Chapter 2176
The Crosby family had been declining ever since Dahlia tied the knot. The Crosby siblings, all looks
and no brains, would have disappeared from high society long ago if not for the support of the Kane
family in recent years.
After Keegan cut ties with Dahlia, who was using Cordelia''s name to manipte and deceive for her
brother''s business, the already strugglingpany took a further nosedive.
But ke''s wife running off with the money? Ste wasn''t buying it.
They hadn''t even gotten a divorce, so where could she possibly run off to with two children in tow? If
she was going to leave, why not do it when ke had money? Without money, where could she
possibly go?
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And Keegan’s aunt wasn''t that naive.
ke was a gambler, blowing through half of the Crosby family''s fortune despite his good looks and
respectable background. None of the well- mannered girls wanted to marry a gambler like him.
ke''s wife, Kanrara Kent, was introduced to him by someone from the Crosby family. She came from
an average family, looked in, and had a fiery temperament.
ke didn''t tie the knot until he was well into his thirties. At the time, Keegan was almost done with
middle school, so he remembered the events vividly.
With Keegan''s maternal grandfather already gone and his maternal grandmother not in great health,
the responsibility of arranging the marriage fell on Dahlia''s shoulders.
Dahlia strongly disliked Kanrara, finding her crude, uncultured, unattractive, and from an average
background. Despite her objections, her mother was determined to have Kanrara.
Seeing that persuasion was futile, Dahlia decided to make a statement at the wedding by swapping
Kanrara''s red envelope, traditionally given to the bride, with one containing only a coin.
She thought this would put Kanrara in her ce, but during the toasting ceremony, when Kanrara was
chatting with Cordelia and Keegan nearby, the coin rolled out of the open envelope.
Everyone knew it was a red envelope from the Crosby family. Even if Dahlia wanted to assert authority
over the new bride, humiliating her with a mere coin was too much.
Despite the Crosby family’s decline, they couldn''t afford such embarrassment. Mrs. Crosby, Keegan’s
maternal grandmother, immediately imed it was a mistake and gave Kanrara a substantial red
envelope.
Keegan said the Crosby grandparents had no boundaries when it came to spoiling their children. ke
ended up a mess because of it. The only thing they got right was marrying ke to Kanrara; otherwise,
the siblings would have squandered the Crosby family''s fortune.
Not long after ke got married, Keegan''s maternal grandmother passed away. On the afternoon of
her funeral, ke was still gambling with friends. Kanrara wasn''t like the girls in Rivera who were too
proud to let go of their dignity. That day, she grabbed a kitchen knife and smashed the gambling table,
dragging ke back to the funeral parlor.
Dahlia thought Kanrara''s actions were an embarrassment to the Crosby family, so they argued in front
of the funeral parlor. But Kanrara retorted, "A daughter who is married to another family should no
longer meddle in their maiden family''s affairs. If you want to meddle in the Crosby family''s affairs, you
might as well move back to the Crosby family."
By then, Dahlia was already a widow and couldn''t bear to give up the prestige and wealth of the Kane
family, so she had to relent.
Kanrara was tough. Every time ke went gambling, she would drag him back home with a knife and
lock him in his room without food. At first, ke would argue and threaten divorce, but after a few days
without food, he becamepliant.
After a few such incidents, several underground gambling dens in Rivera cklisted ke, and he
finally straightened up.
During those years, the Crosby family''s production lines started to pick up, gradually looking more
respectable. But Dahlia always felt that Kanrara was driving a wedge between her and ke, trying to
control the Crosby family and usurp their assets.