suspect her being involved with Joseph, so she introduced Penelope to Great West. Clarissa also thought that Joseph and Penelope would fall in love with each other over time, thus resolving her problem. Meanwhile, Penelope joining Joseph’s firm also fit Damien’s agenda. Thus, he would no longer snatch her deals from her in the future.That was the reason Penelope dragged Joseph to visit Clarissa.In a way, she was proclaiming her stance to Damien.On the other hand, Joseph was here because he was infuriated. Sinc
After Penelope walked out of the living room in Damien’s mansion, she went to the courtyard.Just then, Mrs. Faber was spotted carrying a heavy box out of the garage.Penelope was surprised to see that box.It was the box of items she had bought for Clarissa, so she could recognize it.Mrs. Faber looked like she was having a hard time carrying it, so it was obvious there were things inside the box. Also, the original seal was still on the box, which meant the items within were never used before.Penelope couldn’t help but grit her teeth in anger.She went through so much effort just to pick out the perfect items for Clarissa, only to be disregarded by the latter.Penelope had already promised Clarissa that she wouldn’t do anything to the items she gifted her, but the latter refused to believe her.“Mr. Moore, please give me a moment. I accidentally left my lipstick back in the living room,” she piped up all of a sudden.After that, she returned to the living room.Mrs. Faber
While Damien conversed with Landon downstairs, Clarissa was also chatting with Lily via Whatsapp in her room.Lily: [Clarissa, Landon’s game is going to fail! He’ll be facing a huge setback. It’s all my fault for inviting you and President Lawrence to his birthday party that day, which led to President Lawrence investing in his game. I think he’ll be suffering from a huge financial loss too. It’s my fault for causing President Lawrence to suffer from that loss. I feel so guilty right now.]Clarissa: [That was random. What on earth are you talking about?]Lily was easily flustered by nature, so she couldn’t help but ramble on and on.Lily: [“Manor of the Marquis” has canceled their collaboration deal with Rhythmic Technology. Landon’s game was supposed to go viral, but now it won’t even gain any popularity! Also, I only found out that the new interns that got hired this year receive their starting salaries at a similar amount as my current salary! They’re able to receive an extra tw
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