Michael did that all because he did not want Hanson to gain first-hand information and contact Ivanka. “Sigh. By the time Hanson learns about it, it’s too late. I’m already late myself. He’ll feel very guilty by the time he’s informed because he wasn’t there to protect you right after the incident. He’ll think that he failed as a boyfriend.” After Sandy finished speaking, another person joined their video call group. Sandy was the one who initiated the video call among the trio’s WhatsApp group. Anna asked loudly, “What are you two talking about?” “You’ll find out from Twitter,” said Sandy calmly. Anna chuckled. “What’s the matter? Did Iv go on some weird hot search again?” As she was saying, she already browsed Twitter. After reading the latest post, her expression instantly changed. “What happened?” Anna immediately clicked on the post and saw everyone commenting about the photo and its content. Ivanka made it sound like a simple issue as she told her everything.
Ivanka answered. Before she said anything, the person on the other line asked, “How are you?” “I’m good. Everything is fine.” Jonah frowned. “I’ve had someone learn about the situation and gained an understanding about your side.” “You don’t need to spend so much energy on it.” Ivanka sounded calm. Jonah sighed in resignation. “You keep thinking that I’m making use of you and that I always have ulterior motives.” Ivanka pursed her lips. She originally did not want to say anything. But she thought it would be rude to keep quiet. Hence, she sighed and said, “You’ve overthought.” Jonah naturally knew what she was thinking, thus he stopped bringing up the topic. Instead, he stated, “Michael caused me trouble. If not, I would have instantly come to you.” Ivanka was a little surprised. But she knew he did not lie to her. If Jonah wanted to use her, he would have immediately found her. However, he did not show up today. Something must have happened. Ivanka was surpr
“I need her to find me two reliable people to monitor Chiara.” Naila looked stunned. “Didn’t Chiara keep herself in check recently?” Ivanka chuckled and said nothing. Naila was not the type of person who liked to poke her nose into other people’s affairs. Hence, she replied to Ivanka, “Okay. I’ll call her and ask her to find two reliable people to keep an eye on Chiara.” “Okay. It’s possible that they might not notice anything even if they pay attention to her. But it’s better than not keeping an eye on her at all. Thank you.” “Don’t mention it. Besides, you’re doing me a favor too.” Ivanka grinned. “Alright.” “It’s unsafe for you to live alone. You need to be careful.” “Got it. It’s late now. You need to rest early.” “Okay. Good night.” After that, they hung up. Ivanka did not tell anyone about Chiara’s call records with a stranger. Ivanka sensed that they were dangerous people, and she did not want to put her group at risk. So long as Ivanka’s group discovered
Everyone was seated again. The judge and others were also looking solemn and respectful. In the audience seats, Anna and Sandy had arrived too. Sandy would never pass up the opportunity to learn, especially from her awesome best friend. Anna had nothing to do today and came out to take a break. When Sandy saw that the opposing party’s lawyer was actually Ivan, her expression darkened. “Holy sh*t! What’s he doing here?” She had just been talking to Anna. The two of them had not looked up. They both felt that Ivanka would surely win today. In fact, they had also thought that no lawyer would dare to take this case. However, they saw this b*stard the second they looked up! Anna was also a bit surprised. “Ivan probably knew that Iv had taken up this case beforehand.” “Hasn’t he suffered enough losses? He already lost the last time, but he still wants to come here?” “That’s what makes a powerful person. The only way to have a chance to win is to face off against someone
Just as Naila and Anna guessed, he just wanted to train himself. He could only get proper training and practice with a capable person. Otherwise, he had little hope to grow his skills. Under the crowd’s anticipation and gaze, Ivanka slowly spoke. “First, Ms. Kirk is not so busy that she doesn’t have time to spend with her child. She spends every day watching her child grow and provides everything a child needs. Even more so, she takes care of everything herself. “Secondly, Ms. Kirk has also made it clear to me that she will not remarry in this life. She only wants this one son. Also, she doesn’t have any scandals at all. I would like to ask the plaintiff to produce evidence. “Third, while Ms. Kirk is raising her son, she should also raise a successful child instead of spoiling him. A doting mother spoils the child. I’m sure you have heard of this phrase, Mr. Riley. The child doesn’t understand much now, so he’ll inevitably complain to his father. Is this the way you want to p
“I-I didn’t! Do not believe in her lies!” Walter’s expression was awful. He could only refute. The frustration in his heart was piling up too. Ivan’s expression was exceptionally awful. But the judge had already played the video and audio recording. As the audio and video played, everyone’s expression soured. Walter’s words in the audio recording were hard to listen to. The scenes in the video were not easy to watch. Everyone was dumbfounded. Their perception of Walter had warped even more so…! Even his family and friends were super embarrassed at this moment. They all want to leave immediately!Naila’s expression turned ugly when she saw the evidence. It was a blatant way of telling everyone that she had been cheated on. And how pathetic she looked while being cheated on. Hah. She had turned into the butt of everyone’s jokes. But she did not mind. She was willing to endure all the pain for the sake of her son. Besides, it was all stale old news. If
He was simply powerless to plead his case. This matter had yet to be confirmed. It was impossible to drive home the point. When faced with such a situation, Ivan’s expression was just absolutely horrible. On his way out, he made sure to sneer at him. “I won’t touch a single one of your cases from now on.” Walter’s face changed drastically as he panicked. “Mr. Ivan, don’t do this. I know I made a mistake. I really do. You have to help me.”But Ivan did not even look back and stepped away. After a couple of steps, he saw Ivanka and a few others were standing and talking together. When Sandy saw Ivan, she immediately let out a cold snort. “You have almost never lost a case, even after fighting so many lawsuits. Don’t you feel small this time?” Every time she saw Ivan, Sandy could not help but sneer and mock him. He was always out to take what was hers, after all. Ivan’s expression seemed to darken even more. He coldly swept a glance at Sandy. But just as he was about t
Sandy and Anna were both a bit surprised. “That’s quite an understatement on your part! Why do I always feel that something isn’t quite right?” Sandy glanced at Ivanka through the rearview mirror as she spoke. Anna also looked at Ivanka silently. Ivanka hesitated for a split second before speaking softly. “He was still as concerned as ever, but I could feel that he was more careful. It sounded as if he was still a little confused. After he made sure that I was fine, he didn’t say anything more to me. He even said that he won’t bother me.” Sandy was a bit surprised. “Really? He would actually say that?” Ivanka nodded, “Really.” Sandy made a left turn. After the turn, she could not help but say, “Gosh. No way. Why do I feel that he’s like a different person? He actually said that he won’t bother you. He couldn’t wait to bother you every day, right? After all, he’s liked you for so long.” “I was quite surprised at the time, but after he said that, I couldn’t possibly say a
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