A wedding night Love Affair With The Billionaire
Chapter 39Chapter 39 Why Do You Think I Wanted To Marry You?

"President Deleon, it seems that Eliza's situation has been settled."

On the way back, Tanner received a call from Fran.

"Go and replace out who helped her."

Tanner's deep voice was filled with coldness, but Fran had been with him for plenty of years, so he was already used to it. He did not think that there was anything wrong with it.

Tanner did not know what happened either. However, he disliked the scene he just witnessed.

"President, what are we going to do about the Francis family?"

"Prepare to send the things we found out about the Francis family last time to the finance department."

After the Francis family's last defeat, they were not even worth mentioning at all.

From the moment the Francis family offended Tanner, they had lost their foothold in San Francisco.

However, this time, Tanner had no intentions of personally showing up. Since that man liked to play dirty, then he would play with him.

Tanner was going to fight fire with fire. Since Michael dared to offend him, then he should be ready to face the consequences.

When Michael received the notice from the prosecution office, he was still working at the company.

Back then, when his company was facing a financial crisis, he found a way to smuggle some things. This huge profit filled the company's gap, but he did not expect to be caught so soon. The other party was anonymous too.

However, he had been a businessman for plenty of years and had even been in the underworld for some time. In general, no one would ever take the initiative to replace trouble for him. Eliza was the prime suspect. That little b*tch!

Back then, when Eliza had Tanner's help and backing, not only did he waste plenty of time and energy, he was even mercilessly dealt with. How could he possibly swallow down such an insult?

Back then, when Tanner went on a business trip, he was very busy with the company's affairs, so he had no time to deal with her. This time, after hearing that Tanner was taking Raelyn to the remote mountains to see a doctor, he thought that he finally found a chance.

He wanted to get someone to kidnap her again, but it was too easy to get himself exposed. He happened to pass by her company, which was holding an exhibition, so he wondered if he could do something with that.

Eliza was a clothing designer. If she was deemed as a plagiarizer, then her life's work and reputation would be ruined.

So, he paid a high price to hire a skilled painter to copy an image from the video he recorded.

Some people were tasked with making a scene, while others were sent to rile up the crowd so that the people would follow blindly, as they were not afraid of being embarrassed.

After that, he would suppress the company and force them to not help her. By that time, Eliza will never get a foothold in the industry again!

At first, everything went according to plan. Who knew that not only could the idiot not get the job done, he was even caught!

That man had ruined everything for him!

He thought about it over and over again, and in his opinion, the only person who could've found out about his crimes was Tanner.

At first, he thought that Tanner's feelings for Eliza were only temporary. After all, he was Raelyn's boyfriend. This was something that everyone knew.

Who would have thought...

Who would have thought that Eliza would be such a hot potato! Had he known that Tanner's feelings for her were real, he would not have ever laid a finger on her, not even if he had ten balls! Now that his smuggling crimes were exposed, Michael felt cold sweat running down his back. He did not have any strength left at all.

Tanner could be considered the ruler of this city!

If anyone provoked him, they would never be able to stay in San Francisco anymore!

Tanner could have directly made him leave San Francisco with his forces. However, the only reason why he was doing this was that he wanted to end Michael!

If he was found guilty and brought to trial, then Tanner would surely take it one step further and make his sentence worse. He might even be sentenced to death!

At the thought of that, Michael could not just sit idly anymore. His sinister eyes were filled with fear.

He could not accept it! No matter what, the Francis family still had some reputation in San Francisco. He could not just let his family be kicked out like that!

However, with his head of hair soaked in sweat, Michael was still completely frozen and his mind was blank.

He wanted to replace Tanner to beg for mercy, but the moment he thought of the man, his heart trembled in fear!

That frighteningly cold man made him feel scared. Even though Michael himself liked men, he had no such thoughts about Tanner at all! Begging him for help was useless...

The only thing he could do at this point was to hire a good lawyer and hope that his punishment could be lighter.

Michael was still struggling to grab onto his lifeline, but he subconsciously knew that it was all futile.

It did not matter what he did, it was all useless. The moment Tanner took action against the Francis family, they had already lost! From that moment on, Michael would no longer exist in San Francisco.

In Eliza's company.

After the exhibition was over, Eliza submitted her resignation letter to her superior. Not long after, she received a call from her boss.

"Eliza, I have heard about what happened to you today. We admit that the company has not handled this matter well. How about this, we'll double your year-end bonus. What do you think?"

Even though Eliza had only arrived at that position and worked for half a year, she was so talented when it came to designing. Her drafts could be considered to be even better than some seniors with higher qualifications.

If the Francis family did not put pressure on him today, the manager would not have accused her of plagiarizing other people's work just like that.

Luckily, this matter was over. The boss believed that Eliza would continue to stay if he gave her some benefits.

"Boss, you also know that the company did not do things right. Your way of handling things is very disappointing. I have decided to leave. Regardless, thank you and the company for all you've done during my time here."

After she said that, Eliza hung up the phone.

Since she had made up her mind to leave, then nothing would change.

Perhaps it had something to do with the environment she grew up in. She had never been an aggressive person. She was used to being put down, and she always swallowed her anger.

After venting all her negative thoughts from that morning, Eliza simply packed up her belongings, then said goodbye to her colleagues and left the company.

She drove and returned to the villa on the outskirts of the city.

When she arrived at the gates, someone helped her drive her car into the garage.

As soon as she got out of the car, she noticed that even though the flowers in the courtyard were still there, most of them had withered. After all, autumn had arrived.

Aunt Bell was still busy taking care of the flowers in the courtyard.

When she noticed Eliza had returned, she quickly greeted her.

"Hello, Mrs. Deleon. Why are you back so early today?"

"I quit my job," Eliza spoke in a relaxed tone. However, in truth, she felt very uncomfortable.

When Aunt Bell heard that, she could feel that something was wrong, so she smiled and comforted her for a while.

"Well, with Mr. Deleon around, there is no need for you to work at all."

When Eliza heard that, she only smiled and did not say anything. She gave Aunt Bell a polite nod before she went inside the house.

Aunt Bell was right. For her, a job was not that important. Even if she left Tanner, with her reputation as the daughter of the Stone family, she could choose to live a carefree life.

However... She did not want to be like her mother!

Ever since she was young, she had seen her stepfather beating and scolding her mother. She did not want her mother's past to become her future! At the very least, she wanted to be able to support herself if she left her husband.

At that moment, it was 3 in the afternoon.

It did not look like Tanner had come back. Without him, the entire house seemed empty.

Eliza's heart was a little empty too. The whole hubbub in the morning made her feel tired both physically and mentally. She thought that she should take a bath first, then she would think about replaceing a job. She did not like the bathtub, so she used the shower. As the water rained down on her, Eliza's thoughts drifted.

She thought about how he did not answer her call when she needed him, and she became a little worried. Did something happen to him? Even though it was unlikely, she was still afraid that something bad would happen.

Tanner told her about the landline number of his office, but Eliza had never called it before...

When Eliza left the bathroom, her long black hair was dripping wet, and her cheeks were slightly flushed. She hesitated for some time before she finally decided to dial the number.

In Tanner's office.

Not long after he returned, he received a call from his grandmother.

"You brat! I asked you to send Raelyn there, but you ditched her there halfway through and went back yourself!"

Mckenna was full of explosive anger.

Even though Mckenna had not gone out for a long time, her influence in San Francisco was still greater than Tanner's. So, he was not surprised to replace that his whereabouts were exposed.

"I had emergency business to attend to in the company, so I had to come back." In the end, they were still family. Even though he could act indifferent towards her, he would not speak with a sharp tongue towards his grandmother.

"The company's affairs can be dealt with any time, I've said that already! Now, go back and be with Raelyn. She has been abroad for too long, you two need to maintain a good relationship!"

She had always misunderstood their relationship, but he never bothered to explain. Besides, he had already married Eliza, and he was not in a hurry to make their relationship public.

In this world, there were not many people who could summon Tanner.

After Tanner left his company and returned to the mountains, Fran helped him with his documents.

His phone rang.

"Hello, Mr. Deleon's office. Who is this?"

A strange male voice could suddenly be heard coming from the phone. It made Eliza tighten her grip on the phone.

"It's Eliza. Is Mr. Deleon here?"

Fran was stunned, he knew who Eliza was.

"Hello, Madam. Mr. Deleon has something to do. He is not around at this moment."

caution.

"Oh, do you know where he went?" The voice from the other end of the phone asked with caution.

Fran thought for a moment. In the end, he decided not to tell her.

"Madam, I have no right to ask about the president's whereabouts."

He knew very well about Mr. Deleon and the Stone sisters' relationship. He also knew how important Eliza was to Tanner.

He had been with Mr. Deleon for many years, and he was very clear about who his boss liked.

Since the president would not admit it himself, it meant that he did not want his wife to think too much. After all, she was his wife. Mr. Deleon should be the one to talk to her.

Besides, the president did not want to be where he was anyway. He would go home as soon as possible.

"The president must be busy with work now and is not free for the time being. Please don't worry, Madam."

Eliza felt a little depressed, but even she herself did not know where this feeling came from. Tanner was probably on a business trip, but she knew nothing of it.