Chapter 903


    ‘There''s no need to worry about my wife. I can take good care of her.” Derrick smiled. "You should


    worry about yourself more."


    He turned to the police officers. "I''d like to make a report."


    Nobody had expected this turn of events. The supposedly dying Derrick was fine, and he also wanted


    to make a police report against Nathaniel with concrete evidence.


    The crisis that had befallen the Tanner family seemingly ended overnight.


    Things had returned to normal now that Derrick had returned. However, the top management of Tanner


    Corporation underwent radical changes as those who sided with Arianna and Nathaniel during the


    crisis got sacked.


    Only then did people realize everything was part of Derrick’s n.


    Although Tanner Corporation seemed to be in its heyday, there had been many problems due to power


    struggles even among the management team, which ultimately hurt thepany’s interest.


    Due to the conflicts between Arianna''s team, the old-timers, and those that Joseph had rallied in


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    secret, severalpany projects suffered considerable losses.


    It had always been Derrick who mediated between them to contain the problems.


    However, as he was getting older, he knew he could not helm thepany for much longer. If he gave


    the position to his son, some were bound to object. Also, he was not unaware of Arianna''s ambitious


    goal.


    Derrick had no problem giving some shares and powers to his niece, but he could tell from her greedy


    face that she wanted the wholepany. He roughly knew what she had done behind his back but


    refrained from exposing her. still, there was no telling what Arianna would do if Benedict were to take


    charge one day.


    For his son''s sake, thepany, and the Tanner family, he had devised a n to lure Arianna into


    showing her true colors, then identify and kick out the troublemakers simultaneously.


    Nevertheless, he had failed to guard against Nathaniel. Derrick did not expect him toe out halfway


    and almost ruin his ns.


    Fortunately, Derrick discovered his scheme early and made such an arrangement that Nathaniel


    naively thought he had sessfully kidnapped him.


    As an established businessman with years of experience, he knew people from the police force and the


    underworld. How could he not learn about what Nathaniel’s aplices were up to?


    It was naive for Nathaniel to expect those small-time gangsters to hold Derrick hostage because they


    were nothing to Derrick. Still, it turned out to be good, as Derrick could simultaneously eliminate


    potential threats.


    There were many new faces at the board meeting chaired by Derrick. "I have two things to announce.


    Firstly, I, Derrick Tanner, will step down as the chairman of Tanner Corporation so I can take a back


    seat.”


    "Mr. Tanner..." Everyone else gasped in shock.


    Now that the crisis was over, they did not understand why he chose this moment to step down and


    wondered what to do if new problems cropped up.


    "Don''t panic." He raised his hand and continued, "Even if I step down, I''ll still be assisting the new


    chairman. The only difference is that the new chairman will be makingdecisions from now on.”