“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?
“Ah! You dog! Put me down!”Ivan gritted his teeth. “You don’t know what’s good for you! At first, I took pity on you and wanted to bring you to eat. But then you said I’m sick in the head? Alright then, let’s catch diseases together!”After saying that, he walked faster. Sandy struggled to break free and was still constantly worried that she would accidentally fall. Ivan reached the door of the car. He opened the door of the backseat, and threw her in directly!Curious onlookers had followed them from a distance. They stopped at an angle where they could see from afar to see if the two of them would actually rock things up in the car.When Sandy saw the malicious expression on him, she was so scared that her body trembled fiercely. “You… What are you doing? You’re crazy, Ivan!!!”Ivan gritted his teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy! So much that I let a woman scold me to this extent!”Sandy’s eyes widened. When she saw that he was not going to do anything rash, she carefully sat up and leane
“Ivan, you’re sick in the head!”“I’m fine with knowing you have the medication.” Ivan was also angry but did not want to argue with this woman in the middle of the street. Then he directly dragged her into the restaurant.Sandy was too embarrassed to yell with so many people here. It would be in poor taste.She could not struggle away again. In the end, she could only be dragged back by this dog.She gritted her teeth and sat back in her chair looking angrily at Ivan.Sandy did not say a single word. She felt like she could not keep the anger from bubbling out.The waiter who stood by the side felt that their atmosphere was not right. Ivan directly ordered the meal. The waiter quickly walked away in relief.Inside the box, only the two of them remained.Sandy was angry. She did not want to say a single word to this man.Ivan’s expression was extraordinarily cold. He wanted to just stew this woman right now.The atmosphere’s silence was deafening. After a moment’s reprieve,
Sandy sucked in a breath. Then she turned away from him. “I won’t give it to you. Not even if I die. If I die, I’ll take this with me. I’ll be cremated with it. I’ll take it with me to my mom. Just give up on it. It’s because you guys didn’t believe in her at first. You forcefully swept her out of the door. Don’t blame her for being cold towards you guys. Her coldness is an accumulation of all the disappointment you guys have brought to her. How many days and nights have I seen her crying in silence? But what about you guys?” As she said this, Sandy could not help but sneer. Her eyes were thick with mockery. Something crashed suddenly. It was extremely ear-shattering and scared Sandy.She gritted her teeth. “Forget it. Let’s not see each other again, let alone eat together. I don’t think I have much of an appetite, and neither do you, right?”Even though she was hungry and her stomach hurt a little, she could not stay and eat with this dog of a man. She was afraid she would die
“I’ve seen them.” “I can’t believe you’re so quiet. Come on out. Go ask him what’s going on and cheer me up.” Xander was a bit speechless. He finally said, “I’m coming over now.” … It did not take long for the few to get together. Michael was still the same as before. He did not talk much when he arrived.Ivan was always a loudmouth, but he did not seem particularly playful either. If it were in the past, he probably would not have been able to control himself to get to the bottom of things. He would be out to grill something out of Michael. Obviously, Michael and Xander both noticed that something was wrong. The men’s gazes met for a moment. Xander looked at Ivan, “What’s wrong with you today?” Ivan composed himself and shrugged. “What could possibly be wrong with me?” Michael looked at Ivan. “You called me today and said you were in a bad mood?” His voice was calm, but Michael was someone who cared about his brother. Xander blurted out. “What could possibly get
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