Chapter 743 743

Chapter 743 743

Diamond parked her car in front of a fancy restaurant. She used the valet to park her car and then walked into the restaurant wearing a dark blue dress that fit her sexy and tall figure perfectly.

She was greeted by the head waiter, who smiled at Diamond and asked for a reservation.

"Diamond Johnson, the reservation is made by Mrs. Chloe Phoenix Gray. I am supposed to have dinner with a man," Diamond said. This whole fancy dinner stuff was arranged by none other than her homegirl.

Chloe was so excited about this whole matchmaking thing that in the end, Diamond had to fold and continue to follow Chloe's plan.

Seeing Chloe's effort on this blind date was enough to put her in a good mood because at least her homegirl was serious about helping her.

'What's important is the intention and effort. Chloe tries her best for me, so the least I can do is to do this blind date,' Diamond thought. 'Though, I doubt it will work.'

The head waiter searched through her name and nodded, "This way, Miss. I will escort you to your table."

Diamond followed the head waiter as he brought her to a special table near the balcony, giving the full view of New York City at night.

The head pulled the chair for Diamond to sit and asked, "Would you fancy a drink, Miss? Wine? Bourbon? Champagne? Or non-alcoholic beverages?"

"Pour me the wine, but not the appetizer. I'm still waiting for my date."

"Understood, Miss."

Diamond waited for at least ten minutes until she saw a tall and muscular man wearing a black suit being escorted by the head waiter to her table.

? , ? ? ? ? ? ?.

Diamond stared at the man for a while, and her jaw dropped because she truly didn't expect her homegirl to set her up with none other than Meyer, Mr. Phoenix Gray's best hitman and Chloe's current bodyguard.

Both of them were staring at each other in shock as they didn't expect each other to be the blind date set up by Chloe.

But in the end, Meyer sat at the opposite side of the table, and the head waiter excused herself as he started bringing the appetizer.

They were still unable to process the whole thing. They just kept staring at each other for a while until the head waiter served the appetizer.

"I got to be honest, I didn't expect Mrs. Phoenix Gray to set us up," Meyer said as he opened the conversation. "You're way out of my league, Miss Diamond Johnson."

"We're on the same boat, Mr. Meyer Turner. Out of all people, she chose to set us up," Diamond said. "And please, just call me Diamond, we're not in the workplace right now."

"Then you should just call me Meyer," Meyer said. He smiled as he remembered how excited Mrs. Phoenix Gray was when she said she had booked a fine dining table for his blind date. "It's funny, but I think it's understandable why Mrs. Phoenix Gray would put us on a blind date."

"Yeah, she doesn't have many friends outside. We're literally her only friends and coworkers," Diamond said. She couldn't help but giggle, thinking that Chloe must've thought she was being very sneaky. "But I think it's her sweetness that makes her special."

"Indeed, I can see why Mr. Phoenix Gray is in love with her," Meyer added.

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They were in an awkward silence after that. They didn't know what to discuss because they had the same idea.

Finish this blind date to appreciate Chloe's effort.

"So, uh… let's just finish our dinner first," Meyer said, and Diamond agreed.

They ate everything served and completed their satisfying fine dining experience with a glass of wine.

Diamond and Meyer eyed each other.

None of them was the shy type, so they didn't try to hide their faces.

In fact, Diamond was the first to speak, "I'm here so I won't disappoint Chloe. But I think you should know that I'm not a good woman to date. You know how hectic it is working with Vernon, it's almost impossible for me to get my own free time except during weekends, and that's usually a deal breaker for most men."

"Ah—" Meyer was surprised by Diamond's statement just now because he also had the same idea in mind. "I was about to say the same. I'm so busy juggling between protecting Mrs. Phoenix Gray and running errands for the Big boss, it's almost impossible for me to find any spare time for my girlfriend. That's why I'm staying single right now."

"And you don't want to sacrifice your job, right?" Diamond asked.

"Correct, I love this job and everything about it. You can call me a workaholic, but I would ditch a man who would try to stop me from working," Diamond said brazenly, thinking that Meyer would find her undateable because of her attitude.

She never tried to hide her true self in front of her dates before. She was always upfront about her workaholic nature and wanted to continue working because it was her calling.

For 99% of the men that she went on a date with, all of them simply backed off, knowing that they wouldn't live a normal life with Diamond, and Diamond pretty much expected that.

Though, deep down in her heart, she wished there would be a man who could accept her shortcoming and attitude.

"I… I was about to say the same too…" Meyer murmured. "I don't plan to resign from my busy job anytime soon, and that cost me many failed dates. I don't want my girlfriend to be a thorn that would drag me down and I don't need drama because I don't have time for her."

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There was another silence after that, but it wasn't awkward anymore.

The more Diamond and Meyer talked, the more they realized they had so much in common. They were both dedicated workaholics, and both refused to resign just because of a lover who wanted their undivided attention.