Chapter 1738 Not Your Moneymaking Tool (Part Two)
After what seemed like a long time, Rain finally said, "Well, if that''s the case, I''ll take your card. And
since it''s money in exchange for shares in mypany,ter I''ll ask William to prepare a document
showing your shares based on the money you put in." Even though she had her shares in the Group
Company of the Leng Family, no one would assume that they were too wealthy to earn more. Not to
mention, as she said, it was to create a better future for Richard.
"Pfft! You really don''t need to be so formal about this!" Leena said in an uneasy tone. She didn''t realize
he would be so serious about the legalities of the investment proposal. Her mouth twitched. If he was
going to settle her shares ordingly with the money she provided, she wasn''tpletely providing
support as she had nned to, but was instead robbing him when he was already in trouble.
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"There''s nothing to discuss. I insist we do it that way, or I won''t ept a single penny from you," Rain
said firmly. Looking at her reaction, he frowned and realized that her ultimate purpose was to help him
out of his financial trouble. But since she had the will to invest in hispany as a shareholder, he
would definitely make her investment more valuable.
"All right, then!" Leena said glumly, pouting her lips. As soon as he brought up his conditions, Leena
was reluctant to agree as it might put him in a more difficult position in the future. But seeing it was the
only way for her to help him at the moment, she decided to ept his proposal.
"Well, I want to propose a toast," Rain said happily, raising a cup. "To our pleasant partnership."
Clinking his cup with hers, he took a sip of his coffee. Perhaps on another day, somewhere in the
brighter future, they would be sharing another toast but with wine instead.
"Wow! I guess it''s official! Cheers to a happy partnership," Leena beamed, and took a sip as well. She,
too, felt it was odd of them to be consuming coffee for the toast. Probably, only the two of them would
do something as strange as that.
When it was time for Leena to leave, Rain returned directly to hispany. As he reached the
entrance of hispany, however, he saw Tiana and Sheena having a loud argument free for
everyone to see.
"Did you hear me? You need to go back home with me right now!" Sheena yelled, "Stop hanging out
with that little bastard! Your sister-inw found you a suitable man, and it''s best that while you''re still
young, you marry him. If you keep dying it until you''re no longer young, it will be very difficult for you
to find a suitable man that will want to marry you." After saying these ruthless words, she tugged
Tiana''s dress to pull her out of the building.
Tiana stood her ground, but could not escape her grasp. "I don''t want to go back with you!" she
responded back angrily, "And I don''t want to marry that man you''re talking about. It''s the president of
CM Company, isn''t it?" She was outraged. "He''s almost old enough to be my father!" she retorted, "And
I don''t love him at all. So it''s impossible for me to marry him." The younger woman blinked back her
tears. She didn''t expect to be caught off guard by her mother as soon as she left thepany.
"What are you talking about? He''s only around forty years of age, and definitely not old enough to be
your father. More importantly, he''s filthy rich... you know?" Because Sheena was so ustomed to
living an extravagant life, she never knew how to cater to others. But due to the current situation of her
family, she had to find a new way to maintain her financial support. Unfortunately for Tiana, she
became thetest victim of Sheena''s greed.
"Mom, I''m your daughter. Not your moneymaking tool." Tiana answered, seeing red all over. "You have
no right to manipte my life like this." Being sold out by her own mother like an animal, she felt her
heart being crushed. Out of fear of being locked up in their house, she had been living with a friend in
thest few days. Despite her attempts to avoiding Sheena, she still managed to catch her at work.
What terrible luck she had!
"You stupid girl. The fact that you know you''re my daughter must mean that you know your obligation to
contribute to our family," Sheena snapped. No longer an elegant and wealthydy like she used to be,
she turned into a vulgar she-devil who would go so far as to argue with her daughter in public about
fixed marriage. She had crossed a line that neither of them coulde back to.
"Why? Why should your happiness be based on my lifelong happiness? Are you sure you''re my real
mother? Am I really your daughter?" Tiana despaired. Unable to contain the tears, she broke down in
front of Sheena. When she was young, she was pampered by her mother. Although she always felt like
something was missing in their rtionship, it never urred to her that they would ever find
themselves in this situation.
"I''m doing all of this for you. Think about it. When the president of CM Company bes your
husband, you won''t need to work here anymore as a ve to that little bastard," Sheena said, running
a little out of breath. After all, she wasn''t getting any younger herself. Her physical condition wasn''t as
good as it used to be.
"I don''t care! I don''t give a damn about that. If you care so much about it, why don''t you marry him?"
Tiana burst out, overwhelmed by her rage since she was so taken aback by her mother''s words. No
mother by nature liked to be talked back. Sheena was no different in that respect. Pissed off by her
daughter''s insolence, she pped her in the face.
When Rain witnessed this incident, he was too far from them, so he had no way to stop Sheena from
pping Tiana.
Tiana let out a derisiveugh. "Great! you p me again! Please, go ahead. p the other side of my
face and make it swollen as well. That way, both sides would be symmetrical, you know?" Tiana said,
provoking her mother despite the sting on her cheek. Thesest couple of days had brought more pain
than her previous yearsbined. So at this point, another p in the face wouldn''t be such a big
deal.
"You stupid girl. Do you think I won''t?" seethed Sheena. "You''re so disobedient now! I don''t know why I
ever brought you home that time," Sheena said, increasingly irritated as Tiana intended. Without
another thought, the older woman raised her hand, and gave Tiana another hard p in the face.
"You..." Tiana was too stunned toplete her sentence. She never thought it would be possible to be
pped twice on the same day. Meanwhile, Rain was stunned to witness the second p as well.
Wasn''t Tiana supposed to be the favorite princess of the Ke family? It just didn''t add up. What he was
seeing was totally different from what he had thought this entire time.
"Tiana, you have to stop behaving this way right now. Or else, you''ll suffer so much more. So, let''s go.
Come with Mom now," Sheena said gently. Once she found that tough approach wouldn''t work on
Tiana, she decided to try a softer approach.
"You know what? These two ps you so nicely gave me was thest straw. Now I''ve lost my
attachment to the Ke family, and it''spletely impossible for me to go back with you." Tiana said
firmly, wiping the blood out of the corner of her mouth. She waspletely heartbroken now. It wasn''t
until that moment that she really doubted whether she was Sheena''s real daughter.
"It''s not up to you. I''m not leaving until you agree to go back with me," said Sheena, starting to get
irritated again. Although it wasn''t long enough, Sheena figured that the soft approach wasn''t going to
work on Tiana as well.
"I said it''s impossible unless you kill me first," said Tiana,pletely resolved. If her mother thought
she was going to agree to marry that old man, then she must have gonepletely insane. Tiana
would rather die than get married to him.