Kendall's Sacrifice novel Chapter 209

Chapter 208

Dylan remained silent, but it seemed like he did not mind her answering the call judging from his expression. Thus, Kendall wiped off the tears with tissue papers before answering the phone.

"Kendall, are you free in the afternoon? Let's grab lunch together and discuss the cooperation."

Is Mr. Dawson trying to take the lead first? She glanced at Dylan, who did not utter a word, and decided to accept the invitation.

However, before she could even respond to it, Leonel smiled on the other side of the line. "You don't have to come. I'm going to the headquarters for a meeting, so I'll be having lunch in the city. If you have time, let's meet up at Dynasty Hotel. It'll be on me. Their standards, services and food are awesome."

As one of the managers in Coleman Empire Holdings, it was natural for him to uplift the Dynasty Hotel. Nonetheless, everything he said was a true fact—Dynasty Hotel was the best hotel in Orapolis. Kendall had never gone there in her previous life either.

"We'll be having lunch together, right? I'm going on the condition that I'm the one paying for it." She smiled. "Otherwise, I won't go."

He guffawed. "You sneaky brat. Fine, fine. Have it your way. I'll be looking forward to it. Oh, don't forget to call Vice President Parker over."

Kelly was a shrewd person; if she was there with them, she could help him hint at Kendall. To him, it was either because Kendall was a first jobber or too naive, so she was clueless about the unspoken rules in the industry.

If he had not come to the headquarters for a meeting where Toddy inquired about the cooperation with the Parker Corporation, he would have delayed a little longer.

Toddy's inquiry had emphasized how significant the cooperation was to the headquarters. Even if he had full authority over the project, it was a huge chunk of meat for them; thus, it was normal for the higher-ups to take note of the current progress.

"Okay. I'll bring her along too."

"Then, I'll be heading off for my meeting now." Having said that, Leonel ended the call.

Kendall kept her phone in her bag before questioning the man next to her, "Dylan, if you're going to take my mother from the hospital, how are you going to attend the meeting?"

The fact that managers of the subsidiaries like Leonel were attending the meeting indicated how important it was.

Instead of answering her question, he phoned Matthew. "Matthew, come to the company right now and attend a meeting in my stead. I will be away in the morning, so just give me a call when there's something you can't decide."

Matthew took the task upon him without hesitation. "Sure. I'll be on my way. Will Toddy be there?"

Toddy was Dylan's general secretary as well as his right arm. In short, he was the general assistant. After years working for Dylan, he was very well-informed of the company affairs.

"Yeah."

"That'll do." Matthew figured that Toddy would be of much help despite Dylan's absence, for Toddy had an outstanding performance in fulfilling the tasks delegated by Dylan.

The brothers' conversation ended within three minutes, after which Dylan gave a call to Toddy to ask him to assist Matthew as Matthew would replace Dylan in the meeting.

Akin to Matthew, Toddy took on the task without further questions even though his curiosity was intrigued. Why is he suddenly not attending the meeting?

Putting down the phone, he dialed Emma's number via the interphone. He cleared his throat and asked, "Miss Finley, Young Master Dylan has informed me that he won't be attending the meeting. Vice President Matthew will be coming in his stead."

The young masters in the Coleman Family were handling different industries of the company under Dylan's arrangement. However, they held the position of vice presidents in the headquarters. In order to differentiate them, they had to address them by their names.

"Get ready and inform the others about it too."

"Understood," said Emma professionally before terminating the call.

Toddy was rendered speechless. "I'm not done yet, though."

He had been wanting to call her through the interphone, but he could not since there was nothing to inform her. Even so, he felt weird about it.

He was held with high regard in the Coleman Empire Holdings. It could be said that he was submitted to one while overtaking ten thousands of people; aside from Dylan, the young masters of the Coleman Family treated him with courtesy and respect.

Not only did he have the looks, he was single. The number of girls swooning over him was no lesser than Dylan's pursuers.

Emma was the secretary trained by him single-handedly. Due to her outstanding skills, she was transferred to the top level of the building to be Dylan's main secretary. Her heart remained unwavered in the face of such a cool boss, yet she had lost her heart for Toddy, who was in charge of her training.

In the company, she maintained the superior-subordinate relationship with Toddy where every interaction was strictly business and they did not bring up any personal matters; once office hours were over, she would make a move on him boldly to win his heart.

Not only did Toddy turn her down, he kept avoiding her. Even when he saw her by chance, he would wheel around and make himself scarce.

Even the indifferent Dylan, who did not interfere with his subordinate's personal affairs, thought that Toddy was being too harsh to Emma.

Toddy stared at the four-layered insulated lunch box on the table. It was left by her before work. She had personally prepared it for him early in the morning.

She would send him breakfast every single day. It had first started back when he was still training her. At that time, he gladly accepted it after mistaking it as a token of her gratitude and reverence toward her superior. It was not until the confession that he knew the truth.

Ever since then, he would never eat them. However, Emma still prepared breakfast for him every morning without repeating the same dishes. She had poured in a lot of effort for his health.

Toddy rose to his feet and strode toward the couch to take a seat. He grabbed the lunch box and opened it. As he had expected, the dishes were completely different from yesterday.

Even though he would not take it, he would still take a look to make do with the tantalizing smell. He had grown pickier thanks to her; other than her cooking, Jake Lukeman, the chef in Dynasty Hotel, was the only one who could whet his appetite.

Since it was a thermal lunch box and it was still the morning, there was steam coming off the food prepared by Emma. As soon as the lid was opened, the pleasant smell wafted his nostrils as he gulped. Should I eat it?

Knock. Knock.

Suddenly, a knock resounded on the door.

Toddy placed the lunch box to its original position before closing it up. "Come in."

The door was pushed open to reveal Matthew, who entered the office with quick steps. Toddy looked at him in surprise. "Did you get here by plane? I've just finished talking to President Coleman over the phone and you're already here."

Matthew seated himself next to Toddy. Obviously, they were very close.

"I just happened to be somewhere nearby the company, so I rushed my way here after receiving his call. It smells tasty. What's in it?"