Meeting You Was Fate

"Stop playing innocent. You know what you've done. Get out of here now!" Madeline didn't want to say anything more to Mandy. Since she couldn't find out anything, she was getting more and more suspicious about Mandy.

"Mom, don't be like this, okay? I really didn't do anything." Mandy gritted her teeth and stared at her mom. She didn't know what to do.

"Really? You did nothing at all? Then why don't you move back home? Let me tell you something. Your sister lives here, too. I don't want to mislead Nana, so I won't say anything in front of her. Now it's up to you if you want to save your reputation."

Sitting awkwardly on the sofa, Fiona tried to stop the mother and daughter pair from arguing. She had never seen them argue this badly since she had moved in. What on earth could have happened between them? She didn't know if there had been a misunderstanding. She knew nothing at all!

"Aunt, you must have misunderstood Mandy. She won't do anything wrong. You have to trust her." Fiona stood up and limped up to separate them.

Mandy felt wronged and disappointed. Since she had made up her mind to be with Nathan, she knew there would be some backlash. But what she didn't expect was that the first person to criticize her would be her mother.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I can't move back home so soon. I haven't finished my work at the hospital. I'll come to see you again another day," Mandy said helplessly.

Glaring at her, Madeline pointed at Mandy. "You're out of your mind."

Facing Madeline's question and anger, Mandy didn't bother to explain. She was afraid that if she said anything, Madeline would get upset. She would rather her parents and Nana knew nothing. She could bear everything alone.

"Aunt, don't be angry." Fiona pulled down Madeline's restless fingers and patted her chest gently to comfort her.

Madeline was relieved when she looked at Fiona. After she calmed down, she said, "Nana grew up to be such a caring girl. I can't even begin to think where I went wrong with you."

her own mother couldn't find it in her heart to

hoped that she could still live a

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the sofa as he waited for Mandy. He couldn't help but ponder on one realization he had as he continued to wait for Mandy: why was he always the one waiting for Mandy? What was it with her

was going to run late, so he didn't get too irritated with

different, a bit sad and forlorn. Nathan squinted and wondered if something bad

chest ached at the sight of her. He couldn't

dinner yet?" As she asked, Mandy kept her head down. She stared at the floor, a frown on her worried face.

stood up straight and walked toward Mandy with a stoic face.

Today she had prepared something Western. She had thought that since Nathan and Mandy kept on having Chinese food recently, a change in taste might be a

trance, Mandy sat down at the table with Nathan. She

stand it anymore. Righteous anger ignited

reason why I brought her home was to please me, not to annoy me. Why does she look

Mandy quivered before turning her sad, forlorn eyes to Nathan.

agreed with Nathan, there was something wrong with how she said it. As if her spirit wasn't really in the moment with Nathan. She was already used to Nathan's cold

Nathan thought

look like this? Do you know how you look like right

She knew that Nathan wouldn't say