She was never his. He had been deceiving himself all along. Since the last time Anna talked to him, he had become much more clear-headed. He had been resisting the urge to reach out to Ivanka. He wanted to see if Ivanka held any feelings for him and if Anna was mistaken about it. As long as Ivanka reached out to him, he could be sure that things were not as he imagined. However, Ivanka had never once taken the initiative to reach out to him. Their relationship had even become somewhat strained. These past few days had been incredibly difficult for him. He was beginning to consider letting go. But he really could not bear to. After seeing this news, he knew it was finally time to let go. While thinking about that, Hanson instinctively took a deep breath before dialing Ivanka’s number. Ivanka, on the other hand, had already adjusted her mindset and was preparing to work for a while. Suddenly, she saw Hanson’s incoming call. She knew immediately why Hanson was callin

“Hanson, you really don’t have to do this. You don’t need to watch over me.” Ivanka finally spoke. “You need to live your own life, live for yourself, otherwise, you’re not really living.”She wanted to say that if he kept watching over her, his own life would be meaningless.However, she was afraid that saying so would make Hanson misunderstand.Yet, even though she did not say it, Hanson still misunderstood. His breath seemed to tremble. He struggled to speak, “Are you unwilling to even give me the chance to be friends? Iv, I won’t pester you. We will be just like before.”Ivanka’s expression turned concerned. “That’s not what I meant. You misunderstood. We can still be friends. You’ve always been a friend and brother to me. What I meant is that you don’t need to watch over me anymore. It’s too tiring.”Hanson breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to maintain a friendship was already enough for him.But when it came to watching over her, he would not stop. Ivanka was the most i

As Ivanka was in the elevator, she noticed the peculiar gazes from the other people in the elevator.Every single person was staring at her.Even though she tried to ignore it, she could not shake off the feeling that something was wrong. Looking at the surrounding faces, she softly asked, “Why are you all looking at me like this?”She began to wonder if there was something on her face or clothes that was drawing attention.Some people, upon hearing her question, quickly averted their gaze.However, there were others who remained silent and continued staring at Ivanka.And some people could not help but speak up, “Ms. Ivanka, are you and Mr. Barkworth rekindling the flame?” Ivanka’s eyes flickered with realization. So, was it because of the trending topic on Twitter?She simply calmly replied, “No.”She answered firmly and decisively.She had no intention of developing any relationship with Michael.The people in the elevator unconsciously turned their gazes back to Ivanka.

When Michael spoke to Ivanka, he seemed very gentle. He took the extra step of doing so many things for her.He gave people the impression that he was a warm and caring man, so much so that he deceived many people into thinking that he was an extremely gentle person.However, just now, Michael’s words were laced with razorblades. Even though it was a casual remark, it conveyed a sense of hostility.Even the aura he emitted was much more intense than before.“If you like it, I can give you this kind of romance every day in the future.” Michael looked at her softly. It was as if Ivanka was already his wife.The girls envied her so much!They thought. “How could Mr. Barkworth be so tender? How could he be so gentle? How come we don’t receive such treatment? Oh!”They were so envious of Ivanka!Ivanka frowned. With so many people watching, she did not know how many had already started recording, and people from the press were among them. If this continued, it would be a disaster.

Michael froze instantly.He gazed at Ivanka coldly.She seemed calm and composed. One could not tell that she was getting back at Michael at all.Rosie looked at Michael in shock. “What’s the surprise?”Michael forced a smile. “I can’t tell you, of course.”“Then you should at least reveal it here. I want to see it with Ivanka.”Mockery flashed in Ivanka’s eyes. She knew that Michael had prepared nothing. In that case, she ought to insist on getting a surprise. He was a man of his word, right?Seeing him in a bind pleased her.Michael said nothing and kept eating.Meanwhile, Ivanka smiled. “Perhaps he has not prepared anything. We were just putting on a show in front of the others. He said that to justify my departure.”Rosie immediately frowned and looked at Ivanka unhappily. “You must put your money where your mouth is. Didn’t I always teach you that since you were young? Now that you’re grown up, you have forgotten about that?”Michael pressed his lips together tightly, b