Chapter 16: The Be Group’s Fall


    The Be Group had been falling apart even when the Sullivan Group had bought a considering


    amount of shares for arger than expected sum of money. Of course, this wasn’t because they saw


    great potential for development in the Be Group. It was all because of Rachel. The original Rachel.


    Her mother, Elisa, had once saved the life of Victor’s grandma and the olddy had been grateful to Elisa


    and adored her daughter ever since. When she found out that the Be Group was in trouble, Victor’s


    grandma figured out a way to help out, without even waiting for Rachel to ask. She had asked her


    grandson to do anything in his power to save the Be Group. Back then, Rachel and Victor were


    engaged to be married, not that the match was one full of love. Normally, he wouldn’t have agreed to


    lose money over a crumblingpany, but he couldn’t deny his grandma anything. Everyone thought


    that once the Be Group had been bought by argerpany, it would start flourishing and growing.


    But the fact remained: the Be Group was now under Victor’s control.


    The Be family had worked tirelessly for three generations for their group, so it really meant a lot to


    Rachel. And that gave Victor the upper hand. He had manipted Rachel and forced her to sign a


    prenuptial agreement he had put together, even if it was more than a little unfair towards her. After the


    original Rachel had caught on to what had happened, she was inconsble. In the present, Rachel


    pursed her lips and shook her head to get rid of the memory that didn’t even belong to her. She felt a


    twinge at her heart, the ghost of the pain that the other Rachel had once endured.


    The original Rachel had truly loved Victor, more than life itself. But the new Rachel didn’t.


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    She didn’t really care about the Be Group either. It could burn to ashes for all she cared. Only one


    thing mattered to her.


    She had to avenge herself. Shelia’s fiance and best friend would have to pay dearly for what they had


    done to her.


    She put the documents back onto the pile and sighed. “I see.”


    Andy seemed genuinely shocked by her calm response. “Miss Be, you… Perhaps if you talked to


    Mr. Sullivan…” “No,” Rachel cut in, her voice broking no argument. Talking to Victor? She valued her


    second chance in life too much for it! She was sure that Victor would send her straight to hell as soon as


    heid eyes on her.


    Andy decided that trying to persuade her would be futile. “Miss Be, there is one more thing.”


    “What is it?” Rachel looked up at him with raised eyebrows.


    “The Be Group has not been profitable for a long time, so Mr. Sullivan dered that it will be


    liquidated the same day your divorce bes official,” Andy said slowly. Liquidated?


    The same day as the divorce bes official?


    Rachel snorted. “So be it.”


    The Be Group’s Fall — “But, Miss Benner, the Be Group was passed on to you by your mother.


    Three generations of the Be family…” “Andy,” Rachel interrupted him, “I really tried to save the


    Group, but it is no use. Victor won’t see me, nor will he stop the liquidation for my sake. And turning my


    one percent shares back to fifteen is impossible. All I want now is a normal life; I want to stop wasting my


    time and live my life to the fullest.” Andy was stunned by her answer. When he came back to his senses,


    Rachel had already left the study. The Be Group was falling apart, so Rachel didn’t have to go


    through that huge pile of documents. She had prepared for a really busy day, but now she found herself


    with absolutely nothing to do. It was oddly exhrating


    After she left the study, she went straight to Abby. She had just decided to learn how to bake bread.


    As Alice walked out of the police station, Caroline, who had been waiting for her at the car, hurried over


    calling her name. “Alice.”


    When Alice saw her, her eyes started to brim with tears. Caroline gently patted her back. “Oh, Alice,


    don’t cry. Let’s get home first. Your father is waiting for you.” “Mom, it was awful! That ce was so dirty


    that I didn’t even want to sit down! Why did it take you so long to pay my bail?” Alice whined.


    She was supposed to spend ten days in her detention cell, but Caroline lined all the right pockets to get


    her out sooner. “It’s that bitch’s fault!” Caroline spat as they got in the car. “Herwyer was on to


    something. I asked several people-powerful ones to help bail you out sooner, but no one had the right


    connections. In the end, I had no choice but to have your father ask for Mr. Sullivan’s help.”


    Alice held her mother’s hand nervously and asked, “What did Victor say? Did he think that I…” Alice had


    always done her best to appear as a reserved, sweet girl in front of Victor. If he found out why she had


    been arrested, then all her efforts would be in vain. Alice turned pale at that thought. Caroline patted the


    back of her daughter’s hand. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Mr. Sullivan just thinks that Rachel set you up. Would


    he help bail you out if he didn’t?”


    “Good.” Alice breathed a sigh of relief. She started to smile, but then she suddenly froze as something


    just urred to her. She turned to Caroline anxiously. “Mom… Who did Victor take to the dinner party


    the other night?”


    Caroline’s eyes darkened. She motioned to the driver to start the ride back home, but still didn’t answer


    the question. Alice’s heart sank. Her mother’s expression said it all. “Mom, please don’t tell me Victor


    took that bitch!”


    Caroline cast a sideways nce at Alice and said nothing, but the truth was written in her eyes.


    Alice tightened her grip on her mother’s hand and started weeping. “But Victor… How could he go out


    with Rachel? Mom, she did it on purpose. I am sure of it. She trapped me so that I wouldn’t be able to


    apany Victor to that party and she swooped in and took my ce!”


    The words were barely discernable as Alice was talking through gritted teeth. “Don’t worry. That bitch is


    no match for you. Has she done anything other than annoy Victor for the past two years? Now that they


    got divorced, she is just pathetic, pestering Victor when he obviously hates her guts,” Caroline spat,


    looking disgusted.


    The Be Group’s Fall Alice raised her chin arrogantly. “You are right. Rachel is nothing but a loser,


    everyone knows it. If that cranky old woman hadn’t insisted she was the one Victor should marry, he


    would have been mine long ago!”


    Caroline smiled as she looked at her daughter. “Oh, honey! Now Victor is single and you two meet a lot


    in the Sullivan Group! You should double your efforts to catch his eye. If you marry him and be the


    lady of the Sullivan family, your father and I will also benefit from it. A lot of people will want to butter us


    up.”


    Just thinking about it, Caroline couldn’t control her enthusiasm. She and Elisa had been college friends.


    Caroline had been the queen of her high-school. She had been popr and everywhere she went, all


    eyes were on her. But when she had gone to college, things were much different. Everyone’s attention


    was always on Elisa, making Caroline feel invisible for the first time in her life. She hadn’t been able to


    ept that she would always be second-best to that new girl. As time went by, her jealousy grew, as did


    the desire to crush Elisa under her heel. Caroline had even tried to cop a, see if that got her back the


    attention she had lost, but still, Elisa was always better than her at anything! And then, on Elisa’s


    wedding day, Caroline had seen Jack and things had started to change in a dangerous way.