Cindy brought lots of things over to Charles’s house. When she arrived, Iris had already gone upstairs to sleep, and Charles was reading a book downstairs. Charles was very confused to see Cindy. He had just come to Merania, and he didn’t know anyone here enough to get a visitor. “And you are?” he asked, astonished.“Oh, it’s like this. I’m your daughter’s maternal aunt. You should know Theresa Hale, right?” Cindy asked with a smile.Clarissa had told Charles about this. Suddenly enlightened, he said, “I do.”“When you think about it, we’re relatives. It’s good to visit your relatives,” Cindy went on. “Mr. Griffin, you should’ve told me and my husband that you were back in the country.”Charles smiled politely. “I’ve just gotten back, so things have been a bit busy. I’ve just settled the house, too.”“Speaking of that, your house is really lovely.” Cindy regarded the interior before lowering her head. She clapped a hand over her mouth, looking as though she was holding back te
Cindy told Connie about this incident. Cindy: [As a daughter, you’re even more useless than Clarissa’s biological father! The first time I met him, he gave me a million dollars and solved all my problems. What’s the use of having you? You murdered someone and ran away. You better not come back! If you do, I’ll be watching you face the firing squad.]At that moment, Connie was hiding out in a small apartment in Fendaria. Even though she had migrated to Fendaria, she was still being hunted in Merania, so she didn’t dare to attract too much attention. After seeing Cindy’s Whatsapp message, her heart chilled. How difficult it was to be abroad all alone!Because the assassin had killed Logan and not Neil, her task wasn’t yet complete. She couldn’t give Iris an explanation, and had no choice but to suffer the consequences silently. She had lost it all for nothing. To rub salt into the wound, she didn’t even get the reward Iris initially promised her. She was still using Whatsapp, but s
After Clarissa came out from the bedroom, she asked Neil in suspicion, “Neil, who were you talking to?”“I was talking to Aunt Kylie,” Neil lied.Clarissa was doubtful, but she didn’t say anything further.That night, they arrived at the cinema a bit late. The movie had already started playing, but not many people were in the hall. Still, Clarissa didn’t go against the seat number on the tickets, worried about taking up someone else’s seat and making trouble for others. As she fumbled in the dark to reach her seat, she heard a faint voice. “You’re here now?”Clarissa’s heart skipped a beat. Why was Damien here?Neil happily greeted his father and sat next to him to watch the movie.Recalling Neil’s behavior before, Clarissa could guess how Damien came to be here. They had schemed together to give her a shock.“Are you still angry?” Damien held Clarissa’s hand tightly. No matter how hard she struggled, he only held it tighter. “Impatient?” He teased her. He put Clarissa’s hand
After her lunch with Clarissa, Lily, and Bethany that day, Rebecca visited Caleb at his office after a long interim. She was there to hand him some work documents. As she did this, she chatted and said, “I wanted to set you up with someone, but she already has a boyfriend. Like her, he’s a rich kid.”Caleb smiled. “Thanks for thinking of me, Rebecca.”“Why thank me when it didn’t work out? That woman has a good family background. Do you know River Hastings? She’s the top player in Genovia’s beauty business! She’s her mother. Their family is very rich. Too bad she rejected me when I tried to recommend you. Clarissa said you two had some history. I’m sorry I can’t do too much to help you out there,” Rebecca went on.Caleb was stunned. “Do you mean…”“Clarissa’s friend, Bethany.”‘So it’s her’, Caleb thought. He never knew that she came from such a wealthy family. He hadn’t been able to tell at all. He kept remembering how rebellious and inconsiderate she was. He really couldn’t ac
Clarissa suddenly remembered that her mother’s house was indeed very close to the Crystalpoint Building. However, she hadn’t been back to look at the place in a long time. As for Luke, he probably didn’t live there anymore. She didn’t even know where he had gone. In the first place, they never acted like normal siblings. Now, they were completely unrelated. “It’s true no one lives there. I’ll take a look tomorrow. It’s a very old neighborhood, though,” Clarissa said. “Will Caleb mind?”“He probably won’t.” Damien looked at Mrs. Faber to confirm it. “Caleb doesn’t mind that the place is old, right?”Mrs. Faber nodded. “He doesn’t.”“Alright. Then I’ll go over and look at it tomorrow.”“What time tomorrow? I’ll take Caleb there too and we can look together?” Damien asked for Clarissa’s opinion.“Oh, sure,” Clarissa said.After hanging up, Clarissa suddenly remembered that Damien also had a property nearby. Why didn’t he give him his own place but get Clarissa to let Caleb use her
Caleb treated them to a meal at an old-school restaurant. The dishes Damien ordered weren’t expensive and actually very worth the money. Caleb could see Damien’s consideration for him. At this, he felt regretful about the feelings he harbored for Clarissa. From his point of view, he owed Damien too much.Out of habit, Damien portioned out food for Clarissa. This was the first time they were having a meal together ever since Logan’s murder.Seeing how happy and at ease Damien and Clarissa were, Caleb felt like his presence was unnecessary; much like a third wheel. After dropping Clarissa back on campus, Damien sent Caleb back to his new place. Caleb could have called himself a cab, but Damien insisted on sending him there. Caleb was so thankful that he barely found the words to express it. “Mr. Lawrence, you’re too kind to me. How will I ever repay you?” Caleb said.“Haven’t you found a girlfriend? Aren’t you interested in anyone, or do you still have someone you miss?” The tra
When Caleb opened his eyes the next day, it was already half past eight. He had more than enough time to make it to work by half past nine. After a leisurely stretch, he suddenly remembered the wild idea he had yesterday; the one about chasing the first single woman he saw to end Damien’s anxiety.Caleb closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he opened his curtains. There was actually a woman standing outside. Walking out from Riverine beauty salon, the tall woman was neatly dressed, her posture elegant. She was even wearing sunglasses. In addition to the distance, Caleb couldn’t really tell that it was her. He hurriedly snapped a photo and zoomed in on it. He couldn’t get a proper look of her face, but he knew she was charismatic. Watching her get into a BMW, Caleb guessed that such a woman was out of his league. However, it would be good enough that he was courting someone. That would reassure Damien that Caleb had gotten over Clarissa. It would be a good thing all around.
After a day at work, Caleb finally received a Whatsapp message from A Hasty Wind in the evening.A Hasty Wind: [What are you doing, kiddo? Do you want to meet up for some fun?]Caleb was putting in overtime at the office doing accounts, so he only sent a brief reply. Caleb: [I’m doing accounts.]A Hasty Wind: [Where?]Caleb: [At the office.]A Hasty Wind: [Where’s your office? Don’t worry, I won’t just turn up. I’m going to bed soon. I’m just asking.]Caleb: [The Crystalpoint Building.]A Hasty Wind: [Alright. I’m going to bed now.]Caleb didn’t think too much about the conversation. However, after about half an hour, someone suddenly knocked at the door to his office. Logically speaking, no one should be coming by at this hour. Could it be Rebecca?Caleb opened the door to find a delivery boy standing there. “Sir, your takeout,” he told Caleb.“Mine?” Confused, Caleb pointed at himself.“Yes.”“But…” Caleb recalled his Whatsapp conversation. The woman had asked where
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