The family of three discussed this matter. They decided to ignore Ivanka’s threat. They all agreed that she would not take away their shares, so they grew emboldened. The time was finally up.On the day of the deadline, Ivanka called Theodore on the phone.Theodore answered the call with a grim expression. “Hello.”As soon as he said that, he heard her cold voice. “Have you considered my words?”Theodore’s expression darkened further. Ivanka’s tone was icy. She did not even call him uncle. How disrespectful and loathsome!He said calmly, “You’re still young, so you shouldn’t have that many shares for now. Besides…”Before he finished, Ivanka said, “This is your last chance. Since you don’t appreciate it, don’t blame me for escalating this.”Theodore immediately snorted with laughter. “Escalate? What are you going to do about it?”“You know what I’ll do and the consequences you have to bear. That’s all I am going to say.” With that, Ivanka hung up.Theodore’s heart skipped a

Tanya pressed her lips together and said nothing. She signaled Erica to continue. Erica adjusted the glasses on her nose bridge and said, “The design department is facing a bottleneck, but it isn’t because of our design. It’s due to the consumers’ increasingly picky and divisive tastes. Many designers’ products can hardly appeal to everyone.”Her explanation sounded like an excuse to shift the blame to someone else.Tanya furrowed her brows slightly and looked at Erica. “What you said about the consumers’ tastes is true, but you have to do your best in terms of design.”Erica quickly shook her head. “No, Miss Cullen, I’m not saying that our design is not to blame. I merely explain this situation from an objective lens. When it comes to the color palette and proportion, our designs are fine. Everyone has been working very hard as well. But I think that if we have a world-class designer on the team, we will have some breakthroughs even if we only borrow her fame.”Tanya pulled a lo

Ivanka seemed to be waiting for Theodore’s agreement.He had to call Lyla immediately!... Sandy, Anna, and Hanson were at Ivanka’s house. It had been a while since they last gathered.Ivanka had prepared some food for them. The other three were helping out in the kitchen.Once everyone settled down, Sandy eagerly picked up her utensils. “I can finally eat Iv’s cooking again!”Anna chuckled, “Hey, don’t be greedy! I miss Iv’s cooking too.”Sandy snorted, “See?! You miss her food too! I’m not the only one who’s greedy!”Hanson smiled and picked up his utensils.Ivanka’s wounds were almost completely healed, but they still did not let her drink alcohol. So, everyone could only drink juice instead of wine.After they toasted, Sandy took a sip of her juice and looked at Ivanka. “Iv, is Theodore’s family still acting indifferent?”“Mhm.”Hanson frowned. “Even after you threatened to sue them? Aren’t they afraid?”Anna found it hard to believe. She laughed and said, “How can th

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

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