Chapter 1
Aurexon Corporate Building.
Clarissa finished her work at eight in the evening, fighting exhaustion as she rushed out of the office. Just as she reached the building’s entrance, her college class monitor called.
“Clarissa, where are you? Everyone’s here except you.”
“Sorry, I’m almost there,” she answered hurriedly, climbing into the Uber she’d booked earlier.
Tonight was the third anniversary reunion for Clarissa’s university graduating class, held at Crystal Palace–the most upscale entertainment club in Los Angeles.
She’d worked overtime, but fortunately, the venue wasn’t far from her company–just a fifteen–minute taxi ride away.
After her hectic day, she felt completely drained and wanted to zone out for a moment. But as soon as she closed her eyes, her phone chimed with a notification.
Clarissa picked up her phone to find a WhatsApp message from her aunt.
[This blind date prospect has excellent credentials–he owns several properties across Los Angeles! To be honest, though he’s thirty–seven, divorced with a child, he specifically chose you. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Will you meet him?]
Too tired to read further, Clarissa replied directly: [Auntie, I already have someone I like.]
Her aunt, sensing evasion, immediately sent a voice message in response.
“You’ve been saying that since you graduated college! If your parents hadn’t died young, who would worry about you? You always waste my good intentions with your excuses!”
Clarissa lowered her eyes, thinking to herself that she wasn’t lying. She really did have someone she liked–from age seventeen to twenty–five.
Her aunt continued ranting.
“Ask yourself honestly, haven’t we treated you well in the ten years since your parents died? Your
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Her personality was so bland and quiet that people easily overlooked her,
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Clarissa gave a self–deprecating smile. Not a coincidence at all.
Chapter 2
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