Chapter 59 That Blind Date Goes Pretty Well

Sitting in Joseph's car, Gardenia felt awkward as hell. Just a few hours ago, the two of them were complete strangers—they were only tagging along to dinner with friends and barely said anything to each other. Gardenia wasn't the chatty or bubbly type. And clearly, neither was Joseph. The car rolled on in silence. Neither of them said a word, like they'd silently agreed not to. As they were approaching the destination, Gardenia breathed a quiet sigh of relief and finally spoke, "Thanks for the ride." "No problem," Joseph replied, not looking her way or even blinking. "Do I stop here?" "Yeah, right here's fine. You can just pull over." She pointed at a spot up ahead, clearly itching to get out. Technically, Ansel's place was still a bit of a walk from here, but she really didn't like being stuck in a small space with a stranger. The whole thing just made her skin crawl. As soon as the car came to a stop, Gardenia pushed the door open and stepped out. Out of courtesy, she gave