Ivanka did not speak the entire time. It was uncertain whether she was actually considering it. The silence stretched on until the server knocked on the door.A few servers brought the food in. Each of them had a respectful smile on their face. Once they placed the food on the table, they asked Ivanka and Jonah if they needed anything else. Then, they all left.Jonah looked at Ivanka with a smile. “Dig in.”“Okay.”Ivanka responded and picked up her cutlery. When it came to delicacies, she would never say no.Neither of them said anything. Ivanka was eating attentively, while Jonah seemed to be used to her silence.Once she was done, Ivanka put down her cutlery for good. Jonah finally looked at her and said, “So, what’s your decision?”Ivanka wiped her mouth with a napkin and said slowly, “I’m fine with it, but I don’t have the energy to handle this sort of thing right now. Why don’t you take care of it?Jonah smiled. “Piece of cake.”Ivanka nodded and did not say anything els
The best timing was over. Those people could only sigh with resignation.After all, they were not as impressive as Ivanka.They could not fight her over the spotlight. None of them could hold a candle to her!Soon enough, Ivanka and Jonah left and got into the car. Jonah drove off right away.Whenever he was with Ivanka, he would never let someone else drive and got behind the wheel himself. It was because he did not want a third wheel in the car. Throughout their half-hour drive, Jonah did not bring up any topic about work. Instead, he picked relatively casual subjects to chat with Ivanka. Although she was not interested in them, she felt quite comfortable during their conversation. When they arrived at their destination, they finally stopped talking. It was nighttime. The sun had long set.But nightfall did not quench the people’s enthusiasm for nightlife. The chain of traffic was long and winding. Cars moved after one another in unending queues.The streetlights were alrea
Curiosity flickered in Ivanka’s eyes. Four men were in the private room. They were all in suits. Each of them sat in a different posture. Some were sitting with their backs straight while others were lounging casually. Some were swirling red wine in their glasses and tasting it.Because of their presence—or rather, Ivanka’s arrival—everyone froze still. They all stared fixedly at her and Jonah.Alfred Brooks narrowed his eyes and nudged the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He said with a faint smile, “Things seem a little different today.”He was saying this to Jonah.Next to him, a gentle-looking man named Matthew Khing also gave a faint smile. “A little? No, it’s drastically different.”When has Jonah ever brought a woman to this place?Technically, they should ask: When had Jonah hung out with any woman ever?Although there were lots of rumors about him, he was never a ladies’ man. All these years, he never dated any women. He never cared about those photoshopped pictures of
“Damn… Have you no shame? If you keep watching those things, they will mess you up!” Heath Zuckerbrot, who had not spoken till this moment, could not help but take a jab at his friend.He was the quirkiest among them and had no qualms taking a jab at anyone.As for the incident with Cole’s computer, it happened by chance. She simply retaliated when he attempted to hack hers. She stumbled upon some junk files in his computer and deleted them all without hesitation.Cole was so furious that he almost threw a tantrum. He had spent so much time and effort to acquire those films, but she deleted them all. He was exasperated!Jonah gave an awkward smile and turned to Ivanka. “Ignore them.”“You have already brought her over. Why would she ignore us? Am I right, Ms. Lane?” Heath had a relaxed smile on his lips. Ivanka glanced at him and thought that he was as eccentric as Ivan.After a pause, Ivanka replied, “I don’t quite understand what you mean.”Jonah glanced at her. “Let’s take a
After a pause, Jonah said calmly, “I’ll leave this task to you. Why don’t you go through the plan in detail?”Cole turned his head away, refused to spare his friend a glance, and ignored what he said altogether. Plan? Was this all a joke? He lost his precious films!Ivanka was sitting next to Jonah. She had no opinion regarding this plan. Since Jonah had made the arrangement, he must have been prepared. She might not need to intervene or mind this all that much.The most important thing to her was designing some good products. Of course, she had other commitments and needed to wrap them up as soon as possible.Heath could not help giving a cold snort. “Dirty things are all he can think about right now. I wonder if he has room for something else. He is doomed. Sooner or later he will die on a woman!”“That’s a beautiful way to die. Don’t you think so?” Cole was unabashed as he said that and was affected by Heath’s insult.“You’re really something.” Heath eyed his friend with a loo
“Sorry, they are lost for good,” Ivanka replied to him out of courtesy. Then she turned to Jonah. “Do you have anything else to discuss? I have to head back.”Jonah smiled. “I’ll drive you home.”“It’s okay. I can go home on my own. You stay and have fun.” Since Jonah had come here to hang out with his buddies, Ivanka did not intend to make him follow her out of the bar.However, Jonah would not possibly let her go home alone. Besides, he would seize every chance to keep her company. He immediately stood up. “It’s fine. Let them hang out on their own. I’ll drive you.”With that, he walked ahead of her and opened the door for her.A strange emotion flashed in Ivanka’s eyes. Before she said anything, Heath, who seemed to have read her mind, immediately said, “Come on, Mrs. Sadler, let him drive you. Or else he’ll be absent-minded throughout our meeting. His soul would have left with you. What do we want his empty shell for?”Ivanka frowned and looked at Heath. She said calmly, “You
Jonah raised his brows and turned to Ivanka. Seeing how serious she was, he gave a faint sigh. “I know what you want to say. But sometimes, even if you say it, I might not listen.”Ivanka furrowed her brows slightly. She looked at him and did not say anything immediately. But deep down, she already felt irritated. If he kept acting this way, it would invite trouble for them both.However, given Jonah’s attitude, her ultimatum might not be effective at all.Just as she was troubled, Jonah sighed again. “Ivanka.”She looked up at him without a word.Jonah said calmly, “You never trust me and always assume that I approach you with ulterior motives. I just want you to know that it takes time to truly know somebody.”When her expression became conflicted, and she was about to retort, he added casually, “Since you haven’t managed to tell if I’m sincere, I can keep waiting.”They were alone in the car at the moment. Jonah was no longer in a hurry to start driving. If Ivanka wanted to t
The two of them fell silent.Ivanka stared calmly at Jonah. Jonah did not hurry to start the car. Instead, he sighed and looked at Ivanka. “Iv, I didn’t want to pressure you, but if I don’t take action, you’ll only drift further away from me.”Ivanka’s gaze flickered with caution as she observed him. She remained silent but was still on guard.Jonah found her reaction amusing and chuckled. “Relax, I’m not going to do anything to you.”Despite his reassurance, she maintained her caution and did not let her guard down.Jonah looked at her seriously. “Starting tomorrow, I’ll drive you to work.”Ivanka looked irritated. “You know this will completely end our collaboration, right?”Jonah continued to gaze at her without saying a word.He knew she disliked this.But what he said was true. If he did not take proactive steps to get closer to her, she would only drift further away. He might never get another chance to be with her.At that moment, despite his high emotional intellige