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, "How did you know

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

had to make sure she knew all the details of Ryan and Lora's collaboration, making sure

are already

was waiting in the conference room at the Kingsley Group. She glanced at the

at Lora and his heart skipped a beat. Every time he saw the woman's

be because she resembled

her like a moth

I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon," Ryan remarked with a

an indifferent look on her face as 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 down." Ryan nodded. He chuckled and replied, "Nice. I love how

your terms?" Lora

some alterations to the designs and I expect you to be willing to make those corrections. To do that, I need you to work closely with me and have constant

need to meet Ryan regularly when she's just creating

to meet you regularly. You

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

seriously discuss the terms of the contract,

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

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

the board members was

smiled and signalled

and after she read through the terms and conditions, she

"I'll start working

when Lora