“These are keys for a house. I’ll send you the address later, so you can move in there.” After that, Dennis left.The keys were left on the coffee table.Connie didn’t even look at them. She regretted asking Dennis for money—it was what had led to her ending up like this.She went to the bathroom and soaked herself in the tub. Her body was clean, but she couldn’t wash away the feeling that she had been sullied. She missed Caleb, but she knew that now that she’d slept with Dennis, it was even harder for her to be with Caleb.Her body belonged to Caleb, not Dennis. She could be as loose as she wanted with Caleb, but she never thought of giving herself up to Denis.Connie burst into tears, feeling pained. She hated Clarissa and Dennis.When she was done bathing, she got dressed and headed home. She didn’t take the keys Dennis had left behind. Instead, she wanted to go home and get the check to return it to Dennis.On the way home, she received a message from him. It was the address
Connie cried, but Cindy didn’t feel sympathetic at all.If she left Connie alone, Connie would definitely go look for Caleb again. They would have to go back to living in poverty, and Cindy was sick and tired of those days.Soon, Dennis arrived.“What’s going on?” He saw that the house was a mess, and he now knew that Connie had truly been enraged. She truly didn’t like him, and she hadn’t been playing hard-to-get. This made Dennis gnash his teeth. He was used to being the one in charge, so how could he possibly allow a woman he was interested in to detest him so?“Your girlfriend’s been throwing a huge tantrum. Maybe you should take her away,” Cindy joked. She was completely unaffected by Connie’s fit of rage.“Is that so?” Dennis walked into Connie’s room and pulled her up from the floor. “Let’s go. You can’t stay here anymore, not when it’s in such a mess.”Connie was disappointed in her mother’s attitude. She originally thought Clarissa deserved such treatment because Clariss
The next day, Dennis showed up at Rebecca’s firm. He wanted to have a chat with Caleb.Caleb didn’t get a clear look at Dennis’s face because Dennis was in the car the other day, so he was surprised at Dennis’s sudden appearance. He thought Dennis was one of Rebecca’s clients.“May I know who you are?” Caleb asked.“I’m Connie’s boyfriend, so you should know why I’m here.” Dennis’s tone was that of one who was used to being in a position of power. He had never thought of Caleb as an actual threat.As expected, Caleb was taken aback. He didn’t know when Connie had found herself a boyfriend so much older than her, but it wasn’t like he cared. “Oh. I’ll make sure to stay away from Connie, and I’ll call you if she ever comes to me. How’s that?”“That’d be for the best! You’re a smart guy,” Dennis said with a polite smile. After that, he left. It looked like everything was just a one-sided love on Connie’s end, so there was nothing for him to worry about.Thanks to what had happened w
Connie’s hatred for Clarissa ran deep enough. It would only take a small spark to light her fuse and make her explode.She supposed Clarissa thought of her as a circus act now. Clarissa only wanted to see her make a bigger fool of herself.Connie barged into the room and said mockingly, “My, Clarissa. All the rich people I know have more than one child. Why don’t you and President Lawrence try for another one? How many years has it been now?”Clarissa was annoyed. ‘Why did you have to bring this up? I don’t want to have a second child!’“What’s it to you? When you get married, you’ll know that it’s not a good thing to keep popping babies out,” she said.She was insinuating that Connie had yet to become Dennis’ wife, and it was unknown whether Connie ever would. Yet, here Connie was, worrying about Clarissa not having a second child. She would be better off worrying about herself.Her words enraged Connie once more.The more Clarissa thought about it, the angrier she became. She
Ever since Connie moved into Dennis’s house, he would occasionally stay out the whole night. He would tell her that he was busy with work—not that it mattered to her.One day, however, she noticed he had come back with a strand of permed hair on his clothes. It definitely wasn’t hers, because her hair was straight.Connie felt like she had been tricked, and she couldn’t help thinking how dirty Dennis was. She couldn’t accept being with a person who was disloyal to her, especially since she thought he was head over heels for her.So the next day, she secretly followed him.After getting off work, he went to a villa. A curvy woman greeted him at the door, giving him a huge hug and kiss. Connie’s heart sank.She thought Dennis liked her more than she liked him, but it turned out that she was only one of his many lovers.She couldn’t accept it.This made her hatred for Clarissa rise even more. Clarissa was the one who forced her into this situation. She clenched her fists and sque
Connie was surprisingly quiet over the next few days.Secretly, though, she had been up to a lot of things. Firstly, she had gone to the immigration office and changed her citizenship. In the future, she would no longer be a Meranian citizen. Secondly, she secretly followed Dennis around and got several photos of him kissing and hugging numerous other women.Then, she found a man who was struggling to make ends meet because of his five children. Connie told him what she wanted him to do, and promised to give his family a million dollars so they could get by without him.“I could die from this,” the man said hesitantly.“Well, will you be able to earn this much even if you work till the day you die? Anyway, it’s not like you’re definitely going to die,” Connie said.The man thought about it for a long time. In the end, he couldn’t resist the temptation of money and agreed to it.He started following Damien around, and occasionally Clarissa. He wanted to find an opportune moment to
The man lying in wait didn’t get a clear look at Logan’s face. However, he felt that since Damien had called Logan “Neil”, it had to be Neil.He brandished his dagger. He had been trailing Damien for several days, and it was rare for Damien to have both kids with him. Now that he finally had the chance to make his move, he had to take it. Before doing anything, he sent Connie a WhatsApp message.Man: [I’m going to do it.]Connie: [How sure are you that you’ll succeed?]Man: [90 percent!]Connie knew it was time for her to leave Genovia, and she would probably never return. Even if they failed, it would still serve as a lesson to Clarissa. Connie was no longer a Meranian, so the police wouldn’t be able to do anything to her. She packed her things as quickly as possible and bought a ticket to her destination.After boarding the flight, she sent all the photos she had taken of Dennis with various women to the media. Soon, everyone would know what a mess his personal life was, and hi
“What did you say just now?” Clarissa asked again. “I didn’t hear you clearly just now.”“Mommy, someone killed Logan! He’ll never wake up again.” Neil sobbed hysterically.Clarissa didn’t even remember to hang up. She fell back against the wall and slowly slumped to the floor. Her mind was completely blank.How had things turned out like this? What the hell had happened?She wanted to get to her feet, but she just couldn’t. It was only when a few students passed by and saw her there that she was helped up. She took a taxi home.On the way, she slowly returned to her senses. Logan had been murdered…He wasn’t her own flesh and blood, and he had even been a thief when he had first come to their home. He had long since turned over a new leaf, though, and he didn’t know what he had done was wrong. As time passed, he became more and more sensitive, and he treated Neil even better than she did. Clarissa had slowly forgotten that Logan wasn’t her own son. It was as if he and Neil were
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