Somehow, someone bailed Damian out of jail.Nathaniel appeared at the police station wearing a neat suit and looking energetic. “I'm here to bail Mr.Damian out. By the way, I also want to report someone.""Who do you want to report?" The officer frowned as he thought the Tanner family was going in circles with this incident. It was so troublesome."I want to report Ms. Arianna, the Tanner Corporation’s vice president, for threatening Damian to give a false testimony."The surrounding police officers looked at each other in surprise.…After a while, Damian saw Nathaniel and smiled. When Lily exited her interrogation room, she saw those two and was shocked. However, everything made sense to her after some thought. Nathaniel had joined Tanner Corporation, so it was not unusual for him and Damian to get together. It was not a strange thing at first, but suddenly a light flashed in her mind, and many things came together. Everything connected as Lily became more aware of the situat
Although Lily did not have a great impression of Arianna, she knew Nathaniel was not a reasonable person either.“I see. That’s how it is.” She appeared to have come to a sudden realization and smiled at Damian. “The Tanner family sounds complicated.”Damian did not know how to respond to that.“As for you…” Lily looked at Nathaniel and took a step closer to him. While looking into his eyes, she asked, “What’s your role in all of this? A helper? An accomplice? Or are you merely seeking justice for him because of the unfairness he went through?”“I found out about this after getting the evidence, and I don’t want to see so many innocent people get dragged into this. That’s all. I know you have a deep prejudice against me, but trust me, this time. Arianna was the one who planned this.”“He’s right!” Damian nodded fervently by the side.‘It’s all because of that woman! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have suffered so much and fallen from the top of the pyramid overnight. I wouldn’
Arianna was expecting news, so she quickly answered her phone, but her expression changed before she could say much. “What did you say?”“What happened?” Joseph noticed his daughter’s expression and asked, “Is it about your uncle?”Arianna ignored him, grimly finished listening to the call, and smashed the phone. “That f*cking asshole!”That was the first time her parents had seen her lose her cool since she was young. The phone got smashed to smithereens, and Arianna looked pale as a ghost.“What’s wrong, Ari?” Eloise stopped what she was doing and asked carefully.“You’ve raised a f*cking…” She lifted her stare at Eloise and let out a cold smile. Stunned by her glare, Eloise suddenly panicked. “What are you talking about?”Eloise was alarmed by what her daughter said and stole a glance at Joseph. As she had expected, Joseph was looking at them suspiciously. “Ari, what were you saying just now?”Arianna did not answer—instead, she glared at Eloise, her gaze filled with resentme
If Joseph had not caught on to what Arianna said earlier, he now heard her last words clearly and became utterly shocked.Eloise moved her lips and tried to say something but could not. She knew it was useless to explain. “Just now, Ari said, “your son”? Which son was she talking about?” Joseph fixed his stare on her.“If I tell you I had given birth to him before I met you, would you still be so angry?” Now that Arianna had exposed her secret, Eloise knew she had nothing to hide and sat down calmly.“Before we met? Well, Eloise Neville, you’re something else, aren’t you? After so many years, you’ve kept your secret so well. What else are you hiding from me? How many other sons and lovers do you have? No wonder people say not to marry women from your circle. Oh, Eloise, you truly have amazed me. You truly did!”As he spoke, he took two unsteady steps back, looking like he had aged more than ten years in a few seconds.Having been his wife for years, Eloise could not bear to see
No longer a young man, Joseph yowled in pain as he received Nathaniel’s kicks. “Help! Help!”Yet no help was forthcoming. Nathaniel’s men had taken control of the place, and the maids dared not move a muscle. After venting his anger and losing his strength, Nathaniel finally stopped kicking.Eloise remained still, applied the cold towel to her face, and looked indifferently at her son as if he were a stranger.Nathaniel sat down to catch his breath and gestured with his hand. Then someone immediately poured him a cup of tea. His breathing became steadier when he took the tea and downed half of it.He had never been so satisfied as he did at this moment. To him, it was an incredible feeling to vent the frustration he had kept in for so many years.“Are you all right? Nathaniel asked as he lifted his gaze to his mother, who sat opposite him.If she had not guessed it when he first appeared, Eloise now realized the truth seeing Nathaniel attack Joseph. “You planned everything, inclu
“This man fathers her, but I’m not…we’re not siblings.” Nathaniel pointed at his own nose and snorted. “Besides, a score needs to be settled even with a sibling, let alone her.”“Even if the same man doesn’t father you, you’re both my children. Can’t you work with her for my sake?” The last thing Eloise wished to see was her children hurting each other. “Besides, you won’t gain company control by setting Ari up. Don’t forget you’re not a member of the Tanner family. It’s not going to be easy for you.”Nathaniel felt upset yet chuckled. “See? Even you treat me as an outsider. Why should I bother to work with Arianna? Also, Tanner Corporation is going to change its name soon.”“In your f*cking dreams!” Barely recovering, Joseph cursed. Nathaniel shot him a frigid glance and laughed, seeing him lying there, unable to get up. “Say whatever you like. You, all of you, will witness it soon.”“What are you trying to do?”Eloise seemed to have thought of something and added, “Perhaps you
Joseph grew agitated when he discovered what Nathaniel had done with Damian. “You… What did you do to Damian?”“Tsk! Tsk!” Nathaniel chuckled. “So your son is more important to you after all. Haven’t I told you? They’ll be all right if you do as I say.”Nathaniel had Arianna to thank for nurturing such a good group of henchmen. Her mistake was assuming they would stay loyal to her, not knowing that most people were merely motivated by self-interest. As long as someone served their interest, it did not matter who they worked for.Tanner Corporation changed leadership almost overnight. Nobody thought the internal struggle within the Tanner family was so intense. While the competing higher-ups wondered which side to choose, Nathaniel had successfully claimed the company's helm.He had not only garnered the support of many small shareholders, but he also produced a declaration of transfer of shares stamped with both the personal and company seals that were authenticated to be Derrick T
Alexander desired his wife, so he kissed her lips before she could finish her sentence.Lily had been so busy that they had not made love for quite some days. Seeing her returning home tired every day, he felt sorry for her and could not bear to disturb her. Now, seeing her so spirited and energetic, he could hardly hold back his desires for her.“Alex, don’t… I’m already late…”One could almost feel the heat in the air as the two made passionate love. As for the flight, no one gave a d*mn about it. After some time, Lily rolled over. She knew she had to get up but was so sore all over that she could hardly move.A hand reached over from behind her, slid down to her waist, and moved to the front. Lily was not in the mood and wanted to take Alexander’s hand off but felt his palm stay on her belly to give it a gentle massage.She shuddered and let him continue.“Now I am 100% missing my flight,” Lily let out a helpless sigh.Alexander moved closer, spooned her from behind, and aske