When Neil noticed Michelle, he asked, “How are you today? Are you okay?”While Michelle passed by him, he placed his hand on her forehead before she could leave.Instantly, a tingling sensation surged through her body as her complexion flushed red and her heartbeat increased.“Even though you’ve recovered, you must finish your medication.” After removing his hand from her forehead, Neil sat beside the dining table.Michelle was enjoying her porridge. “You’re pretty good at taking care of sick people.” Her cheeks turned red at the thought of the dream she had had yesterday.“Well, what do you expect me to do? Should I just leave you there to die?” Neil said, looking up.Michelle didn’t reply to that. Deep down, she thought it was kind of romantic for Neil to touch her forehead just to check her temperature.Instantly, Michelle grew even fonder of Neil. Actually, her admiration for Neil didn’t just grow overnight. She had always looked up to Neil for being a handsome man with a
Neil frowned slightly, but he didn’t inform Michelle about Rachel’s future arrival. However, Michelle had already heard it. ‘Someone’s visiting the house later. I should probably welcome the guests with some food to show them my respect. If I don’t do that, they might laugh at Neil for marrying a lazy wife who can’t even welcome the guests properly.’In the afternoon, Michelle headed to the market to buy some poultry and seafood, along with a myriad of vegetables. Before Neil returned home, Michelle was already cooking dinner with the maid in the kitchen.“Mrs. Lawrence, do we have guests coming to the house today?” the maid asked.“Yes, they’ve already informed us this morning,” Michelle replied.While the meat was brewing in the pot, Michelle went to her room and organized her bed so Rachel wouldn’t find out that she and Neil were sleeping separately. If Rachel found out, she would definitely spread the news. If both their families discovered this, they would definitely be very w
“Sir, these were all made by Mrs. Lawrence. When she said she would cook tonight, I thought that she was just joking. I didn’t know that she has a talent for the culinary arts!” The maid said while wiping her hands with her apron.“Michelle, the food’s so good! It’s almost on par with five-star restaurants!” Michael praised.Staring at the myriad of food on the table, Neil was amazed by Michelle’s talent for cooking. He assumed Michelle was trying to make him look good in front of his friends.“Let’s eat.”Everyone sat down at the dining table.At the table, Michelle explained the dishes enthusiastically. When she was young, her father wasn’t always at home. To make up for his absence, he hired a head chef from a five-star restaurant to prepare meals for her. So, she grew up into a healthy woman who had never frequented hospitals.“Rachel, aren’t you pregnant? You should eat more. It’s good for your baby’s health,” Michelle said.All of a sudden, the whole room fell silent.Mic
Neil knew Jonah was Michelle’s first love, but he didn’t care about that.Rachel felt that her trip here was worth it today. She had finally discovered Michelle’s weakness. Judging by the way Michelle had deliberately asked Rachel about her pregnancy, that just showed just how much of a scheming woman Michelle was. That woman had done it just to make her look bad! After she did that, Neil must’ve disliked her even more now. It wasn’t like he loved her in the first place.Rachel was sure that it was a matter of time before the topic of divorce was brought up.“I’m full now. Guys, you have to give me a room tour.” After saying that, Rachel stood up and walked into their room.Rachel didn’t eat much. After all, she didn’t come here just to have dinner. Her main goal was to spot if their marriage was slowly crumbling. In other words, she wanted to embarrass Michelle by finding faults with their home.The moment Michelle gathered her thoughts and composed herself, she walked out of the
Amber and Michelle were of the same age, but Michelle had a higher position than Amber. She was already the director of her team.“Why don’t you email the materials to me first? We’ll think of a blueprint together. Also, could you inform our team to show up for a meeting tomorrow? We’ll fill in the content together,” Michelle said.“Sure. I guess we have no choice but to work overtime. Does that mean you’ll have to live separately from your husband?” Amber giggled as she tried to make fun of Michelle.Since Neil’s house was very far away from her company, Michelle would usually stay at her house near her company if she had to work overtime. Ever since she graduated from the University of Genovia, she found a job at said company almost instantly. To make things easier for her, Raymond bought a house near her company so she could commute easily. Before she got married, she had always lived there. Neil had never visited that house before.Michelle knocked on Neil’s bedroom door.“Com
“Do you want me to pick you up?” Neil asked.“Neil, I’m sorry. I’ve completely forgotten about it. I have a project to handle, and I need to work overtime tonight. Can you help me pick a gift for Ned? I’ll try to visit him tomorrow,” Michelle said with a voice filled with remorse.“I’m not buying him a gift. It’s okay, I won’t pick you up.” After that, Neil hung up.To be honest, she didn’t want to visit Ned with Neil by her side. Ned was a sharp person who would definitely see through her fake relationship with Neil. Judging from his cheeky personality, there was a high possibility he might spill her secrets to Clarissa and Damien.Michelle felt that she had made the right choice to stay at the company.Meanwhile, Ned was the one who opened the door for Neil.“Neil, you look like you’ve lost weight!” Ned sized Neil up. “What has married life done to you?”“Cut your crap. I bet you’re living your best life overseas.” Neil headed to the sofa to sit down.Just when Clarissa got d
“You should show that you care about her. If you don’t, what will she think of you?” Clarissa added.“Mom’s right, Neil. You should listen to her,” Ned said jokingly.“Shut up,” Neil snapped with a displeased tone.“You should listen to your mom,” Damien said as he walked out of the kitchen.Neil wouldn’t dare to ignore his father’s request.While they were having dinner, Ashlyn video-called them to ask her family how they were doing. At the moment, Ashlyn was studying the arts overseas. Like her mother, Ashlyn was a beautiful and talented lady.“I still haven’t got the chance to meet Michelle. When I’m back, I’ll buy her an expensive gift!” Ashlyn said.“Sure, I’ll wait for that day to come,” Neil said.“Neil, do you miss me?” Ashlyn asked with a smile.“No, I don’t. I’m just looking forward to your gift.”“What?” Ashlyn sounded dejected.“Neil, don’t forget to visit Michelle, okay?” Clarissa reminded him.“I know.” Then, Neil closed the door and went outside.After Neil
“Come in. We were discussing work just now,” Michelle said, pouring a cup of water for him.Neil sized up Michelle’s small apartment, which consisted of only one bedroom. Though it was small, the renovation of the house was all of top-notch quality. One look at the apartment and you would know that it belonged to a single woman. In the middle of the living room was a blackboard filled with lines and lines of words about an artist Michelle’s company was working with. Besides that, there were a lot of posters of renowned basketball players in her room. What was more, there was a small basketball stand and a basketball placed in the corner of the small living room.“Do you like to play basketball?” Neil sat on a sofa and reached for a cigarette in his pocket.“Not really…” Michelle removed her spectacles. Then, she lowered her head and wiped them.“He’s the one who likes to play basketball, then,” Neil said.Michelle’s hands froze in place. What Neil said was true. She placed those
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