The dining table at Neil’s place was massive and luxurious, a suitable accessory to a lavish mansion. Every time the two of them sat at the table, they could feel the huge distance between them. In stark contrast, Michelle’s dining table was small and petite with the shape of a square. It wasn’t supposed to fit two people in there, so there wasn’t much space between them.Neil stretched his legs and accidentally kicked Michelle’s.Instinctively, she shifted her position and moved away slightly from him.“Please don’t use my bottle as a makeshift ashtray in the future. It’s disgusting,” Michelle said with a cold expression.“Buy me an ashtray, then.”Michelle was speechless.“I’m coming back tonight. You’d better buy it today,” Neil said with an indifferent expression. He made it sound like it was Michelle’s job to obey him.“Don’t come back tonight!” Michelle warned with her head dipped low.Neil, who was enjoying his breakfast, froze, “Why?”“I don’t enjoy your presence.”“W
Michelle and Amber met at the airport.After they got on the plane, Amber said enthusiastically, “Michelle, Greenville is famous for its tourist attractions! There are a lot of natural heritage sites for us to visit too. Let’s visit them one by one after we are done with our business. We need to make sure our plane ticket doesn’t go to waste! 8k for two trips is a lot for the company, you know? Might as well use it to the fullest!”“Do you think it’s appropriate to be so blatant with your words in front of your vice president?” Michelle joked around. She had never seen Amber that excited.“You’re not just my superior, but you’re my friend! Did you get into a fight with Neil again?” Amber asked.Michelle widened her eyes. “How did you know that?”“Well, what happened to you happened to me before. Do you think you can hide everything from me? You haven’t smiled at all ever since we got on the plane! Let’s take this opportunity to relax,” Amber said with a smile.“What about you? Ha
After he hung up the phone, Neil kicked the chair in frustration.He had some food, and then left the dishes in the basin. He wasn’t in the mood to do chores tonight.Brewing in anger, he lay on the bed while watching the television.The remote control was covered in a layer of dust. It seemed Michelle hadn’t been watching TV in a while now. The moment Neil switched it on, a sports channel was automatically aired, which meant Michelle had set the said channel before turning off the TV.Neil knew Michelle wasn’t an athletic person. It was pretty obvious who she was looking out for on that sports channel.Furious, Neil switched off the television.He thought, ‘How is she capable of pissing me off even when she’s not here? Did she turn to this channel on purpose? No! She didn’t do it on purpose! She just doesn’t care about me! Fuck this woman!’Neil’s hand, which was holding on to the cigarette, trembled.At first, he was tempted to search through her apartment to find pictures or
What was Michelle thinking? Was she really planning to meet Jonah in secret?Neil threw the cutlery on his plates. He had lost all appetite.“What’s wrong?” Calvin asked the moment he noticed Neil’s odd behavior.“Call my mom and inform her that you’ll be picking up Michelle from Greenville. Tell her that Michelle’s on a business trip there, and I didn’t have the time to pick her up. You’ll go in my stead,” Neil said.Calvin was bewildered at his request. “Huh? Why do you want me to pick her up?”“Don’t ask so many questions! Just do as told!” Neil said.This was the first time that Calvin had seen Neil so emotionally invested in Michelle. Normally, Neil would sneak off to meet Ariana whenever he had the chance to do so. Seeing that things had taken a good turn, Calvin could sense that it wouldn’t take long for him to fulfill the assigned task by Damien.So, Calvin did as told.“Mrs. Lawrence, are you aware that Miss Michelle is on a business trip right now? Neil said he’s worr
After Michelle and Amber had lunch, they went to the local museum.The moment Michelle entered the museum, two rows of words on the wall caught her attention.‘History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.’ – Johan HuizingaStanding in front of the wall, Michelle took some time to digest that information before walking away. While Michelle was deep in her thoughts, Amber snapped a picture of her looking at the words and posted it on her Instagram story.When they were having some snacks at the local cafe, only then did Michelle notice the picture while browsing through her social media. She said, “Why does this person look so familiar?’”Amber burst out laughing. “That’s you, you idiot!”“I look really good in the picture!” Michelle exclaimed.Michelle’s height was around 1.68m. Not only that, she had a slender figure and impeccable looks. However, the picture made her look five times prettier than how she looked in real life. The angle of the pho
Neil pulled out a cigarette and lit it.“Oh, what a coincidence! They really are in the same place. Do you wanna ask them to take care of Michelle?” Calvin asked.“Do I look like an idiot?” Neil snapped. Why would he ask a bunch of men to watch over his wife?“True. It’s not something you’d do.”After some thought, Neil asked, “Did Jonah go to the museum?”“Jonah?” Calvin was obviously surprised by Neil suddenly bringing Jonah up. “Why are you suddenly asking about him? Well, I can check if you want.”“Nah, forget it.” Neil’s hand was trembling.He was sure he didn’t want Calvin to ask because he didn’t have the guts to listen to the answer. Jonah and Michelle were exes, and they had a strong emotional foundation.It was too late, though. Calvin had already asked Jonah, and said to Neil, “Yeah, he did. In fact, he was the one who suggested it.”Neil’s expression changed at this. “I fucking told you not to ask! Why’d you still do it?”Calvin was confused.Neil went home after
Mrs. Cross knew Neil only sounded tough on the outside and kept many things to himself so that he wouldn’t be embarrassed, so she merely smiled and handed him his food without saying anything else.Neil had another busy day at the office. When he got off work, he went to Michelle’s place. It was filled with a nice floral scent, and felt cozy. He ordered some takeout and threw it into the trash can, wanting to leave it there so that Michelle would see it and realize how pitiful he was.That night, he lay on the bed they’d once shared and hugged her pillow while taking in her scent. There was a strand of her long hair on the pillow, which he put on the bedside table. Her bed was soft, and he had a good night’s sleep.The following afternoon at work, Calvin suddenly burst into his office. At that moment, Neil was signing some documents.“Neil, your mother called me just now to tell me that Michelle’s going to be back soon, and she wanted me to go pick her up from the airport. You’re f
Calvin kept making small talk with Michelle, but no matter how many times he tried to lead the conversation to Neil, Michelle refused to take the bait.“What’s wrong? Did you and Neil get into a fight?” he asked.“No.” Her face fell immediately. She couldn’t even be bothered to talk about Neil.Calvin only knew that there were three people in their marriage, thanks to Neil’s ambiguous relationship with his ex-girlfriend. However, wasn’t aware of Michelle’s ex. In fact, her ex was the main coach of the basketball team they had acquired! To Calvin, if Neil and Michelle were to get into a fight, it definitely had to be Neil’s fault. Calvin knew Neil well, and he knew that Neil’s difficult and nitpicky personality made it hard to communicate with Neil. Neil had his strengths, of course—he was clever, and he had led New East Corporation to greater heights. He was also wise, but these qualities only made him a good leader. It couldn’t make up for the things he lacked in his personal life,
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