Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1620 Sanford Ke (Part Two)

"Do you really think he's honest? He once told me he came back to this family to take his revenge,"

said Vance. Vance, over time, had been getting more and more irritated at Rain's pride and ignorance. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

He was the real son of the family. Now Rain wanted to take that away from him. 'Well, he'll take it over

my dead body.' Vance thought.

"No matter what he said about his motivations for coming back, he has brought new hopes for KD in a

short span of time. Could any of you have pulled this off?" said Sanford angrily, scanning and meeting

the eyes of his family coldly. He knew what these people in the room were thinking of. They all wanted

to take the company away from him. Be he would not let them succeed no matter what the cost.

"Dad, how about you persuading him to let me head the accounting department?" asked Hannah, who

was standing beside the fireplace. As long as Rain controlled the capital, the company was his,

Hannah thought.

"Wow sis, clever of you to propose such a thing, but not clever enough to be in charge of such an

important department." Eugenia, who was slumped on one of the chairs, quipped and then burst into a

chuckle. She also wanted this job, and so prevented Hannah from getting it.

"So, what, you think you're smart enough?" retorted Hannah, sneering at her sister-in-law. She and

Eugenia were so competitive in everything.

"I don't think so, sis. You're way better than me in all aspects. I would never argue that without justified

reasons. But I just heard that KD just got a big project that involves the government. How about you

letting me handle that, Dad?" said Eugenia in a sincere tone. She would be showering with money if

this project was given to her.

"Now I understand why they call you the most shewd woman in the family," Cyprus said, half laughing.

"You really think big, huh? If you get to be in charge of this, you'll be earning a lot." He looked at

Eugenia with a critical eye. He was so desperate to expose her scheme before the whole family and

embarrass her.

"You're wrong. I work only for the betterment of the family. I won't line my pockets with public funds.

You all know me. I'm the simplest and honestest person in the world. Why don't you trust me? Have I

ever disappointed you once?" exclaimed Eugenia in an attempt to defend her honor. The mask was

torn clean off. All color drained from her face. She felt insulted to the highest degree.

"Yeah, sure you serve the family well. As for the money that clearly doesn't belong to you though.. We

all know about that." said Hannah passively, her hand under her chin looking smug. Eugenia still felt

aloof even after her scheme was exposed to the family, and everybody inside the room had known her

ugly heart all along.

"What are you doing? Stop bickering, all of you!" Vance shouted as he slowly sat up, his legs crossed

in a perfect right angle. He was, actually, better at scheming than his siblings.

"Calm down, guys. There's really no point in arguing here. When I put Rain in charge of the company, I

decided to let him call all the shots. I gave up my power in deciding anything for him and the company.

Are we clear?" Sanford said with finality. Trusting him completely and allowing him to do whatever he

wanted with the company without interference was the first compromise Sanford made with Rain.

"Wait, Dad. What are you talking about? Didn't you tell us that he's just the acting president of the

company for the meantime? But now, it seems that Rain is the sole owner of the company?" Cyrus

asked incredulously, visibly irked by his father's lie.

"Cyrus is right, Father. What is going on here? Are you saying that Rain has inherited the company?"

Vance interjected. After the shocking announcement, all bickering had ceased. They now all looked

worried and anxious.

"No, he hasn't. But all of you should follow the rules and work even harder. Or else, I will consider the

possibility of passing the company down to Rain." Sanford proclaimed, dead serious. Sanford knew in

his heart that Rain was the most qualified person among his children to run the company. But he kept

his mouth shut to avoid any more squabbles within his family. Rain's ability to turn a profit for the

company and the family was what kept Sanford's sons and daughter from completely turning against

him. But once they knew Sanford had decided to give Rain the reins to the company forever, well, they

definitely wouldn't sit still and let that happen.

"Don't you dare do that. If you really give our company to your bastard, don't even think of coming back

here. Leave this house and have your bastard keep you company and look after you," said Sheena as

she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. She never thought that her husband would even consider such a

thing. Feeling nothing but disappointment, she knew she had to fight against that bastard for her

children. If she didn't, she too didn't deserve a place in the house, Sheena thought to herself.

"I will not allow you to threaten me that way any longer. Twenty years ago, I might've thought twice

before defying you and your family. But now, do I even have to consider your feelings?" answered

Sanford sarcastically with a defiant look in his eyes. He had regretted doing so many things because of

his wife's threatening look and the power that supported her.

"What do you mean, Sanford? Are you going to divorce me?" Sheena screamed at Sanford in a fiery

fury. In all their years together, in all the decades, she believed that Sanford had forgotten that woman.

She had never been more wrong. He loved that woman all along. All that time she just married a man

who raised a bastard and mourned that bastard's dead mother.

"I won't divorce you. That would only bring shame for the both of us," replied Sanford solemnly. If he

really wanted to leave her, he wouldn't have waited a long time to do it. Even though he never loved

her, she gave birth to his children, raised them and guided them from the start. He appreciated her

efforts all those years to hold the family together and owed too much to her to divorce her.

"What is wrong with you people? I thought you were here to help me." Tiana pushed her seat back

noisily, its legs scraping against the wooden floor. She then stood up. "But you never once stopped

bickering ever since you arrived at the house. So, will you help me or not?" Tiana said in a desperate

voice, her eyes pleading and face flushed. The memory of how tenderly Rain treated Leena kept

playing over and over in her mind. How she wanted such a loving and kind brother. Her family

disappointed her so much.

"You made a big mistake. Do you realize that now? You were always scurrying to win his favor. What

did that get you in the end? I tried warning you back then of the possible consequences of your actions,

but you refused to listen to me. Now you've fallen, and you want us to pick up the pieces. Don't you

think it's a bit late for us to do anything useful?" proclaimed Vance. Recalling how badly Tiana treated

him with her attitude, he couldn't help but laugh out loud at his sister's misfortune.