Chapter 4 Blind Date

"Really? Mommy, you're willing to have a blind date?” Josephine's children were surprised because Josephine never agreed to see any man in Canada before, though many people wanted to introduce some elites to her.

Josephine planned to refuse Anna's offer, but she had already made a decision in her heart. Flower's illness can’t be delay anymore, Josephine needed to find out if that man, Flower’s father, was willing to save Flower's life.

This man might be her father.

After finishing lunch, Anna took Josephine and the triplets to the apartment she had searched for Josephine earlier.

Before she left, she told Josephine, "Joy, tomorrow afternoon, come to this restaurant," Anna said while showing the address of a restaurant. "You just tell the restaurant manager, the order is in the name of Carlos."

"Carlos?"

"Yes. His name is Carlos Nazaren. He is the chief financial officer of the Genesis group, a conglomerate that includes the 10 largest and most prestigious companies in the world and is number one in our country. Try to open your heart to him, who knows you might be right."

"But...why does such an amazing man like him need to go on blind dates? I mean, I'm not sure there's any woman left in the country who wouldn't want to date with him..." Josephine questioned.

Would he even remember who she was after seeing her photo?

"Oh come on, Joy! Don't be so suspicious. Rich guys have their own problems too. I heard that as soon as he saw your photo, he agreed to meet you. You're charming enough to couple with someone as amazing as him!" Anna pouted, hugging Josephine's arm.

"Fine, I'll go." Josephine reluctantly agreed. She didn't have the luxury of hesitation when it came to her daughter's illness.

The next afternoon, Josephine sat in one of the chairs overlooking a beautiful garden of fountains, opposite a handsome, friendly man named Carlos Nazaren.

She took a good look at his appearance and realized he had no resemblance to the triplets. She kept her confusion to herself.

Anna picked up the triplets before Josephine left and took them to the mall for a movie and dinner.

Josephine wore a knee-length, A-cut dress, V-neck, long sleeves that were rolled up to her elbows, dark brown with small cream-colored florals, carried a light brown handbag and matching flats.

She wore light, natural make-up and her hair was curled up to the top of her back, tied carelessly into a voluminous ponytail. Carlos was very impressed when he saw Josephine's appearance when she came.

"So you are the CFO of one of the largest companies in our country?" asked Josephine straightforwardly. "Why are you here and going on a blind date? You can get any woman you want without having to go out and look for it yourself, you should."

Carlos laughed. He felt something pique his curiosity to know who Josephine really was.

This woman in front of him was not only extremely beautiful, exotic in appearance, and exquisite in figure, she also seemed to have a unique, open, and courageous personality.

"Ah, for me everything is a new experience. Going on a blind date allows me to get to know lots of new people, broaden my horizons, and sometimes helps reduce fatigue and stress," Carlos answered lightly.

"So, you're a playboy? Changing girlfriends every week? Is that your purpose for coming to this blind date, Mr. Nazaren?" Josephine impatiently asked, hoping this man wasn't the father of her children.

Carlos chuckled, "Relax, Lady. I'm not married yet. I'm just looking for my soulmate. When I saw you, I knew you were the one. If you're willing, I can stop my bachelor life for you."

Josephine couldn't handle their conversation anymore and immediately stood up. She didn't want to waste her time with a playboy. But as she rose, she caught a glimpse of a ring on his finger!

so she asked directly, "Carlos, your ring is very delicate, does it have any special meaning?”

"This ring?” Carlos laughed, "My friend gave it to me. Do you like it?"

What?! His friend?

So, he's not the father of my triplets? Would his friend be then?

All the way home, Josephine couldn't stop thinking about Carlos. Precisely, not Carlos as a man, but because of the ring he wears.

Josephine closed her eyes and tried to remember what she saw about the man she slept with that night, six years ago. Despite his deep voice, the man was just a blur in Josephine's eyes and when their hands joined Josephine saw a silver glint in the ring which had gold leaf tendrils and diamonds in the center of the ring.

However, the ring he saw on Carlos' finger was carved wood, with the same leaf tendrils and the diamond that was the eye of the ring was smaller.

Maybe it wasn't Carlos who was with Josephine and fathered the triplets that night. Josephine thought of other possibilities that could happen, but she had already reached her apartment building and her thoughts stopped on the matter.

The triplets and Anna also just came back from the Mall. They rushed Josephine when she arrived.

Since the plan to find her children’s biological father failed, she has to speed up her hospital interview for Flower's illness. She knows the hospital she's going to take the interview has a brilliant specialist in leukemia, and she hopes to meet him as soon as possible.

Josephine just got home and was immediately surrounded by three kids who were curious about the outcome of her blind date.

"Mommy, are we going to have a daddy? I heard from Aunt Anna that he's very handsome! I'm looking forward to meeting him!" Flower exclaimed excitedly.

"I don't need a daddy. I can protect you, mommy!" Sky said coldly. He didn't want a stranger to come and compete with him for his mother's attention.

"You two, stop and let mommy answer, okay?" Rain added gentlemanly. He was a thoughtful little knight who always sensed Josephine's small emotions.

Josephine placed Flower, who was hanging on her, on the sofa and said, "Flower, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I don't think I'll see him again. His character doesn't match his appearance."

"Mommy, I'm not disappointed. As long as you're happy, we're all happy, right, brothers?" Flower affectionately held Josephine's face.

Josephine was moved by her three children. It was nearly 10 o’clock, she took them shower and then got them to fall asleep.

After everything was done, Josephine set the alarm for tomorrow and went to bed.

Josephine tried to remember Carlos's face to compare with her three children. There are similar lines between the triplets and Carlos, but they are not the same.

Again, the thought of the possibility that Carlos could be the triplet's real father, crossed Josephine's mind, but then she quickly dismissed the thought. One thing that made Josephine doubt, if it was true that Carlos was the same man as that night, it would be impossible for him to forget Josephine and not recognize her at their meeting today. Unless Carlos has a short memory or he is a playboy who is used to changing women.

Maybe it's him.

***

In the morning, Josephine was getting ready to go to the Ingrid Clinic, when Anna came to look after the triplets. She told Josephine to bring her car to make it more practical.

"But Anna, how about you take a trip somewhere with the kids before I get home?" asked Josephine worriedly.

Anna tapped her shoulder lightly. "That's a simple matter. I have two cars and if I want it I'll just have to call the driver at my house to bring it here. Now, get going and don't think too much. It's already noon and if you don't get going you'll be stuck in traffic ."

Josephine finally left with Anna's car. He looked at the GPS and followed directions, driving calmly and not too fast.

About 400 meters before Sparrow Clinic, Josephine stopped the car with a sudden brake, because she saw something that shocked her.

Josephine passed a construction site of an abandoned building, she saw a pool of blood around the front of the building. Josephine's strong instincts as a nurse led her to turn off the car engine and get down to find out where the pool of blood was coming from.

She entered the construction site and saw streaks of blood extending into the site, then she saw a man lying on the ground and bleeding. Josephine was stunned.

"Oh My God!"