“Why are you still here?” Michelle asked.“What, you can’t wait for me to be gone?” Neil held a cigarette. He glared at her and said, “I already told you I’d be staying here, didn’t I?”Though Michelle knew Ariana had called him earlier, she wasn’t aware of her being at a different hotel in Ocean City.“Oh.” After that, Michelle went to bathe.When she was done, she got into bed. It was still early, so she leaned against the bed and flipped through a magazine.Shortly after that, Neil also got into bed and settled down close to the middle of the bed.“Why are you so far away? It’s not like I’m going to eat you.” He glanced at her. She kept her distance, looking like she wanted to preserve her chastity.“Hmm?” Michelle looked at him as well. “I’m just not used to it.”He laughed. “What’s there not to be used to when we’ve already had sex?”“You’re well aware of how that happened. I’m not used to sharing a bed with you under normal circumstances. I’ve always slept alone.”“Have
Michelle knew that Neil didn’t like her, but they had gotten along well back in Genovia. Though he looked like he was oozing pheromones, he hadn’t crossed the line and treated her with a certain amount of respect. Now, he was trying to force himself on her because he couldn’t be with his lover. It looked like he and Ariana basically spent all their time together in bed!The bastard was a beast willing to sleep with any woman.“What did you call me?” Neil wasn’t very happy.He thought he’d heard her call him an animal, but he was nothing like one.“You’re an animal in heat, and you’re going around humping anything that can move! Go and look for someone else if you just want to get a woman pregnant!” Michelle was practically spitting fire.Neil’s brows were tightly knitted. This was the first time someone had called him something so insulting, and it only made him angrier.He reached out to unbuckle his belt.At the same time, his phone kept ringing. “Ari” refused to give up—when
Soon, Michelle heard him peeing.‘He’s really not shy, huh?’He buckled his belt while walking out of the cubicle. When he saw her exquisite makeup, he asked, “Who are you all dolled up for?”Michelle didn’t answer him. It definitely wasn’t for him!She finished doing her makeup and walked out of the bathroom to find Neil tying his tie in the bedroom.Then, she grabbed her handbag and put her shoes on before leaving without saying a word to him.Neil started getting angry again. Who the hell did she think she was? He was the one who should’ve been upset about the night before, and he should’ve been the one stalking around with an ugly look! He tugged at his tie angrily.She was crazy!He heard someone knocking on the room next door and went over to the entrance. Michelle said gently, “Mavis, should we go down together?”“Aren’t you going to wait for your husband?” Mavis asked.“Nah. We’re not supposed to let people know we’re married, right?”Neil curled his lip. She was a g
“Oh, we were waiting for you guys. Anyway, there are sewing machines and irons in there, and it’s not safe for children to go in. I’ll stay out here with Elsa, so you guys go ahead. Think of me as your backup.” Michelle squatted down and faced Elsa.“Oh, I see. What do you think, President Lawrence?” Calvin sounded hesitant. Neil’s eyes were still glued to Michelle and Elsa.“I’m fine with anything.” After that, he walked into the factory. The others followed him.The factory manager kept showing them the materials and designs, and the client looked pretty satisfied. When he saw the client nodding vigorously, the manager proceeded to tell them his plan if they were to seal the deal. The client was even happier after hearing this.“I guess this deal’s pretty much set in stone,” Calvin said to Neil. “I can’t believe you actually came in person for such a small deal, though.”“It may not be the biggest deal, but our future network depends on this,” Neil said absent-mindedly. He glanc
Neil was like a spy, absorbing all sorts of information and filtering the things he needed. Slowly, his attention turned to focus on Mavis and the client’s conversation.“May, does Miss Rayconson have a boyfriend?” the client asked.“Huh? Uh…” Mavis didn’t know what to do. Michelle had repeatedly reminded her not to reveal her relationship with Neil so the client wouldn’t think they’d set him up. Mavis glanced at Neil, but he was still looking at the window, seemingly not understanding what they were saying. Finally, she said, “I’m not too sure about that. Maybe you can ask her over lunch later.”“She’s not married, right?”“Uh, I didn’t hear anything about that. I don’t think so.” Mavis thought, ‘Damn, now I’m going to have to use a thousand lies to cover up the first one.’“Can you help me ask her about it later, then? I need a wife, my family needs a matriarch, and Elsa needs a mother. You know it isn’t easy for Elsa to get along with someone, but she adores Miss Rayconson. In
Michelle thought about it. She couldn’t allow Ivan to know that she and Neil were married; all that was left to do was the signing of the contracts, and Ivan would probably be hesitant to do so if he found out the truth. For similar reasons, she couldn’t say that Neil was her boyfriend—the result would be the same. Perhaps she could…Michelle: [Tell him my boyfriend’s called Jonah Maben, a basketball player who’s currently in Emmeria, and that we’ll definitely be getting married in the future.]After that, she stopped chatting with Elsa. She leaned back against the seat and started thinking about Jonah. Their story had a bad ending, and it dampened her mood. Even now, she didn’t have any way of contacting him, and nobody in their group was discussing him anymore. She didn’t know how Jonah was currently doing.“Ivan, Michelle said her boyfriend’s name is Jonah Maben, and he’s playing basketball in Emmeria. They’re going to marry in the future,” Mavis said. She tried to skim over Jona
Michelle and Mavis led the group. As they walked up the stairs, Michelle deliberately pulled something out of her pocket and made her keys fall out, but she pretended not to notice.There was a white toy fox on her keychain, and it was very obvious. Neil was right behind her, and he would pick it up for her if things went according to plan. At that time, their heads would be close to each other, and to Ariana, it would look very flirtatious. After all, Ariana couldn’t stand her and Neil being even the least bit intimate.Neil probably felt the same way as she did in terms of maintaining their image as a couple in public. A perfect example was how he’d taken the initiative to play basketball to prove himself to Amber.Michelle’s keys fell onto the steps as planned, and she waited for Neil to pick them up. Unfortunately for her, Neil kept his hands in his pockets and continued up the stairs as if he hadn’t noticed a thing. He also had an ugly look on his face.She didn’t know that Ne
Michelle was even more surprised when Mavis told her what had happened. Didn’t this mean he had heard everything Mavis had said to Ivan in the car? It didn’t matter whether he’d been paying attention.Suddenly, she felt embarrassed. He had heard her say that she wanted to marry Jonah.Then, she remembered how he and Ariana had acted earlier. Since he wanted to be like that, she wouldn’t waste her time on keeping up appearances anymore. It was only normal for couples like themselves—the type that had gotten married out of convenience—to have their own lovers and lead their own lives. Since he was so open about his relationship, she couldn’t care less anymore. After all, he had only married her to stop his parents from nagging him. Whatever!Neil smiled and said to Ivan, “Yeah, we get along perfectly. She’s my wife.”Ivan’s jaw dropped, as did his cutlery. He couldn’t wrap his head around this.“You didn’t expect it, right?” Neil looked pleased with his reaction. “We didn’t mention
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