Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law

Chapter 859 855: Joseph Colson (3)

Camila Ruiz glanced at the time and realized it was almost eleven in the morning after such a commotion.

There was only an hour left until the end of the workday, and there wasn't much to do if she went back now, so she said, "No need, I'll return to the company in the afternoon. I want to go to the Black Emperor Group to wait for Billy to get off work—we agreed to have lunch together."

"Okay then."

The two of them stepped into the elevator, and soon, the elevator whisked them down to the first floor.

After taking only a few steps out of the elevator, Ivan suddenly halted.

Camila was puzzled and was about to speak when she saw Ivan turn around and quickly stride toward a woman not far away. The woman, seeing Ivan approach, hurriedly turned to flee.

But it was too late.

Ivan had already blocked her path.

Unable to escape, she defiantly faced Ivan.

A large hand reached out to her, and instinctively, she stuffed her expensive Samsung phone, worth several thousand, into her pocket. Pretending to be puzzled, she raised her eyebrows and looked at Ivan with an innocent expression, asking, "Mr. Horne, what's wrong?"

"Hand it over!" Ivan's handsome face showed no trace of anger, but there was a subtle fury emanating from the deep, abyss-like eyes as he gave the woman a half-smiling look.

Ivan recognized this woman as one of the reporters who wanted to interview him that day, the young, lively female reporter who had exposed the color of his underwear.

She had a pair of lively, sly phoenix eyes, beautiful long eyelashes, and a fair, pretty face—naturally beautiful. Her overall impression was a blend of stubbornness and innocence, with a touch of cunning, as being a reporter couldn't allow for too much innocence.

"What?" The female reporter continued to feign ignorance.

She had been visiting a colleague who was hospitalized, and unexpectedly saw Ivan and Camila walking out intimately. She immediately snapped a photo of them with her phone. Recently, there had been rumors about Ivan and Camila's relationship, suggesting Camila had someone else. If she exposed this intimate photo of the two, it would certainly stir up another wave of entertainment news, as people still favored Ivan and Camila as the golden couple.

However, she didn't expect that despite her careful photo-taking, Ivan had noticed. No doubt, as a successor to a major enterprise, his insight was remarkable.

"Brother Ivan, what's going on?" Camila approached.

"Your phone, hand it over!" Ivan continued to look at the female reporter with his half-smiling eyes and didn't retract his outstretched hand. He knew these reporters liked to follow people like them, and he was aware that what was happening between him, Camila, and Billy had already become entertainment news. For the sake of the female reporter's well-being, he had to delete those photos!

Billy had been busy strengthening his relationship with Camila these days and, having little interest in entertainment news, wasn't aware that the media had been subtly reporting on the ambiguity among the three of them. If Billy found out, these reporters and their press would be in big trouble, as Billy would never allow anyone to slander his Camila.

Upon hearing Ivan's words, the clever Camila guessed what was going on. Instead of being angry, she watched the female reporter with interest and suggested to Ivan with a smile, "Brother Ivan, since she looks good and is so young, probably an intern, if she doesn't hand over the phone, why not tie her up and take her home? I'm sure mom would be delighted."

The female reporter was stunned but quickly understood the implication of Camila's words, her face turning red.

She looked up at Ivan, whose eyes remained half-smiling, revealing nothing about his true thoughts.

"Miss, I'll count to three. If you don't hand over your phone by then, the consequences will be on you." Ivan spoke calmly and began counting rapidly. Before the female reporter could react, he already finished, and in the next moment, he pushed her into a corner.

The female reporter was stunned by his sudden move, while Camila watched the scene with great interest and even took out her phone to snap a picture.

Tomorrow, she'll show her mom the photo and analyze whether there might be something between the two of them?

Brother Ivan had never shown interest in women and kept them at a distance, yet this little reporter made Brother Ivan break his rules, so perhaps...

"Camila, delete it right now, unless you want your phone dismantled," Ivan said without looking back, correctly guessing what was on Camila's mind. Camila pouted, cunning little thing! Although unwilling, she deleted the photo she had just taken.

"Wha-what are you doing?" The female reporter looked at Ivan in panic, his handsome face so close causing her heart to race.

With smooth motions, Ivan retrieved her phone from her pocket.

Instantly, the female reporter's face turned crimson.

Ivan didn't care whether she blushed or not, swiftly deleting the photos she had taken of him, then powered off her phone, removed the battery, and returned the phone to her hand, saying coldly, "Tomorrow, have your president bring you to the Valence Group's CEO's Office on the 68th floor to see me. I'll return the battery to you then. Of course, if you no longer wish to have this battery, it won't matter; I can ensure you never work in journalism again!"

With that, he turned on his heel, the battery in hand, and headed back to Camila, taking her away with him.

The female reporter was enraged but could only stomp her foot in frustration.

She knew she couldn't mess with this man!

Without a battery, with no power, her phone wouldn't be able to capture Ivan leaving with Camila, and Ivan was astute enough to foresee that, even after deleting the previous photos, she'd take more, which was why he took her battery.

"Brother Ivan, I noticed a certain scent."

"Shut up, there's no smell whatsoever!"

Ivan knocked Camila lightly on the head with exasperation, despite how much he cherished her. What he did earlier was for her good, and yet she ended up betraying him first!

Camila laughed while rubbing the area where she'd been knocked, still convinced she smelled something.

"Get in the car. I'll drive and follow you; don't want you getting into another accident." Ivan opened the car door for her, signaling her to get in.

Camila smiled compliantly and followed his instructions.

Half an hour later, Camila drove alone into the Black Emperor Group.

The Black Emperor Group had undergone numerous renovations over the past eighteen years, now boasting an office building sixty stories high. Though not as towering as the Valence Group, it had become T City's second commercial jewel.

Camila easily entered the Black Emperor Group, even if she was just a minor assistant at Valence Group, bearing the identity of the eldest daughter of the Ruiz Family.