Who knew what was going through Zaden's head! Anger surged in his heart, but Zaden wasn't even here. He couldn't yell at someone who wasn't present. Drake turned to look at Peyton and asked, "Zaden still hasn't arrived?" "Not yet." Hearing this, Drake pressed his lips together. He slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "He's getting way too full of himself! I told him to come and he's dragging his feet." Just as he finished speaking, the conference room door was pushed open. Zaden walked straight in under everyone's watchful eyes. His gaze swept over everyone in the conference room before he walked toward Drake. He stood before Drake and greeted him politely and respectfully. "Grandpa." Drake felt displeased. He scoffed. "Didn't I tell you to come? Why are you so late? "Now that you're running the Storm Group, do you no longer respect me? I may be old, but I'm not dead yet!" Drake ruthlessly berated Zaden in front of everyone without holding back. Hearing Drake's words, Athena couldn't help but feel for Zaden. When Harriet had mentioned before that Zaden didn't have it easy in the Storms, she hadn't really grasped what that meant. But now she suddenly realized Zaden had it even harder than she'd imagined. Despite being chewed out, Zaden showed no emotion. He stood tall and said to Drake, "Grandpa, the company is conducting its annual review today. I handled things as quickly as I could to get here." When Drake heard Zaden's words, he couldn't continue his tirade. The Storm Group's annual review was extremely important. On this day, all the shareholders and branch managers would come to the company. Gathering so many people wasn't easy. Under normal circumstances, unless there was an emergency, it wouldn't be postponed or canceled. Yet now it had been postponed because of him. No matter how angry Drake was, he couldn't keep scolding. In the end, he said gruffly, "Sit down already." Zaden walked over to the empty seat next to Athena and sat down. Athena glanced at him, asking if he was okay. Zaden reached out under the table and took Athena's hand, as if answering her unspoken question. Athena hadn't expected Zaden to dare do this in front of so many people. Her body stiffened and her expression became unnatural, but she didn't dare to move an inch, afraid someone might see her and Zaden secretly holding hands under the table. Elijah's gaze drifted toward Zaden and Athena with a hint of interest. When Athena saw him looking over with an amused glint in his eyes, her heart panicked. She didn't know why, but she had the feeling he somehow knew what she and Zaden were doing. She quickly pushed Zaden's hand away. Zaden was afraid of being too bold, after all there were outsiders present. Drake had no idea what was happening under the table between Zaden and Athena. He cleared his throat and said, "I called you all here today because I want to announce something." Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances with each other, all guessing in their minds what Drake wanted to say. Actually, when they saw Drake arrive with someone, they already had some suspicions. They just weren't sure who the guy actually was.They only recognized Zaden's father and Drake. This man who looked somewhat similar to Zaden seemed to be beloved by Drake. Could he also be a member of the Storms? While everyone was still wondering, Drake provided the answer. He looked at Elijah and said in a deep voice, "This is the Storms' second heir, Elijah Storm. You can all get acquainted." Everyone's expressions showed shock at his words. The Storms' second heir? They remembered the Storms had only one heir per generation. And that was only Zaden. When did another second heir suddenly appear? Even though Athena already knew about this, hearing Drake say it like this, she couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted. She was actually worried about Zaden. By announcing this in front of everyone, Drake was essentially disrespecting Zaden. Or rather, he didn't consider Zaden important at all. He felt he was insignificant enough to completely disregard his feelings. Others didn't dare to say anything, but Ariana had no such reservations. She looked at Elijah and muttered in a puzzled tone, "When did the Storms get a second heir? Your family only has Zaden, doesn't it?" Drake sighed and said to Ariana, "He's Peyton's son. We just never made it public. He's been studying abroad and just recently returned." Those in their social circle knew more or less about the situation between Peyton and Beverly.