“Whether we’re willing to admit it or not, we’re blood relatives." Arianna continued.Her mother thought she did not know. It was not just Arianna, either. Her father also knew her mother had another son out there. A son with her ex-husband.They kept quiet and pretended they did not know since they knew the Tanners needed a matriarch to run the household and deal with family issues. Of course, they did it to maintain the facade of the great Tanner family, so they would not be ridiculed.Since her mother handled it carefully and did not intend to bring her son back by her side, her father turned a blind eye.Nathaniel Hall disagreed with Arianna, "In that case, why don’t you go to your younger brother? At least he has the same father as you."Nathaniel was not convinced by Arianna, who tried to use the ‘family card’ on him. Even siblings harm each other all the time. It did not mean anything. "I know you don't trust me, and I’ll be honest with you. Yes, I come to you for this collabor
“Fine! I’ll do it!” Nathaniel suddenly thundered.Arianna stopped and turned around."I’ll do it. I’ll work with you,” Nathaniel repeated and struggled to get up from his bed as glass bottles around him fell to the floor. "What do you want me to do?"Arianna smiled. “Don’t worry. I have something good for you.” She turned and walked toward Nathaniel. “I have a group of henchmen who sort out matters for me. It’s sort of like an organization. However, some things are inappropriate or inconvenient for me to discuss now. I’ll need your help with those.”“To put it bluntly, you want me to do your dirty work,” Nathaniel said with a chuckle. He did not expect a soft and gentle girl like Arianna to handle things this way. If she had not said it herself, he would not believe it."Don't say that. Who’s to say what’s dirty and what’s not? As long as you can achieve your goals, nobody cares how you do it," Arianna said disapprovingly, "Look at how great the Russells’ empire is now. Do you thi
“Hahaha!” Arianna laughed loudly and disdainfully, "Are you kidding me? Do you know why I came to you?” She continued slowly, word by word, “Because you are not a Tanner! You’re not a Tanner. No matter how much you want the assets, and even if someone reveals your true identity, the family has nothing to do with you."That was why Arianna was willing to collaborate with Nathaniel but was afraid of her other half-brother. There was no conflict of interest between her and Nathaniel."I’ll see you again at an appropriate time, but I hope you won’t look like this by then." Arianna put on her sunglasses and quietly left.…The Southbank soap project had reached its final stages, and Lily had almost completed it. She handed over the last few steps to Olivia, and all that remained was to wait for the final data to record them. The product was almost ready to go into production.Meanwhile, Lily was working on the essential oil for her grandfather in her own free time at home. After all, s
As Benedict spoke, he realized Lily was only teasing him. He glared at her gloomily, removed his backpack, and handed it to Lily, "This is for you!"Lily was startled, "What is it?""It’s what you want!" Benedict said.Lily took the backpack with one hand and immediately noticed how heavy it was. The backpack almost fell from her hand as she did not hold it properly. She hurriedly picked it up with the other hand, weighed it, and looked at him again, "Can I open it?""I told you it’s for you. It’s up to you whether or not you want to open it." Benedict looked awkward.Lily smiled, slightly unzipped the backpack, looked inside, and found a large piece of wood packed in a bag. No wonder it was so heavy. There was also a faint, elegant, and memorable scent. It was what Lily had been looking for all this time, and she was surprised, “Didn’t you say you didn’t have anymore?”"It’s true." Benedict let go of his hands and put them in his trouser pockets. He raised his chin and did not l
Benedict was quiet. He was reluctant to let it go, and kind of hoped to take it back. However, he was adamant about giving it to Lily. "It's from me personally, not from the Tanner family." Benedict suddenly explained.Lily felt he was not in the right headspace, but it was difficult for her to ask. She could only say, "Thank you, I like it very much."Benedict smiled and started to leave, but he turned around after two steps, "Are you really going to marry someone from the Russell family?"Confused, Lily looked at him quietly. "I-It’s nothing." Shaking his head, his face was hesitant, "See you around."Looking at his departing figure with lots of questions, Lily felt that Benedict’s visit was strange, but she could not tell what was wrong with him.In any case, she liked this gift very much, and it simply won her heart.Alexander was surprised to see Lily come home with a big bag, "What’s that?""Good stuff!" Lily laughed and walked into the house with it in her arms. Alexander hur
"Cut!" The director shouted and then turned his head to look at the actor, his face a little helpless.After a brief discussion, he walked over quickly and said in the nicest, calmest tone he could, "Brittany, that was not quite right. When your crush confesses to you, you should be joyful, happy, and like a dream come true, am I right? You did it as if you were unhappy.""There's nothing to be happy about. It's all a dream! How could there be so many dreams come true!" She snorted and said unhappily.The director was speechless. Her assistant, standing by her side, hurriedly smoothed things out, "Director, Brittany might be tired. Let's take a break first, and we’ll rest and adjust, okay?""Okay, but we’ve already done eight takes of this scene, so I can't take much more time. Hurry up and find out what it feels like." The director was a little impatient."Sure!" Nodding repeatedly, the assistant took Brittany aside and handed her water while giving her hand warmers diligently. Care
"Okay, let's not talk about it. When will you finish filming today?" Arianna asked, changing the subject."It's going to take a while!" Brittany had wasted a lot of time, and her mood affected her shooting. Who knew how long it would take? She asked, "Why?"Arianna looked around, stood up, and patted her hands. "It's nothing. I'll wait for your shoot to end, then let's go shopping."Shop? Brittany shook her head. "I'm not in the mood to shop!"They say that the best way to treat a woman's pain was to shop, but her beloved was getting married, and she was not the bride. No amount of retail therapy could make her feel better."Whether or not you’re in the mood, you still have to pick a gift, right?""Gift?" Blinking, Brittany did not understand what she meant.Looking at her blank face, Arianna shook her head. "Don't tell me you forget about shopping for the New Year. Even if you don't want to visit relatives and friends, you've decided not to visit the Russell family this year?""..."
The duo went shopping for the day and bought many things. They had bought a gift for each elder of the Russell family except for Mrs. Russell. Brittany was good at pleasing people, especially pleasing the elders.When they were about to leave, they passed by the fragrance counter. Brittany stopped while her eyes stayed on the dazzling perfumes.After some time, Arianna realized Brittany did not follow. When she turned around, she saw Brittany standing in front of the counter in a daze."What? You want to buy perfume?" Back at her side, Arianna chose with her.The service assistant at the counter immediately greeted them enthusiastically. "What kind of perfume do you ladies prefer? We have different types here, so you can try them out if there are any you’re interested in."The service assistant picked up a bottle of perfume and recommended while talking, "For example, this is our latest product released this month, and the scent is mainly sweet..."As the service assistant spoke, Arian