Clarissa stared at Damien, numb.The last time they met, Clarissa was taken aback by Damien's sudden appearance at Grandpa's house. That time, she didn't pay much attention to Damien's fashion style.Now that she had taken a good look at him, she realized he was still as well-dressed as ever. However, she also knew that underneath that impeccable facade was a completely rotten personality.Wearing a T-shirt and matching colored pants, he exuded the vibes of a big boss. However, he didn't flaunt his riches and was dressed up in a way that reflected his own personal style.To put it bluntly, he was the definition of the word 'desire'. His presence attracted the attention of many women.Damien, for his part, didn't expect Clarissa to come here at all."President Lawrence, this is Miss Clarissa Johnson. She is our independent director in New East.The corners of Damien's lips turned up. "Hello, Miss Johnson."Then, he looked at Ray and said, "Why didn't you inform me about this?"
Damien reached for the contract and gave it to Ray. "Revise the contract according to their needs. Next time, you'll sign the contract in my stead. We'll take our leave for now."Then, Damien stood up, prepared to walk outside.When he reached the door, he looked back suddenly. "Do you want to leave together, Miss Johnson?"Clarissa was stunned. After hesitating for a moment, she replied, "I'll leave later. Thank you for the offer, President Lawrence."After Damien left, Clarissa was so anxious that she didn’t even dare to breathe. Her forehead was filled with sweat."Are you okay, Miss Johnson? Are you sick?" Charles asked, concerned. "Yes, I'm fine," Clarissa replied absent-mindedly."Miss Johnson, you have to be there the next time we sign the contract, okay? I'm worried they might add in new things that might put us at a disadvantage," Charles said."You don't have to worry. That won't happen." Clarissa smiled."You're probably right. New East is a well-established compa
Although Mrs. Faber was working as a maid at the Lawrence household, Caleb was actually unaware of anything that was happening in their lives. Even though Mrs. Faber had been working there for so many years, the only thing that Caleb knew was Damien’s name, since Damien had gifted him a pair of sports shoes once. Mrs. Faber wasn't the type to gossip and Caleb wasn't the type to pry into other people's business, so Caleb was still in the dark of all the trouble that was about to ensue.Soon, Caleb left the house.While Ray was preparing dinner in the kitchen, Damien was sitting on the sofa while reading a book.Neil approached Damien and gave him a painting."Daddy, Caleb drew this.""What is the drawing about?""I don't know. He crumpled the paper halfway through."Damien looked at the drawing. It seemed like a woman's hair to him.If Damien were to guess, the person Caleb was trying to draw was his crush.Damien chuckled. Caleb must be so in love that his thoughts were formed
"If you ride my motorbike, you'll arrive at the hall in three minutes. If not, you won't arrive in twenty minutes even if you run there," Caleb said.Clarissa frowned. Left with no choice, she compromised. "Alright, I'll go with you."Sitting at the backseat, she gazed at the trees in the school compound and heaved in the scent of fresh air. Looking at the handsome man in front of her, it was as if Clarissa had gone back to the days when she used to sit at the back of Zach's motorbike. A long time had passed since Zach’s passing.Just like Caleb promised, they arrived at the hall in less than three minutes.When they arrived at the door, Clarissa got off the motorbike. She was right on time to deliver her speech.As she walked upstage, she noticed that the students were gossiping.At first, she didn't understand the reason behind the students' behavior. However, she thought about it and realized that they were all looking at Caleb. After all, Caleb had the guts to publicize his l
Just now, Neil wanted his father to ask that pretty lady from before, Clarissa, to take care of him because he was sick. However, Damien wouldn't budge no matter what.Neil didn't understand why Damien wouldn't give pursuing Clarissa a try. After all, Clarissa was a beautiful and kind woman who was most suited to become his mother. Seeing how much Damien hated the idea of pursuing Clarissa, Neil was shocked to see Damien agreeing to stay at Florin after just a little bit of convincing.Caleb didn't stay for dinner. After he left, Neil kept asking for Clarissa to come to Grandpa's house."Are you sure you want a stranger to become your mother?" Damien scolded Neil."Daddy, you're lying! Don't you know that people who lie will have long noses? If she really is a stranger, why would she appear in front of Grandpa's house? I'm sure she knows you! If you don't invite her to Grandpa's house today, I won't go to bed tonight!" Neil was sharp enough to discover that Clarissa wasn't a strang
When Clarissa heard that Damien had something to say to her, she became so nervous to the point that she even bumped her head against the door when entering the room. She covered her forehead, and went into the study.Damien looked at Clarissa, and shifted his gaze to the door."Why are you still so careless?" he asked.Clarissa was speechless.Damien cut straight to the chase. "Don't ever think about becoming Neil's mother. You're always going to be a stranger to Neil."When Clarissa heard that, she clenched her fists in anger. She knew Damien hated her, and she never expected him to forgive her."I know. This time, I'm just here because Neil needs me.""You don't have to explain." Damien lit up a cigarette, and the smoke wafted in the air.Currently, Clarissa was thinking if she should leave or not."Is there anything else?" Damien asked."Can you stop smoking from now on?"Damien's hands trembled slightly and he sounded a lot gentler when he asked, "Why?""Neil’s still y
Clarissa didn't have any classes to lead the next day. However, she didn't tell Damien that she was a lecturer in the University of Florin. After all, they had nothing to do with each other anymore. The more he knew about her life, the more danger they were exposed to.When Clarissa walked out of the room, Damien had already prepared breakfast. She took one bite, and realized that his cooking skills had improved. It was definitely better than three years ago.Three years ago, he only knew some basic recipes.He even prepared some mushroom spaghetti as breakfast. Topped with chopped mushrooms, the scent of the combination of cheese, milk, and spices wafted in the air. The smell was unbelievably divine."Since when did you learn how to make spaghetti?" she asked.After three years of separation, Clarissa could feel an invisible barrier between them.Damien glanced at her. "Don't you know how to make spaghetti?""I… I've never made it before," Clarissa lowered her head dejectedly
Prof. Mclaurant, who was also Caleb's supervisor, was also in the office at the moment. As a lecturer, he specialized in investments in the field of finance.After greeting Prof. Mclaurant, Clarissa turned to her mentees and discussed their respective topics while assigning tasks to them."Miss Johnson, the final of the basketball tournament’s being held in a few days. As of now, it's difficult to get tickets to the event." Lisa looked at Clarissa with a smile.Since Clarissa was almost the same age as her students, they didn't treat her the way they treated the other lecturers. There was less formality."Oh, really?" Clarissa knew exactly what Lisa was hinting at. Lisa was trying to hook her up with Caleb."If you want to go, I can get tickets for you," Lisa said."That's none of your business, is it? Aren't you supposed to focus on your studies?" Clarissa knocked the knuckles of her fingers on the table, warning Lisa to know her place.Lisa immediately lowered her head, remors
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