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
This would only make Michael find Tanya even more disgusting and raise suspicion about her. On second thought, did Michael suspect her? If not, why would he arrive at such a time? Tanya inhaled deeply again and quickly left. She swore that Michael would belong to her one day. By then, he would only love her, and he would only have his eyes on her. ... As Tanya gradually walked further away, Ivanka turned to Michael. They stood in place motionlessly. She asked, “When are you leaving?” Michael’s expression instantly turned darker than before. Seeing that Ivanka had not noticed anything yet, he grabbed her wrist. He ignored her reaction as he forcefully dragged her into the car. Ivanka instantly frowned. “What are you doing?!” She could not free herself, so she could only let Michael drag her into the car. Nonetheless, her expression looked absolutely dark. After the car door was closed, Michael turned to her in a darkened expression. “Do you know what sort of person
Tanya never won Michael’s heart. Despite that, his admirers viewed her as their love rival. Was this not the greatest irony on earth? On the other hand, if she were to be Michael’s lover, she would think that it was worthy even if she became everyone’s target. But the fact was, she was not even his lover at that moment! Meanwhile, Ivanka felt restrained. She felt frustrated and restricted. The car was already driven quite some distance away from the village. Michael seemed to be in a better mood. He turned his head around and cast Ivanka a cold glance. When he saw that she sat on the passenger seat quietly, his eyes were filled with endless mockery. His expression turned darker than before. “You’re not allowed to collaborate with her on any projects.” Ivanka said calmly, “After the collaboration ends, Lane’s Group will be pushed to a higher level, and Cullen’s Group will gain tremendous benefits too. She won’t harm me during this period of time.” Before she came to the villag
Michael seemed to have seen through her thoughts and said indifferently, “Leave this matter to me.” Ivanka looked at him with some surprise. She stayed silent as if she was waiting for him to continue speaking. Michael had already recovered his composure and said calmly, “Chiara now has a deep, complicated relationship with the people behind her. They’re now moving forward with their progress. You’ll just need to do your work as usual and leave the rest to me.” Ivanka narrowed her eyes. “Are there so many benefits just for treating you and Grandma?” Michael’s expression had just returned to normal, but it turned dark again. Ivanka then smiled nonchalantly. “I don’t need you. I can handle these myself.” “Ivanka Lane.” Michael controlled his anger and said her full name. But Ivanka just raised her eyes languidly. “Although there is a lot involved in this now, I hope you’ll give me some space. We’re all adults here, and we all have our own opinions about this matter. Michael
Ivanka’s feelings were mixed as she got out of bed. When she saw that this place was exactly as it had once been, her heart tensed for a moment. This place really held too many memories for her. Even in the past three years, even if she was the only one who was often back here and Michael rarely came back, she could still remember every bit of what happened here. But when she took the trip down memory lane, she felt it all inexplicably unfamiliar.She remembered that one day, she had just gotten up when Michael suddenly entered the bedroom. His expression was grim. She looked at Michael with a dumbfounded look on her face. No delight rose in her, as she could see that Michael was in a nasty mood at that time, but she still asked, “Why are you back so suddenly?” Michael looked at her and let out a cold laugh. “Just how many more underhanded tactics do you plan on using?” Ivanka’s face suddenly paled a fair bit. Even if she knew that he was in a bad mood, she only thoug
“I’ve never seen anyone dumber than you in this whole wide world.” Michael’s cold eyes were mocking her. Right before he left, he sneered at her again. “Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because Grandma keeps protecting you. This is my last warning to you, Ivanka. You’d better watch out.”After saying that, Michael left without looking back. The moment the door closed, Ivanka suddenly lost all of her strength and sat back down on the bed. She propped herself with one hand on the bed so as not to fall down. … That was the end of the memory. Ivanka was also currently sitting on the bed. The difference in her position from that day was that she did not need to prop herself up anymore. Her eyes were filled with mockery. All the memories she had here were just endless sadness and life in a cage.It was probably because she had been single for so long. She had actually forgotten how unhappy she used to be. It might also be because Michael’s attitude toward her at the
“Going to work.” “Have breakfast.” Breakfast had been spread on the dining table. Even if she was hungry, Ivanka was not in the mood to eat with him at all. She said, “I’m not hungry. There are still some urgent matters to tend to in the company.” She could finally control herself from saying or doing anything, and that was great. This was because she was being considerate of Michael having stomach cancer. Ivanka kept silently chanting in her heart that she should not get angry. She should not be emotional. It was all in the past. She walked those paths on her own volition. She chose them herself. So there was nothing to say. She should not resent anyone, because she did it voluntarily. Back when she liked Michael, he did not have any feelings for her. Yet she still chose to marry him without any hesitation. She thought he would develop feelings for her. But in the end, her failed marriage was a warning to her, so she gradually came to her senses. It was okay to take th