“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
Sadness flashed in Ivanka’s eyes. She mumbled regretfully, “How could I upset him again? Ann, he… he’s my friend too.” Anna was startled. She eventually nodded wordlessly.Soon enough, the medical staff transferred Hanson to the normal VIP ward.Ivanka had already called Frank on the phone and informed him that Hanson had regained consciousness.After she and her friends pulled themselves together, they entered the ward.Due to Hanson’s health condition, the medical staff had to arrange everything from diet to treatment during his stay. Hence, his friends did not have to worry about all those things.Presently, the medical staff left the ward.Only four people remained in the room.Ivanka, Anna, and Sandy looked at the man in bed.The bandage on his face was still there, but he obviously seemed much better. His complexion was no longer sickly pale.There were multiple people in the room, but Ivanka seemed to be the only person Hanson could see.There was an expectant look i
Ivanka inhaled and said softly, “It wasn’t a dream. I said it.”With that, she lowered her head and avoided Hanson’s affectionate gaze.Both Sandy and Anna were nervous. They knew that Ivanka was too sheepish to face him.But Hanson did not think that much. He thought Ivanka was shy, and the smile on his lips broadened.He refrained from staring at her with such a loving gaze. He feared that she could not take it.Anna gazed at Hanson with a longing look in her eyes. She found his eyes lingering on Ivanka instead. She inhaled and said thoughtfully, “Since… you’ve woken up, we’ll head out and leave the room to you two. We’ll be resting in the room next door. We have been looking after you all these days. It’s exhausting.”With that, Anna got up and grabbed Sandy’s hand.Sandy looked at Anna, who faked a smile. She felt terribly sorry for her. She could only pick up where Anna left off and smile at Hanson. “Yeah, we don’t want to be the third and fourth wheels. We’ll leave you two