Ivanka frowned silently.She thought Michael wanted to assign her work.She followed him all the way into his office. After he closed the door, he looked at her grimly.Ivanka had a puzzled expression on her face. She remained where she was and waited for his instruction.But Michael strode up to her and said in a cold voice, “How long are you going to keep stirring up trouble?”“Stir up trouble?” Ivanka was confused. “What are you saying such weird things?”She thought that she had not once done that in front of him since before they got married.She did all she was supposed to do in her daily life. Even when they were still a lawful couple, she had not fought with Michael because he left to keep Chiara company. She would certainly not do that after the divorce.Seeing Ivanka’s calm yet baffled expression, Michael felt as though he was the one starting a fight unprompted. He suddenly snorted in laughter. “Very well.”Ivanka was even more confused.She knew that Michael never
Ivanka was baffled.She had no idea how to react to Michael.Seeing that there was no important matter to discuss, she immediately said in a somber voice. “You may consider this matter thoroughly. I shall head back to my office and keep working. I’m ready to stop whenever you want to cancel the project.”With that, Ivanka did not say another word to Michael and turned to leave.But Michael seized her arm quickly and did not allow her to get out.Ivanka frowned slightly and turned her eyes on him. “What else do you want?”Michael clenched his teeth. “Do you think I won’t call off this project because of the profits?”Ivanka instantly laughed sarcastically. “Barkworth’s Group is rich and established. Why would you care about the meager profit?”“Very well.” Michael gripped her arm tightly. Before she even knew how to respond, he flung her onto the couch.Ivanka was flabbergasted the whole time. She looked at Michael, who was approaching her, with confusion. “Which one of us is s
Ivanka furrowed her brows tightly and stared at Michael grimly. He was being ridiculous. What did he mean by “play along”?What happened between them? What was she even obliged to “play along” with?Meeting his sharp, unwavering gaze, Ivanka’s patience gradually wore out. At last, she said in a somber voice, “What on earth do you want?”At that moment, Ivanka was lying on the couch with Michael on top of her. She could not free herself from his grip.The look in Michael’s eyes became even colder. Seeing her genuinely clueless expression, his rage grew and seethed for no reason. Michael himself was astounded. Since when did Ivanka manage to affect his emotions? This did not look good.But he could not help saying icily, “What do you think? Now the whole company is talking about us. Ivanka, I have asked you the same questions so many times. Are you that forgetful?”Ivanka said, “What… are you trying to say?”She was genuinely clueless, and the impatience in her eyes only grew, w
Michael had longed for Ivanka’s lips.At that moment, a rush of thoughts flooded his mind.He could smell her familiar scent. Even in the past, he was never averse to her scent. Evan, who was always by Michael’s side, knew his preference. He knew that Michael disliked women with strong perfumes, but Ivanka’s natural scent was comforting to him.Being close to her, Michael could even hear her rapid breathing in his ears. He knew that it was not because she was falling in love with him, but rather, this was her initial reaction born from a mix of panic, fear, and anger. She raised her hand to push Michael away. Michael managed to quickly and skillfully grab her hands, and it left her no chance to struggle. Despite being skilled in taekwondo, Ivanka was subdued by him. She was completely powerless.Her face quickly became pale. What he did was humiliating. She was fuming because she knew that he was doing this on purpose.Yet, with her arms pinned, she could not fight back an
Michael’s expression darkened as his urge to punish Ivanka grew stronger. This was not her first time scolding him like this.This time, while she was scolding him, he interrupted her. “Ivanka, this is what you get for not listening to me.”He deepened his kiss with Ivanka and held her head. This made it harder for her to struggle. He suddenly pulled back his hand and slipped it into her clothes. Ivanka was shocked and turned pale as she felt his touch on her bare lower abdomen. She trembled.At that moment, she stopped resisting and said, “Michael, you really know how to humiliate me, don’t you?”She mumbled because Michael was still kissing her, but he heard her loud and clear. He stopped and subconsciously looked at her.He stiffened when he saw how pale and desolate Ivanka looked.His expression changed as he instantly came back to his senses.What had he done?He quickly let go of her. How could he let her anger him to the point of losing his composure?!While he was da
Sophia stopped talking. She appeared timid as she wore her emotions on her sleeves. Her expression revealed a mix of hesitation and complexity. Other secretaries became intrigued when they noticed her emotions.“What’s wrong? Why did you stop halfway?”Still holding the documents, she raised her right hand to tuck a loose strand of hair in front of her forehead behind her ear before speaking awkwardly, “I just... saw something I shouldn’t have seen...”Her behavior piqued everyone’s curiosity in the office. Her words only fueled their eagerness to hear and gossip about it.One of them could not help but ask, “What happened?”One of the male secretaries, Alex, chuckled. “Stuff you’re not supposed to see is what makes good gossip.”Olivia, another younger female secretary, persuaded, “Come on, spill the beans! What happened? We all work together and are pretty close. No one will throw you under the bus!”After all, the one who knew the secret felt the weight of it, while the oth
Even after returning to her office, Ivanka could not calm down.The earlier incident remained vivid in her mind!She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to try to compose herself.She wanted to brush off all the bad things that happened earlier, but she could never let it slide. How dare he humiliate her?! If she did let it slide, she would suffocate in anger.She took a deep breath and massaged the muscle between her eyebrows.He had behaved this way more than once. She would not give in to his behavior.As she thought of that, she picked up her phone and called him.Michael was surprised to see Ivanka’s call. He picked it up with a stern face.Before he could say anything, Ivanka said, “I’m visiting Grandma tonight.”His expression darkened. “What are you up to?”She sneered, “What do you mean? You’re the one who told me to regularly visit Grandma.”Michael frowned. “Let’s go together after work “Ivanka hung up without saying anything further.She knew he was worried
Ivanka smiled as she walked up to Rosie. She looked like she was in a good mood as if nothing had happened. Rosie looked at Ivanka with a smile. When she noticed Michael coming in as well, she instantly frowned. Her smile faded away. Then, she asked him with a displeased and resentful tone, “Why are you here?”Michael was at a loss for words.Ivanka’s smile widened. She glanced at Michael before shifting her gaze to Rosie.She then said softly, “I, too, feel like his presence is unnecessary. Grandma, why don’t you ask him to leave?”Rosie was surprised. Ivanka had never talked like this to her before.Had this rascal provoked her sweet Iv again?! Rosie’s expression darkened. “You brat, did you mistreat Iv again?!”Michael remained silent.Ivanka smiled, but did not look at him. Instead, she held Rosie’s hand and said softly, “Grandma, it’s nothing.”“Nothing?” Rosie frowned. Ivanka had never said things like that before. Something definitely happened. She looked a