Damien answered the call on the corridor outside the conference room on the tenth floor of the New East Corporation.“What’s up?” Damien asked.“Oh, I found someone to look after my mom, but she won’t be here until two or three in the afternoon. I don’t really feel comfortable leaving my mom at home alone, but I have to go to class. If you don’t mind, can you help me?” Clarissa said.“Are you going to class now?” Damien asked her meaningfully. He wondered why she was going to class right after the surgery.“The operation now… Don’t you know I’ll be discharged the next day?”Damien looked at his watch and answered, “Okay.”Damien no longer teased Clarissa. He was very obedient to her, and was willing to accept all her requests as if he was atoning for his sins. He owed it to her, after all.After the call, Damien went back to his office and packed his things.“That’s all for today’s meeting. I have an emergency,” Damien said as he prepared to leave. “We’ll continue tomorrow.”R
“Clarissa, are you crazy?” Luke growled, glaring at Clarissa.“Luke, why are you talking to me like this? Where are your manners? Are you courting her? Do you know the kind of person she is?”“She was having an affair with a married man!” Clarissa continued in annoyance. “Someone took revenge by splashing the lower half of her body, so I went to see her in the hospital the other day. Why are you treating her like a treasure? Are you stupid?!”Logically, Clarissa shouldn’t have bad-mouthed her student. However, she was dealing with her brother.Hannah was good-looking, but she was awful at studying. Rumor had it that she slept with the head of the department to get into graduate school.“O-Oh….” Luke nodded remorsefully.Hannah wasn’t one with a decent temperament, but she was very beautiful and seductive. After a fateful meeting with her at his car shop, Luke was determined to court her. She had arrived in a luxury car, and was sitting right in the passenger seat.When the man
Damien glanced at his watch and saw it was noon. He went to Clarissa’s refrigerator to check the ingredients. There were fish, shrimp, several crabs, and fresh seasonal vegetables. He found her refrigerator more abundant than the time when she lived alone at the University of Florin.He was slightly surprised to see the crabs. The crabs looked fresh, and not even a few days old.He gave it a thought and then brought the crab to Mildred. “How about this for lunch?”“I want something else,” Mildred said.“Why?”“I just had it yesterday.” Mildred looked a little aggrieved. The way she looked up at Damien seemed like she was saying, “Why are we eating this again?”“Did Clary eat it too?” Damien asked.Mildred nodded. “Yup. She loves it.”Damien furrowed his brow slightly, but he said nothing and returned to the kitchen to cook. Damien rolled his cuffs up to his elbows and started cooking. He steamed the rice, chopped the vegetables, washed them, and stir-fried them all in one go.
When Kylie first met Mildred yesterday, she could tell that Mildred wasn’t in the right mind. Thus, she wanted to get acquainted with Mildred as soon as possible.About an hour later, Clarissa returned home. She opened the door and entered happily.“I’m home,” Clarissa said cheerfully. She was surprised to see Damien still sitting there and never left. Clarissa then asked, “Why are you still here?”“Come with me.” After that, Damien went into Clarissa’s bedroom.Clarissa went to her room to put her bag down and take off her clothes. “What’s the matter? Is something wrong with my mom?”Damien approached her step by step and asked testily, “Were the crabs last night good?”Clarissa didn’t understand what he meant at first. She was quite puzzled, and wondered, ‘Why is he suddenly asking about crabs?’Soon after, it occurred to her that crabs were unsuitable for people who had a miscarriage. It wasn’t a good idea to eat them. Besides, if she had the operation at Bethany’s hospital
When Kylie got on the bus, she kept looking out the window and started to miss her son again. She wanted to quit the job after the first day. It had only been one afternoon, but she already found the place so uncomfortably awkward....After that, in Clarissa’s bedroom.By the time she and Damien were done, it was already dark.Damien went to the bathroom topless. Clarissa, meanwhile, had a separate bathroom in her bedroom.Clarissa was lying on the bed, not moving an inch. She was desperate, and felt like she no longer had the upper hand. Then, she suddenly thought of Luke’s blood bag.Clarissa took the blood bag out and poured it under her body. Then, she sat on the bed and held her stomach tightly, acting as though she was in great pain.Damien was surprised to see this after he stepped out of the bathroom. He thought he guessed her actions right, but why was she…?Damien frowned. “What’s wrong?”Clarissa stared at him, hatred in her eyes. She looked like she was going to k
Clarissa knew that Connie flew to Lotharia as her replacement. The fact that she returned meant Iris was making her move.“How did you know she’s here?” Clarissa asked.“Caleb was the one who told me,” Bethany replied.**Three days ago.Connie and Iris returned to the latter’s home in Lotharia.By that time, Victor and the real Iris were already gone.Connie and Iris each occupied a room. Helen was the only servant working in the house.That morning, Connie woke up, only to discover that Iris’s room remained silent.She knocked on the latter’s door, but received no response. So, Connie decided to enter Iris’s room.It turned out that Iris was still sleeping.Connie spotted tear tracks running down her cheeks.It was Connie’s first time seeing Iris with tears adorning her face. Truthfully speaking, Connie was shocked when she noticed the tears.To think that such a powerful and domineering woman like Iris would succumb to tears one day…Connie was afraid that Iris might g
The moment Caleb tore the package open, his comrades started teasing him from all sides. “Wow, that’s a nice package! Did your girlfriend mail this to you? She must have been broken-hearted when she heard about your fractured bone.”When the word ‘girlfriend’ was mentioned, the first person that popped into Caleb’s mind was Clarissa. However, he couldn’t be sure if she was the sender.Later on, one of his comrades told him that someone was looking for him outside. Caleb was stunned for a moment before hope flared up in his heart. ‘Could that be the sender?’He walked out of the campsite and saw Connie standing there, which made him rather disappointed.“Hey, Connie,” he greeted listlessly.When Connie noticed Caleb’s arm being wrapped in bandages, she asked anxiously, “What happened to your arm?”“I accidentally got hurt during training. Were you the one who mailed me bone broth and chicken soup?” Caleb asked.Connie thought, ‘I just found out that Caleb got injured, so there’s
“I’ll come clean to Chanel after you’re discharged from the hospital,” Damien promised.Clarissa only nodded in reply.“Also, why don’t you move to the Hill Villa after you get discharged?” Damien asked.“Sure thing, but Kylie needs to come with me. Mrs. Faber alone won’t be able to take care of my mom.”“Go ahead and tell her that.”“Okay,” Clarissa replied.Damien didn’t bring up the idea of remarrying Clarissa. He knew that even if he were to mention it now, there was a chance that Clarissa wouldn’t agree to that.The next day, Clarissa got discharged from the hospital. After Damien drove her home, he returned to the Hill Villa since Clarissa wanted to talk to Kylie about moving back to his place. He did mention that if Kylie agreed to the preposition, he would have the family driver pick them up at noon.Clarissa proceeded to tell Kylie about the move and asked for her opinion.Since the Hill Villa was humongous, Kylie wouldn’t have to go home every day. When Clarissa aske
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