Ivanka rang the doorbell. Mr. Harvey, the mansion’s butler, rushed over and opened the door. Rosie had told him that Ivanka was visiting. Seeing that Ivanka was still the same as before, he smiled and said, “Hello, Ms. Lane.”He used to call her Mrs. Barkworth, so he was not used to the sudden change of title.Ivanka was fine with it. She smiled and nodded. “Hello, Mr. Wilfred.”Harvey stepped aside to let Ivanka enter with her gift. Rosie had been sitting on the couch waiting for her. When Rosie heard the sounds from the door, she quickly said, “Iv, come and sit with me. I can’t believe you actually took an hour and a half to get here! You couldn’t have made it earlier?”After changing into a pair of house shoes, Ivanka smiled and walked over to Rosie. “The traffic was a little heavy.”“Come, girl. Sit with me!”Rosie pulled Ivanka to her side and looked her up and down. When she confirmed that Ivanka looked the same as before, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She had p
Ivanka and Rosie looked at the door simultaneously. At the same time, the person who walked in immediately spotted Ivanka. Her expression instantly became unpleasant.“How dare you come here?!” Mindy said rudely. Her voice was filled with anger.Ivanka froze, and she did not reply.“Mindy is older than me. If I talk back, I’ll only embarrass Grandma.“I might not care about other people’s feelings, but I care about Grandma’s. I can’t let her see me fighting with her daughter-in-law. Grandma will side with me, but it’ll also cause conflict in Mindy and Grandma’s relationship,” she thought. Rosie’s expression instantly darkened. “Mindy!”Mindy felt disappointed when she saw Rosie side with Ivanka. “Mom, you know what Ivanka did! She put Barkworth’s Group into a crisis several times and even colluded with our competitors. Yet, you still think of her as your precious granddaughter? She doesn’t deserve it!”Ivanka calmly looked at Mindy with a mocking gaze.“If all of you hadn’t dr
Mindy was speechless. She was so angry that she almost fainted. No longer able to hold herself back, she asked, “Mom, why are you still siding with an outsider?!”Ivanka glared at Mindy and thought, “Although Mindy has a horrible personality and temper, ultimately, she comes from a wealthy family and has class. From the day I married into this family until now, I’ve never heard her say anything vulgar.“However, not saying anything vulgar doesn’t make her a righteous person. She has persecuted me and always looked down on me. In the past, I showed her respect because she was my mother-in-law. Now that she’s not, why should I show her respect and apologize to her as I did before?“If there comes a time where I have to do something or Mindy does something to me, I won’t show her any mercy.”Ivanka did not bother to acknowledge Mindy anymore. She shifted her gaze back to Rosie. “Grandma, since you wish to see me at your birthday party tomorrow, I’ll attend. Considering how things ar
Ivanka frowned and looked at Sandy before she said, “So, you signed a contract with him when you took the case?”“I…”Sandy gritted her teeth and instantly started yelling in anger. “I was short of money, okay?! He was telling me how horrible the client was, and it didn’t sound like he was lying. Even so, I still thought that I could win. Then, he told me if I won this case, he’d double the money we agreed on. But if I lost, I’d have to pay him back fifty million dollars as compensation! I… dove right in without thinking much.”She was so furious that she picked up her mouse and tried to smash it. Ivanka stopped her. She was a little exasperated by Sandy’s mistake as she flicked her forehead. “How could you trust the words of a businessman? You’re a lawyer. Didn’t you see the loopholes in the contract?”“I…” Sandy said in frustration. “Well… I’m seeing them now, am I not?”“Why are you short of money? How much do you need? What are you going to do with it?”Sandy sighed. “Two d
Ivanka could not help but smile and nod.Sandy made a call. The other party answered immediately. “Ms. McNeil, have you thought of a countermeasure?”The other party sounded polite, but it still made Sandy grit her teeth. Although Benjamin said so, he probably wanted to ask whether she had prepared 50 million dollars in compensation.Sandy kept her temper and said with a smile. “I can’t think of a countermeasure, but my friend can help you solve this case.”Benjamin was stunned for a moment. Then, he said softly, “Oh? Does your friend have a solution? May I know who your friend is?”Sandy took a deep breath to calm down. She thought. “This guy must think that I must be sending another person for him to trick.”However, she did not hesitate and said, “My friend is Iris!”After saying that, she heard something falling and breaking through the phone, followed by a chair grinding on the ground.He must have accidentally dropped something, so he quickly got up and avoided it.Benja
Benjamin was pleasantly surprised. He said, “Sure! You can tell me the time and place, and I’ll pick you up. Dinner is on me tonight.”Ivanka smiled. “Then I’ll let you choose the restaurant, Mr. Lee. Send the location to Sandy once you’ve made your decision. Please excuse me as I still have some matters to attend to.”“Oh, that’s fine. I’ll leave you to it.”Benjamin’s attitude toward Ivanka was a thousand times better than his attitude toward Sandy.After Ivanka hung up, Sandy could not help but laugh. “That b*stard was so humble when he spoke to you. It was hilarious. Iv, thanks for making me feel better.”Ivanka simply smiled and remained silent.Sandy thought of something and looked at Ivanka. “Isn’t Mdm. Barkworth’s birthday banquet coming up soon? Are you going to humiliate Chiara?”Ivanka’s eyes flickered with uncertainty. She seemed to be in a dilemma.Sandy was perplexed. “Iv, what’s the matter?”Ivanka let out a small sigh. “I can humiliate Chiara, but I’m afraid I’
Ivanka arrived at the restaurant after about 30 minutes.She dialed Sandy’s number, and Sandy responded immediately, “I just arrived as well. Let’s meet at the entrance.”Ivanka answered the phone and hung up.As they approached the entrance, they noticed a fat middle-aged man standing there like an attendant. He, on the other hand, kept looking around. When he saw Sandy, his eyes lit up. He turned to look at Ivanka, who was standing next to Sandy. Then he hurried down the stairs, saying respectfully and politely, “Hello, Ms. Iris. My name is Benjamin Lee. We spoke on the phone today.”He had previously met Ivanka, but not Iris.Everyone now recognized them as the same individual.Ivanka simply smiled and nodded. “Hello, Mr. Lee. Let’s go in and have a chat.”Sandy sneered and thought. “What a snob.“The moment he saw Ivanka, he forgot all about me.”Benjamin smiled hurriedly at her as she thought of this. “Ms. McNeil, please come in as well.”Sandy was ecstatic. Everything
But then again, he would not have dared to try tripping Sandy up if he had known she was Iris’s friend.Iris was not your typical woman. Even though she was divorced, she maintained a relationship with the Barkworth family and had Mr. Sadler’s support. He could not afford to offend her.Benjamin instinctively raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his brow. “Ms. Lane, this is a misunderstanding. I’ll tear up the contract with Ms. McNeil right now.”Ivanka cracked a small smile. “If I assist Sandy with her lawsuit, you may have to pay her 500 million in damages.”Benjamin’s face turned pale. “It’s all my fault!” he exclaimed quickly. “I’ve made a mistake, Ms. McNeil. I sincerely apologize. Please forgive me.”She thought. “Oh lord! I thought it was an irreversible situation. I didn’t expect her to not only save me from losing money, but to also force Mr. Lee to withdraw 200 million dollars!”Ivanka smiled. “Well, since it was a misunderstanding, I won’t take action against