Blind Date Turned Proposal

After the incident, Josie’s popularity in the design department was no longer what it used to be. People would gossip whenever she was around. Those that were extreme would deliberately bump into her just to insult her.

She put up with all of it.

“It’s alright.” She would comfort herself. It was nothing compared to her salary.

…

At night, Dexter reached home late after attending an unplanned meeting.

He shrugged off his coat and changed into his indoor slippers. As he was about to head upstairs, he noticed a slim figure curled up on the sofa.

The woman seemed to be restless. Her eyebrows were furrowed as she mumbled in her sleep.

He went up to her and listened.

“Get out of my way, you bunch of stupid admirers… Stay away… Let me earn my money…”

He furrowed his forehead speechlessly.

How badly off is she that she’s even dreaming about earning money?

At that moment, the laptop screen before Josie flickered. Dexter noticed an interior design plan opened on the screen.

Although it was just a rough draft, Josie’s ideas and thoughts that went into the design were apparent. Every stroke of the drawing showed off her skill and talent in designing.

A rare look of admiration flashed across Dexter’s face. But he was bewildered.

the radar for all these years

“Nghh…”

A teardrop fell from her

to her and watched as she muttered again after some

“Dad…”

eyes flickered. The cold glint in his eyes turned into a

the room. Dexter made a silent gesture, and the maid

“Bring her a blanket.”

turned around and went up

The next day.

confused as the blanket

The maid’s voice rang in Josie’s ears as she exercised

another word, Josie hurried upstairs to freshen up. The maid could

the company and managed to clock in

to the elevator for employees

her balance and staggered. She would have become the company’s joke if she didn’t hold on to the nearest thing just

she regained her footing, she looked up with a frown to see

look of disdain was seared

She was speechless.

that hares may

“Get in.”

at the cold, deep

when she looked over to see a deep-set pair of cold

the offer, Mr. Russell. I’ll just wait for the next elevator. After

grabbed her arm and pulled

stumbled and was about

to protect herself. The pain she was

breath caught in her throat as the man’s attractive face was inches