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Chapter 13 Witnessing Her Blind Date

  • As soon as it was time to get off work, Natasha's phone rang.
  • “Mommy, have you finished work?” At the other end of the line, Denise's voice was full of expectation.
  • “You're calling me at the exact time. What else can I say?”
  • “Does that mean you're not working overtime today?”
  • Natasha could not be clearer about her intentions. “No, I don't have to work overtime, so I'll pick you up later.”
  • “Yeah! We'll wait for you, then!” Denise was overjoyed.
  • “Well!” After hanging up the phone, Natasha packed her stuff, clocked out, and left.
  • The school was half an hour's drive from Natasha's office, so when she arrived, most of the students had already left.
  • She called Denise's number. “I'm here. Where are you guys?”
  • “Oops! I forgot to tell you, Mommy. Gramps came and fetched us earlier,” Denise replied.
  • “So, what should I do?”
  • The moment Natasha finished asking, a voice came from above her head. “You are Denise's mom, Natasha, aren't you?”
  • Hearing the voice, she looked in its direction and saw in front of her, a gentleman who fitted the description of the director of school affairs just as Denise had described.
  • Wearing black and standing upright, he looked energetic and fresh. His facial features really did resemble Yohan Yamaguchi, the good-looking and famous actor.
  • No wonder, Denise had such a crush on him.
  • On the other end of the line, Denise laughed as she heard Zachary's voice. “Mommy, enjoy your chat with him. I'm hanging up the phone!”
  • Without waiting for a reply, Denise hung up the phone.
  • Awkwardly, Natasha put away her phone. Facing the man in front of her, she nodded. “Yes, that's me.”
  • “Denise told me your phone cannot be reached so she asked me to wait here and inform you that her grandfather came to pick them up,” Zachary explained.
  • “Thank you. Just now... there was no signal on my phone.” Natasha was forced to lie which was against her natural inclinations.
  • Zachary smiled. “I'm Zachary Lynch.” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.
  • “I'm Natasha Watson.” Natasha shook his hand politely.
  • “I know, since Denise talks about you often,” Zachary said with a gaze that was both sincere and gentle.
  • After encountering Kenneth, an old man who was all fang, tooth, and claw, Natasha was suddenly at a loss in front of this handsome gentleman.
  • “Shall we go for a cup of coffee?” Zachary asked.
  • What?
  • “Isn't this what Denise wanted?” Zachary was rather frank.
  • Natasha burst out in laughter and nodded. “Okay!”
  • “I know a nice café, but we have to drive there!” He gestured at the car parked outside.
  • She nodded and they entered the car together.
  • Zachary was a gentleman at heart. Every gesture and move that he made was graceful and elegant. He did not say much, but everything he said was sincere and sounded novel like a breath of fresh air.
  • “Denise says that you have all just returned from abroad,” he said.
  • She nodded. “That's right. We just came back one week ago.”
  • “It must be quite a challenge, looking after three kids all by yourself,” Zachary mentioned.
  • “To be honest, it's a challenge for them to take care of me.” Since he was frank, Natasha did not try to conceal the truth.
  • Zachary burst out in laughter. “All your three kids are lovable and sensible.”
  • She was quick to admit to this. “Indeed, they are really adorable.”
  • Whilst chatting freely, they soon reached the café which he had spoken about.
  • The environment inside the café was good, quiet, and stylish. Zachary and Natasha chose a table by the window.
  • After ordering from the menu, they chatted.
  • At this exact moment, Kenneth's car was passing by outside. He had drunk too much the day before and was having a hangover which made him irritable. He just happened to look out of his car and there was Natasha seated inside leaning against the window, in the company of a man.
  • “Stop the car,” he said suddenly.
  • The driver stopped the car immediately.
  • From Kenneth's position which was facing the window where Natasha was seated, he could see clearly every movement of the two inside the café.
  • Seated next to Kenneth, Thea was puzzled by Kenneth's behavior, but when she looked in the direction of his gaze, immediately she understood why.
  • It seemed as if the things that we wish to avoid would come to pass.
  • Seeing Kenneth being emotionally affected, Thea took a deep breath and looked away. “I went to Prosper Technologies today.”
  • Hearing that, Kenneth turned around and looked at her.
  • “I also spoke to this Ms. Watson who demanded a million.”
  • Kenneth frowned. “What did you say?”
  • “I have no idea what this lady has to do with you, but I did not want you to be bothered by her. So, I paid her off.”
  • “Did she take it?” Kenneth asked in disbelief.
  • Thea recalled what Natasha had done. It did not matter how she handled the money. As far as she was concerned, Natasha had taken the money.
  • Thea nodded. “She took it.” After that, she elaborated, “So, at this moment, it is apparent that she has a new target.”
  • Kenneth's countenance took a turn for the worse.
  • She reminded him, “Kenneth, our company is undergoing expansion. Don't hinder the projects because of your emotions. Once there is negative news, it will be very detrimental to our plans!”
  • Kenneth did not respond. At that moment, none of what she said made sense.
  • Natasha...
  • At the time they divorced, he did give her money, but she refused vehemently to accept anything.
  • Now, she is taking one million? Haha... This is really impressive.
  • “Drive on,” Kenneth said.
  • At that, the driver resumed their journey.
  • Thea sat at his side, observing him in silence.
  • She was certain in her mind that Kenneth would no longer take any interest in the woman who accepted the payout.
  • No matter what had happened before between them, it is truly over now.
  • Studying the information she held in her hand, she was secretly relieved.
  • Zachary and Natasha had a good chat.
  • Zachary was caring and gentle, making one feel at ease in every way, physically and emotionally.
  • Natasha was an open book, natural and without pretense. Thus, they felt like old friends at their first meeting.
  • Since Natasha did not have many friends, Zachary gave her a good impression.
  • In the depths of her being, she felt that this was the type of man who could make her happy whether as a friend or a husband.
  • As they chatted, Natasha's truthful character took over. “Actually, I think you've been hoodwinked by Denise. My phone was perfectly fine. She tricked you into coming out to wait for me.”
  • Zachary was not surprised at all. “Actually, you are the one she hoodwinked, not me!”
  • “Really? How?” Natasha asked.
  • “She speaks to me about you every day, so my curiosity was piqued. I said I wanted to meet you and she helped me,” Zachary said.
  • Natasha was surprised. It was the first time someone made such an effort over her.
  • “So, you are the one who is being hoodwinked,” Zachary explained.
  • Only then, did Natasha understand what the whole story was about and she nodded. “Oh, I see.”
  • “I hope you're not angry.”
  • “No, not at all.” Natasha shook her head. “I don't mind meeting a handsome guy.”
  • Zachary was as good-looking as any movie star could be and Natasha admired handsome men, so she did enjoy the meeting.
  • When he sent her home, it was already about nine o'clock in the evening.
  • After the car came to a halt, Natasha looked at him. “It's late, so I won't invite you in. Drive safely on your way back.”
  • Zachary nodded. “So... can we have a meal together sometime soon?”
  • “Yes, certainly!” She was only too pleased to have lunch or dinner with a handsome man.
  • “Let's exchange contact info, then?” With that, Zachary took out his phone. “Will WhatsApp do?”
  • Suddenly, Natasha realized that after chatting for so long, they did not even get each other's contact information.
  • Natasha took out her phone and let him scan it.
  • After adding her to his contact list, Zachary said, “I've sent you my phone number. If you need my help in any way, just give me a tinkle.”
  • “I will.”
  • “Goodbye, then,” Zachary said.
  • His eyes were beautiful and when he looked at anyone, they showed his care and gentleness as if reluctant to part.
  • “Yeah.” Natasha nodded.
  • Zachary smiled, turned around to enter his car and left.
  • Only after the car had left, did Natasha get ready to go upstairs.
  • In the next instant, a car came from afar, headed straight for her.
  • Natasha was still in a daze when the car stopped one meter away.
  • In the next instant, Kenneth had come out of the car and was rushing toward her, in a fit of rage.
  • When she recognized the frenzied figure, she frowned and roared. “Kenneth, are you insane?”
  • Kenneth sneered, “Yes. If I am insane now, it's because you drove me insane.” Then he pulled her over into his arms and kissed her forcibly on the lips.