Lauren pushed Ivanna jokingly, "Are you jealous too?"Ivanna tossed the orange peel she held into the trash can with a 'smack,' then patted her belly and said, "How can I not be jealous? Same procedure, same effort, same work, yet how come she can have two, and we can only have one? Something's not right with the force here."Her expression was hilarious, causing Lauren and me to burst into laughter.After a while, Lauren said to Ivanna while covering her belly, "Oh my goodness, why are you so unrestrained? Pay attention to your prenatal education!""Prenatal education? When my son is born, I'll have to educate him well. He is a self-centered guy who is unwilling to come together and share a little. “Shouldn't he pick up another sibling on the way? He won't be lonely, and I'll suffer less. Otherwise, I have to endure another nine months of pregnancy if I am planning another sibling for him."Ivanna spoke confidently, but we laughed so hard that Lauren and I were practically out
She remained silent and thought for a while before looking up at me and asking, "So, are you returning to family life? Or are you going full-time again?"I immediately replied, "No. I'm interested in the Old Bourdamun resort development project. I have some ideas.""A branded resort?" Lauren asked."That’s right! And it's not just this one. I'll leverage the momentum to continue expanding downward and establish the first chain base for tourism, leisure, food, culture, and more, if possible. Whenever someone thinks about going on vacation, they’ll think of us!" I got excited just talking about this idea."You're on fire! You’re ambitious, huh?" Ivanna looked at me, picked up a golden starfruit, and took a bite. "I might as well invest in it too!""No problem! Aren’t you going to do your show anymore?" I asked, looking at Ivanna."It won't interfere with this. I have experience in this area, and resorts need publicity too. I have the resources. If we want to drum up some publicity,
As soon as the words left my mouth, Trinity responded quickly without any hesitation."Okay!"She responded promptly, but I felt like slapping myself."Um..." I was about to say something, but Trinity had already hung up.I looked anxiously at Ivanna. Lauren also seemed at a loss. The two of us looked at Ivanna uneasily.Ivanna remained calm and said, "Why are you two looking at me?""Um... That was Trinity." I swallowed, feeling a bit embarrassed."So what?" Ivanna raised an eyebrow at me."She said she's coming over right away," Lauren explained. "Chloe didn't react in time and invited her out of habit.""That’s pregnancy brain for you!" I slapped my forehead."Let her come! I'm not afraid of seeing anyone. Foswood isn't that big anyway. We're bound to run into each other," Ivanna said indifferently. "I haven't done anything to her. She should be the one apologizing for what she did to me."The two of us stared at Ivanna in disbelief. We were surprised at how calm she was.
Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still a little stunned.Trinity also hesitated momentarily when she saw who was in the private room, but quickly regained her composure.She casually said, "Looks like everyone's here."Although she said it lightly, the three of us were somewhat surprised by her words. We hadn't expected her to speak so casually, especially after seeing Ivanna.Her meaning was clear: the three of us being together seemed normal to her.I felt relieved and quickly explained, "It's lunchtime, so we decided to come here."Ivanna calmly watched Trinity walk in and sit down without hesitation."Yeah. Jared said you guys were back," Trinity said casually.Her words made Ivanna look directly at her. Ivanna was hesitant to speak.I knew Trinity wasn't telling the truth, so Ivanna's reaction wasn't surprising.Earlier this morning, Ivanna had mentioned that Jared was still asleep, so he had no idea we were back.Atlas and I had decided to come back on a whim
Trinity raised an eyebrow and smiled. "It seems like you care a lot about this.""Yes, I've always been resentful. After all, I don't think I did anything wrong, but you mistreated me. Things were left unresolved after that. Didn't you feel like something was missing?" Ivanna stared at Trinity. Her attitude was firm, and her tone was neither humble nor arrogant.Trinity remained calm and looked at Ivanna's delicate face.The two of them were complete opposites.Ivanna wasn’t wearing any makeup due to her pregnancy. But her delicate face was firm, appearing serene and radiant.Although Trinity had light makeup on, she still exuded a fierce and wild aura, which made her seem like she could explode at any moment.This was one of the reasons why Jared liked Ivanna."What if our positions were switched, Ms. Trinity?" Ivanna continued, "How would you feel if you were treated like this?""For me, that 'what if' doesn’t exist! It's not even possible!" Trinity said assertively.Ivanna
Trinity's face darkened, but I didn't flinch. I had to uphold the truth regardless of feelings. I had to be fair and honest since she had asked me about it.Ivanna smiled knowingly when she saw me firmly support her without hesitation. She quickly took over the conversation, relieving me of my dilemma."I can give you a reason, Ms. Trinity," Ivanna spoke up.Trinity smiled faintly, withdrew her gaze from me, and immediately declined. "No need."Both Lauren and I were somewhat surprised. Lauren immediately interjected, "Ms. Trinity!"Trinity raised her hand to stop Lauren from continuing.As Lauren and I looked at each other, Trinity got to her feet.I thought she was upset and wanted to leave. As I was about to get up to stop her, I saw Trinity do something unexpected to all three of us...As we were all feeling a bit bewildered, Trinity solemnly approached Ivanna next to her, bent down, and bowed, "I apologize for how I behaved to you, Ms. Ivanna. I'm sorry, I was wrong."Her
However, there was one thing I couldn't shake off: I had a feeling that Trinity came to see me because she had something to say.I felt uncomfortable asking too many questions with Lauren and Ivanna around. Trinity had always been cautious, and I doubted she would discuss whatever she wanted to say in front of them."Oh, by the way, I saw the fake Stella again, but she has no room to maneuver this time!" I said to Trinity.Trinity furrowed her brows. "It seems like she's pushing her luck further and further!"Suddenly, I asked, "Trinity, do you know a person named Lerak?""Lerak?" Trinity took a minute to think, then gave me a suspicious look before saying, "I know him.""How long have you known him?" I asked, feeling surprised."We have some connections with Navi, so it's quite normal to have contact with someone like him, who is like a military adviser to Navi," Trinity answered carelessly as she ate."How much do you know about him? Tell me about it," I asked with great inte
Lauren noticed that there was a bit of stiffness in our interaction, so she quickly said, "You two, stop talking about things that we don't know! Let's talk about something we all understand, okay?"Trinity and I exchanged a smile as we looked at one another. I smoothed things over and said, "See, there's a suggestion!"Trinity then looked at Ivanna's belly and remarked, "Your belly is quite impressive!"Ivanna was focused on eating. Hence, this statement caught her off guard for a moment. She looked at Trinity and smiled, "Who says it isn't?"After discovering his involvement with the Huffman family, we understood that Jared and Trinity were two very different people.No wonder Jared once told me, "One is fate! One is a partner!"Trinity was just his business partner."Why aren't you married yet with such a big belly?" Trinity asked directly."We're already registered! The rest doesn't matter. It's just a formality." Ivanna replied.Trinity gave Ivanna a serious look for a li