Ian frowned when he noticed his father with Ivy. In contrast, Calvin enthusiastically greeted Leo. "Leo, you're back in the country! I haven't seen you in a while. You haven't aged a day!"Leo carelessly nodded at Calvin to acknowledge the latter's ingratiating remark. He then said, "Calvin, please leave for now. I need to have a chat with Ian."Calvin understood that he should excuse himself. "Alright, Leo! I'll leave now. Let me know when you're free, and I'll throw you a welcome home party!"After Calvin left, Leo marched into Ian's office while Ivy stood frozen at the door. She cast a timid glance at Ian.Leo urged her, "Ivy, come on in. Why are you still at the door?" She hurriedly obliged.Ian frowned. "Dad, why are you back in the country?"Leo growled at him, "If I don't, you might send Shekdotter Inc. into Sage Joyner's hands and let her do whatever she wants with it!"Looking composed, Ian said, "You're overreacting. I have not interfered in Shekdotter Inc.'s matters."

Ivy's questioning was making Ian lose his patience. "I don't care what your reasons behind it were. You still did it! Do you think you can sweep this under the carpet just by saying you had no choice?" said Ian. Watching Ian's icy expression, Ivy suddenly laughed maniacally. "That's right! I did it! If you really have feelings for Sage, how could you hate her just because of something someone else said? How could I have ruined your relationship if it wasn't already weak in the first place?"I just made Delilah humiliate me a few times, but you believed that Sage was the one behind it! It was also your decision to keep me company at the hospital when I was injured! "Ian, you're the one who hates Sage, and you're the one who's being heartless to her. What have I done wrong? My actions cannot hurt her. Do you really think you can pin all the blame and fault on me?" Ivy mocked. Ian was stunned, and he suddenly found it hard to breathe. He couldn't help but think of that day in S

Wilson frowned at his mother's imposing tone and said, "Didn't you hear what Dr. Gates said? We're just colleagues. Besides, I just got divorced, and I have no plans to remarry."Wendy looked obviously displeased, but she didn't say anything more because Lana was present. She asked Wilson to stay back after Lana left after dinner. "Wilson, why did you say that? What do you mean you have no plans to remarry? Don't tell me you'll stay single for life. Can't you see that Lana likes you and that she wants to reconcile with you?" asked Wendy."No. We're just colleagues and nothing more," said Wilson."Are you trying to piss me off? You never dated although you and Lana have broken up for so many years. Weren't you waiting for her? She's already come back to your hospital voluntarily. Why are you still playing hard to get?" demanded Wendy."I wasn't waiting for her. We broke up on good terms because of our studies and future paths. I never dated for all these years because I just didn'

Tiana looked up and asked, "Is there anything else, Dr. Wilson?"Tiana looked as if she were talking to a stranger. There was none of her past excitement in her eyes when she looked at him. Wilson felt an ache in his heart. "I took a few days off work because I hurt my hand. Are you free to watch a play with me in the city?" Tiana still did not ask him how he had hurt his hand. She merely said, "I'm very busy."Wilson would usually stop talking in a situation like that, but he didn't want Tiana to leave just like that. He added, "It's that play that you like—The Handmaiden. The actors are also famous…""Dr. Wilson, actually, I don't like to watch plays. I only pretended to like plays just to go with you. I prefer hiking or cafe hopping to sitting in a theater for a few hours. "That's why your mom is right. An uneducated person like me only has lame hobbies. You'd better ask someone from your world to watch the play with you," said Tiana. Then, she turned around and headed

Sage frowned and was about to say something when Ian said softly, "When I was about ten years old, a servant drugged me and pushed me into the water. Ivy was the one who rescued me." "I know that. After all, I liked you for so many years. How could I not know about something so basic? "That's why I said that you always have your reasons for doing something. You really don't have to explain anything to a nobody like me," said Sage."You're not a nobody…""That's enough, Ian. You make me feel disgusted by acting like this." The word "disgusted" felt like a slap to Ian, and he looked slightly offended. Sage knew that he was used to being put on a pedestal and all he usually heard were praises. Nobody would dare call him disgusting.Regardless, Sage was really annoyed by his behavior. He had promised to deal with everything and give her compensation, but he still found Ronald a doctor and reinstated Ivy at Bolton Investment. Although this was mostly Leo Holcomb's doing, Ian stil