Ivanka remained on the couch.If someone else had heard what Elio had said, they would have left already.But Ivanka would not.She was not in a hurry to say anything. All she did was gaze at the man before her.HerElio, on the other hand, was running out of patience. “If there’s nothing else you want to ask of me, you may leave now.”Ivanka did not move still. Instead she said calmly, “My father didn’t want you to tell me. He didn’t want me to seek revenge and wished that I would spend the rest of my day in peace and happiness.”Elio said nothing and furrowed his brows slightly.Ivanka’s lips curled into a faint smile. “I have known that my father’s death definitely had something to do with Theodore and his family. Of course I’m going to take revenge on them.”“This is none of my business.” Elio did not even spare her a glance. He had already gotten up impatiently.Ivanka immediately stood up to stop him and said with a calm expression. “Pardon me for being blunt. And I’m sor
After leaving the pub, Ivanka was not in a hurry to head home.As she felt the breeze caressing her cheeks, she suddenly was not in the mood to drive.She recalled the memories she shared with her father before his death, and the look in her eyes became increasingly dazed.Hence, she started wandering around the places near the underground parking lot.Vehicles filled the roads, and the lights were dazzling. Occasionally, she could hear noises from some clubs. Music was playing on the streets.But the music they played did not capture her interest like the one they played a while ago.She did not like the song, so she walked toward an alley.There was no one else in the alleyway, and it was a little dark. After walking further into the alley for a while, the street lights could no longer reach this place. It was pitch black, and the only source of light was the moon. Ivanka relied on it to watch her steps.Besides, such a quiet spot was rare in the hustle and bustle of the city
The other men could not help but start to laugh as well. “Boss, where do we go then? Do we do it right in this alley? But the view is bad here, and the lighting is awful. We can’t see anything. We can’t use flashlights all the time either.”“Yeah, even though it’s kind of exciting to do it here, the lighting sucks. Also, we’re in the middle of the city. What if she screams too loudly and draws other people over?”They were all very excited, mostly because Ivanka was a legend. Not only was she pretty and curvaceous, but she also used to be Michael’s wife. Moreover, she was full of mystery, which intrigued and enticed them.They had always been interested in Ivanka, but they had not planned to act on their fantasies before.But things were different at the moment.The person who hired these men paid them handsomely and promised to keep them out of trouble. They even got to have their way with Ivanka. Of course, they would say yes!Besides, some powerful people got their back.They
“Ahhhhhhhhh!” The gangster was still screaming.Everyone was bamboozled by Ivanka’s actions. She was so strong!“Damn, this broad is fighting back! Beat her up!”Someone had already charged at her.But Ivanka did not bother with them. Instead, she charged at the two gangsters who were helping their leader to his feet. She lifted a foot and kicked one of them on the waist.With a yelp of pain, the gangster toppled over.Then, Ivanka rushed toward another gangster, whose face was filled with panic. He wanted to escape and was ready to let go of his leader.However, Ivanka was much faster than him. She kicked him on the waist as well and knocked him to the ground.“Ahhhhhh!”One after another, both gangsters cried out in agony.As they both collapsed, the others tried to help their leader up, but Ivanka was agile. She had stunned them and kept them from coming closer. All they could do was watch their leader fall to the ground.“Boss!”The leader of the gang was already losi
If these men just remained down, they might be spared from a beating and would not suffer from serious injuries. Those who were beaten again and again felt terrible aches all over their bodies. They could not help but look at the people who did not move with envy. At that time, they all seemed to understand the advantage of lying low.“W-What are you up to?”Watching Ivanka approach, the gang leader’s voice was filled with panic.The gangsters wanted to protect their leader, but their desire to not get beaten overpowered their protective instinct. Hence, no one got up to help him.Ivanka sneered. “Look, these people have followed you and called you boss, but when you’re in trouble, they are more than happy to watch you suffer!”The gang leader was speechless.He was furious, frightened, and panicking!But he was also heavily injured. Not only did his crotch hurt but his face was also bruised. He must be bleeding all over his body.He had completely lost the ability to fight
After a pause, one of the police officers said softly, “Ms. Lane, why are you here? What’s going on?”He did not finish his sentence, but his gaze fell on Ivanka’s foot.Green Hair immediately cried out, “Officer! This woman beat us up! You must arrest her!”The officer looked at the scar on his face and the green hair on his head. Then, he glanced at the gangsters who had slowly gotten up from the ground. Each of them had the traits of local thugs. The look in the officer’s eyes became a little conflicted.Ivanka ignored them. She simply stared at the police and said politely, “Did someone call the cops? Or were you two patrolling nearby?”“Someone called 911.”Ivanka gave a faint smile. “I have recorded all our exchanges.”The gangsters were astonished.They all gawked at her in a daze.But the police officers were not surprised at all. As a lawyer, it made sense for Ivanka to protect her rights with this method to keep the evidence.In the next moment, Ivanka took out her
Both policemen were in total shock. They nodded and did not say anything further as they proceeded to load those thugs into the police car.The commotion involving police cars, the group of people being pushed into the cars, and an eye-catching woman led many bystanders to take photos of the incident. Ivanka went viral once again within minutes. Many celebrities were infuriated to see that their paid trending spots not only did not go viral but were instead pushed to the sidelines. Ivanka was once again catapulted back on the trending list. Her recent incident involving Jonah and Michael was just starting to lose its drive, but this commotion placed her back on the radar.This sent Twitter into a frenzy. Everyone was discussing it excitedly. They were enjoying this sensation.SomeRandomDude: Did you see that? Ivanka got taken away by the police! Who will come to her rescue first, Mr. Barkworth or Mr. Sadler? Who’s going to be her knight in shining armor?SimpForLife: Of c
One after another, people were commenting on Twitter. Some expressed concern, while others gossiped, observed coldly, or gloated.Coincidentally, at that moment, Michael was scrolling through Twitter on his phone when he unexpectedly saw the news of Ivanka being taken away by the police.His expression turned cold as he promptly called Evan. When Evan picked up his call, he said, “Find out immediately why Ivanka was taken to the police station.”Evan was shocked and quickly responded, “I’ll get onto it now.”Michael prepared to leave after he hung up. As he did, he immediately called another one of his assistants and instructed him to create trouble for Jonah and make sure he dealt with it personally. After a pause, he added to keep Hanson busy as well.The assistants were confused but did not dare to question Michael’s orders. They were too busy with work and did not check their phones, so they had no idea about the chaotic situation.On the contrary, they felt that Michael
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