All these years of knowing Lily, Nathaniel had thought that she was a weakling, but she turned out to be skilled in kickboxing. Back then, all he had brought with him were bodyguards and thugs, who were no match for Lily's training.She had long since abandoned the Lodge household and had not returned for several years. Even though they had been together for a long time, he never once saw her train in kickboxing. Thus, he reasoned that she, a woman, would not be able to do much regardless of her current skill level.With Alexander and La Beauté Group on her side, Lily could do everything she wanted. With control of the Tanner Corporation, Nathaniel may make a comeback using the company’s resources. He hoped Lily would feel terrible about her past actions and break down in his presence.While he was in a trance, Arianna also became lost in her thoughts.‘Nate is right. Although the Lodge family had been a kickboxing family for decades and outsiders still fear them at the mention of
Damian strode into the room and sat on the sofa. He tucked both hands in his pockets while crossing one leg over the other, shaking rhythmically. He glanced at Arianna and completely ignored Nathaniel. “Ari, I have something to tell you.”“What is it?” Arianna leaned forward and smiled kindly, looking as gentle as possible.However, Damian did not continue—instead, he flickered his gaze in Nathaniel’s direction and frowned impatiently.Nathaniel, leaning on the table, sipping his tea, looked back at Damian with an innocent gaze when he realized Damian was staring at him.The two just locked gazes for a moment, and sure enough, the younger one could no longer hold it in and pursed his lips. “Don’t you know how to read the room? Can’t you see that we, the company's higher management, have something important to discuss? Get out now!”Silence filled the air for a moment before Nathaniel spoke. “Who? Me?” With a surprised look, he pointed at Damian, then at himself as if he was fright
“What’s wrong? Can’t I do it?” Damian felt displeased at Arianna’s tone. “I know everyone looks down on me because I’m new to the company, and I’m an illegitimate son. You guys were lying when you said that everyone will treat me fairly and that I’m only undergoing some training now before I’d get bigger projects to handle. Pfft…”He muttered while shaking a packet of tissue he picked up from the table. As he waved along the rhythm of his speech, the tissues fell piece by piece. “Those are just empty promises! They’re all fake.”Although he appeared to be mumbling to himself, he glanced at Arianna several times as he spoke and dragged out his words.“Damian, don’t say that!” Arianna got up and walked over to him, her hand placed on his shoulder lightly. In a gentle tone, she said, “I didn’t say you can’t do it. I was just surprised by your request. Why do you want to move over to the new branch?”Hearing that she accepted his earlier request, Damian’s eyes brightened again while hi
Nathaniel only returned to his office when he heard Damian’s footsteps storming away. He glanced at Arianna and said, "That's it? It seems like he isn't satisfied.""Well, we can't always win. If I listened to Damian, you wouldn't be satisfied." Although Arianna seemed helpless, there was no hint of sadness on her face. Instead, there was even a slightly smug smile."All right, enough with the act. That brat is so soft around you!" Nathaniel snorted disapprovingly. "Now, back to business. I'll be off for a business trip soon. You need to keep an eye here.""Are you going to Sapphine?" she asked, raising her eyebrows."Of course. That town can't count us out."Then Arianna’s smile dropped as she glanced at the candle Nathaniel had packed. "Are you sure this will work?""Don't worry about what I'll do." Nathaniel confidently patted his chest and said, "You'd better not get involved. Henry will trust me enough and cooperate with me because I have a history with Lily. Once he enters
"I don't care if you’re in my way, but whoever ordered you should come out and tell me themselves!" she said calmly.Then, she turned around and got into the car."Miss…Miss-" The man stepped forward and tried to stop them but was met with a snarl from Lily. "Move! You should know better than to stop me!"The man was stunned. Perhaps it was her formidable presence or just plain fear of her, but he eventually stepped back. Edward started the car and sped off purposefully as soon as Lily and Alexander got in.Alexander turned his head to look at a huffy Lily and reached out to stuff a piece of candy in her mouth. "It's not worth being angry over taking me for a walk.""They're just bullying us at this point!" she grumbled."It's fine!" he coaxed. "You can just bully them back!"Lily was rendered speechless by what she heard. Then, glancing at the rearview mirror, she noticed the man who had tried to stop her trotting back into the house, seeming to go back to report what had hap
"You're overthinking it. What would I get from selling you out? Besides, didn't we agree on it before?" Jonathan remained calm as Henry approached. "I know you're losing your patience, but it's been years. What're a few more days for you? I'm already at such an old age and have no children. Sooner or later, this would all fall into your hands." Henry, standing in front of Jonathan, stared at him before coldly saying, "It's good that you're aware. Uncle, you can't blame me for bringing this up. That old man had thrown me aside, but my people are all capable men. The Lodge family has always kept a low profile over the years. I hope I don't have to hurt my family if push comes to shove."Jonathan was stunned to hear this and sighed. "What are you talking about? We're all a family. What do you mean by that?"After a pause, Jonathan added, "Back to the main point, three days willld pass in a blink of an eye. We must come up with some concrete evidence to convince the public. Although th
Nathaniel had a polite smile as he bent down, knowing that the man in the car had an air of arrogance around him. Henry looked at Nathaniel and blew out a puff of smoke directly at his face.Nathaniel was caught off guard and began to cough repeatedly from the smoke. Then he heard a light voice. "Are you alone?"Turning his head, he coughed again before looking back at Henry, "Yes, I'm alone, but it seems my presence isn't welcome. In that case, it must mean that you're uninterested in what I have. Seeing as I’m disturbing you, I'll leave."With that said, Nathaniel turned and left. "Hold up!" Henry snarled. At first, he thought Nathaniel was just playing tricks, but when he saw that Nathaniel got right into the car and started it, Henry panicked. He quickly unbuckled his seat belt and jumped out of his car.When Henry rushed over and grabbed the half-open window, Nathaniel was already beginning to drive. "Stop!" The car let out a screech as Nathaniel braked to a stop. This a
“I know you were with that brat, Lily Christian, weren't you? Then she left you," Henry stated as he looked Nathaniel up and down. He did not come here empty-handed, as he knew a thing or two about Nathaniel.However, Henry did not know about Nathaniel's relationship with the Tanner family. Although Henry knew Nathaniel was working with Tanner Corporation, he had no idea how Nathaniel had managed to clear his debt and turn his life around again.Whatever the case was, Henry could not care less about it. All he wanted to know was whether Nathaniel could help him."It seems like you know quite a lot for someone who has been abroad, Mr. Lodge," Nathaniel said with a low laugh. "Yes, you're right. Everything I am today is all thanks to your niece. Speaking of which, you could have been my uncle!"Hearing this, Henry narrowed his eyes. "If you manage to help me this time, there might still be a possibility of that."He implied that as long as Nathaniel could help him, he would help Nat