Kendall dragged Amelia and walked off.
Noticing the anxiety on Kendall's face, Amelia knew that she was in a rush to see Dylan. As such, she smiled and said, "It's great that you've figured things out. Things haven't been easy for you and Master Dylan all this while. He dotes on you very much, and everyone can see that. So, don't ruin the great life you have with him!"
Kendall nodded. "I won't ruin what we have. From the day I married him, I intend to be with him for the rest of my life, unless he doesn't want me."
"Master Dylan would never cast you aside. You're the most important person to him."
At that moment, Kendall became frantic. At the thought of how she fled the scene earlier, she could not imagine how awful Dylan must have felt right now. It wasn't his fault, and he was a victim too.
She only recalled the tragedy she and her baby had gone through, but she did not spare a thought for Dylan at all. The fact that his daughter, whom he never knew was his, died in front of him was enough to picture how immensely painful it was when he finally realized the truth.
Amelia stopped in her tracks as they were about to arrive at Dylan's house. Subsequently, she turned to her friend. "Kendall, I won't be heading in with you. You should talk things through with Master Dylan. Although I'm single, I realize that it's detrimental for a married couple to have conflicts all the time. If this persists, your relationship will inherently be affected regardless of how in love you guys are with each other. As soon as one of you has had enough of the disappointment, it will only be a matter of time until the relationship breaks."
Sure, every married couple would experience their honeymoon phase for some time, but as soon as reality struck and problems arose, conflicts would become an expected part of their daily life. If one of them was not tough enough to continue the relationship, they would eventually go down the same road as other divorcees.
"Amy." Kendall embraced her with utter gratitude. "Thank you. I wish you happiness too. Just say the word, and I'll be there for you anytime."
To that, Amelia revealed a sincere smile. "You wouldn't be able to help with the matter between me and Frank. I wouldn't dare to seek help from you either. I'd be worried about him being unable to move on instead. Still, I'll try my best to win him over by myself."
Kendall chuckled in response. "Then, I'll be supporting you in spirit. I realized that Frank isn't actually in love with me after all. He's just obsessed with the baby who appeared in his dreams. Each time I encountered him, he would only be asking about the baby and nothing about me."
But the baby was Dylan's…
"Even if he's truly in love with you, I'd still try my best to win him over and take over his heart."
"You have my wishes!" Kendall gestured supportively.
Under Amelia's gaze, Kendall headed home by herself.
When Kendall headed back into the courtyard and saw Amos, she instructed him to arrange for a car to send Amelia home. "Young Mistress Kendall, you got it."
Of course, Amos was not aware that Kendall had come to her senses after thinking it through herself, so he assumed that it was Amelia's effort instead. As soon as he heard that Amelia was waiting outside, he instantly made arrangements for a car to send her home.
Noticing everyone's attention, Kendall decided to apologize, "Yoseph, Ally, I didn't get into an argument with Dylan. It was just a miscommunication, but I've figured things out, so I'll talk to him right now. You guys should head home."
The Colemans tended to look up to Dylan as their leader. As such, as soon as something happened to him, the entire clan would end up being worried. Kendall, who was usually the one affecting his emotions, felt immensely pressured by that.
"Kendall, Dylan's in the backyard. Quickly go over and talk to him. It's so sunny out there. He might get sunstroke if he stays out there any longer," Yoseph urged.
In reality, there were several landscape trees planted around the swing and they had leafy branches, so they created a nice shade spot there.
Still, Kendall quickly rushed over to the backyard.
Dylan had always been a stubborn man. In the past, whenever they disagreed, she would always be the one who had to appease him.
At this moment, he was sitting quietly on the swing. Hearing the familiar footsteps, he stood up abruptly and glanced toward Kendall, who was making her way to him.
"You're such a silly man! It's so hot out here. Why didn't you go into the house? Did you want to get sunstroke intentionally so that I would feel bad about it?" she chided him while walking toward him.
As for Dylan, he probably was the only man right now who was sincerely happy and grinning despite being scolded.
"Kendall…" He called out her name in a hoarse voice, "Are you still mad at me?"
As soon as she walked over, she dragged the man back toward the house. "None of that happened in our life, so why would I blame you for all that?"
Indeed, it had all happened in her past life. In this lifetime, everything that he knew was recounted by her from her dreams.
"It's all because the dream was too realistic, and I can't seem to differentiate it from my actual life. That's why as soon as I heard you saying that, I reacted badly. Dylan, I don't blame you at all. Truly."
That's right. It was never your fault, darling. It was Jackson, Kelly, and even Frank, who assisted in all of this! If it isn't for Amy, I would've gone up to his house this instant and beat the sh*t out of him! What a b*stard! We didn't know each other, yet he did that to a stranger!
However, Kendall was unaware that had it not transpired in the way Frank had planned, she would have been raped by a random old man instead. Would she have felt better if she knew that?
Naturally, this was not a reason to justify Frank's action. After all, in her past life, he was also responsible for the tragedy that happened to her and her baby.
Suddenly, Dylan stopped in his tracks.
She glanced at him with confusion, but he immediately took her into his arms and wrapped her tight around the waist, as if she would take off if he released her.
"Kendall, promise me that you won't leave so suddenly again, alright? It's terrifying for me," he spoke in a low voice.
She reciprocated the hug. "Yes. I won't do that again. I'm sorry for frightening you, darling."
Dylan let go of her and lowered his head before placing his forehead against hers. "There is no need to apologize to me. Although none of that ever happened in our actual lives, as soon as I recall the adorable child we had, my heart hurts badly. It feels as if I've gone through the pain of losing a daughter."
This was something perplexing to Dylan. The dream that he and Kendall experienced felt very realistic, but it remained only a dream at the end of the day. On top of that, it had merely been a month since they consummated their marriage.
"If only I knew you and baby's existence, I would never have let Jackson and Kelly walk all over you. You and baby would not have been subjected to any grievances at all."
At that point, Dylan reckoned that he had been too lenient on Jackson and the Whittles because Whittle Holdings was currently still operating, albeit barely functional.
As for Kelly, he would leave her for Kendall to deal with and would not interfere. Naturally, if she needed help, he would be willing to lend a helping hand.
"I got it, darling. Let's not talk about this. We've got another essential thing to do right now, and we must get that sorted right away."
Confusion seeped through Dylan's eyes. What's so important?
Kendall stood on her tiptoes and inched close to his ear as she whispered to him, "Darling, I want the baby to come back to us as soon as possible. Then, we would be able to live a blissful life as a family of three."
Suddenly, his gaze turned dark. "I thought that we planned to avoid having kids for the time being. Getting pregnant could hurt your current condition."
She expressed firmly and confidently, "I'd be able to handle things even if I end up pregnant. Besides, my dad is still active, and he would be able to cope with everything when I deliver the child. Darling, let's get our baby back as soon as possible, please?"
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