Kendall's pov
I swallowed the pain in my heart and the bitterness of my tongue, this is something I should be used to, this has always been the situation and lack of acceptance I have gotten from the parker family, so I shouldn't feel bad about it. But the tears threatening to fall out from my eyes proved me wrong.
I can never get used to their hatred, never. I changed Matteo's diapers and fed him his milk in the nanny's quarters, I wasn't allowed entrance into the main house.
After he fell asleep I let him sleep there and went back to the living room, I trusted Joseph's nanny to take care of him, she was the only one that had ever shown me love in the entire family.
" Brother you know what, am now the chief designer of thr company" Kiara said excited. " Let him rest would you l, my dear come on let's go and eat, you most be hungry am sure" mother in law said cutting the girls.
" Sure mom, but where is Kendall" Joseph inquired. " Am here" I said which made eveeyone turn to my direction.
" Hey come here, you were missing out, this two were talking non stop, where is Matteo" he asked.
" He is asleep, I have let him to sleep with nanny Anna" I said. " Oh nanny Anna, she is still here, after lunch I must go see her, I miss her alot" Joseph said and pulled me along to the dining. No one said a word with me and we're ignoring me.
I sat quietly with them and saw how much they love and miss their brother and son and how am just an outsider to this big and happy family.
" Mom, am really sleepy now, Kendall and I will go to our bedroom for now, I will see you all in the morning" Joseph said yawning.
" My dear, you can go for now okay, let Kendall stay with us, we will talk longer and she would sleep in either Mia or Kiara's room tonight" mother said catching me off guard.
Looking at her with scrunity Joseph disagreed on the spot, " no mom, Kendall is equally tired so we would go and take a rest together, I don't trust my wife with you three" he said bluntly.
" Oh wow, what kind of a son are you Joseph, I just want to spend some time with my daughter in law but you are objecting. Don't you want us to get closer and let go of grudges, huh" mother said and I doubted her words. She was the same woman threatening to throw me out of the family, how can she say she wants to get rid of grudges.
" It's not like that, I just think it's better if Kendall and I go to bed together, you can always talk tomorrow morning" he said.
" I insist, we will send her back to your room when we are done talking okay" mother insisted.
" Fine mother since you insist, but please be nice and respectful, she deserves that" he said for the last time before going to his room.
I saw mom gave Mia a look and they smiled before mia excused herself out, something isn't right.
" So dear sister in law tell us, why are you still with our brother huh, shouldn't you have filed for a divorce already since you know no one likes you" Kiara said sarcastically.
" Kiara, am not leaving Joseph come what may understood. We have built our home together and we even have a son so nothing is going to break us apart. As for the family's acceptance, it's been 12 years, and I have done everything in my power to gain your acceptance, it's not my fault that you aren't seeing my effort" I clarified myself.
" What son, that thing you call a son doesn't belong to my Joseph, he is just a bastard with a dirty blood that you adopted and forced my son to gake responsibility of" mother shouted.
" Mother, he might be adopted but that doesn't givr you the right to insult him like that, he knows nothing of all this drama and hatred, moreover it was Joseph who preferred adoption not me" I defended myself.
" Blatant excuses as always, it's never your fault is it, am sure you are with my son for his money, divorce him and you would never be poor in your life, I would give you so much money that it wouldn't matter anymore, moreover I know there was no prenuptial agreement so you would get enough alimony, just divorce him" mother said in an annoyed tone.
" With all due respect if this is the reason you have me stay back then I have to go, my husband is waiting for me" I said and stood up.
" Where are you going Kendall, forget what mom and Kiara said, I will help you. We would play a little game, if you are able to do it then I would make sure no one disturbs you again, okay" Mia entered and said with a smirk on her face.
" What game" I asked raising my brow, I might want their acceptance but I don't trust them.
" It's simple, let's see, uhmmm, it's 11pm now, if you are able to finish a few chores before 3am then you win, but if you get tired and stop before time you loose and you have to get packing" Mia said.
" What chores?" I asked her. Am already used to staying up late in the night taking care of Matteo, so this would be easy.
" You would cook 50 dishes, from five different countries, we want Chinese food, japanese food, Italian food, indian food, and Mexican dishes, agreed" she challenged.
" I agree" I answered. I went to the kitchen and got cooking, this should be easy I think. I was busy cooking in the kitchen, 10 dishes were already done at it was almost 1am. Suddenly I heard Joseph shouting.
I turned down the gas and rushed out to see what happened, everyone surrounded Joseph and he looked furious.
" Mom what sort of a dirty game is this, am really disgusted by this antic of yours" he shouted.
" I was doing the right thing can't you see" mother replied him.
I made my way to Joseph and asked him, " honey what happened".
He looked at me and his eyes squinted at my apron, " what are you doing with an apron this late at night" he asked. I fidgeted with the end of apron not knowing what to tell him.
" Actually mia challenged me to cook 50 dishes in 5hrs, that's what I was doing" I replied looking down, I couldn't lie to him.
" And you agreed, while on the other hand they sent another woman to our bedroom, their plan was to keep you busy and make me believe that I was with you in the room while in reality it wasn't" he said in a deadly calm voice.
My eyes bulged and I looked at my mother in law, but her gaze was unapologetic.
" So what, I was just helping my son. That girl is Mia's friend who had coen from a Nobel family and always liked you, I promised to break your marriage with this wretched and get you married to her, moreover she can bear you children, she is a 100 times better than this woman you call your wife".
" I was just trying to help my son have a bloodline" she said with pride.
" How could you Mrs parker, Joseph is my husband, and he agreed to stay with me even thou he knows I can't be a mother, he doesn't find fault I'm it, but you tried to break up my marriage despite been a woman. You know what I no longer want your acceptance, my husband and I are leaving this place today and you would never see us" I said with so much anger and tears.
I looked at the pretty young woman in sleeping dress and I felt so disgusted, I dragged Joseph in and we packed our stuff and left that house despite the parkers attempt to stop Steven.
Once we were out, Steven looked at me with a proud smile, " am proud of you" he said.
" Thank you and am sorry for not listening to you, let's sleep at a hotel tonight and tomorrow we can go to sky's I said.
He nodded his head and carried our luggage back to the car and we drove up.