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
Ivanka looked at the man on the stage indifferently. She saw that he was confident that she would agree and said coldly, “We’re not close. There’s no need for this.” Alexander’s eyes turned dark again. But with his mask on, he gave off a sense of mystery. In addition to the control he had on himself, the others could not see the pressure he was emitting. Just as everyone was wondering if he would do something out of anger, Alexander slowly walked off the stage. Some of them felt like they were in the way and immediately stepped back to make room for him. Soon, he walked up to Ivanka and Michael. Michael was still holding Ivanka’s waist. Ivanka could feel the cold chill coming from Michael’s body. He might have felt a blow to his self-esteem since she was his plus-one, and some other man had publicly coveted her.She unsuccessfully tried to break free. She stared at Alexander uncomfortably. This time, Alexander did not look at Ivanka, but instead, his gaze landed on Mic
Michael pursed his lips and took the initiative to apologize to Ivanka.Ever since they got back from Mirvania, Michael’s attitude toward her had toned down considerably compared to the past. Michael had indeed changed a lot.However, even though he changed, they could not live a honeymoon life like other couples and spouses.Ivanka corrected him. “Micheal, we can’t put it that way. No one expected this change. We came here on Grandma’s behalf with all our blessings. But we did not expect this wedding to go south. I’ll admit that my emotions were somewhat affected when I saw something like this.” “But, what’s the main issue? I think that I’m tired. I wish you wouldn’t pursue me so tightly. Let’s part while we are on good terms. I know that you know what that phrase means.”As she said that, Ivanka saw the flight attendant walk over.She waved toward the flight attendant, who then gently bent down and smiled at her nicely. “Hello ma’am, what can I do for you?” “Hello, can you c
Naturally, Ivanka and Michael could not get involved to clear the mess after that. It was almost time for them to return as well.“You’re leaving before I can thank you.” Candice took Ivanka’s hand. She was grateful from the bottom of her heart.“I originally came to attend the wedding, but I didn’t expect to witness it take such a turn. I’ll have to go back and explain to Grandma about it.” Ivanka said with a smile.Candice hurriedly nodded and smiled. She looked at Ivanka and said, “Ivanka, send my regards to Grandma. After things are settled over here, I will definitely go visit her.”Ivanka smiled. “Then it’s a deal.”“It’s a deal.”… On the airplane, Ivanka’s mood was down the entire time.Michael spoke to her several times and did not get any response. He frowned slightly when he saw that Ivanka was about to sleep. He directly pulled her hand.Ivanka immediately tried to pull her hand back but she was not as strong as him. She opened her eyes and looked at him unhappily
Just as he was about to say something else, a clear voice suddenly spoke.“I told them to play it. Is there a problem?”The crowd looked for the voice and saw Candice in a white dress. She looked serene and cool. It was a different kind of beauty.But this was not a wedding. It was obviously a funeral.Everyone looked at the heroine who was supposed to appear today. Shock crossed their eyes. It looked like the bride found out about their despicable deed. Immediately after, the bride said in a mocking voice once again, “Leonardo, how does it feel to lose your reputation? You experienced it before me. Do you like the wedding gift I gave you?”Candice looked at him. Her brow was calm and void of emotion.Leonardo was already extremely cranky. In a way, he was at the end of his rope. He looked at her incredulously. “What do you mean by that?!” Candice sneered. “I didn’t mean anything by that. Just letting everyone present witness and see clearly for themselves what mangy dogs d
At that moment, there was a crazy video rolling on the big screen. The video was unsightly. The man and woman on the bed were “wrestling” frantically with the woman’s coquettish voice calling out at the same time. Also, the facilities here were top notch and equipped with 3D surround sound. The guests had no idea what to do when they heard.Some of the sharp-eyed guests spotted the man and woman in the video in a single glance. “My goodness! Aren’t these two the groom, Leonardo, and the bride’s best friend Jennifer?!”The moment these words came out, it instantly set off an uproar!Jennifer was instantly dumbfounded when she saw the video! But the next moment she screamed in panic. “Turn it off! Turn it off! It’s not me at all!” It was just that, not only were her shouts futile, but she felt the contemptuous disdainful glances thrown at her from all sides!She could even feel like some of the men were undressing her with their eyes! She was screaming! “Turn it off! Turn
When she put on makeup, her features looked even more exquisite. She looked sharper. Michael’s gaze paused for a moment. Why had he not realized it in the past? Ivanka glanced at him and spoke directly. “I’m good to go. Let’s go there now?” “Yes.” Michael quickly collected his thoughts and rushed to the wedding venue with her. There were a lot of guests. Those who came were all the city’s upper-class people and everyone was open and relaxed. They were able to navigate their way in a situation like this and take the opportunity to meet more work partners.The groom also weaved in and out of the crowd. He was beaming and full of life.Jennifer was with him. The two of them were welcoming the guests together. Those who did not know any better might even think that the two of them were the new couple. Everyone arrived one after another. It was just that… Only the bride and Jarek were missing.The crowd could not help but be a little confused. Right among the murmuring
Of course, he was referring to Jarek, who was screaming on the ground. Ivanka and Michael’s eyes met across the distance. They exchanged a look with each other. In the end, they chose to stay out of it. What should have been done was done. No matter the outcome, it was Candice’s own choice. Michael took a step back and came to Ivanka’s side. “Thanks.” Candice stared at Ivanka and sincerely thanked her once again. She was not stupid, so naturally, she could see that her cousin greatly respected his wife’s opinion. On the other hand, Ivanka was highly self-sufficient.Not long after, the security guards came and took Jarek away. After Candice said goodbye to the two, she left in the opposite direction.Ivanka and Michael went back to their rooms together.On the way back, Ivanka’s brows remained furrowed, and Michael turned to look at her. “Still worried about her?”Ivanka’s eyes flashed, then she looked at Michael and said softly, “Do you think that she will be soft-h
Leonardo had always been a perfect boyfriend. He was so perfect and seemed to have been specially made for Candice. Candice used to find it suspicious. But she dared not probe further into her own suspicions. Since things had turned out like so, she had no choice but to confront it. Candice’s heart was filled with a slew of anxiousness and complications. Despite this, she held back her emotions. Without further hesitation, she lifted the blanket and got down from the bed. She walked to the room next door. Ivanka gave Michael a look so that he would bring Jarek along. Michael was amused. He believed Ivanka must have treated him as her bodyguard. She was the first woman who had dared to give him an order. Despite this, Michael did as he was told. After all, Ivanka was not supposed to get involved in all this in the first place. It was all about the Barkworth family’s business. When Michael confronted Jarek, Michael’s temper instantly turned foul. He glared at Jarek.
Bam! The room door was kicked open all of a sudden. Michael was the one who kicked the door open. The man in the formal suit had just taken off half of his pants when Michael entered the room. Michael exuded an air of standoffishness. The man looked dumbfounded. He did not know if he should put back on his pants or remove them. Ivanka was behind Michael. He did not let her enter the room. “On the count of three, put your pants on, or else—” Michael did not finish his sentence, but the man in the formal suit was so scared that his entire body trembled. The man knew that if he did not act as he was told, he would lose his d*ck. So the man quickly put his pants on comically. While Michael was entering the room, Ivanka followed him. She ignored the man in the formal suit and went to the bed where Candice was laying. They had made quite a commotion when they entered the room. Despite this, Candice laid motionlessly on the bed. Apparently, she had been drugged. It l
Jennifer took the man to Candice in the middle of the night. Things did not seem good. Ivanka knew something bad was going to befall Candice. She was about to follow them when someone behind her abruptly stopped her. Ivanka’s eyes flew wide open. Her scream got stuck in her throat. The man’s large hand had covered her mouth. At the same time, a familiar smell entered her nostrils, and she gave up trying to let go of herself from the man’s grasp. “Why are you giving up so easily?” As expected, Ivanka heard a familiar voice. She turned around and saw Michael’s playful smile. “I know it’s you, so there’s no need to keep trying to free myself,” answered Ivanka truthfully. “How did you know it’s me?” Her answer piqued his interest. Ivanka was about to explain when a thought struck her mind. After that, she kept quiet. “It’s a secret.” Before Michael could continue the topic, Ivanka decided to skip and end it by asking, “You saw everything. What do you think about it?”