She was too heartbroken to speak. She could not form any words.Theodore could not help but sigh. “You need to take care of yourself too.”Lyla nodded. She wiped away her tears. “I know. And you have to keep an eye on Chiara, make sure her temper doesn’t get the best…”She trailed off as she could not continue.Theodore quickly nodded. “I got it, I got it.”Chiara clutched Lyla’s hand. Her voice trembled as she said, “Mom...”She could only manage that one word as her sobs had become uncontrollable.“Honey, I’m still here. You don’t need to worry. Everything will be alright, okay?”Chiara nodded, but her tears kept rolling down her face.Lyla could not say much more. She could only let out a sigh.The staff member approached with a hint of resignation. “Can we go now?”Lyla took a deep breath and nodded, then turned to Theodore and Chiara again.“You both take care of yourselves. Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine.”She had said all that could be said and left the rest uns

Ivanka did not care about the gazes from the bystanders all around. She merely stared at the person before her and said with a faint smile, “If you’re really grateful, why didn’t you return my shares sooner until I brought you to court? You still held onto the shares despite the embarrassment?”Chiara’s expression changed. In the next moment, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes, and she sighed in feigned resignation. “Iv, I know… I know you’re still upset with me. But this is the situation we end up in, and my mother… has gotten her punishment. Iv, back then we owed you an apology. Now, I think you’ve settled the score.”That was all she said. Chiara no longer wanted to keep up her act. She was genuinely angry!Ivanka’s lips curled slightly into a faint smile. Ignoring the bystanders’ reaction, she said, “Any pretense will slowly fall apart sooner or later. I hope you and your family really tell the truth, or else you’ll be exposed, and everyone will see your true colors.”C

“Alright, let’s go. I’m still hungry! You have to pay for the meal today!”With that, she dragged Hanson away despite his protest.Hanson frowned. He was still worried about Ivanka, but Sandy had given him an ultimatum. Besides, Ivanka had chosen to leave with Michael. There was nothing Hanson could do about it, apart from letting Sandy drag him away.Seeing that, Anna finally gave a sigh of relief.…Meanwhile, Ivanka had already followed Michael into the car.Michael said nothing and started the engine right away.Ivanka silently waited for him to speak first.After all, he had come to the court for her, which was surprising.However, after driving for twenty minutes, Michael still did not say anything. Ivanka frowned. It seemed that she was getting uneasy. She turned to look at the man next to her.From her angle, all she could see was his handsome side profile. Staring ahead, he appeared to be focusing on driving.Ivanka eventually said, “What do you want to say to me? Y

“Ivanka, you’re truly heartless.”That was all Micheal said. With that, he stopped questioning her with his bossy attitude.Confusion flashed in Ivanka’s eyes. She was a little baffled. What was he up to?Michael said nothing and started driving again.He did not spare her a glance for the rest of the drive, even as they arrived at the Barkworth family’s mansion. After pulling over, he did not say anything and simply remained in the driver’s seat. It was as if he was waiting for something to happen.Ivanka was confused again, but she no longer planned to talk to him. She got out of the car and walked toward the mansion. When the house staff opened the door and she went in, Michael drove off right away.Obviously, he did not intend to get into the house. He simply wanted to drive her here.Ivanka turned around in surprise and watched his car vanish before her eyes. There was a wry smile on her lips.She knew Michael never liked her. Naturally, he would not wish to spend more tim

Ivanka’s gaze shifted as she watched Rosie radiate genuine happiness like a young girl. She felt a hint of envy. Although Samuel had never been fond of Ivanka, he treated Rosie very well and always indulged her in many ways.Rosie’s happiness was real and meaningful, especially given their advanced age. They had spent their entire lives together.Ivanka smiled. “I know Grandpa dotes on you. But Grandma, please don’t argue with him because of me. It makes me feel really guilty.”“Oh, you silly girl. You always overthink things. Samuel and I are fine. We always bicker, but it’s never because of you.”Ivanka pursed her lips. She knew that no matter what she said, Rosie would not change her mind. Rosie would always choose to side with her and defend her.This realization made Ivanka feel both touched and helpless. She did not want Rosie to get upset over this matter.Both Rosie and Samuel were already old. Their bodies could not endure much stress anymore.As she thought of this,