If Damian had that number of shares, he would not need to fight with Arianna for power. Even if Joseph gave him everything he had, it would not add up to more than 10% of company shares.“Just because you don’t have it now doesn’t mean you won’t have it in the future,” Nathaniel sounded so sure of himself, “To prevent you from going against your promise, I want you to sign this now so that I can all feel at ease.”“Are you sure?” Damian raised his eyebrows and asked in distrust. If he had 55% of shares from Tanner Corporation, he would get to call the shots as the whole corporation would be his. If that time came, Damian would not have to be afraid of anyone and would not even care about his position in the company.After all, he only wanted to advance in the company and replace Arianna as an essential person that could support the Tanner Corporation. Still, he had never once imagined he would someday be able to obtain this amount of company shares.It felt like a dream but was thi
Two major news appeared on the headlines—the first being Arianna and Noah’s public announcement that they were in a relationship. The media caught the couple on camera on a date being intimate with each other.When asked if they had plans to get married or if they got involved because their families had proposed a business marriage, the couple gave the media a vague response while not denying its possibility.If the two families did decide to be united in marriage, it would be massive news as Arianna and Noah had issues with Lily. The Tanner family was responsible for pressing charges against Lily for a corporate crime. Simultaneously, the Perfumers’ Society claimed that Lily did not have an official license to practice her career as a perfumer.With these two issues combined, it looked like they were working together to take Lily down.There was also the news about something happening within the Perfumers’ Society. At first, the public was distracted from the issue of Lily’s perfu
Arianna only shook her head. She did not seem relieved—instead, countless thoughts ran through her head. “No, no, something isn’t right.”If Damian had suddenly appeared and told the police someone had framed him, that would make more sense. No one knew better than Arianna that Damian thought someone had framed him, and according to his character, he could not keep something to himself for such a long time.Damian had disappeared for some time and reappeared just to surrender to the police. All this was so unusual. Arianna knew something was amiss when this bizarre incident happened. She feared it would ruin her plans.“Nothing would go wrong, right?” Arianna’s underling frowned. “He has already confessed, so what else is there to verify? He was responsible for the project, so it’s only normal for him to take responsibility. Maybe you’re just overthinking, Ms. Tanner.”“What do you know!” She reprimanded, “If it were that simple, why would I have gone through so much hassle to fram
Arianna instinctively moved her phone away from her ear as if hearing Nathaniel blow his nose would dirty her. After waiting for him to finish, she continued, “Could you power through it? I need you to come into the office. I have something important to discuss with you.”“What’s the emergency?” Nathaniel sneezed and asked, “I saw the news, aren’t you getting married soon? Congratulations! Is this related to your wedding plans? Don’t worry. I’ll be sure to attend the ceremony.”“Enough of your nonsense!” Arianna frowned and continued in a low tone, “I’m not talking about that—I’m talking about Damian.”“Didn’t he just turn himself in?” Everyone heard the news since the Tanner Corporation ensured the public discovered the perfume incident. So, everyone was waiting for the court’s decision as this issue had garnered much public interest.“Yes, he turned himself in, but don’t you think it’s strange?” Arianna’s brows furrowed. “There must be someone behind orchestrating this. Damian ha
“Where is he? Where is everyone?” Arianna’s mind went blank as she stumbled backward. Looking at the empty ward rooms, she had a bad feeling about this.Coincidentally, a nurse walked by. Arianna grabbed her by the collar and questioned fiercely, “Where are they?! Where did the patient and his caregiver go?!”The nurse was frightened as she stuttered, “T-They l-left!”“Since when? When were they discharged? How could he leave the hospital when he was so sick?! Besides, why didn’t you inform his family? Who allowed him to leave?!” Arianna was hysterical as she tightened her grip on the nurse’s uniform collar.The poor nurse was almost choking, “I-I don’t k-know!”“Ari! Ari, what do you think you’re doing?!” Eloise was shocked when she saw what her daughter was doing. She immediately stepped forward and separated Arianna from the nurse.When the nurse regained her freedom, she held her neck and ran away in horror.Arianna pointed toward the room and said, “Mom, Uncle Derrick is go
The fifty-year-old Doctor Franklin adjusted his glasses and raised his head to look at Arianna. He did not lose his temper at Arianna’s insolence. Instead, it was as if he had expected it. “Ms. Tanner, your uncle’s situation is a bit special. He didn’t need my permission to leave, nor was I even given the right to discharge him.”“So, you’re saying you don’t want to take responsibility for this?” Arianna asked as she narrowed her gaze at him.“Ms. Tanner, I assure you everything went according to our procedures. Since the family had requested me to discharge the patient and the patient had also agreed, there was nothing we could do to stop them since they’ve signed the disclaimers.” He finished, took out the legal documents from his shelf, and threw them onto his desk.Arianna hurriedly looked through them and noticed that Stephanie had signed them with her uncle’s crooked signature. “How long have they been gone?” She gritted her teeth and asked as she placed her hands on the table
Arianna was amazed as she connected the dots. She was not Derrick’s initial target but still got caught in the massive web her uncle had weaved. He had been planning this since the beginning.‘He’s a sly and vicious man!’Arianna was outraged. “Mom, it’s fine if Uncle Derrick was genuinely ill, but if not, it’ll all be over for me.”Eloise could see the disappointment in Arianna’s eyes. She lovingly held her daughter’s hands and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to you as long as I’m around. Don’t forget that the Tanner Corporation’s president position is still waiting for you, and you will inherit the family’s business!”“Yes, you’re right! I’ll be the sole successor to the Tanner family business!” Arianna said with determination. However, she knew that even with her mother’s help, she would not be able to inherit anything as long as Derrick was still alive.“Mom, even if Uncle Derrick wasn’t sick, it doesn’t mean we can’t take other measures.”“What?”Arianna sma
“What do you mean, Eloise?” Elizabeth asked as she picked up the phone again. She was a bit skeptical of what Eloise wanted to relay, but since it involved her son, Elizabeth decided to continue listening.“Nothing. If you get Joseph to answer the call, I’ll talk to him. I won't say anything if you choose not to pass him the phone. Your son has confessed he was responsible for everything, and I’ve spoken to my lawyer. You’d probably have to wait till he’s 40 for him to get out of prison!”Elizabeth was frightened by what Eloise had just said. She yelled angrily, “Stop trying to scare me! My son did nothing wrong! You and your daughter are the ones who framed him!” Even though Elizabeth tried to sound harsh, she still passed the phone over to Joseph, saying, “Take it! If she calls again, I’ll throw your phone out the window!”“What do you want, Eloise?!” Joseph asked impatiently.“Do you know that your brother left the hospital?” Eloise did not even bother to say hi and went straigh