Chapter 1

“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 massive 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

non-translated copy of The Power Broker.

noticed Emmanuel barging into the room,

up at him in

Thump! Thump! Thump!

recovered from the shock of

the beautiful stranger, he

was about to beat its way

felt so

years of

countless female bodies he had seen in

hardly appealed

wondered if he was attracted to women

at all.

it seemed, the

heart race like a runaway horse.

nervous, or am I already attracted

Emmanuel noticed a large number

sign on the woman’s

blind date?

deep breath to calm

her table and taking

expression grew

even a hint of

pretty eyes.

of this man!

he’s going to sit opposite me

nobody’s

surprisingly, Emmanuel noticed a large number

on the woman’s

blind

breath to calm himself before

taking a

woman’s expression grew increasingly

a hint of hostility in her

pretty eyes.

audacity of this man!

is bad enough, but he’s going

it’s nobody’s

It was

woman had scoffed at him.

their separate ways after getting

done and over with.

himself, declaring, “Hi!

twenty-eight years

make eighty thousand a year

own a car or

need an incredible amount of

things to

unusually calm

woman stared at him in shock. A

into a

introduction of her own.

I’m

old with dual doctorates in

business administration from

made three billion last year, and I have

and a

Emmanuel was stunned.

the heck is happening?

always thought women on blind

red flags.

however, was

Perhaps she’s mental? Or

Or infertile?

of fantastical theories filled Emmanuel’s mind.

his perplexed

in her cool gaze

to put the

and intimidate

silence lingered in the

her words.

Urgh, forget it!

the truth was

to go through all

so he could at least mollify his mother, even if

date did not result in a trip to

much, but if you decide

promise I’ll always protect

chores so you

course, I hope

my masculine pride in front of my

can give you about five to

thousand every month.”

was a well-worn script that Emmanuel

single breath.

was dumbfounded at his

lack of shame at his

lower salary.

she

met a man who

are you laughing about?” Unimpressed

“I know I don’t

I promise I’ll be a good

we’re

to keep

Emmanuel demanded, “Why

Quillen? Don’t you think you’re

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