Chapter 1544

Annie's lips twitched as she said with a forced smile, "Slight delay is an understatement." The man raised his arm nonchalantly and rolled up his sleeves to reveal a luxury watch. "It's been forty minutes past the designated time already? I'm sorry, Miss Annie. I didn't realize that time would pass so quickly." He chuckled. Annie had given up any hope of having a meaningful conversation with that blind date. She was trying to come up with a polite excuse to leave when the man adjusted his thick glasses and said with a grin, "Never mind that. We've finally met, so let's not sweat the small stuff. It's a pleasure meeting you, Miss Annie. Please allow me to introduce myself." 'Let's not sweat the small stuff, huh? Hello! You’ve been more than forty minutes late, sir! How could you act like it's not a big deal?' Annie chided in her heart. The man proceeded to introduce himself confidently, "My name is Gibby Zender. I'm a twenty-eight-year-old graduate of WEX University, the top univers