Sandy was at a loss for words.She looked at Ivan and acted indifferent to what he said.After thinking for a moment, she sighed and said, “No matter what methods you use, I won’t be with you. I won’t give up the things left by my godmother. Just give up, Ivan.”Ivan was speechless.How could this woman be so stubborn?!He took a deep breath.Maintaining a calm expression, Sandy added, “Actually, if it weren’t for the things left by my godmother, you might just be an idol I admire from afar. We might never have met in this lifetime.”After a pause, she continued, “So, don’t waste your breath anymore.”“I…” Ivan frowned. He was visibly upset. However, before he could say more, Sandy interrupted him again.“Ivan, you really don’t need to say so much. You know how we are. How could I possibly believe what you say?”“I swear…”To be honest, he could not deny it either. However, he was unable to say it out loud.Sandy interrupted him again. “Fine, let’s assume everything you’re
“Because no one else would dare to pursue you!” Ivan said in a deep voice.When Sandy looked at him, she saw his cold and stubborn gaze.She was stunned. Then her expression darkened. “What are you trying to do?”“From now on, I’ll pursue you openly. I want to see who dares to oppose me,” he said shamelessly and arrogantly.Sandy’s expression darkened even more. “Ivan! Are you out of your mind? Can’t you give me a break?”Ivan’s expression darkened as well. He restrained himself from getting out of the car and said coldly, “Sandy, can you speak properly for once?”Sandy was baffled. She took a deep breath, trying to control her anger.She looked at him and said, “Speak properly? Look at what you’re doing! Everyone knows you’re a notorious womanizer. Very few of the women you’ve been involved with have found good men afterward. People will think badly of any woman who’s been involved with you! You’re such a player! You have money and power, and you don’t have to worry about these
Ivan frowned. He had already gotten out of the car and walked to the back seat to open the door for her. “Get out, please?”Sandy glared at him in annoyance. “You wouldn’t let me out when I wanted to. Now that I don’t want to get out, you want me to? What kind of joke is this? Dream on! I’m not getting out!”Ivan was not angry. He had anticipated her reaction. Instead, he looked at her with a bemused smile. “Are you sure you don’t want to get out?”“No! What are you going to do about it, huh?” Sandy retorted defiantly.“Alright, you’ve made your choice. Don’t regret it later.” With that, he shut the car door.Sandy’s expression changed. She was momentarily puzzled by his words.“What do you mean?”Ivan ignored her. He got into the driver’s seat. Before Sandy could react, he started the engine and drove off.She frowned when she saw him driving again.“Where are you going now?”He ignored her and continued driving.“Where are you taking me, you jerk? Let me out of the car!”
Nonetheless, Ivan reached Sandy in just a few steps and grabbed her hand. Sandy tried to pull her hand out of his grip, but he was far stronger than her. She could not free herself even after using up most of her strength. “Do you have a few screws loose in your head?!” Sandy used up her last bit of energy when she yelled the words. But it was useless to say that. Ivan was just crazy!“I already have them to start preparing dinner. You’ll stay overnight here.” Ivan did not care if Sandy agreed to this as he dragged her into his mansion. “Let go of me! I’m not eating the food!” “You must, even if you don’t want to.” “Are you mad?” “Yes. I’m madly in love with you.” Sandy fell speechless. When had he started behaving like a rascal? “Let me go! We’re not even suited for each other. Stop wasting your effort on me!” “Try first and see if we’re really not suited for each other,” said Ivan expressionlessly. Sandy sucked in a deep breath. “B*stard! I don’t care about
When Ivan saw that Sandy finally listened to him this time, his mood improved. Prior to this, he had behaved so oddly because he wanted to keep his dignity regardless of the circumstances. However, in the end, he realized that he lost his happiness. After “confining” Sandy in his mansion, he felt an unprecedented level of happiness. After eating dinner, Sandy turned to Ivan. “Boss, it’s time for you to let me home. I can’t possibly stay overnight here, b*stard!” Ivan raised one of his eyebrows. “You’re right. We’re not married yet. I can’t possibly do something outrageous to you. I’ll send you home.” Sandy instantly heaved a sigh of relief. He was a man of his words. ... It was getting late. Ivanka had no idea what was going on on Sandy’s side. Ivanka stared at the design drawing on the computer screen. She focused on the screen and occasionally clicked using the mouse with her right hand and typed with her left hand. Suddenly, her phone rang. She collected her though
“That was my previous thought. I’ve stopped being obsessed with him. If not, I’ll only get myself screwed.” After finishing the sentence, Tanya smiled ruefully. She sounded serious. Ivanka said nothing. She did not plan to express herself yet. Tanya continued, “So, stop thinking too much into things. I won’t be tempted by Chiara and attack you.” Ivanka made a sound of acknowledgment. “Okay.” Her relationship with Michael had been the same. She did not plan to get back together with Michael. Nonetheless, she did not reveal this to Tanya. At the very least, she would not reveal it before Rosie completely recovered from her illness. Nothing mattered more than Rosie’s health. If Tanya was still obsessed with Michael in the future, perhaps Ivanka would tell her about it. Tanya was not surprised with Ivanka’s response. She said again, “Two, I want to collaborate with you. I’ll send you a proposal in a while. If you’re interested in it, you can inspect the site.” “Inspect the si
The corners of Ivanka’s lips curved upward. “Good.” Tanya sized Ivanka up before saying, “Come with me.” Whenever Tanya saw Ivanka, Ivanka always gave her a different feeling. Ivanka seemed to exude a mysterious aura and made one inevitably attracted to her. Although Ivanka stood right beside Tanya, Tanya could not read her mind. Tanya did not like this feeling. Tanya sucked in a deep breath and turned around. Ivanka said nothing and followed her. ... Meanwhile, Michael was handling his work inside the office. After Ivan sent Sandy back home, he felt frustrated, so he decided to accompany Michael to work overtime. Michael said nothing, but Ivan could not help himself from keeping quiet. He sat opposite Michael and stared at his calm countenance. “Do you think this really works? Would she grow increasingly disgusted with me?” Suddenly, Evan’s phone call made Michael tense up. “Mr. Barkworth, Ms. Tanya invited Ms. Ivanka to a remote place.” “Send me the locati
When Michael stopped beside them, Tanya snapped out of her daze. She paused for a moment before smiling at Michael. “Mr. Barkworth, I didn’t expect to see you here. What a coincidence!” Upon hearing this, everyone could sense her reluctance. Ivanka rested her gaze on Michael. He did not look awkward. Instead, he replied calmly, “Yes. I have a project to set up here.” Tanya looked puzzled. She thought. “He might as well say he has a house over here.” There was only one village in that area. Even if a project were to develop there, it could only be Ivanka and Tanya’s collaborated project. There could not possibly be other projects. But Michael shamelessly said he came here to oversee the project. Did he not think he was making himself a clown? Ivanka fell speechless. She was unsure of Michael’s intention for coming over. Although she felt doubtful and somewhat confirmed what she doubted was true, on second thought, she was not convinced. She thought she was just imagini
Instead, she remained standing in front of Jimothy and studied the group of men with a smile.“He works at our company. Since I’ve run into him, I’m obligated to come over and check on him. Pray tell, what has happened between you and why do you feel the need to resolve it with violence?”Jimothy stared at Candice while she stood with her back facing him. The look in his eyes was conflicted.The men exchanged glances with each other and saw a hint of astonishment in one another’s eyes.The man at the front of the group, who was likely their leader, said, “We just get paid to do this, lady. You should stay out of it.”When Candice heard his advice which also sounded like a threat, she did not intend to back down at all. Instead, she asked him, “Oh? How much did you get for this? I’ll pay you double. I just told you that this guy works for us, so I have to intervene.”The leader started laughing, and so did the men behind him. They did not even bother to hide the mockery in their t
Candice ordered some food she liked, and the dishes arrived soon after.Sandy suggested that they all took a picture together.The others did not object.Sandy gave her phone to the waiter.Then the five of them moved their chairs to sit in a row.Michael and Ivan each took the outermost seats.Naturally, Ivanka was seated next to Michael while Sandy, who paid for the dinner, was right beside her.Next to Sandy was Candice, who sat awkwardly in her chair. Ivan was beside Candice.The second the waiter took the picture, Ivanka and Michael exchanged glances inadvertently. Meanwhile, Ivan stared past Candice, and his eyes fell on Sandy.Sandy and Candice were the only people who looked into the camera.But each and every one of them had a genuine smile on their face.Once they had taken a picture, they started eating together.It was a nice, relaxing dinner. They did not talk about work or how annoying Coco had been.They mostly chatted about the fun anecdotes they had he
The call was soon answered, but the person who picked up was not Rosie. It was Mrs. Ruth.“Ms. Lane, you finally called! Mdm. Barkworth will be over the moon when she wakes up!” Mrs. Ruth sounded quite excited as she spoke.Ivanka smiled and asked, “Is Grandma resting now?”“Yeah, she hasn’t had a good rest after learning that you’d be kidnapped. Once you were safe, she finally allowed herself to rest.”Ivanka nodded and told Mrs. Ruth to take good care of Rosie. She later said that she and Micheal would visit Rosie soon.With that, she hung up the phone.Meanwhile, she also reflected upon herself.Rosie had gotten old, yet Ivanka always made her worry. From that moment on, Ivanka would consider the consequences before making any decision. It was not only for the sake of herself, but the important people in her life, who also cared about her.As she contemplated this, Ivanka inevitably thought of the gathering. It would be quite fun.Before they were about to get off work, San
Coco practically ran out crying.Candice glanced at Ivanka worriedly and asked, “Will something bad happen to her?”Ivanka was not concerned at all. “What could possibly happen? She is an adult. Even if something bad happens, she has to bear the consequences of her own action.”Hearing that, Candice no longer fretted over the matter.She was not really worried about Coco. She was just afraid that something would happen to Coco, and Ivanka would be blamed for it.But Ivanka had made a good point. Candice did not want to trouble herself with Coco’s matters. It would only be an unnecessary emotional burden to her.Everyone in the office began discussing the progress of their project.Perhaps it was because Ivanka had made an example of Coco, the other employees became especially energized and diligent during their discussion.They were even more focused than before, since they were all afraid that Ivanka would treat them harshly as well.Hence, they were particularly efficient.
“Why don’t we leave now so that you can deal with this matter, Ms. Ivanka?”The director of the project department, who was perceptive and shrewd, planned to leave right then. Ivanka shook her head and signaled everyone to sit down.They were all uneasy, and they kept giving Coco weird looks.Two people had dared speak to Ivanka like that in the past—Ferris and Mandy.But those two were no longer with the company.At the thought of those people, the project department staff began looking at Coco with pity.However, Coco could not care less. All she wanted was to make a fuss.She wanted to see how shameless Ivanka could be.Unruffled, Ivanka stared at her. She did not get angry and seemed rather affable as she asked, “Tell me what upset you. Have we falsely accused you of something you didn’t do?”Before Coco said anything, Ivanka added cruelly, “Oh, I forgot that you aren’t familiar with the protocol here, so you have no idea what you did wrong, right?”Coco paled. Undoubte
Candice was momentarily stunned by his answer. She was a little offended.“Then why did you come to my office for this conversation?” Jimothy’s grin was mischievous. “To prove your company’s HR is blind, and you just lost a great talent. That’s all.”With that, Jimothy stood up, dusted off his sleeves dramatically, and turned to leave.“Your resume!” Candice called after him.Jimothy waved dismissively without looking back. “Keep it. Enjoy reading it. And don’t let an incompetent HR handle your interviews again.”Candice stood there for a moment and processed the scene before an involuntary chuckle escaped her lips. This one had personality.Regardless, the incident served as a wake-up call for Candice.It became glaringly clear that Coco was not only incompetent but also prone to overestimating her abilities.Before the task was assigned, she had the chance to decline. Candice had given her the opportunity and explicitly asked if she could handle it. Yet, Coco confidentl
The college student finally believed her and walked toward Candice.On the other hand, Coco seemed guilty and was desperate to prevent it. “He has no respect for our company! Are you really going to hire someone like him who won’t follow orders?” Coco’s tone was sharp. Her finger trembled as she pointed at the young man.She scanned the room for backup in hopes that the people who had been flattering her earlier would speak up in her defense.Unfortunately, no one stepped forward.Those who flattered Coco only did so out of respect for Ivanka. Yet Candice had a close relationship with Ivanka and was the company’s vice president.The gap between a vice president versus an intern was as vast as night and day.Anyone with common sense knew where to align themselves.Coco felt a mix of despair and resentment.Candice ignored her entirely. Why Ivanka was so wary of someone as clueless as this was beyond her comprehension.Coco was simply dumb.Without wasting another thought o
However, reality proved she had worried for nothing.Candice had called her over merely to ask if she had the most basic professional knowledge and whether she could handle the afternoon’s interview.Coco let out a deep sigh of relief before patting her chest confidently and assuring Candice she was more than capable.Knowing Coco came from the mountains, Candice was naturally skeptical, so she asked again, “Are you sure?”Coco thought to herself that it was just an interview. All she needed to do was just ask the candidates some questions. They could just choose someone who wrote the resume well.Not wanting to embarrass herself in front of Michael’s cousin, Coco pretended to be confident and accepted the task.Candice was half-doubtful, yet she still gave her instructions and let her go.However, Coco’s firm assurance eventually led to trouble....“Your company must be a joke to hire someone like you for HR. You’re offended? You’re not even a real professional. What? You ca
Word quickly spread within the HR department. After learning about Coco’s connection to Ivanka, some colleagues were vying to curry favor with her.Although some observant individuals noticed that the relationship between Coco and Ivanka was not as harmonious as it seemed, it did not deter the opportunists. Relentless flattery and attention poured in.One moment, a male coworker would offer to grab her food while placing his own lunch order. Next, a female coworker would ask if she wanted to order some coffee too.At first, Coco was caught off guard and politely declined. However, as she realized their intentions were purely self-serving, she began to accept their gestures without hesitation.By midday, Coco had become the department’s little queen. Ironically, as an intern, she should have been the one fetching coffee, running errands and collecting mail. Instead, she had colleagues practically lining up to do those tasks for her.Coco quickly assembled her own little e