After dropping that sentence, Raphael grabbed the documents and turned to leave on his own.
As she watched the man's retreating figure, Emily's beautiful face twisted in anger.
Why did all these men want to protect that bitch Deanna?
What did she lack compared to Deanna?
'Damn Deanna, one day, I will kill you!'
That afternoon, at the president's office of Mercer Group, Xavier pushed the door open and walked in, respectfully reporting, "Mr. Mercer, the chairman's assistant came by just now and asked you to go to the office."
"Did they say what it was about?" Lance looked over in confusion.
Xavier shook his head. "No, they didn't."
Hearing this, Lance frowned slightly but still stood up and said, "I'll go now. Distribute the documents I've approved on my desk."
"Yes." Xavier took the order and watched Lance leave before starting his work.
A few minutes later, Lance arrived at the chairman's office.
He knocked and entered, only to find his father studying a calendar with his glasses on.
"Dad," Lance called out.
Logan heard his voice and responded with a grunt but didn't put down the calendar. Instead, he beckoned Lance over. "Come here and look at these dates. Which one do you think is good?"
Hearing this, Lance walked over to his father's side and saw that his father had circled several dates with a red pen.
"What are you planning?" he asked, puzzled.
Logan explained without looking up, "Since Gregory and Chloe have been exposed, your mother and I discussed it this morning. We plan to formally introduce them to the family soon."
"Introduce them to the family?" Lance looked over in surprise.
Logan nodded. "That's right. Now that the children are known, they can't stay outside any longer. This is also your grandfather's wish."
It turned out that earlier in the morning, besides friends close to the Mercer family, Old Mercer had called to inquire about the children.
Of course, Logan and Samantha couldn't escape a scolding from Old Mercer.
They had discovered the children for so long but hadn't thought to inform Old Mercer.
If it weren't for this incident making the news, Old Mercer would still be in the dark.
Of course, Lance didn't know all this.
After hearing his father's words, Lance frowned but didn't immediately agree. "I need to discuss this with Deanna."
"Do you need to discuss introducing them to the family?" Logan looked over with some displeasure.
Lance looked him straight in the eye and said, "Of course, it needs discussion. Although they are my children, Deanna raised them. She has the right to decide whether they should be introduced to the family."
At this point, Logan couldn't say much more.
"Fine, if you need to discuss it, then go ahead. But I must remind you that your grandfather is very firm about introducing the children to the family."
"I understand."
Lance nodded, indicating he understood the underlying meaning.
The father and son then talked about company matters for a while before parting ways.
In the evening, Lance left work early to pick up the children and bring them back to the estate.
After returning home, he thought about what his father had said that afternoon. He sent the kids to their rooms to do homework and then brought up the topic of introducing them to the family with Deanna.
"That's about it. Are you willing to let Gregory and Chloe be formally introduced to the family?"
By the end of his explanation, Lance looked at Deanna with some anxiety.
Because no matter what, formally introducing the children to the family was akin to asking for their custody from Deanna.
Deanna naturally understood the key point and felt some resistance in her heart.
However, when she saw the nervousness in Lance's eyes, she felt relieved.
If the Mercer family had insisted on introducing the children to the family, she would have had no way to stop it.
But since they were willing to let Lance ask for her opinion, it showed they valued her.
Thinking of this, she held Lance's hand and smiled gently. "I have no objection to introducing them to the family, but I hope I can still be in charge of their upbringing and education. Is that okay?"
"Of course. You are their mother. If you don't raise and educate them, who will?" Lance said with a laugh.
He also understood the deeper meaning behind Deanna's words.
She didn't want his parents or grandfather interfering. He felt the same way.
After all, they were his children too, and he wanted to raise them himself.
Moreover, during those years when he wasn't around, Deanna had done an excellent job raising them.
Deanna didn't know these thoughts of his.
Seeing that Lance agreed to her condition, she breathed a sigh of relief and began asking about the details of introducing them to the family.
"When does your family plan to hold the ceremony? By the way, the children haven't met their great-grandfather yet. Should we take them to see him?"
"My parents are still discussing when to hold the ceremony. Once it's decided, they'll definitely inform us. As for meeting their great-grandfather, let's take them next time they're on vacation."
Lance answered each of Deanna's questions seriously.
Deanna nodded and started thinking about what gifts to prepare for their meeting.