Clarissa kept Neil’s photos on her phone. They were much too precious to be deleted.She tried her best to suppress her longing and curiosity. She didn’t ask Mrs. Faber for any more photos.If she asked for more, she was sure Damien would inevitably think of more ways to torment her. It could be even worse than taking nude photos!And so, Clarissa turned her attention to her studies.Christmas was just around the corner. The students were given a few days off to celebrate.Despite the holidays, Clarissa spent all her time studying. She rarely stepped out of her room, and she didn’t go back to Merania.Damien started to wonder whether she didn’t want to come back, or whether she couldn’t…Was she staying away solely because he had told her to leave and never come back?Neil was here, though. As a mother, could she bear to just leave her child?And… When had she ever been so obedient?He started to think. In the past, if Damien ignored her messages, she definitely would’ve aske
Once there was a proper direction for them to look into, things proceeded smoothly.Five days later, Damien’s assistant gave him the number Lucy had called the most.He also gave Damien the multipurpose vehicle’s car plate number.Both the phone number and the car plate number belonged to the same person, but it was obvious that this person was only a lackey. The person behind him was the true mastermind—Iris Benson.“Iris Benson?” Damien was shocked by this new discovery.“Yes. Iris also gave Connie the role of the main villain in The Tower, which isn’t normal, considering her experience,” the assistant said.“Looks like I’ll have to meet her.” Damien then asked, “Is she still in Merania?”“Yes. She’s been staying at Reign Hotel, near the film set of Manor of the Marquis. You have to watch out, though, President Lawrence. The Benson family is powerful.”“We won’t know what will happen without giving it a try, right?” Damien said.In truth, he was happy they had managed to dig
Damien clapped, unamused.“That’s an interesting story. Don’t cross my bottom line, or I’ll do what I said I would. Don’t touch me, and don’t you dare touch her either. If you do, you know what’ll happen!”After that, he left.Iris tightened her fists around the throw pillow, wondering what her people had done. How could they allow Damien to discover that she was the mastermind so easily? He had ruined her plan!She stood before the sofa for a while, and then called a subordinate. “Tell Helen to come here!”“Yes, ma’am.”Helen was her assistant from before.When Damien got back to his office, he started packing his things.Ray came in during this time.“What’s going on? Are you going on a business trip? Is it something urgent?”“I’m going abroad.”“Where to?”“Where else?” Damien asked in return, not even batting an eyelid.Ray was surprised. “Emmeria? No way. Did the sun rise in the west today? Are you unable to control your lower half?”Damien shot him a reprimanding lo
Clarissa looked around her room as well before blurting out, “All scholars have to live in poor conditions. If one lives in a luxurious environment, it’s easy to forget one’s purpose. Grandpa’s house was decorated plainly as well, and he was a renowned scholar. Yonah’s living here too, because it’s close to where she works. None of us think there’s anything wrong with this place.”With just a few sentences, she made Damien change his impression of her.He slowly walked toward her.Clarissa’s heart started to race. She had a few drinks before, and now that her blood was pounding through her veins, it quickly made her face turn red.“What are you afraid of?” Damien asked.“Afraid? What could I possibly be afraid of?” Clarissa put up a relaxed front.She then walked over to the window and hurriedly drew the curtains.She was afraid Mr. Black Suit and his men would catch wind of this, and do something bad to both Damien and Neil.“Drawing the curtains at this hour? Are you in such
Damien and Clarissa glanced at the door at the same time.Clarissa got up and opened the door. Yonah was standing there.She grabbed Clarissa’s hand, and Clarissa shut the door.“Here you go!” Yonah slapped something on Clarissa’s palm.“What’s this?” She glanced at it.It was a box of condoms.This flustered Clarissa immediately. “What do you mean by this?!”“He asked for nude photos of you when he couldn’t see you, so it’s obvious what’s going to happen now that he’s here, isn’t it? Better safe than sorry when it comes to dealing with a freak like him. You need to protect yourself and make sure you don’t get pregnant with his child again,” Yonah said gravely.“I won’t. Anyway, he might not even stay here,” Clarissa said, though she knew she was lying to herself.“Who the hell are you trying to trick? Anyway, just hold on to it.”Yonah then went back to her room.Clarissa felt a little uncomfortable at the sight of the condoms.She still remembered him sleeping with Lucy.
When Damien was done, Clarissa went into the bathroom to wash up.Before this, there hadn’t been any other men around. Damien had just bathed, and the bathroom was still filled with steam, the scent of shampoo and shower gel, as well as male pheromones.He had hung the towel he had used on the rack, and it was still damp.Clarissa hadn’t intended to bathe on this day, but she still did.As she stood under the shower, she thought about how Damien had looked with the towel wrapped around him. She started to tremble, and her hormones were suddenly all over the place. Fortunately, the warm water soothed her.When she was done bathing, she put on her pajamas and strode out of the bathroom.Damien was already in bed. He was using his arms as a pillow, and he was resting his eyes.He opened his eyes when he heard her walk out. When he saw that her hair was still dripping, he asked, “You still don’t have the habit of blow-drying your hair, huh?”“Yeah, it’s too troublesome.” Clarissa’s
Damien continued to pin Clarissa to the bed. He grabbed his phone and put it in between their ears.“What’s wrong?” he asked Mrs. Faber.Because of the phone’s proximity to Clarissa’s ear, she could hear Mrs. Faber clearly.“President Lawrence, is it convenient for you to speak now?” Mrs. Faber asked.“Go on.”Clarissa suspected Neil was either sick, or something else had happened.“Luke came to cause a ruckus just now. He said Lucy’s pregnant, and you need to take responsibility. He’s still here, and we can’t get rid of him!”“Let him stay there, then!” Damien hung up.Clarissa averted her head. She didn’t say anything.“Don’t tell me you fucking believed that.” He threw his phone next to her pillow.“Get off me!” She wanted to push him away, but to no avail.She wanted to slap him after that, but the moment she made her move, he caught her wrist. She tried again and again, but he stopped her every time.The sound of fists meeting flesh rang out in the room.Clarissa dete
It was three in the evening by the time Clarissa got home.Yonah was at work.She went to her room, took off her jacket, and tied her hair up. Dressed in a fluffy white sweater, she sat down at her desk and started studying.She didn’t even blink an eye.“Didn’t you notice there’s someone else in the room?” Damien’s voice rang out languidly from behind her.How could she have missed him?The moment she had stepped into the room, she saw that he was awake but was still in bed. He had been leaning against the bed frame without any clothes on.It was a wonder that he didn’t feel cold.“I did.” As Clarissa spoke, she put on a pair of silver-rimmed plain glasses.The bed was behind the desk. Damien saw that she had put on glasses, but he couldn’t see what sort of glasses they were.He was interested in them.After all, she had once said that he looked like a polished scoundrel with glasses on. He wondered how she looked.“Have you become short-sighted?” He cocked his head, tryin
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