Chapter 1619 Sanford Ke (Part One)


    The ward''s doors swung open revealing Duke and Belinda''s tired faces. They arrived in a hurry and


    evident on their faces was that they ran more than they walked. They were thest to know about


    Leena''s ident. Behind them in the hallway was an agitated nurse berating the couple for walking in


    without registering.


    "Where the hell is Rain? Why the hell did he take you out when he was unable to protect you?"


    eximed Duke. Leena waved the nurse off, signaling that everything was fine. As long as the situation


    involved Leena, it was expected that Duke would be on top of it. He would get emotional and do


    whatever he could to protect his dear sister.


    "Stop it. Don''t me Rain. He also got hurt for me," Leena retorted, in a fruitless attempt to defend


    Rain. She believed that Rain would rather get hurt rather than just stand there and do nothing.


    Moreover, Leena just got frightened. She never got in any serious harm.


    "Why do you keep on defending him? He took you out so he had this obligation to protect you. That''s


    what a decent man should do, shield women and children from any harm, not put them in its way," said


    Duke, his eyes intense and expression furious. The air suddenly became heavy in the ward. The


    atmosphere only got worse when they arrived. Duke could be unreasonable sometimes. To his eyes,


    Leena was still his baby sister that he helped raise and carried around everywhere years ago who


    needed protection and care 24/7.


    "Don''t be ridiculous. You think Rain would have wanted this? I''m sure Rain must be beside himself for


    what Leena has been through." Although Belinda liked cracking jokes, she was reasonable and more


    level-headed. She didn''t lose control of herself like Duke whenever Leena was involved.


    "I guess you''re ming me," said Duke, turning to his wife, frowning. Like Edward, he ced a lot of


    importance on how his wife saw and treated him. He could get really upset if his wife had a bad opinion


    of him.


    "Of course not. Stop being silly." Belinda quickly replied. Duke obviously made a mistake. Even then,


    he refused to admit it. Who was he trying to impress?


    Leena sighed inwardly and felt awkward. An ufortable silence nketed the average-sized ward.


    A few moments ago, she witnessed a couple walking out of her ward. Now, another couple were


    arguing in front of her.


    "Oh hello there! I didn''t expect you guys to get here so fast," said Kevin as he opened the door. Duke


    was obviously irked, and Belinda just stared at him. Leena just looked at the foot of the bed. Kevin


    apparently went out to buy some strawberries for Leena. When he came back to the ward, he was


    surprised and anxious to find Duke and his wife standing beside the hospital bed.


    "You better have a good exnation for this. Why the hell didn''t you call us to tell that Leena got


    confined in the hospital? If it wasn''t for Edward, we wouldn''t even have the slightest idea of this," said


    Duke coldly, his eyes almost piercing Kevin. Duke just stared at Kevin grimly. Rain must''ve been


    scared to death for what he did, since he didn''t even dare to call Duke.


    "I told Rain not to bother you with this. Leena isn''t even in a serious condition. I just thought there was


    no need to get everybody worried. Besides, I can look after her myself," said Kevin apologetically. He


    went further into the room to the nearby table and gently ced the box of strawberries. Since it was


    alreadyte, he had originally nned to inform Leena''s brother the next day. However, Edward told


    Duke immediately, hence they rushed to the hospital.


    "Kevin, please don''t be offended. Leena''s his sister and he''s just really worried about her and the baby.


    Only family can tolerate his bad temper. Other people would have felt offended and even picked a fight


    with him," offered Belinda.


    "It''s okay, Belinda. I would have dropped everything and run to the hospital if the same thing happened


    to my sister," Kevin replied with a sad smile. Kevin knew that Duke was furious because seeing his


    dear sister on a hospital bed was hard and it got him extremely worried. He could hardly me the guy


    for losing control of his temper.


    Meanwhile, in the living room of a mansion, the Xia family was gathered. The fire crackled gently in the


    background but only served to intensify the heavy silence that covered the spacious room. Tiana hadn''t


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    the slightest inkling that Rain was pissed that much. She only knew when she recieved a notification


    that all her bank ounts had been frozen. She''d rather be screamed at and insulted than be


    penniless.


    Apart from the initial shock, she was also awed by his capability to freeze her bank ounts in such a


    short period of time right before the banks closed. What a horrible man for him to do this to a woman.


    Tiana turned to her father and broke the silence. "Dad, please go and talk to my brother. Ask him to


    show me mercy and unfreeze my bank ounts," pleaded Tiana in a dramatic voice. She knew her


    father loved her too much to tolerate what his son did. So, she tried to convince her father with her


    sweet smile and tiny voice. This worked for her for years.


    "I''m sorry, my dear. My hands are tied. You know your brother won''t listen to me," answered Sanford


    helplessly. His son had held a lot of grudges against him for such a long time that he wouldn''t even


    crack a smile at him.


    "Stupid girl. Don''t you dare call him brother again. We do not have such a son, and he definitely isn''t


    your brother. Remember that," her mother snapped in a fury. As far as she was concerned, Rain was


    just a bastard. No more, no less. Knowing this, he had the gall to treat himself as a high-born son of


    this family and even sessfully convince his father to ept and love him. It was absurd, let alone


    unbelievable.


    "You watch your mouth, woman. This is my family and I never want to hear anyone of you calling him


    bastard ever again. Otherwise, I promise you''ll regret your imprudence," shouted Sanford at his wife.


    Back then, he wouldn''t even have dared to raise his voice at his wife. But now things had changed. His


    family''s power wasrgely stronger than hers now. He wouldn''t allow her to insult his son whether he


    was a bastard or not.


    "Dad, please don''t be angry at mom. She was just telling the truth. Don''t you know what things have


    happened ever since Rain took over thepany?" asked Cyrus grimly, gritting his teeth. Cyrus hated


    Rain and barely held back on his words, as long as they smeared Rain''s reputation. Rain not only


    stopped him from getting his bonus, but also threatened to shut his illegal operations down.


    "Innovationes out of controversies. I know all of you have felt dissatisfied with him," Sanford turned


    to Cyrus and continued. "I know what you have done and what you''re thinking right now. I made the


    stupid mistake of turning a blind eye to your filthy business in the hopes of saving our family from the


    humiliation you will no doubt bring. But Rain wouldn''t be as lenient as I was. He has a sense of right


    and wrong. He dug deep and exposed your ugliness. Now you feel insulted and decide to take


    revenge." He knew he had to pay the price for his mistakes. Perhaps dealing with his family was his


    punishment.