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

“Nghh…”

teardrop fell

her and watched as she muttered again

“Dad…”

The cold glint in

back…” A maid’s voice rang across the room. Dexter made a silent gesture, and the

“Bring her a blanket.”

around and

The next day.

confused as the blanket draped on her

maid’s voice rang in Josie’s ears as she exercised her stiff shoulders and said,

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

the company and managed to clock in just in

elevator for employees

and staggered. She would have become the company’s joke if she didn’t hold on to

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

closed, the man’s look of disdain was seared into her

She was speechless.

may pull dead lions by

“Get in.”

at the cold, deep

she looked over to see a deep-set pair of

I’ll just wait for the next elevator.

hand grabbed her arm and pulled

was about

she was

caught in her throat