Chiara frowned. She looked at Ivanka like a caring sister and said, “Iv, hearing each other out would solve many problems. You can’t stubbornly insist that you have made zero mistakes!”Ivanka thought. “I can’t stubbornly insist that I have made zero mistakes?“There goes Chiara and her wordplay again. Isn’t she implying that I’m the promiscuous, disloyal wife to Michael?”Ivanka then noticed Michael’s eyes had turned colder. She pressed the corresponding floor button. With a smile, she said, “Since you two are not going to get on the elevator, we’ll leave first.”After speaking, she pressed the close-door button.Jonah gave Ivanka a slight smile. Even after the elevator door closed, he did not sense anything wrong with Ivanka. He could not hide his surprise. “So, all these years, you and your husband have been putting on a show?”Ivanka tilted her head slightly. “Mr. Sadler, you’re a smart man. Why bother asking?”Jonah smiled. He clicked his tongue when he noticed there was no
The corners of Ivanka’s mouth twitched as she thought. “What a small world.”She had initially wanted to ask Michael when he would get a divorce with her, but this man seemed to go out of his way to deliberately embarrass her. She did not plan to look for trouble, so she turned around to return to her room.However, the world suddenly spun. Before Ivanka could realize what had happened, Michael forcibly dragged her to another empty room!Bang!He closed the door.Michael clasped her wrists. She could not move.She looked at the paranoid man in front of her, frowned, and sneered at him. “Mr. Barkworth, what are you doing?”He was the one who wanted to get a divorce and date Chiara, so why did he act like this when she was only having a meal with Jonah?If she had been none the wiser, she would almost believe that this man liked her.However, she was well aware of the life she had in the past few years. She would not repeat the same mistake and naively think she could make him f
Michael was taken aback. Ivanka took advantage of this opportunity and suddenly broke free from Michael. Then she raised her leg to attack him.Michael quickly moved away, and his veins popped on his forehead.“Ivanka!”He never knew that a day would come when she would lash out at him with her words and even attack him.Ivanka sneered and said, “Mr. Barkworth, Mr. Sadler is still waiting for me. Goodbye.”After that, she walked out.More veins popped on Michael’s forehead, but he did not stop her. The drastic change in Ivanka’s personality made him feel that she was a stranger. He felt she had been putting on a show for the past three years.He thought. “I was right. After Ivanka learns that she can’t get anything from me, she plans to become hostile to me.“No, she must be playing hard to get!“I won’t change my mind and fall into your trap!”He kept staring at her. Ivanka had originally intended to grab the doorknob, and after bringing her hand up to it, she could place he
Jonah smiled. “I know that, of course. Without you, I wouldn’t even file the lawsuit.”However, he was not talking about this lawsuit.Ivanka knew what he meant. She put down her glass and did not even look at the man. “Besides this lawsuit and the banquet, I don’t think I’ll have any other opportunities to work with you. You can rest assured, Mr. Sadler.”Jonah raised his eyebrows in surprise. No one would be able to say what she did if they had not been sincere about ending their working relationship together after the lawsuit and banquet. After all, if she had ulterior motives, wouldn’t she have thought about how her plan with Michael would fail if Jonah did not seek her out for future collaborations?“Mr. Sadler, you don’t have to continue with your tests. Our working relationship will be over when the lawsuit is over.”After speaking, Ivanka picked up her fork and knife and continued eating. She obviously planned to ignore Jonah.Jonah just kept staring at her. When he saw n
Opaque emotions flashed in Chiara’s eyes. She ignored them and hugged Michael’s neck. Then, she chuckled and said, “Mic, I’m fine. It’s just a minor fall. You don’t have to worry. If you don’t believe me, you can put me down. I’ll show you I can walk just fine.”Michael said calmly, “Let’s talk after you get examined.”Nervously, he carried Chiara and left without glancing at Ivanka and Jonah, who were standing nearby.As Michael walked away, Ivanka noticed a hint of mockery in Chiara’s eyes. She thought to herself. “I was right. He likes Chiara.”She felt a wave of relief wash over her as she thought. “Thank goodness I’ve given up.”Chiara had been in a coma in the past. No matter what, they could not have exchanged any words. However, things had changed now. Chiara had woken up and was enjoying her life. The two often showed off their love to each other. If Ivanka stayed stubbornly in love with Michael as she had in the past, Chiara would only make her angry, and Michael would o
“Of course not.” Jonah smiled. He stepped on the brake to slow down before he drove to the right lane. He then cast a glance at Michael, who was waiting for the light to turn green. After that, he turned right along with the car in front of him. During the ride, Ivanka showed little interest in chatting while Jonah occasionally struck up conversation. When they arrived at the entrance of Ivanka’s apartment unit, she looked at Jonah and said softly, “Thank you for the ride, Mr. Sadler.”Jonah smiled warmly. “It’s my pleasure. Have an early night. If you need my help, feel free to call me.”Ivanka simply nodded, got out of the car, and left without a word.As Jonah watched her leave, he narrowed his eyes slightly as he thought. “This woman is an enigma. I wonder if Michael will regret losing such a treasure in the future.”He clicked his tongue and thought. “But since I’ve already found her, I won’t let her go.”When Ivanka got out of the elevator, her phone rang. While opening th
Ivanka sighed softly. “Grandma, you know full well that he doesn’t love me at all. If we barely maintain the marriage, he will only hate me even more. To avoid this, we’d better get divorced. Grandma, setting him free is also… setting me free.”Ivanka’s voice wavered at the last few words.Rosie’s face turned pale with grief as she thought. “She’s a good granddaughter-in-law, but that brat actually divorced her!”However, at this point, Rosie could no longer persuade her to stay. Even though she liked Ivanka and wanted her to be Michael’s wife, she could not be so selfish.Michael had never liked Ivanka and often left her alone all the time. This was not something a man should do, and he could never be a responsible husband to Ivanka. If she forced them to be together, it would only hurt Ivanka.However, Rosie did not want them to get a divorce. Her mind was a mess.All she wanted to do was to call Michael. She was going to go mad with rage!Rosie took a deep breath. “Iv, wait a
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable…”Rosie slammed her phone down in anger. Then, she heard Samuel’s voice coming from a room.Rosie walked to the door of the room in puzzlement.“You did a good job. Since it has reached this point, it’s only right for you to get a divorce. Have you gotten the divorce certificate?”Rosie’s scowl deepened!That annoying old man only knew how to ruin things!How could he dislike such a good granddaughter-in-law? They would regret it. They would definitely regret it!She would give her granddaughter a grand wedding and make them regret it all!She regretted her past decisions. She should not have forced them not to get a divorce over the past few years.It had been torture to Iv. She should have let her go earlier.The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She even thought about what kind of man she should find to match her perfect granddaughter.“You just signed the agreement? How long are you going to wait