Love Knows No Bounds novel (Kendall and Dylan) novel Chapter 127

"Kelly."

Yasmine asked, "You've always claimed that Kendall is not as innocent as she appears to be and that she's quite cunning and calculative. She always sets you up, and your adoptive parents end up misinterpreting you. As such, they treated you worse than before. But then, somehow, I seem to find that your words aren’t exactly true."

She got up and walked to stand in front of Kelly before bending over as she reached out to lift the Cartier necklace that Kelly was wearing.

"Why would Mrs. Parker buy such a pretty necklace for you if she actually treated you badly? Your necklace is worth way more than the dress and jewelry that Kendall had on yesterday."

Meanwhile, Kelly responded, "Yasmine, are you doubting me? Do you no longer trust me?"

"I don’t wish to doubt you either and I would very much want to trust you, but this incident with Jackson has suddenly made me realize that I don't seem to know you at all."

Yasmine suddenly let go of the necklace and sat back down in her spot. She didn’t like to connive to get her way because there was no need for her to do so due to her status and background. She could easily get anything she wanted. Nonetheless, she wasn’t a clueless person either.

Kelly explained, "Jackson didn't tell me who set him up, so I jumped to my own conclusion. After all, Kendall was the one who yearned so badly to marry Jackson."

"Yasmine, don't you think that it's too much of a coincidence? Jackson tried to sabotage Kendall and ended up having a taste of his own medicine. You went to settle the score with Kendall, and yet, coincidentally, Master Dylan asked his men to send the videos to Kendall so that she could prove her innocence. Master Dylan seems to be quite protective of her, huh?"

Master Dylan had an issue of performing sexually, but even then, if he showed preferential treatment for any other woman, Yasmine would still be offended and dislike that woman.

Yasmine continued, "Kendall is now working as Master Dylan’s caregiver for free. Obviously, the others' treatment of her is a reflection of their respect for Master Dylan, so naturally, he would be protective of his people unless Kendall was actually at fault here."

"Yasmine, do you actually believe that Master Dylan only thinks of her as a caregiver?"

Yasmine looked at Kelly and asked, "Otherwise, what else could it be? Master Dylan’s crippled and he needs help to get about in his daily life. Besides, he is unable to perform sexually, so even if he harbors any illicit thoughts against her, he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it."

That’s true. Master Dylan can no longer perform sexually. Who else could he regard Kendall as, other than his caregiver?

Nonetheless, Kelly had a feeling that Master Dylan treated Kendall quite differently and their relationship was quite special to the point where it didn’t seem like merely an employer and an employee relationship.

"Kelly, be frank with me. Are you in love with Jackson?"

As Kelly’s best friend, Yasmine could sense that Kelly treated Jackson very well. However, each time Yasmine asked Kelly if she was in love with Jackson, she would always deny it vehemently.

"If you like him, just be frank with Brian and let him know that there is no chance of a relationship between the two of you. Don’t string him along and bench him as you try to make up your mind between him and Jackson."

"Yasmine, I'm not doing that. Brian treats me like a princess and I’m full of gratitude about that. The thing is, I'm not looking for a relationship at the moment. You do realize that I’m not biologically related to the Parker Family, right? My position in the company is kind of… Well, I have to work harder than ever to prevent Kendall from surpassing me or even replacing me."

Kelly denied everything quite vehemently.

Meanwhile, Yasmine looked at Kelly intently for quite a while before voicing out, "Kendall grew up in the countryside, so she would definitely not be able to surpass you in anything. The company means a lot to your father, and he’s not stupid either, so he wouldn't hand over the company to Kendall. Whatever happens, Brian will be there to support you as long as you agree to be with him."

"Actually, Kelly, right now, judging by your family background, you're no longer good enough for Brian, but we're best friends and Brian's sincerely in love with you, so I do hope that you guys will end up together."

Kelly was slightly shy as she responded, "Yasmine, I think it would be better for me to focus on my relationship status later on in my life. I do realize that Brian's a great guy."

She didn’t dislike him, but she had fallen for Jackson before him. Jackson was involved in all of the despicable plots she had concocted, so they were basically on the same boat. Neither of them could abandon the other party. Unless Jackson dies…

At that moment, Kelly quickly dispelled that notion from her mind, and she was quite shocked by the notion that popped into her mind as well.

"Alright, since you're not going to consider entering into a relationship at the moment, Brian will just have to continue admiring you silently."

Yasmine smiled, "Kelly, come on. Let’s go swimming."

"Yasmine, what about that matter with Jackson?"

"You’re just here under the entrustment of Mrs. Whittle. Even if you fail in your quest, just let Mrs. Whittle know that you've tried your best. There is no need for you to take this so seriously. Jackson knew that it was my birthday yesterday and yet he chose to take action last night. He's clearly being disrespectful toward my family. Since that's the case, there is really nothing much to discuss, right?"

"Kelly, no matter what happens to Whittle Holdings, they deserve everything. They shouldn't have attempted this wicked deed if they didn't have the capability to make sure that it would go undetected."

After Yasmine said that, she stood up and asked, "Do you want to go swimming with me?"

"Alright, I’ll heed your advice. I won't bother about Jackson’s case anymore. You're quite right there. I have indeed tried my best, so I've fulfilled my duty to Mrs. Whittle."

Subsequently, the two of them walked out of the house.

On the surface, they seemed to be as close as before.

Kelly was quite aware that Yasmine was merely used to having Kelly by her side. However, Yasmine was no longer going to trust Kelly as much as before.

If it wasn't for Brian’s infatuation with Kelly, Yasmine would most likely have started to keep a distance from Kelly.

Meanwhile, Kendall had been quite lucky to have received help from someone. Not only did Kelly fail in setting her up, but Yasmine's good impression of Kelly was also affected, and furthermore, Rosemi was surely going to blame Kelly for not putting in the effort to resolve the matter. This time, Kelly had put herself in an awkward predicament.

At that moment, in the hospital, President Whittle walked through the doors, and he strode purposefully toward the bed. With a lift of his hand, he instantly slapped Jackson on the face.

Jackson was caught aback by the slap from his father.

"Tom! What are you doing?"

Rosemi shoved her husband aside and angrily yelled at him, “He was set up by someone else. You didn’t even come along to the hospital last night, and you were not here the entire morning. Now you've walked in and instantly delivered a slap to our son's face without saying a single word! You're such an irresponsible father!"

"Your great son here seems to be intent on making our company go bust!"

"First he offended Coleman Empire Holdings, and now he has made an enemy out of Zorn Holdings! These two companies aren’t companies that we can afford to make enemies out of!"

Rosemi replied, “Jackson was set up by someone else. Besides, it was all just rumors regarding us offending the Colemans, right? Jackson would never dare to offend Dylan, despite how disruptive he can get. You shouldn't vent your stress from work at Jackson and blame him for all these things. Perhaps it’s one of your nephews who did this behind your back."

The successor for Whittle Holdings had not been decided yet. As such, Jackson and his cousins had been fighting amongst themselves both in public and in private. None of them emerged as the obvious winner.

"Set up by someone? Hah! Ask him then, who was the one that set him up? Who would have the guts to set him up at the Zorn Mansion? They would be out of their mind! Your precious son here has made another enemy for our company before we even settled the current crisis. Jackson, what's wrong with you lately? Every single thing that you've done has been detrimental to the company."

Tom recalled the security camera footage that Mr. Zorn had shown him, and he was enraged beyond words.

"Jackson doesn't know who did that to him either. Kelly deduced the situation to me, and we suspect that it was that country bumpkin, Kendall. I reckon she has an obvious motive to do this."

At that point, Tom's expression was thunderous as he glared at Jackson and asked sternly, "Jackson, tell me! Who was the one that set you up?!"