Ivan smiled, “Ms. Ivanka, fret not.”He started eating the food.William and Ivanka’s expressions changed.Ivanka wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.Just as she was about to speak, he said, “Mr. Parker, let me say this again, ask her to leave. Otherwise, we might have some complications in the future.”Only William knew if he spiked the food. When he saw Ivan eating them, he did not dare to keep Ivanka around to avoid trouble later. He hurriedly looked at Ivanka. “You should go first. We’ll discuss our collaboration later.”Ivan immediately frowned, “Collaboration? What collaboration? You should just collaborate with the York family in the future.”After speaking, he continued eating.He was genuinely hungry.But he did not drink the wine. Usually, people would spike the drink.Ivanka narrowed her eyes and then left silently.Ivan was here for a reason, maybe to rescue her from William.However, she was not close to him.After leaving the room, she picked up
William’s eyes twitched as his expression drastically changed. He hurriedly shook his head. “No, no! Mr. Quinn, this is a misunderstanding!”He was now on the verge of tears.Everyone knew that Ivan, Xander, and Michael were really close.But now, Ivan has eaten the spiked food!Ivan’s expression darkened. “You spiked the food too?! What’s your problem?!”William shook his head hastily. “No... it’s not... I...”Michael’s expression darkened.“Damn it! I was really drugged. Where’s the antidote?” Ivan started feeling restless.Now that everyone has found out what happened, there is no way he could defend himself.Xander did a tap test to check Ivan’s condition and made a call.Michael slowly walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.He did not utter a word, but his serious expression displayed his bad mood that teetered over the edge of an outburst. Parker Corporation might turn into ruins at any moment.Xander sensed that something was about to happen. He hung up the p
Surprised, Ivanka raised her eyebrows. She had only talked to Oliver a few times. Though he had been polite before, this time, she sensed a hint of flattery in his voice.What had just happened between Ivan and William?Did Ivan help her?She pursed her lips and said, “Alright, I’ll have the commissioner contact you. Here’s to a good collaboration.”“Here’s to a good collaboration, indeed. Is there anything else that you need?”Anything else that she needs? Pfft.Ivan must have done something that made William compromise so readily with her. Apparently, she owed him a favor now.“No, goodbye.”“Okay, goodbye, Ms. Ivanka.”With that, she hung up the phone.She had finalized two contracts out of five. Michael would not mess up for Chiara’s sake, and William would not dare to either.As for Jonah...She narrowed her eyes. If he did not respond in the next few days, she would have to call him.Next, there were two projects left to discuss.One of them involved dealing with
“Did she fall into William’s trap?”He was a cunning man. Not only did he want to screw women, he simply tossed them aside after the fact.Many people suffered humiliation without making any progress in their careers.He would take advantage of them, whether he genuinely liked them or was using them to pursue a project of his interest.In any case, he would never suffer losses.He would not sign a project directly; instead, he would consider it after gaining some advantage.So, did that mean Ivanka... Many people started gossiping about her. “Did Ivanka sleep with William?”“I don’t think so. She’s too special. Even if William is bold, he wouldn’t dare to do anything to her, right? Maybe her proposal is really impressive.”“You’re so naive! This time, Ms. Chiara clearly wants to trouble her. No way Ms. Chiara would make things simple for her. Maybe the proposal is inadequate. In that case...” “The chances are slim.”Rebecca was worried about Ivanka. She had a complicated
They initially thought highly of Ivanka as an impressive lawyer. However, it seemed like she was just slightly more skilled in the legal field.Chiara smiled as she observed the disdainful looks from everyone toward Ivanka. She then said to everyone again cheerfully, “So, I’m hosting a celebration tonight! Let’s all have dinner together. Are you all free? It’s okay if you already have plans. It’s not compulsory.”Chiara was Theodore’s daughter, after all. Of course, no one would decline.Even if they did not want to, they would still have to show up.Also, of course, many were intrigued to witness the unfolding drama between Chiara and Ivanka!“Of course, since Ms. Chiara is being so generous, count me in! I’ve got no plans tonight.”“Me neither!”... When Chiara heard their response, she smiled and said, “Okay, it’s decided. Everyone, don’t head home after work, alright? We’ll have dinner straight away.”Ivanka sneered. Chiara had not discussed any of this with her at all.
Ivanka nodded and walked over. “Let’s go,” Evan said and brought Ivanka to the elevator for the CEO. The receptionist whipped out her phone to begin gossiping in the work group chat. Peggy (Receptionist): Ivanka Lane just dropped by, and Mr. Evan even brought her up via the CEO’s elevator!Those words caused the employees to go wild. A series of messages full of shock, disbelief, aspirations, and jealousy popped up. Jason (Admin): Holy! Seriously? They’re still talking to each other?!Lisa (Sales): I have a relative who’s working at Lane’s Group’s Public Relations Department. Ivanka Lane has been going back to work recently, and they have a project with Barkworth’s Group. I heard that Mr. Barkworth is only agreeing to Ivanka Lane’s proposal because of Chiara.Peggy (Receptionist): I see. But Ivanka Lane sure is lucky. She might be divorced with Mr. Barkworth, but she’s still in contact with him. Lady Luck must really love her.While the people were talking about this, Iva
Ivanka picked up the documents he threw over and headed outside without saying anything else. She could wait for Evan to tell her the specifics. However, once she returned to the company and wanted to go to her office, Belle blocked her path. Ivanka recognized her. She was Chiara’s assistant. Belle gave her a complicated look. After a brief pause, she said, “Ms. Ivanka, Ms. Chiara is asking for you. Please come with me.”Ivanka nodded silently. They went to Chiara’s office. When Ivanka saw Chiara still bound to her wheelchair, mockery flashed briefly in Ivanka’s eyes. She had already begun looking into the things Chiara did in the past and hoped that Chiara could handle all that was going to happen in the future. Belle shut the door and left. Chiara looked at Ivanka. “Did you go to Barkworth’s Group?”Ivanka’s gaze turned a little darker. In the next moment, with a faint smile, she said, “That’s right. Thanks to you, I managed to secure the deal. Mr. Barkworth wants m
“So, Chiara, if you’re worried about him falling in love with me, you’d better think of something quick, or I’m going to be leaving with him on a business trip tomorrow.“If our positions are switched and this happened in the past, what would you say in my place? Let me see… I believe you’d say something like, Iv, some things are just out of our control. I don’t want to ruin your relationship like this either, but he just wants me to go. For the sake of making our company better, I have to. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to keep my distance so that you won’t misunderstand things between us.”Ivanka’s tone and expression were the perfect imitation of Chiara. Chiara was so agitated that she slammed her fist on the table. “You’re crossing the line, Ivanka!”Ivanka sneered. “I know. Since you don’t like me, I’m just going to go work now.” Then, her smile widened. “I’ll be looking forward to the party you’ll be throwing for me at night.”Without waiting for Chiara’s reply, she made to le