Meeting You Was Fate

Confused with Nathan's unlikely expression, he asked, "Mr. Jin, what are you looking at?" The deputy mayor did not wait for an answer and curiously looked in the direction of Nathan's gaze. He was looking at the woman sitting on the bar counter.

"Nothing," Nathan said coldly, brushing off his thoughts. He turned to the deputy mayor, hid his emotions, and tried to focus on their conversation.

"Well, Mr. Jin. Have a smoke," the deputy mayor said. He offered to light a cigarette for Nathan.

Nathan took the cigarette and sandwiched it in between his two fingers. He would hit it from time to time, hoping the nicotine would relax his nerves. Against the light, there was a faint loneliness on his face.

"Mr. Jin, what do you think about my proposal?" The deputy mayor tried to start another conversation. He moved closer. "To tell you the truth, I'm more than willing to sell at the lowest price..." he murmured near Nathan's ear.

Unfortunately, Nathan wasn't paying much attention as he hit his cigar indifferently. He was totally covered by smoke.

silence, a tall man suddenly embraced her

had drunk too much and wanted to recover in silence by sitting alone at the bar counter. She was scared to death when she saw the strange man. There was extreme panic in her eyes when she stared at the man and asked,

"My friends are all in the booth over there. Would you like to

Mandy sternly refused. She shook her head

feel dizzy? Did I drink

you will be happy with me," the man murmured beside her ear. Mandy distanced herself and felt irritated when the

she felt like she was moving in circles, her head was getting heavier, and her

man said, "Wow, what a hot temper!" Challenged and irritated,

looked around for help. She didn't find any acquaintance as her colleagues were in the private room. No one here would notice her since it was normal for a man and a woman to stay together in a bar. Mandy was terrified at