Ch. 711..720

Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 711

Just as Lily was about to speak, Alexander stepped forward to stand before her, "Mr.Richards, if you have any questions, La Beauté Group’s legal department will contact you.

Still, as far as I know, the Perfumers’ Society does not have that power yet."

After speaking, he stopped Lily directly, turned around, and left backstage.

Noah wanted to catch up, but the La Beauté Group staff stopped him, "Mr.Richards, please stay."

Raising his eyebrows, Noah did not follow up but stood there looking at their backs, smiling meaningfully.

"I didn't expect the Perfumers' Society to send him here."

Lily sighed, rather emotional.

She was already mentally prepared to receive a phone call, but it came earlier than expected.She also did not expect Noah to attend the press conference.

What he said just now was to embarrass her on purpose and to make things difficult for her.

Those who came uninvited were usually up to no good.

"The result will be the same regardless of who comes!"

Alexander firmly said while massaging Lily’s shoulders, Don't worry, the Richards family's sphere of influence is in the city's capital.We're in Brown City, so it’s quite a distance away.

Both of our families are friends, and Noah won’t be able to destroy the friendship.

He thought Lily was worried that the intervention of the Richards family would complicate things, so he comforted her, "This matter is probably just Noah's intention, without his family’s participation."

"I'm not worried about his family,"

Lily laughed and shook her head, "I'm also not afraid of their investigation! Besides, the perfumer certificate is just a piece of paper, and the National Fragrance Association formulated it as an assessment system. It doesn’t mean anything."

There were only a few worldwide professional- grade assessments for perfumers.She took the assessment for the junior level.

As for the intermediate and senior levels, she did not need to continue after taking them twice.She felt it was more important to prove her capability through what she created rather than a formalized exam.

With that available time, it made more sense for her to research, work on new product developments, and learn about new fragrances.

However, she did not expect that one day, the certificate would get her into trouble.

"Well, I’m glad you think so!"

Alexander’s fingers slid down and pinched Lily’s waist.

Lily blushed and struggled slightly, "There are people around!"

It would be so embarrassing if someone saw them doing something intimate.

"Huh?"

Alexander responded and kept pinching Lily's waist a few more times.

Then he frowned and said, "Your clothes are all wet."

Lily realized that her clothes were soaked with sweat.It was because she ran there and was too tired to say anything.

Her clothes were soaked, and she did not have time to change out of them, so she left them on.She had to deal with all kinds of problems while talking on stage.She was in a state of high concentration and tension, so she ignored her wet clothes.

Since Alexander had brought it up, she realized her clothes were still wet and were sticking to her body, causing chills.

"Let’s go home first.Take a shower and change your clothes,"

Alexander removed his jacket and put it on Lily.

Then he hugged her tightly again.

The car ride went smoothly back to Imperial Hills.It had only been a month since she left, but it seemed like she had been away for years.

The house was spotless.

Even if no one lived there for a while, someone would come and clean it regularly.

When the lights came on, there was a warm feeling of home.

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Home! She now regarded this place as her own home! This was their little home! "Go take a shower first,"

Alexander said after kissing her forehead, "Don't catch a cold!"

"Yeah,"

Lily nodded and went upstairs to take a bath.She was indeed worn out.

After a few days of running around and ending in the press conference, her muscles and bones were ready to unwind.

Lily was also very sleepy.

When she hurried out of the shower, she noticed the room was still empty.

Alexander was not there, so she considered getting dressed to find him downstairs.

However, her muscles immediately relaxed when she sat on the bed, and she fell back uncontrollably.

Her whole body became weak on the comfortable bed.

After settling the documents downstairs, he told the company to follow up about the press conference.

It was already late at night when that was all completed.

Alexander stretched his neck and then his entire body before glancing at the wall clock.

There had been no sign of life up there for some time.

Where did Lily disappear to? After turning off the light and going upstairs, he opened the bedroom door and found the light was still on.

As soon as he turned his eyes, he saw Lily sleeping soft and snuggly on the large bed.

Chuckling helplessly, Alexander walked over and glanced down.

Her eyes were closed, and her mouth was slightly pouted.

Her hair was wrapped in a towel, but because she was sleeping soundly, the towel was loosened, revealing her long damp hair.

She seemed so tired that she fell asleep without drying her hair.

Alexander bent down and gently picked her up by the waist, trying to move Lily to her side of the bed.

She then grunted and kicked her feet unhappily, probably because she did not want to be disturbed.

Not daring to move her anymore, he carefully moved her inward a little bit.

He tucked the blanket, and when he was about to make the next move, Lily snorted and suddenly turned over.

Not only did she return to the original position, but she leaned closer than before.

She slept right in the center of the bed, which left no space for Alexander to lie down.

After attempting to shift her over a few times, he was out of breath.

He stood there with his hands on his hips, gasping for breath.

Wrinkling his eyebrows, he stared at Lily, who was still sleeping soundly.

He never realized that she was such a heavy sleeper.

Maybe it was because he always slept before she did and never really realized it.

He was already sweating, and there was no place to lie down anyway, so he went to take a bath and possibly rest in the bathtub for a while.

With that in mind, he began to unbuckle his belt, unbutton his shirt, then his zipper...

Soon his clothes were unraveled.

He bent down and was about to take off his trousers when Lily suddenly woke up.

She opened her eyes in a daze and was still half asleep.

She noticed that something was moving around in front of her.

After focusing on Alexander’s naked body, and the popsicle in front of her, she took a deep breath and coughed twice, "Not today! I’m exhausted!"

Alexander was speechless.

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Alexander was speechless, not because of what she had said, but the way her body moved while she spoke.She struggled to sit up while hugging his waist and placed her face against his abs.

"I’m so tired!"

‘Was this what they meant by the body being the most honest?’ Alexander wondered.

He still had his trousers on while he stood stiffly thinking, ‘Should I follow her signal or just listen to her and let her rest?’ The next thing he knew, Lily had her hand on his abs and was moving downwards, "So hard!"

Alexander was turned on now, so he decided to make the culprit take responsibility for doing this to him! Without hesitating, his hormones got the better of him and he proceeded to lie on top of her.

He pinned her naughty hands down and said, "There’s more..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Lily had lifted one of her knees and bent it.

Her knee ended up colliding with his most sensitive part.

At that moment, his hormones and his urges vanished instantly.

Alexander’s face darkened, and he glared at the culprit, who had her eyes closed and was sound asleep.

How could she still be asleep? He stood up to ease the tension on his body, took off his trousers, and carried her.

He was still angry about what happened a while ago, so he was not gentle when he carried her and placed her on her side of the bed.

Maybe because he was too rough, Lily woke up from her sleep.She opened her eyes and stared into his face.She was confused as to why she felt herself being lifted, and when she woke up, she was in a different place.

"Did I fall asleep?" She asked.

"Are you sure you’re awake?" Alexander asked as he glanced at her.

He was still suspicious if she was really awake.

"I fell asleep?"

Since he had asked, it could only mean that she had fallen asleep moments ago.She had no recollection of what had happened at all.She only remembered she had changed after showering and was about to go downstairs to look for him.

Lily looked around her, and realized she was still in their bedroom.

This could only mean that she had not gone downstairs and had fallen asleep on the bed.

This was too much! Even though she had also pulled a few all-nighters previously and worked consecutively without any sleep for a few days, she had never fallen asleep just like this, no matter how tired she was.

This was the very first time that something like this had happened.

Was it because she was getting old? Seeing her innocent face, Alexander did not know what to say.

The anger he felt from a while ago disappeared entirely.

"You should go back to sleep.I'll go take a shower," He remarked and stood up.

Before Lily could call out to him, he turned to her, "Never mind, don’t go back to sleep.Let me finish showering, and I’ll dry your hair for you.It’s not good to go to bed with wet hair."

Lily just sat there and watched him enter the bathroom.She was also rewarded with the view of his perfect back and shoulders.

However, why did she sense that he sounded unhappy?

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Lily yawned.She had never felt this tired ever.

Alexander also told her not to go to bed yet, so she decided to get up and took out the hair dryer to dry her hair.

She did not have this habit while living with the Lodge family.

To make things easier when she was practicing her kickboxing and because most of the people at home were men, no one knew how to manage her long hair, so she had always kept her hair short.

When she got into university, Lily allowed her hair to grow.

Moreover, at that time, Nathaniel told her that he loved girls with long hair, so she had stopped cutting hers.

Before she knew it, her hair was already very long.

After she got together with Alexander, he always dried her hair for her and ensured that she did not go to bed with wet hair.

She realized that someone who loves you would not care about what kind of hairstyle you had.

Instead, they would make sure that you were protected from harm's way.

When Alexander came out of the bathroom, he saw this beautiful scene.

Lily was sitting in front of the dressing table, with her head tilted to one side and her other hand holding the hair dryer.

She was gently combing her smooth and fluffy hair with her fingers.

When the wind from the hair dryer blew a strand of hair onto her face, Alexander could almost smell the gentle fragrance of her shampoo.

This scene was just breathtaking! Any ill feelings from the kick a while ago had disappeared entirely and he could only adore his wife.

Alexander walked up and took the hair dryer from her hand, "Let me help."

Lily did not refuse his offer.She handed him the dryer and allowed him to dry her hair.

"I feel like getting a haircut," she said out of the blue.

"Why so sudden?" he asked casually and added, "If you prefer it shorter, why not?"

Lily smiled, "My hair is getting too long now.It’s just too much trouble to wash and dry it.I want to have a haircut so I can manage it easier."

"If that’s the only reason, I can help you with the washing and drying part."

This was no big deal.

Besides, he quite enjoyed doing it for her.

"It’s not only because of that.My hair would sometimes get in the way while conducting experiments.Even though I could always wear a cap over it, I still think cutting it shorter would be better," she said after giving it some thought.

Since Lily brought up her experiments, Alexander was reminded of the incident from earlier, "Was this what you were referring to? You went straight to the lab when we returned to Brown City."

"Yeah," she nodded, "Since we decided to give the public an explanation during the press conference, we needed proof.I had planned to show them a sample, which would be our strongest proof.I had estimated enough time for this, but who would’ve thought there was such a severe traffic jam."

Lily had never experienced using that road during peak hours, so she did not expect the congestion to be that bad.

"I have another question," Alexander said after thinking fora while.

"What?" Lily asked.

She could not hear him clearly as the hair dryer was too loud.

Alexander stroked her head and ensured that her hair was mostly dry before he stopped and unplugged the hair dryer.

He moved in front of her and looked at her, "I said I have another question for you."

"what is it?"

"You told the media that the only thing you’ve added was some herbs that could help with sleeping, and it was specifically made for your grandfather.Of course, I believe you, but..."

He paused as he struggled to choose his words carefully so Lily did not misunderstand him of suspecting her.

"Don’t worry.You can be honest with me," Lily said generously as she reassured him.

"If I remembered correctly, you told Henry that if you wanted to poison someone, you could do it anytime, and at that moment, he did look like he had taken something wrong, so, were you..."

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Lily smiled, "It was just a cover-up."

"A cover-up?" Alexander asked in confusion.

"It was pretty easy.We’ve been discussing what we could add to the raw materials when making our scented candles and what would possibly cause them to be unstable.However, that day, I was just saying this to confuse Henry.I didn’t actually make something stable enough to be used as perfumes or candles," Lily remarked.

After hearing her explanation, Alexander could finally understand, "In other words, it did not matter whether or not the perfumes or scented candles contained that substance."

Lily nodded, "I didn’t put it in the perfume at all.I merely added some medicine that could cause drowsiness in their tea.I calculated the time needed for the medicine to work and sprayed some perfume that could help with sleep onto my wrist.

"Furthermore, Henry was already panicking, and I only needed to give him a slight nudge in the right direction.Then he would think I did something to the perfume that caused his legs to go weak.Honestly, if I didn’t do anything, he would still feel sleepy when the time came."

One of the reasons Lily could succeed was because of Henry.He felt guilty and knew nothing about perfume formulas and their raw materials.He chose this method because he needed to frame Lily or Justin to become the head of the family.

That was why Henry thought Lily had added something harmful to her perfume to cause them to hallucinate.

"Wow, so that was the whole story."

Alexander nodded as he finally understood the whole story.

"How could you even fool me?"

He was so confused by the occurrence that happened that day.

Even after he knew it was not true, he was still confused about how Henry had come in contact with the medicine and showed symptoms of being poisoned in front of everyone.

However, after listening to Lily’s explanation, it was pretty simple.

Still, humans were easily deceived by what they thought they could see.

"How could I possibly fool you? It’s just because you weren't there personally, or you would’ve seen through my act right away,"

Lily remarked as she placed her arms around Alexander's neck.

Indeed, she was speaking the truth as Alexander had always been intelligent and observing.

Even if he did not understand what had happened immediately, he would still be able to see through it if one gave him some time.

However, it was because no one was able to tell that it was merely a cover-up that Lily was able to succeed in leading Henry on.

Alexander looked at Lily’s face and pinched her chin lightly.

"Does this mean I have to be careful? What if you decide to poison me one day? You’d be able to get away with it."

Lily laughed, "Of course, you have to be careful! You must also treat me better and keep me happy, or else..."

"Or else what?"

Alexander rested his forehead on hers and caressed her lips with his thumb.Her lips were looking more and more appetizing by the moment.

"You’ll know when that time comes,"

Lily blinked playfully.

"That will never happen!"

Alexander announced and kissed her on the lips.

Alexander would make sure to love her for the rest of their lives so that she would not have that chance.

Freezing the credit card was not an effective long-term plan since it would be usable again after that period.

Besides, Eloise knew very well that her husband would only try his best to make his mistress happy.

She only wanted to make things difficult for Elizabeth so that she could feel better about it.

After Eloise and Arianna finished shopping, they came home to an unhappy Joseph waiting for them.

His face only darkened when he saw them carrying all kinds of shopping bags home.

"Didn't you say you lost your wallet? How could you still buy so many things?"

His tone was rude as if he was questioning a criminal.

"Thank goodness I’ve called the bank to freeze our cards.The bank just informed me that someone used my card to purchase something costly.I wonder if a thief did this?"

Eloise sighed as she handed her shopping bags to the housekeepers.She massaged her shoulders and said, "Luckily, Arianna was there.I was able to use her card, or else I wouldn’t know what else to do."

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"I’m sure you know there’s an auction event tomorrow night, and I need a gown for that.If I didn’t go shopping today, I wouldn’t have enough time to get it," Eloise said as she took the cup of tea handed to her by the housekeeper.

She blew into the cup and took a sip while glancing briefly at her husband.

"What thief? That's Elizabeth..."

He paused as if realizing that saying this name out loud at home would only cause a problem.

Even though he wanted to bring Elizabeth back as soon as possible, he needed to take it slow.

Since he could bring his son back, he knew Eloise would make a scene if he brought Damian’s mother home, too.

If word got out, it would only affect their family and the company’s reputation.

"Fine, fine.I forgot that Arianna had another card with her."

Joseph waved and turned to Arianna.He extended his hand toward her, "Arianna, give me your card."

"Why?" Arianna asked wide-eyed, obviously confused by his request.

"Since your mother froze all our cards, mine is unusable, too.Just give me your card.I need it urgently," he said.

Arianna stood up in confusion as her eyes gleamed, "Mother had only asked the bank to freeze her sub-card.Your main card wouldn’t be affected."

"Of course, it would be affected.Besides, there’s something else I need my card for.Why can’t you just give me your card? Are you not even willing to lend me some money now, or you’re not willing to listen to me anymore?"Joseph remarked angrily as his face darkened.Arianna could no longer reject him since he was annoyed.She removed her card from her bag unwillingly.

"There’s a limit on my card.It’s not that I don’t want to give it to you, but I don’t think it will be sufficient for you."

"Enough with the excuses.Don’t you think I’m aware of your salary? It’s not like I'm asking you for money.I’m just asking you to lend me your card for now.Why are you acting like a scrooge? I'll return your card and the money I spent when my card is working again."

Joseph took Arianna’s card and tapped her shoulder.

Arianna was speechless by how shameless her father could be.He took her card and dared to call her a scrooge, yet she could not even talk back to him.

"That’s not what I meant.If you want to use it, go ahead.I’m just saying that my card has a limit.It might not be enough for you,"

Arianna reasoned gently.

"I don’t need a lot of money.Your card should be sufficient,"

Joseph looked at the card and placed it in his pocket.

Then he stood up and left.

"Father, are you going somewhere?" Arianna asked.

"It’s already so late.Are you not having dinner? Where are you going at this hour?"

Eloise turned to him with her hand still on her teacup.

"I’m not staying for dinner.There’s something I have to handle.You don’t need to wait for me," Joseph said without turning around.

Moments later, he returned and said to Eloise, "You don’t need to attend tomorrow’s auction event."

"What?!"

Eloise was so shocked that she unknowingly tilted her cup, causing the hot tea to spill onto her hand and scorch her.She quickly placed down the cup and blew her hand.

"Didn’t we agree that I’ll be attending? Why the sudden change? Did the auction even change its timing?"

"No, just do as I say.Besides, it’s not like you’ve never attended these events.Just spend some time with your girlfriends instead," Joseph spoke impatiently and left immediately, not even caring about Eloise’s reaction to the news.

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Eloise did not expect Joseph to pull such a stunt.She was so dumbfounded that she could barely say a thing.

By the time she regained her composure, he was already gone.

"Miss..."

The housekeeper quickly brought the first aid kit over as she noticed Eloise’s burnt hand.

However, before she could touch Eloise, Eloise stood up abruptly and swept everything on the table to the ground in anger.

Smash! That was the sound of the teacup as it hit the floor, glass shards flying everywhere.

The housekeeper was too afraid to speak or move, and she could only stand there, not knowing how to react.

Arianna jumped in surprise before telling the housekeeper gently, "Go clean up the glass shard, and you can leave."

The housekeeper was relieved to receive instructions and immediately moved to clean the glass shards.

Arianna sat next to Eloise and removed an ointment tube from the first-aid kit.She gently took her mother's hand and applied ointment to her scalded area.

"Mom, please don’t be angry," she advised.

"How could I not be?!"

Eloise struggled angrily to break free from Arianna’s grip, but she could not.

So, she continued allowing Arianna to rub the ointment on her wound.

Since Eloise had already started, she continued to vent her frustration, "Look at your dad! His heart is not even at home now.He doesn’t even inform us if he's not coming back for dinner.He barely speaks to me anymore! How could he do this to me after all I've done for his family?! When I first got married into the family, he was just a useless second son of the Tanner family.

"He couldn’t do anything, and now he thinks he can run the company.All these years, your uncle only gave your dad a vacant position.Aside from owning some company shares, he had no authority! If it weren’t for me helping him, do you think we would be able to own what we have today?!"

Arianna knew her mother needed somewhere to vent her anger, so she chose not to interrupt and listened.She knew her mother wanted someone to hear her out and not give her advice on dealing with her problems.

"Yet, he dares to stop me from attending tomorrow's auction event! Why? Is he afraid that I will spend all his money?!"

Eloise yelled in frustration.

Arianna gently caressed her mother’s hand and said, "M-Maybe that wasn’t what he meant."

"Then what did he mean by that?! Don’t tell me he meant it as goodwill?"

Eloise turned her head and noticed the housekeeper still sweeping the shattered glass.

She instructed in annoyance, "That's enough! Stop sweeping and just leave!"

The housekeeper immediately stopped and left in a hurry.

Arianna placed the ointment tube back into the kit and wiped her hands with a wet tissue.

"Mom, just like what dad said, it’s not like you’ve never been to an event like that.Moreover, dad has always brought you along with him, right?"

"Of course!" Eloise replied, "Aside from those smaller auction events that your dad refused to attend.He would usually bring me along with him.If he chose not to bring me, who else would he bring along!"

Eloise’s face changed as she realized who he had planned to bring along.

"You're saying that..."

Arianna nodded, "I think that was what dad meant."

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"How dare he?!"

Eloise smacked the table hard, causing her burnt spot to hurt so much that she clenched her teeth.

However, she was not going to back down.

"Although it’s just an auction, everyone brings their wives as their partners.

Won't he be afraid of embarrassing himself if he brings that woman? Does he not care about his image anymore? How would the outsiders look at the Tanner family if that were to happen?"

"Mom, I'll have to be honest with you."

After a pause, Arianna said slowly, "I’ve seen men bring their mistresses to various types of events before.Some of their wives have no influence in the family at all, and their husbands would bring different women as their partners each time.In the past, that did not happen in our family because Dad didn’t dare to do it, or rather, he was not interested in that.However, now..."

"What? He has the guts now?"

Eloise raised her brow and rebuked sternly.

"What do you think?"

Arianna tossed the question back to Eloise.

"Eloise wanted to say Joseph would not dare to do such a thing even if she challenged him.However, she could not bring herself to say those words.

That was because she understood that Joseph dared to do such a thing now! Over the years, the Tanner family had secured their position in the industry.

Since Derrick’s family was about to lose their power over everything, Joseph could inherit all the family assets.

Moreover, he had even brought his illegitimate son back home, and his next step would be to secure Elizabeth's position.

He had the guts to do anything now! It was precisely because Eloise understood all the stakes in this matter that she was feeling extremely anxious and uneasy.

"Your dad is really going to bring that woman to the auction.He’s really going to...abandon our family and me, isn’t he?"

Eloise’s voice trembled.

No matter how tough she was, she was still afraid in the face of such a problem in her life.

"It might not be such a serious problem."

Arianna comforted her mother and said, "Mom, all of us know how much you’ve contributed to the family.Even if Dad isn’t grateful for you, he would need to worry about all the resources and connections you've gained over the years.You have shares in the Tanner Corporation as well.Although it isn’t much, Dad would definitely care about that."

Then, she tried to analyze the situation for her mother.

"As for the auction this time around, I’m not sure if he’d bring that woman with him.It’s just my guess because I saw her buying many clothes and shoes today, so I assumed she was preparing to attend the auction.Well, it’s just a wild guess, so I’m not too sure about it either.Even if Dad wants to bring her as his partner, that doesn’t mean anything.It’s just an auction anyway."

Initially, Eloise was furious, but Arianna’s words managed to calm her down a little.

"You're right.It’s just an auction.She can attend it since she’s so desperate for it.We’ll leave her to do all she wants, and let’s see what she’s capable of!"

Eloise scoffed and narrowed her eyes.

Then, she took out her phone and made a call.

"Help me investigate someone."

Arianna just watched in silence as Eloise did her thing.She was well aware that her mother had her own connections and resources and that she would not need any help.

After making the call, Eloise finally managed to compose herself.

Then, she turned to stare deep into Arianna’s eyes.

"What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Arianna raised her hand to touch her face, looking all puzzled.

"Ari, I realized I’m becoming more unfamiliar with you recently."

Suddenly, Eloise realized that she did not know her daughter well, at least not as much as she thought she did.

In her impression, Arianna had always been a gentle and well- behaved girl, which is the exact image of an obedient lady.

However, Eloise felt uneasy ever since she knew that Arianna had saved Nathaniel as well as the relationship they had.

It would make her feel uncomfortable each time she remembered this.

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"No way!"

Holding her arm, Arianna pressed her face against Eloise's.

"I'm real! If you don't believe me, pinch my face to see if it's really me!"

This made Eloise laugh as she pinched Arianna's cheek.

Then, Eloise joked, "Oh, it really is you.I thought you were a fake."

Then, the mother and daughter broke into laughter as if all doubts had been put aside.

After a moment of laughter, Eloise turned serious and said, "I didn't mean anything else.I just feel like you've grown up so much.You're no longer a kid that listens obediently.You're starting to have your own ideas and can even advise me.You've grown up!"

Eloise studied her daughter's face and sighed.Her daughter was an adult now, and she was also getting old.Her beauty was fading, and no matter how reluctant she was, many things were out of her control.

"I'm 26! Of course, I've grown up!"

Arianna answered with a pout.

"That's right.You're already 26!"

Then, Eloise sighed again.

She seemed to remember something important and continued, "I've neglected my role as a mother.It's about time I arranged a marriage for you."

Hearing this, Arianna immediately let go of Eloise's arm and grumbled, "I told you I have a boyfriend.I don't need an arranged marriage."

"Nonsense!"

Eloise did not believe her at all.

"Why are you trying to lie to me? Do you think I wouldn't know if you had a boyfriend? What sort of boyfriend do you have that never brings you on a date or calls you? You're just making him up, aren't you?"

"That's not the case..."

Arianna couldn't help but sigh as her mind wandered to Alexander.She knew what she should and should not want at a very young age.

While all the other little girls were asking for dolls and dreaming of being a princess, she knew she could not be a princess because of her patriarchal father.

No matter how hard she tried, nothing of the Tanner family would belong to her at the end of the day.

Besides, it didn't matter if she was a princess or not.

Princes ruled the world, not princesses! She knew she had to do everything she could to fight for what she wanted.

When she grew older, while other girls were looking for a romantic movie type of love, she knew that a wealthy man compatible with her was more important than a handsome, romantic, and chic boyfriend.

Arianna wasn't keen on falling in love, nor did she envy those who were in romantic relationships.She was occupied with looking for the perfect candidate.

In the end, she decided that Alexander was the one.

Be it his family background, wealth, or power, he was indeed the most suitable candidate.

Other than that, he was also incredibly handsome.

He not only met her requirements perfectly, but he was also more than what she could ask for.

With this man by her side, she no longer had to worry that she might end up with nothing.

The Tanner family would be within reach with this man by her side.

This was when she began to plot against Brittany and Alexander.

Initially, she planned to climb into bed with him and let the paparazzi take some pictures.

Then, she would take advantage of the situation, coupled with the relationship and reputation of the two families, and get Alexander to submit to her.

Unexpectedly, this man was as cunning as a fox.

His guile and ruthlessness exceeded her expectations.

Instead, she was almost caught.

Although Arianna was dissatisfied, she knew it was difficult to control such a man.

After she weighed the pros and cons, she decided to give him up for the time being.

It wasn't difficult to find a man from a family who were on par with the Tanner family.

She did not need to waste her time on a man who was entirely out of her control, and she might even burn herself trying.

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Seeing how Arianna seemed preoccupied as she sighed and stayed silent, Eloise could not bear to ask any more questions.

"Forget it.You don't have to say it if you don't want to.No matter what it is, I'll always support your decision."

She patted Arianna's hand with one hand while the other fumbled around the sofa behind her.

Then, she pulled out a TV remote.

After a moment of thought, Eloise pressed the power button.

"It's been a while since the two of us sat and watched a show together.Come, accompany me for a while."

Arianna definitely felt better around Eloise.

If Arianna were to return to her room, it would be hard not to get angry again.

Arianna swallowed her intention of going upstairs and sat down obediently.

"Okay."

She had nothing better to do anyway.She was free these couple of days as she was just waiting for the results from both sides.

Eloise, who rarely watched TV, didn't know what to watch.

After switching around the channels a few times and finding nothing interesting, she stared ahead and eventually became a little sleepy.

When she turned to look at Arianna and saw that she was falling asleep as well, Eloise suggested, ''Why don't we go to b-"

Before she could even say the word "bed," a voice from the TV caught her attention.

"Here are two samples..."

The voice sounded familiar, so Eloise glanced at the TV, only to realize that the person speaking on TV was Lily! It seemed like she had a press conference today.

However, since she and Nathaniel had cut off contact, Eloise did not pay attention to Lily anymore since she wasn't going to be her daughter-in-law.

Eloise could not be bothered about Lily as long as she wasn't an enemy.

Still...was this a live broadcast of the press conference? She pressed the button to the next channel when Arianna called out, "Mom, don't change the channel!"

Arianna was initially waiting to hear updates about the conference, but since there was a live broadcast, she decided to watch it instead.

"I misclicked."

Eloise noticed that Arianna seemed attentive to the broadcast and switched it back.

Then, the two of them watched it intently.

"It seems like Lily is more capable than I thought.Who would've thought about adding herbs to perfumes? There are all sorts of people in the world."

Eloise sighed.

However, Arianna's focus was on something else.Her eyes were fixated on Alexander, who was standing behind Lily.

That ruthless man, capable of shaking up a whole city, looked at Lily softly and affectionately.

He seemed so focused on her.It was as if she was the only thing he saw and she was the only person in the world for him.

Seeing this, Arianna couldn't help but clench her fists.

She had no idea where she was lacking in comparison to Lily.

If it weren't for Lily, Alexander would definitely look at Arianna in a different light! She lost interest when Arianna realized that Lily had saved the boat from sinking.

This woman was something else.

So many things happened, yet she still came up on top.

How Arianna wished she had just as strong of a support group as Lily.

Arianna's eyes drifted toward Alexander again with a complicated feeling in her heart.

Just as she was about to get up, another voice abruptly sounded from the TV.

"Your grandfather is still dead, isn't he?"

Arianna froze and turned to look at the TV.