Damien was changing his clothes in the bedroom.He shot the pregnancy report and the ultrasound report a quizzical look. Even though they were forged, they looked so authentic that one could confuse them for the real deal.That thought made him pause in his actions. He seemed to have gone into a trance.Clarissa entered the room soon enough. Her expression was no longer as dramatic and charming as it was during the meal downstairs.On the contrary, she appeared exhausted. The moment she entered the room, she didn’t waste any time plopping herself onto the bed. Having gritted her teeth and overcame the challenge earlier, she let out another breath of relief.However, there were more important things for her to deal with later. Now that she was ‘pregnant’, how would she be able to get rid of the baby via a well-timed ‘miscarriage’?Clarissa mumbled softly, as if she was talking to herself, “It’s a good thing Grandpa didn’t suspect us. I’m scared that he’ll be sad once he finds out
”What are you happy about?” Damien asked Clarissa. It was evening, and the two were on their way back to the mansion.Clarissa wore a delighted expression laced with a tinge of smug triumph.“That was your first time praising me. Of course I’d be smug about it!” She couldn’t suppress the elation on her face.“You’re overthinking.” Even so, a small smile tugged at the corner of Damien’s lips.“Why would you say that?”“I don’t want anyone gossiping about my inability to educate my wife,” Damien continued lightly.Clarissa turned her head to look out of the window. She decided to ignore Damien after that.He always had the tendency to spoil the mood with unnecessary comments.“Where are you going for your business trip?” Clarissa asked, changing the topic. “Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”“I’m returning to Florin. Don’t tell Grandpa anything about this.”“Isn’t it just a business trip? Why don’t you want to let him know?” Clarissa cocked her head and looked at Damien, somew
Naturally, Clarissa didn’t want Madelynn to remain smug for too long and be under the impression that she had successfully provoked Clarissa. At the same time, Clarissa needed a valid reason to ‘abort’ her so-called baby.“I knew it! He doesn’t love me at all!” Clarissa pretended to huff angrily. “I’ll go get an abortion right now!”She sounded very cross, decisive, and childish at the same time.It proved that Clarissa was truly in love with Damien, and that she married him without the influence of a marriage contract.“Don’t be too brash. I think both of you will still get divorced sooner or later. If you do end up having a baby, you’ll lead a difficult life as a single mother…” Madelynn sounded quite sad, but she actually thought that Clarissa’s young age made her too naïve and vulnerable to blatant lies.“I know. I’ll take tomorrow afternoon off to go get an abortion.” After Clarissa was done speaking, she angrily took a sip of water. “Let me add you as a Whatsapp contact, Mis
Clarissa looked down, an aggrieved expression on her face. The thought of Damien spamming Madelynn with so many calls every day and flying all the way to a foreign country just to look for Madelynn made her very uncomfortable. Clarissa was nothing compared to Madelynn.Damien had spent five days in Florin. Over those five days, he had only called Clarissa once, and that was just to inquire how Grandpa Lawrence was doing.Clarissa knew she shouldn’t have high hopes for this marriage. After all, they were only bound by the marriage contract. This married life of hers would end one day.Since that was the case, why must she please him by telling him that she missed him?“Nope,” Clarissa reiterated.Damien’s expression went dark once again.After they reached home, he took out the things he had bought for Grandpa Lawrence, claiming that he had gone to Springon.Clarissa thought, ‘What a liar! He knows Grandpa doesn’t like Madelynn at all, so he chooses not to say anything related to
Damien sat in his office and thought about the abortion incident.Last night, Clarissa refused to let him touch her. Before that, she told Luke that she didn’t want a child at all. She was meant to become an accountant and earn buckets of gold, after all.She told Damien that she said all that just to trick her brother. Now that he thought about it, that didn’t seem to be the case.She must have secretly gotten an abortion without him knowing.Clarissa…!Damien quickly used the company landline to dial Clarissa’s desk phone.“Come to my office!” His voice was so cold that it could freeze someone from inside out.Clarissa was so exhausted. Plus, she was in the middle of calculating a hefty bill, so she couldn’t bear to lose her focus. She tried to delay the meeting. “Can I go there later?”“Now!” Feeling quite helpless, she could only ditch her work for the time being and headed to Damien’s office.The moment Clarissa entered his office, Damien did his best to control the rag
Clarissa remained silent and returned to the office, her face livid. It wasn’t until six in the evening did she return to her dormitory.Landon, who was also in the dormitory, saw Clarissa and promptly greeted her, “Hey! You’re back!”Lily immediately glared at Landon.She had already explained to Landon about Clarissa and Damien’s marriage, but she never explained it in detail.Since Lily could see that Landon had a secret crush on Clarissa, she didn’t want him to get his hopes up.Landon asked, “Why are you back?”“I don’t want to talk about it! I’ll never believe anyone ever again!” Clarissa said, flinging her bag on the bed in anger.“What exactly happened to you?” Lily asked, “Let’s go out and have some barbeque! It’s Landon’s treat today. If I knew you were spending the night here today, I would’ve gone to your office and asked.”“Come on, let’s go! Tomorrow’s Saturday, and we don’t have to wake up early for work,” Landon egged. He was as giddy as a child, not expecting
Saturday, while Clarissa and Lily were shopping, they happened upon Genovia’s largest bookstore called The Owlery.It was a four-story bookstore that looked even more glamorous than most shopping malls. It was also frequented by a lot of social media influencers.Clarissa wanted to buy a book regarding financial and cost management along with some other workbooks.If she could pass the final examination next year, she could finally be certified as an accountant.The moment Clarissa and Lily entered the store, they saw that there was a long line inside. It seemed like an event was being held. They closed in the crowd and noticed that Joseph Moore was holding a fan meeting.“Mr. Moore?” Clarissa was surprised.Clad in a grey cardigan, his fashion sense complemented the current season, which was the beginning of autumn.“Clarissa? Fancy seeing you here!” While signing books, Joseph shifted his gaze to his watch and said, “Why don’t you guys go shopping for now? I still have fifteen
After they returned to the dormitory, Clarissa went to her room to tidy up.Since she had decided to quit her job, she proceeded to write a resignation letter.Lily, on the other hand, was mustering the courage to send Damien a message.However, she didn’t have his personal number.Being an ordinary employee, Lily wouldn’t have known Damien on a personal level if it wasn’t for Clarissa.Feeling anxious, she managed to find Damien’s number through the group chat they were both in from their training workshop. The message she sent was this.Lily: [I’m reaching out to talk to you about Clarissa.]It only took a few seconds for Damien to reply.That prompted Lily to type out an essay. Fearing that her superior would judge her writing ability, she made sure that there were no typos before sending it out.The blue tick indicated that Damien had read her message.Only then did he find out that Madelynn had tricked him into believing that Clarissa was pregnant. If she was never pregn
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