Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1658 Persistent Eleanor (Part One)

"How can you even be laughing at this time? You're amazing!" Edward said. He glanced at Rain and

studied him for awhile. It was indeed amazing how Rain appeared unconcerned. It had already been a

month yet he had not taken action, except to remain calm. The only explanation Edward could think of

was that Rain was growing more mature and patient over time.

"What? Would you rather see me cry?" Rain insisted. The truth was, he did feel like crying. As if the

problems faced by the KD Group were not stressful enough, here was Edward giving him more matters

to sort out. Rain was sure to be busy in the next few days.

"Yeah, you should," Edward encouraged, and added, "I heard that Vance has been secretly contacting

all the shareholders." That said, Edward dumped a stack of documents on the desk, without having to

give instruction that he look these over.

Inhaling deeply, Rain concurred. "Yes, I also heard that. It's just surprising he isn't behaving as sneakily

as I thought he would. I mean, look, even you found out about what he was doing." His lips curled into

a sardonic smile. 'Ha! It appears they haven't learned their lesson from Cyrus' experience. Well, I don't

mind teaching them again, ' Rain thought to himself.

"Be careful, Rain, and don't let them fool you. It's crucial not to let your guard down after what

happened the last time," Edward warned. If not for the help of the FX International Group, Rain would

not have the upper hand in the end and be able to come back. He really should remember to be more

careful now.

"I know," Rain agreed. "So I'll be more careful this time. Now, I understand why they're doing this. What

they want is for me to quit the KD Group. That's what this is all about," he added. His lips curled into an

unfathomable smile, yet Rain's face remained unreadable. He honestly didn't give a damn about KD

Group initially, because he had no intentions of kicking the people out so he could take over the

company. But since it became clear to Rain that they badly wanted him to leave, he wasn't ever going

to give them that satisfaction. Rain vowed to stay put in the company.

"Well, are you going to quit the company willingly?" Edward inquired. He leaned back on his

comfortable chair and looked at Rain thoughtfully, but with a knowing smirk. Edward had the feeling

Rain wasn't the type to go easy on people he didn't like.

"Of course not! You know me. I am not giving them that satisfaction," Rain retorted. It was clear they

were not happy with Rain's present position in the company and were trying to kick him out. The

knowledge made Rain very happy because he liked seeing them suffer.

"That's good to know. Here, this is the plan with the HT Group. I was going to cooperate with them at

first. But now, I've decided to give this plan to you. Use it wisely, and teach those pricks a lesson,"

Edward stated. He then tossed another file towards Rain.

"Huh? It's so unlike you to give money to other people," Rain pointed out. Although he teased Edward

about his generosity, deep inside Rain was very grateful to have been given a chance. He neatly

caught the file Edward threw his way and started going over the entire plan. It was indeed brilliant, and

he was suddenly confident about what he needed to do to implement it.

"I'm not giving money to other people. I gave it to you. There's a difference," Edward said while rolling

his eyes. The man was shameless. After being given money, he had the nerve to tease his benefactor

about it.

"And what about me? Am I also classified as others?" The cold tone interrupted Edward and Rain's

conversation. Both men looked up to see who had spoken and found Duke standing at the door.

"What are you doing here?" Edward asked with his brows furrowed. It puzzled him why Duke was there

at that time of the day. He must have something to ask for, Edward concluded.

"Didn't your entertainment company just sign a new actress recently? Let her do a commercial for us,"

Duke proposed. He quickly cut to the chase so as not to waste time.

Rain quickly reacted. "Hey! Do you have any idea how much effort and money we have spent on that From NôvelDrama.Org.

actress? And you, you want her to do a commercial for you without spending a cent? That's ridiculous!"

He threw Duke an annoyed look, then broke into a grin. In truth, Rain was merely teasing the man. He

was aware Duke was dying to find a suitable actress for their company's commercial.

"So what? Do you have any objections? Wait! Do you need her for the new commercial of the KD

Group, too?" A grin was not going to appease Duke, who looked at Rain with a raised eyebrow.

"No, no, no! We've already found our actress for the commercial. We don't need another one now,"

Rain announced. Eleanor Xiao wasn't a fit for the new commercial. She was full of enthusiasm and

very outgoing. The advertisement called for a person who was sweet-tempered and refined, which

made Eleanor an unsuitable representative.

"That's a relief to know. Then she can be the face of our new product," Duke declared. Their company's

new product needed a person who was confident and vivacious to represent the idea of freedom. Duke

heard the new actress recently signed up by Rain was what they required. She would be perfect for

their commercial, and Duke wanted her to do it. That was why he came over to ask this favor.

"Well, you can go and talk to her yourself. I'm not going to help you convince her," Rain said. He now

looked impassive as he spoke. He didn't want to talk to Eleanor Xiao if he could help it. Rain honestly

didn't like the woman at all.

And his attitude irked Duke, who gritted his teeth in annoyance. He glared at Rain for a moment before

turning to look at Edward. He hoped the other man would say something about his request. He badly

needed this favor.

But Edward was quick to disassociate himself. "Don't look at me. I'm not in charge of the entertainment

company," he said. But he was telling the truth when he said that. Edward wasn't in charge of the

entertainment company. To make sure his wife would not have reason to be jealous, he stopped

associating with women in showbiz. The last thing he wanted was a misunderstanding because of

women.

"Aren't you the CEO?" Duke demanded. "This is something you can clearly decide." Instantly, Duke's

pleading gaze turned into a glare after hearing Edward's words. How could both men reject his request

when he rarely asked them for favors? Duke was in disbelief.

"Well, you're a CEO, too. So, you should understand. You can't control what your employees want to

do or not," Edward said calmly. He did roll his eyes at Duke's outburst. He might be the CEO, but he

was not in charge of every little detail. Duke himself should know this because they held similar

positions.