Greed (2)

The door was opened and a beautiful figured coming in donning her simple short and shirt, regardless of how simple the outfit looked on her, she still looks more noble than Francesca that came in standing next to her.

Elster was about to chase Helena out, upon seeing the greed lusting eyes the vendor landed on Helena, he let it go thinking he will get more discounts and end up saving much more money. He has a younger girlfriend in a different city that lives very lavishly. He needed to make her happy.

He is the epitome of a scum father, no daughter in the world deserves a father that do not cherish and protect them from the evil in real world. However, Elster is the type that will send his own daughter to the evil entity if that means benefiting him.

Francesca once again felt annoyed and conscious seeing the attention is no longer on her but Helena. Helena always ruining everything for her. She hated her to the core, but she is not stupid like her mother that is impulsive. She will make sure she crafted a plan slowly and made her suffered and lost everything.

The glint in Francesca eyes right now matched the night when she killed Helena at the previous life. She will never forget the twisted face Francesca shown after seeing her and stabbing her. Helena will never die this time; she loves her mother too much and she cannot afford to reset her life. In her heart, she knew Alara and Edith are laughing at her. Those two spawns of Satan!.

"Hi Dad, i am sorry i am late" She took a seat and flash the sweetest smile to the vendors Infront of her.

Francesca also smiling so hard to match it and take a seat next to Helena.

"I apologized for the interruptions, this Helena Lee, my sister, she is usually not coming to the company, but since today she is here, it is good for her to learn about how the deal works by being here. Right dad?"

Elster nodded, loving the idea of Helena also become the face of the company, she might not be as "smart" as Francesca, but she sure is too pretty and more pretty than Francesca. For the first time he felt giddy to a father of daughters.

"Now let us continue" Francesca gracefully, lifted all the fabrics and keeps raving on how the quality is amazing and the supplier are too kind to give them an amazing deal. Helena grab a hold of one of the fabric on the booklet and keep feeling it with her palm. The material is too rough for a silk. The thread is too thin. This is a synthetic silk and not a real one.

The supplier was a bit taken back when they see Helena keeps looking at all of the fabric materials. Remembering what Francesca had said about her inexperience, they would not bother by it as much. Even Elster that has been in business long could not tell the difference. They are also proposing for Lee Trading to brand the fabric as their own and sign a patent to claim the design and pattern on the fabric, while their factory would not claim any ownership to it and just merely a production and manufacturer. Francesca smiled widen hearing the proposal, she can tell her father is proud of her.

Unlike her, Helena keeps looking at the vendor and stare them making each of them uncomfortable.

If it's her she would not want to be part of it, however her mom loves the company too much. She pours her sweat and life for it. Her dumb father and dumb Half-sister will definitely drive it to the ground.

She remembers today, before leaving to the hospital, her mom told her not too feel bad about not going to the company, she is still everybody's lady boss, since Helena own 45% shares combined from her mother and from her grandparents. While Elster only own 15% and the rest is owned by board member. Francesca is merely an employee like anyone else.

"Thank you for your time today. However, we would love to discuss it more and will be in contact regardless of what is our decision. We will also meet with another vendor and if you could send us a drafted quotes for prices in each material, we will appreciate it. Since we paid for the fabric booklet, we will keep it here for us to use in our meeting next."

Helena got up and gave her hand out for a handshake not giving any of the supplier retorting. Elster's face was red holding his anger while Francesca struggling to keep up with her loving sister facade.

He knew to not create drama Infront of the supplier, and all he can do is smile and nodded in agreement. In business you do not expose your family drama, this is Lee's rule number 1. However, Francesca lack of upbringing in the Lee's has made her lashed out right before the supplier leave the room.

"Helena, you are not in charged here. This is my project and you do not have a right to interfere"

The supplier stood holding their briefcase praying that Francesca will sign the contract today. They needed to get rid of the stockpile in order to roll their new inventory.

"Francesca, enough!" Elster voice finally heard.

"Thank you for coming again! we will be in touch"

As soon as the suppliers leave..

"You let daddy and i deal with the company, why are you suddenly be here and ruining the deal, do you know how hard it is for me to find them?".

She was livid.

"Are you done?" Helena asked and unmoved from where she sat.

"The material is not even silk. Dont you see it? they were trying to scam us, you two brainless wit were about to fall for the trap!"

"Helena, do not test me!" Elster warned her.

"Or what? strip me off inheritance? i owned 45% of the company. i am your boss, i interfere because of my mother. She went to end of the desk and looked at the printed sticker labelling each number for which department. As soon as she sees the Account department, she press the number and put them on speaker.

"Bring me the Account for the last 5 years and send it to Lee Manor, my mother Eleanor and i Helena would like to inspect it"

Elster cant no longer held his anger, he charged at his own daughter Helena to slap her on his face, not only she is a disgrace before now she acted like a nobility and paraded in front of him that she owned the most shares. Francesca was a little terrified seeing Elster anger. But she is also secretly enjoying the show.

"One more step, and i will expose Francesca is your bastard? everyone will know Elster Lee is a womanizer and become rich by living off his wife."

That should do, Francesca was scared the most when anyone find out she is Elster love child. In the public eye she is the older sister of Helena and nothing more. She needed to be in this family since the Anderson patriarch is having a birthday banquet in 2 weeks. She wants the status, she wanted to make everyone life miserable. She wanted to marry the second heir of Anderson Clan, the first son was a no good, he is not the real brain in Anderson Clan.

"Dad, its okay! Lets go home. " She tugged Elster that is ready to have a heart attack any minute.

His pride hurt him and he hated this daughter, she is cunning like Eleanor. Good thing Eleanor is a traditional woman that still listen to a husband. He will find a husband for Helena and shipped her off to live with him and take all the shares.