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 did you

meeting has been arranged," Ivy remarked. "Can I attend the meeting? Lora and I are both good at jewelry design,

knew all the details of Ryan and

Ivy's supplicate gaze, Ryan nodded and replied, "Sure...... You are already hired as my jewelry designer, and of course,

in the conference room at the Kingsley Group. She glanced at the door when it was opened and Ryan walked in, pushing Ivy

beat. Every time he

be because she resembled

her like a moth is

see you. I wasn't expecting to hear from you so

she said, "I'm a businesswoman and since your offer is beneficial to me and my company, there's no way I'll turn it

are your

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, I need

Why would she need to meet Ryan

I won't have the time to meet you regularly. You can let my assistant know if there's anything you

If you have any design-related questions, I can communicate

to seriously discuss the terms of the contract, not

all, I've never seen your work before. It's only

She nodded, saying, "That's ok. I agree to the terms. However, my terms are

impressing the board

and signalled

Lora and after she read through the terms and conditions, she took a pen and

"I'll

out when Lora was about