After Tom Aiken returned to the hotel, his precious daughter was throwing a tantrum at the secretary, who was so scared she didn't dare to speak.

The food delivered to the room, Violet Aiken wouldn't eat, and she even swept it onto the floor.

This was the scene Tom Aiken encountered.

"What's going on?"

Tom Aiken thought there was something wrong with the food and asked the secretary with a stern face. Seeing he had returned, the secretary hurriedly explained, "Mr. Aiken, the second miss has been throwing a tantrum. She refused to eat any of the food that was delivered and knocked it all onto the floor."

Violet Aiken sat on the sofa, fuming, and said angrily: "Dad, I can't endure this; I'm furious! Ivan is mine, how could he treat me like this? You're partial too, helping that cheap woman Lia Aiken. What right does she have to win Ivan's favor? It's all your fault, Dad. It's because you brought her over last time that this is the result. If you hadn't brought her over, Ivan wouldn't have noticed her; he would be mine."

Treated like this by Ivan, even Lia Aiken was frightened, but she was still unwilling to give up; Ivan was so outstanding, mature, stable, handsome, and wealthy. The Horne Family's social standing was much higher than the Aiken Family.

Violet Aiken felt she should be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Horne Family, not Lia Aiken.

"You leave first."

Tom Aiken told the secretary to leave.

The secretary was eager to get away, truly unable to bear the second miss.

Usually, she just thought the second miss was a bit spoiled, but she didn't expect her to be so brainless and so bad-tempered.

In contrast, the eldest miss was much better than the second miss. She couldn't understand what Mr. Aiken was thinking, not cherishing such a good daughter as the eldest miss and instead doting on the brainless one.

Once the secretary was gone, Tom Aiken walked up to Violet Aiken, who was still furious. She looked up at him, but before she could speak, her father slapped her. It was the second time her father had slapped her.

Tom Aiken slapped hard, causing Violet Aiken's face to turn sideways.

"Violet, I'll tell you again, who Mr. Ivan likes is his own business, and nothing can change that. If Lia Aiken earns his favor, then she can help your dad and the Aiken Family. The Aiken Family is our family's business. As long as anyone can help the Aiken Family, I will support them, no matter who they are! If you feel dissatisfied, do something to help the Aiken Family; all you know how to do is throw tantrums. It's all because your mom spoiled you. You'll go back later to avoid ruining my plans here."

With that, Tom Aiken left, not wanting to meddle in his younger daughter's affairs.

Violet Aiken held her face and cried.

Dad doesn't care for her anymore!

She immediately called her mother. When her mother answered, she began to complain, "Mom, Dad hit me. He's hit me twice now for Lia, that bitch. I hate her. I wish she'd die! Mom, you have to help me think of a plan quickly. I can't let Lia overshadow me. Who does she think she is?"

Hearing her daughter's complaints, Celine Taylor was both angry and heartbroken. It took her a long time to calm her daughter's emotions, repeatedly instructing her to change her attitude, even if it was just an act, or else she would completely lose.

Under her mother's soothing and persuasion, Violet Aiken reluctantly agreed.

As long as she could ruin Lia Aiken and Ivan, acting was worth it.

...

Black Emperor Group.

In the CEO's Office, Jimmy was busy handling documents, while Camila and their daughter were playing on the sofa.

Occasionally, Jimmy would look up at the mother and daughter with affection in his eyes. As long as his beloved wife and daughter were by his side, any amount of hard work was worth it.

"Knock knock."

The sound of knocking on the door was heard, and Jimmy responded warmly, "Come in."

The secretary pushed the door open and entered. As she passed Camila and her daughter, she smiled and greeted, "Madam CEO."

Camila returned the smile. The little girl grabbed her mother's arm to pull herself up and reached out her hands towards the secretary, wanting to be held.

Camila quickly took her daughter into her arms, gently saying, "Sister has work to do."

The secretary wanted to cuddle the chubby little girl, but she didn't forget her purpose for coming in. She first spoke to Jimmy, "CEO, the CEO of Valence Group has arrived."

"Okay, invite him in."

Jimmy didn't seem surprised by his brother's visit; instead, it was Camila who was quite surprised. She stood up with her daughter and walked towards the office door. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Ivan.

The little girl, seeing her handsome uncle, immediately leaned out and reached out her little hands, babbling something incoherent.

"Every time she sees you, the baby gets especially happy." Camila smiled as she handed her daughter to Ivan, who took the little girl in his arms and kissed her tender cheeks twice, making her giggle.

The two of them entered together. Jimmy had already gotten up and moved from behind the desk. As he saw the two of them come in, with Ivan holding his precious daughter who adored her uncle, Jimmy felt a twinge of jealousy. However, he didn't show it. Instead, he first asked his wife to pour a glass of water for his brother, preventing them from walking side by side.

Camila, unaware of her husband's jealousy, obediently went to pour Ivan a glass of water.

The brothers sat down in front of the sofa. Ivan tossed what he brought onto the coffee table, and the little girl wanted to grab it, but Ivan held her, so she couldn't reach it and kept babbling.

"Big brother, what's this?" Jimmy asked, picking up the large envelope from the table.

Ivan glanced at him, "Why are you pretending in front of me? Are you going to say you haven't arranged for someone to monitor the Aiken Family's every move?"

"I have more important things to do." Jimmy refused to admit it, but after he looked at the contents of the envelope, his expression turned somber, and he frowned at Ivan, "Who gave this to you?"

"It was sent to me via courier. The person in the photo isn't Lia Aiken; I suspect it's her mother. That piece of identification... it might be real. Tom Aiken's dislike of Lia might well be due to this identification outcome."

"Jimmy, help me investigate the Aiken Family's past. How did Lia's mother pass away? Is Lia really Tom Aiken's daughter? Who sent these to me? And why? Get me clear answers. Don't tell me you can't find out, or else you won't need to hold the young master's position anymore and avoid being a laughingstock!"

Previously, he had asked Jimmy to investigate Lia, and Jimmy only provided basic information, saying nothing could be found. As if he couldn't find out, this brother just wanted him to learn about Lia himself.

But now someone was shadowing either him or Lia's every move, which was something Ivan couldn't tolerate.

"What's going on?"

With the water poured, Camila gave one glass to Ivan and handed the other to her husband. She sat down next to Jimmy, sending a curious glance at the array of photos in her husband's hand, wanting to see. Jimmy avoided her attempt, quickly stuffing the photos back in the envelope, saying, "Camila, these pictures are unsightly; it's best you don't look, lest they offend your eyes."