Fueled with jealousy, Ariana knew Neil would’ve never looked Michelle in the eye warmly for no reason. Normally, Neil would never even bat an eyelid at people he deemed irrelevant. As long as you got his attention, no matter good or bad, it meant he was deeply interested in you as a person.Judging by how Neil had bought Michelle a gown, it was obvious Neil was in love with her. Everyone in Genovia knew that New East Corporation’s anniversary banquet was just around the corner. It was highly possible Neil purchased that gown for the occasion. Ariana’s family wasn’t invited, however. Their names weren’t on the list at all.At the thought of Neil and Michelle sitting at the main table for the organizers, Ariana felt as though a knife was stabbing straight into her heart. From now on, she vowed to separate the couple. Neil might have just developed a slight interest in Michelle after living together for a while. Since they still weren’t sharing anything deep, Ariana knew she could disti
“Neil invited his employees and his business partners. Actually, he didn’t tell me anything about the anniversary banquet,” Michael said. “Right, he even invited the basketball team he bought. They’re all handsome young men. To be honest with you, Ariana… I think it’s time you move on. He’s already a married man, after all.” Although Michael felt bad for Ariana, it was an undeniable fact that Neil was a married man.“Okay,” Ariana replied absent-mindedly.She was happy that Jonah would attend the banquet as well.She hired someone to insert the animated video into the playlist of the event. That day, Michelle’s reputation would be completely destroyed when her shameful past was revealed to the Lawrence family.Ariana was proud of her achievements.Friday, the fateful day.At the luxurious hotel, almost everyone from reputable families in high society had arrived. There were the company employees and Raymond as well. The banquet was truly a golden opportunity for him to make more
Judging from the look in Amber’s eyes, Calvin instantly knew what she was thinking about. However, he wasn’t interested in her at all. To be frank, Amber just wasn’t his type. Besides, based on the way they spoke to one another, it was quite obvious they weren’t on the same level in society. To Calvin, Amber seemed to be an innocent woman who only believed in fairy tales, as if she was Snow White waiting for Prince Charming to save her. Little did she know that someone as prestigious as Prince Charming wouldn’t even look at Snow White, who knew nothing of the ways of life in high society. To put it bluntly, life was not a fairy tale. Calvin didn’t mean to say that he was Prince Charming, but Amber did leave an impression of the naive and innocent Snow White on him.While conversing with her about some business-related matters, he wasn’t at all trying to flirt with Amber. Amber, on the other hand, was deeply mesmerized by Calvin’s humble demeanor and attractive appearance.Calvin was
Neil understood the reason behind Michelle’s odd reaction. However, he didn’t say anything and just smiled naturally.This was Neil’s goal of inviting Jonah to the banquet today. He wanted Michelle to meet her ex-boyfriend in front of him. He wanted to see Jonah’s reaction while greeting him as ‘President Lawrence’. What’s more, he wanted Jonah to see for himself that Michelle was no longer the woman whom he dated back then. After she was married to Neil, she lived a lavish lifestyle almost every day.Neil had actually done a background check on Jonah before. He knew that Jonah came from an average family. ‘'The reason he broke it off with Michelle was probably because he accepted Raymond's bribe. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the opportunity to pursue his passion at Emmeria.'That day, Neil deliberately showed that he was a man who not only loved his wife, but he also treated his father-in-law with love and care. If anything happened in the future and he had to divorce Michelle, he c
If Neil was a normal man who respected and loved his wife, he would’ve asked his wife if she was comfortable with having her ex-boyfriend attend the banquet. If she wasn’t okay with it, he wouldn’t have insisted on inviting Jonah. Unfortunately, Michelle was unlucky to have Neil as her husband. Neil was a man who wouldn’t let things slide that easily. Although he didn’t love Michelle, he was irked that she still couldn’t get over her ex-boyfriend even after she was married to him. In other words, Michelle’s actions had trampled on Neil’s dignity as a man. Thus, he was determined to make things difficult for Michelle today.“I’m tired. Let me rest for a while.” Michelle reached for a chair and sat as she tried to calm down.“I’m tired as well. Let’s rest together,” Neil grabbed a glass of wine and sat beside Michelle.He swung his left leg on his right lap, looking unbothered.Michelle stared at Jonah. She also noticed him glancing at her occasionally. “What is he looking at? Is
In the video, a girl sat alone in the corner of a room. When the door closed, the room turned dark, and the girl started sobbing profusely.“Daddy,” she muttered under her breath. She didn’t want her father to leave, but in the end, he still left.Then, the scene changed to her father walking outside. A woman in seductive attire was already waiting for him. Then, they had meals together and even attended a lot of dance parties. The father seemed to be having a good time with the woman, hence why he didn’t come back home that night.In the house, the girl ate and slept alone in the luxurious house. Every meal was healthy and filled with variety. Every day after school, the girl would learn to cook from the chef at home. It was a simple but lonely life.At this point, the animation was grey, highlighting the girl’s dull emotions every day.One day after school, the girl’s friend asked her to watch a basketball match with her. She wasn’t at all interested in the sport, but she still
Neil turned to look at Michelle. Right now, Michelle had looked up and was staring at the clip in horror. Everything that happened in the clip was like a nail being hammered deep into her heart. Confused, she didn’t know who created it.“Wow, this is such fine animation!” Neil remarked sarcastically.Michelle’s face was as pale as paper. She looked at Jonah, who met her eyes as well. The two of them gaze intensely at each other. In the end, he was the one who broke eye contact with her. However, their short exchange had fallen into Neil’s eyes. Shocked, he smiled bitterly and thought angrily, ‘How dare they look at each other like that in front of me! What exactly do they think of me?’Today, Neil’s initial intention was to humiliate Jonah in front of Michelle. Little did he know that the video would be aired out of nowhere. Though he didn’t want to watch the rest of the clip, curiosity still got the better of him. At this moment, there was one more person who couldn’t bear to look
After the female guests in the banquet saw the clip, they couldn’t help but sigh. Since the storyline was so depressing, they couldn’t get their minds off it. Even though the banquet was supposed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of New East Corporation, almost all the female guests were in a heated discussion about the storyline. The men, on the other hand, weren’t interested in the topic at all.Neil thought, ‘I didn’t expect the story to turn out like this!’Clenching his fists, he didn’t expect Jonah to be such a kind-hearted man. Jonah was so kind that he’d rather lie and cut off all contact with Michelle just to ensure her happiness. As it turned out, Jonah didn’t receive Raymond’s bribe at all. Neil had never let his guard down in front of Jonah before. Now that the truth was revealed, Jonah was a bigger threat to Neil now. Furious, he glared straight at Jonah, who was in the crowd.The reason Michelle couldn’t forget about Jonah was that they never had the chance to be toget
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