Chapter 15

Sarah's face twisted with anger at Serena's sharp retort. She stomped her foot, her frustration boiling over. "I knew it! You never considered us family to begin with! Not only do you refuse to put Jansen Group first, but now you're looking down on me too? Dad raised me! Are you saying he failed as a father?" By the end, her voice trembled, thick with emotion. She all but threw herself into Howard's arms, sobbing pitifully. Howard's expression darkened instantly. "I'm your father, Serena!" he shouted into the phone. "How dare you talk back to me like that? You've been away for a few years, and now you've forgotten to even respect your elders?" He added, "Sarah didn't say anything wrong! You're a Jansen, and this family rises and falls together. If you're using the Larson family's money to cover our family's losses, then in the end, isn't our family still the one benefiting from it? "I think the elders were right—you've been away for too long and turned completely unruly. Looks li