Michelle was exhausted, both mentally and physically. Once the banquet was over, she went home.She didn’t return to her apartment because she feared Neil would also go there. There was bound to be a conflict if they were to be around each other at the moment, so she returned to the villa without letting Neil know.Mrs. Cross hadn’t been there for several days now. Ever since Neil had moved to Michelle’s apartment, he had given Mrs. Cross a temporary vacation.Michelle sat alone in her room, her mind replaying what Jonah had said to her father. She had misunderstood Jonah all along—he hadn’t left after taking the money. On the contrary, he left for the sake of her happiness. Meanwhile, she had gotten him wrong all these years. She had a hard time getting over him in the first place, and this new revelation only made it tougher for her.She had always been afraid of the dark, but as she sat in her room from dusk till night, she didn’t feel the least bit scared.At this moment, her
When the banquet was over, Neil went to Verrington Town and told Ariana to go there as well. He wanted to ask her about Michelle and Jonah, but when he met Ariana, he suddenly found himself at a loss for words. Asking Ariana was no different than humiliating himself. He would be telling her that he had been thoroughly cuckolded.Of course, he was only like this because she hadn’t caused New East Corporation any losses. He would've torn her a new one had she done anything to affect the company.At this moment, he slumped on the sofa and stared listlessly at the ceiling while smoking. His legs were propped up on the coffee table.Ariana was undoubtedly the biggest winner of the night. Thanks to her continuous efforts, Neil was finally back in her arms. She had just taken a shower, and wore a skimpy nightgown with loose hair. She got two glasses of red wine and placed one in front of Neil.“What’s wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood.” She sat down next to Neil, so close to him that sh
“So, did you and Michelle get into a fight or not?” Damien sat down leisurely. “I suppose that means you do care for her. Otherwise, why would you be so blue?”He could see how down Neil was.Though the soundproofing in the apartment was great, Ariana still heard this when she pressed her ear against the door. She clenched her fists tightly in anger.“You shouldn’t bottle up these feelings. Work it out with her,” Damien said. “She’s already gone home, so go look for her.”“What about you?” Neil asked.“Me? I’m exhausted, so I’ll spend the night here.”Neil knew Damien was aware of Ariana’s presence and would stay here to deal with her. However, Damien was his father, so Neil wasn’t in a position to stop Damien from doing anything. If Neil insisted on making Damien leave, it would only make him want to stay more. The only thing Neil could count on was that Ariana would be smart enough not to get caught. If she were dumb enough to let Damien know what was going on, Neil wouldn’t bo
When Neil saw Ariana’s message, he immediately knew what Damien was up to. But if he turned back now, it would only make Damien angry, and this would make his father take even more extreme measures. More importantly, Neil was too irritated to care. He wasn’t that worried about Ariana, to begin with. He had been preoccupied with Jonah and Michelle.He went back to the villa. It was silent, and the lights weren’t on.After showering, he went to Michelle’s room. The door was shut, but not locked.He needed to vent his anger and jealousy.Ha! She had always been scared of being alone, hadn’t she? Mrs. Cross wasn’t around today, but she had gone to bed just fine. Perhaps she wasn’t scared because her mind was filled with thoughts of Jonah.This only made Neil angrier.He turned her bedside lamp on. He had never stepped foot in her room, aside from that time when he had come to give her his basketball jersey for her to wash. That was also when he saw the bloodstained bedsheet.The w
To prove she wasn’t thinking about anyone other than Neil, Michelle didn’t resist. She pretended to respond with enthusiasm.How could Neil not be able to tell the difference? He wasn’t a complete idiot.It was a rough night, but Michelle didn’t say a thing. This only fueled Neil’s anger.When they were done, she scooted away from him to have some space, but he refused to let her go. He dragged her back into his arms and wrapped them around her tightly. Even though his breath tickled her as it fanned over her neck, Michelle didn’t dare move.To her, marriage was an important institution. She looked down upon adulterers, so she would never be one.Neil had been much too rough last night, and she couldn’t really sleep because of the discomfort.Since neither of them had told Mrs. Cross to come over the following morning, there was no one to prepare breakfast. Michelle got up early, prepared something simple, and even went out to buy some pastries before waking Neil up.After washi
In Michelle’s car.“How are we going to have lunch at New East Corporation?” Amber asked.“Uh…” Michelle suddenly realized that she didn’t know the answer to this. Then again, such a huge company probably had its own cafeteria. “I suppose they have a cafeteria.”“You don’t know?” Amber was surprised. “Don’t you care what your husband has for lunch?”Michelle was rendered speechless.…Back to the night before.Ariana wanted to sneak out of her room in the middle of the night and flee, but she couldn’t open the door. Though she had a key, it was for the original lock. She was also afraid of waking Damien up.She couldn’t help thinking that Damien was really out to get her this time!Left with no choice, she holed up in the room and decided to leave the next morning once he was gone.The following morning, Damien left right after waking up. Before that, he locked the doors.Ariana barely slept, and her brain was a pile of goo. She had texted Neil the whole night, but he hadn’t
News about socialites climbing trees was rather novel, and in the photos, Ariana looked disheveled and dirty. It was as if she’d come to hook up with someone, only to fail miserably.Soon, the article went viral. After all, it was humiliating and disgraceful for a woman in her prime to be caught doing such a thing.There were all sorts of comments regarding this incident, and one of them read, “I bet she went there to hook up with President Lawrence. She must’ve deluded herself into thinking that he was a willing participant! After all, if he really wanted to sleep with her, he would’ve asked her to go in through the door. Why take the window? Word has it that he wasn’t even at the apartment—she was the one who showed up there of her own volition!”Ariana was absolutely humiliated.…At noon, Michelle and Amber went to the cafeteria for lunch.Now, all of New East Corporation knew that Michelle was their president’s wife. As she ate, many people greeted her politely.“Man, with
Michelle knew Neil had gone to Verrington Town last night. To this day, she hadn’t stepped foot there; Ariana was the only woman there, and Michelle didn’t even need to think to know what they had done together.When Neil saw how calm she was, he asked, “Aren’t you going to ask about what happened?”After a long silence, she said, “You already know about me and Jonah, and you’re aware of how I feel. I’m tainted now, so I don’t have the right to ask.”In other words, she had committed emotional adultery, and he had committed physical adultery. Neither of them had the right to be disdainful of the other.Neil gritted his teeth and said hoarsely, “Bring the proposal up to me later. I want to go through it!”Fuck! She had admitted to cheating on him emotionally!That was even worse than just sleeping with someone else!He wanted to rip her to shreds.Michelle paused. In general, the department head would go through the proposal; even Calvin wouldn’t do it, let alone Neil. He just w
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