Meeting You Was Fate

"Show me how strong you are," Mandy challenged him.

"You've gotten so bold now!" Amused, Nathan laughed heartily.

Steam wafted up in thin clouds from the warm water, engulfing them in a mist.

"I'll let go of what happened tonight. Next time, I'll ask your permission first whenever I want to visit Lisa. Or I'll ask you to come with me, okay?" She tried to make a deal with him and felt herself blush.

"You're quite prepared." Although his anger had abated, he still did not agree directly with her request. He angled a speculative look at her, and an enigmatic smile broke shallowly across his face.

Unfortunately for Mandy, you would not try games of one-upmanship with Nathan.

"I learned from you," she said softly as a sly smile scored her beautiful face.

The next morning, Serge brought a change of clothes for Nathan and Mandy. Fred also came.

Promptly on cue, the doorbell rang. Nathan went to the door wearing a bathrobe and opened it. Mandy was still in the bathroom, getting ready.

"Good morning, Mr. Jin!" Serge greeted in high spirits and handed a bag of clothes to Nathan.

"Good morning!" Nathan gave a curt nod to the two men.

"Mr. Jin, the private jet is ready. When do you want to leave?"

"I'll set out after breakfast."

only in a flimsy satin bathrobe that revealed her slender legs. The door at the end of the hall was open, and Nathan

door and took her inside. With a slight reproach, he blamed, "What are you

you wearing the same?" She innocently blinked

the door just now. They might be my men, but they are still men anyway. Do

startled by his outburst. Regaining her senses, she snapped, "You're just saying that because you are a male

a male chauvinist?" asked Nathan knowingly,

of clothes and then

I order you now to

took a couple of seconds for his words to sink in and another few to process them. Seeing his wolfish smile, Mandy pouted and

He wanted her to be irked because he

do the same. Isn't that what you want?" Nathan casually said as he took off

small sound of disbelief. Now she was in for it. The man

grit her teeth and endure

Nathan's trip came to mind. "How long will you be away this

depends, maybe a week. Can you take care of yourself?" Nathan became grave, and there was a glimmer of trepidation in his eyes.

worry, I'm not a kid," Mandy teased,

inner voice of warning pinged in his head. Fearing that some people might be plotting against Mandy, he asked Serge to stay in City

his

across the sky. Overhead, the sunlight glowed brilliantly against the pale blue

to take Adrian to kindergarten. The little kid had just finished his breakfast and was tidying in front of the mirror. He twisted and turned, checking out his

the scene. Adrian's chubby body, coupled with the way he fussed with his appearance at such an innocent age, was simply adorable. 'He will surely become

did not sleep well last night after she had quarreled with Simon. The man was so angry that

was not her usual glam self. She seemed weary, and