Ivanka was caught off guard.Even while drenched in icy cold water, she was still unable to react.Who the heck pushed her?Was it Tanya?From what she knew, Tanya had her own dignity. She would not do something as low as this.Today’s event was livestreamed. Could this be related to Chiara and her family?They probably were not aware that she could swim.Ivanka narrowed her eyes and wondered if she should pretend to drown and wait for rescue.So, she did just that.At the next moment, she heard someone shout in panic.“Someone fell into the water! Quick, someone, save her!”That person was probably either a servant or a banquet attendee.That shout was enough for everyone to hear.People began hurrying outside when they heard it.Naturally, Michael heard it too.For some reason, his heart started racing. He immediately looked at the sofa in the corner.He frowned when he noticed that Ivanka hadn’t returned from the washroom.His expression changed upon hearing a screa
Michael carried Ivanka into the car swiftly and carefully. Ivanka did not find it odd. After all, Michael could not possibly throw her into the car before the audience. Besides, Rosie could be watching the live-stream event. If Rosie learned that Ivanka had fallen into the water and Michael left her to drown, his effort of putting on the show would be in vain. Ivanka could actually swim and save herself. However, she thought it would be best to keep some secrets in case they did the same trick again. After Michael closed the car door, he glanced at her coldly. “Stop acting dumb before me in the future.” Ivanka’s eyes flickered. She opened her bag. Water had ruined her phone. She twitched her lips before Michael. “Can I borrow your phone?” Michael smiled sarcastically. “Remember to compensate me for a phone.” As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket. Water dripped from his phone. Ivanka was speechless. They could have changed in the restroom. Nonetheless, Mic
Evan retrieved Ivanka’s message and passed his phone to Michael. Ivanka: “Suki, I was pushed down into the water today. Chiara is the main suspect, but don’t miss out on the others. Don’t reply to my message. I’ll call you when I’m free.” Evan read her message too. His expression changed slightly. “Miss Lane…” No one knew if he was referring to Ivanka or Chiara. Meanwhile, Michael brooded darkly in silence. Evan stood by the side. His brain processed the information speedily. “Mr. Barkworth knew my phone was installed with the function of retrieving messages. If not, he wouldn’t have come and asked about this matter. “Ivanka had originally deleted the message, but Mr. Barkworth retrieved it. “If that’s the case, what exactly is going on between Ivanka and Chiara? “Is there truly something wrong with Chiara?” Evan was confused, but he dared not say that to Michael. After all, Michael had a history with both Ivanka and Chiara. He would have to trust one over the other
“Beg me.” Ivanka was stunned. She helplessly stared at him. “Michael, do you have a few screws loose in your head?” Michael’s expression immediately darkened. “If not for me, you would still be drowning. My phone was soaked because of you. Don’t you think I deserve that much?” Ivanka chuckled. “I’m not trying to be ungrateful. The fact was, you saved me not for my sake, but because you don’t want Grandma to get worried. Even if you weren’t around today, a Samaritan would have saved me too.” But then again, even if her savior was not Michael, or even after knowing that her savior had an ulterior motive, Ivanka should thank her savior anyway. After all, it was a fact that her savior had saved her. Unfortunately, her savior was Michael, and she could not gather herself to thank him. “He can take me as someone who is extremely vengeful.” As expected, Michael’s expression grew darker. Meanwhile, Ivanka looked at Michael fearlessly. “Must I beg you to gain permission to buy t
After Michael returned to his bedroom, Ivanka went to the couch and opened the bag. She saw a phone case on top of a medicine box. Ivanka felt surprised. She took out the medicine box and realized that it was an ointment to improve blood circulation and remove blood stasis. She became slightly stunned. “So, he noticed my leg when I lifted my gown at the banquet. “Why would he be so thoughtful to me?” Ivanka ignored the ointment. After setting up her phone, she immediately returned to her bedroom and contacted Suki. Suki promptly answered her call. “Iv?” Ivanka’s eyes flickered slightly. “Suki, I dropped my phone into the water. I just replaced it with a sim card.” Suki asked worriedly, “What exactly happened?” Ivanka pursed her lips. “I’m not sure about the details. I went out to catch some air when someone shoved me.” Suki grunted, “Who has the galls to lay their hands on you?! I’ve had someone investigate the incident. We can find the source soon. Luckily you info
“I’m fine.” Michael sounded softer to Chiara compared to Ivanka. Ivanka raised one of her eyebrows while eating her food. At that moment, she did not feel any heartache. Instead, she found it amusing. She was amused by how fate led her to overhear the gossip between her ex-husband and her b*tchy cousin. While Michael and Chiara talked on the phone, Ivanka sat opposite her ex-husband and listened to their sweet nothings. Ivanka wondered if she was being a shameless third wheel. Suddenly, Chiara heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank God! I was so worried that you two would get injured. How did Iv fall into the water?” A hint of stillness shown in Michael’s gaze before he looked up and cast a glance at Ivanka. Seeing that Ivanka was eating her food, he quickly held back the hint of sarcasm in his eyes. His eyes darkened as he said calmly, “Because of her own stupidity.” Ivanka’s hand froze. “Pff! Is he worried that Chiara will worry about me?” “Iv is so careless. The inci
After they hung up, Ivanka felt the atmosphere settling down and the food tasting better.The food tasted pretty good, to be honest. Enraged, Michael suddenly lost his appetite, but he was unable to understand the strange feeling.He set down his spoon abruptly, and his sullen face worsened the already gloomy atmosphere in the room. However, Ivanka remained unaffected. She was used to his presence, after all.Michael gave her a cold look and wanted to chastise her, but he suddenly felt an uncomfortable weight in his chest when he looked at her current state. Ivanka’s mouth twitched. She said in resignation, “I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to drive a wedge between you two. I really couldn’t help it.”After all, it was difficult not to laugh at Chiara’s actions.In the past, Chiara gave herself a regal and aloof image.But at present, Ivanka thought Chiara was a major hypocrite.She seemed to be walking down the path to her own destruction, and her regal and aloof image was sl
Ivanka turned around in shock. She happened to see Michael furiously appearing at her door.She looked at him in confusion while holding her phone. She did not respond to Jonah. “What happened?” In her ear, she could still hear Jonah’s voice. However, Michael had already approached Ivanka with a grim face. He snatched her phone before she could even react. “You’re crazy, Michael!” Ivanka said angrily. Michael’s eyes immediately turned cold. “I don’t want to see you flirt during working hours.”Michael said that and ended the call on Ivanka’s phone.Jonah’s expression darkened. He immediately called his assistant, James.“Mr. Sadler.”“Book me a ticket to Springvale right now.”James was stunned.“Mr. Sadler?”He was aware of Jonah’s whole schedule, so there was no reason for him to travel to Springvale at this time. He was the one who usually reminded Jonah of his appointments, but what happened now?“Just book it.” Jonah said again with a dark face. James came bac