A shiver ran down Annaâs spine. She knew that if she didnât go on that. blind date this afternoon, Nancy would hunt her down with a scalpel.
After replying to Nancyâs text message, Anna sighed and looked at the exit in front of her. Her phone then rang again.
Anna frowned and picked up the phone, saying, âI replied to your text message, and Iâll be on that blind date for you. You donât have to keep telling me that.â
Then Anna heard a man ask, âWhat? A blind date?â
Anna was taken aback and looked down at her phone. It wasnât Nancyâs number.
Anna recognized the caller and asked, âWayne, is that you?â
âItâs the weekend, so why donât we go to dinner?â Wayne said after a brief pause.
Anna froze and said, âIâm not available right now. Besides, you donât have to invite me to dinner. â
Wayne asked unhappily, âOh? So youâre going on a blind date? With who?â
Anna was at a loss for what to say. When she looked up, Isabella was. already walking toward the car. So, she said right away, âA lawyer named Joshua. And itâs none of your business.â
After that, she got off the phone. Wayne had been sitting in his car for quite some time under Annaâs apartment building. He frowned as he looked at his phone. He thought, Joshua? lawyer?! s it possible that Annaâs going to have a blind date with Joshua Davis? Iâm gotta find it out 397 Switching Identities no matter what!
Wayne then returned to the office. Noel had just left the finance office when he saw Wayne. âMr. Wright, I thought you werenât coming back today,â he said.
Wayne gave him a cold stare, making him shiver and daring him to ask more questions. He asked, âWhat was the original plan for today?â
Noel followed him, saying, âToday, the legal department and the secretary will hold a meeting. Mr. Davis was unanimously appointed as the legal departmentâs lead attorney by the board. We need you to make the announcement in person and then coordinate with the various departments.â
âCancel the meeting now and tell Davis to meet me in my office. I have something urgent to talk to him about.â Wayne said impatiently and coldly.
âBut, Mr. Wright. All the board members have already been waiting for you in the meeting room. Are you sure you want to...â
Before Noel finished his sentence, Wayne cut him off, glaring at him, âJust do as | said! Damn it!â
Instantly, Noel felt a shiver running down his spine. After a few seconds, he said in a trembling voice under Wayneâs glare, âI...
âm onit. Iâm so sorry!â
A few minutes later, Joshua arrived at the door to Wayneâs office. As soon as Wayneâs secretary saw him, she opened the door for him respectfully and informed Wayne of his coming.
âGreetings, Mr. Wright. To what do I owe the pleasure?â Joshua said in a light tone while stepping into Wayneâs office and looking around.
âCongratulations. Mr. Davis, you will now be the legal departmentâs lead attorney. I hope you will take the responsibility and do your best here, 397 Switching Identitiesâ Wayne said, looking at him seriously with his sharp eyes âOh, thanks. With due respect, shouldnât you congratulate me at the meeting that has been canceled just now? Otherwise, Iâm afraid that other board members wonât know that you arranged for me to take the position,â Unbuttoning his suit, Joshua uttered when sitting down in front of Wayne gracefully.
Then he continued, âRight. | assumed that youâve already known that Iâm not interested in taking the job and that | plan to turn it down. Is that why you asked to talk to me in private, Mr. Wright?â
Huh! Youâre quite bold, arenât you? As a newcomer here, youâve already used to talking to me in a seemingly polite but somewhat insulting tone. Never had | been treated by my employees like this before. Damn it! But I canât lose it right now as |
have something urgent to talk with you, Joshua. | need to confirm whether youâre the lawyer that Anna is going to have a blind date with. As for your job, Iâlldeal with it later!
Thinking of that, Wayne answered in a polite yet indifferent tone, âIndeed, It turns out that youâre just as smart and insightful as others told me. As you know, the position had been vacant for a long time. So, your sudden quit will make it hard for the HR department to hire a new lead attorney for the time being. I wonder, if it will be acceptable that | invite you to lunch and discuss the matter? What do you think, Mr. Davis?â Joshua didnât look up and kept packing his bag. He said, âWell, âm sorry that I have to turn you down again on this matter. I have plans this noon, and | took the afternoon off.â
Wayne asked, âReally? Your father says you rarely go out on weekends and only go to the library and the courthouseâ
âI have a blind date,â Joshua said, gathering his belongings and picking up his bag. 397 Switching Identities Hearing that, Wayne froze for the second time today. He shouted in his heart, What the f**k?! Anna is really having a blind date with you?! It canât be! I, Ineed further evidence to prove it!
Then, with a cough, Wayne asked, âMay | know who youâre having a blind date with?â
âWell... Okay. I canât recall her name, but | remember that sheâs a doctor in a hospital of our city. My family arranged the blind date for me. I apologize for not being able to join you for lunch. Iâll certainly invite you the next time.â
A doctor! s**t! It must be Anna! It canât be a coincidence that they two are having a blind date on the same day! Wayne reasoned to himself.
After that, he asked, âMr. Davis, may | ask you another question?â
âYes, go ahead,â Joshua answered. He appeared a bit impatient at the moment, though âDo you know that blind date of yours? Are you friends or are you two just total strangers to each other?â
âYes and no. Iâve known her since I was a kid. And we were good friends back then. After all these years, I still canât get over her. But I donât know whether she still feels the same for me.â
Huh? Thatâs strange. Anna had told me that she hated playing with boys when she was little as she was always bullied by them.
In that case, itâs impossible that Anna is the same person that Joshua refers to, Could it be that...
âAlright. Time is flying. I have to leave now, Mr. Wright,â Joshuaâs voice brought Wayneâs wandering mind back to the present.
âWait!â Wayne shouted.
Upon hearing that, Joshua turned around and asked, slightly 397 Switching Identities frowning, âAnything else, Mr. Wright?â
âThe person you were referring to is Nancy Moore. Am | right?â
âHow... How did you know?â
âIt doesnât matter how | got to know about it. Also, I know that youâre desperate to win her heart through this blind date. And |
happened to have a plan for you to get her back to you. What do you think?â
âIs that a joke? Do you have to get back at me like this simply because turned you down, Mr, Wright?â Joshua asked in disbelief.
Shaking his head, Wayne answered, âDo | sound like Iâm joking with you?â