Ivanka was amused by Sandy’s words. “There are still many decent guys in the world.” Sandy heaved a sigh. “Sigh. Do you truly think many nice guys exist in this world? Only a few are as good as Hanson.” Ivanka’s gaze instantly became complicated. She pursed her lips and said nothing. Seeing that Ivanka looked bored, Sandy immediately snapped out of her daze and remembered she should not have brought up Hanson before Ivanka. After all, Ivanka felt guilty for him. “Enough. Stop mentioning them. Shall we watch a show?” Ivanka nodded. “Okay.” Ivanka was not really interested in the show. Nonetheless, Sandy was an enthusiastic young lady who liked to make the atmosphere lively. With that, Ivanka’s mood improved. ... Ivanka remained a hot search on Twitter. The technicians repeatedly fixed it to prevent the internet from lagging. Still, some people experienced lag on Twitter. There were various topics on Twitter. No one expected Ivanka’s popularity to be greater than the
Rachel’s lips parted, but no words came out of it. She knew Tanya was a very tough lady. Tanya could resolve any problems calmly. Her family was relieved with her taking over the family business in the future. This showed that Tanya was excellent and had a high level of self-control. However, Michael was an exception for her. He always crushed her bottom line and made her lose control of her emotions. Tanya hardly cried. She never cried. Rachel held Tanya’s hand and grabbed her phone. “Stop looking at it. At least you’re aware of the news.” The comments were useless. They would only stir up one’s emotions. Tanya sat on the couch motionlessly. She let Rachel grab her phone. At that moment, Tanya was able to hold back her tears. But her heart ached. Even though she refused to believe it, she clearly saw Michael was the one who took the initiative to wrap his arms around Ivanka as they left. He was the one who initiated every move. Ivanka, on the other hand, was passive fr
“It’s true,” said Rachel without hesitation. A hint of I-think-I-know-it-all showed up in her eyes. “Since the quarrel took place in the Barkworth family’s mansion, there must be a lot of misunderstandings between Michael and Ivanka.” Tanya pursed her lips. For a moment, she was at a loss for words. Rachel hugged Tanya. “Stop overthinking. If you can get together with him, go ahead. Otherwise, give up on him. You’re not the kind who will keep pestering a man. I also don’t wish to see you keep going downhill.” Tanya’s lips trembled. She sensed that Rachel wanted her to give up on Michael. But Tanya could not do that. Michael was an excellent man. Her mind was filled with the image of his good looks, decisiveness, and his sense of regality. She could not delete him from her mind. She felt grief. She paused for a moment before asking, “Mom, what do you think about them?” Rachel frowned. “I’m not sure. Perhaps Mdm. Barkworth wants Michael to remarry Ivanka. When Michael p
Chiara instantly turned to her phone. When she saw the virtual caller, she picked up the call without a second thought. The person on the other end of the line said before she did, “Get ready for the second thing tomorrow.” It was a familiarly cute voice. Chiara immediately asked, “What are you up to?” There was a hint of eagerness in her tone which she did not even notice herself. The person on the other end of the line chuckled. “You sound like you’re ready to collaborate with me, don’t you?” Lyla frowned deeply and shook her head before Chiara to signal her not to act recklessly. However, Chiara could not care less about all this. She held her phone tightly and said, “As long as you can make her pay a heavy price and won’t affect my personal interest, I’ll collaborate with you!” The opposite party grinned. “Since it’s a collaboration, I naturally have to protect my partner’s interest. Don’t worry. I never want Ivanka to live a good life.” Despite speaking in a cute t
Chiara frowned. “Got it.” She did not trust that person. But she did not want to keep waiting. Lyla was relieved to see that Chiara still had some sense of rationality. Lyla nodded. “We’ll wait for the updates. Once it’s resolved, we’ll be discharged from the hospital immediately.” “Okay.” … The day passed swiftly. Many people had a hard time sleeping through the night. Ivanka did not sleep soundly that night either. Her sleep quality was abysmal. If it had not been for the alarm clock ringing, Ivanka would have been late for work. Sandy walked out of her room and saw Ivanka leaving the shower room. Sandy smiled and waved at her. “Good morning, Babe!” Ivanka’s lips twitched. “Good morning. Go wash up. I’ll prepare breakfast.” “No need. I already ordered breakfast. It’ll be delivered to the doorstep soon,” said Sandy as she waved her phone. Ivanka nodded. “Okay. Go wash up first.” Sandy felt helpless when she noticed Ivanka was in good condition. Ivanka always lo
Tsk, then let him be. She had nothing to hide. It was all fine with her. Half an hour passed soon enough. Everyone headed for the conference room, one after another. By the time Ivanka arrived, more than half of the people in the office had already arrived. They all greeted Ivanka when they saw her. Ivanka was at a loss for words, but what could she do? After waiting for a while longer, everyone arrived. Michael and Evan were the last to arrive. The two of them walked in one after the other. Aside from Ivanka, everyone looked toward Michael. With his black suit covering his broad shoulders and narrow waist, he seemed even more aloof. His handsome face was lined with a stern coldness. His deep eyes were also icy cold. His tightly pursed lips were especially chilling. Many lovestruck women did not dare to look at him. They all kept their heads down. The first thing Michael saw when he walked in was Ivanka, who sat on the right-hand side of the main seat. She was
Michael gazed at Ivanka. He said nothing, but Ivanka spotted the obvious mockery in his eyes. She ignored him. Instead, she looked at the Planning Department’s supervisor. “Why was there a reshuffling of staff?”The supervisor said eagerly, “Everyone has different strengths. Since the plan changed, it’s different from before. That’s why we chose to work in the positions suitable for us.”Michael peered sharply at the supervisor and asked coldly, “And what happened?”The supervisor immediately sensed that something was wrong. Not daring to look at Michael, he looked toward Ivanka. When he saw that her expression had turned dark, his heart trembled. Oh no…No way…He thought that by reshuffling the staff, he could bring about even better results and even get Ivanka and Michael’s praises, but he just ended up being a smart-aleck and thought too highly of himself, didn’t he?!He was done for!At that moment, the supervisor’s knees trembled. Ivanka remained silent in her seat.
The supervisor felt relieved, but he still said, “No, this is my oversight. How can I possibly ask you to pay them? I—”But before he could finish talking, he felt a sharp gaze set upon him. Michael was the only one who could deliver such a sharp, intimidating glare. The supervisor was close to tears. It was not as if he had said anything wrong!But Ivanka no longer looked at the supervisor. She said, “Next person.”The next supervisor quickly gave his report. The work situation at his department was pretty good, so Ivanka’s expression became somewhat pleasant. However, Michael’s expression remained stormy.After everyone finished reporting on their work statuses, everyone fell silent. Evan had been the one who notified them about the meeting, and none of them were sure about what their next specific step was supposed to be. All of them waited for Michael and Ivanka to give their orders. As for Ivanka, she showed no intention to talk; she was also waiting for Michael to spe
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