Just as Ivan finished speaking, the atmosphere around them suddenly became tense.Ivan did not know how to respond to that.Michael swiftly stood up and walked away.“Hey, hey, hey...” Ivan’s expression seemed to darken more. Giving up when he could not win, oh, his darn ego. This stubborn man might never win Ivanka back for the rest of his life.While Ivan muttered to himself, he got up and hurried after Michael. However, before leaving, he glanced back at Ivanka and Sandy and flashed a grin. “Until next time!”“Never again!” Sandy responded without hesitation, while Ivanka could not help but curl her lips. She seemed to be suppressing a chuckle.Ivan immediately pointed a finger at Sandy. Seeing Michael had already walked far ahead, he quickly caught up with him.Sandy snorted coldly. “B*stard! Always eyeing my stuff! Can’t he just give up already?”Ivanka sighed with resignation. “The relationship between you two is actually quite complicated.”“I don’t care! Even if she’s
Ivanka pursed her lips and chose to remain silent.The situation was indeed as it was: at an impasse. Neither party was willing to back down or compromise. It seemed there was no other option but to continue this way.The food arrived shortly after. Sandy took a whiff of the fragrant pasta in her bowl and smiled. “Smells so good! Let’s dig in!”Ivanka nodded and smiled. “Agreed.”They said nothing more about Ivan. After eating, Sandy could not help but look at Ivanka. “Iv, what’s going on with Michael just now? He…”Sandy did not finish the rest of her sentence. She did not know how to continue.Ivanka frowned. “He wants to remarry me.”Sandy’s eyes widened in disbelief.She exclaimed loudly. “Holy mother of God! Seriously? He actually wants to…”She stopped abruptly and covered her mouth with her hand. She was afraid she could not hold herself back and finish the rest of her sentence. Many nearby diners had already turned their attention toward them.Ivanka felt nervous fo
After saying that, Sandy felt helpless for Ivanka. It was true that she should find a way, but what solutions could there be?With Jonah, Ivanka had always been firm in her refusal, but at work, there were always personal favors and business matters involved.As for Michael, he actively sought Ivanka out and kept pestering her.It was the same with Hanson.Anyone would feel overwhelmed in her shoes.No matter how you turned them away, they still came knocking at your door. What could be done in such a situation?Sandy sighed with resignation. “I’m starting to feel sorry for you. You’re really in a tough spot.”Ivanka raised her hand and gently pressed her temples. “It’s okay. I’ll take it one step at a time and solve each issue as it comes.”There was nothing else she could do anyway.Sandy nodded. She was unsure of what to say for a moment. They sat together on the sofa. Ivanka turned on the television.But before she could play anything, her phone suddenly rang.Ivanka anx
Hanson sighed with what felt like resignation. “Actually, someone will escort me all the way there. I won’t run into any trouble. As for cooking, you’re aware of my condition. Iv, trust me. I’m not that fragile.”Sandy was a little conflicted. She opened her mouth, only to find that she was at a loss for words.Ivanka, however, said softly, “We’ll meet when you’re fully recovered, Hanson. You must take good care of your health.”A glimmer of emotions flashed in Hanson’s eyes. He eventually said in defeat, “Alright then.”They were still on the phone, but both of them fell silent.Ivanka did not know what else to say. Hanson had so much to say to her but did not know how to articulate it.Even Sandy felt rather awkward. But in the next second, an idea came to her. She hurried to a corner and raised her voice. “Iv, come help me out with this! How should I sort these things out?”Ivanka’s lips slowly curled into a smile. Her friend was most helpful at a moment like this. Hanson mus
Ivanka had been to Michael’s office before. This was almost a carbon copy.He never liked owning the same things as others, so what was he really up to? Ivanka furrowed her brows slightly, and there was a puzzled look in her eyes.In order to make her remarry him, Michael had surely made a lot of sacrifices.Ivanka did not check out the private break room. Instead, she went over to the chair and sat down. Turning on the computer, she pulled up the data from her flash drive and examined it. Once she made sure there was nothing out of the ordinary, she took out her document folder.The telephone on the desk suddenly rang, and Ivanka snapped out of her reverie. She picked up the handset.“Hello.”“Ms. Lane, we have informed the staff over here. You may now come to the meeting room on the top floor. The meeting will begin in about ten minutes.Evan’s voice was as polite as usual. Ivanka replied, “Okay.”After hanging up, Ivanka gathered her documents and went over to the meeting
Evan looked at the employees and said calmly, “Everyone, Ms. Lane will go over the plans we have for this collaboration. If there are any issues, or if you have any opinions, you may voice them after she is done.”No one said a word. Evan turned to Ivanka and nodded.She inserted her flash drive into a laptop and projected the screen.Michael’s gaze fell on her slim, fair hands. He could not help recalling the day he watched her hack his company’s security system.Ivanka did not look at Michael before immediately starting her presentation.Everyone listened closely. Some of them were increasingly impressed and surprised by her idea.They had heard that Ivanka had come up with this entire plan on her own.It caused quite a stir. Even if no one said it aloud, Barkworth’s Group and Sadler’s Group had known about this. Even the people in Lane’s Group were talking about it.But these employees only found out about the details of the plan during this meeting.Ivanka spent two hours
Veta asked this question for the sake of the project as a whole.Ivanka glanced at Michael from the corner of her eye and noticed that he did not intend to say anything. He wanted her to solve this problem herself.If she was not aggressive in this situation, her job would become much harder afterward.If this project had nothing to do with Ivanka, she might not care much about the question. She could push the responsibility to someone else and say that it was Michael who invited her over, and there was nothing she could do about it.But if this project brought them a ton of revenue, Ivanka could secure her position in Lane’s Group.Under everyone’s gaze, she said calmly, “Ms. Lopez, do you doubt my ability to lead the team because you have never heard of my experience in this regard?”“George McClellan, for example, was one of those generals who looked ‘good on paper’, so everybody said. But when it came to the actual battle, things would inevitably go wrong. Our project is a hu
Checkmate!Veta was indeed in charge of this aspect of the project.Earlier on, when she brought this matter up, she had meant to challenge Ivanka a little. But since Ivanka had pointed out this fact, Veta could not keep pushing, or else it would reflect badly on her ability. It was her job, after all.Veta nodded. “Yes, good point. Let’s move on to the second question.”No one else said a word. Deep down, they were excited to see what happened next.They thought. “Indeed, Ivanka is competent.”She was a prodigy in every aspect.Ivanka nodded without a word.Veta cleared her throat and said, “I notice that the late stage of the project requires many talents. We need at least over two hundred people, the best from each industry. Although our company is never short of talented people, we still need those with different expertise. I wonder what you do about this issue?”“When it comes to talent acquisition, I’ll take care of it myself. Those who meet the requirements will be hi