No wonder this woman seemed so familiar! Clarissa had seen a photo of her when she and Damien went to the University of Florin once. But it had been dark at that time, and the photo was small in size, which was why Clarissa hadn’t recognized this woman at first sight.It was Chanel Kirk.“I’m Clarissa Johnson.” Clarissa shook Chanel’s hand.She didn’t know whether Chanel knew who she was. At the class reunion, Damien’s classmates had all found out about her name and appearance. There was bound to be someone who would’ve told Chanel about Clarissa.Clarissa couldn’t help feeling a little diffident now that she was standing before Chanel, not knowing how much Chanel knew about her.Chanel had once pursued Damien, while she was Damien’s ex-wife. It was a little odd for the two of them to be together. Clarissa felt a mixture of sympathy and envy, while also feeling the need to compare herself with Chanel.Chanel had pulled Clarissa out of her study mode and back to reality.“You los
Genovia.At the film set of The Tower.Unexpectedly, Connie had gotten the role of the main villain—June Collins.This character was a beautiful, wicked vixen who had plenty of men wrapped around her finger and was constantly outshining the main female lead. Because she was from the bottom of the pyramid, there was a reason to forgive everything that she had done. June was a special character, as well as a dangerous one. If Connie could portray the character well, she would win herself a lot of fans; if not, she would become the subject of everyone’s mockery.She could already see how much potential this role had.This was the best character she had gotten so far. She swore to herself that she would do her best!This production crew was everything she had ever dreamed of. Not only had they sent someone to pick her up for the audition, but they had also provided her with the best role in her entire career so far. Though Connie found her good luck hard to believe, she couldn’t help
Ten days later…Photos of Damien and Lucy being intimate in bed made headlines.The whole of Genovia now knew about Clarissa leaving the country and Damien becoming single once more, so many people had their eyes on him.As a tall, dark, and handsome man who was also rich, it was only natural for him to have a new lover!In truth, Connie had hired someone to edit these photos.She first hired a couple to pose naked in bed—there were photos of them kissing and touching each other—and then had someone to edit Damien and Lucy’s faces onto their bodies. The doctored photos were close to perfect.At Damien’s office.He was smoking while going through the photos. They were pretty racy, to say the least.“Damien! Have you seen the photos?” Ray barged into the office while holding his phone.“Why are you so flustered?” Damien asked with narrowed eyes.“How can I not be?! We all know the type of person you are. These photos have to be fake, right?” To be honest, Ray wasn’t exactly sur
Lucy was at loss for words at Damien’s blunt question.Honestly, she was here to create an opportunity for her to spend some time with him.It was a tacit understanding, but now that he had brought things out into the open, she couldn’t help feeling awkward.“It’s nothing. It’s fine as long as you’re not affected, President Lawrence. I’m going to go now.” After that, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hands.Her gesture gave her a cute and innocent impression.When she turned to leave, she expected Damien to stop her. Contrary to her expectations, he didn’t and simply allowed her to leave.Ray and Damien were soon left alone in the office.“Damien, there has to be something afoot here. This woman’s no simpleton. Should I look into it?” Ray asked.Damien took a drag of his cigarette, as calm as ever, and blew out a smoke circle.“There’s no need.”“No need?! Don’t you see how many tricks that woman has up her sleeve? First, she set up a chance meeting. Now, she’s spreadi
Madelynn instantly called Damien.“Damien, did you really sleep with that woman?” She sounded like she was on the verge of tears.She hadn’t managed to lay a finger on Damien even after chasing after him for so many years. The most she had received was a kiss when Clarissa had left the country for the first time, and even then, it had only been a simple peck on the cheek. Now that Clarissa was gone again, this was supposed to be Madelynn’s chance. She never expected a woman like Lucy to beat her to the chase!Madelynn wanted to know what made Lucy think she could possibly beat Madelynn.“No, I didn’t. Someone edited those photos,” Damien answered calmly.At that, Madelynn hung up without another word.She quickly got the lowdown on Lucy. Her full name was Lucy Fur, she was 26 years old, and she was a technical school graduate. She was working as a nurse at a private hospital, and everything about her was completely ordinary.A victorious smile slowly formed on Madelynn’s face. H
As Clarissa wept in silence, someone nudged her shoulder lightly.She raised her head to see who it was, her eyes red and puffy.“What’s wrong? Why are you crying here?” Chanel handed her a tissue.Clarissa grabbed her phone. “It’s nothing. I’m just homesick.”She didn’t want Damien’s secret admirer to see how deeply she felt for him.In general, a normal person would ask questions like, “Who do you have in your family? Your parents, or your husband?”Chanel didn’t, though. She merely lowered her head and said gently, “Let me take you home.”“Okay.” Clarissa put her phone into her bag, and they left.She felt a little uncomfortable when she got home and laid down on the bed.Chanel felt her forehead. “I think you’re burning up a little. I’ll make you some butternut squash soup.”So saying, Chanel went to the kitchen.When she came out with a bowl of soup, Clarissa had already fallen asleep. She was still crying in her sleep.Chanel tucked Clarissa in and brushed her hair aw
Though it was impossible to tell how Clarissa was truly feeling through her replies, she definitely wasn’t in a good mood.She didn’t want Damien to know that she had cried and had even gotten a fever because of him. After all, he couldn’t care less about her. Hell, he had already slept with someone just a month after she’d left the country! If she cried over him, wouldn’t it make her seem like she cared too much about him?Fortunately, she was abroad. He wouldn’t know a thing about her thoughts and feelings.Since he had “surprised” her by sleeping with someone a month after they’d parted, wouldn’t it only be right for her to return the favor?During class the next day, Clarissa couldn’t really focus because she was preoccupied with Damien. This subject wasn’t easy to begin with, and she was even more lost because she hadn’t been paying attention.For this class, she had to write a paper. The lecturer had written the topic on the blackboard—the capital asset pricing model.There
Clarissa couldn’t help but be impressed by Joseph’s comment. As expected of the top accountant in Genovia!She was about to reply to him when she saw Penelope’s comment.Penelope had replied to Joseph’s comment.Penelope: [That’s amazing, Mr. Moore!]He only replied to her with a humble expression.Penelope: [Since you’re so amazing, why don’t you teach me?]Joseph: [Sure.]Clarissa lost the mood to reply when she saw their conversation.Though she had managed to make Damien look bad, she was still deeply hurt. She couldn’t shake off her depressed funk.Plus, she was worried about her son Neil.Though he was still a baby and didn’t know a thing about what had happened, she was still worried that he would be affected in a way or another.Three days after she had posted on Instagram, she ran into Chanel again while at the cafeteria for a meal.“Are you better?” Chanel felt her forehead casually. It inexplicably endeared her to Clarissa.“Yeah, I’m fine now.” She sat down opp
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