”Oh?” Damien replied. He shot Ray a look before continuing, “Someone else shares the same idea as me?”Ray had a feeling that Damien invited him here on purpose. However, he still failed to understand the latter’s true intentions.Once they entered the headmaster’s office, the person who had been sitting there stood up immediately.Ray was stunned to see Dana.Clarissa was also quite surprised to see her there.Damien was the only one who appeared calm.Ray’s gaze was pinned on Damien’s form as he tried to gauge the latter’s expression. He sent him a look that obviously said ‘did you ask her to come here?’.However, Damien’s eyes remained calm. Ray couldn’t be certain if the answer was yes or no.On the other hand, Dana also noticed Ray, Damien, and Clarissa. She also had a shocked look. “Why are you guys here too?”“We want to make a donation to this school, so we came here.” Damien approached the chair in front of the headmaster’s desk and sat down. Ray followed after him wo
”Yes.” Ray had no choice but to go along with the flow.When Damien heard the response, he casually pulled out a cigarette stick.However, he lowered his hand right after he noticed Clarissa’s glare of death.Clarissa was very displeased with his attitude. ‘Why didn’t you tell me if this is your actual goal? If you told me from the start, I wouldn’t have felt so vulnerable and betrayed!’At that moment, Dana’s happiness was evident on her face. “Okay! Since you haven’t drafted the contract, let’s do a pinky swear!”Ray mumbled, “This is so childish.” However, he didn’t seem to mind Dana’s childishness.On the other hand, Dana had no idea that Ray had already prepared the contract deal for the Everest Corporation. She misunderstood him as one who was cold on the outside and passionate on the inside. That day, he told her on purpose that the deal wasn’t hers, only to save the huge surprise for today. Her heart started warming up to Ray since that moment, and the way she looked at h
The two newcomers turned out to be Joseph and Penelope.Ever since the two got married, they weren’t able to conceive a baby. After they went to seek professional medical help, it turned out that Penelope was infertile, which stressed her out greatly. Shirley was a devout Christian who held firmly onto traditional beliefs. She thought that all women’s mission was to give birth. If they couldn’t do that, they were automatically classified as useless no matter how much money they made. Penelope was a career woman driven by ambition from the start, which made her a thorn in Shirley’s side. Now, the latter didn’t hesitate to speak rudely with Penelope. Also, the fact stood that Joseph had a clean bill of health, so it was Penelope’s fault for not being able to conceive. Because of that, Shirley grew agitated as days went on by. Her son was clearly capable of having kids, so there was no way she would allow the Moore bloodline to end at this generation.Joseph refused to take a side whene
Logan, who had been playing by the river, approached the adults and gave Penelope a piece of candy. “Have some candy, Ma’am.”Penelope was stunned for a moment as she looked down at that kid. He lifted his head and stared back at her sincerely.The woman then studied Logan’s face briefly, noting his lack of good looks. Then again, he looked rather spirited and energetic. However, she could tell at first glance that he didn’t belong to a rich family, which meant the kid standing near the river was Neil. Neil had a pair of large ears that made him look noble and wealthy. He was also much taller than Logan, indicating that he was fed with good nutrients daily.Penelope had no idea where Clarissa had snagged the kid in front of her, but at least that kid was quite well-mannered. Not to mention, he was kind to her.“Good boy.” She accepted the candy from Logan’s hand, thinking that he was a pretty decent kid who had a kind heart.Logan must’ve been kind to her because Clarissa mistreat
”Why are you here?” Clarissa asked in surprise. She noticed the bag in Seth’s hands.Truthfully speaking, she used to share a close relationship with Seth where they were able to chat about various topics in life. Now that they had become half-siblings, she found herself unable to adapt to the new dynamic. Every interaction with him felt awkward and rigid.“I’m here to visit her, so I might as well visit you, and…” Seth shot Damien another look. “…Damien.” After that, he lowered his head.“Oh. I almost forgot we’re relatives now,” Damien teased.Clarissa was suddenly reminded by the fact that the ‘her’ Seth talked about was Iris, or Mildred.After all, that woman was his biological mother.“Ah. Okay,” Clarissa replied. “I’ll have Mrs. Faber arrange a room for you. Why don’t you go shower first?”At that, Mrs. Faber led Seth to a room, followed by the kids. He brought a lot of goodies for them, after all. Even though Seth had no idea who the other kid was, he was too polite to in
However, Frank had yet to recover from his shock. If he recalled correctly, this was the person he had seen in the picture. That person was the one that he had mistaken to be Iris’s son, which distracted him for a moment or two. In the past, he had wrongfully mistaken him as his son as well.After Frank shot a few more longing looks in that person’s direction, he turned around and left.Once he got home, he told Penelope about Clarissa’s refusal to let them adopt the kid. The latter clenched her fists tightly while replying, “Clarissa… She never likes kids from the start, and yet she insists on protecting her rival’s nephew! It’s so obvious she doesn’t like that kid at all! She’s doing this just so she can go against me!”Penelope’s hatred toward Clarissa intensified.Meanwhile, Damien and Clarissa returned to their room upstairs. After Damien entered the private bathroom, someone knocked on their room door.A small figure slipped into the room quietly, revealing himself to be Log
Iris merely looked away and remained silent. She didn’t want Charles to know that she wasn’t the real Iris. If he were to find out about this, how disappointed would he be? And if he were to find out about everything she’d done in the past, how would he react? Iris didn’t even dare to think about it.Charles was the only man she had ever loved. Yet at the same time, she hated him. Her sister was the one he actually loved, and Iris didn’t even dare to let him know that she had taken her sister’s place.She didn’t reply to Seth. Instead, she stood up and returned to her prison cell.Seth was left sitting there on his own. Tears soon streamed down his face.As he walked out of the prison, he ran into someone at the entrance. He wasn’t in the mood to see who it was, but the other party glanced at him a few more times.It was Connie. She had been set free.She had told the police that she and Luke hadn’t kidnapped Neil at all. They had only brought him out for some fun, and she showed
Connie wanted to see Caleb. She hadn’t seen him since she was released, and he was still under the impression that she had kidnapped Caleb. She wanted to make it clear to him that she hadn’t—she had only brought Neil out for some fun. Now that she was released due to a lack of evidence, what right did Caleb have to think that she was a kidnapper?That night, she went to the supermarket to buy many things for him—cleanser, masks, underwear, shirts, and plenty of snacks. Caleb was younger than her, and he needed her care.Unexpectedly, Cindy caught Connie the moment she got home.“Who did you buy these things for?” Cindy asked warily.“It’s none of your business!” Connie was very defensive. She knew Cindy didn’t want her to come into contact with Caleb.“They’re for Caleb, aren’t they? You need to forget about him as soon as possible, you hear me? He doesn’t have a cent to his name, and his mother is Clarissa’s housekeeper. Don’t you know how humiliating it’d be for us if people wer
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