Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 449

The words instantly wiped the smile off Tina's face as she was enjoying her meal.

She set down her chopsticks and leveled a cold stare at her father. "Dad, have you forgotten? The company was founded by my brother."

Mr. Kendrick stiffened, clearing his throat awkwardly.

With forced nonchalance, he replied, "Since you know it's your brother's company, you should also remember that Lexi is his sister too. She's been passionate about business—naturally, siblings should support each other. Now that she's back from studying abroad, you can't expect her to intern at some other company, can you?"

Tina's expression remained icy. "That's none of my concern," she said flatly. "When my brother was struggling to start the business, where was my *dear* stepsister's mother with her so-called support?"

Her father's face darkened.

But before he could respond, Tina cut in again, "The company's internship positions are all filled—sorry about that. But you’re so capable, Dad. Surely you can pull some strings and get her into another firm, right?" She flashed him a tight smile and added, "Well, I'm done eating. If there's nothing else, I'll head upstairs now."

Mr. Kendrick: "..."

Just like that, he could only watch as Tina strode upstairs without another glance.

His face flushed with anger, but as he recalled the reason for her resentment, his fury fizzled out. Rubbing his temples in frustration, he frowned, deep in thought. *I’ll have to discuss this with my son when he gets back.* No matter what, he had to secure Lexi's future. His eldest daughter and son were already settled—only his youngest remained his responsibility.

Now that he was no longer the mayor, his influence had waned.

While he still had some sway, he had to make sure Lexi was taken care of. Deep down, he knew he had failed the mother of his eldest son and daughter.

But now wasn’t the time for regrets.

Since Lexi wanted to go, Mr. Kendrick had no choice but to find ways to help his youngest daughter a bit more. It was also his wife's idea—she'd been bringing it up constantly these past few days. After some thought, Mr. Kendrick agreed it was the right thing to do. But little did he know at that moment just how much trouble this beloved daughter of his would bring upon him—

...

Meanwhile, after overcoming numerous obstacles, Beverly finally managed to divorce Arnold—

Naturally, she couldn't scrape together the 500 million.

Though her father was furious at how the Stone family had treated her, he still hesitated when she mentioned the divorce and the hefty compensation. Ronaldo, on the other hand, outright refused to pay a single cent, which infuriated Beverly to no end. But with him now in control of the Lawrence family, even her father couldn't override his decision.

So she had no choice but to swallow her anger.

In the end, her mother managed to borrow some money from her own family, and Beverly scraped together the rest, barely managing to gather 200 million.

Though the Stone family was far from satisfied with the amount, under Beverly's threats, they reluctantly accepted the two hundred million and finalized the divorce.

Now that Beverly and Arnold were officially divorced, her father naturally had to inform Old Mr. Stone.

Upon hearing the news, the old man merely responded with a detached "Hmm" before falling silent.

This left Mr. Lawrence instantly uneasy.

Still, he reassured himself that the Stone family wouldn’t dare retaliate—after all, both were powerful conglomerates. So he let it go, though he couldn’t help feeling increasingly distant from his daughter.

Otherwise, why stay silent?

The thought made Beverly let out a cold, mirthless laugh. Custody of Alvin was the last thing she wanted. She had her future to think about—what use was a child to her?

Besides, the Stone family would never allow it anyway.

Her plan was... to leverage whatever Alvin could secure for her. Watching how the Lawrence family's assets were all under Ronaldo's control, she knew she had to find a way to reclaim the inheritance rights. Otherwise, her position would remain awkward indefinitely. If she had already married into the Stone family before, losing the inheritance to Ronaldo might have been understandable—but now that she was back...

So, it was time for Ronaldo to pay back everything he owed her.

And then there was—

Ariana.

Last time, she hadn’t been able to outmaneuver her because that good-for-nothing Arnold had been dragging her down. But this time, she would make sure Ariana received a grand "gift" from her—

Mrs. Lawrence had been closely observing Beverly’s expression. When she caught the flicker of venom in her daughter’s eyes, she immediately interjected, "What are you scheming now? Beverly, listen to me—we can’t afford any reckless moves at this point. Even your father is siding with Ronaldo now. If anything else goes wrong, neither of us will have a place left in the Lawrence family."

Beverly let out a derisive laugh. "What’s there to fear? Mom, you still have the Castro family backing you. With their support, what can Ronaldo possibly do?"

Mrs. Lawrence choked on her words.

She didn’t know how to tell her daughter that the Castro family was already preparing to hand over power to Damon. And Damon had never been close to his aunt—especially since she had looked down on him as a child, scornful of his illegitimate birth.