Rachel talked until her mouth was dry, but Serena remained unmoved.
Without that six million dollars, Amber Group wouldn't last until Larson Group's investment came in.
Rachel had no choice but to back down.
She turned to leave, hoping to find another solution. But before she could take more than two steps, Sarah suddenly rushed out and grabbed her hand.
"Mom! How on earth did you end up owing Serena six million dollars?"
"What are you doing here?" Rachel was startled. She quickly covered Sarah's mouth and pulled her to a secluded spot.
Under Sarah's relentless questioning, Rachel had no choice but to tell her everything.
When Sarah heard the story, she was furious.
"Six million dollars! We never even saw that money! Why should we be the ones to clean up this mess? If Uncle Bryan spent it, then Uncle Bryan should pay it back! What kind of man is he to make you take the fall? I'm going to the Lloyd residence!"
"Sarah, wait!"
Rachel couldn't stop her. She had no choice but to hastily excuse herself from Serena before chasing after Sarah.
Serena was about to leave when she received a call from Howard.
"Foster Group is sending someone over for project negotiations later. Come to Jansen Group." He hung up without another word.
His voice was businesslike and distant. He treated Serena like a tool to be summoned and dismissed at will.
Serena's eyes darkened. But since this was business, she would handle it professionally. She got up and headed to Jansen Group.
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