Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 182

The one true love he had was Kelly. Kelly wasn't an easy opponent—Krystal would be easily defeated if

placed beside her. "Kendall!" Jackson uttered with a grim look on his face. "Do you know how

dangerous that was? You'd be a murderer if Krystal didn't know how to swim. You need to stop

provoking fights between us. Since I've decided to marry Krystal, that means that I've decided to grow

old with her. There's no point in you trying to tear us apart. I'm not going to marry you even if that

happens. You're an evil woman—I'm thankful that you dumped me!" he growled.

Kendall laughed so hard that Jackson felt the urge to cut her tongue off. Unfortunately, he didn't have

the guts for that—Kendall was too powerful for him. He couldn't defeat her at all. "I'm not going to fall

for your trick, Kendall. I know that you're trying to ruin our relationship. We're definitely getting married

to each other. You can just wait for our wedding invitation," Krystal hissed.

"Please promise that you'll invite me for the wedding dinner. I would just love to attend your wedding,"

Kendall managed to say those words before laughter consumed her again. Both Jackson and Kelly

stared at her speechlessly. Kendall is such a shameless woman! they thought. Eventually, Leonel kept

his fishing rod away and turned to Kendall. "Let's go, Miss Parker," he said.

After Kendall packed her stuff up, she walked behind Leonel. As she stepped past Jackson, she

slowed her footsteps down and parted her lips to say something. However, Jackson didn't hear what

she said at all. Krystal caught sight of this entire scene, and couldn't help but feel curious. She wanted

to know what Kendall had said to Jackson.

Meanwhile, the truth was that Kendall hadn't said a single thing. She simply parted her lips to move,

but Krystal wouldn't believe that. She would only be suspicious of Jackson. Then, they would keep

bickering about this matter. One way or another, Kendall simply didn't want to see Jackson getting his

way so easily. Besides, making his life miserable was one of her goals.

Jackson didn't genuinely have feelings for Krystal, after all. He only married her because he wanted to

save Whittle Holdings. If both of them continued fighting, Jackson would eventually be more inclined

toward Kelly, and Krystal would subsequently find herself being cheated on. She brought this upon

herself since she offended me, Kendall thought.

Leonel was no longer in the mood to finish after Krystal's interference. However, he also gained new

insights into Kendall. He realized that she wasn't just sharp with her words but that she was also

competitive when it came to arguments. He realized that Kendall was an action-based woman who

would rather fight with physical aggression rather than with her words. This aspect of her personality

was attractive to Leonel.

"I'm afraid that the Caddel Family might tell the Zorn Family about you after they found out that you

threw Miss Caddel into the river, Kendall. Things might look bad for the Parkers if the Zorn Family were

to attack you guys. You should've been smart enough to control your temper earlier," he uttered with a

pause. However, it was pretty cool for you to deal with matters right there and then. I respect that."

Kendall responded with a bitter laugh. "The Zorn Family would still be cruel to me even if I didn't hit

Krystal and allowed her to label me as public transport that all men could enter, Mr. Dawson." Yasmine

already had all her weapons pointed directly at Kendall, after all. It's not my fault that Master Dylan

happens to be my husband, right? Why should I tolerate any of this, then?

"I'm especially particular about my relationships. I couldn't tolerate what she said about me," Kendall

explained. She had no regrets after what she had done. But, of course, there was no point in having

regrets either. What's done is done, Kendall thought.

"How did you and Mr. Whittle break up? I had heard about your relationship with him even when I was

in Prestige Electronics,"

"There was no particular reason. I just realized that he wasn't as nice of a man as I thought.

Furthermore, he isn't genuinely in love with me. So, what's the purpose of keeping a man who doesn't

love you?" she said with a hint of anger.

It was ideal for both parties to have feelings for one another in a marriage. However, if that wasn't

achievable, then Kendall believed that a woman should find a man who loved her more than she loved

him. Marrying a man she loved more would be tiring, as she'd have to sacrifice a lot.

"What about your feelings toward Master Dylan and President Mendelson?" he asked.

She couldn't help but let out a chuckle as she spoke candidly. "Krystal was talking nonsense, Mr.

Dawson. Do you think I'd have the guts to seduce any of those men? I'm just a young girl; do you think

I can do it? I still want to enjoy my life, you know?"

On the other side of the world, Frank gazed at the mother of his child gloomily. "I would love for you to

flirt with me, Kendall. When are you coming over? Just let me know.''

Leonel thought about Dylan's situation and the sort of person that Frank was, and he figured that what

Kendall said was probably true. However, rumors and gossip wouldn't just surface out of nowhere, so

there had to be a grain of truth in them for Krystal to come up with such a statement.

Since Kendall refused to get married to Dylan, he probably held a grudge against her after that. When I

previously caused trouble to Kendall in an attempt to stand up for Dylan, Dylan hadn't protested my

actions. So, I don't think it's possible for them to have the relationship that Krystal claimed they had.

That means that someone must dislike Kendall and must be trying to tarnish her reputation, Leonel

thought.

In the end, Leonel gazed at Kendall before speaking in a thoughtful voice. "Both Master Dylan and

President Mendelson are way out of your league. You're a smart woman, so you shouldn't fantasize

about such things," he said.

Kendall beamed. "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Dawson. I understand. I'm sorry about today, by the

way,"

"Don't worry. It's not your fault," Leonel replied generously. "You didn't choose to cause trouble; it was

trouble that came knocking on our door."

"We should go fishing another day," Kendall suggested.

"Sure," he replied with a smile. "We can always make plans again, Miss Parker. Why don't we head to

the farmhouse for a meal now? I'm sure we have time to eat before you head for your appointment."

Leonel realized another one of Kendall's good traits—she was a woman who kept her promises. It was

clear that she had agreed to go fishing with him in order to please him and get him to sign the contract.

Yet, she was still honest enough to tell him that she had to leave by noontime.

Although Leonel had initially been displeased to hear that she had to leave so soon, and although he

had thought that she was immature for doing so, he had to admit that he preferred doing business with

someone who could keep their promises. Kendall looked at the time before speaking in an apologetic

tone. "I need some time to travel back, Mr. Dawson. I'm afraid I won't have time for a meal. Why don't

we have a meal some other day? I'll buy you a meal."

Dylan would've gotten off work by the time Kendall returned to the city, so the timing was just right. "It's

fine. We can part ways here, then—drive safe on the way back, Miss Parker. Let me know once you're

back," Leonel uttered.

"I'm really sorry about today, Mr. Dawson." Kendall knew that her actions would leave Leonel with a

bad impression of her, but she had made a promise to Dylan, and she couldn't lose his trust. "You don't

have to keep apologizing, Miss Parker. Don't worry. I will not refuse to partner up with the Parker

Corporation just because of what happened today." Leonel had developed a liking toward Kendall, so

he was willing to overlook some tiny flaws.

Their fishing date was just the start of things, so Leonel hadn't had any high expectations, to begin

with. I probably wouldn't feel as attracted to Kendall if she had allowed things to go my way after fishing

today. We, humans, love a challenge, huh. We value things more when they are harder to attain,

Leonel thought.

"Thanks, Mr. Dawson," Kendall professed gratefully.

"Don't worry about it. I believe that Parker Corporation is a skilled company, and I trust you guys." Even

if Leonel hadn't been interested in Kendall, he would have still chosen to work professionally with

Parker Corporation. Now, he simply wanted to take advantage of the Parker sisters by getting them to

satisfy him before he signed the contract they wanted him to.