"Mom, try not to lose your cool. That woman's moment of triumph is fleeting at best. She’s not deserving of the title of Mrs. Tanner," Arianna said, her gaze growing intense. Eloise was startled. "Arianna, what are you going to do? Don't touch her. You know how your father is.” Using her own resources, Eloise could have dealt with that woman, but if she touched her, Joseph would find out. She was so kind in front of him for many years, but all her patience was in vain. She did not want to risk losing everything just because of a small matter. Just like Arianna said, she should bear with the anger for a while. The final victory was to have dominance over the Tanner family. The winner of the battle was still unknown."Mom, don't worry. Of course, I won't do anything. However, only fate can decide what happens.” Arianna smiled lightly, took a sip of wine, and then seemed to remember something. "By the way, Mom, is Uncle Derrick not feeling well recently? You and Aunt Stephani
Nathaniel was still in bed when he heard a loud knock and his room door flung open. He got up while yawning and went to get a cup of coffee. His hair was in a mess, looking tired. He started sleepily, “What do you need to tell me? What’s so important that you had to invite yourself here? Can’t we just talk at the office?”Arianna kicked something beside her aside and looked at Nathaniel’s place disapprovingly. “Can’t you clean this place up? Better yet, can’t you employ someone to do it for you?! Look at this mess!”“Who would come and clean up? Besides, I’m living here alone, and I don’t have to take care of anyone nor need anyone’s help.” Nathaniel lay on the sofa and placed his legs on his coffee table while sipping his coffee. “Feel free to make yourself at home.”Arianna’s brows furrowed as she looked around the room. She spotted a bar stool and sat on it, “Have you heard? Henry got caught and is being held somewhere.”“I knew it.” Nathaniel pointed at Arianna with his index f
Unlike Nathaniel, Arianna was more concerned about who could benefit her more in her struggle to gain power within the Tanner family. She did not care about the kickboxing aspect of these families.“That may not be true,” Nathaniel remarked while shaking his head.“What do you mean?” Arianna asked.“I’m saying Henry would not give in to destiny that easily. He would not concede defeat so quickly,” Nathaniel had taken his time to learn about Henry when he conducted his background search on him.After being banished from the Lodge family, Henry’s hatred grew to the extent that he only wanted to return to the family to regain his authority when his father died. Someone like him would not give up and admit defeat that easily.Arianna disapprovingly frowned as she remarked in annoyance, “Why are you so determined to place all your bets on him? Why do you believe in him so much? From my perspective, we should try to mend our relationship with Justin instead of waiting for him to make hi
The forensic department’s autopsy report was final, and there was no more dispute about Wilfred’s death. Soon after, the Lodge family finally buried Wilfred’s body.After settling his funeral, Lily wanted to discuss the issue about Henry with Justin, but she was astounded when her name once again became a hot topic on the internet. This time it was not good.The post consisted of her voice recording. The recording only contained a short part of what she had said in the Lodge family meeting, explaining that she could easily mix poisonous content into her perfumes.The recording created waves of commotion on the internet. Lily’s name was among the most searched on Twitter, which slowed their servers down for a moment. This issue stirred up a considerable ruckus everywhere because it was too controversial.Who would still dare consume Lily's products if she could add dangerous substances to her fragrances? No one in their right mind would still want to use perfumes, essential oils, or
When Alexander answered the phone, Lily was close enough to hear what was being said even though he did not use the loudspeaker. It was a call from the headquarters of the La Beaute Group. A surge in refund requests came in at the company's mall outlets in the past three days. It did not matter if the item was brand new, secondhand, or had been bought long ago, as customers still brought in their complaints about it. Management at the malls has warned La Beaute Group that if the issue was not fixed soon, the stores would be shut down. “Are you serious? Why do you need to consult me about issues like this? Is the PR team that useless?” Alexander replied coldly.It was not because Alexander did not know what to do but because La Beaute Group was a vast global corporation in which everyone had a role. This issue was a nightmare for the public relations team, so they were the ones who had to deal with it. If they called the director for every occurrence, he would be unable to d
Even though there was no caller ID, she knew who the number belonged to as they had contacted her frequently just a few months ago. It was from Kingsland. She answered the call but remained silent while waiting for the other side to speak. “Is this Lily Christian?” The person on the other side asked impatiently.“Yes,” Lily replied.“Lily Christian, the Perfumers’ Society has decided to revoke your license as a perfumer, and you’ll need to be questioned and checked!” He said crudely. There was an air of arrogance in his tone as well.Lily smirked and looked at Alexander, then asked, “Who do I have to be questioned by?” The guy on the phone did not expect Lily to be so calm, so he paused before saying, “By the Society, of course! You’ve caused controversy and brought shame to the perfume industry, so we’re considering suspending your qualification. After some questioning and background check, we’ll decide whether to reinstate you.” To stress that he was not joking and t
Alexander was not pretending but truly did not care about such a thing. That made Lily’s smile widen because he understood her so well. Back then, she did not take the exam for the perfumer certification because she felt it was too formalized. She decided to take the perfumer's grade exam because, as a newcomer to the field, she was eager to demonstrate her competence but needed more confidence in her ability to create fragrances. The second reason was that Nathaniel convinced her to. He had just started a business and was looking for a perfumer to head the Research and Development department. No matter how well-known a perfumer was, having a certificate attesting to their proficiency benefited the company.On the other hand, Nathaniel knew little about the perfumer certificate and did not care much about it. On top of that, Lily discovered via her research that most of the required syllabi for the certification were rigid, theoretical items. In contrast, creating scents was a cre
La Beauté Group’s public relations team moved fast. In just two days, they had appeased most of the consumers and remedied the negative impacts on the company. However, Lily would need to attend the press conference in person.Nathaniel was sitting in his office, looking at the data while his fingers tapped gently on the tabletop. Although he was displeased, he had to admit that La Beauté Group was highly efficient. The response speed and method used in handling crises were much better than that of MN Inc.A big company would have a professional team to handle such matters. If it were in the past, Nathaniel would not be able to tell how much time his company would need to remedy such negative impacts.Now, he was observing the development of the matter for learning purposes. After all, he would need to manage a massive company, perhaps comparable to La Beauté Group, after Tanner Corporation fell under his control. The only way he could defeat his enemy was by studying them well.As