Rosie sensed he was not in a good mood. She asked again, “What are you doing?” “I’m driving.” Michael stared straight ahead with tightly pursed lips. The veins on the back of his hand were pulsing. He could remain calm when she was not in his mind. However it had been brought up. He felt like killing that heartless woman! “Okay then. Drive safely, dear. I won’t disturb you anymore,” Rosie said without knowing what he was thinking and hung up. Michael pursed his lips and continued driving. His cold expression could send chills down one’s spine. ... Time passed. Sandy felt her brain about to explode from the onslaught of terms and proposals. These two people had been arguing back and forth for so long. It was a collision of skilled debaters. How could they be anything but extraordinary? They never stopped talking.But Sandy was ecstatic! Excited! Thrilled! She may not understand them, but she could not tell who was winning! Aalto was spending more time floundering.
“Iv, you’re so amazing! You managed to close a deal with Mr. Aalto! Oh, my God! I feel like going out and bragging about you for three days and nights!” Sandy’s excitement seemed to exceed Ivanka’s.Ivanka chuckled. “Won’t you get tired?”“How could I get tired?” Sandy tilted her head and beamed with excitement as she said, “At times like this, I’m proud to have a bestie like you! I want to show them how capable my bestie is. With you backing me up, I dare anyone to mess with me!”Ivanka smiled helplessly as Sandy continued, “Are you going to go for the handover next? But you haven’t fully recovered yet!”Ivanka smiled. “The deal’s closed. I don’t need to handle the handover myself. I just need to inform our department head, who’ll take care of it. The future collaboration will have to wait until all the processes are arranged. It would take time. By then, I should have recovered.”Sandy nodded in relief. “That’s good, that’s good.”...Theodore and Lyla had been at the Lane Hosp
Sandy was still in awe of Ivanka and had been chatting with her. Ivanka’s phone suddenly rang and interrupted their conversation.It was Anna. Ivanka’s eyes flickered slightly. “Ann?”Sandy was worried. “Did Hanson find out about us?”Ivanka frowned silently. She picked up her phone and put it on the speaker.“Ann?”Anna quickly said, “Chiara has been admitted to the hospital.”“Huh?” Sandy was surprised. “What happened? Did you see it? But doesn’t the Lane family have their own hospital?”“I just got off the phone with my mom, and she told me. Her men saw Chiara at Lane’s Group hospital. My mom owed Lyla a favor before, so she went to check on her today.”“What? What happened? Tell me quickly, let me have a good laugh!” Sandy’s face lit up with excitement, but then she fell silent. “Could it be another one of her acts? Did Michael and the others go?”Anna hesitated a bit. “I’m not sure. My mom said no one else was there. No one from the Barkworth family went, and as for how s
The three of them fell silent.Clearly, they had not figured out how to handle the situation.Anna sighed. “Yesterday, Hanson asked me if we were lying to him. He wondered if Iv never agreed to be with him.”Sandy took a deep breath. “Oh…”Ivanka pursed her lips and finally spoke softly, “It’s good for him to be suspicious. At least he’s somewhat prepared for the truth.”Anna’s eyes welled up with tears. She stood at the end of the hospital corridor and occasionally glanced back. She was afraid Hanson might show up.When he did not appear, she sighed. “Iv, why doesn’t he like me? Would he be happy with me?”Sandy opened her mouth, but she did not know what to say. She had mixed emotions about this.“Let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll give it more thought,” Ivanka finally said calmly.Anna and Sandy had no other options but to accept the situation.Anna took a light breath. “How are you doing now?”“I’m much better. I’ll be able to go see him at the hospital in a few days.”
The disappointment in Chiara’s eyes gradually turned skeptical. “Is that really the case?”“Yes.” Lyla smiled. “Why would I lie to you? But what happened to you? Why did you faint suddenly?”Theodore’s tensed expression finally eased a little.The door to the ward opened.Three doctors walked in together to examine Chiara.Once the examinations were complete, the doctor said, “Ms. Chiara is fine now. All her health indicators are normal, but her time spent unconscious is concerning. I advise staying in the hospital for three more days for observation. If everything is fine, she can be discharged. Is that all right?”Lyla immediately nodded. “Yes, let’s stay a few more days for observation.”The doctor nodded and provided a few more instructions before leaving the room.The three of them were once again left in the ward.Chiara said, “I don’t know what happened either. I just felt dizzy and gradually lost strength. The next thing I knew, I woke up just now. But I feel like I sl
Ivanka was startled. She was still covered in bubbles from the shower.Sandy was holding her phone. She was initially excited to share the important news, but Ivanka’s alluring figure unexpectedly captivated her.As a woman herself, Sandy could not help but swallow hard. She stared at Ivanka and remarked softly, “Iv, I think you might be turning me gay.”Ivanka was speechless.Ivanka said, “Get out, I’ll follow in a moment.”Unable to resist taking another glance at her, Sandy said, “Hurry up, I have big news for you!”Ivanka, resigned to her friend’s persistence, realized it must be something significant, especially since Sandy had never barged into her bathroom like this before.Only the two of them were at home, so Ivanka had not bothered to lock the door. This girl...Not long after, Sandy’s urgent voice came from outside.“Iv, are you done? Why are you taking so long?”Ivanka was drying her hair when she heard Sandy yelling anxiously from outside.She had no choice but
Ivanka remained calm and composed as she said, “That’s fine. If I take over in the future, I won’t have any dealings with Barkworth’s Group. It’s good to let them initiate this now and save me the trouble.”Sandy pursed her lips. She was hesitant to speak, but considering Ivanka’s reasoning, she nodded. “Tsk, I wonder how the Lane family will react to this situation.”Ivanka smiled. “It’s a pity I can’t go now. Otherwise, I would visit her in the hospital to express my concern.”“Hahaha! Right, I’ll go with you then! Maybe we can upset her to death and save ourselves some trouble!”Ivanka squinted her eyes. Honestly, she did not want Chiara to just die like this. How could she let them get away with what they did to her so easily?She wanted them to go through the rest of their lives....Theodore and Lyla remained at the hospital. They stayed by Chiara’s side the whole time. Theodore’s phone rang. He glanced at his wife and daughter before he said frustratingly, “It’s the compa
“They have already posted it. There’s no way they will delete it! Leave it for now. I’m going to check on Chiara! Let’s stop talking about this!”Lyla hurried.But when she and Theodore returned to the ward, Chiara was already looking at her phone. Her face was as white as a sheet.They, too, paled at the sight of her.Tears suddenly streamed down Chiara’s face. She turned to look at her parents and smiled miserably. “So I wasn’t overthinking it. My instinct was right.”Lyla felt her heart shattering into pieces. She quickly strode over and said anxiously, “Chiara, that isn’t true! It was Samuel. He suddenly changed his mind. I won’t let Michael call off your engagement! They won’t dare to. They can’t possibly do that!”Chiara suddenly started laughing. “Why not? They are ready to pay liquidated damages. There’s no room for negotiation…”At the moment, she was rather calm. There was no outrage or panic like a while ago. She looked like a fragile doll made of porcelain. A puff of