Meeting You Was Fate

He got what he wanted, but the shallow happiness was a temporary joy.

Deep inside his facade, he was unsatisfied and not even as happy as he thought he would be.

Mandy's undeniable disappointment and outright expression of disgust had made him uncomfortable.

"Daniel Zhao, I am not in the mood to talk to you now. Don't try to force the issue and make a fool of yourself." Mandy slammed her bedroom door forcefully, creating a reverberating sound as an extension of her negative emotions.

She locked it immediately.

She tidied up her clothes, patted the creased areas as if touching them would remove the marks.

She took a deep breath, straightened up, and told her mom that she was ready to go.

Without looking back, Mandy and Madeline left with four huge suitcases.

Mandy had to leave all her valuable possessions against her will.

As per Spencer's decision, they were regarded as part of the pledge.

She was filled with anger, disgust, and regret loving the wrong man for all these years.

Though feeling downtrodden, she tried to contain all her emotions and lifted her chin up to face her new life. After leaving the big house, which used to be her home, Mandy found herself depressed and lost in City A.

She had no close friends in the area. Neither did she consider seeking help from her colleagues from the hospital. Having been drained of options, she decided to rent an old apartment where she could stay for the meantime.

"Mom, I'm so sorry for dragging you into this trouble. Sorry for letting you suffer through this mess," Mandy expressed in a sad tone with teary eyes.

She was not at her best at the moment.

and said softly, "Sweetie, please don't say

is not easy for me, but I am not holding any grudges. I am glad and lucky

having a luxurious lifestyle before. However, she didn't notice the grandeur. Actually, it was so natural to her that she did

singing in front of a crowd for a living..."

in the midst of being emotional about the turmoil she was in,

unknown number flashed on

unregistered numbers before, but she took it this time,

voice came from the other end

the call was of the utmost importance, something she couldn't simply ignore.

nodded and confidently

important to tell you. Are you available now?" Fred Zou asked on the other end of the line

number."

had been easily irritated by the strange call.

crooked smile at her annoyance and continued, "Do you still remember the mask

was much deeper and more serious as if

to bring the mask to JS

senses

thought to herself, 'The man with the mask last night wants to

moment, suddenly lost

refuse

if

it a

Perhaps a bluff.

take such a risk with a man who was still a stranger to her.

when she was about to say something, the man dropped