Chapter 279

Chapter 279

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The phone rang again as Terence got into the car and answered it.

"Weren't we supposed to go on a blind date tonight? Why did you stand the woman up?" Richard's voice was stem, and his frustration was palpable even through the phone

Terence fastened his seatbelt, his voice calm and cool. "lludworkto handle. And I didn't stand her up. Tealled her in advance,"

Richard wasn't convinced. "You told her half an hour before the date that you weren't coming. How is that not standing her up?"

"I'm just not interested in blind dates," Terence said bluntly, "With the year-end approaching, work's hectic. Please stop arranging these things for me." "Are you not interested in blind dates, or do you have someone in your heart?" Richard's words hit the mark, as he had already noticed something. "Suddenly going abroad and then coming back-it's probably for a woman. What? Her family background isn't good, and she's not from our circle? "At least bring her home so your mother and can meet her. We're open-minded. We don't demand a perfect match."

more open-minded."

answering in a stiff tone,

the Devereuxxfamily, would face criticism If someone tried

he had to keep the years of feelings buried deep inside

just how open-minded they had to be. Was Terence's crush a disabled

You should rest early." Terence ended the conversation, hanging

conflict between him and Richard was clearly caused

were enough to show just

their arrangements, they would stop forcing blind dates and start directly pushing for a

at the faint light on the top

She thought about it for a while, unsure of how to choose, and decided to stop thinking

an unlikely possibility, and there was no need to worry about

and evenings spent with Maryanne. Life became so fulfilling that the only time she thought about Xavier was late at night when she would occasionally reflect on him. But it was

Saturday, she went to the company to work overtime, as the

up. Before she could see who it was, she

out some renovations? Which house is

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