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?"

arms folded in front of him, and his 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 tears with her empty

me willingly, rather than being forced by a situation like this." Nathan was not used to begging for acceptance nor demanding it with

of her willingness was a curse. She knew that it would be

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

at her apartment. It was already half past ten. She cautiously opened the door, hoping

back," her mom said. The soft voice came

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

enough rest. You still need 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