"Tiana, there's something I must tell you, what to do afterwards is for you to decide."
Elisse Gonzales suddenly spoke earnestly to Tiana Williams.
"What's up?"
Tiana Williams replied, her gaze still fixed towards the direction where the distant sea met the sky.
"The board of directors at DK may convene earlier than expected. Vincent Holmes has a good reputation, especially in the last two years with his rising prominence. The recent release, 'Love of Orange Blossoms,' has been a hit, and orders are still surging. His achievements are there for all to see, so there's a good chance he'll compete for the position of Chairman of DK, and his odds aren't small. Jasmine Hayes was appointed by him as Deputy Financial Director of DK a while ago, and Vincent Holmes has also acquired some scattered shares in DK, no doubt preparing for the upcoming board meeting."
DK has always been a property of the Tower Clan, a venerable perfume and cosmetics company known for its excellent fragrance products and considered a high-end brand.
Old Master Jasper Holmes is Tiana Williams's grandfather, and also the former Chairman of DK.
Old Master had only one daughter, Jessica Holmes. Vincent Holmes wasn't originally his name; it was Edward Cooper. He married into the Tower Clan, and to show his sincerity, he even changed his surname.
Jessica Holmes wasn't adept at managing the business, and being a public servant, the family business fell into the hands of Vincent Holmes.
Less than a year after Jessica Holmes passed away in the line of duty, Jasmine Hayes moved in, had a son, Hugh Holmes, with Vincent, and brought Berlina Holmes, along with the entire Cooper Clan, brazenly occupying and enjoying the resources of the Tower Clan.
And in the second month after Jessica Holmes's death, Vincent laid everything out on the table for her!
She was not his biological daughter.
That's when Tiana Williams finally understood why, no matter how hard she tried to win over and please Vincent Holmes, he was always cold towards her, yet so affectionate towards Berlina…
Later on, Tiana Williams indeed got pushed out of the Tower Clan, while Luther Holmes, her half-brother from the same mother, was kept within the family.
After leaving the Tower Clan, the Williams Family found her.
Old Master Myles Williams only told her that she was his granddaughter, his only granddaughter, with DNA evidence to prove it.
From that time on, Tiana Holmes became Tiana Williams.
"Every time I see those shameless ingrates, my heart aches for Aunt Jessica… Last week my mom ran into Jasmine Hayes at the supermarket, and the two of them had a fight. You didn't see how arrogant that woman is now, so unbridled! And Luther, his grades are terrible. He got into a fight with a schoolmate a few days ago, sent him to the hospital with fractures. The school has already sent him home to reflect, and he might get expelled next, which would be just what that mother and daughter want. As for Hugh, he goes to an international school for the wealthy. Tiana, the disparity..."
As these words fell, a slight chill crept into Tiana Williams's brow.
Elisse Gonzales took a deep breath, continuing helplessly—
"The Tower Clan is now under the rule of Jasmine Hayes and her sons. With Hugh there, DK will probably have nothing to do with Luther later on. Tiana, you still need to plan ahead. There are some things I can't fully empathize with, but… are you content to watch those people occupy the Tower Clan like that? And what about Luther?"
Tiana Williams lowered her eyelids to watch the River Water flowing languidly below. The river surface, once colorful, was now shrouded in darkness…
After a while, a cold and indifferent voice finally came through, like the whispering river breeze.
"Such a big deal? If bullied, just fight back harder. He and I are very estranged, and it seems he doesn't need me at all."
Tiana Williams lifted her refined brows and eyes, not even glancing at Elisse, and suddenly turned to leave.
'Whoosh!'
At the same time, an object also flew from her hand, which Elisse Gonzales caught instinctively. In the night wind, Tiana Williams's voice faintly carried—
"Fifty million, transfer it to my account later."
Having said that, she didn't wait for Elisse Gonzales to come to her senses before her figure had already disappeared into the distance.
The lean figure looked cold, resolute, yet also lonely.
Elisse Gonzales took a deep breath, a touch of distress surfacing in her beautiful eyes—
After so many years, she still couldn't let herself go, couldn't come to terms with herself, let alone reconcile with others.
Sometimes, you really don't know whether she has truly moved on, becoming so indifferent, or if she's just still running away.
Even Maxwell Perry, whom they thought was the light of her life, she could say she didn't want him and not want him, being strong as if nothing happened, without shedding a single tear...
The roaring motorcycles that passed by just now, she recognized a few familiar figures, Tiana Williams must have seen them too, right?
...
Indeed, Tiana Williams spotted a group of boys huddled together on a small patch of flat ground under the bridge.
Six boys were surrounding one in a white shirt, their faces sporting arrogant smiles, one of them with a voice cold as ice, carrying a thick warning—
"A street rat dares to challenge Big Boss Torres, dares to lay hands on his brother, are you looking for death?"
The boy being surrounded was handsome yet somber, looking extremely dark and grim due to the beating, anger filled his eyes, a trickle of blood stained his lip, one hand gripping tightly on the black backpack on his shoulder, sweat the size of beans forming on his forehead, wetting his fine dark hair, slightly bent over, as if enduring immense pain...
"Did you hear that! Do you really want to die!"
The tall boy speaking delivered another kick to Luther Holmes!
"Get lost!"
Luther Holmes stumbled forward, charging back furiously.
The group of boys immediately grabbed his clothes and began to punch and kick...
Tiana Williams quickly stepped forward, with lightning speed, she grabbed the collar of one of the boys and lifted him up, delivering a punch to his chin!
There was a scream as the boy was thrown aside by Tiana Williams!
Tiana Williams reached out and pulled Luther Holmes out from the encirclement, pulling him behind her!
Then, after a series of exchanges of punches and kicks, before those people could even ask a question, in the blink of an eye, six figures were lying on the ground, clutching their heads and begging for mercy...
Pain etched on their faces, they looked at Tiana Williams with shock and fear in their eyes!
Tiana Williams straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, looking down condescendingly at the ones groveling on the ground, begging for mercy, and said coldly—
"Before I consider dismembering your limbs, you now have a chance to apologize immediately."
Under such overwhelming power, the boys dared not be insincere, nearly frightened out of their wits!
They hadn't expected that such a slender and beautiful woman could have such formidable skills, obviously trained!