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.

at Ivy and questioned,

I attend the meeting? Lora and I are both good at jewelry design, and I thought I could be of help when you guys sign the

the details of Ryan and Lora's collaboration,

Ryan nodded and replied, "Sure...... You are already hired as my jewelry designer, and of course, you can attend the

glanced at the door when it was opened and Ryan walked in, pushing Ivy who was in a

time he saw the woman's face, he felt an indescribable

because

help being drawn to her like a moth is drawn to

good to see you. I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon,"

is beneficial to me and my company, there's no way I'll turn it down."

are your terms?" Lora

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

frowned. Why would she need to meet Ryan regularly when she's just

meet you regularly. You

have any design-related questions, I can communicate with Lora

you know I'm the CEO. It's time to seriously discuss the terms of the contract, not the

but with you, Miss Lora. Don't worry, I 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 to monitor the progress," Ryan said. Ryan explained officially. But he knew he just wanted an opportunity to get close to Lora and know more about

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

revenue and impressing the board members was all that

and signalled his

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

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

when Lora was about