Kendall's phone chose that moment to ring.
She took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. Then, she said to Dylan, "It's from my mom."
In return, Dylan said coldly, "I didn't ask you who called."
"I'd rather be honest to you." Kendall smiled, to which Dylan snorted. Yeah, as if that is really the case!
Kendall then approached Dylan and rested her head on his shoulder before answering her birth mother's call.
Charlotte had called Kendall several times on this day.
Dylan wanted to push this shameless woman away, but he held back.
I am a man. I should be tolerant.
"Mommy."
"Kendall, are you still at the hospital?"
Charlotte immediately called Kelly when she knew Sally was in a car accident. Obviously, she hoped Kelly would take care of Sally instead of Kendall. It was because Sally was Kelly's birth mother, after all.
Charlotte's relationship with Kendall improved significantly, and Kendall would act like a spoiled child before her. However, Charlotte admitted that she was still afraid that Kendall's relationship with Sally would be deeper.
"I left the hospital. I'm returning to the Coleman Mansion. Why?"
Kendall understood that Charlotte didn't want her to get too close to Sally. However, Sally raised her and gave her the best education, so Kendall didn't have the heart to cut ties with Sally.
"Nothing, I was just curious. Returning to the Coleman Mansion, you say? Kendall, when will you come back for dinner with me?"
Kendall felt guilty when she heard that, so she quickly said, "Mommy, I'll be back tomorrow."
She moved the phone away from her ear and covered it. Then, she asked Dylan in a low voice, "Dylan, can I go back?"
Dylan said coldly, "I didn't restrict you."
Kendall smiled and quickly kissed his cheek. "Thank you."
Dylan pushed her away and warned her with his stare.
If you still take advantage of me, I'll immediately throw you out of the car.
She playfully stuck out her tongue and then said to Charlotte on the other end of the phone, "Mommy, I'll go back for lunch tomorrow."
Kelly would not return home at noon.
That way, Kendall could avoid eating at the same table as Kelly, and it would not affect the former's appetite.
Charlotte guessed that Dylan was beside Kendall, so she didn't talk much and hung up the phone after giving her a few words of concern.
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A red Ferrari came to a stop before L.E. Boutique.
After seeing the sports car, the store manager personally came out of the store.
Yasmine took off her black sunglasses before opening the door to get out of the car.
"Miss Zorn."
The store manager greeted her with a smile.
Just as Yasmine was going to step into the store, she was confused. "Alex, since when did you get transferred to the main store? Aren't you in charge of the east branch of the city?"
Alex took Yasmine into the shop, explaining, "Not long ago, President Evans made a personnel transfer in the company. She fired everyone but one employee in the main store. Then, she transferred me here."
Hearing this, Yasmine was rather puzzled. "All of them? What did they do wrong?"
Yasmine often came to L.E. Boutique to order dresses, so she had a deep impression of the main store manager. When she got used to being served by him, everyone was fired after a few days.
Alex said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Zorn. This is a decision made by President Evans, so I do not know the cause. I heard that they neglected the customers, though."
Yasmine snorted and didn't ask any more.
When visiting L.E. Boutique, Laura would always greet her in person when Laura was present.
This day was no exception.
Laura quickly took the elevator down to the first floor as soon as she heard the news.
"Yasmine!"
As soon as Laura got out of the elevator, she walked over with a smile.
She signaled Alex to greet other customers, and Laura then took Yasmine to the second floor.
"Laura, are my dresses done yet? It's my birthday soon."
The following Saturday was Yasmine's birthday, and the Zorn Family was preparing a grand party for her.
The party's guests would all be the high-profile figures in the upper class of Orapolis.
"It has been done a long time ago. I wanted to send it to you in person, but you said you wanted to come to pick it up, so I simply had to let you come."
Laura took Yasmine to look at the several sets of dresses and smiled. "Yasmine, those are the dresses you ordered. Please check if there's any problem with them. If there is, I'll fix it urgently for you."
After circling around the dresses, Yasmine said with satisfaction, "I'm the one who chose the styles and you sewed them. I believe in you, so there is absolutely no problem."
"Thank you."
Laura took a dress from the mannequin for Yasmine. "Please try it."
Yasmine took the dress but was not in a hurry to try it on. Instead, she asked, "Laura, I heard from Alex that you fired everyone in the main store. What happened?"
"Master Dylan saw them neglect a customer, so he complained that the employees are incompetent. I could only fire them."
Speaking of Dylan, Yasmine frowned. "Master Dylan is not the type who would be meddling around. Who is the one that they neglected that made him complain? Who is that person?"
Yasmine could not imagine who possibly could be a better person than Alice and herself.
Not even I could let Master Dylan respect me, so who got his attention?
Laura laughed. "Her? She's not even a classy woman. She's from the countryside. Her outfit can't hide what she really is."
"Kendall Parker?"
Yasmine's expression changed.
The smile on Laura's face became stronger when she noticed Yasmine's change in expression.
Laura was jealous as Dylan gave Kendall the special treatment.
Although she gave up the idea of marrying Dylan as he was disabled and had erectile dysfunction, she was still jealous of Kendall. It was because Kendall had attracted Dylan's attention.
However, Laura didn't dare to hurt Kendall.
The former would never rashly act until she discovered how special Kendall was to Dylan.
Still, she could use a pawn to do her bidding.
So far, Yasmine was the best pawn.
The Zorn Family was second only to the Coleman Family. They were business partners. Moreover, Yasmine had a few close friends that spoiled her. Even if she was getting into trouble, Dylan would ignore her.
Not to mention that the men in the Zorn Family would protect Yasmine.
"That bumpkin!"Yasmine gritted her teeth. "I heard it from Kelly. Kendall is starting to reveal her true colors and fight for favor with Kelly. How dare she try to fight with Kelly? Kelly had been with the Parker Family for years. What is Kendall's role in it? She isn't worth it!"
Laura smiled without saying a word. She wouldn't answer if it was about the Parker Family.
Yasmine and Kelly were best friends. Even though Kelly was not the birth daughter of the Parker Family, Yasmine still treated her the same. Hence, Yasmine preferred Kelly and thought Kendall was a b*tch that tried to take everything away from Kelly.
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