Clarissa had gone to Eden Investment Corporation for a few meetings, but Damien hadn’t been present. Only Alex and Ray were in attendance.Every time Ray saw her, he looked like he had a lot of things to say, but he never mentioned anything to her.One day, Clarissa received news about Genovia’s International Financial Summit. It was going to be held at a five-star hotel in Genovia at the end of the month.Genovia again…She decided to bring two of her students along to widen their horizons. It would help them with their dissertation as well.Lisa and Rem were ecstatic to hear this.“Miss Johnson, Genovia’s a big city. I haven’t even been there before. They’re even providing us with accommodation!” Lisa was excited.Rem was the same.As long as they could go somewhere to experience new things, they would be pretty happy.Clarissa, on the other hand, wasn’t as lighthearted as they were.It was the middle of November when she saw Damien again, at one of the university’s ceremon
It was Friday, and Clarissa didn’t have any classes. She stayed at home, doing research for her paper.Someone knocked on the door, and she opened it.“Neil?” She was both surprised and elated to see him.When Neil saw her, he immediately hugged her. There was a hint of longing in his eyes, and Clarissa’s heart melted at the sight of him.She bent down and pressed her forehead to his, tears welling up in her eyes. She held them back.Clarissa hadn’t been too bothered throughout the three years she had been apart from him, but she couldn’t let him go now that she had the chance to meet him. This was why she had agreed to watch him when Damien had asked, despite her reservations.“Neil, where’s your daddy?”She was terrified that Neil would end up in a blind spot neither she nor Damien could see.“He dropped me off at the corner of the staircase before going back downstairs,” Neil said.“Oh, that’s good.” She glanced at the staircase. There was no sign of Damien.Perhaps he was
Peter was the only person in Clarissa’s family that she had a somewhat good impression of.He was just skin and bones, and he seemed to walk with a limp.“You’re really staying here? Connie and her mother are filming at the University of Florin, and I came to see them. They told me you were a teacher here, so I asked around for your apartment,” Peter explained.Clarissa let him in.“This boy’s…” Peter didn’t know Neil.“Oh, a colleague’s son.” She brushed him off.Peter scanned her place while she got him a glass of water.“Clarissa, why did you leave for so many years without a single word? Did you and Damien get into a fight?” he asked.Neil had been reading. When he heard his father’s name, his gaze stilled. He was listening, but he pretended to still be flipping the pages.Clarissa froze before replying slowly, “No, I was busy abroad. I barely even had time to sleep.”Peter sighed. “Everything’s changed in such a short period of time. Your mother passed away, and now, Con
Peter had come here on Cindy’s orders, with the objective of driving Clarissa and Damien further apart. Alas, it seemed he ended up reuniting Neil with his mother. He hadn’t wanted to do this in the first place, but he was a weak and timid man. Cindy had threatened to cut off his allowance and kick him out of their house if he didn’t do as she ordered, and beggars couldn’t be choosers. It just so happened that he wanted to see Clarissa as well, so he agreed.“Since your student’s here, I’ll get going,” he said. “I’ll leave these photos for you.”After that, he left.Cindy was waiting for him anxiously downstairs.When she saw him walking toward her, she asked, “How did it go?”“Uh, pretty well.” Peter knew he couldn’t afford to anger Cindy. He didn’t mention anything about Neil finding out Clarissa was his mother. Instead, he said, “One of her students, Caleb Mckenny, came to drop off some eggs on behalf of a classmate.”“Really?” Cindy was delighted to hear this. She knew Claris
Clarissa stood up, held Neil’s hand, and led him to the kitchen.“Mommy’s going to the kitchen to make you custard tarts now. Do you want to help me?”“Okay!”……At this moment, Damien was seated on the sofa in Chanel’s house. He leaned back a little while watching a small child play.Chanel snuck glances at him occasionally.In truth, she had his phone number and she could contact him on WhatsApp. However, they had only truly started communicating with each other after she had officially adopted Logan.She didn’t know what was wrong with her. Whenever she texted Damien, she couldn’t help trembling violently as her heart raced. She was as nervous and anxious as she had been at eighteen years old. Chanel had grown up without a father, and Damien’s mature behavior had brought her a lot of comfort in her youth.To this day, she remembered how the sun had shone down on his face when he was explaining a question to her one day.The day before, Damien had sent her a message saying h
Clarissa merely glanced at Damien when he walked into the kitchen, not saying a word.The kitchen was on the small side. It was already quite hard for her to move around in here, let alone Damien, who was taller and more built. Instantly, she felt oppressed.“Which uncle?” Damien asked Neil.“Huh?”“Neil said an uncle told him about the past. So, he knows you’re his mother now?”“Yeah. My Uncle Peter came to visit Connie on set.”“The one you’re directing?”Clarissa froze. She was a little angry, and a little disdainful.“I’m not as scheming as you are, thank you very much. You’re the one behind what happened to Madelynn and Lucy, aren’t you? You killed my mother, and you now have two more lives in your hands,” she said blandly.Suddenly, she was swept off her feet. She found herself seated on the kitchen counter, not even knowing how she had ended up there.“What are you doing?” Clarissa looked at the floor. Damien’s sudden move had made her spill the egg whites.“Lucy’s ki
Clarissa wanted to slap Damien, but the moment she lifted a hand, he gripped her wrist. She had no way out of his vicious grip.Finally, he let her go.Her face was flushed. She could smell something burning, and said exasperatedly, “The custard tarts are burnt!”“Who cares about those damn tarts?” Damien gritted his teeth. “Is eating all that you know?”“Yes, it is!” Clarissa said coldly, “Who cares whether the kid’s yours? It has nothing to do with me.”“Isn’t that why you left the country?” His voice was hoarse.“There are plenty of reasons for going abroad. The only thing I can tell you for certain is that it was time for us to break up!”He suddenly laughed. “Who’s the one who said that? You? Or was there some other reason for you going abroad? Since you’re so pretty, did you have a fling or an affair while you were abroad?”Naturally, he was secretly referring to the photos the unknown number had sent to him.Clarissa had a vibrant love life. There were plenty of people
Three days later, at the university’s entrance.Clarissa had a hand on her luggage as she peered around anxiously.“Lisa isn’t going to be a no-show, is she?” she said to Rem as she checked her watch.“Don’t worry, I called her when I left my dorm. She hasn’t forgotten.”“The meeting starts at one o’ clock, and we’re going to take three and a half hours to get there by bus. It’ll probably be ten by the time we get to the bus station. It’s all my fault for not knowing how to drive!” Clarissa stomped her foot anxiously.Suddenly, a car stopped in front of them.“What are you doing?” The window rolled down, and a man’s voice rang out.Rem had been feeling anxious as well, but she broke into a bright smile when she saw who it was.“Oh, Professor Lawrence! We’re waiting for someone,” she said politely.Clarissa turned around when she heard “Professor Lawrence”. Who else could it be but Damien?Why did it sound so weird to address him that way, though?Damien’s gaze flitted toward
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