Ivanka remained silent.Michael was still fuming. She felt that she had crossed a line.For once, Ivanka wisely kept her mouth shut.Michael, however, remained frustrated. He snorted. “Ivanka, if I hear that again, there will be hell to pay for.”Ivanka did not bother to argue with him. She silently closed her eyes.Evan felt that it was hell trying to drive today. Even the engine did not seem cooperative. His foot was on the pedal, but everything felt so slow.However, the speedometer was already on the cusp of the speed limit.Ivanka thought they were heading back, but the route Evan was taking seemed different. Puzzled, she asked, “Where are we going?”“We’re meeting those designers.”Ivanka’s eyes flickered thoughtfully. She wordlessly pursed her lips.A question remained lodged in her throat. Was morning not her break time? It was still clearly morning.Before long, they arrived at the meeting place. It was another private room.However, it differed from the previous e
Ivanka surveyed the designers. She noticed their scrutinizing and slightly bemused gazes and spoke again, “This time, put individual styles aside. I want you to work together to create each design piece.”The group was perplexed.“I’ve carefully observed your wedding dress designs. You each possess strengths. I hope you can blend those strengths to create outstanding designs as a team.”Lina, the oldest among them, expressed her surprise. “We have different strengths, but our styles may not be cohesive.”“Each wedding dress style should be unique. There should be seventeen styles for you all to experiment with. For instance, Ms. Lina, your forte lies in necklines and bust design. Mr. Pike excels at waist and cuffs, while Ms. Boydell specializes in the skirt hem.”She went through the strengths of each person. They realized that they could seamlessly piece together an entire wedding dress.The group found themselves unexpectedly astonished. This might just be a new challenge.Mi
Michael looked at the design again.The wedding dress was innovative. The design quality was outstanding. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before.From head to toe, every detail sparkled and shone.It was not just about an abundance of pearls in the design. It was inherently filled with highlights, especially the embellishments on the chest and waist. Michael suddenly felt the urge to ask Ivanka to try on this wedding dress immediately for him to see the effect.“Speak.”Ivanka nodded. “I know her.”Seeing that Michael was about to say something, Ivanka interjected. “She’s not available for more. This is the only piece she can do.”As she spoke, she concealed the irony in her eyes.This wedding dress...She seemed to stare off into the distance again, tinged with a hint of bitterness and unresolved emotions.Michael pursed his lips and did not utter another word. However, his eyes remained fixed on the design. The subtle and elegant style somehow felt familiar to him.
As Michael had a video conference scheduled next, Ivanka returned to her room with the venue design proposal.Through WhatsApp, Evan briefed her on the morning’s developments.Throughout the afternoon, Ivanka immersed herself in studying the proposal. She was figuring out how to communicate specific details effectively with the design team.That evening, Michael and Ivanka had dinner together as usual.Ivanka found Michael’s mood swings strange, but she proceeded to eat her meal as usual.Michael’s phone suddenly rang again.It was Chiara calling.In contrast to Michael’s frown, Ivanka smiled. “Isn’t she your lifesaver and girlfriend? Ignoring her calls doesn’t seem proper, does it?”Michael’s sharp gaze instantly fell on Ivanka’s face. Seeing her mocking expression, he snorted. “Who said I’m not answering it?”Ivanka’s grin seemed to grow wider. “I was afraid you wouldn’t answer it.”That sounded like a provocation.Michael gave her a disdainful look and answered the phone.
“Mic?”Chiara was truly on the verge of losing it this time.She did not get it!Michael clearly did not like Ivanka and found her extremely hypocritical. Why would he keep getting involved with Ivanka like this? They even… They even slept together!Chiara sounded like she was crying. A faint sob came from the other end of the line.Michael frowned slightly and glared coldly at Ivanka. “Ivanka, that’s enough!”He thought. “Has this woman finally revealed her true colors?” Ivanka chuckled. “Enough? How can it be enough? Look at how upset Chiara is now. Aren’t you going to treat her the way you treated me yesterday? You were so gentle to me.”After all, the high and mighty Mr. Barkworth carefully applied ointment to her foot yesterday. She almost felt grateful for it.Michael stared sternly at Ivanka.Ivanka, however, could not help but chuckle. The last thing Michael cared to do was to explain himself, so he would not take the initiative to tell Chiara that they were not in b
“B*tch! That b*tch!”Chiara was infuriated.She never expected Michael to have dinner with Ivanka, nor did she expect the b*tch to have no regard for what Michael thought of her and speak without restraint.Was she not afraid of making Michael hate her even more after saying those things?Or had she resorted to scorched earth tactics to bring down her enemy?After what Ivanka said, Chiara could not admit herself into the hospital again. Doing so might make Michael suspicious!Besides, when Ivanka said those things just now, Chiara did not sense much resistance from Michael. Chiara thought. “How did things turn out like this? Why did it become like this?”Chiara, in a fit of rage, shouted, “Ivanka!”That b*tch!Chiara’s chest heaved as she gripped her phone tightly. Her face became paler.She was panicking.No! She absolutely could not let Ivanka go on like this!...After finishing her meal, Ivanka cleaned up the table and went back to her room to take a shower.As her p
“And?”Evan paused briefly before speaking softly, “I need to dig deeper for the details. We can’t prematurely conclude that this is related to Ms. Ivanka.”Michael’s stern face revealed little emotion. His expression was inscrutable.“I got it.”After saying that, Michael hung up.The room fell into silence once again.Michael held his phone with a cold, thoughtful gaze.... For the next two days, Ivanka finished her work as usual. She pretty much had to spend time with Michael during the day and had meals with him.However, apart from work-related discussions, there was no other communication between them.The seven days of the business trip finally ended.They would spend the night at their current location, and tomorrow they would head back.Ivanka was puzzled about why they did not leave tonight, but without any specific instructions from Michael, she refrained from questioning.The next day, they departed together.Ivanka and Michael were still seated together in t
There was a loud boom.It sounded as if something exploded.Michael immediately grabbed Ivanka’s hand and headed for the exit.Ivanka was trembling slightly, and she let him drag her away.Soon enough, they reached the flight captain. At this point, the captain had lost his composure.With the hubbub outside, he still attempted to calm everyone down.It was a shame that this time, his assurances no longer worked.Bangs sounded. Some passengers saw what was going on outside the plane through the windows.“Someone’s out there! A plane is attacking us! They fired at us!”“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”People could not stop screaming.Everyone was already panicking.Some flight attendants were about to burst into tears. They could not help saying, “What do we do? Why is this happening? Are we going to survive this?”One of them was sobbing. “I’m terrified… Ahhh!”The flight attendant who just spoke suddenly let out a scream. It was broadcast to the passenger cabin.The passengers were e