Kendall's Sacrifice novel Chapter 554

Chapter 554

Roger was not familiar with the city center of Orapolis, but to pursue Emma and have a place to stay, he drove his car around the city, trying to familiarize himself with the environment.

Moreover, he had gotten some advice from Kendall and knew about the presence of a food street, which was filled with vendors selling all kinds of snacks.

Though he had never visited, she told him the street food sold there was delicious. She had previously snuck over there and found that eating the food from the vendors at the entrance along the end could fill up her stomach.

"I don't mind. Back when I was still in college, I enjoyed going there with my roommates during the weekends. I miss the food there. Now that I'm working, I don't have time to go back there and enjoy the food."

The first reason was that Emma was busy. Secondly, due to her job requirements, she had estranged herself from her former classmates because she did not want to become a tool for them to get close to Dylan. Thirdly, she stopped going there for Toddy.

"Let's head over there, then. You might find this funny, but as someone born and raised in Orapolis, I never would've known about that food street, nor would I have gone there if Kendall hadn't told me about it."

Roger's career required him to stay in the countryside and tend to the crops and orchards, so he would be in the fields every day and rarely went to the city center despite growing up in Orapolis.

After Kendall returned to the Parker Family, he would visit her occasionally. In the beginning, he would send the vegetables and fruits he grew to the Parker Residence, but whenever he did, Kelly and the Parker servants would stare at him disdainfully. They would even shut him out whenever Kendall was absent.

Later, he stopped sending them, for he did not wish his kindness to turn into a mocking tool against Kendall.

This trip to Orapolis was his longest trip there because Nelson met with an accident and was hospitalized.

"How about I be your tour guide this weekend and bring you around Orapolis? There are many fun places and a few five-star tourist hotspots here."

Roger happily accepted Emma's offer. "Sure. That sounds like a good plan."

Since Nelson would be discharged this weekend, he could pick Nelson up and meet up with Emma.

He hid the fact that he was pursuing Emma from Nelson and his parents because she was not his girlfriend yet, and he did not want his family to be worried about him.

Also, Kendall told him that he did not need fancy methods to grab Emma's attention. He only needed to treat her well and let her decide.

Honk! Honk!

A car sped over from behind and came up beside Roger's car. It was the driver who pressed the horn.

The two looked over at the car and recognized it as Toddy's car. Roger could not help but complain internally, Mr. Heller is everywhere. How can we still bump into him here?

What he did not know was that Toddy had been keeping Emma company while she worked overtime.

Meanwhile, Emma frowned, but it was only for two minutes because she quickly composed herself and did not let Toddy affect her emotion.

Roger rolled down the window and greeted Toddy, "Mr. Heller."

Toddy hummed coldly in response and slowed down, gradually following behind Roger's car.

When Roger saw Toddy's car tailing them from the rearview mirror, he asked Emma, "Is Mr. Heller planning to join us for supper?"

"Don't mind him," she replied flatly. "He can follow us if he wants to. Many people are at the food street, and he's unfamiliar with that place. We can find a chance to lose him in the crowd."

Toddy was born into a well-off family and could be labeled as a young master, so a food street was out of his league. That was why Emma guessed that he rarely went to such a place.

When she was his apprentice, she had tried to invite him to a meal at a food stall, but he looked displeased with the idea. He usually appeared in five-star restaurants and ate delicacies. Also, he would only go to high-spending places for recreation.

However, she was the opposite. Whenever it was her job to choose a venue, she would choose the best possible one, but during her private time, she would follow her preferences and go wherever she wanted.

Now that she was gradually letting go of her feelings for Toddy, she finally realized quite a significant difference between them, which she did not detect before.

Roger smiled. "Okay."

Meanwhile, Toddy thought the two would be going to a restaurant or someplace similar for supper and had devised a plan to shamelessly keep them apart while eating free meals. Plus, he planned to get drunk. That way, Emma would send him home because they conveniently lived in the same area.

Yet, who would have thought the car would stop at a food street?

Although it was late at night, the food street was still bustling with foodies happily enjoying their food.

Roger found a spot to park his car and led Emma toward the food street, lined up with stalls selling food from all places. The delicious aroma of food made anyone looking at this place dazzled and drool.

Since there was a crowd, Roger was worried Emma might get squished by others, so he asked while blushing, "Emma, can I hold your hand? I'm not trying to take advantage of you. There are just so many people here, and I'm afraid you might get pushed by others."

She was first stunned and then laughed. "That won't happen. You're so tall and bulky. Even if I get lost, I can easily find you among the crowd."

He laughed sheepishly. "So, there is something good about being tall."

Though she did not agree to let him hold her hand, he was not disappointed because their relationship had yet to reach that level. She's such a good lady!

At the same time, Emma also thought Roger was a gentleman. He even asked her permission before holding her hand and did not touch a finger upon rejection.

Afterward, the two began strolling around while enjoying their food.

Toddy was dumbfounded but decided to follow them. However, he was unlucky because he could not find a parking spot and kept running in circles. When he finally found a spot and ran into the food street, he lost sight of the two.

While standing at the entrance of the food street, he looked at the crowd and smelled the aroma of food, but he was frustrated and lost his appetite to eat. Not only could he not put his plan into action, but he also lost the couple. What the heck is Roger thinking? How can he bring Emma to a place like this for supper?

To Toddy, many of the vendors at the food street were placed beside the road and under the sky, so they were likely unhygienic.

After complaining about his rival, he turned around and left. It did not matter that he lost them today because he could still win Emma back.

He went to a bar, where he drank a lot of alcohol. Just as he was about to get drunk, he gave the bartender Emma's phone number before asking the bartender to call her and get him.

When Emma received the call, she was already sitting inside Roger's car and was on her way back to her rented apartment.

"Is this Miss Finley?"

"Yes, I am. You are?" The voice sounded unfamiliar, so Emma was on alert.

"Good evening, Miss Finley. I am the bartender from Supreme Bar. A man is drunk, and he gave us your number when he came here, saying that we should call you and have you pick him up if he gets drunk."

At that, she immediately guessed it was Toddy, and her expression darkened. That guy couldn't catch up with us at the food street, so he went to a bar, got drunk, and made me send him home?!