Kendall's Sacrifice

After cleaning the place, she put the broom back in its original position and went to the bathroom to wash her hands. It looked as though nothing had happened when she returned to her office and continued to work.

It was as expected of someone who worked alongside Dylan.

Even if she was treated so coldly by the man she liked, Emma could still carry on with work without being affected as if nothing had happened.

At the same time in the Parker Corporation, Charlotte had an insulated tiffin box in her hand as she strode into the building. As the wife of the company's president, she had the freedom to enter and leave the company as she pleased.

She went ahead to the top floor and had just come out of the elevator when she bumped into Kelly, who was heading downstairs.

"Mommy? Why are you here?"

Kelly was surprised to see her adoptive mother at the workplace.

"Kendall has been so busy lately that she doesn't even have time to go home. I brought some tonic soup I made for her."

Charlotte had no intention to hide her affection for her birth daughter.

"Oh, you could have told me, Mommy. I could've helped you pass it to Kendall."

Charlotte smiled. "I have missed her face because she hasn't been home for a few days now. I wanted to drop by to see her."

No doubt you are the biological mother, Kelly quietly thought as jealousy consumed her.

Charlotte would make soup for Kelly back when she often worked overtime. It always felt like a matter of course that she could enjoy her mother's love.

Now, a big portion of Charlotte's care was given to Kendall. Kelly didn't dare ask Charlotte to give unconditionally to her like before. After all, Kelly knew she was not Charlotte's biological daughter.

If it wasn't because her adoptive parents were reluctant to part with her, she would have changed her name, left the Parker Family, and left the upper class of Orapolis.

She was filled with disdain just thinking of the environment and circle the Woodses were in.

Kelly didn't want to be one of the Woodses. She wanted to be the head of the Parker Family!

"Oh, go ahead and get Kendall then, Mommy. I have something to attend to."

Charlotte only gave a small hum in reply as she walked past Kelly.

"Ugh—"

All of a sudden, Kelly felt her stomach turn, and she dashed toward the nearest trash can in front of the elevator with her hand over her mouth before she threw up.

Charlotte hadn't walked off far when she heard it.

Quickly rushing back to her, she asked, "Kelly! What is wrong?!"

As she caringly asked, she even walked behind Kelly and gently patted her on the back.

Kelly took out a tissue to wipe her lips with after she emptied the contents of her stomach. "I must have gotten a cold from setting the aircon's temperature too low last night."

"Look at you! You never listen even though I always remind you to not turn the air conditioner's temperature too low. If you want to, you have to cover yourself in a blanket. Quickly, nnow. Go get yourself checked at the hospital. Don't do anything else for now. I will tell your father to give you a day off."

"Mommy, I am fine. I only feel a little light-headed. I don't even have a fever. There is no need to take leave."

Kelly was a workaholic. She wouldn't possibly take a leave from work.

Especially not now when Kendall had just joined the company and had gotten Prestige Electronics to sign a contract with the Parker Corporation. Even though it was later revealed that she was the young mistress of the Coleman Family, it was an undeniable fact that Leonel didn't know about her true identity before that.

Kendall could have secured the deal only because of how well she drank alcohol, but she had still done it with her ability.

If Kelly were to take a leave, she wouldn't be able to interfere with Kendall's work because she didn't know what Kendall was up to.

Charlotte reached out to touch Kelly's forehead then. The young woman indeed had a normal body temperature.

"Mommy, I really am fine. It is just a cold. I will have Miss Sanders get me cold medicine later. I will be okay after I take some."

"It is fine if you don't want to go now, but you have to after work!"

Unable to persuade Kelly to take a leave to go to the hospital, Charlotte had no choice but to be the one to concede.

"Alright, I will go right after work. Mommy, hurry up and bring Kendall the soup. It won't taste as good once it is cold," Kelly urged.

Charlotte then hummed and reminded her a few more things before she finally went away.

The instant she was gone, Kelly dashed into the elevator and took out her phone to send Jackson a message.

'Jackson, I threw up just now.'

Jackson's reply only came after a while. 'Why did you throw up? Do you have a cold? Have you gone to the doctor? Or is your gastric acting up?'

Kelly only softly ran her palm across her lower abdomen. I may be pregnant.

Ever since Jackson joined hands with her against Kendall, Kelly and he had never practiced safe sex. Both young adults who had had a taste of ecstasy, they couldn't help but pursue utmost pleasure.

It wouldn't be surprising at all if she was pregnant.

'I might be pregnant,' she replied.

Jackson's reply came almost instantly. 'That is impossible! It has been less than a month since the first time we did it. My cousin only started vomiting when she was one and a half months pregnant. Even if you were pregnant, you wouldn't start feeling nauseous so soon. I am sure it is just a cold, or maybe there is something wrong with your stomach.'

Kelly was flustered at first but after reading his reply, she immediately went online to search about common pregnancy symptoms.

Thinking about it, it really hadn't really been a month since the first time they did it.

Her body wouldn't be reacting this way so soon even if she were pregnant.