This way, it would make Tanya appear as if everything she did was for the sake of justice. Any action she took was merely a response to Ivanka’s excessive behavior.However, Chiara was not concerned about these appearances. As long as Tanya was willing to act, that was all that mattered to her.The next moment, Chiara spoke calmly, “I can assure you, I do have evidence to support my words. I’ll send it to your phone later. And if, after seeing the evidence, you still feel like turning a blind eye, then I won’t bother you again. If you don’t cherish Mr. Barkworth, I will do nothing more.”Tanya’s gaze flickered with mixed emotions as she watched Chiara silently.Suddenly, Chiara seemed unwilling to say much more to her. She put her mask and sunglasses back on.Seeing Tanya still staring at her, she simply said with an indifferent expression, “I’ve said all I needed to. I’m sure you don’t want to waste any more time on me, so I’ll take my leave. If fate allows, we’ll be in touch aga
Ivanka looked at the photos in stunned silence. She felt a myriad of emotions swirling inside her, but she could not articulate any of them.Suki sighed softly. “When I stumbled upon this, I was quite shocked too. You’ve been in the dark about your mother all these years, and I thought this might be of some help to you.”Ivanka had never seen her parents’ marriage certificate or divorce papers.Despite her best efforts over the years, this had been intentionally obscured. She could not find any traces at all.She did not expect Suki to find these photos.It was possible that the person behind the cover-up was not aware of the existence of these photos.Suki gazed at Ivanka, who had a solemn expression, and sighed softly. “For now, these are the only leads I could uncover. Your father’s affairs remain a mystery.”Ivanka’s eyes flickered thoughtfully. “It’s not exactly a mystery. Jonah gave me some leads regarding my father.”Suki looked surprised. “What leads?”Ivanka’s lashes
Suki sighed wearily. “Yes, he might lie to you for his own interests. He may be leading you into a trap.”Ivanka sneered. “Forget it, let’s put this matter aside for now. I’ll take my time to investigate it.”She had never seen her mother before. Although her obsession with her mother ran deep, at the moment, there were many things she needed to do. She needed to investigate all of it.Suki nodded. “All right.”Ivanka said, “It’s getting late. I’ll head back now. You should get some rest.”Suki watched as Ivanka stood up. She quickly followed suit to see her off.After Ivanka went home, she kept staring at the printed old photos.... The next day, Tanya was having a meal with her friend Maeve in a private room.Maeve noticed that Tanya was distracted. Tanya was pushing around her food with her fork and not eating much. Maeve asked with puzzlement, “What’s going on with you?”Tanya snapped out of her thoughts. “Nothing.”Maeve set down her spoon. She stared at Tanya and said
“Is Ivanka’s plot against Michael very serious?”Tanya looked at her with an indifferent expression. “Barkworth’s Group’s secrets have been stolen several times. Does that sound serious to you?”“Oh my goodness!” Maeve exclaimed, “So Ivanka really is Black-eyed Susan!”“She’s so amazing!” Maeve thought to herself.If it were not for Tanya being present, she might have blurted it out.Black-eyed Susan had always been her idol. She had such advanced hacking skills. How could she not admire her?Seeing Tanya’s silence, Maeve naturally understood what was on her mind. She said, “Since you’re already certain that Ivanka is planning something against Michael, and you’ve liked Michael for so long, how can you allow Ivanka to keep doing that?”As she said that, Maeve felt somewhat speechless. “I’m thinking, Michael is such a clever person, he shouldn’t be deceived by Ivanka, right? Could it be that he’s planning to outsmart Ivanka and those behind her, and take them down once and for al
These words tugged at Tanya’s heartstrings. She pondered momentarily and said somberly, “I’ll consider it.”When Tanya said this, Maeve knew that she had decided to take action.But Maeve could not predict what Tanya was going to do exactly.In the next second, Tanya’s phone started ringing.Maeve looked over reflexively and saw that the caller was Chiara.A strange emotion gleamed in her eyes, and she looked away. She remained seated, picked up her cutlery, and kept eating.Tanya answered the call wordlessly. Before she said anything, Chiara’s voice rang through the speaker. “Ms. Cullen, you must have seen the message I sent you. Have you fact-checked it?”Tanya said calmly, “And what are you up to?”Chiara chuckled. “I want to help you, of course.”Tanya furrowed her brows and said nothing.But Chiara went on with a chuckle. “You know what I’d done in the past, so I lost my chance with Michael. Now, I just want to stop Ivanka from hurting him.”Tanya remained silent, as if
“Okay,” Tanya said. The two of them continued eating. Maeve kept trying to start a conversation, but Tanya was absent-minded the entire time and only replied once in a while. Maeve could not help thinking that perhaps she would make a move soon. Tanya had always been proud and aloof in the past, but she was willing to take drastic actions for a man she liked.Maeve sighed.“It is what it is.” She thought. After they finished eating, they walked around in the streets until the time for the meetup came around. They rushed to the location that Chiara had told them.…Two days later, when Ivanka was about to go on breaks, her phone suddenly started ringing. She recognized the number.Confusion glimmered in her eyes, and she answered the call.“Ms. Cullen.”“Ms. Lane, you know my number?” Tanya sounded surprised.Ivanka did not answer her question. She continued calmly, “Ms. Cullen, do you need anything from me?”“Are you free later? Let’s have lunch together.”Ivanka froze. S
Of course, Tanya did not intend to learn more. The question was perfunctory, and she simply wanted to start a topic with it.She nodded in reply. Seeing how calm and distant Ivanka was, Tanya knew that she was drawing boundaries between them and did not plan to make friends.Certainly, it would be awkward if they became friends.Everyone knew that she fancied Michael, and that Ivanka was his ex-wife. Also, the both of them were still involved with each other.Tanya suppressed the conflicting emotions in her heart. She looked at Ivanka and said, “Actually, I asked you over because I just wanted to chat. We won’t talk about work, so you don’t have to be so guarded.”Ivanka raised her brows. “Ms. Cullen, I trust that you won’t cross the line when it comes to business. I never intend to keep my guard up in front of you.”She did not know what Tanya wanted to do, but she did not trust her in the slightest. Naturally, she would be wary of her.Tanya sighed resignedly. “I actually just
Ivanka sat with her back facing that door’s direction, so she did not see the newly arrived customers. Meanwhile, Tanya kept her head down, as if she was pondering over something.Neither of them had noticed the two figures at the door.But those two people spotted Tanya and Ivanka seated opposite each other right away.Ivan was amused. He pointed to them. “Look who I’ve just seen?”Michael pressed his lips together. Naturally, he had seen what Ivan saw.Ivan smiled. “Why don’t we share a table with them?”Michael immediately frowned. He disliked butting in on the women’s conversation. It was ungentlemanly.But even with this thought in mind, he did not move. His instinct obeyed his desire, as if waited for Ivan to talk him into it.Ivan was speechless. He forced a faint smile. Michael always managed to drive him speechless. Ignoring his friend, Ivan made a beeline in Tanya and Ivanka’s direction.“Hey, what a coincidence. I didn’t think we’d run into each other here?”Ivan
“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