Michael frowned again. The chill in the room seemed to creep deeper into his neck.Ivan, on the other hand, chuckled and said, “Come on, tell us. How bad is it?”Michael pursed his lips and eventually said, “Everything except the recording has been confirmed.”“Oops.” Ivan’s eyes gleamed with amusement. “This is getting interesting.”Unlike Ivan’s playful demeanor, Xander gazed at Michael calmly and asked, “What do you plan to do next? Are you still going to marry her?”Michael pursed his lips wordlessly.Ivan chuckled. “Can’t you see how reluctant he looks? He’s just doing it out of gratitude to Chiara for saving his life. Otherwise, it’s difficult for Chiara to find a good match, especially as a former vegetable. Who would want to marry such a frail woman?”When both Michael and Xander remained silent, Ivan said wryly, “Master Barkworth wants Chiara to be his daughter-in-law, but let’s be real, it’s all about securing Lane’s Group as the main supplier for Barkworth’s Group. It
Evan: Mr. Barkworth, regarding the recording, we’ve confirmed part of it matches up, but the rest has been completely cut off.Ivan frowned slightly. “Only part of it matches? Why does it feel like the matching parts are not crucial?”Just as he finished speaking, Evan sent the recording.Michael immediately pressed play.Shortly after, they heard the conversation between the mother and daughter.They only heard enough to learn how they planned to soften Michael’s heart this time. The fake relapse was already confirmed, but the crucial part of the recording was missing.“Pfft.” Ivan could not help but scoff. “Why do I feel like Evan was playing you?”Michael’s expression turned colder. Even though he knew Ivan was joking, he was puzzled to see only part of the recording recovered. The more critical portion was missing.Michael: Why is part of it missing?Evan: That data has been destroyed. Our people recovered what they could, but that’s all they have restored for now. They’re
“Michael has already divorced once. He can divorce a second time. By then, I…”“Enough! Right now, you need to focus on getting married. Once you’re married, find a way to make Michael truly fall in love with you!”In essence, these were bedroom matters.Chiara inhaled deeply. She was on the brink of a panic attack.Lyla did not want to dwell on these matters any longer. She spoke coldly. “We’ve already destroyed the evidence. We can do nothing more. You can only deny and feign innocence. Don’t show any signs of guilt!”Chiara remained silent.Theodore’s expression darkened. “What should we do next?”“Find the person who plotted against us. And we need to get rid of Ivanka as soon as possible!”Theodore narrowed his eyes. “Getting rid of her won’t be easy, but it might be easier to arrange for someone to rape her.”Chiara’s eyes lit up. Her previous frustration vanished.“That’s right! Getting rid of her might be difficult and risky, but if we arrange for a few men to go afte
Ivanka’s eyes flashed with emotion. She eventually told them everything that happened in the past few days.Sandy guffawed. “Hahaha! What a tool! Let everyone see her true colors! These two really deserve each other!”Anna frowned. “I know it’s payback, but… then Michael won’t marry Chiara. He has been harassing you. If he learns what kind of person Chiara really is, he might grow even more obsessed with you in the future…”Her voice trailed off, and her eyes were filled with worry.Ivanka simply smiled and said casually, “No, Michael has better things to do anyway. Now, he merely thinks that I have ulterior motives. He’s still busy trying to help Chiara. When he sees her true colors, he won’t pester me anymore.”Anna frowned a little and glanced at Sandy reflexively. Sandy happened to look over at her as well. They both had the same expression and thought.Really?Was it that simple?Sandy hesitated for a while and could not help saying, “Iv, you better watch out for yourself.
After Ivanka woke up in the morning, she received a message from a Lane servant.Someone was serving as her eyes and ears.That person was an ordinary servant. She could not look after the Lanes closely, so they would not be too wary of her. Nevertheless, someone like that could make an efficient spy.Bonnie Clayton had worked in the Lane family’s residence for four to five years. She was not one of Hermes’ trusted employees, so the Lanes did not fire her.Little did they know that Ivanka had helped Bonnie repeatedly.She was secretly loyal to Ivanka, and she could observe the little things that happened in the house.However, something happened today.There was a bombshell. Everyone in the house knew about it.Bonnie: Ms. Lane, Mrs. Lane fired her assistant. She was furious. She kept asking the assistant why she would do something like that, then she kicked her out when the assistant said that she was framed.Ivanka smiled.Ivanka: Thank you, Bonnie. I still need you to watc
Chiara inwardly panicked and was at a loss for words.But Michael said nothing the entire time, so she dared not behave strangely and give herself away. She quickly said with a smile, “As usual, it’s about our partnership with your company. Iv’s friend is now hospitalized, and she is quite preoccupied, so my dad wishes to revisit certain discussions. Can we replace her? Many people are way more experienced than Iv.”If Ivanka was around, she would be impressed by how brilliantly Chiara had worded her request.Even under such a circumstance, she had not forgotten to drive a wedge between Michael and Ivanka.When Chiara mentioned that Ivanka’s friend was hospitalized, Michael’s expression darkened significantly.A flicker of excitement flashed in Chiara’s eyes. She suddenly thought that maybe she stood a chance today.Before Michael said anything, she quickly spoke. “I know… Mic. You admire Iv’s talent. Her proposal has amazed many people. But… sometimes, even if one manages to wri
After a pause, Michael picked up the phone.“What?” His voice was as cold as usual.Samuel, who was at the end of the line, was taken aback. Then he frowned and said, “Brat, how dare you speak to me like this!”Michael pursed his lips silently. He waited patiently.After a brief pause, Samuel said in a deep voice, “We have sent out all the invitations. There’s only half a month till your engagement date. Take her out for dates during this time. After the engagement, the two of you should go on a trip for a month.”Michael’s expression darkened. “Put my work aside for a month and travel with her for a month? What sort of idea is this?”“You…!” Samuel inhaled to suppress his anger. Then he said solemnly, “You don’t like Lane’s Group’s proposal, so hand it to your dad. Your dad will take care of the work.”Michael furrowed his brows. “I’m afraid that I might call off the engagement.”Samuel thought he had misheard his grandson. After a pause, he finally confirmed that Michael had
Ivanka was startled. She said in surprise, “Hanson, you finally woke up!”Hanson’s hands were weak. After he grabbed her, his arms turned into jelly and drooped weakly. But his eyes were filled with panic. He said with difficulty, “Don’t… go…”Ivanka quickly said, “I’m not leaving. I’ll call the doctors now!”Hearing that, Hanson heaved a sigh of relief.“... Alright.”Ivanka immediately pressed the call bell hanging from the headboard of his bed. Shortly after that, two doctors rushed over.They walked up to Hanson with surprise and astonishment in their eyes.“Mr. Jackson, you managed to regain consciousness so soon!”Hanson’s face was a little pale at the moment. He said nothing and only managed a faint smile.The two doctors immediately performed a full check-up on him with solemn expressions on their faces.Once everything was done, one of the doctors said happily, “It’s fortunate that you were able to wake up. But we’re still surprised to find that your condition is ste