Our date

Benjamin drove us to the Lan Diamond Tower's underground parking lot. It was after eight, and most of the employees were already gone. Of course, Aren was still working in his office, spending his fourteenth hour answering calls and emails and dealing with all sorts of problems. I thought of going upstairs to meet him, but Neil insisted that I stay in the car until his boss was ready to come down.

"Your car will be here in five minutes. You will switch cars and wait for Mr. Lan," he informed me.

"I thought that Benjamin would be the one to take us there," I said, suddenly feeling anxious.

"No. Marcus will be the one to take you to your date. He's Mr. Lan's private driver," Neil explained.

I smiled faintly, feeling that my recently gained confidence was leaving me. I took a deep breath, trying to calm down. I wanted to be courageous, but my little inner introvert made me feel awkward around new people, and I think I had already exhausted my daily limit of meeting new people.

"Relax