Blind Date Turned Proposal

Morgan handed Josie the neatly packaged breakfast, a tinge of remorse in his eyes. “I’m sorry for what happened yesterday.”

A small chuckle escaped her lips when she sneered, “About what?”

Morgan’s frown deepened at her distant demeanor.

“I admit I took advantage of your soft spot to gain the upper hand over Dexter at yesterday’s meeting. It’s been a while since we last met, and I used our reunion to my advantage. I’m really sorry for that.”

He could have spared her from all of it, but he didn’t.

Sipping the warm coffee, which warmed her heart and stomach, Josie responded with a snicker tinged. with sarcasm, “It’s alright. I’m used to it anyway.”

Her casual words couldn’t mask the underlying sense of loneliness and sorrow.

Morgan frowned at her reply. “Josie, I didn’t have much of a choice.”

Given the circumstances, he had no other option.

to apologize to me. You know the stakes in the business world. I don’t need to say much, but you’re well aware

his potential reality in a lighthearted

into a fierce and resilient entity, akin to a

planning to take action against the Bastille family. However, Morgan showed no signs of fear. “Trust me, the Bastille Group is just as formidable as the Russell Group. I just need some time,

in its original position. “Hmm, I believe you.”

that Morgan was intelligent and accomplished. But now, everything has changed. In her heart, Morgan was no longer the person she had once admired.

why did you suddenly pretend to be sentimental and wear it before Dexter?”

past was still etched vividly in Josie’s

Morgan, they had stubbornly drawn distinct boundaries. As she passed the trash bin,

me back then,” Morgan explained, the sunlight streaming through the car window, casting a golden glow on his cufflinks, exuding an

explain, you wouldn’t believe me. But I hope you understand

light gently kissed her face, revealing a coffee stain on her lips.

and he reached

his touch.

but he wasn’t embarrassed. Morgan retrieved a tissue and gave it to