Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 640 Putting on an Act

Kelly was already a few months into her pregnancy, yet her baby bulge was barely visible. Sally was worried Kelly might be malnourished, but she couldn't blame the Parkers for not taking care of her daughter. She knew Kelly and the Parkers' relationship was tense. Most of it was Kelly's fault, though. Sally had a lot to say, and she had advice for Kelly, but Kelly never saw Sally as her mother. Even if Sally had advice, Kelly wouldn't listen. She would only see Sally as a nuisance and stay away from her.

"I'm fine. Thanks for asking," Kelly said coolly, ending the conversation.

Milo and Nelson merely glanced at Kelly and said nothing.

Kelly then turned to Nelson, asking, "Are you feeling better, Nelson?" She could never call the Woods couple 'Dad' and 'Mom,' but she didn't mind addressing Nelson.

"Still alive," Nelson answered coolly, making her clueless on how to respond to that for a moment.

He almost died because of me. Kelly took that attitude and said, "You should get some rest. Don't push yourself. I'll get you some supplements before you go home."

"No need for that. Kendall gave me a lot of that already. Can't even finish it," he refused her offer without hesitation.

He was still annoyed by the fact that Kelly had led Rosemi to him when he was in the hospital. They wanted him to sign a letter of understanding so Jackson would receive a lighter sentence or even get all his charges cleared. He almost died for Kelly. If she had an ounce of conscience, she wouldn't have led Rosemi to him right after he got out of the woods. She might not have said anything or pushed him into signing the papers, but it still bothered him nonetheless. Does she have no idea how much we hated the Whittles back then?

Kelly went silent again. Alright, this is awkward. Fortunately, Charlotte announced that breakfast was ready just then, and Kelly got out of that situation.

They then had a merry breakfast.

"We've got to leave soon, or the sun's going to burn us. I've prepared everything." Charlotte told Sally, "So, you don't have to bring anything."

Sally was looking forward to this outing as well. She asked, "Are you coming with us, Kelly?"

"I'll pass. I've been busy all week. It's not every day I get a day off, so I'd like to rest. Besides, my baby hates it when I go out for too long. Wouldn't stop kicking me even when I was just going around in a car." She caressed her belly, love filling her eyes. "I bet it's a cheeky baby. I hope it takes after me." That way, at least my biological family will like it. If it takes after Jackson, everyone's going to hate it.

Kendall sneered silently. Kelly's son took after Jackson a lot. The only thing he took after his mother was his skin tone. He was fair and chubby, all thanks to his parents' love and care. On the other hand, Kendall was the only one who cared about her daughter. No one else. Suddenly, she clutched her stomach and moaned.

Everyone turned their attention to Kendall right that instant.

Worried, Dylan held her. There was terror in his eyes as he asked, "Are you alright? Is something wrong with your stomach?"

This could be a miscarriage. Grandma did warn me that I shouldn't touch her for three months, or I might cause a miscarriage. He had also gone through some books about pregnancy and knew that the first trimester was when miscarriages happened the most.

Kendall pinched him subtly. This is just an act, you worrywart.

He froze for a moment before realizing what was going on. Still, he was worried. That's some really good acting. I almost had a heart attack.

The Parkers and the Woodses quickly huddled around Kendall. Even Kelly fixed her gaze on the moaning woman. "What's wrong?"

"My stomach… It's churning all of a sudden. Probably something I ate. I need to use the bathroom." She ran into the bathroom while clutching her stomach.

Knowing that she was pregnant, Sally and Charlotte were worried something was happening to the baby. However, Kelly was around, so they couldn't ask. Kendall didn't want Kelly to know about her pregnancy yet.

Dylan sighed. "It's probably because of the food. She ate a lot, after all."

Now that he mentioned it, he might be right, everyone in the room thought in unison.

Initially, Kelly suspected that Kendall was pregnant, but after hearing Dylan's words, she remembered Kendall wolfing down a lot of food. She sure can eat. Kendall's married to the richest man around and has probably given the best food every day. Yet, she still eats like a pig. Wonder how the Colemans tolerate her.

Kendall stayed in the bathroom for a while. When she came out, she was rubbing her stomach, looking unwell.

Charlotte approached her. "Are you alright, Kendall? Was that really just you eating too much?"