Chapter 395


    Kendall sent another voice message asking her mother to ept the money, but Sally kept refusing.


    Since she understood her adoptive mother very well, Kendall said, "Mom, if you''re not going to ept


    this, then I''ll go to the bank and give it to you in cash."


    Sally was silent before she replied, "Kendall, I''m really not short on money. Alright, I''ll ept the money


    and save it up for your dowry when you have your wedding with Dn."


    Since the Parker Family would not mistreat Kendall who was their own flesh and blood, they would give


    her a dowry that was of a ludicrous amount. However, what the Woods Family would give her were


    their affectionate feelings.


    "Mom, if you can''t spend it all, then you should save them up for those two brothers of mine so that


    they''ll be able to find a wife. They''re not getting any younger now."


    Kendall was quite worried about her brothers'' love life. She had her eye on Emma who was in love with


    Toddy. Although Emma had said that she would give up her feelings for Toddy, Kendall couldn''t do


    anything until Emma had truly moved on from her feelings. Only then could Kendall try to introduce


    Nelson to Emma. From there, it would be up to the two whether they would end up together.


    Sally didn''t reply to Kendall''s message. After the family found out that Kendall was not the biological


    child of the family, the two brothers'' rtionship with her gradually changed. Even now, the siblings''


    rtionship was still muddled. Nelson would not be marrying anyone in the foreseeable future. As for


    Roger, with how wholeheartedly devoted he was to his orchard and vegetable farms, there was no


    ce in his mind to be thinking about marriage. When Sally tried to hurry him into finding a wife, he


    replied, "Even Nelson is still single, so what''s the rush?" With how the two sons were, the Woods


    couple never stopped worrying about their sons'' marriage.


    …


    Slowly opening her eyes, Emma was greeted with the sight of an unfamiliar ceiling which frightened her


    to abruptly sit up on the bed. As the thin nket slipped from her body, she realized that the loose and


    baggy clothes she was wearing didn''t belong to her; they belonged to a man.


    Where am I? She remembered having a drink with Kendallst night and had gotten so drunk she


    cked out in the end. Logically speaking, even if she passed out drunk in her boss'' house, with the


    boss'' wife around, nothing bad should have happened to her. Then, what''s going on? Who helped


    change my clothes?


    As she endured her hangover and got out of bed in a hurry, she found a pair of slippers that belonged


    to a male in front of the bed. Since she didn''t know where her high heels were, she could only put on


    the slippers in front of her before slipping out of the room. After opening the door, she first probed her


    head out to survey the surroundings. Well, it might not be unfamiliar to her as she faintly recalled the


    furnishing of the hall. It was then she realized that she was in Toddy''s house.


    Not only was she a former student of Toddy''s, she had also been pursuing him for many years, so it


    was natural for her to have visited his house several times now. Although she was quite familiar with


    his house, she hadn''t entered the rooms before, which was why she was shocked by the unfamiliar


    surroundings she was in when she woke up.


    After finding out that it was Toddy''s house, Emma heaved a sigh of relief. Besides the hangover she


    was experiencing, there was no other difort in her body, as Toddy was ever the gentleman toward


    her.


    Then, she came out of the room to look for Toddy before walking over to the kitchen upon hearing a


    noiseing from there. She found him cutting vegetables in what seemed to be a preparation for


    lunch. Without bothering him, she leaned against the door with her arms crossed and silently watched


    him cutting up the vegetables. Looking at the man wearing an apron, she had a new impression of the


    man. I didn''t think he could cook. Ouch! Even though she was admiring the handsome man in front of


    her, she couldn''t help but rub her temples due to the pain.


    "Awake?"


    Suddenly turning his head toward the door to find Emma by the door, Toddy asked indifferently.


    "Yeah."


    "Headache?"


    "Yeah, it hurts so much."


    "Good, you deserve it."


    Speechless with such ament from Toddy, Emma gave up any hope of trying to have the man


    speak lovingly toward her.


    "Did you prepare hangover soup for me?"


    "Aren''t you awake now? Since you''re awake, why would you drink hangover soup? With how you were


    as drunk as a skunkst night when I picked you up, the hangover soup wouldn''t have any effect on


    you."


    After a brief silence, Emma asked, "You picked me up?"


    With his attention back to the chopping board, Toddy answered, "Amos called me several times and


    told me that President Coleman ordered me to pick you up since we''ve lived together for some time.


    Seeing that we''re colleagues, I went and picked you up."


    She grunted and thought, So, it was under President Coleman''s order, and here I thought… Forget it,


    why would I be hopeful now when he didn''t ept my feelings after all those years I''ve spent pursuing


    him? Then, she asked, "What happened to my clothes?"


    At that, Toddy tilted his head slightly and red at Emma before he directed his eyes back on the


    board and said snappishly, "With how you vomited all over mest night, your clothes were no better


    either, so I helped to change your clothes. Since I don''t have any women''s clothes here, I gave you my


    clothes instead." When it seemed as though he was done talking, he hurriedly added, "I was


    blindfolded when I changed your clothes, so I didn''t see anything. Don''t you dare start with me."


    Emmaughed. "Don''t worry, I won''t hold you responsible for this. Although I really love you, I know


    that forcing things would only make things worse."


    If she had wanted to forcefully be with Toddy, she would have done so a long time ago and not waited


    until this moment.


    With his eyes that seemed to veil his thoughts, Toddy turned his head at her again and said, "There''s a


    set of new clothes that''s been dry cleaned on the couch. It''s for you, so go take a warm bath. Even if I


    did change you out of your dirty clothes, your body still stank with vomit."


    As Emma confirmed there was indeed a bag on the couch, she assumed that Toddy had gone out of


    his way to buy these clothes for her. Walking over to the couch, she took the bag and found that the


    clothes were branded. The generous man had spent tens of thousands just to get her a change of


    clothes. Without giving much thought, she took the clothes and went back into the room she was in


    while Toddy continued to be busy in the kitchen.


    When she came back out, he was already done preparing the meal, which consisted of smothered pork


    chops, baked fish filet, sd, and fish chowder.


    After seeing Emma''s long loose hair was still wet, Toddy frowned and said, "Why can''t you blow dry


    your hair first beforeing back out?"


    "I''ve already looked around the room, but there wasn''t any blow dryer."


    Toddy borated after an awkward silence. "I forgot I don''t have a blow dryer here."


    [Since he was a male with short hair, he never needed to use a blow dryer as he only needed a towel


    to quickly dry his hair.


    After he set the small pot of fish chowder on the dining table, he left and soon came back with a towel


    in hand. Throwing the clean towel to Emma, he said distastefully, "Get some distance from the dining


    table and dry your hair with that towel. Otherwise, your hair will be dripping all over the food when


    you''re eating." He wanted to prevent Emma''s hair from touching all over the food.


    Once Emma left to do as she was told, Toddy served two tes of fish chowder and left the one with


    more fish meat in it for Emma.


    After a while, Emma finally sat at the table. "Mr. Heller, your homemade dishes look good."


    He looked askance at her. "Eat."


    Smiling, Emma first took a sip of the fish chowder. Although the taste didn''t taste as good as the ones


    she made, it was something Toddy made himself. That was why, regardless of its taste, she had to


    mind the man''s feelings. Noticing the smothered pork chop looked delicious, she took a piece and ate


    it. It was pretty good, better than the ones she made even.


    "Only the fish chowder and sd are homemade. The other two were from a restaurant."


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    In her silence, she thought, No wonder the fish chowder was bad, but the pork chop was good!