Chapter 12

Joseph announced amidst the excited squeals. "These are gifts from Mr. Rosenbloom. Thank you all for taking care of Pearl. Please take the gifts." My classmates exchanged looks. "He's talking about Mr. Rosenbloom and Pearl. Is she really Mr. Rosenbloom's daughter?" "That explains the choice of gift. The Rosenbloom Group started off by making goldware!" "Pearl, you kept a really low profile!" Finley refused to believe it. He pointed a finger at Tanner. "But isn't Tanner the Rosenbloom son?" Joseph looked in the boys' direction. Tanner hurriedly turned his face away. Joseph replied, "Sorry, but I don't know him." Finley argued, "How could you not? He's a Rosenbloom! Take a better look for yourself!" Joseph chuckled. "Oh, there are many Rosenblooms in this world, but Pearl Rosenbloom is the sole heiress of the Rosenbloom Group." The revelation led to a stunned silence. The classmates shot dirty looks at Tanner. "Was he lying all this while?" That was not all. Tanner had int