Chapter 322

Damien Blackwood smiled faintly, his tone casual. "My first blind date—Mom invited some people from the business circle over. Men and women both. Two wealthy friends each brought along their daughters and sons. On the surface, it looked like your everyday get-together to help me let my guard down." "In reality, everyone except the father and daughter I was meeting were plants my mom arranged. They were all there to secretly matchmake us or create chances for us to be alone. I didn’t notice at first, but after being steered together a couple of times, I caught on." "Back then I was pretty young, and I didn’t take it well—having a blind date set up without even asking me? That kind of annoyed me. So I turned it down afterward." Sounds like he's ancient now or something, Cassandra Taylor silently rolled her eyes. "So you were upset mainly because your mom didn’t ask for your opinion? Felt like you weren’t being respected?" she asked with mock seriousness, nodding thoughtfully. "Not necess