Meeting You Was Fate

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

closed her eyes in agony as she took deep breaths. She slowly opened her eyes. They were red and puffy now. She wiped her

but Nathan quickly stopped her and softly said, "I want you to accept me willingly, rather than being forced by a situation like this." Nathan was not used to begging for acceptance nor demanding it with conditions. After honestly expressing his thoughts, he squinted and smirked. He preferred that she agreed

her willingness was a curse. She

in love with him. Who knows what will happen in the future?' she thought. 'For now, I have no special someone. My recent heartbreak made me a skeptic. How could I fall in love so easily or expect to be loved back?' Though the cold night breeze and fresh air on the rooftop brought a good mood, Mandy was apparently disturbed by Nathan's

past ten. She cautiously opened the door,

said. The soft voice came

still be up. She turned on the light and found her

enthusiasm. Apparently, her