Laura was shocked to see Jonah behave like that. Feeling wronged, she looked down. “I saw you meet with an accident from the live broadcast, so I immediately came to look after you. Jonah, don’t stare at me like this. I’m scared. I don’t mean anything else.” Upon hearing that, Jonah frowned deeper. His expression turned absolutely dark. He wondered if Laura had claimed herself as his fiancee in front of Ivanka. If that was the case, it meant that Margaret already recognized Laura as her daughter-in-law. With those thoughts in his mind, Jonah could no longer contain himself and yelled at Laura, “Get out now! I don’t want to see you ever again!” Jonah pointed at the door angrily. This was Margaret and Laura’s first time seeing him lose his composure. Although Margaret disliked Laura, she was even angrier that Jonah cared so much for Ivanka. Before she said anything, Laura sobbed. “Jonah, why are you yelling at me? You hated to see me, but I love you with all my heart. Iva
Jonah remained silent. He understood what Margaret had told him. But he could not bear to give up on Ivanka and kept a distance from her. What was wrong with dating a divorced woman? After all, he loved Ivanka, not her past. Besides, time would tell what sort of person she was. Even though Ivanka still had some feelings for Michael, they were divorced. As long as Jonah worked harder, he believed he still stood a chance of winning her heart. ... Meanwhile, Ivanka and Michael had already arrived at their destination. At the sight of the wide variety of haute couture, Ivanka was too lazy to pick them. “Give me something simple. I don’t want a superfluous gown. My makeup can be as simple as it can be.” Before the retailer said anything, Ivanka heard a female voice. “Show me the gowns on this side. I want designer gowns.” Upon hearing her calm tone with a tinge of aloofness, Ivanka found the female voice to be very familiar. The moment she turned around, she saw Tany
While saying this, Michael pulled Ivanka backward. Ivanka did not behave indifferently toward Michael in front of Tanya and Blake. Upon hearing Michael’s words, Tanya’s heart skipped a beat. She stared at Michael incredulously. She had no choice but to bring Edward’s name up. “Mr. Barkworth, you’ve locked me up once. We’re in Bostone now. Even if you refuse to show me some respect, you can at least show my father some respect. He’s been admitted to the hospital. Are you going to quit doing this only if he dies right in your face?” Tanya stared at Michael with indignation. She used to fall head over heels in love with him. But since the incident, she stood no chance. Nonetheless, Michael was undaunted. He scorned, “What does your family’s life and death have anything to do with me? It’s all because you asked for it.” Right after he blurted out the words, Tanya fell speechless. Meanwhile, Blake narrowed his eyes. He slowly walked forward and stopped in front of Tanya.
Blake grabbed Tanya’s hand and returned to the outlet. But Tanya refused to follow him. She interrupted him impatiently, “Blake, stop being a clown! You know what sort of person Michael was. Ivanka is not someone to mess around too. If she was able to obtain all the surveillance cameras inside Kingzillion Casino and help from its owner, she’s certainly not an ordinary woman.” Ivanka was indeed not an ordinary woman. This was especially so when Michael sided with her. Both of them made a strong team. Blake did not continue. In Mirvania, he was the one who gave his orders to others to act for him. He had returned to Bostone with Tanya to help her. He could not bear to see her suffer. Besides, he also wanted to avenge what Michael had done to him. Blake could not put up with the way Michael had treated them. Since Tanya had left, Blake had no choice but to go after her. After pausing for a moment, a hint of malice darted across Blake’s eyes, and he said, “They came to the
Michael had told Ivanka he would not attend the reunion banquet. But he had abruptly changed his mind. Hence, Ivanka believed he had a plan that needed her cooperation. Michael denied it. “Must I attend the banquet only if I’ve got a plan for it? Can’t I attend it simply because I want to follow you where you go?” Ivanka fell speechless. She was speechless, especially with the words “follow you where you go”. She sighed and shook her head. “Michael, if somebody else heard what you said, they would think that you‘re my lackey.” “If we remarry, I don’t mind being your lackey.” Upon hearing this, Ivanka stared at Michael dumbfoundedly. Ivanka was certain that her mind was not playing tricks on her. She heard the words clearly from Michael. Michael stood right in front of her. Ivanka felt incredulous. “Michael, are you being serious? Are you truly able to make such a huge sacrifice for Grandma’s sake?” Michael fell speechless. It was as if Ivanka had not heard any of
If Jonah was in a dispirited state and needed Ivanka to treat him, would their association with each other become a lifelong affair?Ivanka keenly sensed Michael’s hidden meaning. She believed he had read too much into her words. She blurted out, “Michael, there’s no point arguing with me about this. Even if I really give in and be together with Jonah, that’s my choice. I hope I’ve made myself clear about our relationship.” There was no point repeating herself. Michael was so agitated that he grabbed her shoulders. He made himself clear and said, “No way! If that really happens to Jonah, I’ll do everything I can to destroy your relationship! I can’t watch you heading on a path to self-destruction without doing anything. You’re not an idiot. Don’t do that!” There was a tinge of anxiousness in Michael’s tone. Ivanka was stunned. She stared at him incredulously. She wondered. “Is he caring about me? Is he worrying that I will suffer in the future?” For a moment, she really th
“Good.” Katiana nodded and said nothing else. After Chiara put on her makeup, Katiana had Chiara wrap one arm around her before taking her out. Meanwhile, Ivanka tried on the white haute couture that Michael had given her. The haute couture fitted her nicely. After dressing up and putting on the heels, jewelry, and makeup, she departed to the Levine family’s residence together with Michael. The banquet started at 7 p.m.. By the time they reached their destination, many guests had already arrived. They exchanged pleasantries and toasted one another. The atmosphere was very lively. When Michael showed up, some of them recognized him and surrounded him. “Good evening, Mr. Barkworth.” “Good evening, Mrs. Barkworth.” Some of them assumed Michael and Ivanka had remarried. Hence, they addressed Ivanka as Mrs. Barkworth. Upon hearing how they had addressed her, Ivanka did not know if she should laugh or cry. She thought. “Was it simply because of the angle of the photos tak
Ivanka and Michael were getting remarried! By the time Rosie visited them, it would have turned into reality! However, Michael had remained silent. This made Ivanka so furious that she wanted to stab him ruthlessly with a syringe a couple more times. Gosh, this b*stard was just so good at pretending and scheming. However, when she thought about how the wounds on Michael’s body had not healed completely yet, Ivanka kept her temper in check and suppressed the fire that was rushing up her head. “I’m going to take a break now. You should go socialize…” “Attention, everyone.” Ivanka was about to say something when a middle-aged woman spoke up not far away. She saw an affluent lady in a green dress. She slowly walked onto the stage. She took the microphone and faced the crowd from the stage. “I’m very glad that everyone came here for my sake. This is my long-lost youngest daughter, Melanie Levine. Everyone, have fun tonight. My daughter will enter Levine’s Group as an intern.
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