Love Knows No Bounds novel (Kendall and Dylan) novel Chapter 599

As Toddy was dead asleep, Emma had to shake him awake for quite a bit before he finally opened his eyes.

"Come on, get up! On your feet!"

Emma stood up at once, seeing that he had opened his eyes. However, the man mumbled as though he didn't hear a word she said, "Anything can happen in your dream…"

Then, he closed his eyes and continued sleeping, rendering Emma at a loss for words.

"Toddy Heller!" Emma screeched with her arms akimbo. "I won't ask nicely anymore if you don't get up this instance."

However, the man remained motionless like a dead body. After all, he was genuinely sleepy, and he had drunk more than he should have the night before. He couldn't open his eyes at all, and he thought he was in a dream; a dream where Emma still loved him and got him breakfast like she used to.

He didn't want to wake up, for he would have to face Emma's impassiveness toward him. Nonetheless, he knew she wasn't to blame. He was the one who treated her impassively in the first place.

On the other hand, Emma went back into her house, seeing that the man continued playing possum.

She put her bag down, went into the kitchen, and filled a basin full of cold water before bringing it out and pouring it on Toddy's head.

Finally, the man opened his eyes, having been drenched in cold water.

He looked upset, for the basin of water had shattered his sweet dream.

I was so close to kissing Emma! F*cking water had to wake me up! I swear to God, I—

He sat up, wiped the water away from his face, and looked up at Emma, only to be stumped and wide-eyed for some time. All of a sudden, he stood up and clamped the young woman's shoulders, exclaiming with surprise, "Emma, you're finally willing to see me!"

At that, Emma slapped his arms away and said icily, "You're awake now, aren't you? Now, can you please leave and don't block my entrance? My neighbors freaked out when they saw you lying here, thinking you were dead. They were this close to calling the police on you."

"Emma." Toddy grabbed the young woman's hand, stopping her from entering her house once again.

At that, he pleaded with an aching heart, saying, "Emma, I've realized how much of a b*stard I was to you. It's all on me. Please don't do this to me. You ignoring me feels much worse than killing me. Whenever I see you standing next to Roger, it feels like someone's lacerating my heart. It hurts, Emma. Please give me another chance, and stop lying to yourself too. I can tell that you still like me, you know."

However, Emma flung his hand away without a word and went back into her house with the basin.

"Emma, Emma…" Toddy followed her around like a clingy puppy. Still, Emma continued to ignore him. After putting the basin back into the kitchen, she picked her bag up, shoved him out the door, and locked it before leaving.

"Emma…" Toddy followed the young woman blindly behind until they arrived at the community parking.

To Emma's dismay, the man climbed into her car at breakneck speed as soon as she unlocked it.

"Toddy Heller, get out!" Emma was made furious by his scoundrel-like behavior. "Get out of my car at once!"

"Make me!" said the man as he fastened his safety belt.

"You're a scoundrel!"

"Yes. I am a scoundrel, and this is one scoundrel you can never get rid of for the rest of your life!"

"You!" Emma was beyond enraged.

Seeing that she was about to be late for work, she tried to yank him out in exasperation. However, she failed, so she went into the car and shoved him out to no avail.

It was as though the man had plastered himself onto the seat, for he sat firmly in the car no matter what she did.

"You're worn out, aren't you? Come, sit here. I'll drive," chirped Toddy, making Emma want to tape his lips up with duct tape.

"You drank, and the alcohol is still in your system. The last thing I want is to die next to you."

With that, she returned to the driver's seat furiously. "I will call President Coleman later and have him pick you up personally!"

Let's see how you can continue sticking to me like a leech.

After she started the engine, Toddy pulled his phone out. Fortunately for him, Emma aimed the basin of water at his face, so his phone was spared as it was in the pocket of his pants.

He made a call to Dylan, who answered in two shakes.

"Boss," greeted the assistant in a croaky voice.

Dylan frowned in response. "What happened to you, Toddy? Why does your voice sound so hoarse? Are you sick?"

"Yeah. Perhaps I had one too many last night. I have a splitting headache, and my throat is as dry as the Mojave desert. I think I might be down with a fever too. I won't be going to the office today."

Dylan fell silent for a moment before asking, "Did you get drunk because of Miss Finley again? I won't lie, Toddy. I genuinely look down on you. You told me you wanted to win Miss Finley's heart again, so show her your sincerity and win her heart like a man. Do you think getting drunk all the time will get you anywhere? It will only kill you, and Miss Finley will despise you as well. What? Are you planning on winning her back with pity? Well, here's the thing. It will work if she still cares about you. However, she doesn't anymore. At most, she'll call the mortuary and have them drag you away even if you die before her now."

This time, it was Toddy's turn to fall silent.

But I'm already trying to win her heart with all I've got! Emma just won't look back.

As if that wasn't already bad enough, Roger Woods was eyeing covetously aside.

"Rest since you're hungover. I'll give you a few days off before you make your next move. If you don't know how to win your woman back, talk to Mendelson. He's also on the path of winning Taylor's heart back."

Now, Toddy had something to say to that. "He's probably doing worse than I am."

Frank was a high IQ and low EQ kind of guy. Toddy had a feeling that if he talked to Frank about winning the hearts of their women back, he'd only be led astray by the CEO and lose Emma entirely.

"Sure, you're a love guru. It's just a suggestion. It's on you whether you want to talk to him. I'm going to hang up if there's nothing else."

Dylan was still on his way to the hospital, and he couldn't be bothered by Toddy's love life. Toddy should have a taste of what it felt like to win Emma's heart back when he had hurt her so deeply.

As a matter of fact, he dared say Toddy still hadn't gotten Emma down even when Frank had successfully won Amelia's heart back.

After all, Emma could decide to settle down with Roger, unlike Amelia, whom only Frank was trying to win over.

That said, Toddy called Dylan mainly to ask for leave, lest Emma called Dylan to pick him up.

Emma, on the other hand, heard the entire conversation between the two, and she felt incredibly exasperated.

This sly b*stard! I swear I will pull over and boot you out of the car if I can!

Fortunately for Toddy, she couldn't, and just like that, the man successfully secured his seat in Emma's car, following her on a speedy ride to Parker Corporation.

Just like that, Toddy, who was still feeling the after-effects of the liquor, sobered up entirely at this point as Emma sped the entire journey.

"You used to drive pretty decently in the past. How come you're speeding crazily nowadays?! Do you know why Kendall's banned from driving? This. This is why she's banned. She drove like she was flying a plane, and it scared the hell out of the president."

He made a mental note to bring this up with Dylan later. He'd inform him that Emma would speed over the limit too, and Dylan should get a chauffeur to drive Kendall to and from work. Emma shouldn't do it anymore.

Of course, he was worried Emma would end up in an accident.