Ivanka subconsciously bit her lip. She was struggling to contain her sadness and maintain her composure.Whenever she thought of her father, she could not control her emotions because she always felt indebted to him. Had it not been for her past obsession with a love that should not have happened in the first place, she and her father would not have ended up in their current unfortunate situation.If she had prioritized her family more back then, things would not have deteriorated to such dire straits.The recording continued playing.Chiara felt satisfaction and relief seeing Ivanka distressed. Until now, Ivanka had always seemed aloof and stoic.Chiara longed to see Ivanka in pain and could finally witness it. She took a deep breath as she intently watched Ivanka. She did not want to miss any of her emotional reactions.“Iv, honestly, I hadn’t planned on leaving you this recording, but I worried you’d feel down without memories of me. So, I kept this recording with Theodore. I
Sandy felt so disgusted seeing Theodore’s pretentious facade that she let out a cold snort.“Iv, dear. Goodbye. I love you.”Those were his final words.Her heart wrenched with pain, but Ivanka tried to rein in her emotions and not show them too prominently.Lyla and the others waited, hoping Ivanka would speak up. As moments passed in silence, Lyla finally spoke with hesitation. She said softly, “Iv, I know you’re hurting inside. But your father is already gone. You...”Before she could finish her sentence, Ivanka shot her a sharp gaze. Lyla was startled. Ivanka’s intense gaze cut off her words.Ivanka’s icy gaze was filled with hostility. This terrified Lyla.Theodore, Lyla, and Chiara panicked instantly. They were unsure of what to do next.Ivanka kept looking at them before letting out a cold laugh. “My father is already gone, you say?”Lyla’s heart skipped a beat. Oh no... did she just say the wrong thing?Theodore’s expression shifted. He was about to say something, b
Chiara immediately stood up and anxiously approached Ivanka.She quickly grabbed Ivanka’s hand when Ivanka reached for the door handle.“Iv, where are you going? Are you just going to the washroom? You don’t need so many people to go with you. I’ll just go with you!”Ivanka shook off Chiara’s hand. She ignored Chiara and deliberately opened the door.“Ivanka!” Chiara’s eyes widened with frustration. “You can’t just leave! We’re not done talking! We’ve played the recording and shown you our sincerity. At least give us a response!”Chiara was on the verge of yelling about how unreasonable Ivanka was. She felt close to exploding with anger.Ivanka continued to ignore her. Lyla and Theodore hurried to catch up to her. Chiara grabbed Ivanka’s arm tightly and refused to let her take another step. She did not care if outsiders heard them because she was not saying anything crucial.Sandy could not stand watching this anymore. She stepped forward and forcefully pulled Chiara’s hand aw
Lyla was feeling extremely agitated.“What should we do now?!”Back then, Lyla would never say such things. She would directly think about what to do next.However, at that moment, she wasn’t thinking of any solution anymore!She felt really anxious. This was her last resort, yet it did not work on Ivanka! In fact, Ivanka got even angrier after hearing the recording!Lyla was truly at a loss.Chiara bit her lip. “We shouldn’t have let her listen to the recording!”Theodore started the car engine. He gritted his teeth and said, “It doesn’t matter anymore. Things have already gone down this path. There’s no use talking about it anymore!”Chiara’s expression turned dark. “I don’t care anymore. I’m going to call that mysterious person!”Theodore frowned but remained silent.Lyla also felt uneasy about the situation. There really was no other solution. She sighed and said, “Give it a try. If she wants to use you, you must have significant value to her. She wouldn’t just watch you
“Hello?!”Chiara was indignant. She became even more anxious when she did not hear anything on the other end of the line.“What should we do?! She insists that I tell the truth. If I don’t, she won’t help us!”Lyla’s expression darkened. She remained silent. She had run out of solutions.Theodore was still driving. He felt so frustrated that he could just drive into something to vent his anger.Chiara gritted her teeth. “If it really comes to it, we should just tell her. She can’t do anything to us for now.”“No way!” Lyla retorted.Chiara looked at her in frustration. “Well, if you all have run out of ideas, what are we supposed to do? Just sit here and wait for disaster?!”Lyla looked at her with disapproval and said in a low voice, “Even if we have no solution left, we must not tell her. She wants us to admit it so she can use this evidence against us later. She’ll force us to do things for her. The situation could get even worse!”Chiara’s expression shifted in realization
Eleanor nestled in Alexander’s embrace with her eyes closed and relaxed into him.He held her slender waist. It was as if she feared that she might stumble. His hands grew restless.It was not his lust driving him. He knew that whenever Eleanor approached him on her own, she was feeling horny.She closed her eyes as she enjoyed his touch. She let out a soft moan. As he continued, she pursed her lips and said, “Right now, Chiara and her family still haven’t fully submitted to me. They act for their own gain and are unable to devote wholly to revenge. But if I don’t intervene this time, it’ll fuel their hatred for Ivanka.”Alexander was taken aback. “So... will you step in to help?”“I’ve seen the evidence Ivanka submitted. If it comes to judgment, only one person will be convicted: Lyla.”“Hmm?” He hesitated a little but leaned closer to her lips.Eleanor laid down and had her hands around Alexander’s neck. She smiled faintly and said, “Having one person take the blame should s
Sandy and Suki drew near to Ivanka from the back seat. When they saw the codes on the screen persistently changing lines, they felt as though they were seeing stars. “Oh, my God… I’m feeling so dizzy just by looking at the codes... She’s absolutely amazing…” said Sandy to Suki. She spoke very softly for fear of slowing Ivanka down. Suki nodded. Her eyes were filled with amazement too. Even though Suki kept in touch with Ivanka and frequently contacted her, they only talked about legal business. She never knew Ivanka was Black-eyed Susan, the top hacker. Suki became dumbfounded after she learned that Ivanka was a hacker. This was her first time watching Ivanka deal with her hacking tasks. Ivan drove the car. His dark expression had faded. Ivanka sat beside him, and her laptop captured his attention. He found a spot and stopped the car. He said, “The signal is poor if the car keeps moving. Handle your tasks first.” Ivanka nodded silently. She focused on dealing with the stuff
The ladies said nothing else and silently agreed to Ivan’s decision. Ivan started the car engine once again. Ivanka was characteristically calm. Although she did not discover anything about that person, she remained composed. Even though Ivanka had not been able to locate her target from the given clues, she believed as long as she followed Chiara’s trail and as long as she herself remained alive, that person would be unable to hold back herself for long and would come to Ivanka soon. After all, Ivanka’s presence must have affected the culprit behind the curtains. The culprit was going all out to get rid of her. The ladies said nothing else. Ivan sent them back to their home or office. The last stop was Sandy’s. Sandy felt inexplicably irritated the moment she saw Ivan. She said, “You don’t need to send me back, I’ll call a cab on my own.” After all the time spent with Ivan, Sandy thought he always mistreated her or found ways to set her up. Ivan’s expression grew dar