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."

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

every bit enticing. He abruptly closed the door and took her inside. With a slight reproach, he blamed, "What are you doing? Why are you

same?" She innocently blinked as she took the carrier bag.

be my men, but they are still men anyway. Do you want to seduce them?" He squinted at her, not

his outburst. Regaining her senses, she snapped, "You're just

chauvinist?" asked Nathan knowingly, pretending not to

do whatever you want!" She pulled on a set of clothes and then started down the hall. Before she could step away, Nathan grabbed her hand and spun her around.

now to change your clothes

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

of being a chauvinist, so he deliberately pissed her off. He wanted her to be irked because

the same. Isn't that what

for it. The

could only grit her teeth

mood deflated when Nathan's trip came to mind. "How long

Nathan became grave, and there was a glimmer of

a kid," Mandy teased, not wanting to break

looking forward to the trip, and an inner voice of warning pinged in his head. Fearing that some people might be plotting

on his private aircraft

the sky. Overhead, the sunlight glowed brilliantly against the pale blue background, sprinkling streaks of a myriad colors below.

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

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

not sleep

usual glam self. She seemed weary,