Blind Date Turned Proposal

Why do you wear a mask Mark asked a seemingly unrelated question

Josie’s heart trembled nervously. I have a cold and don’t want to spread it to anyone

Mark looked away and put down the wine glass. Since you have a cold, you should go out now. You don’t have to come back anymore.

Josse tried to say something but stopped herself. She had more things to say but realized on second thought that she had talked long enough. Thus, she nodded and left the room.

She breathed in the fresh air and calmed down. When she looked up, she was surprised to see Arnold. He had been standing outside all this while.

“What’s wrong?”

“Mark discovered me.”

Arnold nodded and took off her mask. “Let’s leave here first.”

Josie was still covered in cold sweat. She waited until they entered the elevator, asking. “Why didn’t you leave?”

“I was worried that they might kill you.” He was not joking. These people did terrible things as you Josie recalled Mark’s expression. Tm afraid some of my words have gotten to them. Arnold

what she did was damaging to his interest.

not your first time apologizing to me Furthermore,

track record through the years. Those businessmen

There’s something appealing about uniforms Arnold’s

elevator door opened.

looked at her, instinctively prompting her to push him away.

she soaked her body in the warm water. She recalled what Amold seld and grew flustered as she thought about it. She even

to help me unconditionally? Perhaps…

face. “Josie, what

in the room when she walked out of the bathroom with a towel around her body.

you

to focus on the game Josie watched him play. Her hair brushed his wrist as

and felt ticklish on his

wrong for me to enter my

had nothing to say.

the game beautifully. Then, he snatched the towel from her hand and pulled open a nearby drawer without a word. There was a hair dryer inside.

plugged it in and used it to blow dry Josie’s

stiffened and felt the gentle warm air on her hair. “What are you