Initially, she and he were merely companions, but after some events, he forced himself on her, and later, it became voluntary on her part.
What exactly are they to each other ?
Ivana had no answer, she shook her head and murmured, "I don’t know either."
Leon Keane reached out and lifted her chin, making her look at him.
He said, "I’m sorry, Ivana, I owe you a grand wedding, I owe you two legally recognized red certificates, you’ve borne a child for me, yet I’m such a bastard, unable to give you a proper title until now." Get full chapters from novelꜰire.net
If his mother hadn’t appeared, Ivana would have been incredibly moved by these words, but coming from Leon’s mouth at this moment made Ivana feel something was off.
It felt like Leon was forcefully adding drama for himself.
Why was he doing this?
Ivana felt Leon was acting strange today.
Leon kissed her lips again, gently saying, "Ivana, I will make you the most beautiful bride in the world."
Ivana remained silent.
Leon carried her into the room, gently laid her on the bed, and as his long fingers began unbuttoning her top, Ivana suddenly stopped him.
"Leon, don’t do this, I need to talk to you."
Ivana’s heart was beating fast.
Leon frowned slightly, he definitely knew at this moment, if she interrupted him, what was she about to say?
She was different from other women, other women faced with such a strong tender offensive from a man would be moved, would be heart-throbbed, would happily lose their thought process, and would agree to be his most beautiful bride.
Ivana’s expression was overly calm, if not for the tears she shed when he kissed her, he would truly doubt whether she had fallen for him.
If she liked him, shouldn’t she be moved to throw herself into his embrace, even if his mother stood in the way, she should overcome all difficulties with him, and together, they’d be happy.
Leon had someone investigate what happened during the day, and that man named "Oscar Olsen" had been identified; he had no relation to Ivana. His mother owned a clothing company, and Oscar had come to find Ivana because of this.
It was his mother who misunderstood Ivana.
Leon felt guilty and compassion for Ivana, as a son, he couldn’t rebuke his mother’s actions. He knew Ivana had been wronged, and he feared she would lose faith in their marriage because of this incident and back out.
Therefore, on the way here, he racked his brains thinking about how to face Ivana, and how to give her confidence in their marriage.
Seeing Leon quiet down, Ivana took a deep breath and still spoke the words she didn’t originally want to say: "Today, your mother and Kiki Jennings came to GK to find me."
After Ivana finished speaking, she looked directly at Leon’s star-like black eyes.
Leon’s lips moved slightly: "I know."
Ivana wasn’t surprised, she had already guessed that Leon’s mother would call him after leaving GK. How could she not tell Leon about the "grievance" she suffered at GK?
Ivana said, "Since you already know, you should be clear, your mom doesn’t like me, she detests me, and she will never accept my marriage to you."
Leon said, "So what? The person you’re going to marry is me, not her, marriage is also our business."
Ivana smiled: "Okay! Then after we get married, we won’t move into the old house with your mom, and in the future, we’ll refuse to let her stay in our newlywed home, there’s no need, you better not contact her. Leon, if you can do this, we’ll get married."
On hearing this, Leon’s handsome face immediately changed color, he abruptly pushed Ivana away and got up from her, his eyes cold as he said: "Ivana, we haven’t even married yet, and you’re already putting on the airs of the Kane family’s mistress, this is too hasty."
Ivana’s arm ached; he didn’t push her lightly. Ivana frowned, appearing indifferent, sat up as well, and raised her hand to fasten the crystal button he had unbuttoned.
She still smiled and said, "What? You can’t do it? Didn’t you say you wanted to marry me as the most beautiful bride in the world? Is it to take me back to see your mom’s face? I’m sorry, I’m not a naïve little girl, I can’t do it either. Leon, you can follow your mom’s will, find a daughter-in-law she approves of. But if you want to choose me, you must make a choice between your mom and me."
Ivana’s words were indeed quite aggressive.
Leon was laughed out of anger by Ivana: "Ivana, how did I not realize before, that you’re this kind of person? Alright then! Count me, Leon Keane, blind, I chose the wrong person, you’re not worthy of becoming my bride."
Leon slammed the door and left.
Ivana sat in the room, hearing the slam of the front door, her heart seemed to slam as well, instantly bringing tears she couldn’t control, she lay on the bed, burying her face in the covers, crying silently.
A marriage that is opposed and not blessed is destined to be unhappy, just like when she married Zachary Heston, his mother also strongly opposed it, so Michelle Monroe could easily please Zachary’s mother, even collaborating with her when Ivana was more than nine months pregnant to trick Zachary away, almost causing a tragedy of two lives lost.
The nightmare buried deep in memory, Ivana never wanted to experience again.
Leon’s mother and Kiki now resembled Michelle and Zachary’s mother back then.
Ivana was scared, she didn’t dare to gamble, she couldn’t afford to lose.
Leon walked to the parking lot, his aura filled with hostility, and with a fierce kick, dented the luxurious Bugatti Veyron’s body, showing how much strength he had used in that kick?
After venting his emotions, Leon didn’t immediately drive away but leaned against the Bugatti Veyron’s body, smoking a cigarette in the parking lot.
One cigarette after another, the more he smoked, the more irritable he became because he realized the words he spoke upstairs to Ivana were just angry words. He was angry at Ivana, even though he had put so much effort into maintaining their relationship. Why could she say such hurtful words and use them as bargaining chips to force him?
Leon was even angrier at himself, as he found himself wanting to go back upstairs to find her.
A bright red Ferrari drove into the garage, parked in the spot next to the Bugatti Veyron, and a fashionable woman with model-like looks and wavy hair stepped out in high heels.
The woman wore a tight red dress, flirtatiously showing off her long, fair legs. The dress had a V-neck with a big opening, revealing a spectacular cleavage.
"Hey, handsome, I’m Lena, yes, the same Lena you’ve seen on TV, care to come over to my place?" Lena batted her eyes at Leon, swaying her charming body and walking elegantly toward Leon.