"You—! Are you afraid of me, Kendall? Is that why you're hiding in the car?!" Yasmine tried to provoke the other woman.
Kendall chuckled before retorting, "Sure. I'm pretty afraid of you, I guess. I'm afraid that I might hit you back if you slap me, and I'm afraid you won't be able to leave the house for a while after that."
"How dare you hit me after making me angry, Kendall!" Yasmine growled.
Kendall seemed amused by Yasmine's words, for she laughed heartily. "What a funny statement to make, Miss Zorn! Do you expect me to stay still after you hit me? I'm not an idiot."
"I'm telling you to get out of your car!" Yasmine shouted.
"I don't think I made a mistake yesterday, Miss Zorn. You may have fancied Master Dylan in the past, but would you marry him now if he wanted to? Since you decided to give up on him, why are you sticking your nose into our business now that he's being nice to me? Who are you to question me?" Kendall asked as she didn't think that she had done anything wrong.
Yasmine was the one who looked down on Dylan for being a cripple and for his inability to reproduce. She gave up on Dylan to go for someone better, yet she was jealous now that Dylan was being friendly to Kendall. Yasmine phoned her to scold her out of envy, and she simply responded candidly. Yet, Yasmine was infuriated by whatever she had said. Now, Yasmine even chased after Kendall just to settle the score with her.
Yasmine was a typical, selfish woman who didn't want other women to make use of her trash after she had thrown it out. However, the issue here was that Dylan wasn't trash—he was a breathing, living human being. "I don't care. One way or another, I simply won't allow Master Dylan to be nice to you or any other woman. Even if he can't walk or reproduce, I still want him to value me above everyone else. Anyone who receives his special treatment is my enemy," Yasmine stated. "If you're smart enough, you would move out of the Coleman Residence, Kendall. You'd also promise never to see Master Dylan again. You have the right to reject his kindness even if he's nice to you. Laura has always specialized in designing evening gowns, and she rarely designs day-to-day outfits. I would have to beg her if I wanted her to design such outfits for me, so how could a countryside woman like you get 40 outfits all for yourself?!" Yasmine felt her anger building up as she spoke, and her expression was sour from her jealousy.
If Kendall had relied on her own abilities to convince Laura to design 40 outfits for her, Yasmine wouldn't have felt as jealous. However, it was Dylan who had made this request—that was what made Yasmine so bitter about this whole matter! Yasmine's jealousy was like ferocious waves that crashed against Kendall, threatening to drown her in the ocean.
"Well, it's a fact that a countryside girl like me had managed to get 40 outfits specially designed by Laura. Do you want me to sell half of them to you, Miss Zorn? Laura's outfits are really exclusive, so how does it sound if I sell them at the rate of 500,000 per piece? That's pretty cheap, right?" Kendall recalled how she had gone to L.E. Boutique to purchase evening gowns for Yasmine's birthday party, and remembered paying more than hundreds of thousands for each dress. I'm being really generous by selling these clothes to her at 500,000 per piece! I'm not even charging her more, although she's my love rival.
Yasmine's expression was as dark as pitch as she growled, "Get out of the car right now, Kendall. What makes you think I need your clothes?"
"I'm not getting out of the car. What are you going to do about it?" Kendall asked.
"You're scared, huh?"
"Yeah. I just told you, didn't I? I'm scared of you, Miss Zorn. You're the precious daughter of the almighty Zorn Family—a country girl like me can only look up to you. That's why I'm so terrified of you. I'm so scared that I'm trembling with fear, Miss Zorn. Why don't you let me go this one time? Please move your car aside. I'm in a rush." Kendall was hoping that Ronnie wouldn't show up anytime soon. She'd be dead meat otherwise.
"How dare you, Kendall! You're spitting lies directly in my face. Do you think I'm too afraid to drag you out of the car?" Yasmine cried.
"I'm sure you'd dare to do that. You're such a brave woman, Miss Zorn," Kendall replied. Yasmine was speechless for a moment. She often considered herself a woman with a sharp tongue, yet she was clearly defeated when placed in an argument with Kendall. Kendall has no shame! Yasmine thought as she glared at the other woman. Then, she took two steps forward before swinging her hand up for a slap.
Smack! Yasmine's palm landed on the car's glass window. Kendall didn't know if Yasmine's hand hurt, but she was sure that her glass window was hurting. At least it's not broken, Kendall thought to herself. Miss Zorn probably isn't strong enough to break my glass with just a single slap. Hah! How dare she pick a fight with me with her limited skills? Does she think she's going to snatch Master Dylan away from me? She's too full of herself. If I were the one who had slapped her car window, I'm sure I would have shattered it in one go!
"Get out of your car, Kendall. If you don't get out now, I'll charge into the office and tell your dad about this!" Yasmine cried.
"…How shameless. You're running off to my parents after you fail to attack me," Kendall commented. Then, she pushed her car door open and wriggled her way out while talking to Yasmine. "Look, Miss Zorn. Why do you keep bugging me? If you're in a bad mood, you should just go to the seaside and scream at the ocean for 30 minutes. I'm sure you'll feel better after that. I'm not going to stop seeing Master Dylan, nor will I leave him. You may have dumped him, but I won't do the same. So, why should I listen to you, anyway? I don't think Master Dylan treated you that well, did he?" Kendall said disdainfully.
Yasmine was so furious that she nearly choked on her words. "How Master Dylan treats me is none of your business! You're just his nanny, and you're working for free! Do you know what a nanny is? Master Dylan is clearly taking revenge on you. I can't believe you fell for it. Do you think he really cherishes and cares for you?"
"If that's the case, then why are you holding this against me, Miss Zorn?" Kendall asked.
Yasmine didn't know what to say to win the argument. In the end, she decided to swing her arm up to slap Kendall since she couldn't win in a verbal fight. But Kendall swiftly bent low and dodged Yasmine's slap, so Yasmine only swung her hand in the air without striking anything. This infuriated her as she sent another kick in Kendall's way, but Kendall instinctively grabbed the other woman's leg before taking her high heel out and holding it in her hand.
Kendall lightly swung the high heel around while speaking. "I'm amazed at how you sped on the road with these heels, Miss Zorn. God must be looking over you since you didn't crash your car."
"Give me my shoe, Kendall. You dumb countryside girl! I'm going to kill you!" Yasmine had to balance on one foot since she didn't have her other shoe. However, it was hard for her to stay upright with one foot, so she had to hop a few times to steady herself. As a result, it made her look like she was stomping one foot in anger.
In the past, everyone else had to fawn over her since she was the daughter of the Zorn Family. People would say and do anything just to please her, and they were terrified of offending her in any way as they were afraid that the Zorn Family would take revenge. How dare a countryside girl like Kendall treat me so dismissively? The audacity of this woman! Could this be because of Master Dylan? Master Dylan personally asked Laura to design 40 day-to-day outfits for Kendall, so I'm sure he really values her… Yasmine was instantly filled with jealousy at the thought.
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