Sandy snorted. “Don’t get ahead of yourself. It’s likely to be Iris. Jonah knows very well that you’re Michael’s best friend. He would almost certainly find someone more capable than you to beat you. If he hires someone else, all his hard work will be in vain.”Ivan snorted coldly. “Even if it’s Iris, I’m confident of my chances. Besides, she has disappeared for several years, so it’s uncertain who’s better. Her reputation affects me since everyone keeps saying I’m the next Iris. I’ll never change my name. I’m Ivan York, not the next Iris!”“Do you hate being called the next Iris? When Iris was famous back then, you were not as successful as you are now. Now that you’re successful, you no longer take her seriously.”Sandy’s voice was full of disdain. Then, she said in mockery, “If you continue to be so arrogant, you’ll eventually lose to Iris. I’m going to wait for that day to happen.”“F*ck!” Ivan looked at her angrily. “You’re inhumane! Even though we’re fighting over the same it
Ivan immediately turned and saw Ivanka. He frowned slightly. He thought. “This woman used to care about Michael. She was a qualified Mrs. Barkworth.“But now, they have a tense relationship, and she’s even getting together with Jonah. This is unexpected.”Ivan did not plan to get out of the car. He simply glanced at Ivanka. After Sandy closed the door, he drove away.Sandy looked at Ivanka excitedly. “Iv, look. I bought a lot of things. Can you cook for me?”The corners of Ivanka’s mouth twitched. “Aren’t you afraid of getting fat if you eat so much?”“I’m proud of being fat! That’s the prize of eating good food. Those who want to gain weight can’t even get this prize.”Ivanka speechlessly went upstairs with her.Sandy ate many plates of delicious food. She was satisfied. However, she did not plan to spend the night here today. She was worried that Ivan was planning something, so she had to go home quickly for fear of Ivan going to her house to steal that item.The following tw
After saying that, Mindy could not help but sneer again. “They might get married before Michael.”Bang!Michael suddenly put the cutlery on the table with a gloomy expression.The others looked at him in puzzlement.Mindy returned to her senses and hurriedly said, “Son, it’s not worth being angry with her. Now that you have Chiara, you must be responsible for her. Chiara is a good girl. She is smart, thoughtful, and dignified. She is suitable to be the head lady of the Barkworth family.”Samuel nodded in agreement. “That’s right. We need to continue cooperating with the Lane family in business at a later stage, and it’s good for you to marry Chiara.”Michael frowned. “The situation is tense now, and I have a lawsuit in two days. Let’s talk about it later.”Rosie could not help but sigh. While she felt pity for their divorce, the three were determined to see this through, so there was no point in stopping them.If she forcibly stopped them from divorcing, they would worry about
The family background and ability of the head lady were crucial.Michael must not marry a useless woman like Ivanka, who only knew how to be a full-time housewife!……The next day, Ivanka went to work in the law firm as usual. However, Drury’s attitude toward her seemed to have worsened.Ivanka did not mind it in the least. After all, they were not working in the same office.After working for a whole day, she suddenly received a call.Ivanka’s expression slightly darkened when she saw the caller.This number…After hesitating, she still answered it and said politely, “Mr. Barkworth.”The other party paused and sighed helplessly. “You change the way of addressing me so fast.”Ivanka pursed her lips. She was silent for a while and asked, “How can I help you?”“Iv, no matter what happened between the two of you, I’ll always be your father since the first day you called me father. It has nothing to do with blood relationship, don’t you know that?”His voice was soft and loving
Ivanka hurriedly shook her head. “Dad, please don’t say that. It has nothing to do with you. I guess we were simply not fated to be together.”Jay shook his head. “Iv, you two are fated to be together.”Ivanka was stunned. She thought. “Did he come to persuade me to reconcile with Michael?”“You…”That was all she could say, since she did not know how to respond.Jay sighed helplessly. “Iv, I know him well. He actually has feelings for you.”Ivanka could not help but chuckle after hearing that. “Dad, although I regret wasting my love in the past few years, you don’t have to say such a white lie to comfort me.”Jay shook his head solemnly. “No, Iv. I’m not lying to you.”Ivanka said nothing.She clearly did not believe him.Jay did not force her to believe it and continued speaking.“You have known each other for many years. Before that incident happened, Michael’s attitude toward you was not bad, and you could feel it, right?”A trace of nostalgia flashed in Ivanka’s eyes.
Ivanka had great doubts. She thought. “Michael probably didn’t investigate the incident and thought I was behind it.“If Jay knows the truth, why didn’t he tell him?“Or, Jay had told him, but he didn’t believe him.“If someone tricked Michael, that person would definitely suffer, but why is nothing wrong with that person until now?“Is that person being dealt with privately?”While Ivanka was thinking, she kept looking at Jay. She saw him lose his calm for a second, but he returned to normal immediately.“You don’t know that person. It’s someone from the business world. He wanted his daughter to sleep with Michael, but you two accidentally got together. That company has vanished.”Ivanka’s lips twitched.If Michael speedily acted and wiped that company out, he would not have had so many misunderstandings of her.Of course, he might hate her, but according to Jay, Michael had feelings for her.So, of the two things Jay told her, he had lied about the first one.Michael had n
Catherine’s mouth was wide open. She looked at the two people sitting opposite each other on the second floor in disbelief.“Oh god! Aren’t they Ivanka and Michael’s father? W-Why are they together?”Everyone was in the circle of the wealthy, so everyone knew Jay.Chiara looked nervous. She thought. “Jay has always liked Ivanka. Was he here to persuade her?“It wasn’t easy to get those two to get a divorce. I mustn’t let them reconcile!”Chiara thought of an idea. She immediately took her phone out and took a photo of the two.Catherine looked at her in surprise. “Chiara, what’re you doing?”Chiara smiled. “Mr. Barkworth has always liked Iv. I’m sure he asked Iv out to persuade them to reconcile. I’m going to show this photo to Mic and let him know how hard Mr. Barkworth has worked for their marriage so that he can change his mind and remarry Iv.”Catherine looked at Chiara in surprise. “Chiara, are you crazy?! How could you say such a thing?!”Chiara shook her head helplessly
“I’m not making this up! It’s all over the press. She and Jay’s photos are all over the Internet. Go on Twitter to check it out if you don’t believe me. Her name topped the list of trending searches. I say, Ms. Lane is quite something. Even though she isn’t in the entertainment business, she consistently tops the trending searches. She really knows how to play her cards well. Tsk…” The mockery in Drury’s eyes was blatant. She stared at the man across the room. However, Abel was not listening to her at all. He was fiddling with the files on his computer. Drury could not help but say something again. “Abel, didn’t you hear what I said? Ivanka is a tramp!” Abel cast an indifferent glance at her. “Are you done talking?” Drury choked up with anger. “You… Ivanka is…” Drury was about to keep going when her arm was suddenly gripped by Lucy, who was sitting next to her. She whispered, “Dru, stop talking.” As Lucy said that, she signaled to her that Ivanka was staring at her from th
If this had been anyone else, Michael would not have tolerated such arrogance from Jackie. He would have already beaten him up and coldly told him to get lost.However, Jackie was Vincent’s man.And Vincent was Ivanka’s uncle. For that reason alone, Michael swallowed the anger surging within him.“Let’s go then.”In the end, he conceded. It was not because of Jackie, but because of what Evan had said. He could not just let Ivanka return and find no one waiting for her.However, before leaving, Michael made arrangements. He instructed Evan to leave some men behind, ensuring that the moment Ivanka came back, he would know.He did not intend to withdraw the forces he had sent to rescue Ivanka either....Back in the country, Coco stood in the middle of the room and shouted arrogantly at the servants. “Go get Samuel! Tell him I have something to say!”She was making such a scene that the servants had no choice but to comply.After being informed of the situation, Samuel, upon hea
Coco simply smiled and stayed silent.Samuel had plenty of time to wait her out.Meanwhile, Jackie was also waiting for Michael. If he did not leave within the hour, Jackie would follow Vincenzo’s orders and put him on a plane back to Bostone.Time was running out. Just as Jackie was about to act, Michael’s phone rang. It was Samuel.Samuel had never sounded this anxious and serious before. “Michael, get back here now. Your grandmother collapsed. I took her to the hospital, but she still hadn’t woken up. Coco said that if she doesn’t see you in three days, your grandma will die.”Michael knew Coco was bad news, but he never expected her to strike at such a critical moment.Ivanka was still missing, but Rosie was his family. He could not abandon either of them.But at that moment, he had to choose Rosie.“Okay, I’ll come back now.”He immediately contacted Evan.Evan was his trusted aide. Naturally, he had to stay behind to follow up on any news regarding Ivanka.But Jackie w
Rosie liked Ivanka way more than Samuel. Besides, there was no conflict between the two of them, so why did Rosie’s attitude toward Ivanka suddenly become so frosty?But Rosie simply shot Samuel a cold glare. “Do I need any reason to start hating someone? Anyway, Coco isn’t too bad. I’m going to meet with her and talk to her about the wedding arrangement…”“Wedding arrangement? Who is getting married?”Samuel quickly cut her off. He was utterly flabbergasted and could not believe what he had just heard.Rosie glared at him again. “Coco and Michael are about the same age. Who else is she going to marry? Me? Of course she’s marrying Michael. He’s the only single one in our family.”As she said that, Rosie walked off and left him behind.She looked so determined. Recalling her tone earlier on, Samuel was increasingly certain that something must be very wrong with her.He glanced at the house staff and signaled them to follow Rosie. They immediately obliged.Then Samuel immediate
Before Michael even finished his sentence, Vincent cut him off angrily.He said to Michael with a fierce glare, “Get out of her sight. If I see you anywhere near her, you’ll suffer a fate worse than death!”With that, Vincent turned around and left. His subordinates surrounded Michael soon after.Jackie was leading those men.He was rather straightforward. “Listen, we tolerated you because of Ms. Ivanka. Now that she is in trouble, you’d better listen to my boss and leave within an hour. Don’t piss him off.”Certainly, Michael would not listen to him.But as he insisted on staying, he received a call from Rosie.From the moment he had noticed that something was off with Rosie to after he arrived in Mirvania, he had not received a single call from her. The person he had hired to watch over her had not sent him any messages either.This phone call immediately alarmed Michael.Once he answered, Rosie’s old, frail voice rang out in his ear, “When are you coming back, Mic? I have
Seeing that, Vincent immediately gave Njord and Stella an order without hesitation.“Find out where his hideout is. I want to make him die a terrible death!”His bellow of rage rang out.Njord and Stella noticed his grim expression and the fierce glint in his bloodshot eyes.They had been working for Vincent for many years, but neither had seen him so angry. He was even angrier than the time Stella defamed Ivanka!Naturally, Njord and Stella got to work right away.As for Michael, he could hear the commotion at the front door earlier on. After Vincent left and Evan returned to him, Michael asked before Evan even said anything, “What’s the matter?”Evan replied with a solemn expression, “It’s Vincent. He’s here for Ivanka.”Hearing that, Michael’s face instantly darkened.Ivanka had already left. If Vincent showed up to look for her at that hour, it must have meant that something was up with Ivanka!Michael immediately pulled the blanket off himself and tried to get out of bed
Mr. George intercepted Ivanka at the hotel entrance.He had brought some men with him. Ivanka narrowed her eyes.Before she said anything, Mr. George smiled and said, “Greetings, Ms. Lane.”“What’s the meaning of this, Mr. George?” Ivanka knew what he was clearly up to when he brought so many men with him to intercept her. But she was not afraid.Mr. George’s smile broadened. “You’re a smart girl. I just want to befriend you, and I need your help with something. Do you mind going to the Middle East with me?”He had a plastic grin on his face as he said that.It was very fake.Ivanka knew the underlying meaning of his “invitation”. If she refused, then this “invitation” would turn into kidnapping.He would order his men to take her to the Middle East by force.Clearly, Mr. George no longer had reservations about offending Vincent.Ivanka immediately chuckled. “Do you think I’m here on my own?”“I never assumed that,” Mr. George smiled as he replied slowly.He stepped forwa
As Michael asked this question, he looked over at Ivanka with his dark eyes.At that moment, he seemed very serious.The firm and determined look in his eyes seemed to imply that he would gladly die for her.Ivanka knew that Michael was in love with her. After all, they had been through so much together.But she still could not get over their unpleasant past.“If you’re actually looking forward to that, then I won’t do it. How about that?” Ivanka snapped and quickly averted her gaze from Michael. After she stopped paying attention to him, she worked a lot faster.Soon, Ivanka started giving Michael a massage and pressing on all the sore spots.Michael did not dare move.It was mostly because he did not want her efforts to be in vain.Seeing the serious look on her face, Michael pressed his lips together and said slowly after seconds of silence, “If you can vent your anger by chopping off my limbs, then why not? Besides, you won’t be held accountable for it.”If Ivanka ever wa
The man in front of Sandy sneered again and strode toward her. Other men followed him.When they all approached her at once, Sandy felt a sense of tension.After all, she was alone in the basement parking lot and facing a bunch of hostile men.“How dare you!”Sandy clenched her fist and shouted at them in a steely voice.“Do you know who I am? I’m Ivan York’s girlfriend—Ahh!”Before she even finished, someone knocked her out from the back with a bat.Then they put a gunny sack over her head and tossed her into a van.…In a hotel near Kingzillion Casino, Evan brought Ivanka some food and milk tea when he came back.Of course, he bought them because Michael had told him to.Michael thought that Ivanka would not throw these things into the trashcan right in front of him and Evan.But Ivanka glanced at the food and knew that it was Michael’s idea.As an assistant, Evan would not ask around to figure out what she liked.When Ivanka did not take the food and drink, Evan said t
Since Robin’s dad had chosen a criminal defense lawyer who would represent him for free, he would not agree to switch lawyers.It would be hard for Ivan to persuade him unless Sandy backed down willingly.But based on her current attitude, she was not going to do that.She was such a difficult woman!“You’re asking me to talk to his dad? You might as well tell me to keep persuading you. Given the situation, you know full well that the man can’t be convinced.”As he spoke, Ivan heaved a long sigh.Sandy ignored him.Soon, the car arrived at Ivan’s law firm.It was time for him to get out of the car, as he said he would.Sandy did not urge him to get out. She hoped that he would not go back on his own words.Ivan noticed that she did not intend to say anything. There was a cold look on her face.Eventually, he summoned up the courage to put his arm around her neck and pull her closer.“I love you, Sandy. I’ll love you till the end of time!”With that, he kissed her hard on t