Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1741 Illegal Detention (Part Two)

"Mr. Xia. Here is the ice pack you asked for. Is this okay?" William walked in the office without even

knocking on the door, because he was in a hurry. Rain had instructed him to bring it as soon as

possible.

"Yes, that's just all right. Hand it over to Tiana," Rain said, nodding his head to Tiana. He thought it was

really a good idea to take William with him to CY Technology. He was such a good employee who did

everything that was asked of him to do, efficiently, perfectly and quickly. His job was impeccable.

"Here you are, Miss Ke." William handed the ice pack to Tiana without saying anything else. Though he

was curious why her face was all red and swollen, he didn't say anything about it. After all, it was none

of his business. He was not the big boss of CY Technology, and he understood his place, knowing

when he should keep his mouth shut.

"Thank you, William." Tiana took the ice pack from William's hand. She couldn't help but lower her

head, feeling quite embarrassed that he had to see her like this.

"You are welcome. I should go back to work now. If you need anything, just call me, Mr. Xia," William

made a slight bow and said to Rain in a polite tone.

"Go ahead." Rain waved his hand, gesturing for him to continue his work. But all of a sudden, he called

after William, making him stop in his tracks and look back at him with confused eyes. "Wait. Please find

me some ointment for her cheek too. Thank you, William."

"No problem, Mr. Xia." Though William answered in an obedient tone, he was getting more and more

confused inside. He had thought that Rain didn't like Tiana and wasn't in good terms with her. But why

was he being so nice to her all of a sudden today? He couldn't understand, but it was not in his position

to question it and even say it out loud. He just had to do what Rain told him to do and ask no questions.

Of course, Rain couldn't know what William was thinking about. He just stared at Tiana, who was

carefully dabbing the ice pack on her swollen face while grimacing because of the pain. He didn't know

how to feel about her anymore. One moment she was just his half-sister whom he thought was all right

but didn't like. And now, she was the same half-sister who defended him in front of the family who had

raised her for over twenty years.

"Okay, now, go to the bathroom to see your face. Only when you see how swollen your face is will you

take it more seriously," Rain commanded in a serious tone. He saw that Tiana didn't dare to put the ice

pack fully on her face because it hurt so bad. But it wouldn't do much good to her swollen cheek. She

should know how serious her wound was so she could treat it more seriously.

"Okay." Tiana nodded, standing up from where she was sitting. Then she walked to the bathroom within

the office with the ice pack in her hand.

Once she walked into the bathroom, she immediately looked at herself through the mirror. As soon as

she saw her own reflection, her jaw dropped in complete shock. The sight frightened her because she

didn't expect that the wounds and bruises on her face were that bad. She almost couldn't recognize

herself. Then a bolt of pain suddenly hit her because she opened her mouth too wide. Who could

blame her if she was that surprised to see such damage to her face?

She couldn't help but feel bitter about it. Never in her worst nightmares did she imagine that her own

mother would be the one to attack her like this. As soon as this thought crossed her mind, her eyes

were filled with tears again. Tears kept streaming down her cheeks, making the wounds sting and hurt

even more.

Deep in her heart, she knew that she couldn't hide forever. It was not a good idea to run away from her

problems, and she could not solve them by doing this. She was extremely lucky to have gotten away,

but it didn't mean that she could always be this lucky. She just had to face the real problem and find a

solution to it.

Pretty soon, William walked back into the office with the ointment Rain had asked for. Rain gestured for

him to put the ointment on the desk and leave. Now, there was only Rain in the office waiting for Tiana,

who was still in the bathroom checking out her face.

But after a long time, she still hadn't gotten out, and it worried Rain a bit. He got up from his chair and

walked to the bathroom. He stood outside the door and gently knocked twice. "Tiana, are you all right?"

"Um. Yeah. I will be out in a minute." Upon hearing Rain's voice, Tiana knew that she must have been

in the bathroom for too long. She immediately turned on the tap and quickly washed her face. She tried

her best to keep calm and looked composed before walking out of the bathroom. Her eyes were still a

bit red, though.

"Were you crying in there?" Rain couldn't help but glance at her twice. He noticed that her eyes were

redder than before. She must have indeed cried.

"Of course not! It's just that my face hurts really bad that I really can't stand it," Tiana answered in a NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

fake joyful sound, and she avoided looking Rain's eyes the whole time. She didn't want to admit that

she did cry in the bathroom like a little baby who couldn't handle her own issues. The truth was, she felt

so lost, which was worse than the pain on her face. She was like a kid who suddenly lost everything

she had and became homeless. But Rain saw through her. She was really a bad liar.

"Here. This is the ointment that I asked William to get for you. It's good for your face. Try putting some

on," Rain said while handing the ointment to her. He could easily see through her lie, but he didn't want

to make a big deal out of it and embarrass her. He could understand how hard it must be for her to be

treated like this by her own mother. He knew that she must feel betrayed and very disappointed. But he

didn't know how to comfort her and he wasn't sure if he should. So he just kept his mouth shut and

pretended to believe that she was telling the truth.

"Thank you." Tiana was really touched by his actions. He could have done nothing to help her and he

did not have the obligation to do so. But he still tried to help despite the feud between him and her

family. She almost cried again because of this. But she just tried her best to contain her emotions and

calm herself down. She didn't want Rain to see her cry any more. It just made her look weak and

useless. So she just turned around and walked back into the bathroom with the ointment that Rain

gave her.