Lily picked up the phone, glanced at it, and rejected the call to continue eating. It rang again soon after, but she rejected it again. This repeated several times. "Well, that’s annoying. I'll teach them a lesson for you if you want," Alexander noticed his wife’s impatient expression and said half-jokingly. He wanted to answer on her behalf when the phone rang again.Lily once again rejected the call and shook her head, "Then you’ll need to teach a lot of people lessons."After some thought, Alexander raised his brows and asked, "Is it a reporter?"The calls were frequent and were not one but many callers simultaneously. The only possibility for this was they were reporters who were eager for news.Lily shrugged, stood up, and cleared the dishes. She was already full and had no appetite to continue eating."Leave it. I’ll do the dishes," Alexander said.Lily did not listen to him this time. She brought all the dishes to the kitchen with him and placed them into the dishwasher.
Alexander put his hand over Lily’s shoulder and said thoughtfully, "If you find it annoying, I’ll block all this nonsense." He could help her solve these things, but she insisted on settling them herself. Had it not been for her insistence, he would not have known that his wife was this resourceful."I have gotten this far and won't back down!" Lily shook her head and stood straight. "I think it's time I get another mobile phone number." She could not turn her phone off as she might have missed important information. However, the constant calls were annoying. Therefore, she should have two numbers instead."This is not a problem. I’ll let someone prepare it right away," Alexander said, walking out of the kitchen with Lily. He looked at the cell phone that had stopped ringing and could not help asking, "There’s something I don't quite understand.""What is it?" Lily responded softly. She poured two cups of warm water and handed him a cup."Is it true that Mr. Adler lost his sense of
The incident relating to Lawrence was considerable and had terrible consequences. After all, he was the leading authority in the industry, and no one had ever dared to challenge authority. It was equivalent to a collapse of faith if one heard that the authority had fallen.Noah was also under a lot of pressure, as he was busy managing the turbulence in the Perfumers' Society. After all, he was the vice president and bore a lot of responsibilities. Noah packed up and planned to return to Kingsland to sort out the whole situation. That way, he could respond and fight back better. However, Arianna came again right at this moment."Why are you here again? I thought I made myself clear last time." He was clear with his stance and did not want to get involved. He simply had no interest in her."Yeah, I thought you had figured things out after these two days." Arianna smiled and said meaningfully."Is that so?" Noah raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to continue tidying up the mater
Arianna’s words were harsh but true. The Richards family’s complexity was beyond ordinary people's imagination. It was especially so since so many descendants and people of several generations lived under the same roof. Everyone framed and tricked each other to compete for the family’s properties and businesses.Noah was not interested in the family business and would never give up what belonged to him. He disregarded his family’s opposition and climbed to his current position in the Perfumers' Society as a way out of the sinkhole.The Richards family looked down on perfumers, but he believed the industry would become prosperous and vibrant as long as it developed well. Still, the industry had yet to develop to its full potential within the country.Noah was the Perfumers’ Society’s vice president and could become its president in two years. By then, he would become the industry’s leader, and it would not be difficult for him to do business or other things with so many underlings.
Arianna had settled her matters with Noah, but she still felt uneasy. She had not found the perfumer or Damian yet, and there was the issue involving Derrick.She would have an even harder time if he had a will. Stephanie might look weak, but she was ambitious and would make a fuss about it.Arianna squatted before Eloise and said earnestly, "You’re the only one who can deal with this, Mom. Aunt Stephanie listens to you. You must ask her to hand over the power and shares Uncle Derrick has. Otherwise, it‘ll be difficult for me to gain a firm foothold in the company.""You said your uncle wants to write a will?" Eloise asked after some thought."Yeah.""He’s keeping his guard up against us." Eloise paused and thought for a while before continuing, "How was your uncle's physical condition the last time you visited?"“He wasn’t doing too well, but the doctor managed to resuscitate him. I didn’t expect him to survive.” Now that Arianna thought about it, she could not help feeling regr
Damian was hungry and tired. He did not know how many times he had shouted but only knew that his mouth was dry and his throat was hurting. At this moment, the door opened.The iron gate made a sharp, piercing noise. The sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground made him feel like they were about to take him to an execution ground. Damian’s heart pounded in fear. He was tired but still opened his eyes to look at the person who approached him unhurriedly with a tray.It was a tall black figure whose face Damian could not see clearly, but for some reason, he thought the person was smiling. The person’s smile made Damian shudder."Who... are you?" He asked hesitantly and instinctively backed away. However, there was no room for retreat as his back was against the wall. His eyes darted around frantically."You don't recognize me anymore, Mr. Damian?" The person stood before Damian and looked down at him as if looking at his prey. There was a cold smile on his lips while his eyes we
“That’s not it,” Nathaniel shook his head and elaborated, “Don’t forget that you were the one who wanted this project. My initial suggestion was genuine, as I wanted to ensure the project would succeed.“However, you insisted on interfering even when you didn’t know what you were doing. You were afraid I would take your credit, and since you were so inclined to be a fool, I figured I might as well give you a push!”Damian was speechless in the face of Nathaniel’s mockery, so he turned to face the other side. “What do you want from me now that I’m here? It’s not like you can ask for ransom.”Who would still be willing to help Damian at a time like this? Arianna could not wait for him to disappear, and as for Joseph, even if he were willing to pay the ransom, he would not be able to fork out the money.If Damian did get out, he would still have to pay his dues in prison. He leaned his head against the wall as he felt disheartened. Just a few days ago, he was so happy and sure of hims
Damian lifted his head and narrowed his eyes at Nathaniel. He also knew of Nathaniel’s past and had heard about Nathaniel’s failed attempt at sustaining his business, resulting in MN Inc.’s bankruptcy.Nathaniel was in a lot of debt and treated like a pest on the streets. Everyone wanted to either stay away from him or beat him up. Damian was not sure who had helped him, but Nathaniel had ended up becoming one of the project managers at Tanner Corporation. It was mainly because of this that Damian disliked him.Damian thought he did not have the right to be in that position because he was a failure. He had even suspected something unusual had happened between Nathaniel and Arianna. Unfortunately, he was just like Nathaniel now. Life was so unpredictable.“I can get you out of prison. Plus, I can ensure you will no longer worry about your reputation when appearing in public. Then you can return to work at Tanner Corporation as usual. Better yet, you might even obtain a higher positio