Chapter 432
Chapter 432
Chapter 432
At Coleman Residence.
Tia walked into the house with a large envelope in hand and proceeded to the living room, where Tilly was sitting on the couch chatting with an old friend.
"Old Madam Coleman, the head of security said someone came to give you this envelope. They've screened it and confirmed that there's nothing dangerous inside."
Tilly took the envelope and started to open it as she said to her friend, Mary, "I bet these are photos from someone who's trying to stir something up by using one of my vexing grandsons again."
Mary chuckled and said, "Well, it can't be helped that all of your grandsons are capable and distinguished young men. I get envious, too, when I see them."
All the young women wished they could marry the Colemans. That was the reason why Kendall became the target of everyone's jealousy and resentment.
"Your grandchildren are just as accomplished, too."
Jane was seated beside Tilly, and Tilly reached out for her hand as she continued, "You have one right here. Jane's such a fine young granddaughter. It'd be hard to find one as wonderful as her anywhere else."
"Grandma, are you saying I'm not good enough for you?"
Alice pretended to pout out of jealousy. "You keep praising Jane all the time, Grandma. You don't pay
any attention to me when she's around."
"Why don't we switch?" Mary suggested jokingly. "You can have Jane, and Alice can follow me back to be my granddaughter."
"That won't do at all, Mrs. Morris!"
Yoseph, who had been listening in on their conversation, butted in before Tilly could respond. "Ally is the only younger sister I have. You can't switch her out for someone else."
Tilly glanced at Yoseph and asked pointedly, "Is that all you meant?"
Yoseph stole a peek at Jane and refused to admit to anything else. "Grandma, what else would I have meant? Ally is my only younger sister. We're related by blood. Why would I want to switch her out for one that's not related to me in any way?"
He walked over and patted Jane on the arm. She flicked his hand off.
"What are you doing?"
"Change seats with me. I want to sit beside Grandma so that you can't poison her mind with the idea of taking you in as her granddaughter."
Jane hugged one of Tilly's arms and responded airily, "I refuse. I'm going to stay beside her and continue to poison her mind with the idea of taking me in as her granddaughter. That way, Alice and I can become sisters."
All at once, Yoseph picked her up and carried her over to the single-seater couch.
Jane was speechless. "Yoseph Coleman! You're asking for it! How dare you carry me over like I'm a puppy."
She leaped off the couch and started to stomp over.
"Jane!" Mary called out.
Jane reluctantly sat down beside Alice, but she threw Yoseph a murderous glare that said, Just you wait. I'll deal with you some other time.
Tilly smacked Yoseph on the arm. Although she was getting old, she was still as healthy as a horse and had hit hard enough that Yoseph yelped in pain.
"Yoseph, how can you treat a young lady like that? And not only is Jane a young lady, but she's also our guest. I'm not surprised to see that you're still single if this is the way you treat the ladies. You deserve to be a lonely old bachelor!" Tilly lectured.
Jane giggled. "Old Madam Coleman, you should hit him a few more times for my sake. He's so annoying."
"Yes, my dear. I'll take it out on him on your behalf," Tilly agreed fondly.
She started whacking Yoseph a few more times until he howled in pain. It was Mary who finally took pity on her future grandson-in-law and saved him. Alice and Jane had laughed until their tummies hurt.
At last, after teaching Yoseph a lesson, Tilly took the photos out of the envelope. Her expression changed as soon as she saw what was pictured.
"What's the matter, Grandma? Whose photos are they?" Alice asked in concern when she noticed the unusual expression on Tilly's face. She reached out to take the photos.
"It's nothing."
Tilly quickly stuffed the photos back into the envelope. She regained her composure as she said coolly, "You don't need to look at them. They're not something young girls should see."
She didn't let go of the envelope even after returning the photos to it.
Alice and Jane exchanged looks.
I'm 23! It's been years since I became an adult, so why is Grandma saying that it's something I shouldn't see? Something's up for sure!
However, Alice couldn't do anything about it if Tilly insisted on keeping the photos from her.
She gave Yoseph a look that seemed to ask, Can you guess who's the subject of those photos?
Yoseph was just as curious. He quietly shook his head. He had no idea what it was about, and he wanted to express that it couldn't possibly be related to him as he didn't do anything he shouldn't have. He had never been a person who allowed others to use him in that way.
Tilly continued chatting with the rest, all the while clutching the envelope. Even when it was time for her to rest, she didn't let go of it. This made everyone incredibly curious as to who the photos were related to.
Once Tilly returned to her room and locked the door, she walked over to the couch and slammed the envelope on the table.
"Kendall Parker!"
Tilly was furious!
The photos were taken at noon and depicted exactly what had happened right in front of Parker Corporation.
Although Kendall wasn't in the photos, Frank's banners had been far too prominent, and the photos displayed them clearly. Tilly wasn't blind. She read what was written on the banners, and she became so infuriated that she nearly sent someone to bring Kendall back home so that she could reprimand her.
However, Yoseph and Alice were there with her just now, and she knew that they took Dylan's side on this. They, too, were protective of Kendall, so Tilly had no choice but to rein in her temper.
Kendall must be involved with Frank! Maybe she changed her mind and decided to marry Dylan to help Frank by spying on the Colemans from the inside.
Tilly didn't believe the explanation Kendall had given.
Even though she could understand why Kendall would give up on Jackson after hearing about the scandal between Kelly and Jackson, it was still only on the basis that Kendall didn't do anything that would harm Dylan. However, Frank just made a high-profile declaration of his love for Kendall right in front of Parker Corporation, as if he couldn't bear the idea of not letting anyone know about his love for her.
That wasn't something Tilly could even try to accept.
Out of all her grandsons, the one she loved the most was Dylan, as she had raised him herself. She would rather suffer than see him hurt in any way.
In her eyes, Frank's declaration of love for Kendall meant that Dylan would've been hurt. She knew very well just how much Dylan doted on Kendall.
The more Dylan showered Kendall with love, the more dissatisfied Tilly was on his behalf, and the more enraged she was with Kendall.
"I won't have it! I must chase Kendall away from Dylan!"
Consumed by anger, Tilly had long since forgotten all about what Dylan had once said.
Her mind was full of vicious thoughts. All she could think about was how to get Kendall away from Dylan.
No, getting her away isn't enough. They must get a divorce!
However, Dylan was very protective of Kendall, so even if Tilly wanted to chase her away, she had to
find the right timing.
For example, when Dylan was away from Orapolis.
How can I get Dylan out of Orapolis? Oh, that's it! A business trip!
However, Dylan wasn't fully mobile yet, and as the company president, he never took business trips unless it was for something of huge importance to the company.