Love Knows No Bounds novel (Kendall and Dylan)
Chapter 528

Roger drove Emma to their destination. At first, he was nervous. Slowly, over the drive, his anxiety melted.

"Where do you usually like to dine?" he asked her warmly.

She smiled. "I'm okay with anything. You don't need to think too hard about where to go, as long as I can eat a full meal."

There were many restaurants near the office anyway.

Usually, she would dine at either the company cafeteria or a nearby restaurant. She would only ever dine at fine dining restaurants for business purposes.

After all, she was just one person. Hence, meals were easy for her.

"I will decide then?"

He didn't bring her to any fine dining restaurant. With how much he earned, he could only afford to dine at such places once in a while. Frequently visiting those restaurants would be hard on his finances.

He was an honest man who felt that he shouldn't try to keep up appearances just to show off.

At the same time, Emma was Dylan's secretary. She likely knew full well what the Woodses were like. If he was frank with her, he might be able to leave her with a good impression of him.

Thus, he brought her to a moderately priced restaurant.

Once he parked the car, he turned to her and said, "I dined here once before. The food here is not bad."

He had tried out nearly every restaurant in the area for the sole purpose of inviting her out to dine with him. In the end, he found this restaurant to be the best while also being moderately priced.

Deep down, he had been set on going here from the start.

After she got out of the car, she scanned the building up and down. It was a hotel where the first two floors were a restaurant while the rest of the floors were hotel rooms.

"This way, Miss Finley."

"Kendall is a friend of mine, Roger. Just call me Emma."

Roger nervously grinned. "In that case, I'll call you Emma as well. This place can be quite packed around this time. Let's hurry in and grab a table."

She chuckled. "It's been a long time since I had to dine somewhere that required replaceing a table myself."

If she dined out, she would usually make an advanee reservation. In fact, she would even order in advance so that she could eat as soon as she was seated. Eliminating the need to wait had saved her quite some time.

He blushed. "I wasn't sure if you would say yes, so I didn't make a reservation."

He had mustered the courage to take the first step, but he wasn't confident enough to think he would succeed.

Kendall had told him Emma had loved Toddy for years. While Emma now said she had given up on him, she was the only person to know if that was what she truly felt.

Hence, he might not be able to win when faced with Toddy.

Because of that, Emma's acceptance of his flowers and invitation was a surprise to him.

At that thought, he was grateful for the fact that he did not cower and had the nerve to ask her out.

Emma smiled. "You're Kendall's brother. I would say yes to an invitation from you."

He looked at her as they walked. "Emma, I do hope that when you say yes in the future, it is because of me and not Kendall."

When she saw the solemn look in his eyes, she smiled. "Okay."

Kendall did tell her she would introduce her to one of her brothers. Back then, Kendall had intended to introduce Nelson to her.

That man was now Roger instead of Nelson.

Anyhow, Emma didn't mind. While Roger seemed like an honest and down-to-earth man, he also possessed a spark of intelligence in him.

Moreover, he was the brother of her best friend. She felt safer with him.

Roger had been worried that there wouldn't be any available tables. Thankfully, the gods were on his side.

The two had arrived so early that there were plenty of tables to choose from.

Emma preferred sitting by the window, so the two sat down at a table near a window.

As she walked in with a bouquet of roses, the servers all knew they were a couple.

Soon, a server arrived with the menu.

"Why don't you order for us, Emma?"

Roger handed the menu over to her.

After putting down the bouquet on the chair beside her, she swiftly accepted the menu. Then, she flipped through it before asking, "Are you okay with spicy food?"

"I'm fine with food of all kinds."

"Very well. I will order a few spicy dishes."

After ordering a few spicy dishes, she handed the menu over to him. "Is there anything you'd like to add?"

"Not at all. I'll eat anything you ordered. I'm not a picky eater."

She then handed the menu back to the server.

"I like spicy food." There was a smile on Emma's face when she said that.

"I noticed you preferred the spicy dishes during Master Dylan's birthday party."

"Kendall couldn't handle the spice though. She would be stuck in the toilet every time she ate anything spicy," he continued.

That was why there were very few spicy dishes at the birthday party. It was out of consideration for Kendall.

Emma was stunned. "I've known her for years, but I never knew she would have digestion issues if she ate anything spicy."

No wonder President Coleman's preferences changed. It's all because of Kendall.

Once more, she realized just how much her boss adored his wife.

Kendall's happiness was so great that it made her envious.

"Emma, Mr. Woods, what a coincidence to replace you dining here as well."

The words were spoken by a rather familiar voice.

The two turned around to replace Toddy strutting over to their table. He then sat down in the chair next to her, the chair that held the bouquet of roses.

"My flowers!"

Emma cried out, but it was too late to stop him. He had sat down on the flowers.

In an instant, the flowers were crushed.

To make matters worse, he shifted in the chair before standing up. He then guiltily held up the crushed remains of the bouquet and said to her, "Oh, I didn't see this here. Why don't I throw it out? I'll buy you another bouquet."

He would have been blind to miss the huge bouquet on the chair.

It was evident he had done it intentionally.

Emma and Roger both knew that.

Emma snatched the crushed flowers from Toddy and stared at them for a few minutes before saying to Roger, "When we're done with our meal later, go with me to the florist and get me another bouquet. I'll display it on my desk so that I can admire it as I work."

Roger glanced at Toddy before happily replying to her, "Okay."

Toddy silently seethed.

"Emma," he calmly said, "if you like flowers, you should get a few pots of live flowers instead of dead flowers. Do not be fooled by their bright colors. In just a few days, they will wither away and will look disgusting then. Potted plants are much better in the long run."

"I have a few plants in my office. How about I have someone move them to your desk later?" he continued.

"Mr. Heller, you adore your plants. I will never snatch your beloved flowers away from you."

"I'll buy you flowers every day, Emma. That way, the flowers on your desk will always look beautiful."

Roger had come up with a response quite swiftly.

Toddy was speechless upon hearing that.

Roger was certainly a sharp and annoying rival.

Despite the honest air that hung around him, he was someone capable of stealing another man's girlfriend.

He was evil!

If Emma knew that, she would have shouted that she was still single and did not have a boyfriend.

If Roger knew what Toddy was thinking, he would shoot back, saying that it was a fair competition.