Blind Date Turned Proposal

The phrase “She has me” reached the ears of Eugene and his entourage, clear and unambiguous.

Eugene instantly sobered up. He cautiously shifted his body and observed Dexter, who was still standing in the shadows. Dexter took out a cigarette and asked calmly, “Mr. Jablon, a lighter, please”

“Of course!” Eugene failed to find a single lighter on himself. He nudged his secretary beside him with his foot and whispered, “Lighter’ Lighter!”

After much fanfare, he finally found a lighter. He hurriedly lit Dexter’s cigarette, and its weak flame revealed the man’s indifferent gaze.

“Mr. Russell… You. This. I’m also a man, I understand! Eugene said, thinking he had offered some comfort

Dexter slowly puffed on his cigarette, letting out a stifled chuckle. “What do you know?”

Which man could bear the fact that his ex-wife had left with her first love? Eugene couldn’t say it directly, so he found a roundabout way to explain, “Women, well, I think Ms. Olsen, whom we just met, is quite a fine lady. Yes, quite good indeed!”

Dexter brushed off the ash from his cigarette and said, “She’s like my younger sister. She doesn’t count.”

With a sigh, Eugene scratched his head, at a loss for words. He stood dumbfounded at the door with Dexter until the latter had finished smoking a cigarette. Dexter stared at the scattered ashes on the ground. “Mr. Jablon, how much do you know about the Bastille family’s affairs?”

out. He found himself in a bit of a predicament as he stammered, “Not much, just… what has been rumored

to stand up. She brushed off Morgan’s hand and walked

behind her at a slow pace.

joined forces with Bastille Group’s shareholders, and ousted his own younger brother, right?” Dexter

that Shawn, he’s an illegitimate child. For the past six months, he has been teaming up with other companies to attack Morgan. Just for this reason

he was

“Other companies?”

that they’re from Wavery. Although we don’t know who’s behind it, they’re powerful and ruthless. So, it’s not like Morgan had an easy victory these past six months. It just goes

Eugene held a certain degree of

really

mentioned a company name.

a lighter. He said simply, “It’s a company

react, Dexter nonchalantly tossed the lighter into the former’s hands and declared.

upright, walked into the night,