He stared at her fixedly, and she wondered how long he had been awake. But one thing was certain. His eyes were fixed on her. Soon, Ivanka looked away from him. “If your insomnia is serious, you can get checked at the hospital.” “I might as well come to you if I have to go to the hospital. Not to mention, they aren’t as good as you. Also, if I went there, and if people know I went in there because of insomnia, it would paint me a bad look,” Michael answered Ivanka immediately. He was certain, and his voice was deep. That was an undeniable point. Ever since she and Michael returned from Mirvania, they were seen together a few times. Some reporters and media then spiced up their stories. They even dragged Jonah in. Those reporters come up with wild, eye-catching headlines just to make the news. Ivanka got off the bed and folded the quilt as she said, “Those reporters are troublesome indeed, but if you think you’re afraid of them, I’m even more afraid than you are. Aren’t you
Michael coughed harshly a couple of times. Before he could say anything, Ivanka looked at him.Those clear eyes stared silently at Michael. It was filled with dislike, with a hint of detest.He was the one who said he had insomnia and yet he wanted to follow her out. Also, he was still pretending right here. Ivanka shook her head. She felt defeated and amused by him. “Michael, do you need to go this far?”Ivanka’s question made Michael’s heart clench up.It was worth it for people who were important to him.Michael nodded. Everything was clear without saying things out loud.Ivanka was instantly stumped, but there was one thing she was sure of. “It won’t be easy to bring you along on the errand that I’m on.”However, Michael still hounded her without giving up. “Why? Is there some physical work? Or are you going over to Jonah’s place?”These were the only two things that he could not do anything about. He felt he could handle anything else feasibly.Ivanka stared at him, not
Martin sneered sarcastically. “If you had just given fair benefits and not pressed all the faults on me, our family of three wouldn’t have turned into what we are today! I know you fear nothing and do whatever comes to your mind. My wife could not stand it and went to find you, only to be hit to death by your car! Theodore, it’s too late for you to talk to me about this now!”Toward the end, Martin’s emotions peaked instantly.He roared at Theodore until he lost his voice. His eyes were wide with rage.Because there were people around them, and also because they were in a small, isolated room, Theodore did not have the slightest bit of fear.Then he smiled with contempt. His eyes were full of malice. “Is it not enough that you’ve lost a wife? Do you want to bring your daughter, Nessa Keller, into the picture as well?”Such was Theodore’s warning to Martin.When Martin heard Theodore mention his daughter’s name, he could not calm down and hissed, “If you dare to lay a hand on Ne
Ivanka smiled and glanced at the police behind her. “You heard all that he just said, right?”Theodore was visibly panicked when he heard Ivanka say that.But he still reacted quickly and threw some accusations at Ivanka.“What did I say? Ivanka, did you think I did not see you setting this up a mile away? I just played along with you. Did you really think it was real?” Tsk! Theodore was a sly old fox!But what could she do about it?Ivanka glanced at him coldly in disgust. “I never showed up from the beginning to the end, so how do you know that I set this all up? As for what you said… The door is guarded by your bodyguards too, so there’s no chance of me getting close at all.”Immediately after, Ivanka nodded toward Martin.Martin then pulled out the recorder. The recorder was also connected to the cloud storage. Ivanka played it on her phone and every word Theodore said played out clearly.At the same time, Ivanka dumped several more pieces of evidence. “The car you drov
Lyla was laughing and crying at the same time.It was an ugly sight.Just as Theodore wanted to say something else, the police behind him no longer gave Theodore any chances to speak again.Theodore and his bodyguards were taken away just like that.Lyla followed suit and turned around. Although Ivanka showed Lyla Theodore’s true colors clearly. Lyla was also not grateful to Ivanka at all.The two of them then left one after another after that and left Martin and Ivanka alone. Martin directly kneeled and bowed to Ivanka. “Ms. Ivanka, you’re my family’s savior. Where would I be without you? Thank you so much. I’m also grateful for you on behalf of my late wife…”Martin was adamant in prostrating himself. Ivanka could not pull him up in any way. She could only attempt to convince him.She pursed her lips and said in a low voice. “It’s not that I wanted to help you. Your existence was helpful to me. Theodore is our common enemy.”Theodore wanted Lyla to take the blame. She had not
On Ivanka’s end, she kept waiting for Chiara’s phone call.When she did not get an answer after so long, she wanted to call Chiara several times, but she held herself back.Even Chiara could restrain herself. If she really could not hold herself back, that would be the same as informing Chiara directly that she already knew everything and was now digging a hole waiting for Chiara to jump into it.That would not do. So, Ivanka left some advice to Martin and went off to look for Jonah.She did not expect to meet Chiara right in front of the Sadler family’s home entrance.Chiara was specially dressed up with exquisite makeup and a beautiful dress.Ivanka was a bit surprised, but quickly composed herself and greeted Chiara with feigned surprise. “Melanie, what a coincidence! Are you here to look for Jonah?”After Katiana reprimanded Chiara, she tried her best to restrain her emotions and keep herself from going on a rampage. That was why she decided to numb herself with work and
After learning the true identity of the person in front of him from Ivanka, Jonah started looking at her in a different light, especially since Chiara and Ivanka were still enemies. It was even more unlikely that he would be kind to Chiara when he was on Ivanka’s side.Before Chiara could finish talking, Jonah refuted her coldly. Chiara was speechless for a moment.However, she could not very well barge in and say anything more to Jonah.But her father was also in trouble because of Ivanka. Before she built herself up properly, she could no longer use “Chiara Lane”’s identity. She could only hold on to the Willy suburbs project and grasp at Jonah.She calmed her thoughts and continued to speak to Jonah. “Mr. Sadler, you can entrust me to follow up on this project. I need this—”Jonah immediately scoffed to interrupt. His words were cold and mocking. “Does my company lack the manpower that I need to entrust tasks to you? Also, why do I have to give you what you need? What relations
Chiara took a deep breath. Her face had a guilty expression, as if she had done something wrong.Jonah did not spare her another glance. His voice was cold as he said, “The kind of person you are has nothing to do with me.”After saying that, he turned his wheelchair and left Chiara behind.To preserve her pride, Chiara had no intention of going after Jonah.Jonah wheeled himself into the room and stopped a short distance from Ivanka.Seeing the fine sweat on Ivanka’s forehead from her hard work preparing the homemade remedy, he pulled out a blue handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Ivanka. “Wipe your sweat,” he said.Hearing his gentle voice, her gaze shifted from the pot to him.Seeing him, Ivanka was surprised. “Weren’t you supposed to be discussing the Willy suburbs project with Ms. Levine?”Ivanka knew exactly why Chiara had shown up. Just moments ago, she had seen Chiara deliberately getting close to Jonah. She thought Jonah was going to toy with Chiara, but to
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
Zeus: This is my first time seeing the boss of a company apologize to the public. I find this a novelty indeed. Barney: That’s right! No matter what, at least this is the right attitude to do things. Donaldduck: This has nothing to do with one’s attitude. It’s about one’s principles. ... The crowd gave mixed reviews. Nonetheless, Ivanka did not respond much to this. Instead, she talked about the issues related to the donation icon. “I notice many of you are wondering why I close the donation icon on all the platforms.” Ivanka put on a light smile, but her smile did not reach her eyes. “I’m going to answer your questions now. I’m here not because I want to interact with you or to capture worldwide attention. I’m here because I want to clarify the rumors and admit to my mistakes. Therefore, I don’t need your donations. That would only alter my original purpose of showing up here. “On top of that…” Ivanka paused for a moment. “I’m not short of money.” Right after she finis
Ivanka carefully wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes with a tissue. If she rubbed them with her hands, the skin around her eyes would become even more reddened. She noticed that Michael had been staring at her. She turned from weeping to laughing. “Do I look ugly now?” She only meant to liven up the atmosphere by cracking a joke. She did not want the atmosphere to become any graver. Michael, on the other hand, fixed his gaze at Ivanka like his eyes were glued to her. He looked as though he was staring at his treasure. Then he looked solemn and answered her question clearly, “No, you don’t. You look very good.” He added, “You always look good.” Ivanka’s hands froze. A hint of anxiousness darted across her gaze. “Let’s go. It’s time for business.” Ivanka attempted to escape the awkward situation. Michael stared at Ivanka’s back. His eyes crinkled with smiles. They were filled with affection. Back inside the room, everything was just about ready. Ivanka a