Damien didn’t stop Clarissa because she was still angry with him. Forcing her to stay by his side would only make things worse.After Clarissa returned to the university, she was occupied with work and trying her hardest to clear her mind off Logan and Damien.Bethany, who soon found out about Logan, and came to visit Clarissa.She didn’t have the same reaction as Clarissa as she didn’t know Logan well.“There’s no need to let your love rival’s kid live! You should just end it all here,” Bethany said firmly.But Clarissa was taken aback at Bethany’s callousness. “Are you agreeing with Damien? Logan’s getting better. We can’t simply kill someone, much less a child!”“But it’ll be nothing but trouble in the future!” Bethany insisted.That was when Clarissa realized the stark difference between her and Bethany. Bethany wasn’t a mother, so she couldn’t understand the pain of losing your child.Upon this realization, Clarissa went into dumbfounded silence.Just then, Kylie knocked
Genovia Prison.Iris was inside, and opposite her was a man in a grey suit with his hands crossed. He was looking intently at her.Facing the love of her life, Iris was drowning in helplessness. She never expected him to visit her despite everything she did.“How have you been?” Iris asked with a faint smile.“Decent. I opened a company of my own in a small country,” Charles Griffin replied.“Small country? Do you really hate me so much that you’re willing to escape to a small country?” Iris smiled again. Deep down, she could only feel pure pain.“Not escaping. I was just disappointed. Since the Iris that I love is gone, there’s no need for me to be here.”“Are you still single?”Charles nodded.That gave Iris mixed feelings, and she had no idea whether to be happy or sad. She was happy that Charles had been single all along, but she was also sad at how Charles was still in love with the other Iris. She could never replace the woman in his heart.“Where is she?” Charles final
Ray knocked on Damien’s office door. At that moment, Damien was sitting on his chair while smoking.He lost his train of thought due to the knocking, and was slightly annoyed by that.Ray soon entered.“Damien, Mr. Griffin is here. Do you want to meet him?” Ray then noticed that Damien wasn’t focused, so he asked, “Are you okay?”Damien threw his cigarette into the ashtray.“Ray… Do you think I made a mistake?” Damien asked with a frown.“What?”Damien looked at Ray. After a while, he told the latter everything that had happened. Ray was silent after listening. Though he didn’t know Logan that well, he didn’t like the child very much either.“Clarissa didn’t approve of your method?” Ray asked again.“Apparently. She felt bad for the kid, but I had to do this in order to prevent future troubles from arising again.” Damien explained.Ray nodded. “Do you want me to help?”“I’m worse than a murderer to her right now, so there’s not much that you can do.” Damien let out a painf
Ray was asked to leave, though it was obvious that he was unhappy about it.He knew Mr. Griffin sounded familiar, but he couldn’t put a finger on it.Meanwhile, Charles had a good impression of Damien.Damien was quick to realize this as well.Their discussion between the two parties went smoothly, and they even signed the contract immediately.“Mr. Griffin, care to join me for lunch?” Damien asked. “Do you have any plans here?”“Not yet. I’ve only been to…” Charles hurriedly skipped the part where he went to the Genovia Prison. It was a private matter, after all.“I’ll have someone arrange a hotel for you.”“Oh, no need for that. I’ll just travel around Genovia on my own,” Charles said, turning Damien down.“Have you been here before?”Charles smiled. “I’ve worked here once.”“I can come with you if you want. I had an argument with my wife, and she left home. I’d love to have someone to talk to,” Damien said.Charles chuckled, amused. “Oh really? Alright, then.”“We can t
Upon hearing Damien’s words, Charles started trembling uncontrollably.After some time, he finally said, “President Lawrence… Do you know where the real Iris is?”“Oh? What’s your relationship with her?” Damien asked suspiciously, putting the act of a responsible son-in-law trying to protect his family. His facade was very convincing.“I…I’m…” Charles's eyes were teary. “I’m Charles Griffin. Have you heard of me? I knew the real Iris thirty years ago, and I… That is… Her daughter is mine.”Damien put on a surprised appearance. “What? Are you saying that Clarissa is your daughter?”“Clarissa? Your wife?” Charles asked.Damien nodded.“Well, let’s go find her. She’s at the University of Genovia.”“Iris is at the University of Genovia?” Charles couldn’t hide his excitement. He didn’t expect Iris to be in Genovia as well.On the other hand, Damien was elated. Finally, he found a convenient excuse to look for Clarissa.He knocked on Clarissa’s door, but it was Kylie who opened the
Meanwhile, Damien sat on the sofa and asked Kylie, “Where’s Clarissa?”“She’s working. Anyway, I have to fetch Neil now,” Kylie said as she prepared to leave.Damien remained seated as he watched Iris and Charles talking.Not long after, he heard keys dangling from outside of the door.Clarissa was back. She was shocked to see her mother sitting and talking with a stranger on the sofa.She then caught sight of Damien. Her lips pulled into an immediate frown. “Why are you here?”“Shouldn’t I be here?”“Neil’s coming back soon.” Carissa said without any interest in continuing the conversation.Though the incident had passed by a few days now, she was still furious about it.Just then, Charles lifted his head and looked at her. “Are you…Clarissa?”“Yes.” Just as Clarissa was wondering who that man was, until she saw her mother holding his hands. She stared at his face, which looked oddly familiar, and it finally hit her.Charles Griffin.Her father.Clarissa felt a rush of
Damien stood up. As if nothing bothered him, he said quickly, “If that’s the case, then I shall take my leave. You know I’d never go against you.”He even lifted his hands to stroke Clarissa’s chin gently.However, Clarissa moved her head away to shake him off, ignoring him.Damien’s departure sent Neil in a bad mode. As cruel as Damien’s nature was, he was still Neil’s father. Upon noticing Neil’s emotions, Clarissa texted Damien. [How is it that Neil got into a bad mood right after you came here? You can’t blame me for my decision. We’re talking about a child’s life right now!][As long as it doesn't hurt you or Neil, I don’t care.][Because of you, I’ve been having nightmares of Logan for the past few days!][Logan? Maybe it’s a sign that we should have a second baby.]Clarissa was enraged over how lightly Damien was taking things. In a fit of anger, she flung her phone away.At night, Clarissa made a few more dishes than usual and had dinner with her father. Though there
Clarissa knew this topic would make things awkward, but it was the right thing to do. Charles had the right to know.As for Charles, he knew that this son wasn’t from the real Iris. Rather, it was Iris’s sister. His worst nightmare had come true, and he wasn’t sure if Iris would be willing to forgive him.“Don’t talk to me about him. I don’t want to know!” Charles looked away resolutely. “Don’t let him ruin the mood!”“But Dad…” Clarissa initially wanted to tell him how amazing his son was, but she didn’t expect Charles would cut her off. “Let’s talk about something else.”“Oh, right. Grandpa told me about a key you didn’t know much about, and that it was taken by the fake Iris. Do you know about that?” Clarissa asked.“Yes, and I regret doing that. I only found out what the key was for after they took it, but that’s fine. I don’t need the money anyway. What about you and President Lawrence? Why did you guys fight? He seemed like a nice and perfect man,” Charles added.“Perfect?”
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