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
Eloise paused before continuing, “Try your best to gain as many shares as you can, and also try to liquidity those shares into cash, understood?”“Mom, that’s illegal.” Arianna’s heart skipped a beat after hearing what her mother said.“Try your best to do it as cleanly as possible. Make something illegal seem legal,” Eloise explained nonchalantly. “This was something that frequently happened in the past. However, you must ensure you do this fast. I’m worried your uncle might be planning something. Make sure you get your people to man the lobby entrance,” Eloise instructed.“Okay, I understand,” Arianna replied nervously. It felt like she was preparing for a colossal war.“Ari, we can only depend on ourselves now. Wait, there’s still Nate. I’ll ask him to help,” Although Eloise could no longer salvage her relationship with her husband, she still had her children, and that was enough.On the other hand, Joseph sat in a trance after Eloise hung up on him. He could only return to his
Unlike the Tanner family, Lily’s week had been relatively peaceful. The paparazzi had stationed themselves outside her studio but could not get anything on her since she barely left her workplace.She only traveled back and forth between home and her studio. Moreover, Alexander and Lily had made their relationship public long ago, so the media had even less to dig into. Ultimately, the paparazzi voluntarily left since there was nothing to do.On the other hand, there was finally news about the Perfumers’ Society, as officials had decided to investigate them. News about them caused a massive stir regarding the society’s integrity, such as Lawrence being the society’s qualified advisor and whether the other members had accepted bribery during competitions.This issue had caused public outrage, and officials had no choice but to look into it.The Perfumers’ Society now faced possible dissolution as the public had negative impressions of most of its perfumers. Therefore, some members s
“Hello, is this Ms. Lily speaking?" The person calling spoke to Lily fluently in English.Lily froze for a moment before nodding. "Yes, this is her."The caller responded straightforwardly, "I’m calling to inquire about the perfume one of the models from Aisha Agency used in Bryxton City’s fashion show. You were the one who devised and developed the themed series, am I right?”Lily asked, "Where did you get that information?"Hearing her vigilance, the caller laughed and said, "Ms. Christian, please don't misunderstand. We have no malicious intentions. We’re from Grandeur. We’re very interested in your perfume and want to discuss a collaboration with you. Do you have some free time?""Grandeur?”‘The world's largest perfume brand and company?’"That's right. We're the Grandeur you're thinking of. W-We’re not scammers and are interested in your perfumes. Look, can we discuss this sometime?" The Grandeur representative seemed to be able to guess Lily’s thoughts.Lily pondered for