Chapter 1 BLIND DATES

“Kiel, son take a look at this photos...” Amira, Zadkiel’s mom threw a bunch of ladies’ photos on her son’s office table. She was hellbent to match her beloved son to any beautiful woman she could found!

Thud!

“What are those photos for, mom?” Kiel raised his head towards his mother’s direction. He was confused as to why his mother was trying to make a fuss in his office. He was busy for god sake!

“You haven’t even taken a glance at those photos, what the hell is wrong with you Zadkiel? Do you plan to stay single for the rest of your life?” Amira shouted at his son angrily.

Zadkiel straightened himself and slumped on his swivel chair lazily. He was starring at his furious mom as he took all her angry features in his mind.

He wasn’t really a kind of son whom always disobeyed his mother in whatever she wants to order him but entering into a relationship was another story for him. He wasn’t ready for that!

He wasn’t interested in having a relationship at the moment. He wanted to focus himself towards his goal. He want to grab some opportunity in some business ventures.

Being the newly appointed CEO of the Mortel Group. He wanted to develop their family legacy to every part of the globe and having someone in his life would only hinder him from reaching his goals. He can’t! He just can’t!

“I’m not interested in any of them...” he refused without any ounce of hesitation.

“Zadkiel Axton Mortel!” His mother roared, this time it went so loud that it echoed throughout his office walls.

“Mom, Please I’m busy at the moment... I will call the driver downstairs to send you home...” he announced, taking his phone out from his pocket. He then tapped his contact details on his phone screen and aligned it to his ears.

Amira went speechless for a moment while starring daggers at his son. What should she do? She wants to have a daughter in law but his son was depriving her to have one. Damn! She must do something to get what she wants. Her trip in coming to his office must bear some nice results! She wanted to squeeze him to compromise!

Therefore, she rummage her bag in a hurry and smiled slyly as she finally found what she was looking for. A small container of sleeping pills was laying on her clutched palm. It was her doctor’s prescription to avoid her sleepless nights.

Amira raised the little pill container on her hand and let it dangle in front of her son. “If you won’t chose any of these photos to be your blind date tonight, I will drink this all up to end my miserable life!” She threatened.

Zadkiel trembled on his seat while clutching his phone tightly with his hand. What the heck? Was she threatening him now to get what she wants? He broke into cold sweat as he starred at his mother’s hand.

“I’m warning you Kiel... you must chose one of them! I won’t leave here alive if you’re not gonna give me what I want today!” She added as she let her fingers open the closed lid. She shook it off to let the pills come out freely on her hand.

‘God! Please son... I don’t want to die yet! Come on...’ she raised her hand with some pills and brought it to her mouth as she prayed silently for her son’s sympathy. What was he waiting? Does he really want to see her dead? Her eyes blurred as she was about to put her pills onto her mouth but...

“Mom, stop it!” Zadkiel’s face turned ghastly pale. Was she really that desperate to get me into a damn relationship?

“You have to promise me first or I won’t stop swallowing this...” she bargained but deep inside she thank god repeatedly for whisking some sympathy on his hearless son.

Zadkiel released out an irritated groan. “Ughhh... aren’t you pushing me too much into this mom?” He raised his hands up into the air dismissively and added, “...fine! Show me the pictures then!”

‘It was just a blind date anyway, afterwards he wouldn’t talk or date some woman again right?’ He comforted himself as he took himself to the nearby sofa and seated down.

Amira was then overjoyed! Her cunning eyes literally lit up, sparkling! She was soaring high when she gathered all the scattered photos of all the single ladies from some prominent families on their city. She wanted the best for her son!

A minute later and she also seated herself across to her son’s position.

Zadkiel held the bunch of photos in his hand and tried to look at them but he couldn’t brought himself to chose any of them. He felt strange but he hid it to himself carefully not to alarm his mother. What’s wrong with him? Was he confused? But why? Series of questions popped up into his head.

He must not really interested in their whole bitchy appearance! That must be! He thought inwardly. But still, he took a good look to every photo on his hand and a certain woman caught his attention.

He starred at her simple yet fashionable clothes, her oval face was looking all natural and she only had a sports wrist watch and a simple earstud on both of her ears nothing more, nothing less. He smiled. ‘Finally I am convinced to see someone now..’ His inner self thought.

“Mom, I want her as my date later...” he showed the photo on his hand.

“She looked so simple, don’t you like the others?” Amira pouted seemingly disappointed to her son’s unimpressive choice.

“Those ladies were looking like they all had a princess syndrome mother, but look carefully at her, she looked elegant but simple. I don’t like women with painted faces...” he stated his taste nonchalantly.

Amira glared at his son. His words hit her directly on the head! ‘I don’t like women with painted faces!’ She was always wearing makeups ever since. Wasn’t it looked good on her? She was anxious! Does she looked hideous in her son’s eyes?

“Why aren’t you fond of women wearing makeups?” She asked as she cocked her perfect-shaped brow.

“They looked so nasty for me...” he stated, again nonchalantly!

Amira finally lost her restrained temper. She gritted her teeth, stood up from her seat and approached her heartless son. “Bastard!” She growled angrily as she hit her son on his head.

“Ouch!” Zadkiel winced in pain as his head shook from his mother’s intense hit. He then rubbed the aching part to soothe the pain.

Amira folded her arm on her hips, pacing back and forth across his spacious office looking completely annoyed. A few steps here and there and she stopped on her tracks. She then pointed her finger on Zadkiel’s nose, “How dare you say that women wearing makeups looked nasty for you? How do you look at me then?”

‘Oh my! So this was the reason why she hit me so hard!’ He had never thought that his mom would hit him on his head hard for complimenting about women wearing makeups.

“You look beautiful for me of course, you’re my mother right? But I don’t prefer woman with a heavy make up mom. Just take a look at the mirror, those cosmetics will do no good on you if you keep on using it everyday...” he seemed so concerned about his mom’s wellbeing but there’s something beneath his words and it made his mom confused. What was he trying to point out?

“You don’t like it but you’re dad likes me more when I wore it most of the time...” Amira pouted.

“Whatever mom, you said that I had to chose a lady right? And I already did. So, I’m done with my part and please mom. I need to finish reading those documents if you really wished me have a date later...” he spoke gentley trying to coax his mother into leaving him alone.

Amira snorted, “...fine! You aren’t changing your choice?” She asked again with hopeful eyes.

“Nope! That’s it!” He responded.

“I’ll head out first! I’ll go for the restaurant reservation and text you later the address.” Amira side glanced at him, turned around in stomping feet and stormed out from her son’s office with a loud bang.

BANG!

‘Woah!’ Zadkiel finally breath a sigh of relief when his office door was slammed shut. His mother was really making a fuss out of nothing! What’s wrong with her? Was she that bored to middle on his own affairs? He was just 26 but his mother was forcing him to enter into some relationship!

He stood up from the sofa, walked towards his office table and settled again on his swivel chair. He then pressed his intercom and commanded coldly, “bring me a cup of coffee Micha!

Zadkiel Axton Mortel was a cold blooded boss. He was rumored as a heartless man as he wasn’t interested in womanizing around and play some one night stands. Unlike the other CEOs around their circle, he wasn’t interested in catching the media’s attention for some nonsensical reasons. He was a dignified man and not a man whore! He despised those man whores down to his core.

He hadn’t felt the thing that everyone called love aside from the love that he felt for his mother. Sometimes, it made him confused while watching some news about a certain individual whom had chose to end their life when they could just leave everything behind, moved on and find another one that suits for them. Was it really hard to moved on after their so-called heartbreak? How does it feel to be inlove? He was really wondering.

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

A series of knocks interrupted his train of thoughts. He released out a long sigh and cleared his throat.

“Come in!” He spoke coldly.

“Mr. Mortel, here’s your coffee sir...” Micha, his secretary bend over purposely across him and dropped the coffee mug on the table gently. She stirred it with the little spoon for a moment taking her time.

Zadkiel whom was sitting on his swivel chair observed his secretary’s movements. He looked at her intently and waited for her next move.