Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 11- Partnership

"Ivy, what are you doing?" Ryan asked when he returned, his voice bringing Ivy back to the present. His eyes lowered to the file in Ivy's hand and she placed it back on the table before smiling at him. She had wanted to go through it but Ryan returned before she could.

"Ryan, can I work in your new jewelry company?" Ivy requested.

Ryan frowned. He took a seat on his swivel chair and said, "Ivy-"

"You've always been taking care of me... I'm a jewelry designer too and I would like to be of help to you."

When Ivy said that, the folds between Ryan's eyebrows tightened. He thought about her condition and a complicated feeling crept into him.

"Do you think I can't manage to work in my condition?" Ivy asked in a soft, pitiful voice.

Guilt filled Ryan's heart and he didn't know how to say no to her without making her feel bad.

He cleared his throat and answered, "Of course you can work. You can join the company as one of the designers."

Ivy's eyes lit up when he agreed. She smiled and replied, "Thank you, Ryan. I'll do my best, I promise."

Ryan sighed as he glanced at Ivy. He said, "You don't need to push yourself hard."

Ivy nodded. When Ryan lowered his eyes to glance at his documents, he missed the sinister smile on Ivy's face.

"Ryan, are you going to have a meeting with Lora Davis?" Ivy asked.

creased. He glanced at Ivy and questioned, "How

I attend the meeting? Lora and I are both good at jewelry design,

of Ryan and Lora's collaboration, making sure

You are already hired as my jewelry designer, and of course, you can attend the

waiting in the conference room at the Kingsley Group. She glanced at the door when it was opened

a beat. Every time he saw the woman's face, he felt an indescribable

it be because she resembled

like a moth is drawn

expecting to hear from you

is beneficial to me and my company, there's no way I'll turn it down." Ryan nodded. He chuckled and replied, "Nice. I love how decisive you are. So, shall we

are your terms?"

expect you to cooperate with me at all times. I might need to make some alterations to the designs and I expect you to be willing to make those corrections. To do that,

need to meet Ryan

regularly. You can

always busy. If you have any design-related questions, I can communicate with Lora as a

seriously discuss the terms of the

don't have ulterior motives, I just want to make sure there are no mistakes. After all, I've never seen your work before. It's only natural that I would want

could just find a way to avoid Ryan. She nodded, saying, "That's ok. I agree to the terms. However,

board members

smiled and signalled his

read through the terms and conditions,

feet and said, "I'll start working on a new design

Ryan called out when Lora was about