Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 224

Chapter 223

Adam had viewed Jackson as an eligible bachelor in the past, but he was against marrying his daughter to the latter. Therefore, he was outraged when his own daughter became infatuated with the young man. Still, he never expected his adopted daughter—whom he had brought up with painstaking care—to get involved with Jackson when the former finally gave up on him. Is it true according to Charlotte and Kendall that Kelly and Jackson have been in love for a long time? If it is, then why would Kelly help Kendall court him? Not only that, but she even persuaded Charlotte and me to agree to marry Kendall to him.

Adam wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very cunning. He was able to figure out Kelly's purpose in doing so; it was just that he had a hard time accepting it.

"What's going on? Kelly, what happened? The police called your dad in the middle of the night, asking him to go pick you up," Charlotte asked while coming downstairs.

Kelly turned crimson without knowing how to answer.

Charlotte turned to her husband. "Adam?"

Adam walked to the couch and sat down. He rebuked furiously, "Ask your dear daughter about it! Look at her—I'm so ashamed! Kelly, you're not our own daughter, but we've always treated you as such both in the past and the present. We did everything we could to nurture you. I thought you'd always be my pride, that you'd have a good eye for men… Master Brian of the Zorn Family likes you so much. Can't you see how great he is? What else is it about Jackson apart from his looks that makes you think he's better than Master Brian? You said you and Jackson had loved each other for a long time, but why did you never tell us about it? Why did you support him and Kendall being together instead?"


The more he asked, the more incandescent he became. "Even Kendall is able to give up on him. You, on the other hand, do something like that with him just when he is about to marry the Caddel Family's daughter… Are you two flat broke or something? Can't you get a hotel room? Even if you rent a room for that, it's at least better than doing it outside and being regarded as… Kelly, what do you want me to say about you?"

As his carefully groomed successor, Kelly had always behaved frostily at work, deterring those elite bachelors in the office from making advances on her without careful thought. Okay, those elites in the office didn't catch her fancy, but what about Master Brian? Even if he doesn't have the Zorn Family backing him, he's still a cut above Jackson with his capabilities.

Charlotte was confused upon listening to his words. "W-What does this have to do with Jackson?" She looked at a seemingly aggrieved Kelly, who was red in the face with tears welling up in her reddened eyes.

On the other hand, Adam was beside himself with rage. Kelly had been the apple of his and Charlotte's eye before they learned about the swapping of their daughter. After they learned that Kelly wasn't their biological daughter, Charlotte admitted that she favored Kendall, who was, after all, her own flesh and blood. However, he thought very highly of Kelly, whom he was especially fond of and had put his heart into nurturing with the intention of making her his successor. He had never spoken to her in such a manner before.

"Kelly, tell me what happened," urged Charlotte.

Glaring at Kelly, Adam said indignantly, "She was found making love with Jackson in the suburbs. Someone called the police, thinking that she was being sexually assaulted."

When Charlotte heard this, her countenance instantly changed. After staring at Kelly in disbelief for a long time, she questioned in a stern voice, "Kelly, is it true?"

"Mommy, I-I was tricked by Jackson," Kelly replied tearfully. "He invited me to dinner at his villa the other day, then he spiked my drink without me noticing. After that… everything happened as it was supposed to."

Adam jumped to his feet and raised his hand in an attempt to slap Kelly, but Charlotte stopped him. He reprimanded, "You said you were tricked by Jackson, but why didn't you tell us about it? Why didn't you call the police? Not only did you do nothing about it, but you even did such a thing with him tonight, which means that you did it willingly! Now don't make excuses by saying that you were tricked. You even defended him at the police station, telling President Whittle that you two were truly in love in the first place; it was just that you two were forced to break up without an opportunity to make your relationship public because too many people had come between you two."
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