Blind Date with Annoying Billionaire

Chapter 2- Set Up By Her Father

Stephanie's POV

"Papa, I don't want to have a blind date, again! It will be a waste of time." I disagreed annoyingly.

"Hey, baby. Come on your old maid already and you said it's just a waste of time, huh!?" Anthony says astonishingly.

They always said that I am an old maid, it infuriates me. I believe that we people are not getting old in our hearts and mind, though our physical bodies change. In my case still, young-looking at my age, and my eyesight is very clear. I don't feel any sign of aging even wrinkles are too shy to appear on my face and body I guess it's my genes. Though I use beauty products that slowly make my appearance aging. I thank you for these, genes and beauty products.

"Pa, I'm not an old maid! How many times I should tell you to stop me calling that! And even you calling me baby girl even I am forty-one." I said irritatingly. I pouted my mouth. My father laughs hysterically.

"Stephanie, you're funny, baby girl. And yes! In my eyes, you are always my baby girl." He said in his adoring tone.

"You're not an old maid? Tell me, dear, again, how old are you now?" He continues and pauses while his eyes grow bigger. Looks like it wants to pop out anytime soon. I give him dirty looks. If looks could kill, hmp. I thought.

"If I remember, my only daughter, my darling Stephanie is turning 42 on her birthday in two months. So, tell me? How is this old man supposed to sleep for not worrying about my daughter who is still single at this damn age?! And when I go to heaven and asked by God why you leave your daughter still single on Earth? Did you know that I created you, people, for creation? And that is my number one rule to go to heaven? Love and procreation?" He rants to me with his hawk eyes.

"Now, tell me. If that happens, will I face God in heaven or will they put me into hell to see Lucifer because I, as your father did not make my duty to you to marry and create, huh?! Tell me? What am I supposed to do?!" Anthony shouts angrily?

"Papa, don't worry too much about it. Just tell Him that it's not your fault! It's my fault so that He can't put you in hell. And if He wants me to create please ask Him to bring my soulmate to me because I've been waiting for so long and until now I am not yet even meet him, ok?" I said softly with my innocent face. My eyes blinking at him trying to persuade him to stop his nonsense idea of me having my blind date.

"Besides, I am a grown-up woman now, I know what I want. So you don't have to push me to somebody or marry somebody that I don't like. A-and you're getting old that you stop worrying too much for me, ok?" I said to him lovingly.

"Yes, but I as your father even your mother wants you to have a family now because you, as I think forgot as a woman you have your biology clock. You are getting to the menopause period my daughter, remember that. So how could you suppose to give us grandchildren, huh? And as for yourself a son or a daughter at least?"

"....."

I become silent by his words. Inside my heart, I love the idea of having a family: a husband and kids. But what am I suppose to do now, that I did not yet meet a man that will steal my heart? I am a hopeless romantic, I believe. An old soul. Sometimes I think if I have a soulmate or haven't or maybe my soulmate is already in heaven that we did not have a chance to meet. I wanted to cry on this thought. My eyes wanted to shed tears. I see my father rub his hand on his face.

"Ah! You Funny! I have arranged your dates so many years and because you are, too picky my dear, that's why you are still single. You get what I mean, huh? I don't know what to do to you right now." He sighs.

"Whatever! Just don't make my grey hair all white now! Just follow me. Go home early and go on your date. Danilo will pick you at 7:00 tonight to send you to your dating place."

"Papa!" With my eyes open wide and shock. I want to refuse.

"Don't call me dad if you will disobey me!" Papa gives me his final looked. I sigh how stubborn my father is. I guess my stubborn character comes from him.

"Ok. I'm going back to my office" I replied since I know at this time there is nothing I could do so I exit the room.

Third Person POV

She has not in the mood to work the whole afternoon anymore after encountering her father. The whole afternoon is messy for her. She can't focus on her work. She is very upset with her father and she wants to cry into tears.

He heard a knock coming to her door. She composes herself. "Come in." She said.

Tina's head peeks first to see her then she enters after she saw the devastating face of her lady boss.

"You don't look good. You look like a whining cat. Care to tell me? I just finish these documents for you to review and sign up." Tina gives the documents to her with worry on her face. She gets the documents and puts them on a rack.

"I will review this tomorrow and sign. Do I have a meeting?" She asks.

"None. Next day is your meeting with Mr. Patterson." Tina reply. She sits on the couch and stares at her. As a friend who is waiting to reveal her secret. She wants to be her scapegoat of frustration. This is all she can do to help her boss away from frustrations. It's ok for her to be a so-called 'shock absorber'. Steph sigh and she told everything her. As she finished talking, Tina sigh deeply.

" Your father has a point, Steph. You are not getting any younger but I do also understand you. I know that you want it in a natural way that you meet a guy she falls on you and you fall to him and then you live happily ever after. Life is not a fairytale...the real world of life is like a rolling coaster or a box of chocolate that you don't know what you will get in a real sense...But don't you think that he slips at your hand because of your too much picky attitude?" Tina says. Stephanie saw there is sadness in her eyes that reflects.

"......"

She stares blankly at Tina. Trying to gasp in her words to her brain. Tina smiles without saying this time. She just stares also at her. Looks like they are talking mentally. "Do you think so?" She asks. Tina nod gently. She's been silent.

After talking to Tina, she packed her things and go to the elevator. She still thinking about what Tina said deeply. She feels suffocated and upset still to her father. When the elevator opened she go to the parking where her car park. She opens the door of her car and sits on a driving sit. She straps her seatbelt and drives away from QR Building. She glances at her diamond wristwatch. It says 3:30 in the afternoon. She speeds when she hit the road.

She reaches Tranquilo Beach in 20 minutes because she brings her Red Maserati. She loves this car for its speed and convenience to drive. One of her favorite in her car collections.

She parks carefully the Maserati at the safe side of the beach. The sun is still in its glory but she knows that in a couple of hours dawn will spread to the place. She did not get outside in her car. She just holding the wheel and looking for the ocean.

After thirty minutes, she gets out of her car and breathes the air. She feels refresh. And helps her to relax a bit.