Several people arrived at the meeting room. “Iv?” Some people were puzzled. The meeting had been impromptu. They did not know what exactly was going on. Moreover, it was Thomas who called the meeting. Thomas was regarded highly in the company. They wondered why they would bump into Ivanka at that moment. Hence, the audience stared at her. Ivanka smiled. “Hi, everyone.” Despite their puzzlement, the audience nodded at her politely. Ivanka walked into the meeting room and sat down by the corner. She sat at the most inconspicuous seat. One could say that it was the seat where only the people with the lowest ranking would sit. The audience looked at her. A hint of complication flashed in their eyes. After all, they were aware of Ivanka’s identity. “Sigh. Her current situation is different from what she was before.” Soon, everyone walked into the meeting room and sat at their respective places. Ivanka’s corner seat faced the entrance. The moment they entered thro
Chiara’s heart skipped a beat. Although the wrinkles between her eyebrows had faded, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She did not realize Ivanka could be so annoying! Chiara gnashed her teeth and tried to calm herself. She inhaled deeply and controlled her emotions. She then said softly to Ivanka, “Iv, do you think you can win just like this? Regarding the incident last time, I truly spoke from my heart.” Ivanka nodded. “I know. You’re bent on doing this for the company’s sake. However, many things have their pros and cons. There’s risk in everything we do, don’t you think so?” Chiara was so furious that she laughed. “So it’s true that you did this because of that incident!” Ivanka smiled wordlessly. Chiara did not want to talk to Ivanka anymore. She immediately figured out a way to solve the problem. Since it was Thomas who looked for Ivanka, that meant he supported her proposal and that Chiara’s word was not good enough. At that moment, Chiara already
Thomas said with a smile, “This meeting is mainly focusing on the collaboration between Lane’s Group and Sadler’s Group.” Chiara tightened her fists under the table. She stole a glance at Ivanka through her peripheral vision. Chiara gnashed her teeth. “I knew this has to be that b*tch’s dirty tricks!”Chiara immediately turned to Theodore, only to find that her father was still looking puzzled. Chiara fell speechless. “F*ck! He hasn’t read my message!” Theodore asked in a daze, “Collaboration with Sadler’s Group?” The rest of the audience stared at Thomas dumbfoundedly. One of them asked, “Mr. Thomas, do you mean we have the intention to collaborate with Sadler’s Group, or do we already have a project collaboration with them?” The collaboration with Sadler’s Group would certainly involve a big project. While everyone did not need to be informed about everything, they would definitely be informed about the collaboration with Sadler’s Group. The audience speculated that
Thomas noticed the audience had been staring at the screen for some time. They showed various expressions. Thomas grinned, and then he showed them Ivanka’s proposal once again. He smiled softly at Ivanka. “Iv, you may take a seat first.” Ivanka nodded obediently as she returned to her seat. Chiara stiffened. She stared at Ivanka. If not for the audience around, she would have questioned Ivanka furiously if Ivanka had deliberately done so at the meeting. “This is the most perfect proposal I’ve ever seen. We can certainly collaborate with Sadler’s Group. Have the people from Sadler’s Group read the proposal before?” Thomas nodded with a smile. “Yes. They wanted to collaborate with us.” The audience looked surprised with a flash of understanding. Their eyes beamed. Thomas said, “But Mr. Sadler has a request.” They turned to Thomas. “What is it?” Chiara frowned. ‘Thomas, you really got me this me.’ She swore to kick him out of Lane’s Group someday! Nonetheless, Thomas w
Seeing Ivanka’s composure, Chiara did not dare reveal too much. She faced everyone and awkwardly said, “I’m sorry, Ivanka only showed me the general outline of the document. She did not elaborate much, and I had no way to know the details.”Just as Chiara was about to blame Ivanka again, Thomas smiled and said, “Was Ivanka unwilling to give you an explanation, or did you not want her to continue talking?”Everyone gave Chiara increasingly complicated looks.Chiara’s expression changed slightly. Ivanka’s eyes flashed with mockery. She was a hypocrite? A conniving little b*tch?Sorry to say, but everyone knew how to pin blame on someone else.Learning how to be good was hard, but learning how to be bad was easy. “You can’t blame Chiara for this,” Ivanka said remorsefully before Chiara could come up with anything to say. “I was inexperienced at the time, so I didn’t consider telling her these things. Mr. Thomas, I only realized that I need to provide an explanation because you to
“Because…” After Chiara said that, she was suddenly at a loss for words.She gritted her teeth. Jillian was on Thomas’s side. She was known for her sharp tongue and tendency of asking tricky questions.Thomas was at least considerate of everyone’s mood and faced them with a smile, while Jillian always had a cold face and spoke bluntly. There was a sudden silence in the meeting room. Theodore’s expression faltered slightly, but he could not defend his daughter at that moment because it would appear as if they were targeting Ivanka.All he could do was to stay silent. He was in a dilemma! For the sake of his image, he could not be nice to Ivanka or favor his daughter. For the sake of profit, he had to agree to this plan. At that moment, he was a little torn and wavered.Ivanka sneered to herself, but it was time for her to jump in. She acted like a hypocrite once again, and with a guilty expression, she said, “Maybe Chiara didn’t think too much at the time, and just wanted to
She had a calm expression, but worry flashed in her eyes. If the plan succeeded, everyone could only imagine how much profit it could bring!Theodore would probably agree to let Ivanka do it because of the profits.If Ivanka’s reputation skyrockets, would Chiara still be relevant in the business?Was this not Ivanka’s opportunity to grow without restraint? Ivanka just smiled and said nothing. Theodore looked at Chiara again and said, “Chiara, it’s your fault for being negligent this time. Go back and send me a letter of apology.”Despite being irritated, Chiara took a breath and said, “Understood.”“Do you think that a simple letter of apology should be enough to clear her?” Jillian took the chance to ask. The storm in Theodore’s eyes seemed to thicken. Jillian and Thomas sided with Ivanka’s father, and they had always opposed him. He had not yet figured out a way to drive these people out of Lane’s Group. Theodore felt defeated as he added, “Of course not.”Clyde Wil
Ivanka looked relaxed. She knew that Theodore and Chiara would not allow her to oversee this project, even if they compromised and punished Chiara. It was expected. Theodore calmly said, “Just like Chiara said, Ivanka is still inexperienced. If she makes a mistake, Sadler’s group will never say that it was their fault. The blame will definitely be put on Lane’s Group and our reputation will be severely impacted. Thus, our task is to find someone who holds the necessary experience and skills to collaborate with Sadler’s Group.”Clyde narrowed his eyes. “But Mr. Sadler stated that the condition for the collaboration is to let Ivanka be in charge. Will they accept it if we replace the person in charge?”Hugh said right away, “So, we have to talk to them. First, we need to choose someone competent and find another person to negotiate with Mr. Sadler. At the same time, you also need to show Mr. Sadler that you are unfit for the position, Ms. Ivanka.”Chiara glanced at Ivanka as wel