Kendall's Sacrifice

Chapter 78

Even if Kendall had really turned into a snail, she was still bound to reach her destination, which was only about 2 meters away from her.

She was finally standing in front of Dylan after she tried her absolute best to drag her feet.

"Dylan," she called out with a sweet smile on her face.

After spending time together, she had figured out at some point that the man had no resistance toward her smile.

It didn't matter if it was after she had done something wrong,or she had gotten into trouble, he would always forgive her with an open heart as soon as she flashed him one of her bright smiles and said a few words to brighten his mood.

This time, however, the man only continued to glare at her with a gaze so cold it made her shrink back in fear. Her smile had proven to be useless for the first time.

Dylan's low, emotionless voice rang out after what seemed like an eternity. "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Kendall froze when he unexpectedly showed his concern. She had thought that he would be furious with her.

Even though both his facial expression and tone of voice were gloomy as though she had committed an unforgivable crime, that was how Dylan showed he worried for her.

Her fear had now completely been replaced by a gush of warmth in her chest.

Being the receiver of his kindness in two of her lifetimes was the luck she had been blessed with in her life.

"I'm alright," she said. "It is only the car's bumper that got wrecked. I am okay. I am a little in shock, though."

The man's gaze was still as sharp as ever, but it didn't make her feel frigid anymore.

Just like his aloof personality, he had a cold way of caring for another person. All it took to feel his concern was some getting used to.

Dylan's scrutinizing eyes looked at her from head to toe, and after making sure that she was unharmed, he let out a beautiful smile. However, the words that came out of his mouth next were full of ridicule. "You are in shock? I even thought that nothing in this world could ever scare you."

"That is true! Except for you, Dylan. Respectfully, you scare me."

Right after Kendall said that, he suddenly grabbed her by her wrist and forcefully pulled her, making her fall right onto his chest.

The familiar scent of his body instantly entered her nostrils.

"Ouch! Dylan! Be more gentle with me. It hurts! Be more gentle!"

He was pulling her by her ear like he would punish a child.

As much as she wanted to get out of his embrace, she wasn't willing to sacrifice her ear for it.

It was only until her ear had turned red from the abuse that he finally let go of her.

"Come up with a better lie next time. You are scared of me? I would have believed it if I hadn't caught you speeding twice now. Kendall Parker, do you not remember what I told you before? I want you to write me a 10,000 word self-reflection essay when you go home."

Not only Mommy, Dylan also pulls my ear when he is angry, Kendall grumbled while rubbing her sore ear.

After hearing about the punishment, she almost jumped up in shock.

"10,000 words?!" she yelped. "A 10,000 words self-reflection essay, Dylan? I can't write that! I can't even write a 1,000 word one. How am I supposed to write a 10,000 word self-reflection essay?!"

He continued speaking in his nonchalant voice, "Keep up with your wailing and we will make that 20,000 words. I want the essay by 12.00 AM. Don't even think about stepping out of the Coleman Mansion after today if you don't give me the essay on time."

At that, Kendall pleaded, "I know I am in the wrong, Dylan. Can't you be the bigger person and forgive me this once? Look, I am alright. Only the car was damaged. Don't worry. I won't ask you to replace a new car for me this time."

Instead of answering her, Dylan went on and rolled the wheels of his wheelchair to the front of the car. As he looked at the severely damaged bumper, his softening heart immediately hardened again when he recalled the frightening incident that had happened just moments ago.

It seemed like a punishment was necessary to make sure that she wouldn't drive fast again.

She could only end up two ways at the speed that she was going at—crippled, or dead.

There was no way he would allow such a thick-skinned woman like her to die. Despite how he constantly acted, it actually made him happy to keep her by his side and occasionally tease her.

"Ronnie, get someone to tow the car away," Dylan instructed in his low voice, to which Ronnie immediately whipped out his phone and made a call.

Dylan then looked to the woman who was still planning to haggle the punishment with him as he commanded, "What are you waiting for? Come over and bring me there."

Kendall immediately jogged toward him and tried to butter up to him again. "Dylan, aren't we a married couple? We are supposed to be devoted to each other. Can't you let me off the hook for the sake of our relationship? Can you decrease the word count by 9,500 words, please?"

Truth was, Kendall had no idea how to write a self-reflection essay as she had never written one before. That being said, she might be able to cough up a few hundred words if she willed herself to.

But 10,000 words? It would take her time to even copy it from somewhere.

His lips were pressed into a thin line wordlessly. She could tell from his cold expression alone that he

had no intention of forgiving her at all.

After she pushed him back to his car, she caringly helped to bring him into the car. However, she didn't get in with him.

"Dylan, I-I promised to pick up my friend from the airport," she muttered with a slight stammer. "Can you lend me one of your cars, please? I will bring it back to you after I pick up Amelia. I will even clean it and fill up the tank. I promise not to damage it in any way."

Not only Mommy, Dylan also pulls my ear when he is angry, Kendall grumbled while rubbing her sore ear.

"Are you still thinking about driving?!"

Dylan didn't have the confidence to let Kendall drive another car after witnessing her driving one like it was a plane.

She had just admitted to her mistakes a second ago, but she was already asking for another car now!

This only made him more positive that he needed to punish her harshly if he wanted to make sure she learned a lesson from this.

She sheepishly stuck out her tongue and said, embarrassed, "Um, Dylan… Can you get one of your bodyguards to drive me to the airport to get Amelia, then?"

"Who is Amelia?"

It annoyed him that Kendall still insisted on going to fetch someone even after the accident she had.

If Amelia had heard his tone now, she would probably think, Thank god I am a female. I will definitely die a horrible death if I turn out to be Master Dylan's love rival.

"She is the daughter of the Taylors, and she is also my best friend. You know how I grew up in a village? Mommy would always eagerly bring me along to banquets and parties after I came home to my real family, but the wives and daughters of the rich in Orapolis would always look down on me because they thought I was a village girl. Amelia was the only one who treated me like a true friend. Dylan, I am a woman of my word and I keep my promises. I must go to Amelia since I promised her that I would."

Dylan let out a scoff at that. "Woman of your word? And you keep your promises?"

Her cheeks immediately turned red after hearing him repeat after her.

"Uh… I mean… I will keep my promises from now on."

Dylan had a rough idea of her past after he had looked into her background. He hadn't paid much attention to it then.

His only intention in marrying her was to get her to become his unpaid nanny and trouble her in any way he could.

However, his opinion of her gradually changed after they had spent time together.

He had started treating her like his wife somewhere along the line.

Since the rich and powerful of Orapolis had looked down on his wife, and thought of her as a 'village girl', he would only have to make her the one every woman in the city was envious of.

"Ronnie, take her to the airport. Come back immediately after the guest has been picked up."

In the end, Dylan agreed to the request and he instructed Ronnie to drive Kendall to the airport to get Amelia.

"Dylan, Amelia and I haven't seen each other for some time. We have a lot to talk about, now that she is back from her trip. Can you let me send her to her home and stay there for two hours?"

"10,000 words self-reflection essay," he threw those words at her before closing the door, not bothering to say anything more.

Kendall was at a loss for words when she heard that. Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

10,000 words self-reflection essay?! she cried. He might as well give me a knife and let me be done with it!