Chapter 74


    "I am afraid that my dream wille true, Mommy. I am scared that you and Daddy will really… I would


    rather treat it as a precognitive dream to make sure everyone is safe than think of it as a mere dream."


    Hearing that, Charlotte asked, "But have you ever considered that Kelly would do as she did in your


    dream exactly because you let your dream break you two apart?"


    It wasn''t as though Kendall could just tell Charlotte that it was something that had happened in her past


    life, so the former could only use the words Dn had said before. "Mommy, Kelly and I will eventually


    fall out as long as I am you and Daddy''s biological daughter. She will stille for my neck even if I


    don''t go for hers."


    Charlotte fell silent at that.


    She and Adam had trained Kelly to be the Parker Corporation''s sessor. Kelly might look gentle


    and polite on the surface but she was, in fact, an ambitious woman.


    Thinking that everything Parker-rted would eventually fall in her hands, Kelly had been working hard


    at bettering herself. She had always been driven by the motivation to grow the Parker Corporation, and


    having it listed as one of the richestpanies there was.


    However, her ns had been thrown off course when it was revealed that she was the child of a couple


    from a rural vige. She wasn''t at all rted to the Parkers by blood.


    It only made sense that this wasn''t a reality Kelly could ept.


    Knowing that Kendall was the one who was going to take everything from her only made things worse.


    And on top of that, Kelly and Jackson actually…


    Kendall said that the two of them were together behind her back in her dream. They even had a


    lovechild together. Not only that, they eventually ended up causing the deaths of Adam, Charlotte, and


    Kendall''s child…


    Charlotte''s face had turned pale after she listened to her daughter.


    No one could possibly have dreams where every detail was connected. Instead of a dream, it was


    more like a memoir being yed, where every scene was causing fear to arise within Charlotte.


    It was no wonder Kendall would make such a decision after she had the dream.


    "Don''t worry, Mommy," Kendall consoled Charlotte. "I will work hard at getting stronger so that I can


    protect you and Daddy. I will not let the dream be a reality."


    Charlotte then replied in a firm tone, "You''re right, Kendall. It is better to think of it as a precognitive


    dream than just brushing it off. You don''t have to worry. I will always be on your side no matter what


    may happen."


    "Thank you, Mommy."


    Unbeknownst to them, a small ident had urred at Whittle Holdings while they were having their


    heart-to-heart talk.


    Thepany''s president, Tom Whittle, who happened to be Jackson''s father, was on the way out of


    his office with Jackson beside him when he reminded his own secretary, "Bring all the documents. Let''s


    not make President Dunhill wait for too long."


    He had gone through lengths to secure a lunch with President Dunhill in order to discuss a new project


    they were supposed to coborate on. It was a lunch appointment that was extremely important to Tom.


    The secretary had checked it again and again before, and she was confident that nothing was left


    behind. "The documents are all ready, President Whittle," she said.


    Hearing that, he let out a hum as he nodded before he walked toward the elevator with his son and


    secretary in tow.


    Ring! Ring!


    The secretary''s phone began to ring.


    She took a look at the phone screen, and informed Tom, "I have gotten a call from President Dunhill''s


    secretary."


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    "Pick it up, quickly!" he urged, in which the secretary dutifully did.


    Her face soon fell as she listened to what the other end of the call had to say. After the call ended, she


    turned to Tom and said, "President Whittle, President Dunhill''s secretary has just informed me that we


    don''t have to head to the appointment anymore. President Dunhill has already discussed and signed a


    contract for a coboration with Master Dn."


    "What?!" Tom roared with his eyes widened. He even started doubting his own ears.


    Jackson''s face had turned sour as well. "Did President Dunhill''s secretary really say that?" he urgently


    questioned. "But he looked like he was looking forward to our appointment! He was even showing


    positive reactions to our coboration. Why did he suddenly turn to Master Dn and even sign a


    contract with him?"


    They were surprisingly fast in finalizing the contract.


    "Vice President Whittle, that was all President Dunhill''s secretary told me. She didn''t tell me the reason.


    She only told me that we no longer have to go to the appointment. After that, she hung up."


    The one who took the business opportunity Whittle Holdings was looking forward to was Dn


    Coleman, the god of Orapolis'' business world himself. Hence, there was nothing the Whittles could do


    even if they were angry about it.


    The Whittle Holdings didn''t stand a chance against the Coleman Empire Holdings in terms of ability


    alone.


    What Tom and Jackson couldn''t make sense of was how despite not having history of a close


    partnership with the Coleman Empire Holdings before, they were, in one way or another,


    acquaintances. The Whittles had always acted carefully around the Colemans. Even if they weren''t


    friends, the Whittles took caution to not offend the Colemans in any way.


    For Dn to rob the Whittles of what was supposed to be theirs… Could this be a sign the Coleman


    Empire Holdings was making an enemy out of the Whittle Holdings?


    "Jackson, follow me into my office." Tom grunted with a sour face as he turned around to re-enter his


    office.


    "Ms. Zetta, hurry up and try to find out if Master Dn did this on purpose."


    Hearing that, the secretary, Dina Zetta, nodded. It was only then that Jackson turned around and


    hurried after his father.


    As soon as they were alone in the office, Tom looked at Jackson and questioned, "Be honest with me,


    Jackson—did you do something to offend Master Dn?"


    Jackson immediately protested, "I wouldn''t dare do that, Father! I always show my respect to him like


    he was the King when I see him. I can''t even wait to kiss his *ss. Why would I ever offend him? Even if


    I was bored and sick of my life, I wouldn''t do something that would harm our family name."


    "Remember that you recently went to the Coleman Mansion because of Kendall Parker? Who else but


    you would make trouble for ourpany?!"


    Jackson started recalling the time he had met Dn, and he said with confidence, "I can assure you


    that it wasn''t me, Father. I really didn''t get on his nerves or anything. Master Dn even told me that he


    wille to Kendall and my engagement banquet when the timees."


    Ring! Ring!


    The inte began to make noise.


    Hence, Tom had to momentarily stop scolding his son as he picked up the phone.


    Jackson only looked on as his father wordlessly listened to the unknown caller speak. Thereafter, Tom


    mmed the phone on the table, and even went as far as to tear out the cable connecting to the


    phone.


    Jackson knew in that instant that something had gone terribly wrong.


    "Father, what is it?!" he worriedly asked.


    Tom suddenly turned toward Jackson and red at him. "Jackson Whittle, you''d better fess up! What


    the hell did you do when you were at the Coleman Mansion?! Manager Sho who manages business


    rtions for ourpany has just told me that a Secretary Miller from the Coleman Empire Holdings


    has informed him about wanting to cut all business ties with Whittle Holdings!"


    Toddy Heller was Dn''s general secretary, which also made him Dn''s right-hand man. There were


    tons of people who wanted to secure a coboration with Coleman Holdings by going through a man of


    his position. However, Toddy was no unloyal pushover. No one had ever seeded at bribing or


    getting on his good side.


    He was someone who was as unmoving as a mountain in terms of loyalty for Dn.


    Jackson hadn''t even mustered a reply when Dina knocked on the door again.


    "President Whittle, I have gotten wind that—"


    Thinking that things must have taken a turn for the better, Jackson urged her to say what she found


    out. "What is it? Tell us!"


    She gingerly peeked at Tom and muttered, "President Whittle, there are rumors going around about


    how we have offended the Colemans."


    His face immediately fell, and he snapped, "What groundless allegations! Tell the Public Rtions


    Department to clear up the air. And find out who started the d*mn rumor! I will sue them until they have


    nothing left!"


    The rumors started going around when the Coleman Empire Holdings had cut ties with the Whittle


    Holdings right after the Colemans had signed a contract with Dn. There were only two possibilities to


    this—it was either the Colemans who were trying to ruin them, or that there was a third party who was


    interfering in the Coleman Empire Holdings'' name.


    The Whittle Holdings had a lot of partners they worked together with which were not close to the


    Colemans. Still, having a rumor like this out in the public could only be damaging for the Whittles.


    Those business partners of his were timid people who were afraid of being burned by the fire. In order


    to save themselves, they would cease coboration with the Whittle Holdings, and that would in turn


    cause the Whittles damage.


    The Coleman Empire Holdings were so influential in Orapolis that no one other than the Mendelson


    Group and Zorn Holdings could ever bear the consequences rumors like this brought about.