“You’ve been too impatient.” Upon hearing the young girl’s calm voice, Chiara was furious. Chiara thought. “She can say that so calmly because it didn’t happen to her!” Given the incident that had happened, anyone in Chiara’s shoes would equally be this anxious because Ivanka already oppressed her to the extent that she would be crushed anytime soon. Yet the mysterious person with a young girl’s voice made cynical remarks to Chiara. Chiara thought. “She, too, will be this impatient when it’s her turn.” Chiara was so angry that she took a deep breath to keep her composure. The mysterious person behind the scenes was her last resort. She could not let them slip from her grasp. Chiara paused momentarily before inhaling deeply and asked, “What should I do now, then?” She knew the mysterious person with a young girl’s voice must have made up their mind before contacting her. They would tell her what to do next. The mysterious person said lightly, “You’ll be facing a series o
Chiara thought she should have dodged it instead of catching the document. Before she gave it another thought, Ellen said in an icy cold voice, “You spent your working hour answering the call. I wouldn’t consider this very professional.” Chiara’s expression grew darker. She had never experienced such humiliation in the past. Back then, even when she made things difficult for Ellen, Ellen did not dare to talk back to her. Ellen’s eyes were filled with mockery as she stared at Chiara. She could finally vent her anger on Chiara, and that showed up on her pretty face. Ellen dressed in a formal suit. Her slender and curvy shape was a subject of envy for many women. Chiara used to be jealous of Ellen’s perfect curve. The next moment, Ellen looked at Chiara with a smile and said, “Please reflect on yourself in this matter and finish the document by tonight. If you can’t handle it well, you can quit your job.” Chiara stared at Ellen coldly. “Ellen, even though you’re my superior an
“What on earth are you even saying? My mother didn’t even kill my uncle!” At that moment, it was as if Chiara found a chance to clarify the situation. She did not give the reporters the chance to ask any questions. “Back then, my uncle was suffering from a terminal disease, and there was no cure. In the end, he was in pain every day. He was the one who begged my mother to add some pain-relieving ingredients to his food. My mother checked with a doctor to find out more about it. The ingredients would speed up a person’s death! How could my mother be willing to do that? And how could she do such a thing?!” “But the court has already sentenced your mother, which proves that your mother did it. So why are you still here telling lies?” the reporter asked a tricky question. Chiara looked pained as she took a small breath and shook her head. “No! That’s not it! My mother disagreed, but my uncle kept begging her for help because he was in too much pain every day. That kind of pain is not
Ivanka responded, “Yes, I know. You don’t need to worry about me.” “How can I not worry? They’re pure evil!” Sandy said angrily, “The main thing is that they have done a lot of things that are not good for you. They even want to kill you. I’m really worried that they’re going to do something insane again. After all, you’ve already sent Lyla behind bars. What if they…” At that point, Sandy did not want to continue. She was scared that if she said it, things would come true. Even more so, she did not want to curse her best friend. “Alright. I know. You can relax. I won’t let them have their way anymore,” Ivanka said casually. It was as if she had everything under control. The more Ivanka acted like this, the more worried Sandy was. She had a lingering feeling that something was wrong. “Shucks… This family is just too much! So did you guess what they are up to this time?” Ivanka looked calm. “Not yet. But no matter what they do this time, I’ll have my ways. You don’t need to w
“Ugh…” Sandy let out a sound of disgust and spoke again, “Forget it! Just let me off of this. The last thing I want is to return to the McNeil family! I don’t want to have anything to do with them. I can live a good life on my own. I can also make money and develop my own business. It’s truly comforting when I don’t see them.” To Sandy, the McNeil family was no longer her haven. Her life was even worse than an outsider’s when she was back. Why would she stay there and not leave? Did she want to be a joke? “We’ll talk about this matter later on.” In the end, Ivanka said this, and Sandy made a sound in response. Then, she said, “I’ll blow-dry my hair first. We’ll talk later.” “Okay. Be careful then, bestie. Don’t let anything happen to you!” Sandy said worriedly. “Okay.” “Alright. Let’s hang up then, bestie.” “Goodnight.” Just like that, the both of them hung up. Ivanka returned to her room to rest after she blew dry her hair. … Three days passed quickly. Over the
Ivanka quickly stopped Rosie. “Rosie, it’s late. You don’t need to come out and send me off. I drove here, so I don’t need anyone to send me back. It’s alright. ”“You’re alone? But that’s…”“It’s not dark out yet.” Ivanka was smiling gently. “Just relax. Otherwise, I’ll worry about you if you follow me out.”“I’ll only be in the yard. What’s there to worry about? You’re such a worrywart!” Rosie did not care about what she thought and immediately got up and followed Ivanka out. Ivanka could not win against her. So, she glanced at the servants and gave them a look to follow them.Rosie was in an excellent mood. She only went back in after Ivanka got into her car and drove some distance away. As for Ivanka, she drove the whole way down the hill, but when she reached a crossroads, a black car blocked her way. Ivanka then slowed down. Just as she was puzzled, the driver’s door of the car in front of her suddenly opened. Immediately after that, she saw a familiar figure.Surpri
Ivanka’s eyes flashed with various emotions.Was she sure? She had no idea either. Until now, she had not mentioned to Michael or Xander that she was one hundred percent sure because she could not be sure either. However, with Samuel here, she did not dare to say so anymore. Since Michael dared to tell Samuel about this, it proved that he would tell Samuel that Rosie’s condition would get better and that she was also Violet Cress and could cure her. If she told him that she was not sure, Samuel might get angry. He might even get ill from this. People could get sick from almost anything, but one of the worst illnesses stemmed from unregulated emotions. Otherwise, there would not be so many cases of healthy people who literally got themselves into terrible cases of anxiety and depression from thinking they got cancer. “Why… aren’t you saying anything?” It might have been because Ivanka spent a moment more thinking, and Samuel was already worried and anxious. So he could not
But just as he was about to say something, Ivanka suddenly said, “Do you have any other questions for me? If not, then I’ll go home. It’s late.”Samuel suddenly regained his composure and shook his head. “Oh… I have no further questions.”At this moment, he felt a little humbled as he talked to Ivanka, but he did not even notice it himself. He just thought that it would be good if he could make Ivanka happy. It would be nice if he did not cause too much trouble for Ivanka, and it would be great if she could cure his wife’s illness.Ivanka looked at Samuel, puzzled. But she felt reassured by this. No matter how Samuel treated her, he still treated Rosie the best he could. Otherwise, he would not talk to someone that he hated this much with such a tone and attitude just for Rosie’s sake. To Samuel, this was a tad humbling.This did not fit his usual style. Ivanka did not say anything and only nodded. “I’ll go back first, then.”“Okay. Take care on the way back.” Samuel paused,
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