Rachel yelled, "No! You can''t tell Howard!"
If Howard found out, he''d throw both Rachel and Sarah out of the house.
Rachel panicked instantly. She rushed around the table until she was almost in Serena''s face.
"I-I''m begging you. Just give me some time. You just want money for your investment, don''t you? I''ll get it back for you. As long as you keep this secret, I won''t make things difficult for you at home!"
Serena gave her a long, meaningful look before she stood up and left. As she walked away, she casually waved the document in her hand.
"I''ll be waiting for your good news."
Then, she walked away without hesitation. She didn''t even nce at thevish meal on the table.
Rachel stood frozen for a long time before suddenly sweeping all the dishes to the floor. She let out a hysterical growl.
"That little bitch! How dare she threaten me with this? And now, she''s treating me like her personal chef, trampling all over my dignity! I..."
She wished she could kill Serena, but she couldn''t.
Rachel stomped on the ruined dishes in a fit of rage before rushing off to ask Bryan for money.
Bryan, as usual, waspletely nonchnt.
"I already spent that six million dors ages ago. Rachel, you''re the wife of Jansen Group''s CEO now. Why should I have to pay back money to my own family?"
Rachel was furious.
"Of course you have to pay it back! If you can''t cover it, then get ready for prison!"
"Prison? Oh,e on. Don''t scare me like that. I''ve been shifting money around for years, and nothing has ever happened. Why all of a sudden..."
"It''s that damn Serena! She took over Amber Group and dug up all the old ounts. She found out about you. If you can''t pay up, you''ll be the one behind bars!"
Rachel had already been humiliated today, and she had no patience left. She spat out a final warning and hung up.
Bryan clenched his fists as the dial tone echoed in his ears. His eyes darkened with fury.
"Serena, if you''re going to make things difficult for me, then don''t me me for retaliating!"
He didn''t have six million dors. But he would make sure Serena wouldn''t get off easy either.
The next day, Serena went straight to Jansen Group and picked out some decent equipment to send to Amber Group.
Natalie thoughtfully arranged for a movingpany.
The workers moved quickly. Rumors spread like wildfire within thepany.
"Why are they moving equipment all of a sudden?"
"Amber Group''s been cleaned out, and they''re short on everything. They have to take stuff from the headquarters."
It didn''t take long for these rumors to reach Howard.
Movingpany''s property to Amber Group? That money pit was on the verge of bankruptcy?
Howard''s blood boiled. He stormed over and saw that severalputers were already missing from the office area.
Right there, Serena was directing workers to dismantle a CPU.
"Stop!"
Howard strode forward and blocked the workers.
"Serena, what are you doing taking equipment from the headquarters? Amber Group is yours now. If you need money or equipment, figure it out yourself! Don''t touch a single thing from Jansen Group!"
Serena gently pulled Howard''s hand away.
"Dad, Amber Group may be under my control, but it''s still a subsidiary of Jansen Group. The subsidiary is going through major restructuring now and is struggling. Can''t you help out?"
"Absolutely not! The parentpany and subsidiaries are separate. If you''re managing Amber Group, the money shoulde from your own ounts. Jansen Group has nothing to do with it!"
He pped her hand away.
Serena''s hand stung from the p. She dropped her smile and crossed her arms coldly.
"Since you''re being so heartless, then let''s not bother pretending we''re family. Zach specifically requested to sign a project with me. Now that the twopanies are clearly separated, I''ll have him sign with Amber Group instead. Since you''re somitted to keeping things fair, I''m sure you won''t mind."