“I keep my things inside the room.” Upon hearing Michael’s words, Ivanka frowned unhappily. Michael’s expression and words clearly proved his interference with her business. They were no longer husband and wife. Ivanka wondered why the b*stard still wanted to stick his nose into her affairs. She could do whatever she wanted. “Come with me.” Ivanka left Michael behind. She ignored him. Lark was anxious. He wondered if he should follow Ivanka. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow her. No matter what, his life still mattered the most. Evan keenly sensed the atmosphere growing increasingly cold. Michael’s expression had turned as cold as ice. If looks could kill, Lark would have died a long time ago. “Mr. Barkworth, Ms. Lane is just going to get rid of the poison from his body. As you can see, she doesn’t bother about him. Besides, he’s not a match for Ms. Lane—” Before Evan finished his sentence, Michael shot him a glance. Even though Michael said no
Michael was fully aware that Ivanka could not possibly allow Lark and his group to bring back the genuine Ganoderma nebula. Michael fully understood her plan. But, the moment he recalled Alexander’s presence and the words he had spoken to Ivanka, Michael felt his breathing hitch. It was as if a stone had been pressed against his chest. “What kind of deal could I have with Alexander?” Ivanka asked Michael back coolly. She packed her things and did not even glance at him. Nonetheless, Michael walked closer to her. Lark had left the room. Michael and Ivanka were the only two left inside the room. “You’re using him,” said Michael coldly. He stood beside Ivanka, but she did not look up at him. Despite this, she felt the atmosphere around them getting cold. She knew his expression must have turned as dark as thunderclouds. Even though no words came out of Michael’s mouth, he had brought out the meaning through his words. Ivanka used the people whom she found useful, includi
Rosie’s tone was serious and commanding. Ivanka was about to turn down her offer, but Rosie hung up. Rosie grinned happily at her end. Rosie understood Ivanka’s intention. Even though Ivanka and Michael were divorced, she knew Ivanka would still help Michael. Hence, Rosie called Ivanka to sound her out. Her plan seemed to have worked. When Ivanka and Michael returned home, Rosie would try to get them back together. She believed the duo could not get away from her “plan”. In order to ensure the duo would follow through with her words, Rosie WhatsApped Ivanka and Michael one after the other. Rosie: Iv, after Michael buys you the stuff, please take a photo for me to have a look. Rosie: Mic, if you refuse to follow my instructions, don’t come back to the Barkworth family’s mansion! When the duo saw Rosie’s messages, Ivanka did not know whether to laugh or cry. Michael showed Rosie’s message to Ivanka. Although he said nothing about it, his cold expression and pursed lips
With the ten-trillion-dollar Ganoderma nebula in hand and so many people staring at them, it was a wonder that this girl was still able to go shopping. No one would believe her if she said she was not a cunning person. But since she dared to do such a thing, she naturally had a plan in mind. This kind of courage and determination was not something that ordinary people would have. Although his men had not learned a single thing about Ivanka, he was certain that Ivanka was related to the woman in his memories… In the mall, after Michael swiped his card to make payment, Ivanka turned to look toward Evan. “Evan, is it all recorded?” “It’s all recorded and sent to Mdm. Barkworth,” Evan nodded and replied to Ivanka truthfully. Then, he passed the phone back to Michael. However, Ivanka was quicker and took it first. The chat was full of messages that Rosie had sent to Michael. Those messages were all along the lines of asking about Michael’s well-being, what he was doing, an
Evan clearly saw the coldness at the corner of the man’s mouth and the chilling indifference in his eyes. He felt that if Michael and Ivanka had not gotten divorced, they would have been a strong team. They would be invincible. In fact, they would be the perfect couple and the envy of all. Although they had joined forces in their current state, they were still keeping a distance between themselves. They were seated in the restaurant. Michael handed Ivanka the menu. “You order.” His irrefutable tone made her a little uncomfortable. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed that he was holding his phone horizontally. Michael did not meet her puzzled gaze either and said calmly, “Grandma wants to see. I’m recording a video for her.” Ivanka did not say anything, but she had opinions about that. For the sake of Rosie’s happiness, she could compromise and work together. But how long could she keep this act up with Michael? It was impossible for them to be together,
Evan only came to realize after Ivanka mentioned that Michael felt unwell because he was drinking. Michael was talking about being annoyed because Ivanka had already made things clear about them. However, Michael could never voice these thoughts to Ivanka. He was unsure exactly even why he was annoyed.When she heard Michael’s words, Ivanka’s face sank as she refuted him, “That’s fine. No one can be carefree all the time.”Michael did not answer again.Next to him, Evan agreed with this statement in his heart. That was right. No one could be carefree all the time. After the treatment, Ivanka went to check how the medication dosage preparation was going. After they had finished preparing the dosage, Ivanka took it over to him. “Take the medicine and go to sleep. Evan, keep an eye on him. Call me if anything happens.” “Okay, Ms. Lane,” Evan agreed. After Ivanka left, only Michael and Evan were left inside the living room. Evan did not dare to look at Michael. He knew th
Ivanka obeyed him and walked over to Michael. Michael helped her straighten her skirt. She knew that Michael was helping her. So, she was happy to cooperate and put up a show with him in front of people. Alexander stood still and did not move. Of course, he saw this very clearly. However, his smile did not waver because of this. Instead, it even got wider. “Ms. Lane, since you aren’t interested right now, I’ll come over again later.” With that, Alexander turned around and left. He did not hang around. Ivanka’s eyes narrowed slightly. She would never believe that Alexander would walk away just like that. There was no telling what other tricks he would pull. She did not want to be the center of attention by wearing the same colors as Alexander either. “Evan, could you… Forget it, it’s nothing.” Ivanka was about to ask Evan to contact the other party and send over another set of clothing. But just as the words reached her tongue, she remembered something. Since Alexan
“Ms. Ivanka Lane, it is fate that we met each other. Out of the millions of people in the world, our paths crossed, and tonight, we met again. I would like to invite you to a dance. Will you care to dance with me?” Under everyone’s gaze, Alexander slowly walked toward the center of the stage and stopped there. He had a microphone in his hand and was facing Ivanka’s direction. The obvious smile on the corner of his mouth was sinister. The moment she looked up, her eyes just happened to meet his. She sensed it. There was danger deep in his eyes… But before she could dwell on it, the man took the microphone and continued. “Ms. Lane, if you’re willing to have this dance with me and fulfill my heart’s desire, I’ll fulfill one of your heart’s desires as well. I’ll tell you about the woman behind all this.” Everyone was puzzled. What was up with this man? If he wanted to ask that beautiful woman for a dance, he should not have brought up any other woman. Or was this woman invol
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