Everyone’s eyes became even more conflicted. None of them spoke a word. They dared not discuss the possibility of Ivanka being Black-eyed Susan.Michael would end them.His relationship with Ivanka was complicated. Even if they had gotten a divorce, their lives were still entwined. It gave everyone the impression that they would get back together anytime soon, and Ivanka would be Mrs. Barkworth once again.Of course, the IT team already saw her as Mrs. Barkworth.As their thoughts wandered, Michael looked at them expressionlessly. “Keep maintaining the security system. If any issues arise, inform me right away.”Everyone quickly agreed. Michael glanced at Ivanka and left silently.Naturally, Ivanka would not stay behind. She followed him out of the room.They had spent more than three hours writing codes. The IT staff did not get bored during the wait. On the contrary, they were engrossed. Even if the codes confused them, they wanted to learn something new.After leaving the
When the two of them showed up together, all eyes in the restaurant fell on them. Some people already held up their phones. Everyone seemed surprised.They did not expect that they would run into Michael and Ivanka here!How lucky!Back then, these two often appeared on the TV screen, and they looked very close. Many thought that they were a match made in heaven. Even though they had split up, everyone still hoped they would get back together.Seeing them, the servers were astounded and ecstatic. They fought over the chance to serve Michael and Ivanka.The two of them picked a random table and sat down. They did not ask for a private room.They sat opposite each other. The server was holding a menu. Knowing that Ivanka would not order anything, Michael simply ordered a few dishes. The server was mesmerized by his charming, magnetic voice and thinking that her ovaries were about to explode.Ivanka pursed her lips. Out of the four items he had ordered, three were dishes she quite
Nobody wanted to miss a chance to share a space with Michael and Ivanka.Soon, the two of them returned to the car. Neither of them said anything on their way back. Once they arrived at Ivanka’s house, Michael did not leave. He allowed her into the house instead.Ivanka frowned slightly. “You want a glass of water?”In other words, she was telling him to leave after drinking the water.But Michael said calmly, “I need to crash at your place tonight.”Ivanka was flabbergasted.Since when had he become so shameless just to protect his business interest?It was so uncharacteristic of him.However, before she said anything, Michael ignored her reaction and went upstairs right away.He even picked the bedroom next to hers.Ivanka was speechless.She felt agitated for no reason and wanted to kick him out. But Michael was way too shameless, and she had no idea what to do with him. Inhaling deeply, she eventually went back to her room, took a shower, and went to bed.When she woke
Another reporter said, “Judging from your reaction, you do know that Ms. Ivanka can write codes, yes? And she is good at it, too.”Chiara immediately said, “I don’t know what you’re saying. My cousin doesn’t know these things. What I mean when I said she is good with computers, I was referring to the basic things. She doesn’t know anything more complicated than that. I’m unaware of what is happening out there, but please don’t blame it on her.”Chiara acted like a protective older sister and refused to say anything more to the media.But her behavior had inadvertently told everyone that Ivanka was indeed an IT expert as well as a great hacker!Once the reporters got the hint, they stopped coming after her. They could tell by her facial expression. Sometimes, an ambiguous reaction was way more telling than a straight answer.They all asked Chiara a couple more questions, which sounded like traps. But she seemed wary and guarded. Her reluctance to divulge anything made the underlyin
Chiara sneered again. “That mysterious individual called me on the phone again and told me to cooperate with the media by divulging some information during the interview. Someone had recently stolen classified data from Barkworth’s Group. Everybody thought that there was a mole. That person wanted me to show suspicion and implied that the mole was Ivanka.“What does that have to do with her taking two billion from me?”“Because Ivanka’s hacker skill is as good as Michael’s! The IT team in Barkworth’s Group suspected that she was the expert who cracked twenty levels of the company’s security system! At some point, Michael simply told them to stop defending the system, get on with their daily tasks, and ignore the hacker!”Irate, Chiara told her parents everything.Theodore pulled a long face.“No, this is impossible…”Chiara snorted in laughter. “Why would it be impossible?”Theodore and Lyla turned their eyes on her. Even though they were still doubtful, the current situation wa
Hmph! Chiara thought she knew Ivanka well. She believed she had Ivanka wrapped around her finger. However, she did not expect her to be this formidable.Any of her identities had the power to put the Lane family on guard, and she could even manipulate them so skillfully. She was really something.“Ivanka!” Theodore shouted her name furiously.Lyla, beside him, finally spoke up, “If it’s really Ivanka, are we going to just let it slide?” “Of course, we aren’t!” Chiara gritted her teeth and said, “Why should we?! There’s no way we’ll let her off the hook after she played us like that! But right now, I know we shouldn’t rush into things. Otherwise, we’ll just let that b*tch win. Let’s follow the plans of the person supporting me for now. Her plans are pretty decent. We can give them a try. We’ll figure something out if there are any issues.”Lyla and Theodore remained silent. Chiara was not a fool; she was an adult with her own judgment. Her priority was to bring Ivanka down. Otherw
Zac0928: It turns out Ivanka isn’t a good person. I really liked her. How can she do such things? Aww, I’m hurt. How could my idol do this? Is it true that appearances can be deceiving? Did her beauty deceive me?Netizens kept commenting one after another. Most of them said that Ivanka was somehow connected to Black-eyed Susan. They called her all sorts of names, saying that she was really shady and not someone to sympathize with.On the other hand, some netizens stood up for Ivanka. However, the haters and internet trolls ultimately pushed down their comments.Sandy, Anna, and Hanson naturally found out about this and sent a message directly in the group chat.Sandy: @Ivanka Iv, what’s going on?! What happened in Barkworth’s Group?Ivanka: Nothing. Don’t worry about it.Sandy: Yeah, right! Look at the amount of hate you’re getting! What happened?Anna: Iv, how long are you going to keep working there? Hurry up and get out of there already! Or else, you’re going to get even more
Tears unconsciously trickled down Anna’s cheeks.She sniffed and composed herself before continuing to chat with them.... Rosie and the others were in the study room at the Barkworth family’s mansion.Her expression soured upon hearing the news. “This is absurd! There’s no way Iv is Black-eyed Susan! She wouldn’t do something so outrageous to Barkworth’s Group.”Samuel sneered at Rosie and said in a low voice, “So this is the Iv you’ve always defended, huh? Look at what she’s done! She has gone too far! She’s such a selfish, ungrateful ingrate! Always wanting more. What’s the use of being so good to her? Just look at what people are saying on Twitter!”Rosie’s expression darkened even more. “Nonsense! I’ve been good to Iv, and she’s been good to me too! If it weren’t for her, I would still be trapped in my own misery and might have died long ago! None of you know how to take care of me! All you know is how to upset me!”Michael remained silent.Samuel was about to retort in a
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
With that, Ivanka caught everyone off guard as she turned off the live broadcast. The netizens still had not had enough of it. This was especially so when they seemingly detected something, only to see Ivanka go off the air abruptly. As a result, they had no more drama to watch. After stopping the live broadcast, Ivanka heaved a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Michael stared at the comments from the sharp-eyed netizens, and his gaze grew increasingly dull. Monkeyking: Who’s that who just showed up in front of the camera? I can tell that he’s a very handsome man just by looking at his side profile! Kingkong: Although I’ve no idea who that man is, I believe he’s Ivanka’s partner. Didn’t you see how close they are? Besides, they are a good match for each other… Gorilla: I screenshot him and sent it to my boss. He told me that man comes from a powerful background. It’s a bit inconvenient to talk more about him here. Just see and wait. ... There was a hint of a smile in Michael
Ivanka already had a framework for her speech in her mind before speaking in front of the crowd. Although she did not write them down, she had a good memory. Therefore, she could deliver her speech smoothly and perfectly. Although she occasionally forgot what she needed to say, it seldom happened. Moreover, she had a wealth of experience in delivering speeches in front of the crowd. In other words, she was good at applying the right tones and wordplay at the right time. Occasionally, she would crack some jokes to ease the atmosphere as well as to relieve her own stress. In short, she delivered her speech eloquently and calmly. The way she delivered her speech made her listeners feel comfortable. At the same time, it was only then that they finally realized the truth. They knew it was Lane’s Group’s subsidiary that was the main culprit instead of Lane’s Group. Lane’s Group was like a tree, and its subsidiaries were like its branches. A tree had many branches. When one of