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
Luke only replied after a long time.Luke: [Oh, who’s this? Are you that wonderful sister of mine? Which country have you come back from this time?]Clarissa: [Just tell me whether you’ll be there tomorrow.]Luke: [Of course I will. How can I possibly turn my dearest sister down? Where should we meet?]Clarissa: [I’m staying at Lily’s place now. Let’s meet at her street.]Luke: [What happened to the huge house Damien gave you?]Clarissa: [The house belongs to him, and I didn’t get a single cent after the divorce. I’m broke.]She didn’t dare to tell Luke the truth. She only mentioned she was broke, but didn’t bring up the property that Damien had given to her.Luke: [How useless can you be? What was the point of giving him a son, then?]Luke had lost hope when he saw what Clarissa had said. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to get anything from her this time.After texting Luke, Clarissa started going through her Instagram.She couldn’t find Damien’s account. She wanted to see Ne
When they arrived at Theresa’s grave, Luke stood to one side and smoked as per usual.The incident with Lucy had happened a long time ago, but because they had talked about it earlier, his fury resurfaced.He pulled his phone out and sent Lucy a WhatsApp message.Luke: [You shameless bitch!]This wasn’t enough to appease him. He sent one to Damien as well.Luke: [Bastard, how blind do you have to be to go for a piece of trash and even get her pregnant? No wonder my sister doesn’t want to be with you! Fuck off!]Luke was a typical fence-sitter. His opinion changed all the time, whether in line with his emotions or with things that were going on at the time. Perhaps he felt Damien was truly out of his grasp, so he decided to just insult Damien however he wanted. He felt he didn’t have to bear any consequences for insulting Damien, so he could just do whatever he wanted.To Clarissa’s surprise, there was a bouquet of flowers before Theresa’s grave. It was already wilting, but she c
Clarissa knocked on the door. A child’s voice rang out from behind it.“Who is it?” he asked.“It’s me, the pretty lady from before. I’m here to give you something.” She wondered why Neil was alone at home.“Hold on just a second!”She was afraid something would happen to Neil, so she waited there anxiously.Neil ran to the bathroom and knocked on the door.“Daddy, the pretty lady’s here! Are you done bathing?”Damien stilled. Clarissa was here?“Hold on, I’ll be right there.”“Daddy! You need to show off your charms, okay?”After coming out of the bathroom, Damien said to Neil, “You should go to bed now.”Neil made an OK sign. “I know you want some alone time with the pretty lady. You have to win her over before someone else gets her, okay? I know you can do it!”“Little brat.”Shortly after that, Damien opened the door for Clarissa.She was greeted by a heart-stopping scene. He only had a towel wrapped around his waist, and he looked extremely seductive. The sight almos
“Why didn’t you add me on Instagram? Did you see my friend request?” Clarissa asked after she calmed down.“Why did you add me when you hate me so?”“I…” Once again, Clarissa didn’t know what to say.“You wanted to see Neil?” Damien guessed that Lily had probably told her about his Instagram when she had gone back to Genovia. That was why she sent him a friend request.Finally, he’d gotten to her!“Are you going to add me or not?” Clarissa asked.Damien let her go, his tone becoming relaxed. “Give up. I’m not going to add you.”Clarissa was speechless.She turned to leave.“Stop right there.”“What now?”“I heard you’re Eric’s godmother. Do you know who his godfather is?”“I didn’t ask. It’s probably you.” Clarissa kept her eyes down.“You knew very well it was me, but you still insisted on being his godmother. What are you playing at?” Damien’s gaze locked onto hers.“I…” She couldn’t say anything again.She wanted to say she didn’t mean anything by it.But the words w
At 10:00 a.m. the next day, they headed to the south side.Clarissa didn’t have a car, nor did she know how to drive. Thus, she took a taxi there.It had yet to rain when she left, but it was drizzling by the time she arrived. She had to squint to see through the rain, and she saw Caleb standing next to Charles. He was taking down notes seriously, and he only glanced at her.Whatever had happened between her and Caleb had gone out as quickly as the fireworks she had set off at Hill Villa all those years ago.Clarissa and the others followed Charles around as he described the plot of land to them. She held an umbrella in one hand and put the other in her pocket.There was a woman in her forties there as well, and she was probably Alex. She didn’t know Clarissa, and Clarissa had never seen her before either. She seemed to be a little distant, seeing as she was the only person from New East Corporation present.“You guys shouldn’t underestimate the south side. It has a lot of potent
“Go on,” Damien said.Earlier, he hadn’t used an umbrella. The light rain drizzling down on him gave him a very romantic vibe, and it also made Clarissa feel a little cold. She kept thinking of holding her umbrella above him.At this moment, however, Damien suddenly couldn’t feel the rain anymore. He thought it had stopped, but he was greeted by the sight of an umbrella when he looked up.His heart rippled. He thought it was Clarissa.But when he turned back, he saw that it was Caleb.He glanced at Clarissa and saw that she was with Charles, listening respectfully as he spoke.Alas, he had been deceiving himself.On the other end of the line, his assistant continued to tell him what had happened.“President Lawrence, you’re going to feel bad if you catch a cold from this rain,” Caleb said when Damien hung up.“Thanks.” Damien strode back toward the group.After a moment, Caleb followed him. Earlier, he noticed the way Clarissa had looked at Damien as he stood in the rain. Per
What did she do to deserve this?!What right did a nurse like Lucy have to give birth to Damien’s child?Lucy didn’t bother about Madelynn for the time being. She was a nurse, and she had a first aid kit at home. It had scissors, gauze, ointments, and whatever she needed to perform first aid.As Lucy walked toward the first aid kit, Madelynn pounced on her.“I won’t let you take care of his wound!”“Fuck off!” Lucy was enraged.She had a gentle personality, but that was only on the surface. On the inside, she was the tough type and she was capable of anything if someone were to step on her tail.No one had ever dared to tell Madelynn to fuck off. A furious Madelynn held onto the gauze, not allowing Lucy to take it.The little boy’s cries grew even louder when he saw the two adults fighting.“Buddy, don’t cry! Mommy’s right here,” Lucy coaxed him.“You cheap, disgusting wench! You must’ve pulled some dirty trick to get Damien into bed. I’m going to kill you!” Madelynn’s eyes w
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