FOUR

"Mom, my car is broken, what shoul I do?"

I called my mother on the side of the road while looking at my car with annoyance. Even though I was in a hurry, but this damn car was damaged and stuck in this place.

"Laurel, you should find a taxi, your future husband has been waiting for fifteen minutes," said mom, sounding worried.

To hell with my future husband. My car is broken!

“Mom, I don't think I'll be seeing that mysterious man. My make-up has been ruined, my face also looks dull. I'd better go home and take my car to the repair shop."

“No, you should come to that cafe and meet your future husband. I'll send you a photo of your future husband, so you don't have to look around for the guy when you get to the cafe."

“But, mom… hello, mom… mom… Argghh, damn it.”

My mom disconnected the phone unilaterally. That means I really can't argue and thwart the matchmaking plan that has been arranged by my mother.

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One message came in. Hmm, it turns out that mom actually sent the man's photo to my cellphone. What do you think the man's face looks like? Is he handsome? Is he kind? ahh, I feel palpitated. I slowly opened the short message sent by mother, on the first slide there was a short message from mother containing the man's full name, Kane Stuart. I spelled his name while imagining what the man's face would look like. I think I'm familiar with that name. But who is he? It seems that name is often heard in my ears. I swiped down my phone screen to see the photo of my future husband that my mother had sent.

"Oh Lord!"

I then lifted my head up to see the billboard screen mounted very large above my head. There, clearly visible photos of a handsome CEO with various achievements and also the names of companies that are competent in their fields. That man, Kane Stuart, the man I was going to set up with. Kyaaa!!! This is very fun. It turned out that God really answered my prayer. God gave me a handsome and rich man more than Doctor Jared's handsomeness and wealth for me. I have to hurry to meet Kane. Don't let him wait too long for me and finally cancel this matchmaking plan. Oh my God, I have to hurry.

"Taxi." I shouted at a taxi that suddenly passed in front of me.

Thankfully the taxi driver heard my screams and immediately stopped the taxi not far from where I was standing. I hastily walked towards the taxi so that I could quickly arrive at the cafe my mother had told me to.

"Ahh. My eyes."

Suddenly my eyes felt very sore and also watery. Looks like my eyes got hit by the dust flying on the street. Oh, I don't care. I'll deal with this eye problem in the taxi. This is not the time to relax. I'm not going to let my million dollar man just go away.

“Please take me to the Luxury cafe,” I shouted to the taxi driver who was waiting for me in the driver's seat.

I reached into my handbag and started looking for a tissue to wipe my right eye which was now starting to get watery and red. I feel like taking off my eyeballs for a moment and keeping them in my bag for a while, because they sting and itch. I don't know how to get rid of the pain and itching in my eyes anymore. Looks like I have to use my white glasses to protect my red right eye.

I took a tissue from my bag, then I wiped a few drops of sweat that had fallen down my forehead. Now my face and appearance is really a mess. Even my beautiful hair that used to be shiny, has now turned into a tangle and ugly. I then decided to tie my hair and straighten my bangs forward a bit so that now I look like a really pathetic nerd. Oh my God, I hope my million dollar man isn't disgusted when he sees me looking like this.

Somehow my confidence suddenly dropped and weakened. I felt like going home and canceling the date my mother had arranged. I'm so insecure about my appearance like this. I think I'm really going to lose my million dollar man in a matter of seconds.

"Miss, we’ve arrived.”

What? This is too fast. I still need a lot of time to tidy myself up. This taxi driver must have taken his taxi at high speed.

"Thank you. Keep the change."

My knees feel weak now, I feel unable to meet the man. Should I go inside and meet that man with such a disgusting appearance?

"Excuse me, I'm looking for a table in Kane Stuart's name."

"Oh well. Let me take you to the room that Mr. Suart has reserved.”

Huh, you insolent! How dare this waitress look at me with her mocking eyes. She even arrogantly walked in front of me with her legs spread out to make her look sexy. Huh, tacky bastard. Surely she wanted to look beautiful in front of Kane. What a charmer!

"Please, Mr. Kane is waiting for you inside."

"Is that true? What if this room isn't Kane's room?"

Huh, I'm going to get her into that room and she's got to see how I really am.

“Oh, but it looks like this is indeed the room that Mr. Stuart has reserved. Alright, I'll accompany you to go inside."

The waitress started to turn the doorknob and ushered me in. But I could clearly see how that seductive gaze she kept on that man, Kane Stuart. Hmm... even though we don't know each other yet, we'll still be married in the future, so maybe I should be a bit more aggressive in front of him.

"Hey babe. Long time no see. How about your business trip, did everything go smoothly? Oh, I miss you so much."

I walked over to him and started clinging to his arm. The waitress, who had been giving me a seductive look, immediately looked shocked when she saw how attached I was to this man. Then, without having to ask again, the waitress immediately left me and Kane, who was still looking at me with a flat but threatening look.

“Mm, s-sorry. I, I just…”

“Just want to chase the waitress away in such a disgusting way?” cut Kane sarcastically.

I glared at the man and decided to sit next to him.

“Sorry, I'm really sorry for the embarrassing incident that just happened. But that's all I did because the waitress just looked down on me and looked at me with a very annoying look."

"Is that true? But that's none of my business. By the way, what's your name? Are you the woman my mother chose to marry me?”

Huh, it turns out that this guy is much more annoying than the waitress earlier. Even though he is handsome and rich, I still don't like his rude arrogant nature. Who is he? It was easy to act pretentious in front of me. Can't I do the same as him?

“Well, my name is Laurel Heesters, I am twenty-four years old. My job is a psychiatrist. Then what else do you want to know from me?”

"Laurel? Not bad. Your face is ugly, I like it."

What? Is there another man who is more honest than this man? He just casually said that to me. Doesn't he know that I am the single most valuable asset that my mother has. Even my own mother never said my face was ugly. And now, it was this man who said in front of me openly that my face was ugly. Ok, this is very annoying and beyond my expectations. I thought this man would appreciate women more, but in fact, he frankly said that I was ugly at the beginning of our meeting.

“What do you mean by saying I'm ugly? Even my own mother never said that I was ugly.”

“Well, a mother never says her daughter is ugly right? So just take my compliments.”

I think this guy has gone completely insane. He actually said it casually and he didn't look guilty at all.

"I thought you have a mental breakdown. So it's better if we just cancel this matchmaking. I don't want to have a husband of a psycho like you."

I saw Kane's face began to turn stiff and pale. He was silent and didn't want to look at me at all. Was he offended by my words? But I don’t care. He started it first. If he didn't say I was ugly at the beginning of our meeting, then I wouldn't be offended and cancel this arranged marriage plan unilaterally. Although I myself feel regret that this happened because this man is too handsome to ignore.

"No, I want to continue this matchmaking."

"Why? You can find another woman prettier than me. After all, I'm ugly. I don't deserve to be with you."

Wow, looks like I'm overdramatizing things. I didn't mean to say that though.

"You can't do it. I will continue this matchmaking."

"You can't do that to me. You've hurt my pride, and now you're arbitrarily forcing me to accept this arranged marriage as well?”

It seems my emotions are starting to ignite. I really can't control myself to be kind and gentle in front of this man. Moreover, this man started to show his arrogant side in front of me as well as his stubbornness.

“I did tell the truth. You look weird, with thick glasses, tousled hair, and a shirt that looks messy. So, did I misjudge you like that?”

"No, you weren't wrong. But you are too honest!”

"Well, I've never had a problem with faces and appearances. I think inner beauty is the most important thing a woman should have. So I've decided to accept this arranged marriage and we'll be getting married soon."

“Hey, you can't do something like that. We have to do the approach stage so that we can get to know each other. Besides, you haven't clearly introduced yourself to me, so I'm still a little doubtful about you."

“Okay, my name is Kane Stuart, I'm thirty-one years old. My job is CEO. So is that clear enough for you?”

“Geez, you can't know someone with just such brief information. We need at least a year to get to know each other.”

"I can't wait. Besides I can't guarantee that you will still accept this matchmaking if you know the real me. So we're getting married next week."

"What! You have to ask my mother for permission…”

“Sshhhh, shut up.”

The man took his cell phone out of his jacket pocket, then he started to call someone. It seemed like he was contacting someone important. Seen from the expression on his face that is very serious and doesn't look like he's joking with his act.

"Hello, good afternoon Mrs. Martha."

What? He called mom. This crazy guy called my mom? What will he do to my mom? Perhaps this man will seduce my mom to accept his proposal. No, this has to stop!

“Hey, what are you doing? Give me your phone. I want to talk to my mom."

My hands continued to reach for his cellphone, but he swiftly locked my hand movements with his hands until I was really cornered and couldn't move anymore. Shit!

“Mrs. Martha, I want to marry your daughter, Laurel, next week. Are you willing to let your daughter go to be my life partner?”

What the hell is this man. He tried to seduce mother with disgusting words like that? Hmm, surely mother will not agree to this crazy strange man's request.

“……”

“You agree? Oh, alright, thanks my future mom-in law."

The man hung up the phone and started to untie his hands from mine.

"See, you can't refuse me anymore, because your mother has approved our marriage."

“Why do you want to do it so much? Do you just want to take advantage of me?”

"I...."

What? What exactly was this man hiding? Is he having a problem that he really needs this marital status? After all, according to the rumors I've heard in the last few months, he is rumored to have a sexual orientation disorder. Oh, no! He wanted to use me to cover up the fact that he had a strange disease.

"You... have a sexual orientation disorder?"