Kendall was aware that Emily was a kind woman, but it was hard for Emily to accept her because she had done something wrong in the beginning, and also, they hadn't been spending much time getting to know each other.
"Mom, do you want to continue our walk?" Kendall asked gently.
After Emily had questioned Kendall, she was pretty convinced by Kendall's words which managed to make most of her anger disappear. Since she had gotten the explanation that she wanted, she was too lazy to take a walk with Kendall and replied, "No thanks. Do you really think that I enjoy taking walks with you? You should head back to take care of Dylan."
"Then let's head back." Kendall smiled gently.
As Emily snorted, she ditched Kendall and headed back first. However, Kendall was unfazed by it and walked behind Emily. They seemed to have a rapport with each other as they entered the house together to make it seem like they did go for a walk to aid digestion.
Noticing that, Dylan looked at Kendall as she entered the house. As her eyes met his, she flashed a smile that managed to calm Dylan down.
"Dylan, isn't it time for your rehabilitation session?" Emily asked gently.
Hearing that, he nodded and answered, "Yes, it's time we head back for it." He then glanced over at Kendall, whereupon she immediately walked over before standing behind him.
"Grandma, Mrs. Morris, we shall take a leave first."
Both Tilly and Mary nodded as they looked at the couple with smiles on their faces. Mary was glad when she found out that the rumor about Dylan suffering from erectile dysfunction wasn't true. She now saw Kendall as her savior because Jane wouldn't need to hand her child over to Dylan after she got married to Yoseph.
Kendall then pushed Dylan back to their residence. Once they were back, he turned to her and said, "I have told the school that I won't be attending the rehabilitation class tonight. We can spend more time together."
"You're not doing rehabilitation?"
"We can do it later after our walk in the backyard."
Hearing that, she followed his request and pushed him to the backyard. The backyard seemed even quieter at night. However, even at night, the place was brightly lit since there were many street lights around. Noticing that the couple were walking toward the backyard, Amos immediately switched on all the streetlights. Normally, only half of them were switched on.
"What did my mom say to you? Did she scold you?" He was curious to know what happened between them.
Kendall was aware that Emily was a kind woman, but it was hard for Emily to accept her because she had done something wrong in the beginning, and also, they hadn't been spending much time getting to know each other.
Instead of replying to his question, she cheekily pulled his hair which made him turn to the back since he was in pain. Seeing that she was all smiles, he knew that she was being cheeky.
"How dare you pull my hair when no one has ever dared to do so? What kind of punishment should I give you?" He purposely put on a straight face as he spoke.
"You can make me kiss you as a punishment."
Hearing that, he couldn't help but laugh. "You can kiss me whenever you want. Since it's free, you can kiss me as much as you want to. I'm really generous when it comes to this. You don't need a reason to kiss me."
Soon after, she leaned in and wrapped her arms around his neck before pecking on his lips.
"Dylan."
"Call me Darling. I love it when you call me darling in your sweet voice. It melts my heart."
"Is my voice that nice?" she asked.
"Just call me Darling."
"I'm not sure if you remembered the man who didn't allow me to call him Darling back then."
"Then who was the passionate woman from back then? Kendall, I feel that you weren't as passionate as before toward me. Can you give me a reason for that?"
After that, she was lost for words. Ever since both of them had confirmed their feelings for each other, she indeed wasn't as shameless as before when she would give him hugs and kisses all the time. It was probably because she felt like they were an old married couple.
"Darling, in your heart, what kind of woman do you think your mom is?" She quickly continued the topic earlier before he made any more requests. Time to change the topic!
"As a son, I shouldn't be talking bad about my mother. I would answer that she is the best mother in the world. Overall, she’s a nice person. It's just that she has high expectations of her daughter-in-law. If you give her a granddaughter, I can assure you that she will be treating you like royalty."
"Then why were you worried that she would scold me?" she asked.
"It's great that she didn't scold you. But how was your discussion?"
"I have already told her about what Jackson and Kelly did. I hope her eyes weren't tainted by that video. After that, I complimented you and said that you are the best man a woman could ever ask for. As I spoke, her tense facial expression relaxed as she let out a smile."
"Should I compliment you for being good at buttering up to my mother, or you're just smart?"
"I wasn't buttering up to her because to me. You're the best man in the whole world. I admit that when we first got married, it was because I appreciated your help. Slowly, I realized that you seem cold on the outside, but you are actually a warm person. If you are warmed up, you are like a fireball which could make my heart melt. After that, I have fallen in love with you. Dylan, you're actually a magnet. Putting aside your handsome face and your status, those who had spent time with you would have fallen in love with you. Of course, if paired with your innate quality, you would be loved by everyone. Even the flowers will bloom for you."
Hearing that, he pointed at a pot of flowers that had many flower buds on it. "Kendall, could you go see whether the flowers have bloomed?"
After taking a look at it, she replied, "They haven't bloomed." She was trying to figure out why he asked about that. She then went over to take a closer look and replied, "They will probably bloom tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Does it mean that you're lying again? You said that the flowers would bloom for me, but they refused to do so after seeing me."
She was speechless because he had just killed the conversation. Looking at her expression made him laugh. She was so annoyed by him that she took big steps toward him and pressed him against the wheelchair before biting him twice. However, he managed to flip her over and kiss her passionately. It was until he had to catch her breath that he released her.
Soon after, the couple sat on the swing chair as they snuggled with each other while enjoying the scenery in the backyard.
"Dylan, I like it now when it's just the both of us. We can be carefree and sit here quietly while we enjoy the scenery at night. It makes me feel happy."
While staring at the starry sky, he held her in his arms and said gently, "I haven't enjoyed such a quiet moment in a long time."
"You have been too tired."
"It's inevitable since I'm the head of the family."
"Next time, we shouldn't let our son be your successor. Instead, we should let him be an ordinary man. I only hoped for him to be safe, happy, and healthy."
"I don't think it's possible. There is a 90% chance that our eldest son will be the next successor. He would probably be skipped if he's mediocre and couldn't manage the business. If not, he would be the successor by default."
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