Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 178

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 uncomfortable heart palpitations I would have," Kendall explained.

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 glass of water will do. Thank you, President Mendelson."

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

After Kendall drank half the glass of water, she placed 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 uncomfortable 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 before coming back with two boxes in his hands. He packed the snacks into the box and placed 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."

Nonetheless, 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!" His last 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 Dylan many times by offering Leonel a high salary, 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 successful careers, to like beautiful women, as not all men were like him or Dylan 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 our company's sincere wish to collaborate with the Parker Corporation. Yet, your father has postponed our request time after time. Is it because he thinks that our company 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 collaboration with them." Given the fact that Dylan was his rival, and seeing the attitude of Parker Corporation toward him, Frank swore he would one day triumph over Dylan, 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 collaborate with our company, as it is a form of your recognition of our company's performance. We would never see you as inferior to Coleman Empire Holdings. The reason for the delay 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 collaborate 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 our company produces circuit boards, we do not handle every type of circuit board. Thus, we would always have to check whether the company has the ability to handle the orders before accepting 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 that Kendall was insistent on rejecting the snacks he had packed, he chose not to push the matter and only placed 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 or complimenting 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 intercom 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 success 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? Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.