2025-10-27 17:37:59In the most luxurious top-floor office of the DeGrand Group, a woman of striking elegance rose swiftly to her feet, gesturing for several security personnel to follow her. She then strode into the elevator and stabbed the button for the first floor.
Her face was grave and deathly pale, her eyes fixed on the descending floor numbers as if willing the elevator to reach the ground floor instantly.
But at the 8th floor, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open. The secretary outside spotted Ivy and bowed her head with delight and deference. "Miss Harrington, I've successfully brought the VIP up. We're saved!"
Miss Harrington had repeatedly instructed her that once they secured this important guest, their current crisis would be resolved!
But the moment she finished speaking, the secretary felt an inexplicable chill wash over her. She looked up in confusion, only to be met with the horrifying sight of Miss Harrington glaring at her in fury.
"I just received a call from our VIP guest. He sounded extremely displeased and said he's still waiting on the first floor. Bianca, who the hell did you bring up?!"
What!
Bianca's mind went blank. She had brought up the wrong people! If this angered their VIP, then she, then she...
SLAP!
Ivy struck her secretary hard across the face, leaving a vivid handprint on her cheek!
"What are you standing there for? Get downstairs with me right now and apologize to our guest!"
The secretary finally snapped back to reality in terror. Ignoring the stinging pain on her face, she quickly lowered her head and hurried to stand behind Ivy, drenched in cold sweat, not daring to look up.
The elevator doors slammed shut. When they opened again, she saw the man she had barely glanced at earlier now calmly sweeping his gaze over her before fixing it directly on her boss, Ivy.
Ivy moved forward, her high heels clicking urgently across the marble floor. Bianca followed uneasily as Ivy strode straight up to the man, then watched in mounting dread as Ivy's body tensed and she bowed slightly in apology.
A bead of cold sweat rolled down Ivy's cheek and dropped to the ground.
"Mr. Smith, I sincerely apologize for my tardiness. My secretary failed to receive you properly. Please forgive us!"
With that, Ivy shot Bianca a pointed look. Bianca immediately rushed forward and dropped to her knees before Mr. Smith with a thud, her heart pounding wildly.
"Mr. Smith! Please forgive me. I—I was blind and foolish. I didn't recognize your identity. It was all my fault. Please, don't hold this mistake against me..."
But to the secretary's despair, Donald glanced at her and said nothing.
The secretary felt her hope crumble.
Just then, Ivy suddenly stepped forward, her figure casting a shadow over her. Then Ivy pointed to the red, swollen handprint on her face.
"Mr. Smith, I've already disciplined this foolish subordinate of mine on your behalf. So perhaps..."
Ivy looked at Donald with a mixture of tension and anticipation.
For a moment, Donald simply maintained an impassive exterior while regarding Ivy with a hint of appreciation beneath the surface.
He had only used the secretary incident as a way to observe how Ivy treated those around her. Now he got it.
On the surface, she was being ruthlessly harsh with her secretary, but in reality, she was doing everything in her power to protect her.
Moreover, her beauty surpassed Jane's in every aspect—both in refinement and sharpness. No wonder the warden said there wasn't a man in Boston worthy of Ivy's attention.
The corner of Donald's mouth curved into a faint smile. His voice was calm yet cutting.
"It's nothing. I'm not so easily rattled. What I want to know…" His eyes locked onto hers. "…is what you want from me."
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The silence on the phone seemed to stretch forever.Ivy watched Donald's face carefully.“Donald?”He finally spoke.“Alex, repeat that.”Alexander's voice came through the phone.“She named the person behind the operation.”“Who?”Alexander took a deep breath.“She says it's someone who has been close to your family for years.”Donald tightened his grip on the phone.“And the name?”Another pause.“It's Mr. Harrington.”Donald froze.Ivy immediately noticed.“What?”Donald looked at her.“Harrington.”Ivy's eyes widened.“My family?”Alexander quickly added, “Don't jump to conclusions. The woman didn't provide enough evidence to prove that he personally ordered everything.”Donald remained silent.Ivy's face had gone pale.“My father?”“We don't know,” Donald said.“But why would he do something like this?”“I don't know.”Donald immediately thought back to everything that had happened since he married Ivy.The strange business offers.The people who had suddenly appeared around him.
Chapter 488
Donald kept his eyes fixed on Ivy.Although fear was burning inside him, he refused to let it show.The man standing between them noticed his silence and smiled.“Have you made your decision?”Donald slowly nodded.“Yes.”Ivy immediately understood the look in her husband's eyes.Something about it was different.Donald was frightened for her, but he wasn't defeated.“I'll resign,” he said.The man smiled.“I knew you would make the sensible choice.”“But I have one condition.”The man's smile faded slightly.“What condition?”“I want Ivy released first.”The man laughed.“You're still trying to negotiate?”“I've agreed to resign.”“And you expect me to trust you?”Donald looked at him calmly.“You have my word.”“Your word isn't enough.”“Then what do you want?”The man took out his phone.“Tomorrow morning, the board will receive your resignation letter. You will announce publicly that you are stepping down for personal reasons.”Donald nodded.“And then?”“You will leave the compan
Chapter 487
Donald rushed out of the boardroom with Alexander directly behind him.“Call the security team,” Donald said.“I already did.”“I want people at the house immediately.”“They're on their way.”Donald got into his car, and Alexander entered beside him.The moment the engine started, Donald called Ivy again.No answer.He tried once more.Still nothing.His jaw tightened.“She always answers me.”Alexander looked at him.“Don't assume the worst.”“I can't.”Donald pressed the accelerator.His mind raced through every possibility.The stolen files.The strange woman.The internal executive.The mysterious man.And now Ivy was not answering her phone.Everything seemed to be happening at once.“Alex.”“Yes?”“Call the house.”Alexander did.The call went through.No one answered.He tried again.Nothing.Donald gripped the steering wheel tighter.“Something is wrong.”“We'll find out.”As they approached the house, Donald saw two security vehicles already parked outside.His heart sank.H
Chapter 486
The room became completely silent after Donald read the message.Jane stared at him and Alexander slowly stood.“Are you sure?”Donald nodded.“My investigator says they have evidence.”Alexander's expression hardened.“Then we need to know what she has been planning.”Donald looked at Jane.“And we need to understand how far this goes.”Jane wiped the tears from her face.“Will you report me?”Donald looked at her for a long moment.“That depends on what happens next.”Jane lowered her head.“I deserve to face the consequences of what I did.”“Yes,” Donald said quietly. “You do.”She nodded.“But I don't want anyone else getting hurt.”Donald walked toward the door.“Neither do I.”Alexander followed him.Jane suddenly called out.“Donald.”He stopped.She hesitated before speaking.“I am sorry.”Donald looked back at her.“I know.”Then he walked away.Alexander followed him outside.Once they reached the car, Alexander turned to his brother.“What are you going to do?”“Find out wh
Chapter 485
The moment Jane ended the call with Jason, she remained standing in the middle of her apartment, staring at the phone in her hand.Her mind was racing.You were never the real target.The words kept repeating in her head.If Donald was the real target, then who had been manipulating her?And why?Jane suddenly remembered the mysterious man who had contacted her days earlier. At the time, she had dismissed him as someone trying to take advantage of her desperation. But now his words seemed different.He had known she wanted Donald.He had known about her anger toward Ivy.He had known details she had never told him.And he had offered to help her.Jane's stomach tightened.She quickly searched through her phone for the number.It was still there.She stared at it.Then she made a decision.She called.The phone rang once.Twice.Three times.Then someone answered.“You shouldn't have called me.”Jane's voice trembled.“Who are you?”“You already know enough.”“No, I don't!”“You know m
Chapter 484
The silence that followed Alexander’s call was heavier than anything he had said before.Donald watched his brother carefully.“Alex,” he said, “who was that?”Alexander slowly lowered his phone.“It was someone I trusted.”Ivy frowned.“Who?”Alexander looked at Donald.“I don't want to accuse him without hearing his explanation.”Donald stood up.“Then let's hear it.”Alexander shook his head.“Not tonight.”“Why?”“Because if he is involved, we need to know exactly what we're dealing with before confronting him.”Donald understood.He had learned the same lesson from his own investigator: suspicion was not proof.“Fine,” he said. “But I want to know everything you know.”“You will.”Alexander picked up his jacket.“I'll contact you tomorrow.”After he left, Ivy turned toward Donald.“Do you think he's right?”“I don't know.”“But you have a feeling.”Donald sighed.“Yes.”“What kind of feeling?”“That whatever is happening is much bigger than Jane.”Ivy became quiet.For weeks, she
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