Damien soon arrived at the pizzeria and nudged Clarissa awake.“Let’s go home. Look at how drunk you are,” he reprimanded.Clarissa couldn’t hear him at all, though.He lifted her into his arms with ease.She snuggled up against him instinctively, seemingly a little more lucid than before. She even said to Bethany dazedly, “Are you coming home with me?”Bethany mumbled, “Do you think I’m an idiot? Why would I allow my future mother-in-law to see me like this?”Then, she fell asleep again.Damien carried Clarissa to the back seat. A lock of hair fell onto her face, and she wriggled around, trying to get it away. When she couldn’t get it away, she started to whine.She only quietened down when Damien tucked her hair behind her ear.“Just look at how drunk you are…” he muttered. Then, he got into the driver’s seat.He called his chauffeur and told him to come to the pizzeria to take Bethany home.When they got back to Hill Villa, Shirley happened to arrive as well.Damien carr
Damien knew Clarissa had transferred money to Joseph.However, he didn’t ask about it.Three years had passed, and the two of them no longer acted like defensive hedgehogs when on the topic of old flames or rivals in love. After all, they had just gotten back together, and he didn’t want to pick a fight with her.After transferring money to Joseph, Clarissa noticed that her conversation with Bethany was at the top of the list. She didn’t remember sending any messages to Bethany, though, since the had been together before this.She opened it up, and saw a few messages from Bethany.Bethany: [Hey, are you home yet? Are you still drunk?]Bethany: [My future with Caleb depends on you.]Bethany: [What does the guy you hugged and kissed look like? Send me a photo. Is he more handsome, or is President Lawrence? I bet he isn’t as handsome as your man.]She saw that there was no notification to show that these messages were unread.“Did you go through my WhatsApp?” Clarissa asked Damie
Clarissa couldn’t help feeling that Damien wasn’t too happy. Perhaps it was because she hadn’t come home to see him.“You’re so petty!” she muttered once Neil was asleep.“Just be straight if you’re looking for trouble,” Damien said calmly.She thought, ‘What’s he thinking about? Does he think that I want to…’She ignored him, and turned her back to him.When Joseph saw that Clarissa had transferred money to him, he was lying on the bed. That night, he had gotten himself drunk.He wasn’t in love with Penelope. Clarissa had always been the one in his heart, but they weren’t meant to be.When Penelope came out of the bathroom in her pajamas, she happened to see Joseph’s phone on the bedside table. The screen had yet to dim, and she saw Clarissa’s transfer to him.She was already upset with Clarissa for disrupting her wedding, and her blood boiled at the thought of Clarissa contacting Joseph in the middle of the night.She grabbed the phone and threw it at Joseph. It left a scrat
Back then, Frank was a proud young man from a good family. He was no exception to Iris’s charms, however.It was as if he had been placed under a spell. He frequently went to the film set to look for Iris, but he failed to see her every time. The production crew told him she had gone back to Lotharia and that she had gotten together with another actor, Charles Griffin.He thought that they had been lying to him, but he later heard that she had returned to Merania from Lotharia and was staying at a hotel.That night, he went to the hotel.She happened to be stepping out of her room when he was about to knock on the door.She looked at him.After he told her who he was, she let him into the room.The room was filled with the fragrance of her perfume.Frank was completely entranced by it.Naturally, Iris and Frank slept together that very night itself.He didn’t expect her to agree to it so readily.When they were done, Iris wrapped her arms around his neck and breathed into hi
Damien had a rough idea as to why Frank was here.“President Lawrence, is Mrs. Lawrence around?” Frank asked.He was always terrified around Damien.“She’s not. She took Neil to the mall.”“She’s not here?” Frank wondered whether Damien knew about this. If he brought it up so abruptly, wouldn’t that make Damien privy to his personal secrets?“Are you here about your affair with Iris Benson?” To his surprise, Damien made the first move to bring this up.Frank felt a little awkward. “Uh, yes. Everyone’s saying that Mrs. Lawrence is the one who spread the word, so I just wanted to ask her how she came to know about this.”Damien snorted. “Did you know that the Iris that you were interested in and the Iris that you actually slept with are two different people?”Frank didn’t understand this. He looked at Damien in confusion. “What do you mean by that?”“You fell for Iris Benson, the movie star, but the woman you slept with is her younger twin sister.”“What?” Throughout his life,
The next day, Clarissa and Damien left the house at five in the morning. Neil was left in Mrs. Faber’s care.On their way to Florin, Clarissa kept yawning.“We didn’t even do anything. Why are you so sleepy?” Damien said teasingly.“Aren’t you?” she asked in return.“I don’t need that much sleep now that I’m older,” he said sarcastically.“I suppose that makes sense. You’re almost forty, after all. I bet you’re close to losing certain functions.”“Yeah, I am. We used to have sex on a daily basis, but now, we can only do it on alternate days.” Damien looked serious, but his tone was far from it. “You were the one who didn’t allow me to do anything last night. Why are you complaining about it now?”“I’m not complaining!” Clarissa sounded a little flustered. “I was referring to you losing sleep. It’s not as salacious as you think!”Damien didn’t say anything. He merely smiled.It was a foggy day, and they couldn’t see any other people around. For safety reasons, he drove slowly.
Clarissa was confused when she saw Charles’s message. ‘Haven’t I been doing a good job so far? Why have I suddenly been fired?’After pondering it over, she concluded that the issue with Chanel was probably the cause. As she was down in the dumps, she received a phone call. It was from New East Corporation’s Director Jones.“Am I speaking to Clarissa? Or should I say, Mrs. Lawrence?” the voice on the other end of the line asked gently. After all, it’d been three years since they had last been in contact.“Yes, this is her. Hello, Director Jones.” Judging from the voice, Clarissa knew this was the woman she was familiar with.“I’m New East Corporation’s HR director. Do you still remember me? I’m calling because we’d like to invite you to join New East Corporation as an independent director. You’ll be in charge of dealing with Eden Investment Corporation. What do you think? You’ll be paid 2 million dollars annually.”“Can I think about it?” Clarissa didn’t turn her down immediatel
Damien went back to Genovia the very next day as Clarissa was worried about Neil being on his own.She had a class on Wednesday.Halfway through the class, Mr. Dwight summoned her.“Miss Johnson, your posting to Genovia just came through. You need to sign this so I can fax it to them. The university’s taking care of the rest of the procedures.” He then pulled out a few documents.Clarissa was lost.“What posting?”“Oh, you’re being posted at the University of Genovia as a lecturer, and it’s going to be approved soon. You can start teaching the moment you get there,” Mr. Dwight said amicably.“I didn’t ask to be transferred to the University of Genovia, though.” She was beside herself with surprise. She liked being at the University of Florin, as it was where Grandpa Lawrence had once taught. Why would she suddenly want to go to the University of Genovia?“Well, that’s information that I’m not privy to. All I know is I’m supposed to handle the procedures for you. You can leave t
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