After the revenge he took, Niko Bellic thought his weight lifted off his shoulders but one winter night, his peace came to an end. Ivana Angelovska, who came to Liberty City with the same boat called Platypus, is his stalker, living in the bustling neighborhood of the Triangle in Algonquin. Her small feelings for the man soon turned obsessive, which led to stalking him. Soon, Niko fell for her, his body wanted her but his mind didn't, it remained the same.
After many of Ivana's ridicules and attempts to control Niko's mind, they form a relationship, despite his cousin Roman's repetitive warnings and conservative point of view. After Kate McReary's death a few months earlier, Niko finds love, affection, devotion, and protection in Ivana, despite her compasses.