Chapter 557

A few seconds later, someone grabbed Ives, peered over at Elizabeth, and said, “Tran, you can’t just say stuff like that.” Alexander’s wife.

Seriously, you’re going to marry a woman who’s been married before? Your dad finds out, bell boat, you’re voted off.

“Get real, man! She’s Alexander’s ex-…” someone else chimed in.

They mentioned that Elizabeth was Alexander’s ex-wife, which really got on Tas’s nerves.

“Guys, her name is Elizabeth,” Ivan had to spell it out for them. “The old men exchanged books, and—as I’ve been saying—Elizabeth is amazing. She’s got top-notch medical skills, she’s cultured and well-bred, and she’s the head of the research institute. I don’t see anything about Elizabeth that you should look down on.”

Ivan added, “Before you judge Elizabeth, maybe take a look at your kids. Their wild nights are what you should be ashamed of.”

After Ivan said this, the old men’s faces got even more sour. “We’re doing this for your own good.”

“If your idea of ‘for my own good’ is to trash Elizabeth, then I don’t need it,” Han said with a slight smile.

Were they really doing this for his own good by hurting Elizabeth?

The old men, fuming, turned and stormed off.

When Elizabeth looked up again, she saw a few people muttering under their breath, saying, “Ivan really doesn’t know what’s good for him!”

“Yeah, Ivan’s being totally unreasonable!”

“Wait till his dad finds out—he’s gonna give Ivan a real beating!”

Elizabeth was puzzled by what she heard. Who were they mad at? Ivan? What did Ivan do to tick them off? she wondered.

Ivan turned to look at Elizabeth, their eyes met, and Ivan smiled gently. Whether he could be with Elizabeth in the future or not, he promised to protect her and never let her be subjected to others’ verbal attacks again. Even if it wasn’t because of love, just because Elizabeth had saved his life, he should do this.

Elizabeth blinked, feeling that Ivan’s affection was growing stronger. Elizabeth turned her head a bit shyly, feeling a strange sensation in her heart.

Not far away, Sarah saw all of this and couldn’t help but smile. No wonder Ivan was so protective of Elizabeth earlier; he liked her and wanted to pursue her. Luckily, Sarah had been sensible and held back her temper earlier. Otherwise, would she still be standing here now?

Sarah shook her head and went back to her work.

Chapter 557

Elizabeth glanced around casually, not forgetting to note down some design issues she saw and sent them to Ivan, hoping he would pay attention to the problems. Then Elizabeth went to the lounge to rest. She thought she would still attend the celebration banquet in the evening. Ivan had invited her so earnestly that it would be hard to refuse. Besides, she had nothing else to do tonight, and it would be a shame not to show off her exquisite makeup.

Elizabeth took out her phone, opened the camera, and took a couple of selfies. She opened Instagram and posted an update:

[@Elizabeth: Watching the jewelry exhibition, I suddenly feel like I’ve gotten a lot younger recently!]

Elizabeth zoomed in on her photo and pouted, thinking, ‘What a beautiful face. Why hadn’t I noticed how good-looking I was before?’ Elizabeth thought, feeling a bit embarrassed. She didn’t know when she had started to become so narcissistic.