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."

with her business, Mandy walked out in a daze wrapped only in a flimsy satin bathrobe that revealed her slender legs. The door at the end

abruptly closed the door and took her inside. With a slight reproach,

the same?" She

be my men, but they are still men anyway. Do you want

senses, she snapped, "You're just saying that because you are a

I'm a male chauvinist?" asked Nathan knowingly,

that, but you can do whatever you want!" She pulled on a set of clothes and then started down the hall. Before she could step away,

chauvinist, I order you now to change your

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

chauvinist, so he deliberately pissed her off. He wanted her to be irked because he sure as hell

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

disbelief. Now she was in for it. The man unnerved her, but then, she married this shameless

her teeth and endure

mood deflated when Nathan's trip came to mind. "How long will you be away

yourself?" Nathan became grave, and there was a

Mandy teased,

be plotting against

breakfast, Nathan departed on his private aircraft to

forty thousand feet, the clouds reflected the shadow of the jet across the sky. Overhead, the sunlight glowed brilliantly against the pale blue background, sprinkling streaks

the mirror. He twisted and turned,

with the way he fussed with his appearance at such an innocent age, was

from her eyes, came walking down the stairs and joined them. She did not sleep well

glam self. She seemed weary, and there were dark circles