Even though Theodore and his family had failed, they were still very ambitious and intended to take back the company. Meanwhile, Chiara had been very panicky these days. Although she had quarreled with Lyla for the past few days to the extent that she found her mother an eyesore, she felt devastated and nervous after not seeing her mother for two days. ... A meeting was held in Lane’s Group. Ivanka sat in the main seat and stared at the shareholders inside the conference room. This was their first general meeting since Theodore was removed from the position as the company’s shareholder. At that moment, those who were on Theodore’s side quieted down. They were no longer as arrogant as they were. After all, their leader had been replaced. They were on the losing side. Not only had they lost their dignity, they also had their power greatly suppressed. Hence, their expressions were dark. Meanwhile, Thomas was jubilant. Ivanka did not bother about Theodore’s group despite th
“The company is in decline. My father and everyone here had put in much effort to set up the company. I believe everyone is sad to see the company fall into this state. “What we need to do now is to work together to push the company to a higher level. I’ve got many proposals in my mind. Once these proposals take shape, the profit earned will be as great as Barkworth’s Group. I’m willing to share my ideas with you and distribute the profit to you based on the percentage of your shares. I hope all of us can work hand in hand. I don’t want to bring disgrace to the company, nor do I want my father to see the company in this declining state.” Right after she spoke, everyone instantly became spirited. They stopped having a bad impression of her. They were excited after they were told that she had many proposals that were similar to Barkworth’s Group’s projects and could even receive a portion of the huge profits from the projects! Ivanka was the chairman of the company. She natural
Theodore sucked in a deep breath and kept his composure. The next moment, his phone rang. When he saw the phone number, he frowned. He subconsciously glanced around and found that he was alone. He hesitated for a moment before answering the call. “What are you doing?” The person on the other end of the line sounded flirty with a hint of dissatisfaction. Theodore frowned. “Why did you call me at this hour?” The woman snorted. The next moment, she said aggrievedly, “I miss you. You didn’t visit me recently. It’s been a long while. Don’t you miss me and your daughter?” “Darling, come over. It’s Dad.” “Is Dad coming to visit us? Where’s he?” Theodore’s heart instantly melted when he heard the child’s cute voice. The next second, he heard the child cry in excitement, “Dad!” “Darling, Dad’s speaking.” Theodore sounded gentle. He did not sound dissatisfied or terrified like before. “Dad, are you really that busy? When are you visiting us? I miss you so much!” “Junie, I’ve
“Dad, let’s play outside! The balloon can’t go higher inside the house.” “Isn’t the ceiling for a double-storey mansion high enough? If you want to throw the balloon higher, it will reach the sky. By then, you can’t catch it anymore,” said Theodore in resignation but with a doting smile. The mansion was the only property left for Theodore. However, the ownership belonged to his mistress. At that moment, he felt relieved that he had bought his mistress the mansion. If not, Ivanka would have taken away the mansion too. Melody Hawkins looked at Theodore. When she noticed his sad expression, she patted Junie’s cheek. “Alright. Dad already spent a long time playing with you. You need to get back to your room and take your shower. You can chat with him again later.” Junie was reluctant. She pouted unhappily and said, “Dad has only been here a while. I want to play with him a while longer.” Theodore’s heart naturally ached for Junie. He carried her into his arms. “Okay. I’ll play
Two days passed, and Ivanka had already finalized some plans for cooperation with Sadler’s Group. At that moment, Ivanka had invited Jonah to meet him at a restaurant. Ivanka called Jonah, and Jonah happily agreed.The two met in their usual room. At this moment, they were both sitting opposite each other. Jonah even had a soft smile. He looked at the woman in front of him earnestly. He saw that her eyelashes were curled. They were long and thick. The way she blinked ever so slightly was extraordinarily beautiful. He sighed. Ivanka looked puzzled and looked up at him. “What’s wrong? Do you feel like there are any flaws in this proposal?” “Of course not. It’s a proposal you made. I’ll always be reassured and impressed by it.” Ivanka raised an eyebrow. “Then why the sudden sigh?” Jonah’s smile tightened, and he shook his head seemingly helplessly. “I was thinking. You’re so good and perfect, when will you be mine?” Ivanka was speechless. Not wanting to talk, she du
But he did not hesitate at all. He only smiled and said, “There’s no need. I’ll be yours sooner or later. Putting aside whether or not I trust you, even if I don’t, what’s mine will eventually be yours too.” Ivanka was speechless. She took a copy of the contract and said calmly, “You’ll still need to pay attention to it next time. Otherwise, I think you’ll end up having me steal a huge chunk of your money in the future.” After she said that, Ivanka stood up. She did not intend to stay either. They had finished eating and finalized the contract, so there was nothing left for them to say. Even so, as she stepped out, Jonah suddenly raised his hand and grabbed her wrist. Ivanka wanted to pull her hand back, but Jonah gripped her tightly. She turned to look at him. Her gaze was unhappy. “Please let go.” “What if I can’t let you go?” Jonah suddenly stood up when he said this. Ivanka had been looking down on this man, but once he stood up, he suddenly towered over her
Not long after, Jonah walked out too. He saw Ivanka entering her car and quickly driving away. He narrowed his eyes, but he was not in a hurry to leave. His phone suddenly vibrated, and he withdrew his gaze. He picked the phone up, and James’s voice traveled into his ears. “Mr. Sadler, it’s all ready. What should we do next?” “Halt it.” “Huh?” James was dumbfounded. His expression was full of disbelief. “We’ll wait a little before taking further action.” After he said this, Jonah hung up and entered his car. … Since Theodore’s family abdicated, no one could stand up to Ivanka anymore, not even if they were the company’s staff. That was because so many of them were simply on the fence. The ones who were truly loyal to Theodore were wavering at that moment. Another reason was that they were helpless to do anything. There was no way they could help Theodore’s family in any way. Moreover, they were all smart people. Supporting Ivanka was the way to go. Theodore was ge
Samuel instantly frowned. “Why are you mentioning her out of the blue? She doesn’t even intend to show mercy to her own eldest uncle. What else is there to say?” “That’s bull! How did her uncle’s family treat her? They killed her father. Isn’t Iv allowed to take revenge? My heart aches for that child now!” Michael frowned silently. “Alright. This has already passed. What else is there to say? No matter what, Michael has already divorced Ivanka.” Samuel really did find Ivanka an eyesore. He had all sorts of issues with her too. Rosie scoffed immediately. “There’s no way she would even fancy you now. Go check what’s trending on Twitter!” Michael’s expression suddenly turned colder. He did not say anything but had already taken out his phone. Samuel looked extremely puzzled. He looked at Rosie and could not help but ask, “What do you mean?” Rosie took out her phone and pulled up Twitter. “See for yourself. See how glamorously your unwanted granddaughter-in-law is living
Ivanka frowned deeply. Michael was in a horrible state. He had been poisoned and suffered gunshots. He had a strong tolerance to medicine and pain. But it was his mental condition that caused him to fall into this state. Not being fully recovered also added to the burden. Ivanka gave him a white pill which she had formulated by herself. After that, she had the security guard carry Michael into her car. Then, she sent him to the hospital. They arrived at the emergency department. Xavier had finished attending to his patients. When he walked out of his office, he saw Michael being carried into the hospital. He then saw Ivanka beside Michael. Xavier frowned. His expression became tense, and he asked solemnly, “What’s happened to him?” “He’s weak and had previously been poisoned. Since you’re around, you can look after him.” Ivanka summarized Michael’s condition. After hearing Ivanka’s brief explanation, Xavier gave Michael a checklist and put him on a drip. After that,
Since Jonah had come to this and Ivanka was not an ungrateful person, she nodded and gave her word. “Jonah, I’ll give this my all. Don’t worry. As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll help you.” Jonah had to be bound to the wheelchair at the moment. Since Ivanka had shared a similar experience when she took over Lane’s Group back then, she naturally figured out how wolfish and greedy his adversaries would be. Jonah was injured because of her. She swore to give her all to save him from whatever crisis he was facing. Jonah took advantage of this and asked, “What time are you coming tomorrow? I’ll have my assistant get ready.” Ivanka thought for a moment. “Tomorrow afternoon.” She needed to manage her company affairs during the first half of the day. Jonah was content upon hearing her answer. “Good. I’ll wait for you tomorrow.” “Okay.” Ivanka nodded before hanging up. When she returned to her office, she did not expect to see Michael sitting on the couch. She nearly jum
There was only one possibility. Ivanka was calling somebody else. Michael wondered who could strike up such a long conversation with her. Sandy and Ivan had returned to the country. Ivanka’s besties were around her. Even if Ivanka deliberately approached Chiara, she could not possibly have so much to chat with Chiara. If Ivanka’s phone call was business related, there was no need to chat this long. Michael eliminated the possible reasons one by one. In the end, he thought of Jonah. Michael’s expression instantly turned as dark as thunderclouds. His gaze was dull and cold. Evan noticed it. He also saw the call record on Michael’s phone. Evan quickly persuaded Michael, “Mr. Barkworth, Ms. Lane could be tied up with her work, so she couldn’t answer your call. We could go to her workplace now.” Michael said nothing. He gave a cold glance at Evan. Evan got a shock. The next second, Michael turned around and left his office. Looking at Michael’s fading silhouette, Evan wi
It was why Ivanka still came for Jonah in spite of her unpleasant experience with Margaret in the hospital last time. Jonah had been injured because of Ivanka. She came for him only. The other people did not matter to her. Jonah’s heart sank upon hearing her words. His expression tensed up. He could imagine the indifferent look on Ivanka’s face right at that moment. She had that expression on her face simply because he was never really important to her. Jonah was upset precisely because of her indifference to him. He wanted to say something to her but did not know how to begin. He was also not in the position to say that. It did not take long before Ivanka’s gentle but rather indifferent voice rang in his ears, “Jonah, don’t worry. I’ll treat your legs until they recover. Don’t run into any conflicts with your mom because of me.” Her words pulled Jonah’s wandering mind back into the present moment. He felt a heavy weight on his heart. “Iv, I trust you. You don’t need to
Margaret became frustrated and grabbed Ivanka. She could not understand why Ivanka was fine while Jonah ended up in such a bad situation after the accident.Then, Jonah defended Ivanka. There was also all the talk about Ivanka’s treatment. Margaret was curious to see what kind of miracle medicine Ivanka could develop.In the end, Ivanka’s treatment did not work. Moreover, her relationship with Jonah, which had finally started to improve, was once again ruined because of Ivanka.Jonah scoffed. “Mom, I’m not an eight-year-old anymore. You’re saying all this because you want me to go along with your plans for an arranged date, right?”Margaret had not expected Jonah to guess her thoughts. She was about to insist on her point when Jonah spoke first. With a mocking smile, he said sarcastically, “Do you think anyone would date someone like me?”He had a point. But Laura might be one such person.However, Margaret did not like her. She would do anything to keep Laura from becoming her d
“That’s because you want him to fall in love with you!” Margaret snapped.Ivanka chuckled softly. Her tone was edged with sarcasm. “Love? Does it really matter that much?”Margaret felt humiliated and furious. She pointed a finger at Ivanka’s face with a hostile expression. “If it doesn’t matter, why are you doing all this? Stop pretending, Ivanka!”Ivanka let out a bitter laugh. “Pretending? What am I pretending for? Is being divorced a crime? Margaret, you’re a woman too. How would you feel if someone accused you like this?”She hoped Margaret would take a moment to reflect. After all, she was Jonah’s mother, and Ivanka did not want their conflict to escalate.But Margaret was unmoved. Her glare turned colder, sharper, and filled with hatred.“You think I’ll just let this go?” Margaret said sharply. “If it weren’t for you, Jonah wouldn’t be in this mess! I meant every word I said, and nothing will change that.”To her, Ivanka was nothing more than someone scheming to use Jonah
“Ivanka,” Margaret took a deep breath while trying to compose herself. When she looked at Ivanka again, her expression was calm. She said, “I don’t know how deep Jonah’s feelings for you run. What I fear most is that once he becomes fixated on you, that’s it. When he falls for someone, his heart won’t make room for anyone else. In that way, he’s just like his father.”Ivanka’s gaze wavered. She bit her lip and was unsure of what to say.“I beg you, don’t hurt Jonah anymore!” Margaret’s voice carried a note of desperation.Ivanka’s expression turned extremely complicated.There was a time when Jonah came to her only to use her. Back then, they were both using each other. It made things simple.But later, Jonah unexpectedly started talking about marriage. Perhaps it was to provoke Michael, or perhaps he simply wanted to keep her close because she was useful to him.At some point, though, it seemed Jonah had become serious about her. She could not pinpoint when it happened. Perhaps
Jonah frowned in clear disagreement, but he stayed silent. Ivanka’s confident smile reassured him and made him trust her.Eventually, he let go of her wrist.Ivanka noticed Margaret putting on her shoes. She quickly followed, stepping outside just as Margaret was about to get into her car“Margaret,” she called out.Margaret frowned slightly and stood still.Since Jonah had not come out with Ivanka, she decided she could spare a moment to speak with her.She turned and looked at Ivanka coldly.Ivanka softened her tone. “Let’s take a walk.”Margaret did not respond, but her silence was enough of an agreement.They walked slowly around the edge of the mansion. The surrounding area was all part of the Sadler family estate.Margaret suppressed her anger and glanced at Ivanka before speaking in a composed tone, “Alright. What do you want to say?”Ivanka met her gaze briefly before looking ahead and said, “Do you know what will happen if Jonah’s coughing continues?”Margaret’s he
Margaret glared at Ivanka and scoffed, “If there’s an issue, I’ll get another doctor to handle it. It’ll be anyone but you, Ivanka. Haven’t I made myself clear enough? I’ve told you this before.”She hated how Ivanka ignored her warnings and kept coming back to visit Jonah time and again. What if Jonah got too close to her and ended up ruining his reputation? If Jonah had not been here, Margaret would have been even harsher.Ivanka frowned as she met Margaret’s sharp gaze. “I’ve never tried to get close to Jonah like that. We’re just friends. I know I’m not good enough for him, so I’ve never even thought about it.”“You might not have, but he has!” Margaret snapped, raising her voice.“Mom!” Jonah’s expression darkened.Jonah was usually calm and polite. This was the first time Ivanka saw him looking so upset and was about to lose his temper.Ivanka’s eyes flickered with hesitation. She was unsure of what to say.Explaining Jonah’s coughing would do no good. Margaret would not