Blind Date Turned Proposal

Heather’s humiliation was palpable. Her ears burned as she felt the disdainful stares of the crowd bore into her.

Caesar’s jaw tightened, muscles twitching as he tried to contain his anger. “Ms. Riley,” he said, his voice tight with barely suppressed rage. “You should make up for your mistake by following Ms. Olsen’s orders.”

Heather bit her lip so hard that she tasted blood. “I will,” she responded, her voice barely above a whisper.

Heather raised the bottle of wine and approached the crowd. “More wine?” she asked, her voice small and uncertain.

“Excuse me, sir,” she called to the passersby, her voice trembling. “Would you like more wine?”

“Hello…”

An uncomfortable silence hung in the air, broken only by Summer’s smirk as she watched the scene unfold.

“This is nonsense!” Claudia said, wanting to offer her help to the young lady, but Arnold held her back.

driver got out and opened the door for

exclaimed excitedly, holding onto the dress as she sprinted towards him.

stood frozen, her smirk fading as she recalled what

his gaze falling on Heather, whose face was pale. His eyebrows raised at the realization of what had happened before he

of a small mistake like this?” Dexter teased, grabbing her hands

wide grin as she stared at their interlocked hands. Although Dexter didn’t think much of it, it made her heart

the consequences for ruining Ms. Olsen’s dress,” he announced. “Apologize to Ms. Olsen,

caught in her throat as

eyes darted up to Dexter’s, then skittered away to Summer’s. “Ms. Olsen, I’m so sorry,”

flicked to the crowd, then back to Heather. She knew she couldn’t make a scene. “Alright, you can go now,”

look

attention to Dexter. “What took you so long? I was starting to think you weren’t coming,” she continued, her voice