CHAPTER 24: CHAPTER 24: AIDEN GRANT GETS TORMENTED BY DAISY AGAIN

The news of Christopher Grant’s affair and marriage crisis, which had clearly already been suppressed by Aiden Grant.

But somehow, within two days, it appeared on the hot search again.

Originally, Aiden only managed the pharmaceutical research projects on the laboratory side.

This sort of public relations issue should be handled by Christopher Grant.

Yet this time, Aiden stepped in personally.

The headquarters of Linden-Grant Group, a majestic skyscraper of over fifty floors.

Public Relations Department.

After discussing matters with the Chief Public Relations Officer, Aiden gave specific instructions:

"Old Armstrong, make sure all media outlets remove Tiana Linden’s photos."

"If they can’t be removed, they must be pixelated, and especially prevent the media from exposing Daisy’s photos."

"We don’t want their lives to be affected."

Old Armstrong is the Chief Public Relations Officer of Linden-Grant Pharmaceutical Group.

In his forties, corpulent and bald, he has a face with an absolutely friendly smile, and his public relations skills are undeniably strong.

There is nothing he can’t suppress.

But this time, there was something fishy, surely someone was stirring up trouble behind the scenes.

The rotund, bald Old Armstrong, touched his bald head, unsure of what to say to Aiden Grant.

With a sigh, Old Armstrong said again:

"President Grant, five years ago, you had suppressed the news about Tiana Linden and Hector Chaucer."

"You’ve even used connections behind the scenes to get Tiana released from prison early."

"Yet she keeps plotting against you over and over, why bother considering her?"

Aiden’s face bore signs of resentment, eventually convincing himself, "I’m just feeling sorry for that child, not because of her. Old Armstrong, take care, get to it now."

Aiden says it’s none of his business even if Tiana Linden were dead, but he is actually remembering past affections.

Despite Daisy being Hector Chaucer’s illegitimate child, she is still a child.

Children are always innocent.

Old Armstrong walked out of the Public Relations Department meeting room and coincidentally bumped into Vivian Linden.

Vivian Linden, who religiously dedicates herself to the pharmaceutical laboratory day and night, was surprisingly free today, even Old Armstrong found it curious.

"Professor Linden, you’re not in the lab today?"

Vivian Linden: "I came to find Aiden Grant for something."

Old Armstrong: "I heard President Grant and Professor Linden moved their wedding date up to May Day, so you’ll soon be a beautiful bride. Congratulations!"

Vivian Linden smiled warmly, "Thank you, Director Armstrong."

Upon seeing Aiden Grant come out from the Public Relations Department meeting room, Vivian Linden approached him.

Aiden slightly furrowed his handsome brows, "Vivian, why are you here?"

Vivian Linden’s smile faded, "There’s bad news, the special anti-cancer drug might be delayed in entering clinical trial phase. The latest data shows the drug’s effects are extremely unstable, and the side effects not only kill cancer cells but also damage normal human functions, so..."

Such news left Aiden at a loss.

Two generations of effort over more than twenty years at Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals, always getting stuck at the final hurdle, unable to break through.

Vivian Linden asked again, "How is the situation with our mentor?"

Aiden Grant had just visited the oncology ward at the hospital to see his mentor.

His mentor’s situation further furrowed his brow, deeply saying: "Vomiting blood several times a day, blood pouring out, doesn’t have much time left..."

Vivian Linden lightly stroked his arm, comforting him for a long time.

In the afternoon, around four o’clock.

Veridia’s clear weather suddenly turned gloomy.

The sky covered in dark clouds, a torrential downpour arrived.

Tiana Linden, wearing a raincoat, rode an electric scooter to the kindergarten.

Ms. Hayes, who liked tying braids, informed her in the school lobby that someone was waiting for her in Daisy’s class.

Tiana Linden, wearing a raincoat, felt puzzled, "Ms. Hayes, who’s looking for me?"

If it was Christopher Grant, she wouldn’t meet him again.

But Ms. Hayes told her, "It’s Daisy’s Dad. He wants to take Daisy away, but last time you instructed, unless you picked her up, Daisy shouldn’t leave with anyone."

Tiana Linden felt grateful, "Thank you, Ms. Hayes."

Ms. Hayes: "Daisy’s Mom, have a good chat with Daisy’s Dad, hope he acknowledges Daisy and can also support her in the future."

Tiana Linden felt speechless.

Going to Daisy’s class, Daisy was distractedly building blocks among a pile of them.

Aiden Grant watched nearby.

Tiana Linden took off her raincoat and walked in.

Not knowing who said not to appear in front of him.

But who is the one constantly appearing in front of her?

"Why is Mr. Grant here again?"

There were things that Aiden Grant was unwilling to say in front of the child.

He stood up from the small chair beside Daisy, "Let’s talk outside."

Then, he looked at Daisy behind him, "Daisy, play in the classroom. Mommy and I will be right back."

Daisy didn’t want to acknowledge him at all.

She didn’t respond.

Seeing Daisy ignore him like this, Aiden felt very uncomfortable.

He had never held Daisy’s background against her and was always gentle with the child. Why did Daisy dislike him so much?

Aiden’s heart felt tightly gripped, suffocating him.

Daisy’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly as she looked at her mom with concern, "Mommy, did you get caught in the rain on the way here?"

She noticed the cuffs of her mom’s pants were wet.

Even the hair at the front was a little damp.

Daisy took out a sweat towel from her bag, walked over, and pulled her mom down to wipe the raindrops off her face.

"Mommy, don’t catch a cold again."

"Mommy, you two go talk, Daisy will build blocks here waiting for you."

Tiana Linden rubbed her daughter’s head, "Alright."

After going out with Aiden, Tiana turned slightly away, not facing him directly, "Mr. Grant, cut to the chase."

Aiden asked, "Daisy never smiles when she sees me. Does she really hate me?"

Ha! Tiana almost laughed with anger; how could this man be so unaware of himself? "Mr. Grant, are you really unaware of what you’ve done to Daisy?"

Aiden frowned, "Tiana, are you using the child to manipulate me, so that Daisy misunderstands? It’s clearly you, the mother, who is despicable and shameless. Why don’t you reflect on yourself? It’s really unfortunate for Daisy to have a mom like you."

Tiana turned slightly, glaring straight at Aiden, "I told you, you’re not qualified to judge me."

The hatred surged from both Tiana and Aiden.

They both deeply resented each other.

Aiden, with a cold face, asked again, "Tiana, the two million Christopher gave you, you’ve accepted it, and the Chaucer Group has given you a lot of money too. Why haven’t you bought a car to commute? Riding an electric bike to pick up the child in the rain is so unsafe, don’t you know? Do you want your child to get caught in the rain, get sick, be hospitalized, with no one to take care of her?"

The only time Daisy was hospitalized due to illness, Tiana couldn’t be there because she was also ill.

This illness felt like a massive weight pressing down on her.

It was about to crush Tiana.

With her body about to break, Tiana said coldly, "It’s none of Mr. Grant’s business."

Aiden became even more resentful, his voice naturally lacking friendliness, "Tiana, do you think I’d care about a despicable and shameless person like you? I’m only reminding you for the child’s sake. You’ve taken the money; spend more effort on the child, and don’t think about taking shortcuts. Though Daisy’s parents may be despicable, she’s innocent. Your half-hearted care for her — doesn’t your conscience ache?"

Conscience?

Does Aiden have one?

Tiana’s heart was filled with hatred towards Aiden.

"Mr. Grant, whether I’m good to the child or not, it’s not your place to judge."

"My affairs are not for you to meddle in."

In this world, the last person qualified to judge her was Aiden.

She hated Aiden, hated him to the core.

Her heart was filled with waves of hatred, which she suppressed with great effort.

Unwilling to say another word to Aiden.

Yet every slander, every vicious word from him, pierced her like daggers, killing her repeatedly.

For Daisy’s sake, she bore it all with strength.

The mountain pressing down on her was never cancer or illness, but the cold, heartless man in front of her.

What right did he have to say these things to her?

Her eyes were filled with nothing but cold, sharp hatred, "Mr. Grant, have some decency and stop appearing in front of me. You’re the one who said not to bother you. I’m asking you, never appear in front of me again. I can’t stand you, and you disgust me even more."

Her words made Aiden clench his teeth tightly.

The hatred within him burst forth even stronger.

The unpleasant feeling was like an overwhelming flood, "Tiana, you failed to manipulate me, and now you don’t even want to act? Just a few days ago, you were pleading, looking so humble and pitiful. What, after targeting Christopher, you don’t even want to pretend with me anymore?"

Tiana: "There’s nothing to say between me and Mr. Grant."

With that said, she wanted to leave.

Aiden grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

It was only then he noticed that even though she had makeup on today, her complexion didn’t look as good as it did a few days ago.

Perhaps it was because she got caught in the rain.

In his mind, she was a scheming woman, heartless, immoral, despicable, and ungrateful. What did her complexion have to do with him?

He said bitterly, "Tiana, you stirred up a marriage scandal for Christopher which made it to the hot search. I’m giving you two choices: either leave Veridia yourself, stop plotting against anyone, and stop thinking about the research secrets of Linden-Grant Pharmaceuticals..."

Tiana interrupted him with a laugh, "What’s the second option? You use your connections to chase us mother and daughter out of Veridia?"