Ivanka pursed her lips and did not say anything.Jonah smiled. “That’s good.”Inside the house, silence returned, and everything seemed normal.But because of Jonah’s sudden appearance, the atmosphere in the room became a little off.However, Jonah did not feel that there was anything wrong. Occasionally, he would join the conversation. Sandy and Anna were surprisingly both very interested. They started chatting with him. Ivanka pursed her lips and occasionally listened to what they were saying.It had to be said that the topics Jonah chose were still very intriguing. He was very good at chatting. Even when he was talking about something as boring as business, people would still listen intently to him.Still, Ivanka did not intend to continue talking to him like this. She just said calmly, “You guys can continue. I’m a bit tired. I’ll go rest first.”Jonah immediately said, “You should rest, then. It’s getting late, I’m also leaving. Feel free to call me if you need anything.”
Over the next ten days, Ivanka’s injury gradually improved. She decided not to stay home and started to go to the office. When she did not go to the office, Michael did not tell anyone that she was injured. Evan only said that Michael had sent her to do something else. If he said that Michael wanted it, people would not question it in the slightest. But if he said that Ivanka wanted to do it on her own, then people would talk about Ivanka. They would say that she was up to trouble again. Over these ten days, Michael had not gone to see Ivanka. But when he learned that Ivanka had come to work, he immediately frowned and walked toward Ivanka’s office. He did not voice his arrival and just opened the door. Then, he saw Ivanka working. Michael frowned harder. “Who let you come to work?” Ivanka was a little surprised. She looked up and saw that Michael had already closed the door and walked in. He was glaring at her darkly. She was surprised that Michael would come over, but
“Ivanka, you…”The woman’s angry words were cut short as she suddenly stopped in her tracks.Behind her, the other employees were all dumbfounded.What… What did they just see?!Ivanka was sitting sideways at her desk. Michael’s hand rested on her smooth back. The zipper of her dress had been pulled down to reveal her bare, fair-skinned and flawless back.Upon hearing the sound, Ivanka immediately turned her back to the desk. She was facing them, but because her shirt was loose, she had to hold it in the front to keep it from falling.However, her beautiful shoulders were still exposed. They could even see her white bra straps.The expressions of the group became even more conflicted. Ivanka frowned and glanced coldly at them. She thought. “Have people forgotten how to knock?” However, it was not the right moment to lash out at them.The men and women standing at the door were all frozen in shock. They had come to settle scores with Ivanka as her arrogance irked them. Plus, t
Ivanka’s expression was particularly grim, while Michael’s was brooding as well. So many people had just seen Ivanka’s back, which made him furious!He quickly unwrapped Ivanka’s bandage and found that her wound was as she had described. It had already healed with new flesh and scabbed over. He carefully re-applied the bandage and did up her shirt.Ivanka remained silent as she was trying to control her emotions. However, those people’s intrusion today made it hard for her to control her anger.She took a deep breath and spoke coldly, “I seriously doubt whether you have any authority at all. Your subordinates’ proposals are worse than trash. They all want to settle scores with me just because I criticized them. Even when I brought you up to intimidate them, it didn’t work. Now that they’ve seen what we were doing, they would probably say that I got my position by sleeping with you.”Michael’s expression darkened a little more, but strangely, hearing Ivanka’s last sentence seemed to
“Iv, why aren’t you taking the food? You need to eat more, you’re too thin now.”Ivanka smiled. “I am eating, Grandma.”Rosie looked at her with concern and said resignedly, “You have to eat enough. Don’t skip meals just to maintain your figure. Besides, you’re slim enough! You need to eat more to put some weight back on!”Ivanka nodded with a smile. “Okay, I’ll eat more.”Ivanka was not underweight. It was quite standard. However, in Rosie’s eyes, she looked thin enough to make her worry.The dinner was quickly over. Samuel remained silent the whole time, but at the end of the dinner, he looked at Ivanka and sternly said, “Ms. Ivanka, come to my study later. There are some things I want to ask you about.”Samuel’s tone was harsh and authoritative. What he said to Ivanka sounded more like a command than a request.Moreover, he addressed Ivanka as “Ms. Ivanka,” indicating his attitude.Ivanka remained indifferent. It did not bother her, but before she could respond, Rosie glared
Besides, if she persuaded Rosie to let her follow Samuel to the study, Rosie would surely defend her again. Then, there would be another big argument between Rosie and Samuel.It was better for her to confront Samuel directly. Let Samuel vent his displeasure on her so that it would not affect Rosie and Samuel’s relationship.Michael’s mood seemed to lighten further. Ivanka’s sharp tongue, which was usually directed at him, was now aimed at Samuel. He was relieved someone was sharing the burden with him.Samuel gritted his teeth as his gaze shifted to Michael. His eyes were filled with displeasure and insinuation. They seemed to express something. “So, this is the woman you chose? This is the woman you want to protect?”Michael looked back at Samuel calmly. His gaze held the answer. “Weren’t you the one who chose her back then?”Samuel could not deny that.Samuel immediately turned his head away and broke eye contact.Back then, the marriage alliance simply seemed inevitable beca
Rosie’s expression was cold. She would not even look at him.Meanwhile, Ivanka and Michael turned to Rosie. Ivanka spoke up directly. “Are you okay?”She reached for Rosie’s wrist. Her fingertips casually felt her pulse.Rosie patted the back of Ivanka’s hand with her other hand. Her anger from before dissipated. She looked at Ivanka with affection and said, “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”Ivanka nodded slightly. She loosened her grip on Rosie’s wrist but did not let go. She smiled as she said, “Okay, that’s good.”Michael, on the other hand, looked at Rosie and asked, “Why is your heart acting up? You didn’t sleep well?”Rosie immediately shot a displeased glance at Samuel, who was already looking dejected beside her, and said irritably, “It’s all your grandfather’s fault!”Samuel suddenly felt extremely wronged, but he did not dare say a word to retort.At that moment, he was like a completely different person compared to his earlier aggressive self.Ivanka found it a litt
“Mr. Barkworth, we have a big problem!” Evan’s voice came through. It lacked its usual composure.Ivanka’s eyebrows twitched. She instinctively held her breath and paid attention.“What happened?” Michael’s magnetic voice remained calm.Evan seemed to regain some composure at Michael’s tone, but his nervousness was still evident as he spoke. “Our company secrets have been stolen!”Michael’s expression instantly turned icy. He said, “Look into it. Initiate the backup plan immediately.”“We’re already working on it, but the stolen information must have already been put to use.”Michael’s expression remained cold, but he did not say anything more.They had just left the old mansion and were at a crossroads. To the left led to the company, while the right led to Ivanka’s house.Michael chose to turn left without hesitation.Ivanka did not say anything. With Barkworth’s Group facing such a crisis, she would not demand him to take her home, especially since her car was the only tran