Ray could be considered a competent nanny.Whilst Damien was busy talking business, he would take pictures of everything Neil had done. He would also take pictures of Neil’s meals to show Damien that he wasn’t fooling around.On this day, Ray had brought Neil to the park to play with the other kids. It was obvious from the photos that Neil had a lot of fun. He was even sweating profusely.Ray suddenly came into Damien’s bedroom. “Oh, right. When I went back, Mrs. Faber asked me whether you managed to see Caleb’s crush.”Damien paused, but he didn’t say anything.“Close the door when you leave!”Ray was speechless.After a moment’s consideration, Damien made a collage of the photos Ray had sent to him and posted it on his Instagram with a simple caption.Damien: [My three-year-old.]He didn’t normally post anything, and every time he did, he had his motives.Ever since Clarissa left, he regularly posted photos of Neil. It didn’t matter to him whether Clarissa was still using h
Clarissa saw Damien walk out of the restaurant and get into his car.It was parked not too far away from her, so she walked over and stood by the driver’s side. She asked, “How did it go?”The call was still connected. She covered the phone with her hand and spoke to him rather nonchalantly.“How did it go?” Damien squeezed these words out through gritted teeth.The way she had excused herself halfway through the meal was exactly like a good matchmaker giving the couple some room. And now, she was even asking him how it went?“Yeah.” Clarissa nodded.“I have cars, houses, and money. She has talent, skills, and knowledge. We’re a perfect match,” he said.“That’s not what I meant.” She scrunched her face up, feeling wronged. “Why do you have to be so sarcastic? She’s in love with her husband now, not you. She only wanted to meet up with you to catch up. Anyway, don’t you think it’s disgusting for someone in their thirties, almost forty, to be talking about love and romance? Why wo
On the other end of the line, Lisa said, “Miss Johnson, are you talking to someone else? If you’re busy, I’ll hang up for now.”Then, all Clarissa heard was the dial tone.She stood at the entrance for a while before Chanel came out.Chanel said to Clarissa, “Let’s go.”Clarissa nodded and got into Chanel’s car.On the way back, they didn’t speak at all.Chanel was thinking about the awe she felt throughout her conversation with Damien. His manliness was like a drop of water in a dry desert. His presence had rejuvenated her. She knew he truly had feelings for Clarissa. During their meal, he had accommodated her every need in secret. As long as Clarissa remained at the University of Florin, Damien would show up if anything were to happen.Clarissa, on the other hand, was thinking about how she had to get Mrs. Faber over here to stop Caleb from doing stupid things. Though it was a romantic thing to date someone in school, she couldn’t help feeling that too much romance made th
The next day, Mrs. Faber took a bus to Florin. Her first stop was at Grandpa Lawrence’s house.Neil was overjoyed to see her.He even said to Damien, “Dad, are we going to stay in Florin from now on?”“It depends.” Damien was lounging on the sofa.He appraised Mrs. Faber. She was dressed up nicely, and her eyes crinkled as she smiled brightly.“Mr. Lawrence, do you think Caleb asked me to come so he could introduce his girlfriend to me? I wonder why he’s so proactive now.” Mrs. Faber was so excited that she was trembling.“Are you supposed to meet them for dinner? It’s getting late. You should hurry.” Damien glanced at his watch.He had long since known that this day would be here, and that Caleb and Clarissa’s relationship would come to naught. That was why he managed to suppress his anger all this time.“Yes, yes.” Mrs. Faber calmed herself down and left.Caleb chose a place nearby the university.He was a student, and the cost of eating here was closest to what he could af
“Mrs. Lawrence, why don’t you and President Lawrence make up? You two love each other so deeply, and you should give yourself a chance to be happy. Mr. Lawrence’s parents have gone back to Amestris, so no one’s going to upset you anymore.” Mrs. Faber tried her best to persuade Clarissa. In fact, she was also saying this for Caleb’s sake.Clarissa smiled bitterly. “It’s all in the past now. We have to move on.”“Oh, right. What plans do you have for Columbus Day?” Mrs. Faber asked.Caleb clenched his fists. He had intended to invite Clarissa out for hiking.“I haven’t decided.”“Why don’t you make a trip to Genovia?” Mrs. Faber held her hand. “That’s your hometown, and you don’t even know that Lily got married.”Clarissa gave it some thought. “Alright.”Mrs. Faber smiled. To tell the truth, she felt exhausted. She had to help Caleb out of this situation, and she had to help Clarissa and Damien make up. At the same time, she couldn’t allow Caleb to misunderstand her. He was her ev
When Caleb got back to the University of Florin, he started running around the field mechanically.Clarissa, Damien, and everyone else had known about this. They had all watched him make a fool of himself.He could still remember the first time he saw Clarissa. It was before the semester started. She had been wearing a long dress, and her fair skin had gleamed under the sun. She had been standing before the university’s entrance, and that scene had taken his breath away.Clarissa…Caleb had fallen in love with her at first sight.He had finally fallen for someone, but it was a person that he couldn’t have!It wasn’t that he was bothered by the fact that she had been married and had a child. What he minded was that her ex-husband was Damien. He and Damien got along very well, but Damien hadn’t mentioned a word about this. Perhaps he had done so because he wanted Mrs. Faber to take care of it.Just as he was thinking about all this, his phone chimed. It was a WhatsApp message from
The next day, Mrs. Faber returned to Genovia. She told Damien that she would only come to Florin to see her future daughter-in-law, but there was no such person. Caleb had lied to her.Actually, she didn’t dare to tell him the truth.She and Damien both knew very well what had happened.That night, Caleb came to Damien’s place and put a stack of papers by the door.Ray noticed them when he walked out. He handed them to Damien.“What’s this?” Damien asked.“Paintings. They’re all paintings of…” Ray held them out.Damien saw the complete painting that had been named after Clarissa. Her silky hair and billowing dress were beautiful under the blazing colors of the sunset.The painting really was lovely.He knew artists had to put their heart into their work for the paintings to turn out well.Even Ray was blown away by it.“He’s a good guy. What a waste,” he lamented.“What’s there to be sorry about?” Damien stared at him, the emotions in his eyes unfathomable.The painting wa
Clarissa soon went back to Genovia, intending to stay at Lily’s place.Lily didn’t look too pleased when she picked Clarissa up.“I’m surprised you still remember this place. It’s hard to find someone as heartless and cruel as you in this world now, you know. Your education’s so much more important than everything else, after all,” she muttered.Clarissa knew she was in the wrong, so she didn’t retort.“Aren’t you going to treat me to a meal now that I’m back here?” They were old friends. There was no need to stand on ceremony.“No. My housekeeper’s a great cook, so why should I waste money on you? Come on, let’s go.”Clarissa followed Lily home. Landon was still at work.Lily checked her watch. “He should be back soon.”After getting married, Landon moved out of his parent's home. He made some money with his gaming company, and used it to buy a duplex apartment. Their little family of three was very happy here, and now, Lily was pregnant with another baby.She told her son, E
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