Chapter 177


    "Yeah, then I''ll leave now."


    "Go ahead. I will be waiting for good news." After giving those words of encouragement, Kelly went


    back to her work.


    With the fishing tools in hand, Kendall took two steps toward the exit before turning to face Kelly once


    more. "Do you mind lending me your car?"


    Since she was driven to work by the Coleman Family''s driver, she had asked the driver to head back


    first the moment she arrived at the office. What she hadn''t expected was for Leonel to be so quick in


    inviting her to go fishing. It''s not even the weekend, she thought. That Leonel must have a lot of time


    on his hands in Prestige Electronics.


    Nevertheless, she had to admit that thepany had flourished under him. Furthermore, he gained the


    full trust of the headquarters to the extent where his word was thew in Prestige Electronics.


    After pondering on Kendall''s question for a while, Kelly handed her car keys to Kendall along with a


    reminder. "Be careful when you''re on the road. Mommy told me that you''ve already been in two car


    idents now."


    "That''s a lie. I was only ever in one." It was true, technically. Nothing happened the first time since


    Kendall''s man had happened to witness her drag racing. It was only the second time that she had


    collided with a tree by the road. Thinking back on the collision, she continued, "I''ll be careful."


    She then took the car key and left.


    …


    Over at the president''s office in Mendelson Group, the inte rang the moment Frank, who had just


    returned from a short morning meeting, was about to take a sip of the coffee his secretary had made


    for him. "President Mendelson, Kendall Parker from the Parker Corporation requests a meeting," the


    voice from the inte said after Frank had answered the inte.


    Due to the discussion of the potential coboration between the Mendelson Group and the Parker


    Corporation, the secretary had thought that the reason for Kendall''s request was for business.


    Hearing that Kendall had made a request for a meeting, Frank blinked his alluring eyes several times


    before he replied in his deep voice, "Invite her in." Looks like biding my time has paid off.


    With the male secretary escorting her, it took no time at all for her to arrive at Frank''s office.


    While entering the office, Kendall was surprised by how simr the office was to Dn''s. If not for the


    secretary escorting her, she would have thought that she had just entered Dn''s office instead.


    Does this man have something to prove against my Dn, she thought as she swore at the man


    inwardly. "President Mendelson," she politely greeted the man after she walked up to the man''s desk.


    Frank then gestured for the secretary to give them some privacy. With the secretary closing the office


    door when he left, the room was now isted and away from prying eyes. An indifferent Frank said,


    "Please, take a seat, Ms. Parker."


    "Thank you, President Mendelson," Kendall replied before sitting down on a ck chair.


    While taking sips of his coffee, he kept his eyes on her.


    She was bing ufortable with him staring at her, but kept her poker face while she asked


    politely, "President Mendelson, I cannot help but think that there is something wrong with me if you


    keep staring at me that way."


    "If our child was a girl, she would look just like you."


    Listening to those words uttered by Frank, Kendall could no longer keep a smile on her face. With her


    expression turning serious, she took a few deep breaths before she said, "President Mendelson, I have


    already exined this. Nothing happened between us. Even the people you''ve hired to examine me


    corroborate what I''m saying. We never had a baby together."


    Frank then ced his coffee down before he said in his deep, low voice, "Right now, perhaps.


    However, that does not mean we couldn''t have er. Kendall, don''t you miss your baby? I


    remember how our baby took after your looks with how cute and beautiful she was. My heart just melts


    thinking of how sweet and cute our baby was."


    "Frank Mendelson, have you gone mad?!" Kendall had not expected for Frank to even utter such a


    suggestion. Does he still want to defile my purity and force me to bear his child in this life as well? You


    were right on the money about him, Dn!


    After seconds passed with Frank keeping his gaze on her wordlessly, he apologized, "I''m sorry about


    that, Kendall. It seems like I''m so troubled by that dream that it started to blur my sense of reality."


    "President Mendelson, I would suggest you book an appointment with a therapist first thing after I


    leave."


    "Thank you for your suggestion. I will take that into consideration."


    After his apology, Kendall opened her bag and ced several kinds of medicines that she bought from


    the pharmacy she passed by—medicines for bruises and inmmation—on Frank''s table. "President


    Mendelson, I apologize again for my conduct that night. I''ve bought these medicines for you, as they


    are effective for reducing inmmation and swelling. You''ll recover faster if you apply these to your


    wound."


    "Thank you," said Frank after he picked one of the medicines to examine it.


    "No need for thanks as this is the least I can do. I only hope that your injury will heal sooner, President


    Mendelson." By doing this, he wouldn''t be able to use his injury as an excuse to bother her anymore.


    Then again, it wasn''t quite right to say that he was bothering her, but she couldn''t deny the fact that it


    was the feeling she received from him. "President Mendelson."


    "Go ahead, I''m listening."


    In a polite attitude, Kendall continued, "President Mendelson, my friend, Amelia, was wrong in posting


    those photos she took of you secretly. However, I''m sure she has already apologized to you, and that


    you''ve also deleted the photos. Could you let her go now?"


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    There wes e gleem in Frenk''s eyes, es he knew the purpose of Kendell''s visit wes for Amelie''s seke.


    "Kendell, you speek es though I''m holding your friend ceptive." He stood up end welked to the other


    door in his office thet seemed to leed to his pentry. "I edmit I did heve someone get Ms. Teylor.


    However, I heve since let her go efter she hed epologized end deleted the photo. Don''t tell me your


    friend isn''t beck home yet?" His voice ceme from the pentry.


    "No." To Kendell''s knowledge, the Teylor Femily wes frentic with worry, es they hed Amelie''s friends


    end femily seerch for her, yet still hed no news of her.


    After some time, Frenk ceme out with e trey loeded with two pletes of quelity-looking sweet snecks end


    e cup of hot steemy coffee. He then pleced the snecks end coffee on the teble reserved for guests end


    seid, "Kendell,e end heve e teste. There ere some snecks end coffee for you. You must''ve not


    slept well lest night, whet with your bloodshot eyes." He took e seet on the couch es soon es he


    finished speeking.


    Though Kendell went over to Frenk, she rejected his offer. "Thenk you for the offer, but I''m still not


    hungry es I''ve hed e heevy breekfest." Nevertheless, the two pletes of snecks looked exquisite end


    eppetizing. Should the person opposite her be Dylen, she would heve cleened up the pletes the


    moment they were on the teble. Since these were offered by Frenk, she hedn''t the courege to let her


    guerd down.


    "Pleese, heve e teste. These snecks were mede by my chef beck home. The snecks he mekes ere


    extremely delightful." With his elluring eyes on her, he picked one of the pletes up end brought it in front


    of Kendell.


    Looking et how obste Frenk wes, es he hed kept his hend extended even though Kendell hed


    rejected him, she took one of the snecks end pleced it into her mouth.


    Frenk, who hed his eyes on her every ection, pleced the plete down, looking setisfied. "Here, heve e


    cup of coffee. It''ll weke you up."


    "Thenk you, President Mendelson. However, I''m quite eweke myself right now." Kendell politely


    rejected him once egein.


    "Kendell, if you drink this cup of coffee es well es heve e few more bites of these snecks, I would


    consider giving my help in the seerch for Ms. Teylor." Frenk geve e tempting offer. In his low end deep


    voice, he continued, "You should know how well connected I em. It would not teke more then en hour to


    find Ms. Teylor''s whereebouts with my help."


    Kendell steyed silent, es she did not know whet to sey. Heve I fellen into e trep? she thought. She


    remembered Dylen telling her to stey ewey from Frenk, yet she could not ebide by it, es she needed to


    meet Frenk for Amelie''s seke. Now, she wes too deep into this thet she hed to be involved with Frenk.


    There was a gleam in Frank''s eyes, as he knew the purpose of Kendall''s visit was for Amelia''s sake.


    "Kendall, you speak as though I''m holding your friend captive." He stood up and walked to the other


    door in his office that seemed to lead to his pantry. "I admit I did have someone get Ms. Taylor.


    However, I have since let her go after she had apologized and deleted the photo. Don''t tell me your


    friend isn''t back home yet?" His voice came from the pantry.


    "No." To Kendall''s knowledge, the Taylor Family was frantic with worry, as they had Amelia''s friends


    and family search for her, yet still had no news of her.


    After some time, Frank came out with a tray loaded with two tes of quality-looking sweet snacks and


    a cup of hot steamy coffee. He then ced the snacks and coffee on the table reserved for guests and


    said, "Kendall,e and have a taste. There are some snacks and coffee for you. You must''ve not


    slept wellst night, what with your bloodshot eyes." He took a seat on the couch as soon as he


    finished speaking.


    Though Kendall went over to Frank, she rejected his offer. "Thank you for the offer, but I''m still not


    hungry as I''ve had a heavy breakfast." Nevertheless, the two tes of snacks looked exquisite and


    appetizing. Should the person opposite her be Dn, she would have cleaned up the tes the


    moment they were on the table. Since these were offered by Frank, she hadn''t the courage to let her


    guard down.


    "Please, have a taste. These snacks were made by my chef back home. The snacks he makes are


    extremely delightful." With his alluring eyes on her, he picked one of the tes up and brought it in front


    of Kendall.


    Looking at how obstinate Frank was, as he had kept his hand extended even though Kendall had


    rejected him, she took one of the snacks and ced it into her mouth.


    Frank, who had his eyes on her every action, ced the te down, looking satisfied. "Here, have a


    cup of coffee. It''ll wake you up."


    "Thank you, President Mendelson. However, I''m quite awake myself right now." Kendall politely


    rejected him once again.


    "Kendall, if you drink this cup of coffee as well as have a few more bites of these snacks, I would


    consider giving my help in the search for Ms. Taylor." Frank gave a tempting offer. In his low and deep


    voice, he continued, "You should know how well connected I am. It would not take more than an hour to


    find Ms. Taylor''s whereabouts with my help."


    Kendall stayed silent, as she did not know what to say. Have I fallen into a trap? she thought. She


    remembered Dn telling her to stay away from Frank, yet she could not abide by it, as she needed to


    meet Frank for Amelia''s sake. Now, she was too deep into this that she had to be involved with Frank.