A female employee passed by Ivan and suddenly slipped. “Ah!”Her body fell in Ivan’s direction. Several women turned to look at her. A few of them even felt jealous!How could she! How could she use such a despicable method! If they had known someone would start doing that, they would have done the same in the first place!Ivan immediately ducked sideways without thinking. The female employee just so happened to fall into William’s arms.Her eyes were closed at that time, and panic was written all over her face. But when someone suddenly gave her a hug, she was secretly thrilled!If Ivan was willing to hug her, did it mean that she could have a chance with him?Bystanders saw William’s smile lingering on his lips as he gave her waist two squeezes with his hand.The people went speechless. Served her right! The employee who received the hug blushed. She thought, “Young Master Ivan is indeed flirtatious!” When she opened her eyes in panic and realized that William, the
Michael’s face darkened further. Ivanka was unable to break free from his grip. She looked a little angry. “Let go of me!”“Ivanka, are you deaf? Have you not heard what I previously said to you?!” Michael was livid.Ivanka, however, just grinned and said, “Well, listen to this recording.”She played the recording. It was the part where Chiara had ordered her not to attend. Michael frowned. He did not want to mention Chiara. Ivanka smiled. “Look, you have nothing to do with me after our divorce. But Chiara is my cousin. She insists that she’s doing things in my best interest, so I have to do as she says, right?”With a fierce gaze, Michael asked, “Ivanka, have you lost your conscience? Grandma really needs you to come visit her right now. What are you doing now?!”Ivanka looked at him coldly. “Do you know who’s the one that has lost their conscience?”When Michael became even more furious, Ivanka stated cynically, “It’s you! Grandma is the way she is today because of you!”
Chiara’s expression shifted slightly. “Damn it! Mic must have heard Ivan’s voice. What’s with this man and his big mouth? He’s too loud!” she thought.She immediately looked at Ivan worriedly and said, “I-I was worried about Mic and Ivanka, so I came to check.”Ivan smiled and said, “Ah, they’re an old, married couple. Even if they’re divorced, it wouldn’t matter if they share the same bed. It won’t cause any harm. You don’t have to worry so much, Ms. Chiara.”Chiara’s expression dropped. She gave Ivan a serious look and said, “Don’t say things like that, Young Master Ivan. Mic and Ivanka are not that kind of people!”“Really?” Ivan chuckled. Xander had told him before that something was going on with Chiara, and he had even analyzed Michael’s inner thoughts with him. To be honest, he did not think well of Chiara, even though she was the one who saved Michael.Chiara looked at Ivan in confusion. “What do you mean, Young Master Ivan?”Ivan smiled wordlessly. Instead, he rounde
Michael frowned. He could not help but feel that Chiara had changed.She was not the same as she was before. He could not tell what had changed. However, as soon as he remembered that she was his savior and had endured tremendous suffering, he could not place any blame on her.Ivan followed Michael to his car and cheekily asked, “So, what are you thinking now? If you don’t end whatever you have with Ivanka, what about Chiara?”Michael frowned. “Can you shut up?”Ivan was amused. “Do you think I’m being annoying? But this is your mess, my friend. You need to think about it carefully. You should let Chiara know soon if you don’t want to be with her anymore and can no longer keep your promise. Since you’re not even with her, don’t let her keep thinking about you. Do you know what consequences there will be in the long run?”Michael stared at Ivan in confusion. The corner of Ivan’s mouth twitched. “Holy crap! There’s no way?! You’re a genius! But you really have no idea what mig
Belle took a deep breath and did not answer Ivanka directly. Instead, she uttered softly, “Are you happy with today’s counterattack, Ms. Ivanka?”Ivanka looked at Belle with a slight twinkle in her eyes as she studied in silence. There was clearly a hidden significance in Belle’s words today, but Ivanka felt like it was not Chiara’s usual style. Chiara would not send Belle over to report anything if it was going on.“What are you trying to say?”After taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, Belle looked at Ivanka and said, “If I hadn’t been there to fuel the fire at today’s incident, I don’t think you would have fought back with such thrilling ease this time, Ms. Ivanka.”Ivanka’s eyes narrowed. She was not wrong.At the same time, She also thought Chiara’s plan today was a little dumb. However, it would make more sense if Belle had been the one behind the plans.Chiara trusted Belle the most now. Even if Belle concealed and lied to her, she would know nothing. Ivanka did no
Ivanka wordlessly narrowed her eyes. Belle knew that Ivanka was doubting her, so she said calmly, “I know you don’t believe me, Ms. Ivanka, but I will express my sincerity to you in the future. Please give me a chance. I can’t promise that for others, but if you’re open to accepting me, I’ll be of great assistance to you against Chiara.”Ivanka smiled and said, “Are you here for anything else today?”“No.” Belle shook her head.Belle discerned that Ivanka was not going to speak, so she stood up and politely said, “I won’t disturb your rest then. I’m hoping you can consider my request just now. If anything I say is false, my entire family will suffer a terrible death.”Even though there were many atheists today, no one dared to say such words so casually. Furthermore, Belle was a family-oriented person, and she would never swear in such a way. Ivanka studied the woman before her and saw that she seemed to be waiting for her response. After giving it some thought, she said lightl
Belle started recalling past events.Ten days before Chiara’s car accident, Belle had handed over all the information she dug up to Chiara and anxiously awaited her response.Chiara breezed through the information and sneered.Flustered, Belle said, “Ms. Chiara, are you really doing this? If this comes to light, the consequences could be severe.”Chiara snorted. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”Belle opened her mouth. She wanted to dissuade Chiara, but she thought better of it. Besides, she was unwilling to undertake this task, but Chiara had left her no choice.Then, Chiara continued. “In the next couple of days, have someone observe Wilson Mcrae. He’s a ruthless man. Since he means ill of Michael, he’ll surely play dirty. Contact him and say I’m inviting him to dinner.”Wilson, an enemy of Michael, also happened to be a distant relative of Chiara’s mother. However, they barely got in contact.As for the reasons behind the enmity between Michael and Wilson, Chiara did not k
Belle reflexively looked at Ivanka. “What can I do for you?”“When Chiara visited the hospital a few days ago, she must’ve left some traces behind. I need you to get me evidence.”Belle nodded. “Got it.”When Ivanka said nothing more, she left.Ivanka stood by the window as if she was waiting for Belle to reappear.Or perhaps she was lost in thought.Chiara’s current greatest desire was to marry Michael. Initially, this had nothing to do with her, as Chiara’s choice of a spouse was her own business.However, since Chiara had repeatedly provoked her and even schemed against her entire family, she would not let Chiara get her way.First, she would make Michael disgusted with Chiara.In fact, Ivanka was also gathering evidence herself.She had learned a good-looking young man had taken Chiara to the hospital that day.He seemed to be a key figure, similar to a mastermind.Ivanka lingered by the window for a time before returning to the master bedroom.The next day, as promise