Ivanka nodded and said nothing. She appeared to be at ease. Lyla placed the food on the table, and they ate together. Chiara cast a glance at Ivanka before she hesitantly said, “Iv, are you still angry with me because of that incident during Rosie’s birthday? Ivanka looked at her. “Why would I be? If I was angry with you, why would I come back and eat with you?” Chiara was speechless. Ivanka’s words were unyielding, and they left no room for discussion. As such, Chiara did not know what to say next! She drew a deep breath and said in resignation, “The incident isn’t what you think it is. I had no intentions of outdoing you with that gift. After all, we’re cousins. We don’t compete with each other, but those people deliberately drove a wedge between us. That’s why it turned into a misunderstanding. Iv, I didn’t buy the rosary as a gift. Someone else swapped it with my gift.” Ivanka was indifferent. They had already turned against each other, yet Chiara was still saying the
Chiara’s calm exterior cracked slightly. Theodore and Lyla both raised their heads one after the other. They had wanted to interrupt several times, but the opportunity never came.“What did she say?” Lyla wondered aloud.Ivanka smiled slightly as she looked at Chiara. “Grandma told me she still likes you very much, but you’re too much of a schemer. It’s not uncommon for you to plot against people in various situations. If at all possible, she would like to address you as her granddaughter-in-law. In spite of all the wrongs you have committed, you are still so adamant about maintaining your innocence and getting out of the situation scot-free. Even if you manage to prove that this had nothing to do with you, it doesn’t mean everyone is blind, right?Chiara’s demeanor shifted.She thought. “Ivanka is laying a trap!“She is aware that I am recording this conversation, so she purposefully used Grandma to scare me. I’m not going to be intimidated!”Just as she was about to release the
Ivanka nodded. “I’ll gladly assist. I won’t just stand by and watch the Lanes struggle through the crisis, but Uncle Theodore, we can’t make ill-gotten gains.”Theodore chuckled. “That’s for certain. You can rest assured that all of our businesses are legal.”Ivanka nodded. She was convinced. After all, Theodore did not have the stomach to engage in illegal activities.He had previously been imprisoned for similar offenses, so he was already terrified.“All right, I can’t wait to see you around the office.”Theodore suddenly felt it was the right decision to allow Ivanka to join the company. At the very least, she would remain optimistic on her chances while staying with the Lane family and would give her all to the Lane family.When the Lane family faced future problems, they would be able to solve them with ease!With Iris’s help, no one dared to sue the Lane family because they could not win!Chiara had a similar thought. Her hatred for Ivanka was fading at this point. After
With a complicated expression, he frowned slightly. Ivanka sat facing the tombstone, so she could not see him. Despite being some distance away, he could hear everything she said.Ivanka raised her hand and gently touched the man’s face in the photograph. Her heart was racing. “I should’ve listened to you, Dad. I shouldn’t have married him.”A short distance away, the man’s face darkened and his eyes narrowed. Fearing that he would shock her if he looked over, he quickly reined himself in. Now more than ever, he was curious to know her thoughts.Ivanka sighed softly. “You once told me that I had to marry the right person. Otherwise, it would be better not to get married. But I really liked him. Dad, did you know that? I liked him. I’m not even sure how many years I have liked him. I only recall being unable to forget him after meeting him as a child.”The man was taken aback and looked at her in shock. However, he laughed in his heart the next moment. Despite the fact that she had
After taking a step forward, he suddenly stopped with a complicated expression. He was perplexed as to why he had approached her rashly.It could be Ivanka’s scheme.She expected him to come here, so she paid a special visit to her father. She hoped to meet him by chance and have him hear these words so that he would be moved.Michael sneered. Ivanka was smart.“Dad, even though I live alone, you can rest assured. I believe I can live without a man. My life is going well. I’ve spent the last three years attempting to become a qualified Mrs. Barkworth. I abandoned my career and everything I enjoyed because I believed that was expected of a Mrs. Barkworth. However, I don’t have to give up on them anymore. Dad, I’ll be myself, just like what you told me. Being myself is the happiest thing.“Although I wasted three years on him, it’s still not too late. Dad, watch me become the brightest star in the sky. I will not disappoint you!”Ivanka leaned against the tombstone. Michael stood b
Frank was astounded. He was very familiar with his son.Frank surveyed Hanson’s confident demeanor in disbelief. “Who did you invite?”He fixed his gaze on Hanson, not wanting to miss even the slightest change of expression on his face.Hanson, on the other hand, simply smiled and said nothing. He laughed as he looked at his father’s expectant and complicated expression. “Dad, I’m not sure if we’ll be able to get a contract with the other party in this project, but we’re not going to lose the race.”Frank sneered right away. “How are you so certain we won’t lose? Which skilled racer did you invite to be so confident? Do you know that large corporations such as Barkworth’s Group and Sadler’s Group are attempting to invite Wisteria, and the prices they are offering are exorbitant? Wisteria will not consider accepting our invitation once she receives theirs.”Hanson simply smiled. “The astronomical price has nothing to do with us. Please trust me this time. I guarantee the biggest
He thought. “I must have been blind! Why did I marry such a flirtatious woman?“She had been in contact with other men even before our marriage. Did she never cheat on me in the past three years?“Hah!“To think that I was feeling a little guilty just now!”“Well, not today. Let us wait for the day when we succeed. Don’t worry. I’ll let you treat me for sure. I have to drive now, so we’ll talk later.”Michael could guess what Hanson said. He was enraged when he saw Ivanka smile after hanging up the phone.Ivanka sensed his intense glare and turned around. She was stunned when she saw Michael staring at her coldly.She thought. “Michael? Why is he here?”The man’s gaze was sharp, and Ivanka did not want to talk with him. She walked over to the car and was about to get in.Michael sneered. “Ivanka, why have I never thought you were such a loose woman in the past? You never stopped contacting Hanson over the past few years, right?”When he saw her red eyes, Michael’s expression
Michael’s coldness and warning stabbed Ivanka’s heart. However, she chuckled the next moment. “You know Grandma will find a way to make you go to the mansion if she asks me to go to the mansion. She wants us to reconcile. However, after visiting St. John Cathedral and listening to Pastor Paul’s advice, she will no longer force us to reconcile.”Michael immediately felt a knot in his heart.Ivanka put on a phony smile. “So, Mr. Barkworth, you don’t have to be concerned. I remember how kind Grandma is to me, so I won’t do anything to hurt her. You can rest assured, Mr. Barkworth. Grandma won’t force me to visit her, and I won’t step into the Barkworth family’s mansion unless I have no other choice.”The veins on Michael’s forehead popped out as he clenched his fist. The next moment, he shook off Ivanka’s arm. “You better keep your word!”Ivanka simply smiled and remained silent. She rounded the front of the car and climbed into the driver’s seat.She did not look at Michael. She fas