Chapter 11: Dillan Bullies Her in the Meeting Room

"No, everything's fine. When you come back, the baby and I will personally welcome you home and help you relax."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, she looked down and saw her little bundle of joy standing in front of her, raising his little head and smiling at her.

"Why are you smiling at me like that?"

The little one smiled happily, with a smile as healing as an angel, and asked seriously, "Mommy, do you also think that Daddy Riley is great? Do you have a little bit of feelings for him?"

"Forget it. Go take a shower and get to bed quickly, you have kindergarten tomorrow!"

Ivy picked up her son and headed towards the bathroom.

The little one was not convinced, his cute baby voice continued to ask, "Mom, are you really that heartless? Daddy Riley is such an amazing guy. You should try to win him over soon, or else he might end up being a father to someone else’s child!"

"Alright, alright, let's talk after the bath, okay?"

She really couldn't argue with this little one, he was so stubborn.

But she also felt a bit sad.

The baby really wanted to have a dad...

...

The next morning.

After dropping her son off at kindergarten, Ivy prepared to go to the law firm.

Just as she sat down in the driver's seat, her phone rang; it was Henry.

"Hello? Henry, I'm just about to head to the law firm."

"No, Ivy, go directly to Zane Corporation, we need to discuss the infringement case again."

Back to Zane Corporation again!

She didn't want to take on this case, but thinking about that old lecher Mr. Hank, she decided to go once more.

At least it wasn't Dillan she had to deal with.

"Okay, got it, you come quickly too."

"I'm already here, I'm in the high-level meeting room at Zane Corporation, come quickly."

"Alright."

After hanging up, Ivy drove towards Zane Corporation.

...

Zane Corporation.

President's office—

Dillan was sitting behind his desk, working.

At that moment, the secretary came in and said, "Mr. Zane, regarding the negotiation of this infringement case, will you be attending? Lawyer Ivy from Equity Law Firm is handling this case..."

Before the secretary could finish, the pen in the man's hand stopped at the signature line, and he said in a deep voice, "What did you say the lawyer's name was?"

The secretary was a bit flustered, completely unaware of what she had said wrong, and carefully repeated, "Lawyer Ivy from Equity Law Firm."

Ivy again!

A faint surprise flickered in Dillan's dark eyes. Four years later, Ivy had become a lawyer?

He vaguely remembered that Ivy had graduated from a law school.

But for Ivy to be the lawyer handling this infringement case, was it really such a coincidence?

The words Kay had said in the hospital yesterday and the recordings he had heard echoed in his ears.

Had Ivy returned this time to remarry? To reclaim what she had lost?

He put down his pen and said in a deep voice, "Arrange it, I'll attend the meeting for the infringement case."

"Alright, Mr. Zane."

The secretary was nearly frightened out of her wits, fearing she had committed some trivial error, but luckily, it turned out to be nothing serious. She quickly took the signed documents and left the office.

...

High-level meeting room.

Ivy rushed over and entered the meeting room only to find that the opposing lawyer and representatives had already arrived.

Being late was the most taboo thing in lawyer negotiations.

But she had been stuck in traffic, which had delayed her a bit.

Ivy adjusted her mindset and sat down next to Henry, explaining generously, "I got stuck in traffic, sorry about that."

The opposing lawyer smiled without speaking, indicating it was nothing.

Henry whispered beside her, "Let's start quickly, Zane Corporation hopes we can have a preliminary result from the first round of negotiations today."

"Got it." Ivy took out her documents and prepared to get into work mode.

But at that moment!

Suddenly!

The meeting room door opened again, as if someone had entered.

Ivy was busy organizing her documents and didn't have time to look.

Unexpectedly, everyone stood up in unison, respectfully saying, "Mr. Zane."

Ivy paused in organizing her documents, her eyes widening in shock, it couldn't be...

She looked up, and at that moment, she wished she could die.

It really was Dillan!

She reluctantly stood up, glaring at Henry beside her, whispering in a voice only they could hear, "Didn't you say Dillan was too busy to be involved in this case? What's he doing here?"

Henry looked aggrieved, shrugging as if to say: I don't know what's going on either.

Dillan immediately noticed Ivy's presence.

It was the first time he had seen Ivy in a professional suit, and it added a bit of a womanly charm to her?

Ivy was wearing light makeup today, her long wavy hair reaching her waist, dressed in a nude pink chiffon blouse, a white pencil skirt, and black high heels.

Her slender waist, seemingly easy to break with a single grasp, and those long legs were hard to look away from.

She had changed a lot in the past four years, to be precise, she had become more beautiful.

The old Ivy was always bare-faced and dressed frumpily, completely different from the current one.

Dillan withdrew his gaze and sat down in a seat nearby, slowly saying in a deep voice, "You all continue, I'm just here to listen."

The man exuded a kingly aura, sitting not on a chair but as if on a throne, his powerful presence pressing down on everyone in the room.

And Ivy began to lose focus.

With Dillan sitting there, how could she get into work mode? She really wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

But she forced herself to focus, looking up at the opposing lawyer, "Let's start, time is limited."

...

An hour later, the entire negotiation process lasted an hour, and Dillan's gaze never left Ivy's profile.

After the negotiation ended, the opposing lawyer and representatives left first.

"Mr. Zane, then Lawyer Yancey and I will take our leave." Henry said respectfully.

Unexpectedly, Dillan's lips curved, and he said in a deep voice, "You go first, I want to have a few words with Lawyer Yancey alone."

"Uh... alright then."

Henry sneaked a glance at Ivy, then had no choice but to leave first.

Ivy couldn't be bothered with him, and after packing up her things, she turned to leave the meeting room.

The man suddenly stood up and blocked her path, pulling her into his arms and pressing her down onto the meeting table.

Ivy's eyes widened in shock and panic, "Dillan, are you crazy! What are you doing!"

She struggled to get up, but the man held her down on the table, unable to move.

"Isn't this what you've been aiming for? Trying to catch my eye. Well, now that you've got my attention, why are you pretending to be all innocent?" The man's big hand encircled her delicate waist, gently stroking it rhythmically.