Albarife was 4 hours away from Orapolis by plane, and the branch at Albarife was newly built. They also recruited the management from the talent market, so no one would know Kelly. Even if she were pregnant, they would have never thought that her child was born out of wedlock. So moving her to Albarife was considered a way to protect her.
However, had she stayed at Orapolis, the truth would come to light sooner or later. By then, Jackson would most likely be considered promiscuous, and what he did was merely a pre-marital mistake. So long as he showed his loyalty to Krystal, he could easily resolve his so-called crisis, as Krystal had long been fascinated by him.
Adam knew Jackson was a homme fatale, specifically born to scourge girls. Not only both of his daughters had been involved with him, but his adopted daughter was also pregnant with his child. If someone exposed the matter, only Kelly would be destroyed.
Others would accuse her of meddling in Jackson and Krystal's marriage and even be called a vixen and shameless person. This would devoid her of any hope of marrying a good family in the future. Regardless of how disappointed Adam was, Kelly was his adopted daughter, whom he had raised for more than 20 years, and he instinctively wanted to protect her.
"She is..." Shirley wanted to comment when she inexplicably remembered the bizarre twists and turns dream Kendall had told her. In Kendall's dream, Kelly was also pregnant around the same time, and the child was, of course, Jackson's. The only difference between that dream and reality was that Kelly meddled in Kendall and Jackson's marriage.
In that dream, Kelly's illegitimate son was about the same age as Kendall's daughter. Shirley remembered that in Kendall's dream, Shirley and Adam died in an accident, but in fact, it was a manufactured accident controlled by Kelly. Moreover, Kendall's daughter was not Jackson's, so Jackson and Kelly killed that child…
"Adam, don't worry about Kelly. She said she could handle it herself, so just let her be. She's an ungrateful girl who will never learn to be thankful no matter how nicely you treat her, and she might even harm us in the future when it suits her." Kendall's dream killed all the sorry feelings Shirley had for her adoptive daughter.
Adam looked at her while she continued saying, "We should instead worry about our biological daughter. Do you know a doctor who specializes in male diseases? We should find one for our son-in-law so our daughter can get pregnant with our grandchildren."
He was a bit speechless when he heard that. "Well… the Colemans are more well connected than us." In other words, if they could cure Dylan's physical issues, they would have been cured long ago. Shirley knew what her husband said was true; in that instant, her expression darkened, and she let out a sigh of depression. Children were the true debtors of every parent in the world!
It was precisely one minute before Kendall would be considered late for work. She hurriedly swiped her company card and let out a long sigh of relief after ensuring she was right on time.
"Good morning, Miss Parker."
"Morning."
Kendall walked into the building, and whenever she saw her colleagues, she would nod and greet them. After she finished her fried noodles, she drank a large glass of warm water and felt like going to the bathroom.
She saw many people waiting in front of the elevator, so she did not join the crowd; instead, she turned and walked toward the ladies on the first floor. Not long after she entered the bathroom, she heard several people enter while talking. Their voices were still very low at first, but as soon as they entered the bathroom, they no longer suppressed the volume of their voices, thinking it was safe there.
She heard someone say, "Have all of you heard? Miss Parker was able to seal the deal because she had a sexual relationship with Mr. Dawson. I knew something wasn't right when she was able to do that; she's a newcomer with no working experience and definitely not proficient in the work like us."
Oh, this is something related to me. At once, Kendall took out her mobile phone and started recording the conversation.
"Ms. Kelly was in charge of the transaction, but Mr. Dawson insisted that Miss Parker sign the contract. Who would believe it even if those two deny any sexual relationship between them?"
"Is Mr. Dawson still working at Prestige Electronics? It is one of the subsidiaries of Coleman Empire Holdings, so if Master Dylan wanted to take action against Mr. Dawson, it would be as easy as killing an ant."
"Master Dylan is a wittol for sure. But, this is still the beginning; I'm sure there will be other men in the future."
"Such a waste; Master Dylan has a handsome face. Someone saw him the other day when he came around to pick Miss Parker from work. I heard he is more handsome than in the newspaper. Too bad that something's wrong with his manhood. Miss Parker is still so young and beautiful; do you think she can really stand this? I believe even if he knows she is cheating on him, he will still pretend everything is fine."
"Hmm… how come I heard a different version of the story? My version is that she managed to seal the deal because she won the drinking game with Mr. Dawson, then only Mr. Dawson agreed to cooperate with our company. Then, as he was too drunk to even go home, Miss Parker booked a room for him, but she did not send him back to the hotel room. Where did you get your news from?"
Finally, someone who showed some skepticism on the bizarre story. Kendall was also curious—who had been spreading false and insulting information about her? Kelly or Cameron?
"Well, Cameron told Karen. As all of you know, Cameron is Vice President Parker's secretary, and she also followed the Vice President to meet Mr. Dawson. You can assume that whatever she said holds true. What you heard is false. After all, Kendall is the biological daughter of President Parker. Doesn't it occur to you that Miss Parker wanted to save her image?"
"That's right! She would have never admitted that she had a sexual relationship with Mr. Dawson, would she?"
"President Parker will be so angry if he finds out."
"Who dares to let him know? Do you want to be laid off?"
"Master Dylan is impotent, and his wife can't bear to be lonely. I bet she keeps changing her sex partner—the f*ck! Who—oh, it's you, Miss Parker."
Kendall could not bear listening to the conversation anymore. She walked out of the toilet cubicle, turned on the tap, and sprayed water on the people who slandered her behind her back. As soon as the women saw her, their expressions changed drastically. Some hurriedly left, thinking that if they left at that instant, Kendall would not be able to see their faces clearly and hence would not be able to settle the score with them.
"Miss P-Parker. We heard that from Karen, and it was Cameron who told Karen about it."
The women knew they had to face the music, given that Kendall caught them red-handed. So, without having to force them, they meekly told Kendall the truth; they admitted that the source of the rumor was Cameron.
Cameron had been disrespectful toward Kendall in the elevator to protect the Vice President. So, Kendall slapped Cameron in front of Kelly and warned Cameron that if she heard any rumors about herself in the future, she would settle the scores with Cameron.
"Come out!" Kendall scolded them with a cold face, "Confront Cameron with me. Now." After she said that, she turned and strode toward the elevator entrance.
The women looked and pushed each other; none of them was willing to follow Kendall. Finally, when she realized that the women were not following her, she halted her steps, turned around, and asked coldly, "Do you want to protect Cameron and be charged with slandering me?" The women shook their heads incessantly and had no choice but to scurry over; it was not a time to feel embarrassed or afraid.
After Cameron made coffee for Kelly and herself, she returned to the desk with the brewed coffee. The moment she sat down, she saw Kendall walking toward her with several women. Cameron inexplicably felt guilty and flustered at the sight.
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