“Are you two blind? Don’t you know who I am?!” Joseph roared, thinking the bodyguards were not showing him respect. The most important question was, who were they? Joseph had never met them before.“Sorry, no visitor is allowed to go in.” Remaining severe, the two bodyguards showed no trace of emotions and were indifferent to his yelling.“Do I need your permission to visit my brother? I’ll report you guys to the police for false imprisonment!” Joseph tried to barge past them as he spoke. As the bodyguards held him back, Damian seized an opportunity to slip past, but one of the bodyguards quickly seized him.“That hurts! Ouch!” As he whined, Joseph stopped to check on him. “Damian, are you alright? How dare you hurt my son?!”“Please leave!” Barring the way, the bodyguards said unceremoniously.“Fine, just wait!” Joseph thundered and held up his phone to make a call. Joseph knew his brother had already shut off his phone long ago and was only doing it for show. Yet, he could
As Stephanie had guessed what Joseph was planning to do, he was stunned for a moment before he caught himself quickly. “How could you accuse me of such things? What was that about me wanting my brother to die sooner? He’s my brother, for f*ck's sake! How could you say something like that?”“Since he’s your brother, you guys have come repeatedly to harass him, huh? First your daughter, then you and your son?” As Stephanie glared with her hands trembling in anger, she finally lost her usual calm.Taken aback, Joseph did not understand what she said about his daughter. After thinking about it, he asked tentatively, “Ari came?”“Drop the act! Ari came over just two days ago. We thought she meant well and simply wanted to visit her uncle, but she ended up…” Shedding her tears, she snarled, “Now that the doctor has saved his life, you two have come to claim it. No matter what, I won’t let you guys see him!”Speechless, Joseph and Damian shared shocked expressions. Damian recovered so
Joseph and Damian remained silent as they left the hospital. When Damian got into the car, he began, “Dad…”“Perhaps what you said is right,” Joseph said in a grave tone. He had been thinking about everything that had happened with mixed feelings. Joseph could not deny that what Stephanie told him had disturbed him greatly. He had never thought Arianna would come here and ask for his brother’s seal.‘Why would she need the seal? She said she wanted to run the business on Derrick’s behalf. In other words, she wants to take over the company. She promised to take care of her brother and help him run the business.‘However, she does things differently. I can’t believe that the daughter I’ve raised, the one I thought had been obedient to me, would do such a thing. What else could she have done?’Damian was surprised by his father’s response and knew he was disappointed. “Dad, I was right, wasn’t I? It’s not that I’m prejudiced against her, but it’s the other way around! Look, if she cou
Thinking of what Stephanie said, Joseph became incensed. ‘Oh, Ari, you’re so capable, aren’t you?” His first thought was to head straight home. Pulling over, he almost leaped out of the car and rushed inside the house. “Arianna Tanner!” Shouting her full name, he wanted her to give him an answer right away. “What’s the matter?” Eloise came out from inside, holding a cup of freshly made lemon tea. “She’s not home. Why are you so angry?”“Why? It’s all your fault that Ariana has become like this!”When he did not see Arianna, he lost it and slapped Eloise. Eloise was caught off guard and had no time to react, so she took the full force of the smack to the face, and the cup she was holding shattered as it fell to the floor.The slap was heavy, and Eloise’s face became swollen immediately. Still, she did not cry or throw a tantrum and simply shot him an icy glare. “What do you think you’re doing?”“I…” After hitting her, Joseph grew calmer and felt sorry for a brief moment se
“Why? That’s the truth!” Narrowing his eyes, Joseph did not think anything was wrong with what he said. At least, that was what he had felt over the years. Letting out a snort, Eloise looked at him. “Oh, you’ve been great to her? Even though she had worked so hard, you refused to delegate power to her, and Ari has gotten to her position through her own effort! What have you given her? You only care about your son and plan to leave everything to him. Have you spared a thought for Ari’s future?”Hearing this for the first time, Joseph took a second to respond. “She’s going to get married sooner or later! When she gets married, she’ll no longer be a member of the Tanner family. How could she inherit the company?“I’ve told you this before, and it’s not my fault that she’s born a woman. Yes, Ari is capable, and if she were a man, I’d definitely hand the company over to her. However, she’s a woman and will get married someday. That’s why I told you we should try to have a son, but you…”
While he said it, he took her hand to slap his face. Eloise yanked her hand off with a frown. “Do you think we’re still kids? Joseph Tanner, let me be frank with you. I’m indeed upset about your mistress and son because no woman on earth is willing to share their husband with someone else. Being someone who’s been around, I’m able to see the big picture and know what should take precedence. Do you think I’d do anything that could damage the company's interest out of jealousy?”Thoroughly convinced, Joseph started to massage her shoulder as he said, “Yes, my dear wife, you’re right. I’m an idiot and an *sshole for suspecting you and Ari.“However, Derrick and Stephanie are upset and refuse to give us what we need. What should we do? We can’t just force them, right? I tried to see Derrick, but Stephanie stopped me. I wonder if she’s trying to take control of the company.”“Are you stupid?” Eloise looked at him. “After so many years, don’t you know what kind of a person she is? Is sh
Unwilling to give up, Joseph took Elizabeth’s perfume for another lab test, and as expected, the results showed a problem with the perfume. At the same time, they still could not find the perfumer and later discovered he was just an imposter, not a real top perfumer. He was not even an imposter. The top perfumer Damian wanted to invite to work on the perfume was Charlie Mckenzie, but the person who worked on the perfume was Charlie Mckenzee. There was just a slight difference in the spellings of their names, but that made all the difference. Such low-level deception was common in the country and was exposed many times. However, it was the first time someone pretended to be an internationally renowned top perfumer by making a fake name.It was a simple deception that one could quickly notice if one paid closer attention. However, Damian told his friend to get in touch with Charlie’s team, which was only possible with the considerable sum of money Damian had spent. Hence, when the m
“Our family owns a substantial company, so it’s only natural for us to have several enemies and competitors. Since we’re launching a perfume this time, it should be a company involved in the same industry that tried to crush us!”“A company in the same industry…”“Dad! They’re our biggest competition!”…Since the Tanner Corporation was recently involved in significant trouble by adding illegal substances to perfumes, the Perfumers’ Society had begun investigating them. Hence, they neglected Lily’s matter for the time being. Initially, Lily had thought that her issue would pass this way as it was nonsensical. A perfume certificate was not a professional qualification that one required worldwide. However, the Perfumers’ Society created such a thing, and it was ridiculous how someone could not become a perfumer just because they lacked the certificate.Successful perfumers relied not only on their hard work and dedication, but they needed talent too. However, talent was something