The coffee shop.
"After we get married, you'll quit your job and take care of me at home. Within a year, you must give birth to a son for me! I don't want a daughter; they are worthless!" the man arrogantly declared.
Katherine Galatea looked at the man from her blind date, a middle-aged man with thinning hair, a bulky figure, and nearing his forties.
Her stepmother, Lillian Galatea, must be afraid that she would marry a good man, forcing her to meet such an old scumbag.
Katherine sneered.
This middle-aged man was initially dissatisfied with Katherine's smoky eyes, but considering her slender figure and good temperament, he thought she would be beautiful when undressed.
So he asked, "Miss, how tall are you without shoes?"
Katherine casually stirred her coffee and replied, "Five and a half feet."
The middle-aged man was satisfied with this. "You are somewhat suitable for me. I'm nearly 5.9 feet tall, which is the perfect height difference between us! When we kiss, you'll have to tiptoe, but it's okay; I can bend down to match you!"
It's well known that mediocre and self-absorbed men who claim to be 5.9 feet tall are at most 5.7 feet!
Katherine looked at him speechlessly. "Sir, you might not be aware of the height required for a girl to tiptoe and kiss a man."
The middle-aged man frowned, displeased. "What do you mean by that?"
At that moment, a tall and stern man walked into the coffee shop.
Katherine glanced and saw Alexander Melville, who had just entered. She became interested and walked over to him.
"Hello, excuse me. I want to use your height to demonstrate what a real height difference is!"
Alexander furrowed his brow coldly.
Before he could refuse, Katherine grabbed his tie and pulled it down, tiptoed, and accurately kissed his lips.
"Did you see that? At the very least, you should be as tall as him to deserve a girl's tiptoeing kiss!"
"You..."
The middle-aged man was infuriated and stood up, pointing at Katherine.
"You are an unscrupulous woman, actually kissing a stranger! Just wait. I will tell the matchmaker about your misdeeds and tarnish your reputation. No one will ever go on a blind date with you again!"
This was exactly what she wanted!
After this incident spread, she wondered how Lillian would continue to find strange men for her blind dates!
Katherine disdainfully snorted, then thanked the tall man who had "helped" her.
"Sir, thank you for your kind assistance! See you later!"
With that, she turned around to leave, but her wrist was firmly grabbed by a cold hand!
A deep and chilling voice reached Katherine's ears.
"You kissed me forcefully, and now you think you can just walk away?"
Katherine felt a strong sense of oppression and looked up, only to be met with a strikingly handsome face.
What a breathtakingly beautiful face!
He had mature, styled hair and deep features on his handsome face, exuding a dangerous and fierce aura.
Katherine had been too focused on dealing with the cheesy man earlier, so she had simply picked the tallest man around without carefully examining his appearance.
Now that she took a closer look, this gentleman was indeed extraordinarily handsome. From his demeanor, she knew he was not an ordinary person!
Katherine furrowed her brows slightly.
"What do you want then?"
Alexander looked at Katherine with extreme gloominess, his lips moving as if about to say something.
At that moment, one of his black-clad subordinates who had been waiting nearby answered a phone call. He approached with a grave expression to report, "Mr. Melville, there's been a change in plans! Sophia's flight encountered severe weather and had to turn back. She won't be able to make it to the country today. But your engagement ceremony is scheduled for tonight. What should we do now?"
Alexander frowned upon hearing this.
This engagement ceremony was crucial for his Grandfather, Warner Melville's, life!
Warner was not pleased that Alexander, nearing his thirties, was still unmarried and had been urging him to get married. Recently, Warner had a heart attack and needed an immediate heart transplant to survive.
However, Warner threatened Alexander, saying that if he wanted Warner to cooperate with the surgery, he had to get engaged today and married within three days!
Sophia was the woman he had found to appease Warner, but now she couldn't make it.
Meanwhile, Katherine had been impatiently held onto by Alexander. She asked, "Excuse me, Sir, do you still need something? Can you let go of me?"
Alexander gazed at Katherine, a deep and mysterious expression flickering in his profound eyes.
Suddenly, he coldly curled his lips and said, "Since this young lady has come to me voluntarily, let her replace Sophia!"
Leander was taken aback and looked at Katherine's smoky eyes and disheveled curly hair with a disdainful gaze. She was dressed like a rebellious girl, and Leander felt that such a woman was not worthy of standing next to Alexander!
"Mr. Melville is this lady a bit..."
"It's her!"
Leander dared not voice any further objections. "Yes!"
Sensing something amiss, Katherine asked vigilantly, "What do you mean? Sir, what do you want from me?"
Alexander looked at her with disdain and said coldly, "I want you to take responsibility for me!"
Katherine's face was filled with disbelief.
"Are you serious, Sir? I only kissed you, and now you want me to take responsibility for you? I just gave you my first kiss, and I never expected you to be responsible for me!"
Alexander raised an eyebrow with interest. "Your first kiss?"
Katherine sighed with a hint of regret. "Yes! I just gave you my first kiss for nothing!"
Alexander's expression turned indifferent again as he calmly said, "Take her away!"
Immediately, Katherine was dragged out by several men in black and forced into a black luxury car.
Moonlight Manor was the most prestigious estate in the city.
Today, the young master Alexander of the first family, the Melville family, was holding a grand engagement ceremony here, with a gathering of celebrities from all walks of life, creating a lively atmosphere.
"I wonder which young lady is so fortunate to become Mr. Melville's woman!"
"She must be a perfect woman with both family background and beauty! Ordinary women wouldn't stand a chance with Mr. Melville!"
"Look, Mr. Melville is here! He looks so handsome..."
"Huh? Is the girl next to Mr. Melville the rumored fiancée? She seems a bit..."
She seemed different from what everyone had imagined.
Amidst the attention of the crowd, the young master Alexander of the Melville family led a strangely dressed girl to the central stage of the banquet.
The host of the engagement ceremony stepped forward, holding the microphone, and began to speak.
"Good evening, esteemed guests! Welcome to Mr. Melville's engagement ceremony!"
Katherine stood on the stage, feeling utterly speechless!
She had kissed Alexander without his consent, and she was in the wrong. He could have reported her for sexual harassment, and she would have acknowledged it!
But she never expected that Alexander would be so arbitrary, forcibly bringing her here for the engagement!