The development was obviously beyond Nathaniel and Arianna's expectations. Once the secrets of the rich and powerful families were out, the impact on their reputation was immeasurable.Regardless, this matter would be covered up and hidden so that it would never be known to outsiders. However, it had already spread throughout Sapphine and Brown City. At this point, the entire country was aware of this.The media were the most adept at excavating and expanding their imagination on such things. Not only was the Lodge family under a lot of chaos right now, but they were also busy giving their statements at the police station while they waited for Wilfred's cause of death from the forensics team.The Lodge family was in a mess, and their company was in turmoil when the news broke out. Reporters had already interviewed several high-level executives but had yet to learn what was happening.Everyone in the Lodge family was panic-stricken as the outside world continued to have their opinio
It had not been easy for Damian, growing up as an illegitimate child for so many years. His mother taught him to enter the Tanner family and inherit their properties. Although he had gathered much theoretical knowledge in business, he never had the chance to practice it. Now that he was in charge of a new project, he was eager to make achievements.Of course, Arianna read him like a book and did not object. "I think you're right, but Mr. Hall also has his points. He has experience in this field. Maybe there are things he sees that we can't."Faced with her words, Damian became even more furious."What can he see that we can't?! I think he's just deliberately trying to go against me. I think he's unhappy that I am the manager!" He slammed the table and continued, "Ari! I don't understand why you value him so much!“Don't you know how notorious he is in this circle? My friends said he was someone no one could get along with. How did he stomp all over you and make you put him on a ped
Not long after, Arianna's office door opened again, but this time, Nathaniel walked in.As soon as he entered the door and noticed the two glasses on the table, he smiled. "Did your little brother come to complain again?""If he doesn't show up one day, I'd think he's dead!" After a pause, she glanced at him. "Or you're dead."Nathaniel broke out into an indifferent laugh. "There's no way he'll be dead. Your grandpa treasures him too much. He'd have a hundred men protecting him. It's even less likely if I died."Arianna cut to the chase and said thoughtfully, "Haven't you heard the devil lives the longest? All right, enough. Let's get down to business. I've agreed to let him carry out his ideas and get the world's top perfumers. He can do whatever he wants." "Aren’t you afraid Damian might invite a renowned perfumer who creates an amazing perfume and then manages to make a name for himself? He might achieve something and steal your limelight," Nathaniel taunted as he sat across Ar
"Nothing's confirmed yet. Don't be so discouraged." Nathaniel shook his head and flicked his cigarette. "Don't forget, Henry didn't come back alone.""Are you talking about the group of so-called ancient kickboxers that he brought back?" Arianna raised her eyebrows disapprovingly, "I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but the so-called old kickboxer family is overstated. For years, no one has seen them in action, nor has anyone seen how powerful they are. I'm not trying to pry, but you've been with Lily for many years. Is she that powerful?"Nathaniel did not answer."See, although they may have been powerful in the past, don't forget what era we're in now. How can their skills be stronger than guns? Even if we don't have our weapons, if they are as powerful as the legend goes, why didn't Henry make a move? Why do they have to wait until the police get involved? From what I see, it’s all just a bluff!" Initially, she did not want to say any of these. If everything were smooth sa
After taking the flash drive, Nathaniel repeated it multiple times.Although it was just an audio recording, he knew Lily was aware of his meet-up with Henry the other day. She watched their every move, and they let her slip under their noses.Thinking back, Nathaniel felt a layer of cold sweat forming on his back. He used to think that he was stealthy while she was naive. He thought that he could slip past her and she wouldn't notice. Little did he know that she had eyes everywhere. He had to be more careful. However, Nathaniel reassured himself with the fact that Lily did not know much about his deal with Henry. As of now, Wilfred's cause of death had yet to be determined. After listening to the recording repeatedly, the only part that piqued his interest was how Lily managed to "poison" Henry. As it was just an audio recording, Nathaniel couldn't see what was happening and could only make guesses from the voices. Henry sounded like he was poisoned or that Lily managed to s
It was clear he put in a lot of effort to solve them. He would have spent less time if it were as easy as he said.Lily slowly looked out the window and said, “Reporting this matter to the police will definitely affect the Lodge family’s reputation.”“There’s nothing more important than Grandpa.” He said word by word.This incident would significantly impact the Lodge family if exposed publicly, but both of them had the same consensus on this matter.Justin was a taciturn person and not very good at words. Lily said a few words and could not continue the conversation further, and silence befell them once again.The car only took a short time to drive back to the Lodge family residence. The entire house was shrouded in darkness and seemed gloomy after the turmoil of the past few days.“Something’s not right!” Lily soon noticed something was out of place. She raised her eyebrows and focused on her hearing, sensing that the overall atmosphere was not right. The Lodge family house
Henry waved, and Lily immediately felt people surrounding her and rushing toward her from all directions. She instinctively bent down, quickly attacked one of the men who approached her from her side with a whirlwind kick, and sent him flying.After that, she punched her opponents behind her. Three to four people were lying on the ground when she finally landed. She quickly glanced at Justin’s side and noticed he was also fighting. She did not have the time to look at him for too long because more opponents were rushing toward her.Their skills were not as good as Lily’s, but they were one level higher than the Lodge family’s disciples. It was not because they had better foundations but because their moves were ruthless.The Lodge family had a long tradition as an ancient kickboxing family, and in their principle, practitioners must first cultivate their virtue before learning kickboxing. Therefore, they learned to be benevolent when using their learned kickboxing skills. Their move
At the moment, Justin thought he never truly knew Lily.“W-Why you…” Henry was extremely shocked as he had never expected Lily to be so powerful. He took a few steps back and shouted, “Attack! Attack!”Lily felt a cold and harsh wind before she stepped forward. She also felt something sharp flying toward her.“Watch out!” Justin yelled.Lily furrowed her brows and turned her body slightly to avoid the oncoming threat. Her feet moved around quickly in a circle, and her opponent’s movement was equally as fast. Two figures moved around quickly.“Henry Lodge, you colluded with others…” Someone attacked Justin before he could finish his sentence. Justin had no choice but to fight back immediately. There was one opponent on the left and another on the right. Both sides were fighting ferociously as the newcomers had much better skills than the ones before.Lily calmed down and concentrated on her battle. She finally saw how her opponent looked after dozens of moves. Her opponent had a b