Clarissa’s face turned gloomy. Iris was beyond diabolical.Clarissa knew Iris’s business had grown bigger and stronger in the past few years. Plus, with her influence in other countries…“Oh! By the way, Clarissa, when is your next class? I want to come over,” Connie said pretentiously.“Next week,” Clarissa said, turning to leave. She clenched her hands tightly, furious.The four of them went into the same private room in Sonders Cafe. Damien lit a cigarette while Clarissa ordered the food.“What would you like to eat, Neil?” Clarissa stroked Neil’s head.“Anything.”“Neil, you’re so easy to please.”“I know what Neil will like. I’ll order for him,” Caleb said, leaning closer to Clarissa. “The kids love this. Neil will probably love it too.”Neil was very aggrieved to see their intimate interaction. Damien slowly smoked a cigarette in his seat. He watched the two leaning close to each other, looking exactly like a perfect couple.Caleb was very active, and kept talking t
Caleb viewed Damien as a close confidant. To him, Damien was a knowledgeable man who was helping him to inquire about Clarissa’s background and past.“I was in a relationship when I was still a university student,” Clarissa answered.“Oh, really? How about after university? Why weren’t you still with him?”“He went ahead to become a teacher in a rural village and sacrificed himself to save a kid from drowning,” Clarissa replied.“Wow! What a heroic young man. What about the years after that? Did you get into a relationship after that?” Damien pressed on. His interest in Clarissa made him seem like an interviewer grilling an interviewee for more answers.“After that…” Clarissa thought for a moment. “No. Not at all.”Damien’s hand shuddered slightly when he put out his cigarette.“Looks like you’re still hung on the relationship you had during your university years, Miss Johnson. How old are you, Caleb?” Damien cocked his head to look at Caleb.“Me?” Caleb shot Clarissa an apolog
Damien didn’t go home at all. Instead, he led Neil by the hand and strolled around the University of Florin at a casual pace.At the same time, he kept typing away on Whatsapp.“Daddy, where are we going?” Neil asked, sounding very unhappy.“We’re visiting an elderly man.”“Is he one of Grandpa’s friends?”“Yes. He’s one of your grandfather’s students.”“My grandpa had students? It seems Grandpa and that pretty lady are the richest people in this world!” Neil sounded very envious.“That woman?” Damien lifted an eyebrow.He didn’t know how well Clarissa’s studies were in the past, but she sure had a way with younger men.Till now, the only relationship she acknowledged was the one she had with Zach.What about the relationship she had with Damien? Was that just a valiant effort for Clarissa to sell her body for her mother’s sake? Did she think of herself as a victim who was forced to submit to his authority?The outcome of Clarissa’s relationship with Damien left him with a s
After Damien and Neil left Don’s house, the former received a text message on his phone. It was from Clarissa.Clarissa: [How did you get to know Caleb?]Damien didn’t reply to her.Clarissa already knew there was a high chance he wouldn’t reply to her. Perhaps he rarely paid attention to his phone.Since Damien didn’t bother to reply to her, Clarissa found the whole ordeal quite awkward.Meanwhile, Damien took Neil’s hand and led his son through the campus grounds. He felt that it had been a very long time since he was exposed to such a relaxing atmosphere.The last time he did so, it was with a certain someone in this particular university.“Daddy, you mentioned that the pretty lady is your wife. Does that mean you’ve developed feelings for her?” Neil asked.“Yes.”“I knew it, Daddy! You’re always silent and brooding on the outside, but the feelings are clear to you! If you have feelings for her, you must hang on to them! Also, you have to let that nice guy know about your f
That week, Clarissa didn’t go out at all. She cooped up at home just so she could work on her thesis and prepare her lecture notes. Even if she were to head out for food, she would only visit the staff cafeteria instead of the student cafeteria. Hence, she didn’t meet up with Caleb over the past few days.Meanwhile, Connie went to other locations in Florin for extra shoots. She returned to the University of Florin on Wednesday.Clarissa’s class was held on that day, so Connie wanted to see how things were progressing between Clarissa and Caleb.She also knew that Clarissa would be annoyed to see her attending her class, and that was precisely her intention. Connie wanted to ruin Clarissa’s day with her presence.When Clarissa exited the Marble Garden and made her way toward her classroom, she bumped into a familiar face – Lucy Fur.A toddler was spotted with Lucy as well.Lucy must have noticed Clarissa too, because she looked shocked and guilty at the same time.Clarissa was qu
Clarissa looked at her lecture notes. Those words sounded so familiar to her.She suddenly remembered that she used to attend Damien’s guest lectures in the past. Back then, everyone said the same thing about her.Clarissa was soon engulfed by nostalgia.The moment she lifted her head, she noticed Connie, who was sitting at one of the back rows in the classroom.It was all thanks to her and Iris that Clarissa was forced to sever her relationship with her son.They were the cause behind her decision to spend three years overseas. Once she returned to Merania, Neil only recognized her as a pretty lady.Clarissa couldn’t help but grit her teeth angrily.Meanwhile, Caleb was staring up at Clarissa with a smug look on his face. She looked quite thoughtful with her head bowed.Connie was also staring at Caleb from behind. ‘This boy’s pretty decent. He’s a basketball player with good grades, too. He’s blessed with brawn and brains, so the girls will definitely flock to him. Plus, he’s
The car was started after that. Twenty minutes later, they arrived at Eden Investment Corporation.Connie bade goodbye with Caleb reluctantly.“Connie, you should understand what’s going on here. You need to know who gave you everything you have today. Don’t go around digging your own grave!” Cindy warned.Connie felt that her mother’s words were much too harsh, so she retaliated on the spot. “What did I do, huh? Why must you be so harsh? Are you saying that whatever I own in this lifetime is given to me by someone else? Am I a useless cripple to you?”“Don’t forget what Iris wants you to do here! She wants you to pair Clarissa and Caleb together! This isn’t a trip for you to find your soulmate! Besides, I don’t like that boy. All he does is spend money without earning any! Does he have his own house? What about a car? Does he even have savings?” Cindy’s polite demeanor toward Caleb had already crumbled. Instead, she put on airs as she continued screaming at Connie. “Don’t you dare
Damien frowned at the sight.Ray had already returned from Genovia. He was supposed to be the one signing this contract, but Damien changed his mind at the very last second. To put it more accurately, he changed his mind when he found out that Caleb was going to start his internship at Eden Investment.Right now, Ray was babysitting Neil at home for Damien.Clarissa’s back was still facing Damien. She had yet to see him properly, so she felt quite nervous.Finally, Damien took his seat. Clarissa nodded at him politely as a customary greeting.Caleb used that opportunity to leave the conference room. A moment later, Charles entered the room.After that, Caleb headed toward the HR department.It was clear he was an observant guy with a good sense of judgment. Since he saw Damien in the conference room, he was quick to inform Charles to avoid making Damien wait for too long.Then, Caleb used the time to discuss his internship plan with the HR department.He would be carrying out
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