Hanson’s heart skipped a beat. He nodded immediately. “Okay, I’ll stay.”Ivanka’s eyes flickered in panic as she said, “I’ll arrange for bodyguards. You don’t have to stay.”“Meh, I know it’s just words. Alright, it’s settled then. Hanson will stay downstairs. The three of us will stay upstairs! As a way of thanking us, you can cook delicious meals for us for the next few days!” Sandy said with a longing expression as she imagined indulging in Ivanka’s cooking for days to come.Anna chuckled. “Iv is very busy. She won’t have time to cook for you!”“Hahaha... occasional meals from her work too!”Their dynamic made it clear they were not leaving. Ivanka had no choice but to comply as she felt grateful for them. Hanson quickly hired five bodyguards—two females and three males. The females were for Ivanka’s assistance, while the males focused on outer protection.Ivanka felt touched. She knew it was a dangerous time. So, she gave in and accepted their kindness.That night, after t
Ivanka paused for a moment and was surprised that Evan was about to send her the proposal so soon.She frowned, “Did Michael ask you to send it only to me?”Evan cleared his throat. He often found himself in a difficult position between Ivanka and Michael.Both Ivanka and Evan seemed to have the same thoughts. They were both astute and sharp and possessed enough mutual understanding without needing to say anything directly.At that moment, he knew he could not lie to her.Finally, Evan said softly, “This project is newly approved by the company and has huge potential. Normally, Mr. Barkworth would choose Cullen’s Group for collaboration, but this time, he asked me to contact you directly.”Without needing him to spell it out, Ivanka understood what he intended. Evan saved himself the trouble of engaging in an awkward conversation as well.It was no secret that given the current situation, Cullen’s Group was much more advantageous to Barkworth’s Group than Lane’s Group. A win-win
Michael was no longer in the mood to handle his tasks in Barkworth’s Group. His expression had been dark all day. After a moment, he got up, walked to the window, and looked out. His office was on the top floor. If he looked down, there was not much to behold. But if he looked up, he could see the sky and clouds. The weather outside was pleasant. The air was fresh and clean. Michael opened the window. When he felt the cold breeze, he became calmer. No one knew how long he stood by the window. He stared off into the distance. It was as if he were looking at something. ... Five days passed. Everything seemed calm. Theodore and his family were eating dinner. After a couple of peaceful days, they were no longer that tense and felt more relaxed. Theodore even drank today. After drinking a mouthful of whisky, Theodore parted his lips and exhaled. He ate some food before saying with a grin, “As we expected, Ivanka was just lying to us.” Seeing that Theodore was in a good m
Chiara said through her gnashed teeth, “I wish that day would come soon. But that person just keeps observing the situation and hasn’t attacked Ivanka. How much longer is she going to wait? Why isn’t Ivanka dead yet?!” “Ivanka will die eventually.” Lyla looked grim. Theodore and his family lose their appetite for food because of Chiara. Upon seeing the delicious dishes served on the table, Theodore took his cutlery. “Eat the food now. Don’t starve yourself. We need to save up energy and try to fight back against Ivanka. If we starve ourselves to death, we won’t get any chance to fight back against her. Lyla nodded and turned to Chiara. Lyla took Chiara’s cutlery and passed it to her. “Eat now.” Chiara bit the bottom of her lips. She wordlessly took the cutlery from Lyla. But, a phone call made them completely lose their appetite for food. The moment Theodore’s phone rang, he and his family frowned. Their expressions turned dark. Apparently, they somewhat disliked answer
Within the blink of an eye, it was the day of the court. Theodore and his family had waited for Ivanka to come to them over the past few days. Unfortunately, Ivanka never bothered to entertain them. Theodore and his family panicked. They believed Ivanka could not possibly take any action against them based on the agreement on the transfer of shares. They thought she was just scaring them. Hence, they decided to wait. The worst scenario would be to show up at court. After all, Theodore and Ivanka had already fallen out, and everyone knew what was going on. Regardless of whether Theodore returned Ivanka her and her father’s shares, everyone had already gossiped about the issue fervently. Theodore thought they might as well enjoy the profits earned from the shares. With the power in his hands, people would stop gossiping about him.” While Theodore and his family were conflicted about the issue, it was time for the lawsuit. Ivanka had already taken her seat. Theodore hired an
Under the crowd’s gazes, Ivanka finally pointed out the loopholes. “Please look carefully at the clauses on the agreement. Clause 24 explicitly stated that…” Ivanka read the loopholes sentence by sentence. Theodore’s lawyer became dumbfounded. One could not see anything wrong with that clause alone. However, with Ivanka’s professional ability, when she combined two clauses together, it unexpectedly led to loopholes. How did it become like this?! Theodore did not understand what Ivanka was reading. But, he saw with his own eyes that his lawyer’s expression had turned as white as sheets. How did it become like this?! He subconsciously whispered to his lawyer. “What’s going on?” “She’s too good…” the lawyer whispered to Theodore. The lawyer sounded like he had run out of ways to refute Ivanka. Sandy had the photocopy of the agreement on the transfer of shares with her. While Ivanka was pointing out the loopholes in the clauses, Sandy read the agreement carefully. Her
“Who do you think you’re badmouthing, woman?” Sandy’s words all died on her tongue. Even her eyes were filled with surprise! Was she hearing things? Without any further thought, she gradually turned her head around. When she saw that Ivan was sitting behind her with a dark look on his face, Sandy’s eyes were filled with shock! “Why are you here?” Sandy felt as if she had seen a ghost! How could this be?! When did Ivan come, and how did he end up sitting behind her so silently? How was this possible? Not only was Sandy surprised, but even Suki was in disbelief. When did this happen? Ivan’s expression was darker than a thundercloud. He clenched his teeth and said, “Why can’t I be here?” Sandy was dumbstruck. For some reason, at that moment, she actually felt a little guilty. However, of course she could not show it on her face. She just sneered, “You’re right. No one can stop you where you want to go.” After saying that, Sandy turned back and refused to
Theodore’s expression grew darker. He knew this was his only way, but he could not stand it! Also, Lyla was not done talking yet. She looked at Theodore grimly. “As for the income for these past few years, it doesn’t matter if she had cheated us of those. At least, we are not going to give her that again. Otherwise, not only do we need to give her the shares, we’ll also need to pay her extra money on top of that. We’ll be losing out big time.” Theodore gritted his teeth. “No! That’s not a good idea! How could I return the shares to her? We already put in so much effort to kill Fernando in the first place. She has already cheated us of two billion dollars, and we’ve lost all of our income for the past few years. If we let her take the shares back and let her demand an extra billion or so more of our profits, then not only will we not earn a single cent, we’ll also have to compensate her with two billion after all our troubles. How are we going to pay her, then?!” Lyla frowned. Th