The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride

Chapter 31: 32. The first conversation between father and daughter Chapter 31: 32. The first conversation between father and daughter “Please rest assured, Mr. Gordon, such a thing will never happen to me, Ivy Aretha. I hope you won’t trouble me with your prejudices. After all, work should be evaluated based on abilities, shouldn’t it?”

Ivy Aretha, showing no fear towards Michael Gordon’s anger, chin raised, held his gaze, “You experienced my abilities last night, Mr. Gordon. I hope you will honor the promise you made last night, and not give me difficulties.”

She and Zach Gilbert never had anything to do with each other. Michael Gordon was just picking a fight unreasonably. At times like this, it’s better to express oneself directly, especially since she had successfully completed the assessment task he mentioned last night.

Michael Gordon didn’t say anything. His gaze fixed on her deep black eyes. His deep gaze focused as if he could penetrate her soul in an instant. His right hand rhythmically tapped the desk…

The office suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

“It’s not good to be too arrogant, particularly for women!”

Just when Ivy thought he would not say anything else, Michael Gordon spoke. His voice was light and calm, devoid of anger. However, with his firm breath, his confidence was evident, “Ivy Aretha, the game between us has just begun, we’ll see how things go!”

He hadn’t forgotten that this woman was the one who provoked him from the start. He had made her replace Anna in the position of the CEO’s personal secretary, but not for her to enjoy the leisure.

And so, from that day forward, Ivy found herself in deep waters.

Departments kept sending documents, and the telephone calls were so incessant that it felt like her eardrums would burst. Not to mention the countless personal calls from CEO Gordon that made her nauseous.

All kinds of well-bred ladies called to set appointments. The always admired CEO Gordon who had now become some kind of idol, didn’t meet with any of them, leaving it to her, the substitute secretary, to reject them.

As soon as these women heard they couldn’t meet with CEO Gordon, they began to berate her, the stand-in secretary. Luckily, Ivy was no pushover.

However, this let Ivy finally understand Michael Gordon’s meaning of ‘there will always be tomorrow.’ It seems that it won’t stop at today but continue for many days, and she had to keep her spirits high.

At this time, Ivy’s biggest wish was for Anna to return unexpectedly and say she won’t take her marriage leave anymore, and continues working. However, this was impossible!

She didn’t know from where he got her number, but near the end of the workday, one call after another came from Zach Gilbert. Ivy didn’t know what was happening during the first call, so she picked it up. However, once she did know, she didn’t pick up any more calls.

What she never expected was that Zach Gilbert would actually wait for her at the company entrance. Thanks to her running up and down the company all day, many people got to know her. A well-informed person told her as soon as she came downstairs that Zach Gilbert had been waiting at the entrance for her to finish work. Upon hearing this, Ivy immediately left via the back door.

She knew all too well how thick-skinned this man could be. If she didn’t agree to meet him today, he would likely do whatever it takes. Given the current situation, the problem wasn’t whether she could handle him, but how she could avoid him.

Ivy never associated herself with married men, let alone have dinner with them or even walk together, she would avoid them. Unwarranted disasters were a common occurrence these days.

Especially for a beautiful woman like her, a single misunderstanding could cause trouble. Having some random wife catch her for an argument was not appropriate for a woman and a mother like her.

So, Ivy had one ironclad rule – never indulge in flirtation with men, and never take advantage of any man with intentions towards her. Because of this fiery personality.

All men who knew her referred to her as a sharp-edged lily – pure and stunning to look at, but high aloof and filled with prickles, only allowing one to admire from a distance.

He swore. If Ivy dare to go on a candlelight dinner with Zach Gilbert today, he would make sure she wouldn’t be able to finish her meal tomorrow!

“Mr. Gordon, as you predicted, Zach Gilbert really waited all afternoon at the company entrance…”
Michael Gordon leaned against his office desk, listening to his assistant report on their duties. His expression remained nonchalant until he heard this. His expression tightened slightly, interrupting his assistant before he could finish.

“What about now? Did they both go for a candlelit dinner?”

Just remembering their conversation in the morning about Zach Gilbert asking her to have dinner together when she finished work filled Michael Gordon with heartache. This arrogant woman is indeed capable of attracting all sorts of men. First, it was Mario Jensen maintaining a careful watch, and now here comes a married ex-boyfriend.

When did his people start having dinner with other people?

CEO Gordon unknowingly began to think of his company’s people as his own. If he became a little more emotional, he might even start considering them as his women!

He swore, if Ivy dare to go on a candlelit dinner with Zach Gilbert today, he would make sure she wouldn’t be able to finish her meal tomorrow!

Mr. Assistant was perplexed by CEO Gordon’s unexplained anger, because he didn’t know anything at all. He was just reporting on the tasks!

“Does Zach Gilbert know Miss Aretha?” Mr. Assistant innocently looked at Michael Gordon as he asked, “Zach Gilbert left in his car alone. I couldn’t see Miss Aretha anywhere!”

Not seen? Zach Gilbert letting the matter drop couldn’t convince Michael Gordon. He understood this man’s style to some extent. A typical nouveau-riche, leveraging his wife’s wealthy father’s connections to start his own business. He already has his own company now.

Although the profit-level is average, the scale of his business is continuously expanding. He is always in talks for partnerships, currently even negotiating with Allure International, which is on his territory. If this man didn’t have guts and strategies, he wouldn’t have dared approach Michael Gordon for a partnership.

Michael Gordon did not know much about this man. Because he had not yet entered his list of adversaries. But there was one thing he could ascertain: this man was definitely not satisfied with his nouveau-riche wife, Yuri Sanders.

Yuri Sanders? Michael Gordon savored these two words. No wonder when he had the blind date with Ivy, the woman’s behavior was so unapproachable. A genuine shrew! So Ivy used to be her husband’s ex-girlfriend. That explains it…
Without further ado, he could guess that she used her money to steal Zach Gilbert from Ivy, which is why she almost collapsed when she saw Ivy.

“No more work for now, you can leave,” Michael Gordon dismissed the assistant from work, only then realizing he was not in the mood for socializing. “Wait, cancel all of tonight’s engagements!”

The assistant looked at Michael Gordon incredulously. Whether due to work or personal preference, Michael Gordon almost never missed a social event. He had grown accustomed to this environment and thrived in it. Refusing an invitation was a first in his history.

Michael Gordon saw the surprised look in the assistant’s eyes and realized he was acting out of the ordinary. He instinctively said, “I’m tired!”

“Alright, CEO!”

Mr. Assistant was puzzled. When did the headstrong CEO, who always does things his own way, start to explain his decisions to others? Today was truly a day filled with surprises!