Chapter 13: Blushing

Listening to Calvin slowly say the three words "I love you," Bella felt a bit puzzled by him. Although they had known each other since childhood, in reality, she only knew of his existence. Initially, Bella's mother and Calvin's mother had intentionally arranged for them to meet, and she had gone to the appointment with a perfunctory attitude. When she saw Calvin sitting by the window in the café, her first thought was, does this domineering CEO type need blind dates?

The coffee in front of him was steaming, his suit casually draped over the armrest of the chair, laziness mixed with a hint of sharpness. He was on the phone, his voice not deliberately lowered, but mostly uttering monosyllabic words. Sensing her arrival, he hung up the phone and stood up to greet her. She was surprised again; he was very tall. Unable to recall much about him from her memory, she couldn't match the image of the tall and steady man before her.

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