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.

eyebrows creased. He glanced at Ivy and questioned, "How did you know

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

she knew all the details of Ryan and Lora's collaboration, making sure they didn't spend more time together after the

gaze, Ryan nodded and replied, "Sure...... You are already hired as my jewelry designer,

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

time he saw the woman's

because she

to her like a moth

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

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

your

to make some alterations to the designs and I expect you to be willing to make those corrections.

to meet Ryan regularly when she's

You can let my assistant know if there's

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

It's time to seriously discuss the terms of the

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

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

and impressing the board members

smiled and

through the terms and conditions, she

her feet and said, "I'll

Ryan called out when