Chapter 1147


    "So before my brother returns, I need her to be utterly reliant on me."


    Ian spoke calmly, ncing at the documents in front of him. "Once she''s dependent on me, she won''t


    ditch me."


    For once, Fitch was left speechless.


    After Ian hung up the phone, he saw another iing call from Tyler.


    This time, he didn''t pick up, guessing yet another one of Tyler''s lousy ideas.


    By the evening, he had sent Maja eight messages, all left unanswered.


    At five in the afternoon, when he was about to head for a meeting, he passed out.


    He had pushed himself too hard the previous night, stubbornly refusing to take medicine despite


    running a fever. Now, he had fainted.


    His copse instantly sent the Raymond Corporation into a frenzy. Jeff rushed him to the hospital, while


    rumors of Ian''s fainting began to circte quietly amongst the circle.


    Many people who had seen his Facebook posts were left puzzled.


    There were recent rumors about him breaking up with Maja, and he had been seen with Judith. Word


    was that Judith had even been hurt because of him. So why was he suddenly proiming his love for


    Maja again?


    [If you ask me, Maja must have put a spell on Ian. How else to exin his devotion to a girl from


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    nowhere?]


    [Judith must feel pretty foolish now. She pursued him so relentlessly, only to be dismissed by his simple


    promation of love for Maja.]


    [What''s so great about Maja anyway?]


    The gossip was rampant, and when word got out that Ian was sick, the chatter only intensified.


    [Ian is a military man, and his physical strength is unparalleled. In my opinion, Maja is nothing but


    trouble.]


    [Tell me about it. Ever since Maja became a member of the Raymond family, there''s never been peace.


    Now Mr. Holden has passed away, yet Ian can''t seem to let go.]


    [I''m insanely jealous of her! If only Ian would spare me a nce, I''d treat him like a king.]


    Ian had many secret admirers, but he was infamously cold, barely engaging in conversation.


    Especially during his years abroad, where he had minimal contact with anyone from the circle. Some


    women, hearing that he was forced into marriage, tried to engage him in conversation, only to be met


    with silence. Most couldn''t even be his friend on social media.


    Some had met him at international art exhibitions and tried to strike up a conversation, but he was


    uninterested. Business data seemed to be more intriguing to him than any woman.


    Initially, everyone thought his aloofness was due to Carlene. But it turned out that he didn’t actually


    fancy Carlene. Upon his return, he immediately got involved with his own designer.


    Now, his apparent desperation for Maja was driving everyone green with envy.


    Someone spitefully leaked Ian''s news to the media, and the inte users were ecstatic.


    [Mr. Raymond, such an outstanding man, must''ve been scared when he heard Maja was pursuing him,


    hahaha.]


    [Here''s a joke. Maja probably started stalking him. With her looks, who knows how scared he must be.]


    [When he wakes up, he should teach this ugly woman a lesson and kick her out of the entertainment


    circle.]


    As the inte users were busy hurling insults at Maja, Judith felt a sense of satisfaction upon reading


    these messages.


    She had called Ian in the morning, only to find that she had been blocked.


    In the evening, she went to Dn''s ce in tears, only for him to warn her not to instruct Wind to harm


    anyone.


    "Dn, you''re really not willing to help me?"


    With tears in her eyes, Judith clung to Dn''s arm while instructing Wind to post about Maja''s


    ridiculous parents being jailed.


    "Dn, I''ve been so good to him, yet he''s still hung up on Maja. Everyone knows I''m pursuing him, and


    it''s embarrassing. I must marry into the Raymond family, and I must make him marry me. You can


    make that happen, right?"


    Dn could indeed make it happen, but it would inevitably lead to an ugly confrontation with Ian.


    "Dn, please, I beg you."


    Dn has always been good to her. Seeing her so desperate, he sighed softly.


    "I''ll think of something, but you mustn''t act on your own."


    Judith, with resentment in her eyes, reluctantly let go of her hands. "Fine."


    But once she returned to her car, she called Arlene, the matriarch of the Sanders family, her mother.


    Upon seeing her daughter finally willing to call, Arlene eagerly answered.


    "Darling, you finally called me. Do you know how scared I was when I heard you went to Greenfield?"


    "Mom, I''m sorry. I shouldn''t have kept it from you."


    "What''s wrong? Did someone bully you there?"


    "Yes, I''m being bullied by a nobody here, and Dn won''t let me do anything about it. But I know he''s


    just looking out for me. But mom, it''s so hard for me. I love Ian, and I want to marry him. Can you


    convince dad to help me, to make Ianpromise, in the name of the Sanders family?"