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.

was she under the radar for all these years

“Nghh…”

teardrop fell

her and watched as

“Dad…”

The cold glint in his

maid’s voice rang across the room. Dexter made

“Bring her a blanket.”

and went

The next day.

was confused as the

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

upstairs to freshen up. The maid could only swallow her

and managed to clock in just

headed to the elevator for employees when a strong

and staggered. She would have become the company’s joke

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

elevator door closed, the man’s look of disdain

She was speechless.

that hares may pull dead lions

“Get in.”

paused at the cold,

she looked over to see

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

grabbed her arm and pulled her into

and was about

to protect herself. The pain she was expecting didn’t arrive as she fell

and her breath caught in her throat as the man’s attractive