Eloise sighed and interjected, “Your uncle is in Nate’s hands too.”
"What?!” Arianna was stunned as she looked over her shoulder. She thought about it and shook her head. “No, it can’t be.”
“It’s real, and Nate admitted it himself. Not just Derrick, but also that woman and her b*stard son. Now the company is his and has undergone an upheaval. I-I don’t even know what to say.”
Although she had not joined Tanner Corporation, she witnessed its daily growth. With her son taking it over, she felt mixed emotions now that it no longer belonged to the Tanner family.
“No.” Arianna shook her head and became pensive. “What happened at the hospital made me realize that Uncle Derrick is not an easily manipulated person. If he could patiently set up the trap and pretend to be sick with Aunt Stephanie’s help, how could an outsider take him hostage and take over Tanner Corporation so easily?”
If even Arianna had failed despite various attempts, could Nathaniel succeed just like that? She felt it was impossible. Derrick was a sly old fox, having years of experience doing business. Arianna found it hard to believe he would fall for Nathaniel’s trap.
“Well, I heard Derrick got taken away after he left the hospital. We couldn’t have expected Nate to have secret plans since we didn’t even know your uncle did. Besides, didn’t we fail to find Derrick? He has so many houses, but he’s not in any of them. Everything makes most sense if he indeed got kidnapped.”
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