The sound of the door opening echoed, and Adrian didn't turn around until Ivanka's voice rang out, "It's almost time, Ed, do you need to go down now, or wait a bit longer?"
"Let's wait a bit longer," Adrian walked up to her and gazed at her slightly tired face, "You don't need to go, just rest well in the room tonight. The jet lag isn't easy to adjust to, and we're not going to talk about work. Besides, everyone will be speaking Chinese, so you wouldn't understand."
"Charli wouldn't understand either." Ivanka rolled her eyes.
Adrian shook his head with a chuckle. Although Charlize was flourishing at ABC--her originally conceived "How to Marry a Millionaire" was delayed due to 9/11, she had come up with new ideas, and Adrian planned to discuss them with her when he had time to see if it was feasible to broadcast on NBC, as they were currently short on reality shows. But Ivanka always saw her as a rival, whether at work or in bed, so she felt the need to compete in everything.
