It'll Come Naturally

"Got it. I'll sleep on it." Rain said, deep in thought. He had thought that the more isolated he could be from that family, the better he would feel. But Edward's idea made him uncertain what to do next. According to Edward, he should consider taking their money by

manipulating the situation, why should he decline it if they offered the opportunity to him?

Edward observed Rain thoughtfully. He hadn't asked Rain to defend his position before, because it wasn't good timing then. But, now everything was ready. He just hoped Rain could fight for himself, not for the sake of the family property, but for his standing with the Ke family. In the following days, Rain continued pondering his options. He had previously made lots of assumptions, but they were being overturned now. He hadn't wanted to communicate with anyone in the Ke family.

His hesitation was ended by an incident which finally made up his mind.

Rain was always making public appearances as the Vice President of FX International Group. This wine party was no exception. Unexpectedly, he was confronted by one of the Ke family members, the eldest son of the Ke family, who had voiced the biggest disapproval of Rain.

"Since when are they inviting anyone to a high-end wine party?" Cyrus Ke said with a sarcastic smile. He regarded Rain proudly, his eyes full of contempt.

"I couldn't agree with you more. Why, I can hear dog's barking in this very place?" Rain fought back lightly. He hadn't sought trouble, but Cyrus had launched the first assault. 'You wanna do it the hard way, right?' He thought. "Who's the dog?" Cyrus ground his teeth, staring hard at Rain. If his father hadn't asked this rogue to take over the company, he would not have bothered himself to pick a fight with Rain.

"The one who barked at my question." Rain replied, behaving like a punk as usual. He was calmly making fun of the eldest son of the Ke family.

"Humph! Do not deceive yourself into believing that you could come back to our home, just because my dad suddenly thinks highly of you. Let me tell you straight, it's impossible. Don't forget that my mom is still there!" Cyrus said with a sinister smile. As long as his mom was in the Ke family, the bastard would never have any chance at setting foot into that house.

"Let me clarify something: In your eyes the Ke family is heaven, but for me, it's a filthy place. Even if you wanted to invite me to step into that place, you would need to ask me if I would like to dirty my feet." Rain said with disdain, expertly swirling the wine in his glass and then taking a sip of it.

"Haha! Dirty? You have never even tried to enter in to the Ke family? What? Do you suddenly think you are a noble man, since you became the vice president of FX International Group? Let me tell you. Bastard is bastard. No matter how hard you try to hide it, you can't hide the smell of humble on you." Cyrus said, glaring at Rain, but his words lacked strength. He was shorter than Rain. So, he looked very insignificant with Rain towering over him.

"Oh! Now that you are more prominent than me, you think it's beneath you to face me?" Rain said. He wasn't angry or annoyed with Cyrus, but rather kept his public face in place. In any case; if you took your enemy too seriously, you would lose. Hence, if you wanted to kill your enemy in secret, you had to show little interest on the surface, so that your enemy would not see you coming.

"If you didn't want something that doesn't belong to you, then I would have no reason to humiliate myself by confronting you," Cyrus said, almost crushing the glass in his hand in suppressed fury. 'Damn it. After such a long time, this bastard has become so powerful that even I am beginning to feel a little scared of him,' thought Cyrus. Every word out of Rain's mouth sounded relaxed and lazy, but Cyrus could feel the sleeping lion inside Rain stirring. Once he crossed the line, the beast would definitely awaken and jump to the slaughter without any hesitation.

"Something that doesn't belong to me? Cyrus, according to that reasoning, you're afraid that I may want to go back to the Ke family, aren't you?" Rain asked, his interest peeked by Cyrus's statement. He studied Cyrus, eyes glittering with malice. Like his mom, Cyrus wasn't a bad looking man but he possessed a feminine face, which made him seem unprincipled.

"What did you say? I'm afraid of you? Rain, don't forget your last name is Xia not Ke. So, what on earth makes you think that I could possibly be afraid of you? My dad will never abandon me, his heir, no matter how badly I behave. You, are however, the bastard whom my dad has never cared about. How well do you expect my dad will treat you? And you shouldn't forget one final thing! That my dad chose to abandon you and your mom for his reputation." Every word Cyrus had said was a nail into Rain's wounded heart. But on the surface, Rain appeared untroubled, like it wasn't him being offended and he kept smiling easily.

"So what? At least, now, he regards me as an important player, right? So, perhaps I should take over KD group right away?" Rain didn't just say it to scare him, because Cyrus's arrogance had now provoked his ambition. In that moment, he began to fully consider Edward's suggestion. 'Since you disagree with me returning, perhaps I should give you a big surprise, to thank you for your cruel reminder of my past?' Rain thought.

"It's true, you come bearing evil motives. Nice try. I'll definitely unmask you in front of my dad. You just wait! You will never have the chance to get into the Ke family." Cyrus growled. He hadn't expected that every word he said would irritate himself instead of angering Rain. The other man's calm reaction drove him crazy.

"If he believes what you have said, do you think he would have asked me to go back?" Rain departed with a laugh. He didn't want to hear more of the dog's barking. 'Cyrus, you will pay for what you did tonight. I wasn't interested in KD Group at all before this public humiliation. Now, I will take all that you care about so much. I will do what you fear, I will act with full consideration of the KD group.' He thought.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Cyrus was angry with Rain, but he had no release for his anger when Rain left him so proudly. All he could do was clench his teeth and ball his fists. He wanted to slap the smile off of Rain's handsome face. His father had been attracted to Rain's mother because of the same enchanting features. Then she gave birth to the bastard Rain, who now fought over the fortune with him. He had been squabbling with every last one in his family already. Now, there was another unexpected contender. With enemies inside and outside, how could Cyrus not feel exasperated?

Compared to Cyrus, Rain felt more cheerful. He had just won the first round of the game. The sense of achievement was more fulfilling than securing a lucrative tender. Cyrus now paid attention to him, which meant he possessed something that scared Cyrus. So, Cyrus tried to scare him off with intimidation. He had previously felt insulted and cursed by them, because of his inferiority complex. But today, he would not let history repeat. 'So, Cyrus, get ready, because I have a huge surprise for you! I promise, you will not like it.' Rain thought.

The Ke family, with a long history, was one of the noblest families in S City. It was Cyrus's father who had taken KD Group to the top and turned it into a business empire. But the company had sadly begun to back slide over the past two or three years, because Cyrus's father stepped down. Even so, the company wouldn't be closed down that easily, since it possessed a firm foundation. But it was just no longer as steady as before, when in it's full glory.