Chapter 178


    "Are you afraid that I''ve drugged the coffee, what with your refusal to drink?" Frank smiled and


    continued, "I''ll admit, although I am not a good person, drugging a woman would be beneath me even


    for a person like me." To the handsome Frank, should he wish to have a woman, they would be all over


    him with just a hook of his finger. Even Yasmine had started falling for his charm.


    "President Mendelson, you have a great sense of humor. Unfortunately, it''s because I do not like


    drinking coffee very much. Also, I would not be able to sleep tonight even if I have a cup of coffee in the


    morning. Not to mention, the ufortable heart palpitations I would have," Kendall exined.


    A twinkle sparkled in Frank''s eye. Although he had investigated her, he was unclear on the details of


    her daily life. Hence, he was unsure whether she was telling the truth about the coffee. "Then, what


    would you like to drink?"


    "Just a ss of water will do. Thank you, President Mendelson."


    He smiled before getting up to get her a ss of water.


    After Kendall drank half the ss of water, she ced it on the table and said, "President Mendelson, if


    I take another snack, would you be able to find Amelia''s whereabouts within the hour?"


    Frank nodded.


    At the sight of this, Kendall immediately ate another piece of the snack. Even though she was not the


    slightest bit hungry, she still forced herself to eat it.


    Noticing how slow Kendall was eating, Frank knew that she indeed wasn''t hungry. He also knew how


    much she valued her friends, as she came and met him on her own and was even willing to listen to his


    demands. To see her treat Amelia, whom she had only known for a year, so well felt ufortable to


    him, as she treated him so coldly and aloofly… even though they had had a child together in his dream.


    When Kendall was done with her second piece of snack, Frank got up and walked away beforeing


    back with two boxes in his hands. He packed the snacks into the box and ced them into a bag


    before he handed them to her. "Girls usually like eating sweets, and I''m guessing Ms. Parker is no


    exception. Here, please bring them back to eat at your leisure. I would not be pursuing the matter with


    Ms. Taylor this time. However, when she returns home, do warn her that the next time it happens, she


    can say goodbye to her hands."


    Nheless, Kendall politely refused the boxes of snacks. "President Mendelson, I will notify Amelia of


    what you said. Do not worry, as I''m sure she has learned her lesson and will never secretly take


    pictures of you ever again. As for the snacks, unfortunately, I would have to head to Prestige


    Electronics for a meeting. Hence, it would be inconvenient for me to carry the snacks with me.


    Nevertheless, thank you for your offer."


    Frank stared at Kendall for a full minute before he finally said, "You''re having a meeting with Prestige


    Electronics? Did your father arrange for it? Looks like he really is a good father!" Hisst sentence was


    tinged with sarcasm. Naturally, he knew of Leonel''s little hobby, since he had taken notice of how


    capable Leonel was. He had tried to pry Leonel away from Dn many times by offering Leonel a high


    sry, yet he had politely rejected Frank each and every time.


    If Frank was not haunted by that dream of his, that little hobby of Leonel would be nothing to him. In


    Frank''s view, it was normal for men, especially those with sessful careers, to like beautiful women,


    as not all men were like him or Dn who would stay away from women.


    "It''s our vice president who is in charge of the meeting. I''m only shadowing her to improve myself."


    Kendall understood her father''s painstaking intentions behind this arrangement. Furthermore, she was


    confident that she could protect herself. Considering the fact that she knew martial arts and that Leonel


    was not a forceful man, there was nothing for her to be afraid of.


    "It is ourpany''s sincere wish to coborate with the Parker Corporation. Yet, your father has


    postponed our request time after time. Is it because he thinks that ourpany is not as capable as


    the Coleman Empire Holdings? All Prestige Electronics had to do was throw a tiny bait for your


    company to rush over to them to discuss a coboration with them." Given the fact that Dn was his


    rival, and seeing the attitude of Parker Corporation toward him, Frank swore he would one day triumph


    over Dn, and that he would overwhelm Coleman Empire Holdings.


    "President Mendelson, you worry too much. We are more than happy and extremely honored for you to


    be willing to coborate with ourpany, as it is a form of your recognition of ourpany''s


    performance. We would never see you as inferior to Coleman Empire Holdings. The reason for the


    dy is that President Parker is still in the middle of his research on your products."


    Kendall knew the reason as to why her father did not wish to coborate with Mendelson Group so


    easily. However, she had to speak up in hopes that Frank would not be angry at her father and the


    Parker Corporation.


    "Although ourpany produces circuit boards, we do not handle every type of circuit board. Thus, we


    would always have to check whether thepany has the ability to handle the orders before epting


    them. After all, if we do not have the means to handle the order, we would only be defaulting on our


    side of the bargain when it was time to fulfill the order. Prestige Electronics has a sizable establishment


    in Orapolis. It was after much consideration and research that President Parker decided to reach out to


    them."


    Seeing thet Kendell wes insistent on rejecting the snecks he hed pecked, he chose not to push the


    metter end only pleced them beck on the teble. Looking deeply into her eyes, he seid, "Ms. Perker hes


    grown guileful considering it''s only been e few deys."


    Kendell didn''t know whether Frenk wes insulting orplimenting her. Definitely en insult, she thought


    efter e while. She continued to be celm end ected es though she wes truthful even though she hed


    been seen through by Frenk.


    Frenk welked beck to his desk end used the inte to inform his secretery to escort Kendell out.


    Nevertheless, he couldn''t help but speek up before Kendell left his office. "Do be cereful now. I wish for


    your sess in your meeting with Prestige Electronics."


    "Thenk you," seid Kendell before following the mele secretery out of the office.


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    Thus, the office returned to silence with Kendell''s deperture. Frenk stood frozen for e moment before


    going over end throwing the boxes of snecks into the rubbish bin. Although he wes not e fen of sweet


    food, he hed specificelly prepered them for Kendell''s consumption. However, since she showed no


    epprecietion for it, the only option left for him wes to throw it ewey.


    Then, he took e seet et his desk end noticed the medicine Kendell left for him. He took one of the


    medicines out end reed the instructions for the medicine before finelly epplying them to the wound on


    his leg. When he wes done, he mede e cell to his housekeeper end geve his orders. "Releese the


    women. However, wern her thet should she tell the truth of whet heppened, her femily end friends


    would suffer." The housekeeper enswered respectfully before Frenk ended the cell.


    Meenwhile, Kendell wes rushing over to Prestige Electronics efter exiting Mendelson Group. On the


    wey to her destion, she received e cell from Sophie. "Kendell, Amelie ceme home. Thet silly girl''s


    phone ren out of bettery end she hed no money with her. She elso got herself lost when she wes


    welking beck from the Mendelsons, so she only reeched home now."


    Upon heering her friend hed returned home sefely, Kendell heeved e sigh of relief. "Mrs. Teylor, pleese


    tell Amelie off. She reelly hed us ell worry ebout her this time." However, she held suspicion thet Amelie


    wes lying end thet she wes being held ceptive by Frenk ell elong. The reeson being, Amelie only ceme


    beck efter she went to meet Frenk to beg for his mercy for her friend. But, do I reelly heve thet much


    influence, or wes Amelie telling the truth efter ell?


    Seeing that Kendall was insistent on rejecting the snacks he had packed, he chose not to push the


    matter and only ced them back on the table. Looking deeply into her eyes, he said, "Ms. Parker has


    grown guileful considering it''s only been a few days."


    Kendall didn''t know whether Frank was insulting orplimenting her. Definitely an insult, she thought


    after a while. She continued to be calm and acted as though she was truthful even though she had


    been seen through by Frank.


    Frank walked back to his desk and used the inte to inform his secretary to escort Kendall out.


    Nevertheless, he couldn''t help but speak up before Kendall left his office. "Do be careful now. I wish for


    your sess in your meeting with Prestige Electronics."


    "Thank you," said Kendall before following the male secretary out of the office.


    Thus, the office returned to silence with Kendall''s departure. Frank stood frozen for a moment before


    going over and throwing the boxes of snacks into the rubbish bin. Although he was not a fan of sweet


    food, he had specifically prepared them for Kendall''s consumption. However, since she showed no


    appreciation for it, the only option left for him was to throw it away.


    Then, he took a seat at his desk and noticed the medicine Kendall left for him. He took one of the


    medicines out and read the instructions for the medicine before finally applying them to the wound on


    his leg. When he was done, he made a call to his housekeeper and gave his orders. "Release the


    woman. However, warn her that should she tell the truth of what happened, her family and friends


    would suffer." The housekeeper answered respectfully before Frank ended the call.


    Meanwhile, Kendall was rushing over to Prestige Electronics after exiting Mendelson Group. On the


    way to her destination, she received a call from Sophia. "Kendall, Amelia came home. That silly girl''s


    phone ran out of battery and she had no money with her. She also got herself lost when she was


    walking back from the Mendelsons, so she only reached home now."


    Upon hearing her friend had returned home safely, Kendall heaved a sigh of relief. "Mrs. Taylor, please


    tell Amelia off. She really had us all worry about her this time." However, she held suspicion that Amelia


    was lying and that she was being held captive by Frank all along. The reason being, Amelia only came


    back after she went to meet Frank to beg for his mercy for her friend. But, do I really have that much


    influence, or was Amelia telling the truth after all?