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."

her slender legs. The door at the end of the hall was open, and Nathan stood in the

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

you wearing the same?" She

door just now. They might be my men, but they are still men anyway. Do you want to seduce them?" He squinted

senses, she snapped, "You're

chauvinist?" asked Nathan knowingly, pretending not to understand.

to do this and 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,

now to change your clothes in front of

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

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

Isn't that

of disbelief. Now she was in for it. The man unnerved her,

could only grit her teeth and endure

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

of yourself?" Nathan became grave, and there was a glimmer

a kid," Mandy teased, not wanting to break the

looking forward to the trip, and an inner voice of warning pinged in his head. Fearing that some people might be plotting against Mandy, he asked Serge to stay in City A to protect her. He arranged it

breakfast, Nathan departed on his

of the jet across the sky. Overhead, the sunlight glowed brilliantly against the pale

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

way he fussed with his appearance at such an innocent age, was simply adorable. 'He

walking down the stairs and joined them. She did not sleep well last night after she had quarreled with Simon. The man was so angry that he left without notice.

not her usual glam self. She seemed weary, and there were dark