“Yes. I know. That’s why my heart aches for you. Iv, must you run yourself to the ground?” Ivanka stared at him silently. Jonah returned her gaze intently. After all the time they had spent together, this was Jonah’s first time being that sincere to her. Ivanka’s eyes flickered with some emotions. For a moment, she felt uneasy. The next moment, Jonah said with a magnetic and gentle voice, “I know you never like to rely on others. You want to win this battle and personally avenge your father. But this would only exhaust you. Friends are meant to help each other. Why do you have to reject my offer to help you? Have you never believed in my sincerity toward you?” Ivanka’s eyes flickered with some complicated emotions. She said nothing. At that moment, she did not know what else to say. Could she trust him? Her silence reassured Jonah that his thoughts were real. He sighed in resignation. “Everyone says I have high EQ and am capable of handling various problems, but with yo
TooMuchFreeTime: @HatesHaters, don’t you feel guilty for saying that? You’re obviously paid to post positive comments about Ivanka, right? Everyone knows that Michael and Jonah hate each other, but Ivanka is flirting with them both. Don’t you think this is due to some “special” reasons? It’s so ridiculous of you to speak up for her! HatesHaters: I’m not speaking up for her. I’m just stating facts! OnlineDetective: Honestly, your “facts” remind me that during Ivanka’s divorce, she purposely showed up with Jonah at a banquet. She even linked arms with him and announced her divorce in public. This showed that she cheated in the marriage. After she and Michael divorced, she almost instantly helped Jonah with his lawsuit against Michael. Michael suffered a loss of tens of billions of dollars as a result, and it was a significant amount. She was clearly biased toward Jonah. Her collaboration with Michael on the project might be an attempt to create a smokescreen. Her real intention is to
OnlineJoker: @EwEwEw is right! She probably owns hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets. She’s a great lawyer and a top hacker. These two identities alone make her worth a great deal of money. Moreover, she was Lane’s Group’s ex-president’s daughter and Michael’s ex-wife. Imagine the amount of assets she has gained from them. How on earth do you guys even think about getting together with her? What a joke! They did not stop mocking the trio. Some thought they purposely brought in other topics to make a big deal out of it. But the trolls did not want this. They quickly went back to the topic and trolled Ivanka by calling her a wh*re and making other nasty remarks. Everyone believed Ivanka and Jonah were in cahoots and went against Michael to steal his trade secret. Michael had changed the second level of security. If Ivanka stayed on, she would certainly be a scourge to Barkworth’s Group. Many people already commented about this on the internet or sent a private message to
Ivanka hesitated for a while before picking up. Before she said anything, Michael said in a bone-chilling voice, “Why did you see him during this period of time?” Ivanka’s eyes flickered with some emotions. She could not help but sigh to herself. “This was due to my negligence. I’ll be more careful next time.” Michael’s expression was extremely dark. Although Ivanka did not see his grim expression, she could guess it. “Everyone is suspecting you. Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?” “You don’t trust me?” Ivanka did not sound as if she was in disbelief. Instead, she asked calmly. It was not like she had to make Michael believe in her. Michael’s expression darkened, and he scoffed. “Why should I?” Ivanka was speechless. He was right. It was only normal for everyone to suspect her in this case. If she had not been directly involved in this, she would probably suspect herself too. When Michael did not hear her response, he seethed in fury. Whether he trusted
The owner of the cute, young girl’s voice immediately sneered. Chiara frowned. She did not really like the laughter, but she did not question it. After all, Chiara knew just well just who was the boss here. Before she could dwell on it, the owner scoffed again. “If Michael was so easy to deal with, why would I still put so much energy and focus on him?” Chiara pursed her lips and went silent. After all, the other person was right. If they were suspicious just because of this one incident, their reasoning was flawed. She would also be spared the effort to sow discord among them. “So, what’s next?” “This time, everyone suspected Ivanka, but Michael’s trust did not waver. Still, if it could happen once, it’ll happen again.” Chiara immediately said in surprise, “You intend to crack it the second time?” Chiara was not questioning her methods with this, but she was surprised that the other party had someone so capable. They could even decode Barkworth’s Group’s secrets a
This current situation made her feel terrible. She felt very annoyed at being used. However, no matter what happened, they both wanted the same thing. There was no telling who was using who. When she thought of it this way, she felt a lot better. … For five consecutive days, everything was peaceful. However, on the sixth day, there was a ruckus in Barkworth’s Group. This time, everyone in the IT Department seemed even more panicked. Evan swiftly reported this matter to Michael. Michael’s expression immediately turned exceptionally chilling. However, this time, the other party did not seem to manage hacking through. The IT Department’s staff looked terrified. However, when Michael was not around, they still could not help but silently discuss it in places out of earshot. “I have a feeling something is not right,” a plump man said after looking around and scratching his ear. Those glowing, shifty eyes told of his hesitancy to participate in the gossip.
Barkworth’s Group’s fiasco had surprisingly spread again. The thin man was really good with his tongue. He simply added on to what the plump man said and repeated it multiple times over. The more he talked about it, the better he was at spreading it. He could recite the story like it was a love and grudge-filled epic. Everyone’s opinion of Ivanka was getting worse by the day. Everyone was talking about her. It almost seemed like the entire Barkworth’s Group could not tolerate Ivanka anymore. For these past few days, Ivanka had not once defended herself in regards to the ruckus at all. Seeing that the new program was about to get cracked, Michael wrote a new program to replace it. It was only then that the hacker stopped. The IT department had obviously come up with new deductions about Michael’s action as well. “Is Mr. Barkworth suspicious of Ivanka as well?” “I think so. Otherwise, why didn’t Mr. Barkworth write the program with Ivanka this time? Ivanka is also high
After being by Michael’s side for a long time, there were times when he could guess some of Michael’s reactions. At that moment, everyone looked at Ivanka. The woman who had just spoken said in a deep voice, “Ms. Ivanka, do you have anything to say for yourself in this matter?” Michael did not say a single word. In the past, Michael would definitely not allow these people to say anything. But Michael just looked at Ivanka indifferently. He wanted Ivanka to speak for herself. Since she did not want to offer an explanation, he was going to force her to give one. The conference room suddenly became silent. It was obvious that everyone was waiting for Ivanka’s response. Ivanka paid no attention to Michael’s actions. Her gaze fell on the attendees. “All of you are the executives of Barkworth’s Group. I imagine you’ve been heavily tested to be able to come in and work here. All of you should know individuals can’t just speak without any proof.” The attendees were dumbstruck