Chapter 15: From A Rich Woman To A Woman In Debt


    Abby looked at Rachel and said, “I can prepare most of the dishes. If you’d like to eat something that I


    can’t make, I’m willing to learn.”


    Rachel rested her chin on her hand while eating thest piece of bread. “I didn’t expect you could cook


    so well,” she remarked.


    It seemed that Abby wasn’t as clumsy as she had imed. She just didn’t have enough confidence in


    herself.


    “I like the bread,” Rachel said as she pointed at the te of bread. Upon hearing that remark, Abby’s


    eyes lit up. “If you like it, I can bake some more for you!” “Sounds good.” Rachel nodded, tilted her head


    to the side, and smirked. “Abby, did you learn to cook from your family?” Abby lowered her head. “I’m


    self-taught. I’m actually an orphan.” The sound of her voice portrayed her sadness.


    Rachel was stunned. The indifferent look in her eyes cracked a little, but it onlyst for a second and she


    collected herself before Abby could notice. It wasn’t exactly sympathy, but she did feel sorry for the girl.


    Rachel might be born in a rich family, but Shelia herself was actually an orphan, just like Abby. She grew


    up in an orphanage. For as long as she could remember, she didn’t even have any recollection of what


    her parents looked like. In all honesty, she didn’t care about knowing her biological parents that much.


    But sometimes, she would rehearse in her mind what she would do if they appeared before her and told


    her that she was their daughter.


    ‘d probably ask them why they had abandoned her for so many years. The dean of the orphanage had


    once told Shelia that she was left at the gates of the orphanage when she was still a baby, which meant


    her parents weren’t forced to abandon her; they just didn’t want her anymore. Now that she recalled that


    time of her life, she didn’t feel sad about it. Those days were long gone, and she must live in the


    moment, as Rachel of course.


    “Abby, please teach me how to bake this kind of bread when I’m free,” she said while taking another


    piece of bread.


    Surprised, Abby raised her head and grinned. “I would be happy to!” “I’m a little busy these days, so I’ll


    probably ask you when I have more spare time on my hands. For now, you can teach me the basics.”


    Actually, Rachel had never wanted to learn how to bake bread, but she was touched by how passionate


    Abby was about cooking. Perhaps it was because they shared a simr fate. This encounter spurned the


    idea in Rachel’s head to help Abby gain some confidence in herself.


    However, Shelia had never been a sentimental person. Never. For a moment, she couldn’t tell if she was


    developing sentimental feelings or if she was just being affected by Rachel–this body’s original owner.


    Abby nodded earnestly and told Rachel the steps to baking the bread.


    From A Rich Woman To A Woman In Debt– In reality, Rachel wasn’t listening to Abby, but she would ask


    her questions from time to time, to convince her that she was listening. After breakfast, Rachel


    remembered the pile of documents that Andy left her, so she went to the study, intending to read them.


    Although she knew that she might not even understand them, at least she tried. Before long, Andy


    arrived while Rachel was unsessfully trying toprehend the documents. The door of the study was


    open, so after knocking a couple of times, Andy walked in. “How are your knees?”


    Upon hearing that, she nced at her knees. “They’re much better now. At the very least, I won’t need to


    sit on a wheelchair.” With a faint smile, Rachel closed the folder in her hand. All of these reports filled


    with a myriad of data was giving her a migraine.


    Naturally, Andy knew that she was joking, but he didn’t smile nor chuckle, because he didn’t find it funny.


    “You need to keep applying ointment on them even though they’re getting better. You need to take better


    care of yourself,” he reminded her. “I know, Andy.” Rachel nodded. Elisa had asked Andy to look after


    her. When he found out that she had not been living a good life for the past few years, he felt guilty


    because he thought he wasn’t fulfilling Elisa’sst request. That was the reason he showed so much


    concern for Rachel now. Rachel knew that Andy was just worried about her, so she was grateful for his


    presence. She epted his concern without debating against him.


    At this moment, Andy nced at the document in her hand. It was the Be Group’s financial


    statement two years ago.


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    “Are you reading a financial statement?” he asked.


    Rachel nced at the


    Andy fell silent for a while.


    He adjusted his sses and put on a stem expression. “Actually, there was something I needed to tell


    you. I nned to tell you the day you moved back. However, I didn’t get the chance to say it because you


    were suddenly taken away.” “What is it?”


    “The Be Group had been acquired by the Sullivan Group two years ago.” Suddenly, Rachel got up


    and asked, “It was acquired by the Sullivan Group?” Andy nodded.


    He took out thetest statement of shareholding ratios from the pile of documents and handed it to


    Rachel. “Two years ago, the Sullivan Group suddenly began to purchase arge portion of the Be


    Group’s shares from its shareholders; both big and small. Moreover, the Sullivan Group also invested a


    lot of capital into thepany. And now, two yearster, the Sullivan Group holds fifty-five percent of the


    Be Group’s shares. It is now the dominant shareholder of the Be Group.”


    Rachel looked at the top of the shareholder equity report and saw what was written. “Victor Sullivan from


    the Sullivan Group”.


    “Well…” She was about to say something, but she had no idea what to say, so she just looked at Andy in


    silence.


    He then let out a sigh, took another statement of shareholder equity and handed it to her. “This is a list of


    the shares of the Be Group you hold at present. Due to therge amount of investments poured in


    by


    From A Rich Woman To A Woman In Debt the Sullivan Group, your equity ratio has declined


    dramatically.” Rachel opened the document. “I remember that my mother left me fifteen percent of the


    shares, right?” “She did.” ‘Then it shouldn’t be diluted to less than ten percent,’ she thought. But before


    she could say those thoughts out loud, Rachel saw her equity ratio on the paper. She must’ve read it


    several times before she came to the realization of what it meant. “One percent?” she eximed. Rachel


    looked at Andy in disbelief. She wanted him to tell her that this document was a mistake, but


    unfortunately, he nodded in response to her question. “You didn’t read it wrong. You now only have one


    percent of the shares.” Rachel’s mouth twitched. ‘What am I supposed to do with one percent share?’ If


    she owned one percent of the Sullivan Group’s shares, it meant that she was qualified to be the richest


    person in a small town. But ording to the Be Group’s financial statement two years ago, the


    company had been losing ie for seven years straight. It was now on the verge of bankruptcy.


    Rachel wouldn’t even get a penny from one percent of the shares in apany like that. “The Sullivan


    Group has invested a lot of money in the Be Group to make up for thepany’s losses for the past


    two years. However, Jack has been in charge of the Be Group all this time, and the Sullivan Group


    has kept their hands off thepany. The capital investment has almost been drained, and we can no


    longer pay off our debts.”


    Originally, Rachel thought that she would be rich after inheriting arge fortune after her


    reincarnation But who knew it would turn out that what she inherited from her mother were mountains of


    debt. Rachel sat down and looked at the statement of shareholder equities; her eyes brimming with


    displeasure.