After Ivanka hung up, Hanson stared at his phone. He looked increasingly depressed and sad. Ivanka never explained anything to him. She only asked for his trust. Hanson trusted her. But he would rather hear her explanation. He did not care about the truth behind it. He only wanted to know if she cared about him. If she cared for him, she would explain matters to him. If this were the past, Ivanka would more or less give him a brief explanation in spite of her cool nature. However, she did not say anything just now. She was so aloof that he trembled in fear. The thought rooted in his heart filled his mind. “No way! That’s impossible!” Hanson felt his back was drenched with cold sweat. Emeralda went downstairs when she happened to see Hanson muttering to himself. He looked as pale as a ghost. It was clear to see that Emeralda’s heart ached for her son. She had just seen the trend on Twitter when she was upstairs. Hence, she naturally figured out what would happen to Han
Emeralda sighed wearily. “I know you’re in a bad mood. I can’t bear to say much to you. But you need to carefully consider why Ivanka agreed to be your girlfriend right after the car accident and not before.” Hanson felt as if his heart had been squeezed so hard that he groaned in pain. Despite knowing the answer, he refused to believe it. “Mom. Enough!” Emeralda sighed. Staring at Hanson in his current state, she stopped probing him. She patted his shoulders in resignation. “Okay. But you need to calm down.” In the end, Emeralda could not bear to say much to him. She cared for Hanson. She was worried that he would only sink deeper into his fruitless relationship with Ivanka. ... Meanwhile, Chiara and Lyla saw the Twitter post too. They were inside the room, and Chiara trembled as she held the phone. Clearly, she burned in rage upon seeing the post. Lyla was worried that Chiara would be agitated upon reading the post and said, “That’s not possible. Michael is ar
“You need to set your mind right now. Since you’ve given up on Michael and even want to take your revenge on him, it’s of great benefit to us that they hook up with each other.” Chiara gritted her teeth and sucked in a deep breath again. “I naturally know about this.” “It’s good that you’re clear about it. You need to persuade yourself that you shouldn’t look back again once you give up on him. If not, do you know what you’re about to face?” Chiara inevitably looked at Lyla, and Lyla patiently “educated” her. “If you still can’t give up on him, you’ll be hesitant when we lay our hands on him. For example, when we are about to succeed in something and he finds out about it, he might try to please you and even agree to marry you. When that happens, will you become soft-hearted and lose your rationality just to be together with him? If you did that, do you think you would still be able to get out of the situation by the time he finishes his investigation and sends you to jail?” Ch
Meanwhile, Jonah stared at the Twitter post that lamented about him. Tweep A: My heart aches for my hubby! My hubby is an excellent man. He doesn’t mind falling for Ivanka even though she’s a divorced woman. Why does she go back to her ex-husband? Since they had divorced once, it shows that they are not meant for each other. How could she be so b*tchy by hooking up with my hubby while reconciling with her ex? Sob. I feel sad for Mr. Sadler! Tweep B: Everyone’s heart broke for Mr. Sadler. He’s an excellent bachelor. He has a lot of admirers. Did god give Ivanka the guts to go this overboard?!” Tweep C: Iv is an independent woman. She doesn’t need to rely on any men. They are just wants, and they only cause her trouble. She has my support to be single and independent. All she needs is to keep her charm and be my goddess! Tweep D: Sob. My heart breaks for Mr. Sadler. He’s a pitiful man. ... Jonah let out a bark of laughter upon reading the comments. He logged out of Twitter
“You’re slow. I’ve seen him before at Lane’s Group main entrance.” “Why are you there?” “I specially went there to glance at Mr. Sadler.” “You’re amazing! I hadn’t even thought of that!” The audience discussed fervently. When they turned around, they saw Ivanka and one of them said, “Quick! Look over here! The main character is right here. This love triangle is hyping me up!” Right after they spoke, the audience turned to Ivanka. Jonah had been staring at the audience. When he saw Ivanka, he grinned and walked toward her. Ivanka frowned and headed elsewhere. She acted as if she had not seen Jonah. The company was large. Although she was in the middle of the crowd when she walked out of it, the crowd did not surround her. Besides, she was tall, curvy, and beautiful. Thus, she stood out like a sore thumb among the crowd. Everyone saw her. “Iv.” Jonah refused to let her go. The moment he saw her heading in the opposite direction, he instantly stopped her. The onlooke
This time, Ivanka went into Jonah’s car without a word. Jonah followed her. The young ladies could not take their eyes off his handsome, grinning face. “He looked handsome on the screen, and I thought it could be due to the filter. But when I look at him now, I can’t get over him! “He’s too handsome!” ... Under the audience’s gaze, Jonah walked ahead of Ivanka and opened the passenger’s seat door. Ivanka sat on it without saying anything. Jonah got into his car. It did not take long before his car disappeared from their sight. Some of them could not help but record their intimate interaction and the images of them getting into the car. They recorded a variety of Ivanka and Jonah’s show of love. Of course. It was not the duo who showed their love before the public. It was the public who showed theirs to the world. Soon, the news became a Twitter post. Even before Michael browsed Twitter, he already knew about it. His expression was as dark as thunderclouds. Fro
Ivanka’s gaze moved but she still nodded. Whereas Jonah smiled and said, “I can help you contact this person. He might be eccentric, but he is still loyal. We are friends but I can only introduce you to him. I may not be able to make him do anything else.” Ivanka immediately shook her head. “No, I’ll just go find him myself, I’ve met him before.” Jonah raised an eyebrow but did not stop her. “Just remember, he’s nothing like what that rumor claims” He was implying that he was not gay. Elio was the one who helped Naila solve the problem back when Ivanka went to talk to Naila about a collaboration. Because Elio has targeted Naila’s son, people have been saying that Elio was gay and even a pedophile. Naila had been worried at the time, but it turned out that Elio was simply not easy to deal with. She tried to communicate several times to no avail. In the end, it was Ivanka who helped her with this matter. Naila was especially grateful at that time. Ivanka slowly looked up
It was fine if he did not mention his mother. After he did, Sandy was fear-struck from the memory; the hairs on her body stood up. She looked at the man coldly and her eyes were full of caution. “You’re toxic! I don’t need you to care. Hurry up and leave!” She even put her hands behind her back as she said this. Her house had fingerprint locks. She was afraid that Ivan would grab her hand to unlock the door and take what her mother had left behind! “Don’t be like that. If I don’t care for you, who else will? Won’t you open the door and let me in?” The last freaking thing she wanted was for Ivan to enter her home! He was toxic! Without thinking, Sandy turned around and pressed the elevator door. When it opened, she immediately stepped in. Ivan was silent. Seeing that he did not move and even remained standing at the doorway, Sandy was again worried that he might get a locksmith. So, she immediately dragged him into the elevator. “Oh gosh. Why are you so rough, woman?
Ivanka frowned deeply. Michael was in a horrible state. He had been poisoned and suffered gunshots. He had a strong tolerance to medicine and pain. But it was his mental condition that caused him to fall into this state. Not being fully recovered also added to the burden. Ivanka gave him a white pill which she had formulated by herself. After that, she had the security guard carry Michael into her car. Then, she sent him to the hospital. They arrived at the emergency department. Xavier had finished attending to his patients. When he walked out of his office, he saw Michael being carried into the hospital. He then saw Ivanka beside Michael. Xavier frowned. His expression became tense, and he asked solemnly, “What’s happened to him?” “He’s weak and had previously been poisoned. Since you’re around, you can look after him.” Ivanka summarized Michael’s condition. After hearing Ivanka’s brief explanation, Xavier gave Michael a checklist and put him on a drip. After that,
Since Jonah had come to this and Ivanka was not an ungrateful person, she nodded and gave her word. “Jonah, I’ll give this my all. Don’t worry. As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll help you.” Jonah had to be bound to the wheelchair at the moment. Since Ivanka had shared a similar experience when she took over Lane’s Group back then, she naturally figured out how wolfish and greedy his adversaries would be. Jonah was injured because of her. She swore to give her all to save him from whatever crisis he was facing. Jonah took advantage of this and asked, “What time are you coming tomorrow? I’ll have my assistant get ready.” Ivanka thought for a moment. “Tomorrow afternoon.” She needed to manage her company affairs during the first half of the day. Jonah was content upon hearing her answer. “Good. I’ll wait for you tomorrow.” “Okay.” Ivanka nodded before hanging up. When she returned to her office, she did not expect to see Michael sitting on the couch. She nearly jum
There was only one possibility. Ivanka was calling somebody else. Michael wondered who could strike up such a long conversation with her. Sandy and Ivan had returned to the country. Ivanka’s besties were around her. Even if Ivanka deliberately approached Chiara, she could not possibly have so much to chat with Chiara. If Ivanka’s phone call was business related, there was no need to chat this long. Michael eliminated the possible reasons one by one. In the end, he thought of Jonah. Michael’s expression instantly turned as dark as thunderclouds. His gaze was dull and cold. Evan noticed it. He also saw the call record on Michael’s phone. Evan quickly persuaded Michael, “Mr. Barkworth, Ms. Lane could be tied up with her work, so she couldn’t answer your call. We could go to her workplace now.” Michael said nothing. He gave a cold glance at Evan. Evan got a shock. The next second, Michael turned around and left his office. Looking at Michael’s fading silhouette, Evan wi
It was why Ivanka still came for Jonah in spite of her unpleasant experience with Margaret in the hospital last time. Jonah had been injured because of Ivanka. She came for him only. The other people did not matter to her. Jonah’s heart sank upon hearing her words. His expression tensed up. He could imagine the indifferent look on Ivanka’s face right at that moment. She had that expression on her face simply because he was never really important to her. Jonah was upset precisely because of her indifference to him. He wanted to say something to her but did not know how to begin. He was also not in the position to say that. It did not take long before Ivanka’s gentle but rather indifferent voice rang in his ears, “Jonah, don’t worry. I’ll treat your legs until they recover. Don’t run into any conflicts with your mom because of me.” Her words pulled Jonah’s wandering mind back into the present moment. He felt a heavy weight on his heart. “Iv, I trust you. You don’t need to
Margaret became frustrated and grabbed Ivanka. She could not understand why Ivanka was fine while Jonah ended up in such a bad situation after the accident.Then, Jonah defended Ivanka. There was also all the talk about Ivanka’s treatment. Margaret was curious to see what kind of miracle medicine Ivanka could develop.In the end, Ivanka’s treatment did not work. Moreover, her relationship with Jonah, which had finally started to improve, was once again ruined because of Ivanka.Jonah scoffed. “Mom, I’m not an eight-year-old anymore. You’re saying all this because you want me to go along with your plans for an arranged date, right?”Margaret had not expected Jonah to guess her thoughts. She was about to insist on her point when Jonah spoke first. With a mocking smile, he said sarcastically, “Do you think anyone would date someone like me?”He had a point. But Laura might be one such person.However, Margaret did not like her. She would do anything to keep Laura from becoming her d
“That’s because you want him to fall in love with you!” Margaret snapped.Ivanka chuckled softly. Her tone was edged with sarcasm. “Love? Does it really matter that much?”Margaret felt humiliated and furious. She pointed a finger at Ivanka’s face with a hostile expression. “If it doesn’t matter, why are you doing all this? Stop pretending, Ivanka!”Ivanka let out a bitter laugh. “Pretending? What am I pretending for? Is being divorced a crime? Margaret, you’re a woman too. How would you feel if someone accused you like this?”She hoped Margaret would take a moment to reflect. After all, she was Jonah’s mother, and Ivanka did not want their conflict to escalate.But Margaret was unmoved. Her glare turned colder, sharper, and filled with hatred.“You think I’ll just let this go?” Margaret said sharply. “If it weren’t for you, Jonah wouldn’t be in this mess! I meant every word I said, and nothing will change that.”To her, Ivanka was nothing more than someone scheming to use Jonah
“Ivanka,” Margaret took a deep breath while trying to compose herself. When she looked at Ivanka again, her expression was calm. She said, “I don’t know how deep Jonah’s feelings for you run. What I fear most is that once he becomes fixated on you, that’s it. When he falls for someone, his heart won’t make room for anyone else. In that way, he’s just like his father.”Ivanka’s gaze wavered. She bit her lip and was unsure of what to say.“I beg you, don’t hurt Jonah anymore!” Margaret’s voice carried a note of desperation.Ivanka’s expression turned extremely complicated.There was a time when Jonah came to her only to use her. Back then, they were both using each other. It made things simple.But later, Jonah unexpectedly started talking about marriage. Perhaps it was to provoke Michael, or perhaps he simply wanted to keep her close because she was useful to him.At some point, though, it seemed Jonah had become serious about her. She could not pinpoint when it happened. Perhaps
Jonah frowned in clear disagreement, but he stayed silent. Ivanka’s confident smile reassured him and made him trust her.Eventually, he let go of her wrist.Ivanka noticed Margaret putting on her shoes. She quickly followed, stepping outside just as Margaret was about to get into her car“Margaret,” she called out.Margaret frowned slightly and stood still.Since Jonah had not come out with Ivanka, she decided she could spare a moment to speak with her.She turned and looked at Ivanka coldly.Ivanka softened her tone. “Let’s take a walk.”Margaret did not respond, but her silence was enough of an agreement.They walked slowly around the edge of the mansion. The surrounding area was all part of the Sadler family estate.Margaret suppressed her anger and glanced at Ivanka before speaking in a composed tone, “Alright. What do you want to say?”Ivanka met her gaze briefly before looking ahead and said, “Do you know what will happen if Jonah’s coughing continues?”Margaret’s he
Margaret glared at Ivanka and scoffed, “If there’s an issue, I’ll get another doctor to handle it. It’ll be anyone but you, Ivanka. Haven’t I made myself clear enough? I’ve told you this before.”She hated how Ivanka ignored her warnings and kept coming back to visit Jonah time and again. What if Jonah got too close to her and ended up ruining his reputation? If Jonah had not been here, Margaret would have been even harsher.Ivanka frowned as she met Margaret’s sharp gaze. “I’ve never tried to get close to Jonah like that. We’re just friends. I know I’m not good enough for him, so I’ve never even thought about it.”“You might not have, but he has!” Margaret snapped, raising her voice.“Mom!” Jonah’s expression darkened.Jonah was usually calm and polite. This was the first time Ivanka saw him looking so upset and was about to lose his temper.Ivanka’s eyes flickered with hesitation. She was unsure of what to say.Explaining Jonah’s coughing would do no good. Margaret would not