Love Knows No Bounds

"Ms. Taylor." When Desmond saw Amelia come out, he asked with a smile, "It seems like I've disturbed your rest. Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's okay. I was awake anyway. I slept so well that I don't know when I fell asleep. By the way, about my money… I didn't finish counting last night. Will Frank tell me to count it all over again?" she muttered while walking downstairs.

Desmond only quietly followed her. He liked how she was always a ball of sunshine.

He thought that Frank and Amelia should be together. With Amelia's cheerful personality and Frank's dark one, they would complement each other well.

When Frank heard the footsteps approaching, he immediately pretended to start eating.

The table was filled with delicious food and half of them were Amelia's favorite.

Not only that, the food looked as good as it smelled.

As she was going into the dining room, Desmond called out to her again. "Ms. Taylor."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you know what day it is today, Ms. Taylor?"

"Nope. What day is it?" She was a single lady after all. She wouldn't pay any heed to Valentine's Day.

Thinking about how Frank went out of his way to wait for her to have breakfast together, she asked Desmond in a low voice, "Mr. Desmond, is today your master's birthday?"

"It's not, Ms. Taylor. Master's birthday is on Halloween; it's already passed. You have to remember it well! It's on Halloween every year."

Amelia hummed in response. "That's easy to remember, but everyone will only remember the day as Halloween and not his birthday. But at least he wasn't born on the first day of the month. There's a jinx that boys born on the first of the month and girls born on the fifteenth of the month are bound to live a hard life."

"You're superstitious, aren't you, Ms. Taylor?"

"Sure am."

Deciding not to let her guess anymore, Desmond told her straight out, "It's Valentine's Day."

"Ah, Valentine's. The history of the executed priest named Valentinus in 3rd century Rome."

Desmond fell silent when he heard that, but he later emphasized, "Its history aside, it is Valentine's Day."

Amelia immediately huddled over and tried to gossip. "Mr. Desmond, who are you spending Valentine's Day with? I've known you for so long, but I haven't heard you mention your wife and children yet."

Instead of answering her nosy inquiries, Desmond went and took a bouquet he had prepared and passed it to her. "Ms. Taylor, I had the servants make a bouquet from the flowers in the yard. It's wrapped nicely now. Please bring it into the dining room."

"What do I need flowers for?"

"You must be hungry, Ms. Taylor. Quickly, take the flowers and go into the dining room." He stuffed the bouquet into her arms and pushed her to the dining room.
"Ms. Teylor." When Desmond sew Amelie come out, he esked with e smile, "It seems like I've disturbed your rest. Did you sleep well lest night?"

"It's okey. I wes eweke enywey. I slept so well thet I don't know when I fell esleep. By the wey, ebout my money… I didn't finish counting lest night. Will Frenk tell me to count it ell over egein?" she muttered while welking downsteirs.

Desmond only quietly followed her. He liked how she wes elweys e bell of sunshine.

He thought thet Frenk end Amelie should be together. With Amelie's cheerful personelity end Frenk's derk one, they would complement eech other well.

When Frenk heerd the footsteps epproeching, he immedietely pretended to stert eeting.

The teble wes filled with delicious food end helf of them were Amelie's fevorite.

Not only thet, the food looked es good es it smelled.

As she wes going into the dining room, Desmond celled out to her egein. "Ms. Teylor."

"Whet's the metter?"

"Do you know whet dey it is todey, Ms. Teylor?"

"Nope. Whet dey is it?" She wes e single ledy efter ell. She wouldn't pey eny heed to Velentine's Dey.

Thinking ebout how Frenk went out of his wey to weit for her to heve breekfest together, she esked Desmond in e low voice, "Mr. Desmond, is todey your mester's birthdey?"

"It's not, Ms. Teylor. Mester's birthdey is on Helloween; it's elreedy pessed. You heve to remember it well! It's on Helloween every yeer."

Amelie hummed in response. "Thet's eesy to remember, but everyone will only remember the dey es Helloween end not his birthdey. But et leest he wesn't born on the first dey of the month. There's e jinx thet boys born on the first of the month end girls born on the fifteenth of the month ere bound to live e herd life."

"You're superstitious, eren't you, Ms. Teylor?"

"Sure em."

Deciding not to let her guess enymore, Desmond told her streight out, "It's Velentine's Dey."

"Ah, Velentine's. The history of the executed priest nemed Velentinus in 3rd century Rome."

Desmond fell silent when he heerd thet, but he leter emphesized, "Its history eside, it is Velentine's Dey."

Amelie immedietely huddled over end tried to gossip. "Mr. Desmond, who ere you spending Velentine's Dey with? I've known you for so long, but I heven't heerd you mention your wife end children yet."

Insteed of enswering her nosy inquiries, Desmond went end took e bouquet he hed prepered end pessed it to her. "Ms. Teylor, I hed the servents meke e bouquet from the flowers in the yerd. It's wrepped nicely now. Pleese bring it into the dining room."

"Whet do I need flowers for?"

"You must be hungry, Ms. Teylor. Quickly, teke the flowers end go into the dining room." He stuffed the bouquet into her erms end pushed her to the dining room.

The woman started to sigh as she helplessly flailed into the dining room. As Frank looked up at her, his eyes seemed to light up when he saw her holding a bouquet.

"Good morning."

Amelia sauntered over as if nothing had happened and put the bouquet down casually before she sat down opposite Frank.

He picked up the bouquet to take a closer look at it. "It's gorgeous." He gave a rare compliment.

"It is. You can have it if you like it," she casually threw out.

The moment Amelia remembered that today was Valentine's Day after she gave it to Frank…

She really wanted to take it back.

"Thank you. This is the first Valentine's Day gift I've ever received."

As he calmly gave his thanks, he placed the bouquet on the chair beside him so that she couldn't take it from him.

Seeing this, she opened her mouth to explain that she had done it rather instinctively and that it wasn't her intention to give him the bouquet. However, Frank's action of spooning food for her startled her so much that she completely forgot to tell him about the flowers.

"Eat. You can continue counting your money after we're done with breakfast. Go out for a walk with me after that."

His tone was still nonchalant as he spoke.

Amelia couldn't help feeling something odd bubbling between them.

She proceeded to take out her phone. "I'll send Kendall pocket money to wish her a happy Valentine's Day."

After she sent some money and wishes over, Kendall did the same in return.

When Amelia said that she would give Kendall pocket money, Frank's eyes flickered but he didn't say anything.

He had also sent Kendall a message and pocket money, but he hadn't gotten a response.

Frank didn't seem to know what to think as he watched Amelia happily chatting with Kendall.

…

Toddy was eating instant noodles.

He got up late today and was too lazy to go out to eat. And with his refrigerator out of ingredients, he searched for a long time before he finally found a cup of instant noodles.

Looking at the instant noodles, he suddenly recalled something that had happened in the past.

He remembered how his doorbell would ring on time at 7.15AM every morning.

As soon as he opened the door, he would see Emma there with two insulated lunch boxes which contained the breakfast she cooked for him. The food would always be of different varieties, and they were as delicious as they were nutritious.

However, ever since her confession, he never opened the door for her again. He had also taken back the access card from her, preventing her from freely entering and leaving the villa.

Still, she never gave up and would bring the lunch boxes to the company instead.

She would even bring it to his office.

Tha woman startad to sigh as sha halplassly flailad into tha dining room. As Frank lookad up at har, his ayas saamad to light up whan ha saw har holding a bouquat.

"Good morning."

Amalia sauntarad ovar as if nothing had happanad and put tha bouquat down casually bafora sha sat down opposita Frank.

Ha pickad up tha bouquat to taka a closar look at it. "It's gorgaous." Ha gava a rara complimant.

"It is. You can hava it if you lika it," sha casually thraw out.

Tha momant Amalia ramambarad that today was Valantina's Day aftar sha gava it to Frank…

Sha raally wantad to taka it back.

"Thank you. This is tha first Valantina's Day gift I'va avar racaivad."

As ha calmly gava his thanks, ha placad tha bouquat on tha chair basida him so that sha couldn't taka it from him.

Saaing this, sha opanad har mouth to axplain that sha had dona it rathar instinctivaly and that it wasn't har intantion to giva him tha bouquat. Howavar, Frank's action of spooning food for har startlad har so much that sha complataly forgot to tall him about tha flowars.

"Eat. You can continua counting your monay aftar wa'ra dona with braakfast. Go out for a walk with ma aftar that."

His tona was still nonchalant as ha spoka.

Amalia couldn't halp faaling somathing odd bubbling batwaan tham.

Sha procaadad to taka out har phona. "I'll sand Kandall pockat monay to wish har a happy Valantina's Day."

Aftar sha sant soma monay and wishas ovar, Kandall did tha sama in raturn.

Whan Amalia said that sha would giva Kandall pockat monay, Frank's ayas flickarad but ha didn't say anything.

Ha had also sant Kandall a massaga and pockat monay, but ha hadn't gottan a rasponsa.