It just so happened that the car arrived at a red light. Willow stopped the car at the junction of the road in an abrupt manner.Caleb lurched forward slightly thanks to the momentum, before wrapping an arm around Willow’s waist quickly. Immediately after that, she felt a passionate kiss planted on her mouth.At first, she was slightly confused by what was going on. However, Caleb behaved quite domineeringly to the point he was already pinning her on the back of her seat.It had been many years since Willow last kissed a man, much less be on the receiving side. Ever since her husband passed away, she never dated anyone else. Of course, she had countless suitors, but all of them were reduced to sleazy men in her eyes. At that moment, Willow could feel a warm glow traveling through her chest. It was as if the cracked and dried-up earth that resembled her heart finally embraced the refreshing flow of sweet river water. It surged through every vein and vessel of her body, making her hea
Caleb quickly transferred the two hundred thousand dollars to his mother. Mrs. Faber was weirded out as a result; how was he able to accumulate that much money in such a short time?She called Caleb immediately and asked him that question. Caleb made up an excuse, saying that he had a lot of classmates and comrades in the army who were able to raise that amount for him in a short time. However, he needed to pay them back as soon as possible, so he would be changing his job.Mrs. Faber was aghast. ‘Damn it, Oscar! You’re the one at fault for screwing around, and now Caleb has to shoulder the burden for you even when he’s still so young!’Whatever happened, had happened. The Mckenny family’s priority right now was to do their best to get through this low tide.Caleb then called Clarissa’s number. He told her he wanted to change his job, but since Clarissa was the one who introduced that job to him, he wanted to let her know that he was sorry in advance.“You’re switching jobs?” A l
Clarissa was quick to find out about Caleb’s transfer to Fairfield Investment. Naturally, Rebecca was the one who told her that.Fairfield Investment was a well-rounded financial company. It was a generic version of a typically professional accounting firm, so it also served as the model company in the finance industry.“Isn’t that a good thing? Caleb’s pretty capable,” Clarissa commented.“Yeah, he’s quite skilled. Back in my days, I wasn’t able to apply to this company at all,” Rebecca replied. “You didn’t even apply for a position there, right?”“Yup, I didn’t. The moment I graduated, I came to New East Corporation as an intern,” Clarissa said with a smile. She couldn’t help but recall the times when she was still a new intern at the company. She was so young back then.“Whatever the case, I hope Caleb will do his job well.”After disconnecting from the call, Clarissa felt that Caleb had gone through massive changes lately. It was as if he had connections with influential and
Countless guests attended Ray’s wedding, making the event very boisterous.All of the wealthy and elite socialites in Genovia had attended this event. This included Ray’s distant relatives. Even his parents came all the way from Amestris just to attend the wedding. They were very satisfied with this event, so they were very respectful to everyone including the bride’s parents.Most of Dana’s relatives were in the military. This was an engagement between economics and politics, and everyone recognized the power and authority behind it. That was the reason those who were even the slightest bit influential didn’t hesitate to attend the event. There were also countless people who wished to collaborate with New East Corporation, so it was natural for them to show up. As a result, Ray’s wedding became the biggest and the most important event in Genovia.The marriage was perfect in Ray’s eyes. Ignatius was very satisfied with his son-in-law. Dana, on the other hand, was very generous and c
He had never thrown a glamorous wedding for Clarissa in the past. In fact, they never had a proper wedding. They already had two children, but the children ended up stealing their thunder.Damien loved Clarissa very much, so naturally, he wanted to give her the best things in the world. But up till now, he had yet to give her the best wedding.Damien didn’t have many regrets in his life, but it was obvious that his inability to give Clarissa a wedding was one of them.Clarissa leaned against Damien’s neck, feeling the warmth emanating from his body. The warmth gradually made her drowsy.Damien opened the door. The courtyard was relatively dark, but he happened to see Mrs. Faber on the phone with someone else. She sounded quite anxious and nervous.“I’ve already wired you the money. What else do you want from me? Yes, I understand. I’ll definitely visit the elderly members in your family. I’ll be satisfied as long as Oscar can retire on time.”Clarissa mumbled into Damien’s ear, “
Damien played with Clarissa’s hair.“I doubt I’ll be able to do anything. Once a man’s interested in something, nothing’s going to change his mind. In fact, the more you try to stop him, the more he’s going to want to do it,” he explained.There was still a faint smile curving his lips.“Is there anything that you can’t do? I’m sure you can do it as long as you’re willing to put in some effort,” Clarissa argued.“Let’s see how it goes.” After that, he lay down next to her and went to sleep.Mrs. Faber transferred the money to Caleb and told him to return it as soon as he could because the money was from Damien.Caleb had been trying to find a reason to talk to Willow, and he now had one—to tell her that he was paying her back.He called her.“Tell me what your bank account number is,” he said.After a moment of silence, she gave him her accountant’s name and bank account number.“You got the money already? How’d you do it?” Her tone wasn’t a mocking one. On the contrary, she
It was Saturday.Willow parked outside Caleb’s building and waited for a long time before he returned.He had his briefcase in one hand and a bag in another. It looked like food, but Willow couldn’t be sure.When Caleb saw her car, he paused, then walked over to her.Throughout the whole process, Willow kept her eyes on him.When he came closer, she rolled down the window and said, “Your shirt.”She handed it to him.It had been folded neatly and placed in a clean bag. He smiled.“You washed it for me?” he asked.“Yeah, it got a little dirty. It wouldn’t be nice to just leave it.” She was afraid he would distract her if they were to continue on this topic, so she said, “Where did your money come from?”Caleb’s smile grew. “From sleeping with some rich woman. What else am I capable of doing? I don’t have a good family background, and I’m not good at my job. All that’s left is my looks.”“Who did you sleep with?” Willow tried to suppress her rage.Caleb wanted to head back to
Willow soon arrived at the hospital.Caleb had been placed in a large ward. He lay in bed with a pale face, looking rather pitiful.“You’re here?” His eyes lit up the moment he saw her.“Yeah.”“Caleb, is this your sister?” asked one of the other patients.“Yeah.” Caleb was pretty happy to hear that they thought Willow was his sister. At least, no one had said that she was his mother.“Is it serious?” Willow sat down next to his bed and asked.“It was, but I’m fine now that you’re here.”“Oh, you. Is there anything that you want to eat?”“Not at the moment. Let’s see how things go after I’m done with my drip.” He glanced at the IV drip.“I had my housekeeper prepare some chicken soup and a few other things. Just wait a little longer,” Willow said.“You asked her to make them for me? I bet it was because you felt bad after seeing me only having enchiladas.”“Don’t flatter yourself!”“I’m not. I know that’s what you mean. It’ll take a little while longer for the drip to be d
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