Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1621 Sanford Ke (Part Three)

"Enough, Vance. Don't make her feel worse than she already is. Tiana, go on, tell us what happened.

Why did he freeze your assets? What did you do for that to happen?" asked Eugenia in a serious tone.

Eugenia was woman of breeding and knew when to get serious, especially in critical situations. She

wouldn't lose control of herself and put her family in even more danger.

"I just touched the girl Rain had dinner with. How should I know she was pregnant." said Tiana in a low

voice, her feet fidgeting slightly. She agonized over whether she knocked Leena down and caused her

to miscarry. Was that why Rain was utterly furious?

"What? She was pregnant? Are you sure?" asked Eugenia, visibly alarmed. She then descended in

deep thought, as if she had thought of something important. If the girl was pregnant, there was a big

possibility she was married. Why did Rain and a pregnant woman have dinner together?

"Yes, I am absolutely sure about that. She was pregnant. I remember her to be really sweet, lovely and

young, even though she was pregnant." Tiana added. All this could have been avoided if only she paid

more attention to her belly rather than her disarming beauty.

"Well, is she Rain's girlfriend?" asked Hannah after being quiet for some time. She never knew Rain

was in a relationship.

"Nah, she isn't. I guess she is probably Rain's sister." Tiana said as the memory played again in her

mind. She winced when she felt jealous of the intimate relationship between the two and jealousy

spawned wicked ideas.

"Is she Duke Leng's sister?" Eugenia guessed. She was trying to cover all the possibilities. She knew

that Duke's sister was well-connected and loved by many powerful people. Some rumours even said

that the all-powerful FX International Group was also behind her.

"Ah! I don't really care about her name or family. Can any of you lend me your credit card?" Tiana

asked, clearly exasperated. With her bank accounts frozen, she couldn't help but feel defenseless and

uncomfortable.

"Well, if nothing else is to be done, I have more work to do. I'll be upstairs," Hannah said as she

promptly got up and made for the door. She left so quickly that Tiana didn't have a chance to say

anything. To her sister-in-law, money was always the top priority.

"I have some documents to finish and check. I'll leave you guys alone now," added Eugenia

apologetically. Deep down, she thought lending money to Tiana would be the last thing she would do.

Tiana again couldn't say anything before she left. Feeling dejected, she turned to her brothers and

pouted. "What about my dear brothers? Will you lend me money?" She hoped that her two brothers

would take pity on her and concede.

"Do I have to repeat myself? Again, we don't have money with us. My wife controls and manages my

finances," answered Tiana's brother, a bit annoyed. Women were always much stronger and clever in

their family.

"How about you dad? Don't tell me you also don't have any money with you?" asked Tiana wearily.

Tiana knew from the start that she couldn't rely on her two brothers to do anything for her. So she

decided her best hope of assistance would be her father.

"I might have given you money if I hadn't been warned by Rain. He would leave the company if I gave

you money. So don't force me to make that hard decision, dear," answered Sanford. He winced at the

fact that he couldn't even help his own daughter. In the safety of his mind, he thought Rain had gone Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

too far with leaving his sister penniless like this. But he wouldn't take the chance to defy Rain for the

sake of his company's future. The company would surely tank if Rain left. After all, most of the recent

successess and large-scale orders were all because of Rain and his team's hard-work and effort.

"Let him leave if that's what he wants. I don't believe for a second that he has the balls to threaten you

or the company." Sheena quipped angrily. Rain was obviously a thorn on her side. She would do

everything to stop Rain from succeeding.

"Dad won't lift a finger. On the contrary, he'll even ask him to take over the company permanently," said

Vance in a low voice. Slouching on his seat and looking at the flames crackle and spit, he couldn't help

but expect the worse from this whole Rain thing. So pissing his father off with his words was the least

of his worries.

"You don't know that. Don't forget that your father isn't the only person who can decide the future of the

company. We have countless other shareholders we can bring to our side," offered Cyrus. He knew

that the shareholders wouldn't easily accept Rain as the new president. He decided to play a

dangerous game, and the loser would be kicked out of the company indefinitely.

"If you really want the helm of the KD group, try harder. Talking nonsense would do you no good. Do

something and actually impress me with your capabilities," reprimanded Sanford. If his sons were even

half as excellent as Rain, he wouldn't have seen the need to let a bastard run the company.

"You don't get to say that. You haven't given us enough chances to work with you. If I were made the

new president, I'd outperform Rain in a heartbeat," murmured Vance. As the family's second son, he

couldn't bear seeing Rain's arrogant face. How could a bastard tell him what to do? That was

unacceptable! Vance thought to himself.

"Say I did make you president, could you secure even half of the achievements Rain has made? Don't

overestimate your capabilities. I'm tired now, you may take your leave. If you have any advice to make

the company better, go talk to Rain. I gave my word that the company is his and he has my full

support," said Sanford wearily. He was visibly tired. It was like he aged more and more every minute he

squabbled with his family. He studied his two sons intently. He wouldn't have been annoyed if they

knew their positions well and were able to run a large company.

"How about me, Dad? Will you ignore my problems again?" Tiana shifted uncomfortably in her seat and

felt anxious when her father started walking towards the study.

"Your problems are not my concern any longer. You should work it out with Rain with a justified

explanation and an apology." Sanford himself wouldn't have stayed at home if he knew Tiana was

there, prepared to harass him for money.

Hearing the door close, she quickly turned to her mother. "Mom, everybody left. I have nobody else,

except you," pleaded Tiana desperately. Mom was her last hope. All would be lost if her mother chose

to just stand by and watch.

"I want to help you my dear, but my hands are tied. Haven't I told you that I invested too much into the

stock market?" answered Sheena with a hint of sadness in her voice. The stock market was looking up

and she was expecting large returns when she invested. However, unexpected things happened all the

time and her stocks plummeted. She almost lost all of her savings.

"Wait, what? Does father know about that? You promised you would change!" Tiana said in disbelief.

She just stared at her mother in shock. She never thought her mother would enter the stock market

again after promising not to.

"Shhhh. Keep your voice down," shushed Sheena. "Do you want the whole house to know that?" She

glared at her daughter, while slowly drifting into deep thoughts. She had always taken Rain lightly. But

now he had drawn her attention, and she wouldn't let him go that easily. She would utterly destroy him.