“No!” Lyla screamed heart-wrenchingly. Her eyes were filled with incredulity. How could this be possible?! Why did Chiara have to come to this state?! No! This was not true! “Could this be part of Chiara’s plan?” Lyla remembered that Ivanka had pushed Chiara to a state where she had no choice but to resort to the last step. Lyla thought. “Could this be one of the schemes between Chiara and the mysterious person?” She remembered the mysterious person had promised to give Chiara a new identity. Lyla gradually calmed down. She seemed to know what was going on. Ivanka narrowed her eyes and noticed that her expression kept changing. Even though Lyla kept her expression well hidden, Ivanka observed the slight changes. Unbeknownst to Lyla, Ivanka could tell that Chiara had not died. It was obvious to see that this was just another setup. Ivanka did not come to visit Lyla to prove anything. Even without seeing Lyla’s expression, Ivanka knew that Chiara could not have died
With just a sentence like this, she already did not know what else to say. It was as if she was waiting for Ivanka to continue. Lyla did not even dare to keep her emotions under too much control. She was in a state of absolute panic. Her brain was messed up from panic, and she could not think through anything. The main point was that Ivanka was here. She did not dare to expose her emotions. This would only let Ivanka see through her all the more. Ivanka was too smart and too scary! “You don’t have to pretend. I’m aware of a lot of things. This includes Chiara faking her death and keeping it from you because she’s worried that she might be seen in this place.” Lyla was shocked! This despicable person! Lyla did not dare to show too much of her thoughts. Instead, she shook her head, puzzled. “What’s going on? Iv, what do you mean by Chiara faking her death? Is she still alive?” When she spoke of the latter, Lyla still looked a bit hopeful. However, she did not dare to have to
“He had never kept his misdeeds under wraps properly. Haven’t you realized that he’s the one who always ends up exposing the things you did?” Lyla’s expression changed. She could only play dumb and act in disbelief as she shook her head. “Iv, what the hell are you talking about? I really don’t understand what you’re talking about…” Ivanka sneered. “As long as Theodore is around, you all will keep losing. He has a family outside, yet you are suffering on his behalf here. Your daughter is barely even a person now. By the way, I already know of her new identity. In fact, I learned of it through your husband. Don’t you think I’m amazing?” “If this continues, Theodore will only become a burden to you. If you want to succeed, you can only let Theodore get the legal judgment he deserves, not you… You’re here spending your days in torment without knowing how miserable it really is outside.” Lyla’s face was a little pale. She did not know what to say. The irritation inside her was gro
“Things are going as per usual, but now there’s a new piece of the drama—Chiara’s death.” Ivanka picked up her cutlery and put a small piece of food into her mouth. “Oh?” Sandy scoffed. “She did that? What’s Lyla’s reaction to that? Did she cry and throw a tantrum?” “She’s really smart and figured out that this was a whole act really quickly. Her acting is really convincing too.” Sandy sneered. “B*stards! Let’s quickly figure out something and let her stay behind bars forever! Not having to die after murdering someone is pretty good too, don’t you think? We’ll just let her be imprisoned for life! This kind of torture is worse than death! Living a life that is worse than death is the best revenge!”Ivanka smiled. “I’ll do my best.”Sandy laughed out loud. “Have you eaten yet, Bestie?”“I’m eating.”“Yeah, I’m eating too. Let’s talk while eating.” After Sandy finished talking, she put on her headphones. This made it easier for her to eat.After swallowing, she started to talk
Ivanka did not understand. “What?” Sandy immediately praised her. “This is clearly so dangerous, but you’re not letting your emotions control you. In fact, you’re still so calm. If it were me, I would have gone crazy! I might have even died from the anxiety!” Ivanka pursed her lips. “There’s no need to worry. It’s fine.” Sandy shook her head. “Seriously, you’re only okay because you’re excellent, and you’re great with pressure… This is a freaking major issue!” “Okay. Go have your lunch, I’m eating here too. We’ll chat more the next time we meet. You’ll need to be careful too. You might get dragged into this.”“It’s nothing. I don’t have any baggage, so even if they catch me, it’s nothing. You don’t need to worry,” Sandy said in a completely carefree manner.Ivanka looked conflicted. In the end, she just grunted. They hung up. … Meanwhile in Cullen’s Group, Tanya just had her lunch. She did not plan to take a full lunch break, because she still had a load of work on her h
Tanya kept her emotions under control. In the end, she growled, “What do you want to say to me? If you just want to push me into doing something, there’s no need for this, right?” The other person laughed softly, but because they were using an older man’s voice, it still sounded a little low. In fact, it was even a little grating to the ears. Immediately after, the other person once again said casually, “Ms. Tanya, if you don’t try, the man you love oh-so-much will just slip out of your grasp. You are so capable, there’s still a chance for you if you make an effort. You’re not like Chiara. She could do nothing about her situation.”Tanya narrowed her eyes. Sure enough, it was definitely her. Immediately after, the other person said, “So, you can still use the good old method. Haven’t there been any good collaboration projects recently? If there is, you can try again. But this time, I hope that you can pick one that can really attract Michael and not the projects that are just d
“Alright. Then, I wish you success in advance.” The person sounded quite laid back and casual.Tanya did not respond and hung up. Her expression became grimmer than before.She held her forehead with one hand and gently rubbed a temple with the other before increasing its intensity.She really had a real headache.After taking a deep breath, she finally took out her phone and sent a WhatsApp message to Michael.On WhatsApp, she had an extremely good proposal. She wanted to show it to Michael. If Michael was willing to work with her, she might be one step nearer to success.She had been asking her staff to come up with very good proposals to present to her for some time. She had picked this out from hundreds of proposals. If Michael was still not satisfied with this, she had no idea what else she could do… After sending it over, she then typed another message to Michael.Tanya: Mr. Barkworth, please have a look at this proposal. If you’re interested, you can contact me. I can
The next day, Ivanka went to work as usual. However, she suddenly received a call from Samuel. Ivanka dropped everything at the company immediately. She then informed Thomas and hurriedly rushed over.Samuel looked at Ivanka when she reached the Barkworth family’s mansion. “You’re finally here! Go check up on Rosie!” Samuel’s gaze when he looked at Ivanka was no longer filled with disgust like before. Instead, he looked at Ivanka as if she was the pillar that was keeping him going.“What happened?” Ivanka’s brow furrowed. She just visited Rosie yesterday, and there was nothing wrong with her. How could Rosie suddenly faint? Samuel immediately brought Ivanka into their bedroom. There were only three of them inside the house. Rosie was still unconscious. Samuel said, “She wasn’t really lively today. When she talked to me, she suddenly remembered how I’ve been cruel to you in the past. So, she started criticizing me for the things I did. I didn’t even dare to talk back, but she fa