"Were you on the beach?" Leena asked, daintily wiping her mouth with a napkin. ''No wonder he didn''t answer my calls. He needed time away in a pure environment to heal himself. I just hope that it worked.'' She thought.


    "Um! I realized just how dirty the atmosphere in the downtown area has be, so I needed the ocean breeze and some freedom, to clear my mind." Rain said, smiling dazzlingly. The smile appeared strange on his normally mncholy features, and it revealed how handsome and elegant his face could be. Clearly, he had inherited his attractive attributes from his mother, not his father.


    "Dig in! Eat! I have prepared all this yummy food, they''re all your favorite dishes." Leena encouraged. She had been greatly concerned about him and had spent the whole afternoon preparing his favorite foods to make him feel at home with thefort of wholesome dishes to enjoy.


    "Girl, why are you suddenly so nice to me?" Rain was moved by Leena''s efforts, but he asked the question off handedly, trying to hide how affected he felt. Over the years, he had often spoiled her, because of her beauty and kindness; he had nursed a secret desire to see their rtionship reach fruition.


    "Why do you think?" Leena asked, batting her eyshes seductively. Then she vanished in to the kitchen, wrapped in an air of innocence.


    "You want my body, right?" Rain called after her with a teasing smile and raised eyebrow. It seemed that he had finally banished his bad mood. It was pleasant to tease and joke with Leena.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Sure, Rain, you''re pretty handsome. But, sorry, no! I like a man full of vigor. You''re just not my type." Leena saidughing at their game of tease. She settled at the table next to him, an elegant blush spreading on her beautifully rounded face.


    "How am I not your type? Look at this perfectly triangr figure. Don''t underestimate me." Rain argued seriously, lifting up his shirt to show off his lean, muscr frame. He was a perfect example of "Being skinny with clothes on and muscr without them." "Puff! Rain, I was talking about the spirit, not the body!" Leenaughed so hard that she spewed some soup out into the hastily raised napkin.


    "Wow. Girl, you obviously take me for a pig, right? Look at all this food! Are you serious? You''re jealous of my sexy figure, and now you are trying to fatten me up like a pig, right?" Honestly though, Rain was deeply touched by Leena who had prepared such a feast for him, despite her advancing pregnancy. She had cooked the feast herself to console him.


    "Well, only a fat pig can be sold at a good price, right?" Leena teased Rain. From their teasing she knew that he would be okay.


    "See? Finally your evil n is revealed! Clearly, this was your ploy all along, right?" His hands had been busily stuffing food into his mouth while talking. He thoroughly enjoyed the overindulgence, because he didn''t often get such delicious home-made food. Moreover, Leena was an exceptional cook.


    "Oh, no! You''ve discovered my designs, how careless of me." Leena said, pping a palm to her forehead in feigned regret. She felt her efforts were worth it, seeing him enjoy himself, carefree now.


    "Girl, thank you!" Rain said all of a sudden. The words sounded incidental and casual, but they contained the depths of his extreme gratitude.


    "Rain, you never have to thank me, because we''re a family, right?" Leena said simply, a pretty smile gracing her lips with an offer offort and understanding.


    "Okay. Then I won''t say it, but rather show my gratitude through my actions, okay?" Some feelings had no need to be vocalized to the people close to you, they just understood your intent. Others would never know your unspoken meaning, they were visitors in your life, and their presence was swift and then gone.


    Rain had crammed his stomach beyond capacity this time. It was hard to tell why he had eaten so much; perhaps to fill up the emptiness he felt, or simply because Leena''s fabulous cuisine lured him to overindulgence.


    "Do you need some Alka-Seltzer? Unbelievable! I warned you not to stuff yourself so full, but you didn''t listen." Leena nced reproachfully at his empty te. ''Great! You have eaten too much to move, already!'' She thought.


    "That''s okay, I just need a little walk around the house to dete. It''s because you cooked such a wonderful meal that I couldn''t stop myself!" Rain said and burped,pletely leaving propriety behind. Fortunately, he was with Leena; for with any other girl, Rain would have beenpletely humiliated.


    "So, ording to you, I am the one to me!" Leena said, pouting. ''Is he biting the hand that just fed him?'' She thought.


    "Exactly! You cooked, so you must be responsible for this." Rain said, around another spoonful. His handsome face slightly resembled a chipmunk with stuffed cheeks.


    "Who cares about who''s to me? Humph!" Leena said, raising her chin proudly. She was enjoying this moment of carefree banter with Rain. He had finally emerged from the dark corner he had recently fled to.


    The next morning, two handsome men were studying at each other in the President''s Office of FX International Group. It seemed like they intended to pierce right through each other with the intense focus of their gaze.


    "Tell me! What''s your idea, have you formted a n?" Eventually, Edward started the conversation, as the boss he had the responsibility of leading the dialogue. Rain would take his cue from him.


    "What ideas do you suggest that I should have? Life goes on, as usual. Do you have a n?" Rain asked. His fair skin wasplimented by the pale purple suit which he wore, making him look very winsome.


    "Don''t y dumb with me. KD Group has recently lost out on a property dispute again, but it''s still a powerfulpany which can''t be underestimated. Their oversight was just because of some internal scum dragging heels." Edward said, his hands held together meditatively on the table. He stared intently at Rain who was slouching on the couchzily.


    "So what? It''s none of my business." Rain shrugged, he didn''t consider KD Group as his responsibility. On the contrary, he''d love to see it fail. If that happened he would enjoy seeing how awkwardly they would squirm in their demise. It would mean an end to all those who had always lorded over him.


    "Don''t you want to turn the tables on them? Make those who hurt you, kneel at your feet. Keep in mind: you have the might and power of the FX International Group at your back." Edward said with an evil smile. Daisy was right; Edward was a devious businessman. "In this way I would take KD Group back to it''s former glory indirectly, won''t I?" Rain sat up as insight dawned, looking at Edward. ''What a holy-shit idea from him? He must have known that I''ve been looking forward to seeing KD Group''s downfall. It would be very kind and merciful of me not to take advantage of the situation and give them a further hit. Why did he think I would turn the tide in their favor?'' He thought.


    "Have you thought this through? You could manipte the situation and establish your own dominance in KD Group, then everybody there would be at your beck and call." Edward said, revealing his ultimate goal. He wanted the people, who all used to look down upon Rain, to rely on him for their living. This was not an easy strategy, but in the long run a much more satisfying way to get back at them.


    "Let me think about it." Rain said, his mental gears grinding at Edward''s idea. If this seeded he would finally win respect for his mother! He hesitantly considered theplicated dynamics of the Ke family''swork.


    "Let me know your answer, once you''ve made up your mind. We''re not short of investment opportunities, but KD group is ripe for the taking, why not do it? Besides, the Ke family owes you, doesn''t it? I know you don''t give a shit about them, but there''s no reason for you not to profit from the people who mistreated you." This was Edward. He would find a way to take advantage of someone who owed him.00000000000