Ivanka frowned. She turned around and looked at Jonah. Jonah sized her up. “Iv, sometimes, no matter what happens, you don’t always have to suffer alone. If you don’t want others to worry about you, you can lean on me. I’ll be your most faithful pillar of strength.” Jonah sounded serious and earnest. Ivanka’s calm facade shattered slightly. The next moment, Jonah drew closer to her and whispered, “Otherwise, who’s going to feed me if something happens to my sugar mommy?” Ivanka frowned again and thought. “This guy is crazy!” She quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp and left in a hurry after she said goodbye. Jonah did not go after her. He chuckled and slowly walked to his desk. Then, he looked at the bank card and picked up his phone. ...... At that moment, Evan was telling Michael his work schedule in his office. “Mr. Barkworth, you have a business dinner tonight. You made an appointment with Mr. Stanley beforehand.” Michael nodded and said nothing. Evan was a li
An unexpected chill pervaded the workplace. Evan failed to suppress a shudder from the cold.Others may not have realized it, but Michael knew well that Jonah had fallen for Ivanka!He never once missed a meeting and always kept his word. However, he was repeatedly making exceptions for Ivanka.He thought. “Very well, Jonah.”“See who owns that card.”Evan’s calm facade cracked a little. Because Jonah had brought the card up, it implied that he had granted permission for others to verify the card’s owner. He would only embarrass himself if it did not belong to Ivanka.Furthermore, if they could verify the owner, it would undoubtedly be Ivanka’s. Michael was making an unnecessary move.Evan replied respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Barkworth,” because he could say nothing more.Michael left the office after determining that he had no further instructions to give.Jonah was in a good mood today. He gave bonuses to the company’s employees and even gave them a half-day off.Barkworth’s Gro
”Has a date been set?” Ivanka appeared to be at ease.“Yes. Mr. Lee said that he had contacted them and that the court would be held the day after tomorrow. He’s wondering if you’re free that day. If you’re not available, he can postpone it.”“The day after tomorrow is fine.”She would be able to begin working at Lane’s Group once she had resolved all of these issues.Everything would fall into place.“Wow, you’re my lucky star! Iv, I love you so much!” Sandy said. She smooched the phone twice.“Stop,” Ivanka said with a smile. “Is there anything else?”“No. Have an early night.”“Okay.”Twitter was buzzing once more. Many people began to envy Ivanka.Angry Bird: I’m envious of Ivanka. Right after the divorce, she’s already found herself another caring suitor. He even went to great lengths to pursue her. He’s known as a playboy, but Mr. Sadler has never posted anything on Twitter for a woman.Iris’ Fangirl: That’s exactly my thought! Iris is fantastic and can easily win Mr.
“That won’t do,” Michael said firmly. “You won’t recover in such a short time.”“Well, I just need to have the dressing changed at home on a regular basis. You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll be fine. Mic, thank you.”Michael frowned slightly. “Why thank me?”“Thank you for caring about me. You make me feel warm, and I’m grateful to have met you.”Michael was stunned. Because of him, she went into a coma. This time, she was admitted to the hospital due to him and nearly went into a coma. In spite of it all, she was grateful to him.At that moment, Michael experienced a rollercoaster of complicated emotions. “Wait for me. I’m going to the hospital right now.”Chiara was ecstatic. She had not expected him to come.However, she hurriedly stopped him. “There’s nothing serious, Mic,” she said thoughtfully. “You don’t have to worry about me. You have so much work to do every day, so don’t concern yourself with me. Besides, I still have other people to take care of me. You don’t hav
He felt awkward whenever he came here because he had nothing to say to Chiara.Chiara smiled at Michael. “Mic, if you’re busy, you can leave first. I need to stay under observation tonight. If there are no problems, I’ll be discharged tomorrow.”“I’ll pick you up tomorrow,” said Michael calmly.Chiara was flattered. She looked surprised and said, “Mic, are you still angry because of what happened before? I acted impulsively that time. I’m sorry…”Michael sighed. “Forget about the past.”Chiara’s eyes flickered. Nonetheless, she smiled and nodded obediently, “Okay.”Michael sat in the chair by the bed’s edge. Chiara could tell he was uncomfortable. He wanted to leave.When he was about to speak, Chiara hurriedly said with a smile, “Mic, when I scrolled through Twitter today, I saw Mr. Sadler’s tweet. Have you seen it?”Michael’s expression darkened, and he said nothing.Chiara’s eyes glowed with jealousy. She still could not forget how Michael took the initiative to kiss Ivanka
Michael raised his head and looked at her. Chiara bit her lip and said shyly, “I’ll worry about you.”Michael said nothing. He simply turned and left.Chiara was fixated on his back. She had a long history of feelings for this man.Soon, she could marry him.She could marry him!Thinking about it lifted Chiara’s spirits.The news of Michael’s visit to Chiara quickly went viral on Twitter. However, it was eventually removed.Chiara’s face turned pale as soon as she found out.She had purposefully asked someone to spread the word in order to stoke the debate and inform people that she and Michael were a couple.However, it was removed after a while. No one would remove it except Michael, so why did he?Chiara’s face became even paler. Although she was plagued by a bad omen, she was powerless to act on it. Michael would be able to tell she was behind it if it started trending again.Bang!Chiara struck the bed hard. Her enthusiasm had faded.He must have fallen for Ivanka!H
Chiara appeared to be even more disappointed, but she could only bear it.Theodore shut the door. He and Lyla had no intention of bothering them. Michael got into the car and started the engine.Chiara pursed her lips and looked at Michael. They had already told him to return to his work a few times, so she could not do it again. Otherwise, it would be too annoying.However, she did not know what else she could talk about at this moment and did not know how to shorten their distance.Right then, her eyes brightened. She knew exactly what she could say!She smiled as she watched the traffic outside. “Mic, do you remember what happened when we were young?”“What is it?” Michael asked indifferently as he drove.Chiara gave a soft smile. “I recall us playing together. We seemed to be the happiest when we were kids. There were a lot of kids back then, and we were always invited to parties. Everyone was sincere and innocent back then. I terribly miss that time.”Michael’s calm facade
Theodore sounded frustrated. He was driving at a glacial pace.Meanwhile, Michael was in no hurry to open the back seat door after getting out of the car. Chiara had a complicated expression on her face. She inhaled deeply and pushed open the door. She then stretched her leg.Michael immediately stopped her. “Let’s wait for a while.”Chiara looked crestfallen. She subconsciously looked at the man in disbelief. “Is it because I was almost... so you don’t like me anymore?” she asked, her voice trembling.Her face turned pale. She looked at Michael with teary eyes.Michael frowned slightly. “Don’t overthink it.”Chiara’s eyes flickered and her tears fell. “I know… I’m not worthy of you anymore, but that day, they didn’t…”She was unable to complete her sentence.Michael frowned. “I don’t dislike you. I stayed away from you because I was worried that being close to you would trigger bad memories of that day.Chiara looked surprised. She suddenly raised her head and asked hopefully