CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: TIANA LINDEN: YOU WON’T SEE ME AGAIN

Tiana let out a cold laugh.

No wonder it’s Aiden Grant, truly heartless!

In the cold wind, Aiden warned Tiana even more coldly and fiercely:

"Tiana, don’t push me, or I really won’t remember any old feelings."

Every extra glance at Tiana made his chest tighter.

A few days ago she was pretending to be seriously ill in the hospital, but today she wore such beautiful makeup.

Where was she sick, clearly just acting, just putting on a show.

"Tiana, this is my last warning to you, don’t try anything on Christopher Grant. Otherwise, you’ll really have no place to stand in Veridia."

"What does Mr. Grant want me to do to be left without a place to stand, to disappear from Veridia?"

Tiana didn’t want to say another word.

She mounted her electric scooter, not even glancing at Aiden, "Don’t worry, in at most two months, you won’t see me anymore. By then, you won’t be bothered."

The hatred in Aiden’s eyes deepened: "Don’t bring up cancer again, the sympathy act is useless on me now. I won’t have any pity for someone as despicable and shameless as you."

Even as strong as Tiana was, her eyes were still filled with painful tears at this moment.

Looking at Aiden with a ridiculous look, she scoffed, "I never thought of seeking Mr. Grant’s pity. If I could do it all over again, I’d rather never have met you."

After speaking, she rode her scooter quickly away in the cold wind.

The figure on the scooter appeared thin and frail, yet her back was straight, proud and stubborn.

Aiden watched her straight back, feeling deeply pained inside.

"Tiana, what right do you have to say such things?"

"I’m the one who never wanted to know you, you have no right to say such things."

Christopher’s words echoed.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hate.

So every time he saw Tiana, he felt such pain, such hatred.

...

In the afternoon, Tiana went to pick up Daisy from kindergarten.

As they were about to head home, Christopher got out of a car and walked up to the mother and daughter.

At this moment, the smile on Christopher’s face froze, becoming somewhat awkward and uneasy.

"Christopher?"

Christopher looked a bit troubled.

But after all, he was Jane Summers’ husband.

He handed Tiana a business card, "Tiana, if you need anything in the future, you can contact my assistant."

Tiana understood, "Christopher, it’s my fault for causing trouble, which led to Jane’s misunderstanding. Don’t worry, I won’t bother you for help again."

With that, she tactfully deleted Christopher’s number.

Christopher couldn’t stop her in time, "Tiana, that’s not what I meant..."

"Slap!"

Before Tiana and Christopher could react, someone rushed up and slapped Tiana.

As Tiana was about to receive a second slap, Christopher quickly grabbed the slender, fair arm that was raised.

"Jane Summers, you’ve gone too far!"

Christopher gripped Jane Summers’ delicate wrist.

Jane’s eyes welled up with tears, "Oh, Christopher, are you going to hit me for that bitch Tiana?"

"It was you who hit first." Christopher angrily shook off Jane.

Then he looked at Tiana with full of guilt, "Tiana, are you okay?"

Tiana covered her aching cheek, shaking her head, "I’m okay, Christopher, I’m sorry for causing you trouble. I’ll take Daisy and leave now."

"Tiana, don’t think you can leave." Jane Summers rushed up to block her.

"You home-wrecking vixen, I once treated you like my own sister. Now that Hector is in jail and Aiden doesn’t want you, you come after my husband? Have you no shame? Today I’ll expose you for the cheap, shameless woman you are, let everyone see it!"

Christopher pulled her back, clutching tightly, "Jane Summers, haven’t you had enough?"

This angry shout quieted Jane Summers down.

Tears of grievance fell like broken beads, one by one.

"Oh, Christopher, you roar at me like that for a vixen?"

"When I almost died giving birth to your child, you still yell at me for some seductive vixen?"

"Christopher, you bastard, I’ll fight you!"

Slap!

This was the first time Christopher laid hands on Jane Summers.

So out of control.

As soon as the slap landed, Christopher felt regret and guilt.

He had sworn to treat Jane Summers well for a lifetime, not to mention never lifting a hand, he hadn’t even raised his voice at her.

Jane Summers finally quieted down, it was probably that six years of marriage, always being cherished, and suddenly a slap caught her off guard and brought her to her senses.

All the mistrust, the grievances, and the pain transformed into endless tears in Jane Summers’ eyes.

Then she shouted in despair, "Christopher Grant, I want a divorce from you!"

Watching Jane Summers drive away in her pink sports car, Christopher Grant hurried to catch up.

Tiana Linden watched the two luxury cars speed off.

Her heart felt even more guilty.

Perhaps she should not have returned to Veridia.

...

The next day.

A news article suggesting an affair scandal involving the third-largest shareholder of Linden-Grant Pharmaceutical Group, highlighting a series of marriage crises, went viral in half a day.

Aiden Grant expended great effort to have the trending topic removed.

The top three shareholders of Linden-Grant Pharmaceutical Group: Aiden Grant, Christopher Grant, Tiana Linden’s father, James Linden.

With a background in medicine, Aiden Grant oversees pharmaceutical research and development.

Christopher Grant manages the company’s operations.

James Linden has retired to the shareholder’s committee and enjoys his retirement at home.

That day, Aiden Grant returned from the suburban pharmaceutical research lab to the group headquarters downtown.

He kicked open Christopher Grant’s office door.

Inside, Christopher was leaning on the chair, wearily rubbing his temples.

Seeing Aiden, Christopher opened his eyes and gave him a calm look, "Why didn’t you knock before entering?"

Aiden closed the door and walked over, responding irrelevantly, "In the middle of an affair scandal like this, you seem quite relaxed."

A stack of photos was thrown with a slam onto Christopher’s office desk.

Christopher didn’t even glance at them, "Jane doesn’t believe me, and you don’t trust me either?"

It’s not that Aiden doesn’t trust Christopher.

He doesn’t trust Tiana.

He sat on Christopher’s desk, his lean and straight legs crossed.

From a slightly higher angle, he looked down at Christopher, who was sitting in the chair.

"You know how detached Hector Chaucer is from women."

"If Tiana hadn’t used some means to seduce him, Hector would never touch even my woman."

He, Hector Chaucer, and Christopher were once the best trio of brothers.

Even if Hector is an illegitimate child of the Chaucer Family, he wouldn’t confront him directly.

It was Tiana who caused the rift among them.

Aiden’s face darkened: "Christopher, Tiana won’t stop until she gets hold of the research secrets. Wake up and cut your ties with that woman. I don’t want the two of us to become enemies."

He only had this one brother left.

Ha!

Christopher sneered.

Jane Summers is simple-minded, she only sees things superficially and never thinks deeply, that’s forgivable.

Aiden also doesn’t trust him, "Tiana and I are completely innocent."

Even if every man in the world has an affair, Christopher Grant wouldn’t.

Regardless of what kind of temptresses come to seduce him, he wouldn’t fall for it.

Moreover, Tiana never had any ulterior motives towards him; Tiana is evidently very pitiable, she’s no temptress.

Christopher got up to leave.

Aiden also rose and blocked his path, "This time, the PR department handled your marriage crisis. If anything really happens between you and Tiana next time..."

"Aiden!" Christopher’s face turned cold.

The words ’lack of trust’ stood like a wall between the two brothers, distancing them further.

Christopher angrily said, "Five years ago, everyone accused Hector and Tiana of collusion and misconduct, and you believed it. Now, because of Jane’s fuss, you want to believe this too, right? Hector and I are your best brothers. Tiana was once your most loved. Have you ever considered this might be a plot to drive us apart?"

Aiden hadn’t not considered it, "..."

His heart was full of pain and resentment that he deeply regretted for his former youth, "Tiana was not the woman I loved the most, she doesn’t deserve it."

Christopher didn’t know how to persuade him to be rational.

One mishap after another, too suspicious.

He took a long sigh, "Aiden, you have no idea how difficult it was for Tiana, getting out of prison alone with a child who is hearing-impaired."

After speaking, he turned to leave.

Aiden called out behind him, "Christopher, be rational, don’t be deceived by her act of feigned vulnerability. To obtain the research secrets of Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals, you, with your soft heart and kindness, are her only leverage. Can you wake up to that?"

Christopher turned back and replied, "Aiden, since the incident with Tiana and Hector came to light, you’ve changed. Love and hate have made you lose your rationality, I can hardly recognize you now. I hope that after you marry Vivian Linden, you can find true happiness, rather than getting married out of spite or gratitude."

After Christopher left, an angry Aiden kicked the desk in front of him with force.

Who says he’s not happy?

He’s clearly happy being with Vivian Linden.

But why does his chest feel so suffocating and distressed?