After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 409 Henry’s Identity

Chapter 409 Henry's Identity

"Do you know why I suddenly forced Susan to marry me? I didn't want to be the bad guy to destroy their relationship." Said Manuel suddenly. Hannah was confused but she listened with full attention.

With her understanding of Manuel, he was not the sort that would destroy others' relationships, no matter how much he loved Susan.

"When Susan and Henry were about to get married, a girl came to me. She waited for me at the gate of the Phillips Manor. I don't know how long she waited. Anyway, when I went back that day, she stopped me and said she had something to tell me. I didn't know who she was. But she knew my name, so I went with her. She claimed that she was Henry's younger sister, but they weren't related by blood. She said she and Henry were both adopted."

"Henry doesn't have a father, does he?" Hannah couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, I asked the same question. Her answer was that Henry used to have a father. The name of his father was Barry Anderson."

"This name seems to be a little familiar." Hannah murmured.

"The Anderson family. It was not among the four strong powers, but it was rather famous at that time. The TV brand of SkyRainbow was created by their company. With a market share of at least 80%, the brand once monopolized in the television industry in Northfield. It was almost a household name." Manuel explained.

Hannah finally recalled it, "Now I remember. That's a big TV company. I remember my family used TVs produced by this company."

"Yes, it was the most popular one. But with the development of society, TVs have changed dramatically, such as the appearance of network TV, LCD TV, and RPTV and so on. However, SkyRainbow did not make any progress. It relied on its branding and continued to produce the old-technology TVs that they thought had a low maintenance rate. Soon, their TVs were driven out of the market. They didn't realize that people were pursuing new things. Over time, this company was about to go bankrupt."

"And then?"

"At that time, Barry just took over this family business from his father. He was still young, so he soon had his own ideas and started to research and develop new technologies. Soon, the company performed better in the industry. However, he didn't expect that the company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, didn't have the necessary cash to operate at all. So Barry wanted to borrow money from Phillips Bank. He and Edward happened to be classmates in the past, so he took advantage of this relationship and wanted to get a loan from Phillips."

"The Phillips Bank didn't grant a loan to him?" Hannah speculated.

"It would be fine if the Phillips Bank just refused to grant a loan. At that time, Edward agreed without any hesitation, so Barry didn't go to other banks for a loan. He was too sure that Phillips would grant a loan to him, so he continued to develop the technology. However, when Barry needed the money, he was refused by Edward. Edward was supposed to lend that amount of money to him, but he lent it to other companies. In the end, Barry completely ran out of cash and became heavily in debt at once."

Hannah fell silent. She found that things were getting more complicated.

"Without cash, Barry's father had to sell the new technology developed by them, so they could reduce debts. But you know, at that time, Barry attached great importance to this technology and refused to sell it. He was confident that he could make a lot of money with it. But his father had lost his will to try hard. Besides, his father didn't believe in him. So he sold the technology without permission of Barry. In a fit of rage, Barry jumped off a building and died on the spot."

Hannah was a little frightened, staring at Manuel with her eyes wide open.

Manuel said, "You said that Edward also jumped off a building and died. I think Henry had forced him to do so in the same way."

Hannah nodded in agreement.

"That's not the end of the story." Said Manuel, "Do you know who bought this technology in the end?"

"Who?"

"The current home appliances tycoon Felix Grant. His company is the Good Luck House Appliance Company Limited." Said Manuel, "After a thorough investigation, I finally get to know that Edward holds 30% of the shares of the Good Luck House Appliance. So..."

"So Edward tricked Barry in the past?"

"If my speculation is correct, the truth should be like this. Felix must be very interested in the technology Barry developed, so he went to Edward, asking Edward to break his promise and not grant the loan to SkyRainbow, so they could force the Anderson family to sell them the technology. In exchange, Felix gave Edward some shares."

Hannah did not know what to say. Sometimes, business people would do many despicable things for the sake of profit. But it never occurred to her that Edward, who she had always believed to be nice and kind, would do such a thing.

"After Barry's death, the Anderson family was devastated. Barry's wife abandoned her 10-year-old son and left. Barry's parents were overly sad because of his death and soon died of illness. Barry's son, Henry, whose original name was Henry Anderson, became an orphan and was later adopted by a family. Then, his family name was changed to Parker. However, young Henry was too stubborn and just refused to call his foster parents dad and mom. His foster parents were angry and sent him back to the orphanage. After that, Henry grew up there. And his sister, who was not related by blood, accompanied him in the orphanage. They always had a good relationship. Until Henry came to Susan." Manuel looked at Hannah and said, "You know what happened later."

Hannah nodded and said, "So Henry approached Susan with the purpose of revenge."

"When Barry died, Henry was 10 years old and could understand everything. So he knows very well how he lost his father and who his enemies are. I don't know if Henry knows that Edward didn't grant the loan because he had secretly colluded with the Good Luck House Appliance now, but he will get to know it. Of course, even if he never knows anything about it, he would hate Edward for the rest of his life for going back on his word in the past." Said Manuel.

"So Henry is a victim." Hannah couldn't help but say.

"Yes." Manuel agreed, "That's why I didn't tell Susan the truth, even if I know Henry has an evil intention. If Susan knows the truth, she will definitely place righteousness above family. However, just as you said Susan loves her father. After relying on each other for so many years, Susan has a deep affection for Edward. If she helped Henry take away the Phillips Bank, she wouldn't be able to accept it, either. She would only make herself break down. If Edward was cornered and therefore committed suicide like in your previous life, she might end up exactly like what you said."