Emeralda knew Hanson had a crush on Ivanka since high school. After Emeralda learned about it, she gave her consent to have the two of them get together. After all, they were a good match for each other. Unfortunately, it did not happen that way. Emeralda sighed silently. Ivanka sighed. She turned to Emerald and saw her smiling gently. Emeralda did not look as cool as she usually did. A hint of guilt and complication grew stronger in Ivanka’s eyes. “Aunt Emeralda, you know my current situation. I’m no longer a match for Hanson.” Emeralda’s eyes flickered with some emotions. She subconsciously turned to Ivanka. “We don’t mind about it.” Ivanka was a little stunned. Both Anna and Sandy looked slightly puzzled. Even though the trio was close with Hanson, they had little contact with his family. Hence, the trio did not know his parents well. Emeralda obviously did not mind that Ivanka was a divorced woman. As long as they were willing, they consented to Ivanka to be togethe
Ivanka’s eyes flashed with guilt. “Ms. Emeralda. Sorry. I was the one who caused the trouble, yet you have to bear the consequences on my behalf. Unfortunately, I’m truly at my wits’ end. I’m worried that he’ll become agitated again if I tell him all this.” Anna sighed. “She’s right. Based on Hanson’s condition, he can’t afford to be agitated again. On the other hand, if this continues, he’ll find out the truth eventually. I hope he’s mentally prepared for this and won’t collapse after knowing about it in the future.” Sandy pursed her lips. After sipping some orange juice, she could not help but say resignedly, “Hanson is truly a loyal man. He has been in love with Iv for so many years, and his love for her has never changed. If he opens another window, he will learn that there’s a woman whose love runs as deep as his and has always been very fond of him.” Emeralda was a little surprised. When she saw Sandy turning to Anna, Emeralda rested her gaze on Anna in puzzlement. Anna cou
“Alright. I’ll keep this sense of boundaries.” Ivanka nodded in agreement. After they chatted for some time, Emeralda felt pity for Ivanka. She pitied Ivanka for being a divorced woman and regretted that she had no feelings for Hanson. Nonetheless, after finding out about Sandy’s love life, Emeralda felt relieved. Emeralda was very satisfied with the trio. She was happy with any of them becoming her daughter-in-law. It was a pity that she did not have two sons. If not, she would have had both Sandy and Anna to be her daughters-in-law. After they chatted, Emeralda said with a smile, “Alright. That’s all for now. I need to return to the company. Thank you for helping Hanson. I’ll treat you to a meal some day.” “Ms. Emeralda, you’re welcome. Hanson is our good friend. We grew up together.” Sandy was easygoing. Hence, she seldom offended people with her words. Meanwhile, Ivanka needed to keep a distance from them while Anna was shy. Emeralda smiled. After they exchanged som
Theodore recovered his senses. He looked away and turned to the attendees. “I believe everyone knows why I had Iv come over today.” The audience was silent. Their silence meant assent. Ivanka sat on her seat calmly and silently. Despite his reluctance, Theodore continued, “Barkworth’s Group informed me that they would start the new project with our company after three days. Iv will be in charge of the project. Staff under the project will follow Iv’s instruction without qualms.” Ivanka raised an eyebrow. She understood his hidden malicious intent. Theodore did this so that when she made a mistake, everyone would realize her incapability. By then, he would have someone to take over her. Or perhaps, someone would intentionally cause havoc and make Ivanka bear all the consequences. Theodore had planned well this time. Thomas chuckled. “I naturally have no qualms with this. Speaking of which, Ivanka is just the person in charge while Mr. Barkworth has the final say in the
Ivanka raised an eyebrow in silence. The audience also wondered why Ivanka had to be there to hear about it. Since Theodore had made up his mind, they did not protect. They let him do as he wished. After all, Ivanka was also part of the Lane’s family. She was not an outsider. It was only normal and inevitable for her to know the outcome of the meeting. Everyone knew Thomas sided with Ivanka. Ivanka had just made a name for herself in the company, and she instantly became a hit. It was likely that she would take over Lane’s Group in the future. After all, her father was the former president of the company. Everyone stood by and watched the show. No one put her in a spot. Those who had sided with Theodore started to switch sides. Theodore had feared this. He was on the verge of losing their support. While waiting, Theodore asked calmly, “Do you have any suggestions for this?” “Based on the current situation, we can only go one step at a time. If you already have a
Emeralda nodded in understanding. “Iv is indeed very busy. There’s something I need you to consider carefully.” Puzzled, Hanson turned to Emeralda. He seemed to think of something and said, “I don’t mind that she was a divorced woman. In fact, it’s my blessing that she’s willing to be together with me.” Emeralda fell speechless. “If the public gossips about Iv, I’ll certainly make them see my love for her, and that it’s my honor to be able to marry her instead of her not being a good match for me.” Hanson sounded gentle but affirmative. Emeralda’s heart ached for him upon knowing his love for Ivanka ran so deep. She could not help but sigh and shook her head. “I’m not talking about this. You know I’m not a narrow-minded person.” Hanson hesitated. “Then, what do you want to talk about?” Emeralda heaved a sigh in resignation and said, “I knew about the incident between you and Iv. She felt guilty for causing you to meet an accident after rejecting you. She kept apologizin
That afternoon, they said this matter had to be confidential, and no one else could know about it. Hanson immediately let out a sigh of relief when he heard this. “Oh, it’s nothing. I was just checking. What are you doing?” “Driving.” “Hm? Where are you going this late?” “I just ate with my colleagues at the office. I’m coming back.” In reality, she was not going back. She was going to visit Rosie. However, Rosie was from the Barkworth family. She was her ex-husband’s grandmother. Saying it outright might make Hanson feel bad. She did not want to get him too worked up. Hanson’s gaze flickered. “I see. Since you’re driving, be careful on the road.” “Alright.” Ivanka had no plans to ask him to stay at all. Though Hanson was a little disappointed, he could only ask her to take care of herself and hung up. He subconsciously gripped his phone. The fear in his heart continued to build up. “Iv… were you really lying to me?” Hanson looked down at his phone’s screen
Ivanka smiled and looked at Rosie. “Grandma, shall we continue to walk further up?”Rosie instantly nodded excitedly. “Yeah, let’s go.”Michael was silent. Looks like what he said to Rosie earlier was futile after all.Otherwise, she would have just been disgusted at the sight of him.That was proof enough that she did not care about this matter anymore. Without Rosie’s guidance and help, things would become harder for Michael. He has never faced any setbacks before, so why was he facing them now?Michael frowned slightly. He had a bad feeling about this.He did not say anything and strode up to follow them. He maintained a distance from them both while also remaining in their line of sight.Ivanka was used to many things. Moreover, she was on speaking terms with Michael, and they still had to work together in the future. It was not too awkward. Just then, they stopped in front of a Black-eyed Susan.Rosie was a little surprised to see the flower. “Why is a flower like