Michael naturally did not want to move, but he could not withstand the continuous pressure from Rosie. After Rosie repeated herself several times, Michael had no choice but to finally move. He slightly bent his tall frame and picked a rose with his slender fingers. Rosie’s mood instantly improved. She happily said, “Good job, grandson! Only nine hundred and ninety-eight more to go to complete the task,” leaving Michael speechless. Ivanka trembled with laughter while holding her phone, unable to control the smile on her lips. Rosie was so humorous, Ivanka almost burst into laughter. Helplessly, Michael continued picking. One, two, three, four... Time passed, and Michael kept picking. Although it was already dark, the lights lit up the entire backyard and clearly illuminated every part of the scenery. Ivanka felt a bit tired holding up her phone. After Michael had continuously picked about three hundred roses, there was not a single drop of sweat on him, and his breathi
Rosie was determined to stay. Ivanka had no choice but to help her sit down. So, the two of them sat together and watched Michael busily pick roses in the sea of flowers... Rosie’s smile grew a bit wider. “This is quite pleasant to watch.” Michael remained quiet. He lowered his gaze as a cold sneer flashed in his eyes. Since Ivanka wanted roses, he would give her roses. As Rosie and Ivanka chatted and waited, Michael finally picked enough roses. All this time, Rosie had been counting in his stead. For every ten roses, she would report the count. Despite her age, Rosie’s mind was not muddled at all. She was arguably sharper than most people. Ivanka was not surprised to see no sign of fatigue on Michael’s face. Firstly, this man always maintained his composure, and secondly, although he was busy every day, he never missed his fitness routine. His physique was excellent, and a task like this would not tire him at all. But Ivanka never thought that tiring him out wa
Ivanka’s eyes flickered slightly. She quickly nodded. “Okay, let’s eat first.” She had mentioned eating first earlier, but Rosie disagreed with everything. Ivanka was somewhat regretful. She was afraid that after she left, Rosie would not have the appetite to eat, so she directly helped the elderly lady inside. However, as she looked up, she saw Michael sitting at the dining table, looking composed. Ivanka was puzzled. Ivanka had expected Michael to have stormed off by now. But now, he was actually going to stay and eat? He must really be hungry. Ivanka felt that Michael’s will was not as strong as she thought. After washing her hands, she walked to the dining table and smiled at Michael as if she was very concerned. “You must be exhausted, huh? I thought you were in good physical shape, but it seems that I have overestimated you.” The worst thing one could do to a man was mock him for not being in good shape, and Ivanka did it on purpose! Michael’s expression instant
Rosie was afraid that Ivanka would not listen, so she dragged her to Michael’s front passenger seat. She opened the door and said, “Get in, brat.” Ivanka nodded cooperatively and got into the car. Then, she looked toward Rosie. “Grandma, you should go back soon.” Rosie smiled and nodded. “Well, I’ll watch you guys leave before I go in. Fasten your seatbelt.” Ivanka obediently strapped herself in. Rosie closed the car door behind her. She still had a soft smile on her lips. Why did she feel like these two kids were slowly moving in a good direction? Although her grandson was more obedient and never disobeyed her, today, he picked 999 roses. This was a lot, and he picked them all himself. It would not be that easy, even if she forced him to. Today, her grandson seemed to agree pretty quickly. Michael and Ivanka naturally had no idea what Rosie had on her mind. The moment the car door closed, Michael drove off. Rosie watched them for a while before going back with a smile
When no one responded. Samuel was even more certain that this was the truth. He gritted his teeth and said, “This bastard. Son of a bitch. How dare he!” No one dared to say anything. Each one of them stood aside peacefully while some went quietly to work. Samuel did not know what was going on. So, he picked up his phone and dialed Michael’s number. Before Michael could say anything, he shouted out angrily. “Brat, who told you to take my roses away? I planted the whole yard full of roses for your grandmother myself. Can’t you freaking buy your own roses? Besides, what are you doing destroying my roses? Do you have a lover? It’s not Valentine’s Day. Why are you picking my roses?!” Samuel was furious. His volume raised quite a bit when he talked. His tone was deafening. Only after he finished speaking, he did not hear any response from the other side. Michael did not seem to hear him at all. “Brat, didn’t you hear what I said?” Samuel said the words with a sullen face, and
“I planted these roses with my own hands! That brat ruined all my efforts. What do you think is wrong with me?!” Samuel was losing his mind from anger. However, Rosie asked in confusion. “You planted the roses with your own hands?” How did she not know? Samuel gritted his teeth and said, “Of course I planted them with my own hands. Do I have to lie to you about something like this? What’s the point of lying?!” Rosie was even more surprised. “When did you plant them? Why didn’t I know about this?” Samuel’s expression was extremely ugly, but he did not want to respond to Rosie’s topic. “Why did that brat pick my flowers!” He put in a lot of effort to plant these flowers. In fact, they meant something. He just wanted to wait for Valentine’s Day to pick some roses and arrange them into a romantic shape. By then, the number of the remaining flowers would also amount to a prosperous figure. It would be a huge surprise from all aspects. But that bastard Michael destroyed i
Samuel frowned deeply. “I’m just asking. Why are you so frustrated?” Rosie snorted. “Our grandson picked it. It’s not anyone else. Why are you so angry.” When Samuel saw that his own wife was reluctant to say anything more, he could not ask too many questions. He would simply ask the servants later. It was just that… he was still angry!That was his effort!!! All he did was go out to run some errands and things turned into such a mess! How could he not be angry?! On the other hand, Rosie could not help but think about yesterday’s events.Although Ivanka recorded it, she might not publicize it. It was just a couple of them. So, it might not be of any evidence at all. People would still bully that girl. She could not stand to see her granddaughter being talked down to. Should she help to give Ivanka a hand? As she thought about this, Rosie suddenly felt that this made sense! She did not dwell on Samuel and went straight to her room to get help. At that moment, Ivank
After all, it was all just her revenge. She also did not want to talk to Sandy about why she was retaliating against Michael. It was embarrassing. She did not want to bother herself, either. She gave brief replies. Sandy naturally believed her and instantly asked confused. “That… What’s the reason for this? In the surveillance, you three were recorded clearly. Although we can’t hear what you are saying, we can see him busily picking flowers there.” “It’s just that Grandma wants me to make up with him. There’s no other reason.” At that moment, Ivanka could not say too much. She could only say what Rosie wanted. The main reason Rosie did this was to do her right and give her a name. However, she made all of those up. So, she could not say much to Sandy either. Sandy frowned. “Why do I always feel that something is not quite right?” Ivanka was silent. Sandy then spoke again. “Why would Michael willingly pick roses for you?!” Ivanka laughed softly. “Where did you see th
“Okay, you can come over, but not too close. Also, get rid of the earphones from your ears.”“No!” Michael said almost immediately.Ivanka frowned. It was obvious that the other party had misunderstood. He thought that she was talking to the police.She could not help but explain, “Don’t worry, this is just a call with my friend, not the police.”She did not know if the mention of the police had irritated him. The jumper, who was originally still emotionally stable, suddenly started throwing a tantrum. His eyes were full of madness.“I don’t care! All I know is that if you want to come over, throw away your earphones, or I’m going to jump!”Ivanka noticed that the man seemed to be wearing a wireless headset as well. Presumably, someone on the other end of the phone was guiding him.As the man spoke, he stood up like he would fall if the wind blew.The people downstairs were once again abuzz.“What’s going on here? The talks broke down, didn’t they?”“Oh my god, I can’t stand
The nearest civilian police officer was also about ten meters away. He had ordered them not to approach.He was probably also afraid of dying, which was why he was sitting on the railing.In that position, as long as he did not let go, he generally could not die. That was why the police were also utilizing the blind spot in his vision to approach slowly.Before she came, the police had already told her. She had only come to attract the man’s attention. However, she also could not let him get too emotional. Otherwise, he might slip and fall off the building or commit suicide from being too emotional.Originally, the jumper’s emotions were still quite stable as well.But as soon as he saw Ivanka, he started to get agitated.“Don’t you f*cking move! It’s all because of you! My whole family can’t get the money. My wife is dead! You talk like you’re all that on TV, but in reality, you’re just pretending! You’ve got a good reputation, but what about us? Aren’t we human beings? Don’t
Jimothy did not speak for a long time as if he had suddenly thought of something.An eerie silence spread between the two.When Candice saw that Jimothy did not answer her, she assumed that he had agreed to it silently and did not continue with the topic. She had no idea how to continue the topic either.Jimothy seemed rather heavy-hearted. In the past, after persuading her but to no avail, he would probably do something to ease Candice’s frustration.But at present, he just felt… that perhaps doing nothing was the best.On the other side, Ivanka entered the elevator and watched the elevator’s floors slowly rise in a bit of a daze.In the elevator, she and Michael also thought about the matter of an inside man.Normally when entering the Lane’s Group, even if Michael were to come personally, he would have to have an appointment, let alone an unfamiliar face.In such a situation, there would also be migrant workers appearing on the top floor of Lane’s Group. It was hard to bel
But at that moment, Michael’s words pulled Ivanka back when she was absolutely bonkers from her anger.Yes, she could not play into their hands. If not, was she just going to go along with their goal? Ivanka croaked an “okay”. Michael finally felt relieved. After passing through the scene, Ivanka came downstairs.She tilted her head to look up. A migrant worker stood on the roof of the building. Most of his body was already outside the guardrail.He held a long banner in his hand, which read: Unpaid pay, forcing the migrant workers to die!There was a speaker in his other hand as he screeched. “Stop faking it, Ivanka. No matter how grand your speeches are on TV, it still doesn’t change how venomous your heart is. I have a question. Everyone on the internet, how did all of them believe a poisonous woman like you?! Don’t they all say that the eyes of the masses are sharp? Now that everyone has been deceived by your appearances, I’m going to reveal your true colors for everyone
Ivanka agreed with a deep grunt. The gas pedal under her feet unconsciously roared.As she drove to the company building, lots of people had gathered around.There were onlookers watching the commotion. The media, the fire department as well as the police had just arrived.Most importantly, there was also a group of migrant workers. They were all wearing blue work clothes and yellow hats.No matter what their status was, everyone tilted their heads and looked at the roof of the building.Ivanka got out of the car. Under the escort of the security guards, she passed through the middle of the crowd.During this time, for some reason, someone deliberately or unintentionally stirred up everyone’s emotions by shouting.Anyway, someone shouted Ivanka’s name.“Isn’t this Ivanka, the chairman of Lane’s Group?”All of a sudden everyone leaned over towards this side.Some media outlets wanted to find out what was going on. After the last time, Ivanka clarified things live online, she h
Ever since she ended the call with Candice, Ivanka was troubled. She always felt like another incident was just around the corner, especially over the last two days; that feeling had gotten stronger. Ivanka had told only Michael about this feeling. After Michael heard her through, he said that he had the same thoughts and feelings as Ivanka. One thing was certain: the large batch of media reporters appearing at the company’s entrance at the same time was obviously organized and premeditated. So, it was definitely not an accident. That person obviously had some power, and to be able to make so many media companies respond to them meant that they must also have some power financially.What was more, the person behind this was very mysterious. Both Ivanka and Michael could not find out who that person really was, no matter what strings they pulled.There was not even a single clue leading to the person.Michael looked at Ivanka, who seemed a bit worried, and comforted her by
After walking out of the room, Ivanka received Candice’s call. Candice called to report her good news. Ever since the live broadcast, things had clearly improved for the company. The company’s stock had rebounded when it was once on the verge of falling. It was undoubtedly a good sign. Candice informed Ivanka all of this happily while Ivanka was still caught in a daze. “The company is back on track, all thanks to your move in saving the day! The other companies are regretting their decisions now. Iv, you’re awesome!” Ivanka smiled. “I’m glad to hear that the company is operating as usual. I hope nothing else will go wrong again. But I somehow find it odd when things get resolved a bit too smoothly.” Candice, on the other hand, dismissed that thought. She believed Ivanka had been too vigilant. What mattered most was the company’s reputation had been salvaged. Other than that, she could not think of any other problems. Ivanka parted her lips, but no word came out of her
Ivan said this not just because he trusted Ivanka’s medical skills, but mostly because he believed in Sandy. Although a paralyzed person could neither move nor talk, they could hear sounds. Ivan believed Sandy heard Ivanka’s calls. It would help her regain her consciousness. Ivanka felt extremely grateful for their trust in her. She swore to herself that she would not disappoint them. Since Sandy’s family members agreed with this, the physician had no reason to stop Ivanka. When the physician watched Sandy being carried up to the ambulance and sent to Ivanka’s home, he shook his head and sighed. The physician believed Sandy’s family members’ blind obedience and foolishness would only get Sandy killed. Nonetheless, it was out of his hands. The physician could only pray for Sandy. Ivanka did not know what the physician was thinking, nor did she even care. She accompanied Sandy’s mother and talked to her. They had a heart-to-heart talk. After that, she had someone se
Sandy laid quietly on the bed without any signs of life. Ivanka found it strange. After so long, Sandy still did not show any signs of improvement. Ivanka had questioned the attending physician. But the physician gave her a very vague answer. “Even to this day, we don’t knaow the exact time she would regain her consciousness. There’s no way for me to give you an accurate answer. What I could say is, fate will decide. Perhaps she will regain her consciousness by tomorrow, or perhaps she will never regain her consciousness for the rest of her life. In the meantime, her family and friends can stay around and chat with the patient as this can stimulate her will to live on to a certain extent.” Ivanka thought the physician might as well have said nothing at all. Did that mean she could not do anything to help Sandy and could only let fate decide? Ivanka was an atheist. She never trusted in any gods or fate. Judging from the current situation, it looked like the physician was unr