Chapter 17


    Thud. The cane in Adam''s hand fell onto the ground—he was shocked after hearing that Dn had


    visited them. "Master Dn must be here to cause trouble, Dad." Kelly bent down to pick the cane up


    while shooting a re in Kendall''s direction. "Look, Kendall. You ignored my words, and you kept


    offending Master Dn. Well, he''s here for us now! If he destroys the Parker Family, you will be the


    cause of it all."


    "I want you to lock Kendall up in her room, Kelly. Let me handle Master Dn." Adam came to an


    immediate decision—he wanted his youngest daughter to be locked upstairs as he didn''t want her to


    offend Dn. He hurried out of the house while Kelly stepped forward to grab Kendall''s arm. "I''ll walk


    on my own!" Kendall hissed while smacking Kelly''s hand away.


    After what happened that day, Kendall finally understood that the only person who cared about her in


    the family was her mother. Whatever Kelly had told her in her past life was definitely a lie. Judging by


    how biased Adam was toward Kelly, he couldn''t leave everything for Kendall. Kelly had just been


    finding an excuse for her wrongdoings.


    Kendall stormed past Kelly and headed up the stairs, while Kelly quickly tagged along after her. Once


    Kendall got into her room, Kelly found a padlock and locked the door from outside. Then, she hurried


    down the stairs and fixed her makeup. Her face was swollen after getting pped earlier, so she looked


    terrible, even with makeup. She utterly despised Kendall for what she did.


    Even though Kelly was afraid of Dn, she still wanted to maintain her tough yet gentle image in front


    of Dn. Right then, she felt the urge to hide, but she had to give up on this thought as the bodyguards


    pushed Dn into the hall at that very moment. Kelly shifted her gaze left and right beforeing up


    with an idea. Finally, she held onto the cane and stood in front of the couch. Once the bodyguards


    brought Dn close to her, she beamed and greeted him. "Good afternoon, Master Dn."


    Dn turned around to speak to Adam. "Your daughter''s tone of voice is horrendous, President


    Parker." Kelly eyed him speechlessly. She was a gorgeous woman and often maintained a stern and


    unapproachable demeanor while at work. Whenever she acted in a gentler manner, all of the guys''


    faces would blush. They would all be too anxious to look her in the eyes. Jackson felt his insides were


    about to melt when he heard Kelly''s voice. How dare Dn say that my voice is unpleasant?! Kelly''s


    face was red with rage.


    "She isn''t usually like that, Master Dn." Adam hastily stepped forward to exin on behalf of his


    daughter. "She has recently been into theatrical dramas, so she speaks like the characters sometimes.


    Don''t let it bother you, Master Dn."


    Dn pressed his lips together without making anyment. He didn''t like Kelly at all—he hated the


    pretentious tone that she used in front of him. "Please take a seat, Master Dn." Adam beamed and


    walked over to help Dn, but Dn''s bodyguards immediately shot Adam a fierce re, which made


    Adam hold back from getting any closer. "I''m already seated," Dn replied.


    Dn''s tone sounded incredibly hostile, making Adam shudder in fear. "That''s not what I meant,


    Master Dn."


    Dn noticed the cane in Kelly''s hand right then. "What''s that?" Dn asked.


    "That''s a cane, Master Dn. That''s how we punish people in the Parker Family," Adam replied with a


    faint smile. Dn took a look at Kelly''s swollen face before turning back to Adam. Although Adam was


    the older man, he was too afraid of Dn to even look Dn in the eye. Instead, Adam simply hung his


    head low with shame.


    "It seems like this isn''t a good time for me to visit. Were you punishing Kelly, President Parker?" Adam


    asked.


    "I was punishing Kendall, Master Dn. Kendall made you angry earlier, so we—" Adam started.


    "Where''s Kendall?" Dn interrupted the other man''s words. His expression was eerily stern as he


    took the cane from Dn''s hand. There are spikes on this thing. I bet it''d hurt if someone used this to


    hit that woman! he thought.


    "Master Dn… Kendall… Kendall is…" Kelly was shocked by the look on Dn''s face, and she didn''t


    know how to respond to his question. It was Adam who gave Dn the answer in the end. "Kendall


    grew up in the countryside, so she can act rather thoughtlessly sometimes, Master Dn. If she


    offended you in any way, we hope that you can be kind enough to forgive her. I''ll get her to send a gift


    to you tomorrow. She''ll apologize for whatever she has done."


    Dn shot Adam a cold re before repeating his question. "I just want to know where Kendall is.


    Don''t make me repeat myself a third time!" Dn barked.


    "S-She''s upstairs," Adam replied.


    "Go and get her toe down now. I want to see her!" Dn uttered.


    Adam''s eyes lit up before he agreed to Dn''s words. "Sure. I''ll bring her down now." He ran up the


    stairs before heading to Kendall''s room and mming his palm against her door. "Open the door,


    Kendall. Master Dn wants to see you. Hurry up! Don''t make him wait."


    However, Adam''s words were greeted with silence from the room. He had a thought at that moment,


    and all color drained out of his face. His hands began to tremble as he knocked on the door again.


    "Don''t do anything silly, Kendall! I only punished you for your own good," he cried. Kendall could be


    immature and offend Dn, but she was still Adam''s biological daughter at the end of the day.


    "Kelly locked the door from outside." Kendall''s icy voice came from inside the room. Adam stopped


    knocking on the door before he looked down to see an additional padlock on the door. Gosh. Am I


    blind? How did I not see this lock?


    Kelly hurried after her father while pulling the key out to unlock the door. "What do you think Master


    Dn is trying to do, Dad?" she asked.


    Adam was still in shock from the wild thoughts that he had a moment ago, so he responded in a rather


    careless tone. "Why do you want to know the answer to that? He can meet Kendall if that''s what he


    wants. Kendall can apologize and promise that she will stay away from him in the future." Adam no


    longer mentioned anything about punishing Kendall.


    Kelly parted her lips as if she wanted to say something, but she eventually held herself back as she felt


    like her words were inappropriate. About ten minutester, Adam finally managed to coax Kendall into


    going downstairs to meet the man. Today must be my unlucky day. I’ve bumped into this guy twice


    today, and my dad even punished me because of this guy. Kendall looked rather glum as she walked


    over to Dn. "What do you need from me, Dn?" she asked in a hostile tone.


    Dn''s sharp eyes had caught sight of Kendall''s swollen cheeks the moment she descended the


    stairs. The look on his face darkened when she got closer to him. "Get to your knees!" he ordered.


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    Kendall had no idea what he wanted to do, but she knelt down when she saw the grim look on his face.


    This time, she didn''t dare to turn her back against him, fearing he would knock her out like he did the


    last time. Instead, to her surprise, he pressed hisrge, firm palms against her cheeks when she knelt


    down. She could feel the roughness of his fingertips. This surprised her—she hadn''t expected the


    almighty young master of the Coleman Family and the king of Orapolis'' business industry to have such


    calloused hands.


    Despite his rough hands, his actions were gentle and soft. He ran his fingers across her cheeks in a


    careful manner—he didn''t want to apply too much pressure as he didn''t want to worsen her wounds.


    Kendall was shocked by his actions, and she simply stared at him with disbelief in her eyes.


    When both husband and wife made eye contact with one another, Dn pulled his hand away all of a


    sudden. His movements were quick—it looked almost as if he was trying to avoid some poison that


    was on Kendall''s face.


    Both Adam and Kelly saw everything that Dn had done to Kendall, and their minds werepletely


    blown. Adam''s eyes looked like they were about to pop out of his sockets—he couldn’t believe what he


    had just seen. When Dn ran his fingers across Kendall''s face, he saw a hint of sympathy. However,


    when Adam tried to get a better look at this, Dn returned to his usual expressionless look once


    more.