What of it?These people seemed to forget who Ivanka was and what she was capable of.Ivanka’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. There was a faintly mocking smile on her lips. “Well, it seems you might be disappointed. He’s not my representative.”The very next moment, Sandy strode in from outside the courtroom. With a confident smirk, she gave Ivanka a wink. “Sorry, the traffic was horrendous, but I’m here now.”While Ivanka could not represent herself in court, her best friend certainly could. Sandy’s brilliance was the talk of Boston. She had built a reputation on delivering victories in seemingly impossible cases. And for those who thought their earlier maneuvering would ensure Ferris and Mandy escaped sentencing, or that Jolie would remain unscathed? Dream on.The net was tightening, and it was the perfect time to reel it in.Sandy presented her arguments with precision and backed them up with substantial evidence. Every word she spoke as a gold-standard lawyer left
Michael pressed his lips together and shot Ivan a glare. “Do you think Ivanka would leave with Sandy if I already won her back?”“So you haven’t? Seriously, what have you been doing all this time? You and Ivanka disappeared for such a long time and returned together, yet you still haven’t gotten her back?”Ivan stared at Michael in disbelief while Michael’s expression turned chillingly grim. There was a gloomy, foreboding air about him.Ivan immediately realized what he had done.He had touched a sore spot!Michael snapped back immediately. “Well, I hadn’t seen you for a while. Have you gotten together with Sandy yet?”Ivan was speechless.Michael rolled his eyes at him. Since Ivan had not gotten his girl, who gave him the right to mock Michael?Without saying another word, Michael started walking and left Ivan behind. Ivan caught up to him. “The ladies have left, but we can go grab a bite. I haven’t eaten, and we haven’t been hanging out lately. You should treat me to a meal,
Sandy did not oppose Ivanka dating anyone after establishing her career. If Jonah was not injured, Sandy would approve of their relationship given how much he cared about Ivanka.However, Jonah was currently in a wheelchair, and Margaret loathed Ivanka. As for Michael, it did not matter that his family all wanted him to remarry Ivanka.After all, Michael had been a jerk to her in the past.Ivanka shook her head. Meanwhile, the waiter came over to serve them coffee.He placed each cup in front of each customer.Ivanka lifted hers and took a small sip. Then she said, “When I came back, Grandma and Candice helped me stabilize the situation at the company. I’m grateful to them. I cleaned up Lane’s Group by taking care of Ferris and making an example of him so the other shareholders wouldn’t dare try anything funny. There’s also our collaboration with Sadler’s Group. It’s time to kickstart it.”If she had not fallen into the sea and ended up on the island, their companies would have s
Sandy was a little frustrated and helpless. “It’s impossible for us to get together. What sort of relationship do you think we have? Don’t assume that we will end up dating just because Ivan spewed some nonsense in front of you, Iv.”As she spoke, she felt amused and baffled at the same.Not only was Ivan shameless, but he also liked to say nonsensical things. Perhaps he had even told his close friends about Sandy when she still had not agreed to date him.He might have helped her before, but it would not develop into a relationship.With that in mind, Sandy cussed Ivan out internally.Meanwhile, Ivan and Michael found a restaurant. As they walked up to the door, Ivan suddenly sneezed a few times. He rubbed his nose and grumbled quietly, “How strange. I don’t have a cold. Why did I sneeze so much?”“Isn’t it obvious? You must have done something bad and offended some people. That’s why they cuss you out behind your back!” Michael said coldly beside him.His words alerted Ivan. I
Ivanka tugged at Sandy and stopped her from arguing with the man.Pulling Sandy over and putting herself between the two of them, Ivanka gave a courteous but mirthless smile.“It has been a while indeed, Mr. George.”The man who just touched Ivanka’s shoulder was none other than Mr. George.After Michael and Ivanka drove him away outside the supermarket, Mr. George had not shown up for a long time.Later on, things happened at Lane’s Group, and they ended up stranded on the island, so they did not run into Mr. George.Yet, Ivanka suddenly bumped into him at the cafe. Although she felt rather surprised, she was mostly vigilant. Mr. George responded with a smile. There was a chilling glint in his eyes.“This time, there aren’t any cops around, right? Ms. Lane?”Ivanka knew that he was referring to their previous encounter outside the supermarket.Who would have thought that this man would hold a grudge for something like that?Ivanka smiled and snapped back undauntedly. “You’
Ivanka had expected this. Her heart sank.She looked up at Mr. George and tried to negotiate with him.“I’ll go with you alone. My friend has nothing to do with what happened between us, and she doesn’t know you personally.”Behind Ivanka, Sandy squeezed her hand. Ivanka’s expression remained unchanged as if she had not felt the squeeze.Mr. George laughed heartily and pointed at Ivanka. “Well, you’re such a good friend. But unfortunately—” His tone suddenly switched. “Neither of you are allowed to leave!”He raised his voice and attracted the gazes of everyone around them. They all gave him weird looks like they were watching a freak show. However, when Mr. George met their eyes, they all looked away.Allegedly, people who had killed before would reek of death. There was a murderous air about them.Even though Ivanka was not intimidated, she still felt uneasy standing beside Mr. George.“So, there’s no room for negotiation?”Ivanka’s tone did not sound as courteous as befor
“Boss, is this the woman you told us about? Do you need me to teach her a lesson first?”A man with a scar on his face walked over and bumped his fist against his palm. He seemed ready to beat Ivanka up as soon as Mr. George gave his order.Ivanka did not doubt that the man would do this. There was a murderous look in her eyes.Mr. George immediately stopped the man and patted him on the chest.“Hey, don’t be so violent. These two ladies are my guests. Didn’t I teach you how to treat a guest?”With that, Mr. George gave Sandy what he thought was an amiable smile.Little did he know, it was horrifying.He gestured to the van. “Please get into the vehicle, madam.”His burly subordinates also returned to the vans and left just two men outside the vehicles with Ivanka and Sandy. The men urged them to get in.Ivanka started walking but halted in her tracks.The men behind her immediately looked at her vigilantly.Ivanka blinked innocently. “You two can get in first. I want to sit
But it did not matter much to Mr. George.Ivanka managed to fool the man, but before she sighed in relief, he took out two black gunny sacks and said with a ferocious smile, “Please put these on, ladies.”Ivanka glanced at the gunny sack and sighed internally.She could not avoid being treated like that.Therefore, she did not hesitate to accept her fate because it was pointless to hum and haw.Ivanka took one of the gunny sacks and put it on Sandy. She adjusted it to make sure that her friend could breathe properly.Then Ivanka took the other one and put it on herself.The man flashed her an odd smile and said nothing.Ivanka shut her eyes with unease.…Meanwhile, Michael and Ivan went to a French restaurant, and Ivan was ordering.As he flipped through the menu, he said he would order the most expensive items and bankrupt Michael.Michael did not even react or look up from his phone as he tapped on the screen. He was waiting for Ivanka to contact him.Soon enough, he re
Ivanka remained in a daze. She struggled to get to Sandy.Candice could not stop her at all. She did not dare to use force on her, either. She was conflicted. Just then, Michael walked over with a fruit basket. When he saw Ivanka wanting to get out of bed, he rushed over in a couple of steps and single-handedly pulled Ivanka back into the hospital bed.Ivanka was still struggling to get on the floor. When Candice saw Michael come, she breathed out a sigh of relief.Michael frowned and stared at Ivanka. “Do you want to die?” It was the first time he was so fierce to Ivanka.Ivanka was stunned silent for a moment as she looked at Michael. There was not much emotion in her eyes. Michael sighed and said in a soft voice, “I know you’re worried right now, but Sandy is already in the ICU. I’ve found the best doctors. Trust me, okay?”Michael saw that Ivanka was in a daze and unresponsive, so he brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it. “Don’t worry about everything and leave it
Water. Endless water.It was as if Ivanka was trapped inside a tank of water. Everywhere she looked and her eyes and body touched, there was water.She tried to find a way out, but could not.Slowly, her breath was taken away.Ivanka held her neck, desperately trying to breathe and failing.She could even count the seconds by.“Huff—”Ivanka opened her eyes suddenly, accompanied by a violent gasping sound. It sounded a bit like a drowning person who had been inside the sea by a wave and lapped ashore again. This was a person who had escaped by chance and was finally able to breathe fresh air. “You’re awake!”In her ears, a familiar voice rang out, and only then did Ivanka’s somewhat blurred vision begin to focus.A somewhat unfamiliar ceiling. Her nostrils filled with the unpleasant smell of disinfectant. Next to her was an anxious Candice.“I…” Ivanka tried to speak, but it was as if her voice was not her own. As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was like porcelain s
After all, when they ate breakfast, Jimothy was not there. She thought he had left first.It was only at this time that she realized that he had not left, and was still standing right behind Candice. The look in his eyes when he looked at Candice was in no way innocent.Ivanka’s and Sandy’s gazes were sharp, so Jimothy smiled slightly at the two of them and nodded.Ivanka also nodded politely at him in return.Afterward, his eyes were glued to Candice again. The two of them would whisper from time to time as if no one else was there. So, they did seem a bit like a young couple.When Michael saw Ivanka look at someone else, he probably felt very irritated. Then he coughed twice.Ivanka gave Michael a strange look. Michael explained without batting an eye, “Sorry, I guess I have a bit of a cold.”Sandy could not help but start chatting with Ivanka.“I say, this Jimothy is interested in Candice.”Ivanka did not say anything and smiled.Obviously, she thought so too.The reason
None of the previous questions were the ones she wanted to ask. The one she really wanted to ask was the last one. Ivanka understood this clearly. After answering the previous question, Coco nodded with a look of realization. She took Ivanka’s hand and shook it in a friendly manner.If other people saw this, they might even think that they were sisters.“Ms. Iv, you still know the best, you’re also meticulous enough to remember all of this. It’s no wonder Grandma told me to learn more from you.”Ivanka was also smiling, but her smile was a little forced.Coco seemed like she was complimenting her. But in reality, it was a roundabout way of saying that she and Rosie had a good relationship.Although she knew that there was something fishy going on, Ivanka could not help but feel her skin crawl when Coco said this.When she saw the unnatural expression on Ivanka’s face, Coco knew that her purpose had been achieved, and she immediately asked, “Didn’t you say that you’re going to c
She could not explain it all in such a short moment. Then Coco was also eyeing the situation with a fierce and intense look. It was hard to say it out loud.Candice suddenly understood. The meal was somewhat silent. Ivanka especially felt very uncomfortable.She kept feeling like she was being stared at all the time, and such a stare made her feel very uncomfortable.Coco’s seemingly elusive eyes kept looking toward Ivanka, afraid that she would say something to Michael.Under Coco’s intense gaze, Ivanka could not find a chance to speak.They ate the meal in silence. Sandy and Ivan did not come until the end.In the end, it was Candice who spoke. Otherwise, the meal would probably have been spent in silence.“Why don’t we soak in a private bath after our nap? We can still make it back in the evening.”Ivanka nodded noncommittally.Michael looked at Ivanka and was a little surprised. “Didn’t you say you want to rest for a while longer? Why are you suddenly in such a hurry aga
Ivanka still felt that she should talk to Michael about this matter.The thought weighed her down with worry. After thinking about it, Ivanka still wanted to talk to Candice about this matter in advance.As soon as the call connected, Ivanka began to talk about this matter.At the door, Coco had wanted to come and return the cleanser. She stared at it with a wry smile. It contained some small gifts that she had carefully prepared. Although it was not so bad that Ivanka would be disfigured, it was good enough to make her unable to see anyone for a couple of weeks.Coco put away her smile. Her hand had just touched the doorknob when she heard a voice from inside.The door was of good quality, and the soundproofing was naturally good. So Coco could only hear some of it in bits and pieces.But it was what she heard that made her a little surprised and even more fearful.Vaguely, she could hear Ivanka say something about Grandma, something wrong, witches, and the like.Coco was ho
The next day, Ivanka woke up early.Probably because of the hot spring yesterday, she woke up refreshed today and did not sleep in.A glance at the time told her it was around 7 a.m.. She sent a message to the group and received plenty of responses. Ivanka: Does anyone want to go for breakfast together?[Me.][Me too.] … It seemed that everyone was up. Ivanka smiled. Soaking in the hot springs really did help improve blood circulation. The group agreed to meet in the lobby downstairs at 7:30 a.m.. Ivanka washed up first. After washing up, she called Rosie, mainly to talk about Coco. The phone rang for a while before it connected. Mrs. Ruth answered it, but she sounded a bit strange.Ivanka did not suspect anything amiss. “Mrs. Ruth, is Grandma awake? Let her answer the phone.” Mrs. Ruth sounded troubled. After a pause, she seemed ready to speak.Rosie’s voice came from the other end. In the next second, the phone sounded like it had been snatched away. “It’s me.
But Ivan did not have the heart to entertain her. His mind was filled with images of Sandy’s razor-sharp gaze at him when she left. As such, he felt absolutely annoyed. As the organizer of the event, Ivanka could not bear to watch the event fall into this state. Hence, she asked everyone to return to their rooms. “You can ask for a room service to deliver the meals to your doorstep. It’s late now. Take a good rest.” Ivanka forced herself to remain calm when she said that. After she finished her sentence, she yawned. With that, everyone left. Jimothy sent Candice home. Ivan and Michael left together. Meanwhile, Ivanka stayed around with Coco. After all, they stayed together. They did not talk to each other on the way. Michael deliberately walked behind Ivanka. He wanted to guard her until she returned to the hotel safely. Ivan whispered to him, “Have I done something wrong?” He mumbled to himself. Michael ignored him. They just kept walking. ... When they arriv
Ivanka turned to Michael and thanked him in a whisper. Then she gathered her clothes. While waiting for Ivan, the wind blew directly toward them, and it was really cold. Ivanka stared at Michael. He only wore a wool sweater, so she asked gently, “Aren’t you cold?” Michael shook his head. He pulled out a stool and sat beside Ivanka. When he pulled out the stool, it released a piercing sound. Michael looked at Ivanka apologetically. Her eyes had flown wide open. Sandy was about to fall asleep and woke up in a startle to the sound. She then looked at her watch. It was already 11:30 p.m.. They had already waited for 30 minutes. Ivan was a man. Did he need to take so long to get ready? He was not even a lady. There was no need for him to blow his hair dry. While Sandy seethed in anger, Ivan finally packed up and walked out. At that moment, Candice looked slightly awake. Jimothy was beside her, and he stared at her without blinking even once. Candice stroked her face. “Is