Chapter 188

He frowned when he heard that. Ivy was usually graceful and composed. Why was she so emotional

today?

“How should I know?” Tan retorted.

Ivy was green with jealousy when she noticed his indifference and the wound on his lip. However, she

simply started weeping,

“Ian, do you remember when my mother was seriously ill? I was a wreck, and I practically begged for

someone to develop a drug to cure her illness. At the time, you consoled me and said if there were

such a miracle drug, you’d definitely buy it for me.” Her eyes dimmed,

“Even though the drug developed by Professor Braun isn’t the cure to my mother’s illness, I still want to

bring it to the market to fill the void in my heart.”

It dawned on Ian that Ivy’s insistence on getting this project stemmed from her mother, Even though he

couldn’t remember much about what had happened when they were young, he did recall Ivy grieving

for a long time after her mother passed away.

“Ian, Sage doesn’t necessarily need this project. You could always just find a few more profitable

projects for her to work on. Can I please have the distribution rights for just this drug?” Ivy pleaded with

tears in her eyes.

This was the first time Ivy had asked him for something, so Ian hesitated slightly,

Sage had already gotten wind of this. If she found out that the project had been given to Ivy, she would

definitely be pissed.

Although Ian couldn’t care less if she was angry or not, Sage had finally calmed down and stopped

targeting Ivy. He didn’t want her to start causing problems again.

“Ivy, as long as the drug benefits the people, it doesn’t matter who’s in charge,” he said. “If it still upsets

you, I’ll have my subordinates look into more pharmaceutical–related projects.”

Ivy understood that Ian wouldn’t let her be in charge of the project. Making a fuss wouldn’t help. In fact,

it might even make him dislike her. Hence, despite her frustration, she decided to accept his decision.

Fortunately, Ian seemed a little guilty, and his demeanor softened.

Ian had been keeping his distance from her ever since Sage criticized her for having no sense of

boundaries and sitting too close to Ian at Solaris Estate that day.

He even started addressing her as “Ms. Shekdotter” at work and only called her by her first name in

private. However, he finally called her “Ivy” again that day, just like he used to in the past.

Thus, she nodded quietly, her eyes brimming with tears. “I understand.”

“Ian, do you regret letting me join Bolton Investment?” she asked lowly.

He looked at Ivy. “Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

“It’s just… I haven’t accomplished much yet. I misjudged Benjamin’s situation last time, too. What’s

more, I got injured at the party and upset Sage.” Ivy lowered her head, tears streaming down her

cheeks. “I feel like I shouldn’t have returned to Haldon, and I shouldn’t have appeared in front of you…”

Ian had rarely seen this side of Ivy. She was usually so confident and composed. He passed her a few

tissues. “Don’t overthink it. I never regret the decisions I make.”

“Thank you, Ian.” Ivy accepted the tissues and said hoarsely, “I’ll head back to Bolton Investment first.”

“Okay.”

Ivy received a call from Henry as soon as she left the CEO’s office and got into her car.

“Ms. Shekdotter, I’ve arranged everything. I’ll make my move as soon as that old professor’s

granddaughter is out of school. That way, he’ll have no choice but to hand over the

distribution rights.”