Meeting You Was Fate

Chapter 22 Too Late

Mandy took a deep breath and said, "Please, save my father first. Is that possible?" Mandy projected her soft side as she begged for her father's immediate need. Her sweet and meek look touched Nathan and caused him to think twice.

Nathan's calm eyes exhibited an unspoken roguish grin, his thin lips twitched, and he said coldly, "No."

'He refused!' Mandy's sweet face changed in an instant. Her stomach twisted, and her eyes widened at his sharp refusal and sudden change of mind. Mandy had expected that he would not agree. She just felt helpless about her father's horrible situation.

She thought, 'He is right. If I don't accept his proposal, why would he help me?' Hot tears fell down her delicate face, and hopelessness swept inside her.

Unsure if she was doing the right thing, she asked slowly, "What if I agree to your condition?"

dark eyes gazed at her smooth face. He didn't want to see her like that, nor did he want to make things difficult for her, but he realized he

opened her eyes. They were red and puffy now.

quickly stopped her and softly said, "I want you to accept me willingly, rather than being forced by a situation like this."

of her willingness was a curse. She knew

special someone. My recent heartbreak made me a skeptic. How could I fall in love so easily or expect to be loved back?' Though

half past ten. She

The soft voice came from the living room.

be up. She turned on the light and found her mom patiently sitting on

to go to work tomorrow morning," Madeline said without enthusiasm. Apparently, her mother had been as worried as her. She was restless from all their troubles and

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