Blind Date Turned Proposal

“It’s too late to turn back now. I’ll worry about the consequences later,”

It was rare to see Arnold with such a stern expression. He looked intimidating.

Josie was stunned. All this while, she thought Arnold pretended to like her so that he could take advantage of her. Yet, he braved this rainy night and risked his future and life to save her.

He had shown her so much kindness that she suddenly did not know how to face him.

Arnold carried Josie into his car and started driving. She asked anxiously, “Where are we going?”

He glanced at her and noticed the bruises on her arms and legs. “How did you get these injuries?”

Josie covered up her arms instinctively and looked down. “A thug came in the middle of the night. He… he wanted to…”

She could not bear to continue. Even recalling the incident filled her with fear.

Arnold/understood what she meant. He steered the car and asked, “Did you see his face?”

was too dark to see, but I recall

traveled a long distance. She

sneered. “That

Josie was astonished.

La Oriele’s back door. It was nearly dawn. There was no one

to the third floor. Then, he opened the door to a presidential suite and locked it securely after they

anxious and scared. “Have you lost your mind? They are looking for

from our situation, the most dangerous

curtains together. “Wayne might

stunned by the

the table and wiped his hands for him. She smiled bitterly. “Are you that desperate to earn my favor? Why did

her of the life–and–death situation from a moment ago. He reached for her hair with his clean hand and played with her

instinctively retreated from him and entered

she came out after a

many matters to attend

so she picked up the landline phone in the room and hesitated about calling Dexter. She ultimately decided

she had escaped and likely started tracing her. As