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
“Yes?” Xander smiled meaningfully. Ivan looked like he was about to blow up. “Of course! I even paid when I left. It was to make her feel touched!” Micheal looked faintly at Ivan blandly. . It was like he already knew what was going on. However as usual, if he could not realize it himself there was no use in him pointing it out. Xander instead looked at Michael. “Michael, what do you think?” “If he doesn’t realize it himself, what’s the use of others seeing through it?” His expression was indifferent. It was like he did not want to mention these things. Ivan suddenly laughed from exasperation. “I don’t realize it myself, but you can? Do you have any idea what kind of situation you are in with Ivanka?”Michael frowned. He instantly thought of what happened on Twitter today. The anger he had just suppressed suddenly rose again. The other two noticed something was wrong, and Ivan suddenly felt happy. “Look, you can’t even control yourself. Why the hell are you lecturing me? I
“I deserve everything that’s happening to me now. But please don’t involve my family in my mistakes…” Ethan clasped his hands together and sincerely begged everyone to spare his family. Ivanka spared him a brief glance before turning off her cell phone. Although she was helping herself to some meat, Michael could see how she felt at the moment. “Why don’t we…” Michael asked for her opinion. But before he finished speaking, Ivanka interrupted him. “Now that he’s released a video like that, if I continue to hold him accountable, I’d be the one in the wrong.” Michael immediately replied, “I can step in—” “You? It’s better if you don’t. Everyone knows your relationship with me now.” Before Michael could finish his sentence, Ivanka immediately interrupted him. Although they were not officially remarried, Michael often went out with her. If anyone else were to see this, what difference did it make? Michael understood, but he really could not bear to see Ivanka getting bulli
After they finished taking pictures, Ivanka greeted everyone politely. “After finishing your meal, go home early. It’s snowing, so drive safely. Bye…” Ivanka subconsciously reminded them. She belatedly realized she had been acting as though she was really an idol. Nonetheless, she treated them with sincerity. She had not done this for Michael’s sake. She did this mostly for the sake of the innocent, inexperienced young ladies who had yet entered the society. These young ladies raised their phones warily and asked, “Could we take a picture together?” They were so worried that their invitation would be turned down, so much so that when they talked, they almost bit the skin off their lips. Ivanka could not bear to reject them. It had not been easy for her to finally reach the private room. Michael teased her, “Our celebrity finally arrived. It looks like you’d best wear shades wherever you go in the future.” Ivanka glared at him and said gruffly, “Stop teasing me.” She paused
After that, Ivanka politely bowed to the people who had been watching the drama in the main hall. She smiled at them. “Sorry for making a fool of ourselves. We encountered two tricksters who wanted to eat the meals for free by calling themselves the friends of the restaurant owners. It happened that I know the restaurant owner, so we easily uncovered their tricks.” By saying that, Ivanka was able to save the hot pot restaurant’s and the Barkworth family’s reputation. Her statement could result in a win-win situation, and the reason was acceptable. Ivanka continued, “Sorry for causing a stir and affecting your dining mood. I’ll foot the bill for everyone who dined on the first floor. How does that sound?” She was not trying to curry favor with the people or to show off her wealth. She simply did not want the people to hate the wealthy. One could not deny that this method worked. Right after Ivanka made her statement, the crowd thanked her. The commotion was no more than ju
The young lady did not know what to do, so she turned to the restaurant manager. The restaurant manager nodded in approval. It was only then that the young lady left the restaurant. Before she left, she glared at Coco. Coco glared back at the young lady and pointed at her viciously. Coco shouted, “Come back! I’m not done with you yet! Who permitted you to leave now?!” The young lady’s body shivered a little. Still, she gnashed her teeth and left. Ivanka watched the young lady’s back as she drifted away. Ivanka stood in Coco’s way because she did not want Coco to chase after the young lady. Ivanka did not want to make a big deal out of the situation. Otherwise, the Barkworth family would be the one who suffered disgrace. After all, Coco stayed in the Barkworth family’s mansion, and everyone knew that Rosie doted on her. If it continued, Ivanka was worried about Rosie’s later years… Ivanka rubbed her temples in resignation. It looked like she needed to resolve the issue as
The restaurant manager thought for a moment before saying, “Ms. Fishbourne, the restaurant has its own rules. Only three types of VIPs could reserve our private rooms while the rest could only enjoy normal seats. I have reasons to believe that our front desk told you the same when you called. We may not have empty seats now, but we’ll have one shortly after.” Coco recalled the situation and remembered that it was exactly like what the restaurant manager had mentioned. So what? Things have changed these days. Coco was no longer an ordinary woman. Her words could even move the earth. With that thought in her mind, Coco chuckled. She kept her tyranny and mockery to herself before locking her little finger with the young lady’s at the front desk. The young lady at the front desk looked down at her finger before glancing at the restaurant manager helplessly. The restaurant manager himself, too, was caught in trouble, so he could not do anything else to defend the young lady. C
Little did Coco know that her behavior was no more like a clown in the crowd’s eyes. Ivanka felt disgusted. Although she could not put herself in Coco’s shoes, she could understand the thoughts of a sensitive person. Ivanka could sympathize with a sensitive and cowardly person. But she could not find herself sympathizing with Coco. Coco’s low self-esteem should not be the reason for her to behave like a crook. Michael, on the other hand, already finished discussing with the restaurant manager and entering the private room. Ivanka lagged behind him. She had no intention of entertaining Coco, much less inviting her to eat together. No doubt that the private room was able to accommodate four people. But based on their relationship, Ivanka thought she had been kind enough to not find fault in Coco, much less eating together. Meanwhile, Coco continued to argue with the restaurant manager. She argued until her face reddened. Although the restaurant manager already made hims
The temperature was above freezing point, so the snowflakes melted before they even reached the ground. The trees were covered in snow. At a glance, they looked like a blanket of pristine snow. The big trees looked as if they had been covered in snow-white new clothes. Ivanka was a little surprised at such a scenery. Even though she often went for business trips in the north and had experienced snow, skied, and various other experiences, it was a rare sight to experience snow in their city. Instead of snow, they looked more like an ice sheet. The snow there was different from the cities in the north. They easily fell on their hair. In just a while, their hair turned snowy white. Ivanka took out her phone and took a photo. Then she shared it with her friends in her WhatsApp group. Meanwhile, Michael took photos of Ivanka. Michael hardly posted anything on Twitter. After a moment, he uploaded a photo of Ivanka taking photos of the scenery.The caption was: Experiencing
Michael glanced at Ivanka.Ivanka kept her eyes lowered and focused on nothing in particular. Both of them tacitly agreed not to bring it up.“Let’s go out to eat,” Michael said. Ivanka agreed without hesitation.If they got ready and left at this time, they would be just in time for lunch.She went upstairs to freshen up. Michael did not rush her. He just smiled, as if he was telling her to take her time.Ivanka felt a little embarrassed and touched the tip of her nose. Truthfully, she was the one in a hurry because she was the one starving.Five minutes later, she came back down.She had changed into a long black down coat that reached her ankles. It was practical and warm.But the weather was still unbearably cold. This winter was harsher than usual.“Let’s go.” She rubbed her hands together and looked at Michael.Michael was on his phone. He was smiling and looked relaxed. With just a glance, Ivanka could tell he was probably making a reservation.Their long-standing
Ivanka slept in the next day. By the time she woke up, the sun was already streaming through the window, casting light across her bed and face.In a way, the sunlight had forced her awake.She frowned slightly before slowly opening her eyes. The brightness left spots in her vision, so she instinctively raised a hand to shield herself before getting out of bed.It was already past 10 a.m.She had no idea how she managed to sleep so much, especially after napping all afternoon the day before.Then again, maybe she was just that exhausted. So much had been going on lately.Fortunately, it was Saturday, so she did not have to go to the office.That was probably why her internal clock had not woken her at seven as usual.Come to think of it, her body’s internal clock was quite accommodating.On workdays, no matter how tired she was, she always woke up at seven sharp. But on weekends, that never happened. She could sleep in as much as she wanted, which was pretty great.She lay in