“I know, Mom. I’m in front of the café. Call you later!”

Emmanuel Lowe hung up on his mother impatiently.

The twenty-eight-year-old man had never been in a

relationship.

After spending seven years in the army, he retired from

the military and worked at a hospital in Yeringham for

three years.

He was a gynecologist at the hospital and made

eighty thousand a year.

Worried he would end up old and alone, Emmanuel’s

mother urged him to settle down. Since he had no idea

where to begin when it came to dating, his mother

took matters into her own hands and set him up on

multiple blind dates.

Thanks to her efforts, he had gone on seventeen blind

dates so far.

Alas, wedding bells were clearly not on the horizon for

Emmanuel. It was frustrating. He knew he was just

going through the motions at that point.

“Help! Someone help me!”

Right before Emmanuel entered the café, he heard

someone calling out weakly for help.

you for your kindness!” replied the old man with a

smile.

Emmanuel realized then that the old man’s attire was

at odds with his airs. Despite his tattered clothes, the

old man’s clean hands looked like those of a man

accustomed to wealth.

Still, he had no time to satisfy his curiosity. After

confirming that the old man was unharmed,

Emmanuel rushed into the café for his blind date. He

never once considered being repaid for his kind act

earlier.

The café was ma*sive and practically structured like a

maze.

Emmanuel’s mother mentioned that his blind date was

seated at table number eight. He wandered through

the confusing café, but before he could locate the

correct table, he stumbled into a special area.

The lighting was softer there, and the floor was

scattered with fresh petals.

The sweet scent of flowers wafted through the air. He

wondered if he had set foot in heaven.

Emmanuel raised his eyes and immediately froze.

A beautiful, elegant woman sat before a table in the

room.

It was no exaggeration to say she embodied

perfection itself.

The heavens clearly decided to shower all their favors

on her.

The woman quietly sipped her coffee with her legs

crossed neatly to the side. On the table was a

of The Power

noticed Emmanuel barging into the

at him in confusion

Thump! Thump! Thump!

recovered from the shock

beautiful stranger,

its way out of

felt so attracted to a

twenty-eight years of

countless female bodies he had seen in his

a gynecologist hardly appealed to him.

he even wondered if he was attracted to

at all.

odds, it seemed, the young

his heart race like

simply nervous, or am I

Emmanuel noticed a large

sign on the woman’s

She’s my blind date?

a deep breath to calm

her table and taking a seat opposite

young woman’s expression grew

even a hint of hostility in

pretty eyes.

of this man! Barging into

bad enough, but he’s going to sit opposite

like it’s nobody’s business?

Emmanuel noticed a large

on

She’s my blind date?

deep breath to calm himself

and taking

woman’s expression grew

There was even a hint of hostility

pretty eyes.

man! Barging into

enough, but he’s going to sit opposite

like it’s nobody’s business?

expression. It was not the

woman had scoffed at

free to go their

date done and over

himself, declaring, “Hi! My name

I’m twenty-eight years old, and I

I make eighty thousand

a car or a

man would need an

say such things to a woman,

unusually calm

woman stared at him

curved into a smirk,

of

you. I’m

old with dual doctorates

and business

billion last year, and

car and a house.”

Emmanuel was stunned.

the heck

on

red flags.

was arguably

the catch? Perhaps she’s

Or infertile?

sorts of fantastical

smirked at his perplexed expression.

her cool gaze

deliberately introduced herself to put

and intimidate him

expected, awkward silence lingered in the air

her words.

Urgh, forget it!

was telling the truth

decided to go through all

he could at least mollify his mother, even

not result in a trip to

much, but if you

I promise I’ll

the household chores

course, I hope you’ll

front

I can give you

thousand every month.”

a well-worn script that Emmanuel recited

single breath.

was dumbfounded

apparent lack of

lower salary.

later, she burst into

never met a man who could humor her

are you laughing

know

but I promise I’ll be a

husband if we’re married!”

failed to keep in

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