Fatal Love：CEO, please let me go

“Did you hear that?” Ms. Henderson asked, looking up at her.

Adele took a deep breath and said softly, “Mom, I still think that I should say whatever I want to say. If I keep it from him, maybe he is also hiding something from me. It would be boring if everyone keeps a secret.”

“I’m just afraid that you will be intimidated!” Ms. Henderson sighed.

She had not been married for a long time, but she was still a divorced woman.

“Mom, don’t worry. I won’t be like before.” Adele smiled at her.

She wouldn’t be as stupid as she had been before when she couldn’t see through the fact that she was being used.

“Ah, forget it. It’s about time. You should go.”

Ms. Henderson didn’t want to talk about the past anymore. She picked up her handbag and stuffed it into her hands.

Adele glanced at the time, smiled, and walked out of the house.

Looking at the address on her phone, she called a taxi and went straight to the arranged coffee shop, Blue Mountain Coffee.

When she reached the door, for some reason, Damon’s face suddenly flashed in Adele’s mind. It was as if time had flashed back to the moment when she first met Damon.

Did the marriage experience with Damon have such an aftereffect on her blind date?

The corners of Adele’s lips curled into a bitter smile. She shook her head helplessly, adjusted her state, pushed open the door of the coffee shop, and walked in.

The coffee shop’s environment was good. There were green chairs and brown wooden tables. She raised her eyes and looked around. Everyone in the shop was in groups of two or three. Only a man sat by the window. He had a handsome face and gentle eyes.

As if he had sensed her gaze, the man also looked over at her. The moment their gazes met, the man smiled at her.

Could it be… him?

Adele was a little unsure, but out of courtesy, she still stepped forward and smiled at him. “Is this Mr. Baker?”

“Miss Wes?” The man stood up, his smile almost overflowing from his eyes.

“Yes, hello.” Adele nodded at him.

“Hello, I am Owen Baker.” The man stepped forward and took the initiative to reach out.

When she heard this name, Adele was subconsciously stunned.

His name was rather familiar as if she had heard it somewhere before.

After the two of them sat down and exchanged a few words, Owen immediately called over the waiter and asked Adele to order.

“A cup of Mocha, thank you.”

Adele smiled, and she had a better impression of the modest and polite man in front of her.

“Miss Wes, we seem to have met somewhere before. Do you remember?” He looked at Adele, curled his lips, and said softly.

Adele was stunned at first, but then she reacted. Could it be that he had said this to ease the awkwardness?

Adele smiled and whispered, “I think your name is a bit familiar. Moreover, I have a good friend. Her name is very similar to yours.”

“Is that so?” Owen raised his eyebrows and his eyes were bright. “Why don’t you tell me? Maybe I know her?”

“Her name is Emily.”

Hearing this name, the smile in Owen’s eyes suddenly deepened. He glanced at Adele and the corners of his lips kept rising.

“What’s wrong? Do you really know her?” Looking at his expression, Adele was a little surprised.

Owen picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee. He smiled and said, “If I said she was my sister, would you believe me?”

“What?” Adele was surprised at first, then carefully thought about these two names. She suddenly reacted, “I seem to have heard Emily mention the name Owen before. Could it be that you really…”

She looked at the man in front of her a few more times in surprise. She was surprised and happy. How could there be such a coincidence?

She had heard Emily mention it before. She said that she had a brother and also mentioned his name several times, but she did not pay much attention to it and could not remember it clearly.

“So you and Emily are best friends. No wonder I think you look familiar. Maybe I have seen your photo before,” Owen said softly.

“I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.” Adele couldn’t help but sigh.

Owen smiled and said in a gentle and pleasant voice, “Maybe the two of us are fated. I just returned to China and was urged by my grandfather to go on a blind date. I didn’t expect to meet you.”

Adele smiled and wondered what kind of reaction Emily would have if she knew all this.

Because of Emily, the distance between the two seemed to be much closer. Adele smiled at him and whispered, “You can call me Adele. We are friends.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Okay, you can just call me Owen.”

The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

“Adele, I didn’t expect you to be so outstanding, and single. I thought you were confusing me with someone else when you came here just now.”

“You are also very outstanding. Maybe this is fate.”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

“By the way, Emily will be back to River City in a few days. Do you know about this?”

“She only told me that she would be back soon, but she didn’t tell me the specific time.” Adele shook her head.

Last time, Emily said on the phone that she might take the time to come back, but she didn’t mention when she would come back.

Owen shook his head, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a doting smile. “That girl is eccentric. I think it’s not that she doesn’t want to tell you, but she wants to give you a surprise.”

Adele smiled. Thinking of her good friend Emily’s character, she was indeed worthy of the word “eccentric”.

“I also didn’t expect that she would have such a steady and gentle brother.”

As soon as they talked about Emily, the conversation turned on. Unconsciously, there were many common topics. Although in the end, she had completely forgotten her purpose of coming here this time, this one-hour appointment was still quite interesting.

After having a meal together, Owen sent Adele to the gate of the community. Before leaving, they made an appointment to meet again. “Adele, when Emily comes back, how about the three of us go out together?”

Adele was in a good mood and nodded. “Okay, you can arrange it when the time comes.”

Owen smiled and watched her leave. “Okay, I am looking forward to seeing you next time.”

Walking into the community, Adele unexpectedly felt relaxed. In the past few days, because of the divorce, she had been living a dark and boring life daily. There was no fun at all. Although the reason why she had promised her mom to go on a blind date this time was to pass-time, she did not expect that this meeting would be much more interesting than she had imagined.

Her originally gloomy mood had gotten much brighter. She walked briskly back, and not long after, the phone in her handbag suddenly rang.

When she picked it up and saw the words “Ms. Blunt” on the screen, she unconsciously became a little nervous.

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. At the same time, she pressed the answer button. “Hello, Corine.”

Ever since her accident and the divorce, she had been discharged from the hospital and returned home to recuperate. She had never gone to the company. Previously, Damon had given her some days off at the hospital and asked her to rest at ease.

She wondered why Corine had called her this time.

“Adele, when are you coming back to the company to work?”