Meeting You Was Fate

Chapter 7 A Call From A Stranger

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.

with her thumbs, and said softly,

not easy for me, but I am not holding any grudges. I am glad and lucky to have you and dad." Still teary-eyed,

was so natural to her that she did not think luxury was a

of a crowd for

she was

unknown number flashed on her

time, hoping the call might have something to do with her father.

other end of the line, and it was probably from a middle-aged man.

that the call was of

Mandy nodded and confidently confirmed, "Yes, it's me."

Are you available now?" Fred Zou asked on the other end of the line with a

number." Mandy frowned, making her irritation pretty obvious.

in the mood and had been easily irritated by the strange

impatience in her tone. He sighed with a crooked smile at her

much deeper and more serious as if reminding her

bring the mask to JS

senses as her heart skipped a

man with the mask last night wants to

a moment, suddenly lost

to refuse the invitation.

wasn't even sure if it was an

a

Perhaps a bluff.

take such a risk with a man who

was about to say something, the

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