“It’s true you’ve never said it, but that’s what you’re thinking!” Eloise angrily smashed a plate. “No wonder you looked at me funny when you came back. You were struggling to decide whether to ask me, weren’t you? Oh, Joseph, is this how you see me after we’ve been married all these years?"I've devoted my life to the Tanner family, and I kept quiet when you started keeping a mistress and bringing her son to run the show. Yes, I did complain about it once or twice, but how could you suspect me?”She sobbed as she spoke and swept the dishes off the table onto the floor. “Why? Do you want me to go to jail on your precious son’s behalf? Sure, why not? I know that model, and I conspired with her to frame your son and bring destruction to you, the Tanner Corporation, and our whole family, okay?”Judging from what she said and her tone, Joseph knew she only said it out of spite. He quickly tried to coax her. “Okay, I shouldn’t have asked you, all right? Look at yourself. Ari is still h
Compared to the Tanners, Lily had things going easy for her. She had decided to take the job for the themed series. Firstly, it’s the first order of her studio. Second, she wanted to get more things done now that she knew she wasn't pregnant so she could focus on raising the child once she did become pregnant. Seeing her get busier every day, Alexander felt happy for her. “You aren’t worried about the Perfumers’ Society at all, huh?” Although nothing would happen to her with him around, she looked as if she had forgotten all about it. He wondered what Noah Richards would think if he knew she didn’t care about his threat. “Well, there’s nothing to worry about right from the start,” she said while crouching in the yard trimming the plants. Among the raw materials, two pieces of wood devoid of any leaves or flowers appeared dead. She paid extra attention to these two seemingly useless pieces of wood. Every two or three days, she would water and fertilize them as if she wer
She wanted him to keep guessing. Taking a towel, Alexander walked over and wiped her sweat off. “Take a break and have some tea.”“Okay.” Wiping the sweat off her face, she moved to the shaded area under the pergola, where she felt soothed after taking a few sips of tea. “This weekend…”It was rare that Alexander would hesitate while talking to her. “Yes?” She raised her eyebrows and looked curiously at him. “This weekend, I’d like you to go somewhere with me.”Judging from his look of distaste, it must be a place that Alexander had to go to despite himself. Lily guessed there could only be one such place. “Go to the Russell family’s old house with you?” “You knew?” Surprised, he felt more relaxed now that she had said it aloud. “Yes, it won’t take too long, but we must go.”Lily thought for a moment. “Your youngest uncle is getting engaged?”Alexander snorted, seemingly disapproving of the way she addressed the man. “We’ll just be making our appearances. Anyway,
Although it was only one day, the wait for the lab report was so hard to endure that it seemed like a century to Damian.It was the same for Joseph, who was so restless that he kept getting up to look out of his office as he waited for the lab report. Although his son claimed nothing was wrong with the perfumes, he was still troubled by uncertainty.He has already sent someone to look for the perfumer. If the lab report indicated nothing was wrong with the perfumes, it would be great news to everyone, but if it did not, the perfumer had to be held responsible.Around lunchtime, Arianna knocked on his door with a document in a plastic bag. “Dad?”“So?” Joseph bolted to his feet and asked anxiously.Arianna looked conflicted as she turned to shut the door and went over to close the blinds. Seeing this, Joseph grew nervous. “Ari, what are you doing?”“Dad, you must prepare yourself for this.” She said quietly and handed the document over.“The report is out, but…”Joseph’s fingers
“Ari, are you sure we can trust this report? Can it be…” Joseph thought about it and continued, “What I’m trying to say is, is it possible that someone had switched the perfume sample or that only one batch of the perfumes is problematic while others are fine? “Think about it. From the factory to the lab, many others could have done something to the perfumes…”Arianna sighed helplessly, “Dad! I already thought about that. To ensure nothing would go wrong, I brought the perfumes to the lab for testing, but if you don’t trust me and think I did something to the perfumes, then I’ve got nothing to say.”After she said that, Joseph would not admit it even if it were true. “Ari, why would I suspect you? It’s just that I feel… Well, as you know, we’re at a critical moment. Who knows, there might be people wanting to set us up. They could have done it in stages.”“I know something, but I don’t know if I should tell you.” After a pause, she said in hesitation.“We’re already in this situa
“Ari… Ari…” Unable to think, Joseph could only set his hopes on his daughter. Arianna held his trembling hands. “Calm down, Dad!”She looked up at an employee. “Ask the after-sales manager to tell the reporters that we’re a huge company and we won’t be dodging any questions. Still, we can’t comment on whether there are problems with the perfumes and are pending the lab report.“If our perfumes caused the issue, we will take responsibility and compensate accordingly. However, we will take legal action if they spread rumors before the lab report is out. Also, get the PR department to issue a notice saying it’s business as usual, and we will soon offer a reasonable explanation to the public regarding the perfumes.”She calmly gave the instruction, and the employee who came to give them updates hurried away. It was only then that Joseph grew calmer as if he knew he could count on Arianna to solve every problem. “Ari, I’ve run out of ideas and can only count on you now. Please save t
Arianna did not know what to say to her father. How could he be so naive at his age? Joseph was still worried about his precious son even after he had made such a mess and asked her to handle it on his behalf. If she were the one in trouble, her father would never have done so much or gotten so anxious for her sake. To him, a daughter was meant to sacrifice herself for the family.“Get Mr. Hall to my office.” She pressed the intercom button and said it coldly. …Leaving his company's parking lot, Joseph saw a suspicious car follow him and let out a cold smile. After getting the chauffeur to drop him off in an alley, he walked to one end, made two turns, and hailed a cab to get to Elizabeth’s house. He had to travel like a spy, but there was no other way. When he opened the door and stepped into the house, he saw his precious son playing with his phone on the sofa. Seeing him like this, Joseph suddenly flared up. “Look at yourself! How can you still be playing with your pho
Having been with him for so many years, Elizabeth could easily tell if he was truly angry or was faking it. She calmed down after realizing something was amiss and only pouted as she rose to her feet in anger. “Mom!” Damian rushed over to help her and looked at his father. “Dad, I know it’s all my fault, and this is my responsibility. However, someone has set me up on purpose. I don’t believe there’s a problem with the perfumes. Someone must have done something to cause me trouble.”He suspected that Arianna sabotaged him, but after some careful thought, he believed that only his own people could have tampered with the manufacturing of perfumes. Even if Naomi Schiffer had no bad intentions, someone could still mess with the perfumes during their delivery to the lab. However, he was stuck there and could not do anything except make wild guesses. Joseph snorted. “You’re still not admitting that there’s a problem with the perfumes? To ensure everything was considered, I’ve had