Meeting You Was Fate

"Naughty girl. You can't even recognize my voice. Where is your sister-in-law? Is she back yet? I called her, but her phone is off." Nathan was serious. He pursed his lips as discontent clouded his face. His body was visibly tense.

"What? How would I know? I'm very sleepy right now. Can we discuss this tomorrow?" Nacy was only half-awake.

"Nacy, I am giving you three seconds. Get up right now and check if your sister-in-law is in her room!" His face was angry and hard. Nathan's usually magnetic voice was now rough.

Even though she was only talking to him on the phone, Nacy could feel the anger reverberating from Nathan. Still groggy, she got up and went to check on Mandy.

The bedroom was quiet and dark. The bed was made. It did not look slept in. No one was in the room!

Nacy rubbed her eyes and ran to check the bathroom and the dressing room. There was no sign of Mandy.

What happened? Where was Mandy? Nacy knew that Adrian had gone to visit his grandparents. Did Mandy decide to go with him after work? She hadn't seen Mandy at all. She had been too exhausted when she finally got home. She had taken a quick shower and went straight to bed.

Shivering, she turned on the light and picked up her phone. It took a total of ten seconds for her to react.

'Is my sister-in-law missing?

It is already eleven o'clock at night. Why hasn't Mandy come back home yet?'

Nacy felt a little nauseous. "Brother, are you still there?" she asked.

"Yes, I am," Nathan responded, his voice stony and cold.

to know? Your wife has eloped with another

the phone down without a word.

bed. After all, it was not her wife who had run away. Nobody knew what Nathan was so worried about. Mandy was a grown woman, where else would she go? Nacy didn't realize the seriousness of the

call, his hands immediately reached for his tablet, sitting on the table. His slender fingers slid across the tablet, searching Mandy Zhou's

his phone

sound of the phone woke him up. He had developed this habit back when he served on the force. The simple sound of a phone

Jin...?" Serge squinted, then instantly sat up when he saw Nathan's name

is Mrs. Jin?" Nathan's tone was flat, and his eyes fixed on the

feeling arose in his stomach. He took a look

and bring her back right away." Nathan's face darkened as he took his eyes away from

After hanging up, he jumped out of bed and quickly changed his clothes. He turned the computer on along with a couple of his planted surveillance cameras. Soon enough, he got a lock on her

Colin lives? Mandy is at Colin's house at this hour!'

his head

have found Mrs. Jin. She is in..." Serge hesitated, trailing off. He didn't know whether he should

Nathan looked at the ground, a solemn expression on his face as he walked out of the conference room.

Summer Villa," Serge

at Colin's

in his car, Nathan started it and shifted the gear. He loosened the parking brake and stepped on the gas smoothly. The sports car roared to life in the

also rushed to his destination. When he arrived at the Summer Villa, it was already half past