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’r

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

Michael’s expression slowly turned into one of cold fury as one thought popped up in his mind. “I knew it! I knew she was up to something!

“I can’t delay the divorce anymore. Otherwise, Grandma is going to kick up another fuss. She almost jammed up my phone today with the calls she made.’

Chiara’s face stiffened up as she thought. “What are the odds of meeting Ivanka here?

“Both of us saw her. At this point, there’s no way I can pretend to have not noticed her.”

Chiara sighed slightly and smiled as she said cordially, “Hi, Iv.”

Ivanka looked a little surprised when she saw Chiara. She smirked when she noticed how close Chiara was to Michael. “What a coincidence.”

When Chiara noticed Michael was looking at Ivanka from the corner of her eyes, she became nervous. But in the next moment, she produced another elegant smile. “Iv, are you here for Mic? We’re both getting something to eat, too. Why don’t you join us? He thought the worst when he saw you and your upperclassman having a drink together two days ago. It’s good to talk it out.”

Ivanka smiled and thought. “Oh, look at that wordplay. She emphasized the word ‘we’ and made it sound like I’m the outsider there. She even made me look like I’m the one flirting around and seducing other men just because I can’t get Michael. Nicely done, Chiara.”

When she noticed how cold Michael’s expression had gotten, she pretended to miss Chiara’s point. “There’s nothing to talk about. I’d best not interrupt your lovely dinner together.”

“Best not interrupt?” Michael snorted. 

Just as he was going to tell Ivanka that he would go to the City Hall to file for their divorce tomorrow, a door was suddenly pushed open.

They could easily recognize Jonah from where they were standing. Chiara was taken aback by his looks. However, she still found Michael more attractive.

As Jonah approached Ivanka, she turned around. He was puzzled when she did not walk toward him. “Why didn’t you go ahead? This is an odd place to wait for me.”

Chiara was confused and thought. “Isn’t she here for Michael?”

Michael’s eyes narrowed as he thought. “When did she start dating Jonah?!”

Ivanka smiled and pointed at the duo. “I was waiting for them to head in first.”

Jonah looked in the direction where she pointed and saw Michael and Chiara standing in front of the elevator. His smile widened. “Mr. Barkworth, I wasn’t expecting to see you here.”

He looked at Ivanka. “I think we’ll be dining on the same floor. Why don’t we go there together?”

Jonah was ready to sit back and enjoy the show between Chiara and Ivanka. 

Ivanka’s lips twitched slightly, but she did not mind going to the restaurant with them. Hence, she nodded. “Okay.”

After that, she walked toward the elevator. 

Jonah excitedly followed after her. His grin widened. It was his first time seeing Michael display such a livid expression. “Mr. Barkworth, you don’t seem to be very happy.”

“Mr. Sadler, why are you with my wife?” Even though he was addressing Jonah, his gaze remained locked on Ivanka. 

Chiara’s heart skipped a beat as one thought popped up in her mind. “Is Mic… angry that Ivanka cheated on him? Why would he care? He’s going to divorce her anyway.”

At that moment, she realized what it was. “He’s being possessive. He probably wasn’t hurt by it.”

Jonah seemed a little surprised. “Your wife?”

Ivanka could see Chiara subconsciously tightening her grip around Michael’s arm. 

She curled her lips upward to form a polite smile, but there was mockery in her eyes. “Oh, am I your wife?”

As they were chatting, they had missed the elevator. When the elevator came back down and opened, no one walked into it. Ivanka took the initiative and got into it. When Jonah noticed Michael and Chiara remaining in their spots, he spoke with an amused smile, “Are you two planning to wait for the next elevator?”


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

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