It'll Come Naturally

Rain's return to the Ke family did nothing to ease the fight within the KD Group. He became the common enemy of the members of the Ke family, and all eyes were hot on him. "Why did you cancel my bonus for this quarter?" Cyrus asked with a raised voice as he stormed into the CEO's office. "You're using your position to get back at me for a personal grudge?"

"The money you have filled your own pocket with is much more than that bonus you're demanding." Rain answered him indifferently, unaffected by the outburst. He continued burying himself in the documents as if Cyrus weren't even in the office.

"What did you just say? I stole money from the company? Don't be so quick to accuse me of anything you don't have proof of," he scoffed angrily. "Ridiculous!" With his hands on his hips, he looked down at Rain expectantly. He was positive that Rain was acting solely on a grudge, and had no real proof.

The CEO raised a brow without looking at the other man. "Do you want to see it with your own two eyes, then?" The Ke family thought too much of their cleverness for their own good. They did their business sure that they wouldn't possibly leave any evidence behind, but Rain dug up some dirt quite easily. They had done some significant damage to the company.

"You're bluffing," Cyrus accused as his eyes narrowed. "If you do have proof, show me!" He was in a sour mood because he and his wife had a fight that morning. Rain's attitude was only provoking him, and he let himself vent out all his anger on the bastard.

"So you won't believe me until you see irrefutable evidence, I see?" Rain asked as he slowly stood up with both hands on the table, giving a menacing aura. "I thought I'd let you save face, but it doesn't look like you're learning a lesson." He finally lifted his gaze, cold and straight into Cyrus' eyes. "You want evidence? I'll give it to you." He grabbed a thick stack of documents and threw it haphazardly on the desk with a loud thump. "Here you are. Take a close look." He wanted to see how Cyrus would react when he saw the result of his crimes.

"Rain Xia, are you kidding me? This has nothing to do with me." Cyrus shuffled through the papers in a rattled state. Luckily, he had been smart enough to never sign the documents himself.

"What comes next, hmm? You'll tell me you don't know this person who signed the documents? He was a classmate of yours, wasn't he?" Rain's demeanor was calm, but his tone was almost sneering as he leaned back on his chair and waited for Cyrus' response. "What? Is it illegal now to hire an old classmate? Does that make me a criminal?" Cyrus' teeth were gritted, his fists clenched. 'I'm the oldest son of the Ke family head, and I'm the KD Group's heir. Who the hell do you think you are? You're the bastard of a shameless mistress,' he thought and sneered at him. 'What makes you think you have the right to challenge me?'

Rain's expression remained calm, as he shrugged. "Nothing wrong with hiring him, of course. Your crime is stealing the company properties with him, and using him as a scapegoat." Lately, people would come into Rain's office to hurl questions at him, one after another, like Cyrus was doing. Normally, they would go away themselves in dejection after Rain threw the evidence he had at them. He wondered if Cyrus would be smart enough to do the same thing. "Who can prove that?" Cyrus had no intention of admitting anything.

"How about I call him to confront you right now?" Rain asked with a sneer. He had expected it enough, and knew how he should deal with it.

"Go ahead then! I'm not afraid of you." Cyrus glared at him, confident that his classmate wouldn't sell him out. After all, he also managed to gain a large sum of money from the whole thing.

It wasn't surprising that Cyrus had this thought. His mistake, however, was being too sure. Even the closest person might turn himself against you one day, if it would benefit him more than you, let alone a mere old classmate. Little did Cyrus know that his partner had already changed sides..

"Okay. I'll call him right now," Rain simply agreed. He picked up his phone and was about to dial the number when Cyrus stopped him.

"Wait, wait! You've already bribed him, haven't you? You did something?" His eyes were a little wide in panic as he eyed Rain's phone.

Rain scoffed at the idea. "Ha? Bribe him? Do you really think I need to do that? Maybe you're forgetting, but KD Group is now under my control. If I really wanted to frame you, do you think I would just cut your bonus?" He sneered at the now trembling man. No wonder KD Group was on the decline. The heirs of the company were a bunch of cowards like the one standing before him.

"What are you going to do... fire me as well?" Rain had fired Cyrus' men one after another. Cyrus suspected he was next.

"Maybe. Why do you think I've chosen to come back and take over the company?" He gave Cyrus a teasing smile as he answered the other's question with a question. He was there for revenge, and he supposed Cyrus knew it.

"I know! Does my father know?" The desire to clash his fist in the other man's face was strong, but he knew he was no match for Rain. For goodness' sake, Rain just taught Vance a lesson the other day, he thought.

"What do you think?" He paused and pursed his lips before continuing, "Cyrus Ke, listen, I'm not the poor little kid I used to be. Now, I have money, power, and resources. I can take complete control of KD Group in a matter of days, not to mention take it from a fool like you." Rain was arrogant, as he knew Edward and FX International Group would always be his strongest support. He could do whatever he wanted to the Ke family and the KD Group, really.

"Ha! Do you really think you're someone? More than trash? You're just Edward Mu's dog. A nobody." Cyrus raised his voice at that point.

"Even if I were a dog, I could beat you down effortlessly. Does it mean you are not even a patch on a dog?" Rain asked indifferently. He did not engage himself with Cyrus' mean words and glares. Instead, he even found the man's actions quite amusing.

"Rain Xia, don't celebrate too soon. The board of directors gave you a three-month deadline. If you're not able to reach the goals by then, you're out of the company." With Rain gone, Cyrus wouldn't have to suffer the way he was. He decided to stir up trouble for him in the next three months.

"You look happy to see my lack of achievements, hmm?" Rain cast a scornful glance at the other. If he truly wanted, he could change the whole system of the company within three days. But that was not his mission. He loved the game, and he wanted to play their little cat-and-mouse dynamic a little longer with the Ke family.

"You just can't do it," Cyrus sneered. "You think you're some kind of genius? That you can learn all the ins and outs of the businesses within the KD Group?" His tone was taunting.

"Let's just wait and watch. If you have nothing else to report, you may leave now. And remember, don't come to my office again if you're going to bother me about these trivial matters. I'm too busy for that." Rain dismissed him coldly.

Cyrus pursed his lips and clenched his jaw, restraining himself. "I'm warning you. Do not provoke me again, or I'll expose your identity as a bastard," Cyrus threatened with a point of his finger. He thought that if the people in the company knew about Rain's true background, he wouldn't have anyone on his side. He would be too busy controlling the public opinion to even care about the business. If that was the case, he would never be able to make the necessary changes within three months, Cyrus schemed in his head.

"Do you really think you can simply threaten me like that? I was wondering if your wife knows that you're having an affair with the young model?" Rain threatened back. He was not afraid of the other's threats in the least. Before he took over KD Group, he made sure to prepare for everything, and anything. He had all the dirt on the company's seniors.

"You had me investigated? You bastard!" Cyrus had an image to uphold. If his wife knew that he had an affair, that image would crumble to dust.

"I didn't need to investigate you. Your opponent told me easily enough. If you don't want your own affairs exposed, you'd better stay away from me, and quit trying to provoke me." It was Luke who had investigated them and given Rain the little tip. He was a capable man, and one of the few that Rain trusted.

Cyrus groaned, "Okay, you got me! This doesn't mean you can stay in the company for long. Just you wait and see." He was in no mood to demand for his bonus anymore. He stormed out of the office and banged the door behind him. He had to find a real way to get Rain out of the company.000000000000