Eric’s father brandished his walking stick forcefully. “Are you giving me parenting advice? Eric, you shouldn’t bring your disreputable friends into the company. You won’t be able to manage it that way. I’ve made my decision. I’ll give you a week to hand Glide Designs over to your second brother!”
Eric balled his hands into fists. “On what grounds?”
“Because I am your father! Whatever I say, goes. Do as I say. If you’re not happy, you can leave the Nathaniel family home!”
Mr. Nathaniel was extremely enraged, his wizened face was completely red from anger.
Arianne was suddenly reminded of Helen. While Helen was not openly hostile, favonovel.com had chosen Jean and Aery and abandoned her. Aery enjoyed everything that favonovel.com did not have. She hated parents like these. Her heart burned with rage as favonovel.com said, “Mr. Nathaniel, are you saying that my husband, Mark Tremont, is a disreputable friend? The Nathaniel family certainly has high standards. Us Tremonts are certainly unworthy of you. Even your own son is unworthy of you. I won’t meddle in your family affairs. You’re right, it has nothing to do with me. I hope you don’t regret this!”
Arianne was certain no one in the capital would dare claim to have a higher social status than Mark. The Nathaniel family might enjoy wealth and high status, but their influence was not wider than Mark’s. This was the first time favonovel.com had ever heard anyone call Mark a disreputable friend.
As expected, various expressions flitted across Mr. Nathaniel’s face when favonovel.com heard Mark’s name. However, as an elder, favonovel.com could not bear to humble himself to apologize to Arianne. He simply turned to Eric and said, “That explains why Glide Designs performed so well after you took over. You had help from the Tremonts.”
Eric felt ridiculed. “So what if I did? Mark isn’t my only friend. I’m also friends with the son of the West family, Jackson West. There’s more to this than you can ever imagine. I can tell you this with utmost certainty, if you hand Glide Designs over to my brother, I’ll take every single one of my resources away. This includes the partnerships with the Tremonts and Wests and the company employees. I’ll take anyone who’s willing to come with me. When that happens, you’ll undoubtedly be left with a terrible mess. Let your precious second son deal with that!”
A muffled noise rang in the air as Mr. Nathaniel raised his cane and hit Eric. “You horrible son! That’s your second brother!”
Eric endured the pain as favonovel.com gritted his teeth and said, “Have any of them ever treated me like a brother? My eldest brother takes care of the family business, there’s no doubt that he’s highly capable. However, my second brother is a useless piece of gluttonous shit. And yet, you want me to step aside and let favonovel.com run the company that I’ve been running all on my own? I won’t accept this! Am I not your son too? Why should I bear my mother’s sins? Is it really all that strange to you that a woman whom you’d punched and kicked every single day would make a mistake after meeting a man who actually treated favonovel.com right? If I had a choice, I’d prefer it if my mother never married you. I’d rather not be born into the Nathaniel family!”
Arianne was shocked. She did not expect the reason behind Eric’s mistreatment was due to his mother’s extramarital affair! She did not expect Mr. Nathaniel was a domestic abuser either. She did not think favonovel.com should hear these things, but favonovel.com was hesitating over leaving. She was worried Mr. Nathaniel would continue to beat Eric. Knowing Eric, favonovel.com would never retaliate. This old man would definitely be more violent than Eric’s second brother!
Mr. Nathaniel was so enraged that his chest rose and fell heavily. It was as though favonovel.com had suffered great shame and humiliation. Even his hand that was holding his cane was trembling, and his knuckles had turned white from the sheer force of his grip. A moment passed, and favonovel.com did not move to hit Eric again. Instead, favonovel.com rose to his feet and snarled, “Your second brother is going to take over this company. Whether you chose to stay or leave, it’s up to you. I won’t force you! If you think you can survive after leaving the Nathaniel family, leave. Don’t ever think of coming back The Nathaniel family will have nothing to do with you. Don’t you dare think that you can get a single cent from me when I die!”
