“Get lost!”Before Laura could say another word, Jonah snapped at her with a frown.His expression was cold and stern. He looked furious.It was the first time Jonah had ever scolded Laura like this. Even when he did not like her before, he always showed her some respect, whether in private or in front of others. But at that moment, he was yelling at her in front of everyone, especially Ivanka, the person she hated most!In an instant, Laura lost her composure and started sobbing loudly. “Jon, how can you treat me like this? I’ve devoted myself completely to you! I’d die for you. What could this divorced woman do for you?”She then added hysterically, “She’ll only hurt you if she stays with you. She brings you nothing but trouble. She even made you turn against Margaret. What’s so great about Ivanka?”She knew she might not be the smartest, but she was not stupid. She could tell how much Margaret hated her, how Jonah kept his distance, and how he looked at her with disgust at t
Ivanka realized a bad phenomenon. When she inserted the syringe into Jonah’s skin, blood began to ooze out of it. Ivanka instantly took measures. She wiped away his blood with a cotton ball before inserting the syringe into his skin again. He did not bleed a lot, so she continued to administer the medicine. Although it was a natural phenomenon, it had never happened before whenever she gave him a jab in the past. Ivanka observed his condition while giving him the injection. She pressed his calf and asked with concern, “Do you feel pain?” Jonah shook his head. “I feel something, but it doesn’t hurt.” The pain which he felt was most likely a nerve reflex. This complication could be due to the pain he felt when the weight of the car fell on him during the car accident together with the treatment given after the surgery. Based on Jonah’s current situation, Ivanka had to follow up on him closely. “As for your mom, you need to ensure that she won’t show up at this time. I
Right after Ivanka left, Margaret returned. Margaret realized everything when Ivanka drove off. Based on the timeline, she finally figured out the real reason Jonah had told her to handle some work in the company. It was too late for Margaret to call out to Ivanka. Hence, she immediately went to Jonah. She spoke without hesitation, and her tone was harsh. “You wanted Ivanka to come over to you. Is that why you asked me to handle the work in the company?” “Yes.” Since Margaret had figured it out, Jonah had no intention to hide the truth from her anymore. He said, “She’ll come at this time daily in the days ahead. If you don’t want to see her, you can leave. I don’t want to watch her being mistreated.” Jonah said with determination. His eyes were filled with resoluteness. Margaret noticed all this. He had quarreled with her many times because of Ivanka. For that particular instance, he spoke to her mercilessly. Margaret thought she had been acting like a clown all the
It was as though Ivanka and Michael were a loving couple, and Michael had waited for her for a long time. Soon, she recovered her senses. When she saw the delectable food on the table, she could not help but ask with a frown, “Aren’t you not feeling well?” How was it possible for a sick man to prepare a table of food? Michael said, “Evan helped me buy the food. I won’t stay here for free.” “What a waste of his talent.” Ivanka put down her bag. She went to the kitchen and washed her hands. She was famished. She noticed a problem. She saw Michael staring at her while remaining motionless. “Aren’t you eating the food? Why do you keep staring at me?” Michael shook his head. “I’m not hungry. Staring at you alone can make me full. Did Margaret make things difficult for you when you were at the Sadler family’s mansion?” It was rare to see Michael show his concern for her. Although it was too late, Ivanka did not want to argue with him. She treated him as a friend. Wi
Ivanka was stunned. She wondered what sort of mindset Michael had. Then, she stared at him in puzzlement. The next moment, Michael revealed his inner thoughts to her. “I don’t want to cause you trouble by becoming a burden to you. As for Jonah, if his condition worsens, he needs to be bound in the wheelchair for the rest of his life. If you keep visiting him, Margaret won’t show her respect for you. “Moreover, who are you to stay around Jonah and take care of him?” “I’ll stay around him as his caregiver. I can’t possibly watch him die in front of me without doing anything.” Ivanka pursed her lips while shrugging her shoulders in resignation. The next moment, Michael said in a creepy tone, “Before my condition becomes that bad and if you haven’t finished treating Jonah, I’ll take him away.” At that moment, Ivanka noticed a hint of ruthlessness in Michael’s eyes. She figured out his meaning and shouted, “Michael, are you crazy?! Why are you being so weird?” It was unhin
It would have been better had Mindy not asked Michael about his progress with Ivanka. When she asked about it, he felt frustrated the moment he recalled his relationship with Ivanka. There was a hint of disappointment in his tone. “No progress.” Upon hearing his statement, Mindy’s expression instantly turned stiff. “If there’s no progress between you and Ivanka, what are you still waiting for? If you look for another girl, Samuel and Rosie won’t dispute it.” Mindy was unhappy with this. Upon hearing this, Michael frowned and made himself clear. “No one else can be like Ivanka. Mom, why are you attempting to interfere with my love life?” Although Mindy disliked Ivanka, she did not cross the boundary by butting into their affairs too much. But her words upset Michael. Mindy felt so depressed as if a heavy weight was pressing against her chest. She then blurted out sulkily, “That’s because I want you to stop wasting time on things that are impossible to happen. Haven’t you h
His pulse rate was the same as before. Although his pulse rate was not very steady, he was not too weak either. To put it bluntly, he would not die so soon yet. Ivanka glanced at him and said disdainfully, “You’re just imagining it in your psyche.”While speaking, she pulled her hand away from his wrist. After feeling the warmth from her fingers for a moment, Michael felt slightly disappointed when she pulled her hand away from his wrist. He pursed his lips. He was about to say something, but Ivanka interrupted, “If you really can’t sleep well, you can ask Evan to bring those things along.” Michael shook his head. He looked like he was at a loss. “I don’t know what those things are that you’re referring to.” Ivanka could not help but let out a bark of laughter and teased him, “If you know what they are, you wouldn’t have been staying here with me.” Right after she finished her sentence, Ivanka called Evan. In the meantime, she WhatsApped him a list of all the necessary med
Ivanka was speechless. She wondered. “If he’s not used to staying in my house, how did he fall asleep last night? Why didn’t he tell me anything about it yesterday?” Ivanka could not figure out Michael’s train of thought. Whenever she wanted to talk nicely with him, he often made her mood turn foul. Ivanka sighed. “If you’re not used to it, you can always go home. Or, you can go to the hospital. This is my new house. I didn’t renovate it according to your taste and preference. It’s only normal that you can’t get used to a new environment. “You mentioned that I can chat with you or share with you some stories. Before that happens, could you please check the time now? “It’s almost 12 a.m.. Do you have any conceptual ideas about such an hour?”It was almost midnight. Michael had insomnia, so he could not sleep and thus, he did not need to go back to the company to handle his job. But Ivanka still needed to. Michael pursed his lips. When he noticed her impatient look, warmth
“One more thing, these are my team members. They’ve seen firsthand how you’ve tried to suppress me all the time. A little payback from them isn’t exactly unjustified, don’t you think?”Before Mandy could say anything, Candice turned to the employee and instructed firmly, “Call security. Have them escort her out of the building. Make sure she doesn’t take anything that doesn’t belong to her. Thoroughly check her devices for any company files.”Mandy completely lost her composure and started yelling.“Who do you think you are to treat me like this? You’re just riding on Ivanka’s coattails! Everyone knows how someone so young became CEO. And you? Are you sticking by her? You’re no better than… Argh!”Before Mandy could finish her tirade, Candice delivered a resounding slap across her face.Not far away, Ivanka, who had come out after hearing the commotion to see if she needed to step in, slowed her steps. While leaning casually against a nearby column, she watched Candice handle the
“I understand what you mean now.” Candice’s cheeks flushed with excitement. The gloom that had previously clouded her was swept away.Her joy was genuine. She said, “In three months’ time, I’ll secure this position and prove to you and the board that your decision was the right one.”With that, Candice stood, gave Ivanka a respectful bow, and left the office.Ivanka watched her leave with a smile.All was good.While the two of them were in good spirits, someone else’s mood was far from pleasant.Mandy returned to her office, humiliated, to pack her belongings.If she could turn back time, she might have chosen not to come at all. The shame she endured was beyond anything she could have imagined.Somehow, word of what happened in the conference room had leaked. Perhaps Ivanka had orchestrated it.When she arrived at her office, she was not surprised to see all her belongings stuffed into a tattered, broken box.The box had been placed right outside her office door. It was a
“Mr. Clarke, if you don’t like my decision and want to change it, you’ll have to take my position first to do so. Now, if you’ll excuse me.”With those words, Ivanka coolly left the meeting room.Candice, though initially taken aback by the sudden turn of events, quickly adjusted to her new role. Turning to Mandy, she said, “Ms. Cruella, please ensure your office is cleared in three days, as I will be moving in.”With that, she too left the room.After they left, the meeting room erupted into chaos, with arguments flying back and forth. However, the outcome was already sealed. Ferris was powerless to change it.Though he still had cards to play, he was not about to waste them on Mandy.Sure enough, by the afternoon, employees spotted Mandy packing her belongings and leaving in disgrace.Candice, though initially satisfied, could not help but feel uneasy. After thinking it over, she decided to speak with Ivanka. And so, at that moment, she was standing in front of the door to t
Ferris was panicking at the moment. He shot Mandy a disappointing and furious glare.It was one thing for her to embezzle funds, it was another for her to get caught.How foolish!Feeling the weight of Ferris’s gaze, Mandy instinctively lowered her head.That only made Ferris more enraged.She had caused all this trouble, and he had to clean up the mess.Ivanka ignored them and turned to the other shareholders. She sharply said, “Tell me, how can someone like her hold the position of project director in our company, yet Candice can’t even be promoted to team leader?”Mandy had been personally hired by Ferris, so Ivanka criticizing her in front of everyone was effectively a direct slap to his face.That naturally made Ferris extremely uncomfortable.His expression turned even darker.“In my opinion, it’s true Mandy shouldn’t have done that, but she’s been in this position for so long. While she doesn’t have achievements, she’s at least put in the effort. How about this, let’s
However, her smile did not reach her eyes.Mandy stood frozen. She was too scared to drink the water or take a seat. Just like that, she was ignored. The atmosphere was awkward. She could only cast a pleading glance toward Ferris for support.Ferris, who was standing near her, cleared his throat and said, “That’s right. Ms. Ivanka, Ms. Cruella is right. This isn’t in line with proper procedures.”Ivanka maintained her enigmatic smile. Her index finger tapped lightly on the table. It was impossible to guess what was going through her mind.She glanced around the room. “What do the rest of you think?”She sounded like she was seeking opinions, but the weight of her presence was intimidating. No one dared to answer.Just as Ferris was about to say something, Ivanka picked up Mandy’s report and tossed it onto the floor.It happened too fast. Everyone was stunned by her action. Even Ferris was caught off guard.Mandy’s face turned pale.“Rules are made by people. Besides, Cand
“Please start.” Ivanka nodded. Mandy glanced at Ferris and then at Ivanka. She did not dare to speak.It was obvious that she did not want to offend either side.But she had received a lot of favors being under Ferris over the years, so naturally she did not dare to disobey him.Ferris felt like he was getting the upper hand again, and he was a lot more cheerful. His expression seemed to say, “Look, this is my staff. Look at how they listen to me and not you. You’re nothing much as the chairman. Who are you here, Ivanka?”The anger from before had completely disappeared. He said calmly, “You really don’t get the hint. If Ms. Lane lets you speak, you should just speak.”Although he sounded like he was scolding her, anyone could hear from Ferris’s tone that he was not complaining. He was gloating.Some shareholders did not want to be caught up in the mess and lowered their heads.Others wanted to see where things went.In a way, he was asserting dominance over Ivanka. Everyone wa
Ivanka suggested to Candice to go home and rest.But Candice still refused.She said, “The contract will be done soon. I’ll be able to rest properly and have peace of mind sooner when it’s finalized.”Ivanka relented. She only said that if she felt discomfort in any way, she must tell her immediately.Candice nodded her head and took note.Ivanka gripped the steering wheel tightly. She felt guilty.Candice was already in such a state, but she still insisted on working. Her reason there was not only to repay Ivanka but also to realize her own self-worth.But Ferris kept getting in the way of that report.It was really upsetting.Ivanka also secretly made it a point to get the report passed on that day.The car reached the company. Ivanka went upstairs with Candice together. Ivanka also personally helped Candice to her workstation.Despite Candice’s repeated refusals, Ivanka was very insistent.She wanted to demonstrate to everyone that she had Candice’s back. If anyone wante
Ivanka noticed that the distance between the both of them were a little too close. She moved a little to the side as a form of silent resistance to Micheal’s behavior.Michael only felt lonely for a moment. But he then quickly returned to normal as if nothing had happened.“Candice hasn’t finished giving her statement yet. I know you have to keep her company today, but I don’t agree that you should just sleep here. I’ve booked a hotel in the neighborhood. In a moment, I’ll explain to the people from the police station and send the two of you there.” Ivanka seemed to be a little hesitant.Michael said, “It’s just nearby. It’s about a kilometre away. I’ve reserved two rooms. So, if we need to rush over at night, we can just come over together again. Besides, if you sleep in the lounge for the night, both of you will catch a cold.”Ivanka hesitated and finally nodded.She thanked him and turned to go into the lounge to wake Candice up.Michael’s voice called out from behind her.
The two looked at each other and spoke a name. “Ferris Clark.”“Ferris Clark.” Michael laughed first. Ivanka followed suit. “Speaking of which, it actually has something to do with me. When Candice came, everyone knew I brought her in. When she first came in because she did not have any experience, she was only offered a position as an intern team leader. She thought that she would be transferred to a permanent position after she did a good job. But her report never passed after that. It was stuck in Ferris’s hands. “I will go to the board of directors tomorrow and continue to submit the report. This time it will have to be passed no matter what. I will also take the opportunity to find an excuse to test Ferris. If it’s really him…” Ivanka did not finish speaking, but the ferocity in her eyes made Michael silently pray for Ferris in his heart.Ivanka changed her tone. “But if it’s not someone from Bostone, then we have to consider someone else.”The tacit understanding betwe