Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 417

Rick did not pay attention to Zayden. He walked up to Kendall and pulled her behind him. Then he looked at Zayden and said, "You can kill me or torture me. When I lose the strength to fight back against you, then you can do anything you want to my woman. After all, it would be my fault that I'm incompetent. But as long as I can get up, as long as I can, you can't do anything to her. If you want to eat her food, you can come to my house and eat it openly. I would welcome you at any time."

"Rick..." Kendall was still stunned. Wasn't he sleeping? Why was he here?

Zayden stood up with a smile and stood in front of Rick. He grabbed Rick's collar easily and said, "But Rick here looks too thin and weak. Are you sick? Why is your face so pale? You look really haggard."

"I can still deal with you." Rick pushed Zayden back. His eyes were full of malicious intent. "Zayden, we all know what you are. If you trick Kendall, then you'll be going to hell."

"Are you threatening me? This is my territory. Do you think I'll be afraid?" "That's enough." Kendall stood in front of them to block them off. "I'm not worth the two of you fighting over me. Zayden, I won't be with you. If you both want to use me to steal what the Stevens family has, you don't have to act in front of me. I know that I'm not a smart person, and I don't deserve anyone's love for me. I..."

Her eyes reddened as she spoke.

Rick was very protective of her, but Rick had never said in public that she was his woman before. He had never been so determined to protect her.

It was only because he felt insecure now that he showed his love for her in front of Zayden.

She knew that there was no need to act this way.

"Kendall, don't talk nonsense." Rick held her hand firmly and hid her behind him again. "In the past, I didn't know to cherish you, but in the future, I won't let anyone bully you, nor give anyone the opportunity to do so. For me, you are the only answer."

In fact.

He had already gone to sleep.

He didn't know why, but he felt uneasy, so he got up to drink some water. When he did, he saw Kendall get in Zayden's car. He followed her phone's GPS to get here. Fortunately, he had gotten up. Otherwise, his uneasiness might have become a foregone conclusion.

His might be weak, but it didn't mean that he couldn't even protect her.

Even if Zayden beat him to death, he had to protect her before he died.

Zayden raised his eyebrows. "Rick, do you think I'm Ryland? I am not as arrogant as you think, and I really like Kendall. I just want to ask you a question. Are you ready to marry her? Are you ready to love her? Are you protecting her because you love her, or because of your sad possessiveness?"

Rick frowned and was about to say something, but Zayden raised his hand and interrupted him. "You don't have to give me an answer as long as you know what you are doing. I only have one thing to say. I really like Kendall, so if you don't treat her well, then I'm sorry."

"I may have to let you down. I won't treat her badly." Rick replied firmly.

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Zayden left smiling.

The moment his back disappeared from view, Rick released his hand. He turned his back to Kendall and asked, "Why?"

Kendall was so scared that she reached out to grab his sleeve. "What do you mean? Why are you here? I..." "Do you think I'm so useless? Do I need you to sleep with some man who's interested in you for intel?"

"I..." "I'm also worried about you," she thought.

Kendall's eyes were red.

"That's true. You're such a..." Rick took a deep breath and swallowed his hurtful words. Then he turned around and stroked Kendall's hair. "Let's go home, okay?"

"Rick, you don't have to take back what you said. I know what you mean, and I know what you're going to say. Yes, I'm shameless. I shouldn't have gone home with you. I should be thrown away. You like Charlotte. Yes, she is so great. She's like a shining diamond. You can let her take control of the Jane Corporation and Shane can give her the chance to make it into a top company. I can't do the same even if you gave me the chance."

"Kendall, you don't have to compare yourself with her. I was just angry. I didn't mean to hurt you." Rick sighed helplessly.

"I know that it's tiring to be with me, because we are not the same kind of people, isn't that right?"

Rick was silent.

Kendall's tears started falling. "I know that you won't tell me you're tired, so you shut yourself away. As long as I am a person who can listen to you, you don't have to be so tired. Rick, it's my fault. I shouldn't like you."

"I don't blame you anymore."

"Rick, do you like me?"

"I like you," he answered without hesitation.

"If you like me, shouldn't you respect my decision and let me pursue my happiness?"

She still wanted to leave.

Rick was not surprised by this.

He had hurt her before. Meanwhile, Zayden knew how to treat her well and brought her out to eat so late at night.

He was someone who was so busy that Kendall would not see him all day if she didn't accompany him at the office. Meanwhile, Zayden had the freedom to take her out and have fun.

In the past, she did not have a choice. She only stayed with him because she liked him. But now, things were different.

Now that she had gone through the hard times and saw a light in the distance, of course she would walk toward it.

Rick closed his eyes.

For the first time, he really felt heartache.

It was as if countless shards of glass pierced into his heart, their sharp edges flowing through his blood and spreading all over his body.

The last time he had this kind of feeling, he had given up on Charlotte. At that time, his pain was tinged with unwillingness and anger. This time, it was just pain.

"The first time you left, I didn't force you to stay. I thought you would come back to me, but you didn't. You didn't think about coming back. If I let you go this time, will I see you again?"

Rick opened his bloodshot eyes. He grabbed Kendall's shoulders forcefully. "You came out to eat with Zayden at night and were going to exchange yourself for information. Don't I have the right to be angry with you? Kendall, do I have to become your dog for you to believe that I like you?"

"That's not what I mean, I..." Kendall was at a loss for words.

"What if I can?"

Rick suddenly got down on one knee in front of her.

He lowered his head, his eyes covered by the hair of his fringe. His expression was numb, and his voice was cold and trembling. "Don't leave me, Kendall. Don't leave me."

He grabbed her pant leg with one hand as his shoulders kept shaking.

"Kendall, give me some more time. I will control my emotions. If I see you with others, I can smile and ignore it. Can you not leave?"

He cried.

Kendall cried even more than he did.

She wanted to lift him up, but he was so tall and big, like a hill. How could she get him to stand up?

She gave up and put down her hand. She begged in a low voice, "Rick, don't be like this. I was wrong. I was wrong. Don't do this. I'm sorry, Rick..."

She did not intend to force him to stay.

She didn't want to force him to admit this.

It didn't matter whether he liked her or not.

She was too stupid. It had nothing to do with Rick.