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
“Click and watch it.” Lyla looked at her phone, and Chiara obediently clicked on it.At that moment, a reporter could not hold back and immediately spoke up.“Ms. Lane, I heard you got together with Mr. Sadler after you divorced Mr. Barkworth. Are you going to marry Mr. Sadler?”Chiara sneered. “Ivanka reaps what she sows. She’ll eventually ruin her reputation.”Lyla also sneered. “She is nothing without her father’s help. She is Iris, but so what? Mr. Barkworth didn’t even bat an eye at her.”Chiara’s smile froze, and she frowned. She thought. “He did the same to me.”Lyla noticed Chiara was sad, so she quickly diverted her attention. “Let’s watch the live broadcast first.”In the live broadcast, another reporter asked, “Ms. Lane, you dated Mr. Sadler secretly before the divorce. Is Mr. Sadler the reason for your divorce? Did you cheat on Mr. Barkworth?”Chiara’s mood immediately improved. She sneered and awaited the performance.Benjamin, who stood behind Ivanka, perspired e
Ivanka calmly said, “We don’t love each other anymore.”The reporter who asked the question was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, “Is it because of your cousin?”Chiara quickly gripped the phone tightly and stared at the person on the screen.Lyla also frowned slightly. “Will Ivanka seize this opportunity and talk bad about you?”Chiara’s expression darkened. “I’m not afraid of her badmouthing me. On the contrary, I’m afraid if she doesn’t do so.”Lyla’s eyes shot up to look at Chiara. “Why?”Chiara tightened her grip on the phone in annoyance. “If she slanders me, I can hire ghostwriters and have everyone scold Ivanka because I have an angelic image.”Lyla understood what she was saying and nodded in agreement. “You’re absolutely correct. But if she praises you, won’t it put you in a difficult position?”“Ivanka is much smarter than before!” Chiara gritted her teeth. “Let’s watch for now. I hope she can say I was mean to her.”Sandy stood behind Ivanka, perplexed. She thought. “
They heard that Chiara was well-educated and kind, but apparently…However, some people did not trust Ivanka. Was Ivanka possibly jealous of Michael’s kindness to his savior, so she was deliberately badmouthing her?While everyone had different speculations, Ivanka said in a low voice, “After we divorced, Chiara was sad because she thought we divorced because of her. She was sad and said several times that she should not have woken up and even contemplated suicide.”Everyone was a little surprised. “Ms. Lane is actually blaming herself for it!”“Yeah, I heard that Ms. Lane is a kind-hearted person.”Sandy was about to gag. However, she knew what Ivanka was doing and stepped forward. The reporters noticed she wanted to speak and immediately turned their cameras to her.Chiara was about to go crazy at this moment. When she saw Sandy, she angrily said, “What is Sandy trying to do?!”Sandy nodded in agreement. “That’s right. Chiara is a kind beauty. Since I’m Iv’s friend, I met Chia
Everyone could not forget what Ivanka said next.Ivanka sighed and said, “But Chiara had made up her mind. She stated unequivocally that she will not be the source of contention. She would rather not marry and die alone than marry Mr. Barkworth. She stated that she will not play the villain and have people believe she is a mistress who becomes the legal wife.”Chiara was shocked.“Oh lord, Chiara is indeed a smart woman! She knows that if she marries Mr. Barkworth, it’ll hurt Ivanka, and everyone will think that she has done something wrong.”“That’s right. I admire Chiara for having such generosity. If I were Chiara, I might not have been able to be as open-minded as her. In fact, it’s best not to get married. People would only belittle her if she marries Mr. Barkworth. After all, Mr. Barkworth had been taking care of her when she was in a coma, and he would spend time with her before the divorce. If she marries Mr. Barkworth, she’ll be the mistress who becomes the legal wife.”“