Darian was stunned and thought he had misheard him. He couldn't believe his obedient son would defy his orders.

It tumed out Jasper was only pretending to be filial. He stopped hiding his true self once he had gotten the shares.

Darian was livid. He raised his hand and smacked Jasper's head heavily as he scolded, "Are you hearing yourself? Be reasonable!"

Jasper kept quiet.

Darian was so angry that he hyperventilated. However, he soon calmed down and said gravely, "Now we need to accumulate all the shares we can get to fight against Adrian. This is the only way to get our power back. You are my son. What's mine will be yours when I die. You must not incur heavy losses for some small gains.”

Jasper had blindly followed Darian's instructions for many years, and Darian had believed Jasper to be ignorant. However, Jasper was aware of many things. He just didn't show it.

He knew that Darian did not care much about family. Darian had always treated him well or like dirt, depending on his mood.

“Even if I gave the shares back to you, we still wouldn't be able to defeat Adrian,"

Jasper muttered. He looked at Darian stubbornly and continued in a louder tone, "Besides, you were unwilling to give me any shares over the years. And when you did give them to me, it was not without ulterior motives. I won't trust you anymore!”

Although Jasper was impulsive by nature, he was not a fool. If it weren't for the fight with Theodore, Darian wouldn't have let him into the Anderson Group so easily.

Would Darian share his profits with him? No way!

The father-son relationship was not important when it came to fighting for power and money.

Jasper gritted his teeth at the thought and said, "I can follow whatever arrangements you plan. But I will not return my shares!"

Darian was furious and roared, "Bastard! You are just as unfilial as Theodore!"

Ariana was in the practice room, planning for Tyler's future development. She had asked him to do another routine since he had performed exceptionally well the day before.

However, Tyler was hesitant and blushed.

Ariana put down her pen and looked at him curiously.

"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

Although Tyler was reluctant to confess, he steeled his nerves and said timidly, "Actually, I don't know much about dancing. I recorded the previous choreography secretly and practiced a lot when I went home."

Ariana's jaw dropped, and she asked in surprise, "So you took a gamble? How could you be sure I'd choose that dance to test the trainees?"