Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 123

Alice bent down and placed the ragdoll cat in her arms onto the ground. Meanwhile, Tiggy and Jiggy were already enjoying themselves while running around the courtyard.

They had been raised for several years now, so they were quite perceptive and well behaved. They rarely even roam around the main living area as they were afraid to cause a mess and be dealt with serious consequences.

The ladies stayed in Pet Palace for quite some time before leaving. Alice was worried that her brother would need Kendall's care after lunch, so she quickly dragged Kendall away before Kendall became even more reluctant to leave.

"Kendall, are you familiar with our house?"

In response, Kendall shook her head in honesty. "I only know the way to Dylan’s place; I can recognize some of the roads around there but only because I use them everyday."

It was quite fortunate that Dylan had not inquired about it recently. Otherwise, she would not be sure whether to tell the truth or come up with a lie.

"Your house is massive; the roads that lead to it run everywhere. I always find myself lost when I’m trying to get around, which makes it even harder to find my way back to where I started. I feel like I'm in a maze."

"It is like a maze indeed, but our safety is guaranteed too. Everyone in our extended family lives in this compound and every family has their own independent dwelling area, but it's still connected to the mansion. Once my brothers get married and have kids, then we would need to consider expanding it again to avoid an overcrowding issue."

At that point, Kendall was stunned beyond words by the Coleman Family’s wealth.

The Coleman Mansion was already quite massive and one would have to take several hours to tour the entire place by foot. She was shocked to hear from Alice that an expansion was even necessary. After all, every family had their own house within their own compound, so she was surprised to hear that overcrowding could be an issue!

Kendall was at a loss for words once again. The support I’ve found for the rest of my life is indeed a very dependable one!

"Too bad my brothers don’t intend to get married so soon. Grandma’s been yearning to hold a great-grandson for a few years now but to no avail. Dylan’s the oldest and yet he's still single, so the other brothers have an excuse to not get married. Each time the elders pester them about getting married, they will definitely bring up Dylan’s single status as an excuse. Our household is too quiet and it would be merrier with children running around."

Alice was the youngest in her generation, yet she was twenty-three years old before twenty. It had been some time since the Coleman Family was inundated with the gleeful laughter of children.

Just then, Kendall thought of Dylan’s situation; Old Mrs. Coleman would have to depend on her other grandchildren if she wanted a great-grandson in her arms.

"I heard Dylan mentioning before that you'd be rewarded a trillion by giving birth to a son and fifty million for a daughter in your family. That's such a great reward! Aren't any of you guys tempted to get married and have kids?"

Alice smiled and replied, "All of them have their own careers and none of them needs the reward. They would definitely choose freedom over the reward any day. However, there are many women out there who would do anything and resort to tactics to marry one of them, but they’ve never managed to succeed, though."

Even Yasmine, the beloved daughter of the Zorn Family, was keen to marry into the Coleman Family. However, Yasmine had very high standards since she had only been attracted to Dylan—the head of the family—and the rest of the Coleman males were not to her liking.

She had also professed that she would only marry the head of the family. After all, the position of the head in a prestigious family like the Colemans was definitely a well-revered one, so it was no wonder that she was keen to become Dylan Coleman's wife.

However, with Dylan crippled at this point, Yasmine would rather set her sights on Frank than lower her standards and choose any of the other males from the Coleman Family. Of course, the main reason for that would still have to be Frank's status as the head of the Mendelson Family.

Then, Alice tilted her head to look at Kendall with a meaningful look.

"Why are you looking at me this way?"

Alice smiled and complimented, "I just find you to be rather pretty. You’re special and one of a kind."

"I wouldn't have the cheek to claim to be pretty in front of you. Your family members are all exceptionally good-looking people. I’m not special at all. Everyone says that I grew up in the countryside, so they think that I’m an unrefined and uncouth country bumpkin. I wouldn't turn into a cultured person even if I change the way I dress."

"Everyone has different opinions and the things that one admires would be different too. There would be people who admire your type. Well, I like you very much and the more we spend time with each other, the more I enjoy our interaction immensely."

"It’s my pleasure."

The two of them entered Dylan’s house while engrossed in conversation with each other. Dylan was no longer at the pavilion, so he had most likely returned to the house to take a rest.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they noticed that he was holding a pair of shears while busy trimming the branches of a pot of flowers. There were some strewn cut branches all over the ground. As for the pot of flowers, it was now looking quite bare.

Alice instantly stopped in her tracks and whispered to Kendall softly, "Kendall, it's time for my break. I'll be on my way. I'll ask you out the next time I’m free."