Damien only smiled in response. They reached Florin in no time.“I have to meet someone first. Do you mind, Miss Pearson?” Damien asked Dana, looking at her through the rearview mirror.“I don’t mind! I don’t mind at all.” As the “contracted” party, she didn’t dare to raise a fuss.“Who?” Ray was still ignorant of Daniel’s purpose behind coming to Florin.“A classmate of my late grandfather’s.”“Does our presence in Florin today have something to do with him?”“Stop asking, we’re here. Anyway, I’ve already made an appointment with him.” Damien parked the car at the entrance to a restaurant named Belle View Restaurant. This was a Meranian restaurant that Don had chosen. Damien hadn’t shown any approval or objections to it.Ray glanced at the location and frowned. It was a low-class eatery.But the moment they walked inside, everything was different. The place was filled with so much greenery that it was like they were out in nature. Don was already waiting for them.“Professo
“Caleb is such a smart young man. And his academics are good, too! How could he do such a thing?” Don shook his head again. “It’s like he’s been cursed. He wasted his life! It really is such a shame.” “You’re right,” Damien echoed. “What a shame.”Dana felt even more anxious. What did Damien mean? He should spit it out already!If he didn’t, Dana was prepared to ask him about it.“How could he plagiarize someone else’s thesis?” Don continued, aghast.Plagiarizing someone else’s thesis? Dana was utterly shocked at the revelation.Dana was someone who put a lot of stock into academic ethics. When it came to plagiarism, she couldn’t stand by it. Didn’t Caleb know that this was utterly despicable behavior?Suddenly, the interest she had for Caleb was reduced to nearly nothing. Just as Damien had said, Dana’s affection for Caleb wasn’t too deep. From a distance, she simply thought that Caleb was a decent person. Now that she knew better, she was shocked to discover that he was suc
Clarissa was furious. Why was there another woman with Damien?“I’m hanging up!” Her jealousy was apparent.“Don’t.” Damien laughed. “Actually, I want to talk to you about something serious. Did you know that Chanel’s been arrested?”Clarissa’s brows furrowed. A few days ago, she had been wondering whether Damien would do anything about Chanel. Now that Chanel was arrested and he was in Florin without her, Clarissa wondered if Damien had done anything to cause Chanel’s arrest. If he had, he wasn’t letting her know about it.“Did you do it?” Clarissa asked through the video call.“Clarissa, don’t think that your husband is so omnipotent. It wasn’t me,” Damien said, holding back the anger within him.Was Clarissa going to suspect him of being the culprit every time something like this happened?“It’s not you? What a coincidence! I knew something was wrong when I was in the car before. She’s arrested when you’re in Florin without me. This is all fate! Why are you upset with fate?”
After breakfast, the three of them returned to Genovia.Damien’s expression remained gloomy. Coincidentally, Clarissa was at home.When he saw her, Damien didn’t say anything. After all, they had fought the night before.Clarissa was sitting on the couch, busy dealing with her classroom materials. She thought Damien would explain the situation to her on his own, but he didn’t. In fact, he kept mum and never said a thing.Damien went upstairs.The anger within Clarissa rose ever higher.After about an hour, Clarissa finished with her work and went upstairs. She saw Damien lying in bed, with his hands behind his head and eyes closed. He probably wasn’t sleeping. No one slept like that.As Clarissa was putting her notebook in the drawer of the bedside table, she was suddenly lifted into the air. Then, she was lying on top of Damien. After that jolt of adrenaline, her heart galloped in her chest. Damien’s face was a mere inch from hers. His gaze roved over Clarissa. He looked as
Clarissa wasn’t frowning as much as she had been when she had first gone upstairs. Instead, she was smiling slightly. Actually, she was only unhappy with a certain behavior of Damien’s. If Damien still had her in his heart, it wasn’t a problem for them to adopt Logan. But if he wanted Clarissa to be happy about the adoption, it was impossible. When they were eating, Damien asked Clarissa, “Do you agree?”“I’m refraining from giving an opinion,” Clarissa said. “Neil, I’m getting you a little brother. What do you think of that?” Damien asked Neil.“Is Mommy giving birth?” Neil asked excitedly. “No. He’s already been born. He's only a little younger than you.”As the only child in the family, Neil was quite bored every day. He had long wanted someone to play with. “That’s great!” Neil said. “When is he coming?”“As soon as possible.”Clarissa didn’t say anything, continuing to withhold her opinion. Of course Damien was going to bring the child here. Damien regarded Clarissa,
After that, Dana sent a message to Ray.Dana: [Mr. Conrad, my father wants to see the detailed information for the houses.]“So fast? That’s really unexpected. This is good. Give him the most detailed one as soon as possible,” Damien said. Then, Ray sent the most detailed information on the properties to Dana.Ignatius took all matters very seriously. The information sent not only included details on the properties, but also Florin itself. This was information Damien himself had specially allowed to give him.Ignatius felt that these houses were definitely ones they could buy. Even if they might not live in them since they were far away in Florin, it was worth it to keep them empty when considering the thirty percent discount. “Ask your friend if I can buy two units,” Ignatius said.Dana was shocked. “You really want to buy them, Dad?”“Yes. Make the arrangements.”Dana had no choice but to send a message to Ray.Dana: [My dad wants to buy your houses. Two, even. He wants
The recent event of Ashland’s advanced sales was a huge deal. Of course Ray had to report back to Damien. “What kind of impression does your old man have for you?” Damien asked him.“Stop calling him that! He’s not my old man.”Damien suddenly looked enlightened. “Okay. What does Uncle Ignatius think of you?”“Of course he thinks well of me. Everyone thinks that way about me.”“Does he want to buy the houses?”“He said he’ll think about it. He’s a cunning old man. He won’t show his hand so easily.”“Notify the marketing department and say that Ignatius Pearson is interested in our properties and might buy some. When they go on the market, spread the news to the people who want to buy our properties too.”Ray was stunned for a moment. Then, he said, “Damien, I’ll be surprised if you don’t become fabulously rich.”Coincidentally, Clarissa came downstairs at that moment.“What did you say?” she asked. She thought she heard something about the Ashland sales. “I said Damien’s
Seeing that the properties were almost sold out, Charles Benson was overjoyed. Although the development of Ashland had been difficult, things were looking good now. The fifth floor of the building had just been completed, but the units had all been sold out. He was making a fortune.Damien made a special trip out to Florin to handle the sales. This time, Damien was going to Florin for two purposes. One was to talk to Charles about the sales, and the other was to bring Logan home. The child was currently still living with Don Mclaurant.Charles treated Damien and Ray to a meal once they reached Florin.“I heard that a prominent person from Genovia wants to buy some units here. Is that true?” Charles asked Damien.“There’s such a rumor, yes. However, he might not make a purchase. It’s only a ploy,” Damien said.“But it’s still very impressive that you’re able to hitch yourself to such a person,” Charles said.Damien smiled, as if this was a small matter. He acted as if he didn’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