Sorry Too Late (by J.J. Twelve) novel Chapter 229

Chapter 229 Marry Me Ever

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Finally, the herbs were all found.

Ivana truly was efficient.

Soon enough, he would have fully repaid Roxanne.

“Thank you, Ivana!” After taking a moment to steady himself, Evan looked at her gratefully. “I honestly don’t know how to thank you.”

Ivana smiled. “There’s no need for thanks between us.”

However, Evan was firm. “No, I insist!”

With these herbs, he could create the life-saving drug for the Leighton family, and he would have repaid

the final favor he owed.

After that, there would be nothing binding him to Hazel, Roxanne, or Anya anymore.

The thought felt incredibly liberating.

At that moment, Evan had the strong urge to scream up to the skies.

“Please, Ivana-don’t refuse. Just tell me what you want in return.”

More importantly, Evan did not know how he should thank her.

If it were about money, Ivana herself was the Queen of Finance. That meant money was just a line of

inanimate numbers.

As for power, her father was the Iron Dragon of South Dominion. He was more powerful than anyone else.

As for her enemies, Ivana did not make many. The only exception was the mysterious person who had once cursed her with black magic-and even that culprit had yet to be found. 1

The more Evan insisted, the darker Ivana’s expression became.

“Evan, do you really wish to express thanks?”

There was a strange look in her eyes.

“Yes. Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease.”

He had never felt so much gratitude toward one person before.

Even when Hazel, Roxanne, and Anya had saved him three years ago, he had never felt this determined to repay someone.

Chapter 228 Marry Me, Evan

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“I’m afraid you won’t give me what I ask for, kiddo.” Her voice was soft as she adjusted her purple dress.

The movement caused the V-neckline to dip slightly, revealing a glimpse of her fair, graceful curves.

“That’s impossible. I’ll grant whatever you ask.”

He had mastered the Ninefold Arcane Arts. There was nothing he could not do.

Ivana finally blurted out. “Marry me, kiddo. I’m serious.”

Evan’s mind went completely blank. 2

Chapter 229 She is Senour

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Chapter 229 She Is Serious

Thinking he must have misheard, Evan chuckled lightly. “Ivana, you really know how to joke.”

“Do I look like I’m joking? I already told you-I’m serious,” Ivana replied with a faint smile.

His expression immediately stiffened.

The sincerity in her gaze-clear and unwavering beneath those affectionate, seductive eyes-was something he had never seen from her before.

At that moment, Evan realized she truly meant every word. The shock hit him so hard that he could only curse silently in his mind.

He stood there, tense from head to toe, staring at her in stunned disbelief.

And perhaps it was just his imagination, but the atmosphere inside the villa suddenly felt different- almost as if the air itself had grown intoxicating.

“Ms. Stanton, we’ll be taking our leave then.” Just then, the Cortex Team tactfully departed. They even glanced at Evan before leaving.

After all, they knew what Ivana intended to do and understood that the reason she summoned Evan over today was more than just giving him medicinal herbs.

Ivana pretended to sigh softly when she saw Evan seemed too stunned to utter a word. “Kiddo, you’re the one who told me to speak my wish, and yet you can’t even grant it,” she added.

Wearing a wry smile, Evan replied, “Ivana, please stop teasing me. I can agree to anything except this.”

Ivana’s perfectly shaped brows lifted at once.

“Kiddo, you’re really hurting my pride. There are countless men out there who would give anything just to have dinner with me and get a little closer-and they don’t even get the chance. Yet I take the initiative to confess my feelings, and you reject me immediately?”

Feigning anger, she grabbed Evan’s arm and pinched it sharply.

“No. It’s just too sudden. I was completely caught off guard.”

Evan tried to break free, but Ivana held him even tighter.

“Alright then. Is it a yes or a no now that you’re mentally prepared? I’ll give you another chance!” Ivana pressed relentlessly, determined to get an answer.

Evan suddenly sucked in a sharp breath. Ivana’s body was pressed against him, and he could clearly feel the soft fullness of her chest.

Ivana’s amazing figure, coupled with her loose-fitting purple maxi dress, sent a buzzing sensation all over his body like he had been electrocuted the moment he was exposed to it. And with their bodies pressed so closely together, it was impossible for him not to brush against places he absolutely

Chapter 229 She is Serienus

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shouldn’t.

Evan’s mind wandered as he puffed out a warm breath. For some reason, he felt a burning sensation all over his body.

Ivana, still holding him, noticed the change in his expression and smiled to herself.

“It’s working.”

It turned out that she had put a lot of thought into this meeting. Not only did she dress up, but she also spent a fortune on some aromatherapy products to place in the villa’s living room.

Just like how one would think everyone looked good after feeling tipsy, these products could maximize her beauty.

Ivana knew very well that things between her and Evan would be far more difficult than between him and her niece-or Estelle. After all, she belonged to an older generation. She had even expected that he might reject her outright.

Still, she wanted to take a shot at it.

Such was her demeanor. She either didn’t express her opinion at all or, once she did, it meant she was

serious.

No matter how strong she was, she was still a woman. She also longed for a reliable man by her side.

As the Queen of Finance, men usually looked up to her with awe rather than dared to pursue her. That was why she remained unmarried even now. No man had ever truly met her expectations.

Evan was arguably the perfect candidate who met all her requirements. In addition, he had saved her and her grandfather’s lives. 1

What was more, he possessed an inexplicable charm that other men lack. Hence, Ivana would be lying if

she said she wasn’t attracted to him.

Besides, it could only mean one thing if a woman, especially a mature and charming one, was willing to make dirty jokes with a man or even get physically intimate with him-she was into him.

As for social judgment? Ivana couldn’t care less.

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