The man’s business car sped away soon enough. It was clear that their license plate was a fake one.Clarissa had a feeling she had just met up with one of the major mafia organizations.She couldn’t help but shiver once more.“Clarissa, are you alright?” Lily jogged over to her side. “Who’s that guy? What does he want from you?”She even studied Clarissa up and down. Her clothes were still intact, which meant the conversation just now went well.“Ah. It was nothing. We talked about Connie, that’s all.” Clarissa folded her arms in front of her chest while shivering. “I want to go home as soon as possible.”“Okay.” After that, Lily flagged down a cab.On the way home, Clarissa thought about a lot of things. Originally, she couldn’t decide on the matter of her flying overseas because of Damien. Now, she had no choice but to leave.It was true that the man’s organization could do anything they wanted. They were strong in the dark, as if they were rats scuttling about in the maze of
“Of course not! I’ve suffered a lot because of my inferior educational background, and you know it! My education will forever be a sore spot in my heart! If I can’t overcome this obstacle, I won’t be able to rest easy!” Clarissa explained hurriedly to Damien.He approached her slowly before gripping her chin tightly. “So you’re saying your education is more important than your husband and son, huh?”“My education will forever be my backbone in life.” Clarissa refused to yield as she gazed back into Damien’s eyes.She was fine with it if Damien hated her now. Under no circumstances would she allow that man and the mysterious organization to get what they wanted. Clarissa vowed to uncover the truth behind everything that was going on.However, she was afraid that Damien might be involved in this huge mess.Damien narrowed his eyes slightly. “My stance is still the same. Either you stay here, or you leave and we’ll never see each other again. Other than that, do whatever you want.”
”Today?” Vanessa’s shock doubled. She had a feeling that the situation was much more severe than she thought. “Does Damien know about this?”“Yes, Mom. I told him last night.”“Did he agree to this?” Vanessa would’ve never expected that Damien would allow Clarissa to leave the country. After all, Neil was far too young.“He’s always known about my desire to earn my master’s degree,” Clarissa replied.“C-Clary… if you feel unhappy because of me and your father sticking around this house, we can always leave. Please don’t fight with Damien over us. Your father was driven to the state of insanity thanks to the Moores. He feels very guilty for what he has done, but he was in a state of disorientation back then.” Vanessa started sobbing as she dumped the truckload of information on Clarissa.Clarissa thought to herself, ‘I’ve always suspected that Patrick was the one who killed my mom. Turns out that’s really the case, since Vanessa has admitted to it as well.’Aside from Clarissa, ev
In a corner of the bustling airport, a man clad in a black suit kept staring at Clarissa. He witnessed her entering the departure hall and noticed her flight had taken off on the huge screen in the lobby shortly after that. At the same time, he noted that she never came out of the departure hall.He was very certain Clarissa had flown away.Then, he pulled out his phone and dialed a mysterious phone number.“Boss, Clarissa has left the country. Should we take action?”“There’s no need for that. The cruelest thing in this world isn’t death. I want her to live and feel the hatred and rage directed at her. She needs to taste the insufferable feeling of being separated from her loved ones,” the boss replied.It appeared that the subordinate failed to catch his boss’s drift. He asked, “Then what should we do?”“Keep an eye on her! Also, find Damien another woman.”The man in black frowned slightly. “Find a woman? Who?”“Find a woman who fits Damien’s preference. Preferably someone w
Yonah was waiting for Clarissa at the airport. Clarissa had already contacted Yonah in advance, stating that she would be arriving soon.Yonah wanted to hand over the physical offer letter to Clarissa.When Yonah noticed Clarissa, who had just gotten off the plane, she waved at Clarissa immediately.“Clarissa!”Clarissa lifted her head to see Yonah. She replied with a greeting of her own.“Now that you’re here, what’s your plan?” Yonah had worked in Emmeria for a few years now, so she had her own car. She started the engine while asking Clarissa that question.“I think I’ll stay here for a very long time. After all, I need three years to complete my master’s degree here.”While Clarissa talked, she opened Whatsapp and scrolled to Damien’s private chat that was labeled ‘Hubby.’ After that, she sent him a message.Clarissa: [Reached. Safe and sound.]She chose to not say much. If the man in black’s organization had bugged her phone in advance, they wouldn’t believe her claims of
After Lily clocked in at her department, she headed straight to Damien’s office.When he noticed Lily entering his office, he asked lightly, “What is it?”“Mr. Lawrence, Clarissa and I were on a video call this morning. She said she’s reached Emmeria, and everything is going pretty smoothly for her,” Lily replied.“Got it.” Damien continued to sign away on the documents with his pen, as if nothing had happened.Lily thought for a moment before licking her lips nervously and said, “Clarissa mentioned that she sent you a Whatsapp message, but you didn’t reply to her. I told her that maybe you didn’t see it. Mr. Lawrence, didn’t you pin Clarissa’s private chat at the top?”Damien lifted his head and shot Lily a glance.That glance made her want to dig a hole and hide in there for the rest of her life.Damien’s unspoken meaning was very clear. Was this any of Lily’s business?“Goodbye, Mr. Lawrence!” After that, Lily closed the office door and left in a hurry.***Connie received
It was fifteen minutes past five in the afternoon when Ray and Damien got into the latter’s car.“Damien, why did you offer to drive me home? What’s wrong?” Ray asked.“I’m throwing a party for my son. Are you attending?”Ray replied, “Your son’s my son. I’ll definitely attend the party.”Damien chuckled softly. “The reason I decided to host the celebration is to let everyone know that I have a son. I didn’t get to celebrate his first month here, after all.”“Clari-” Ray originally wanted to remind Damien that Clarissa wasn’t here.Before he could finish his sentence, Damien interrupted him immediately. “The celebration will be held in the Odyssey Hotel. What do you think?”Ray had a feeling that Damien’s idea of a celebration was unnecessarily fancy. It was as if his main point wasn’t the celebration at all. Then again, Damien’s casual and confident tone hinted at Ray that he already had a plan, so there was no way the latter could persuade him to drop it.“When’s the date?”
Saturday, Odyssey Hotel.Early in the morning, the vice president of the hotel reminded all the staff that the Lawrence family had booked the hotel for the day to celebrate Neil’s birth. He instructed the staff to do their best.The floors were polished till one could see one’s reflection on them, and the whole hotel was cleaner than it had ever been.At around eleven in the morning, guests started showing up at the hotel.Damien’s parents weren’t attending. After all, Patrick stood out too much, and it was better for him to not be in the spotlight. Vanessa would stay at home with him.Afterwards, Mrs. Faber brought Neil to the hotel.The guests in attendance were some of the most important and renowned in Genovia.Joseph was here as well. Damien had invited him.Lily felt a little uncomfortable to be included among these guests, but at the very least, Landon was with her.“I don’t even know why President Lawrence’s having this celebration when Clarissa’s not here,” she compla
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