Chapter 5

After coming to terms with the news, they felt a sense of relief.

After that, Dad reassuringly patted me on the shoulder and said, "Given that you've already made up your mind, there's nothing left but to go for it!"

Mom wasted no time and jumped right into arranging blind dates for me. "You're not getting any younger. And now that you've ended things with Harvey, it's time to make plans for your future.

"I've told you about my best friend's son a long time ago—he's impressive, handsome, and has a solid character."

After Mom and her best friend set things up, I went to meet this young, promising man.

Yet, instead of meeting my supposed blind date, I ended up running into my aloof boss, Frank Larsen. He took the initiative to greet me and unexpectedly struck up a conversation about personal matters.

"I heard you recently ended things with your fiancé."

I nodded in response, thinking that Frank truly cared about his employees' well-being, to the point of uncovering such private d