Meeting You Was Fate

Mandy waited for Nathan's response but did not receive any.

At MC Garden

"Mand! Oh, grandpa's baby is here too!" Stanley's grin stretched from ear to ear when he saw Mandy arrived with Adrian.

"Hello, grandpa," Adrian called sweetly.

Madeline was in the middle of stirring the meal she was cooking when the adorable voice of the child reached her ears. She put down the spatula at once and trotted out of the kitchen, a delighted look on her face. "Adrian!"

"Hello, grandma!"

Adrian was no stranger to the elderly couple. Nathan had often taken him for a visit and, from their very first meeting, asked him to call them grandparents.

Nathan, however, did not tell them of the boy's true identity. Not that he was afraid that Madeline and Stanley would fight over the boy, they could dote on their grandchild all they wanted. But, he was concerned that Adrian would remind them of their daughter. After all, when Mandy had left him, she left her parents too.

"Father," Mandy greeted with a slight smile.

"Grandpa, have you been in good health these days?"

boy's question sent him roaring in

legs crossed. His back was ramrod straight as he readied himself to battle with his grandfather

mention of the word dad, Stanley looked around and found that Nathan

has to work overtime tonight," Mandy piped in, a bit

then, Madeline came back from the kitchen, carrying a bowl of fish stew. She stopped mid-stride and deliberately took a detour, stopping in front of Mandy. She scrutinized her daughter's expression, who was lounging on the sofa and playing with her phone. "Did you fight

chips in front of her in protest. She ripped the packet open and said unhappily, "Mom, look at me. I'm an adult now. Why do you still take me as a trouble maker? Nathan and I

I know you're very

Mandy said with a deep sigh, offering little else by way of an answer. She was starting to

Do you find me annoying?" Madeline snapped, her eyes

through Mandy at a glance. Age had done nothing to blunt her mother's perceptiveness, and Mandy could never hide her real thoughts from her. It was the main reason why, among all the family members, she

her mother's inquisition, she did

Okay, if you are hungry, let's go

extinguished her plans for a relaxing visit. She had not foreseen that Madeline would grill her as

and considering his next move carefully. When he heard Mandy call them for dinner, he put the piece down quickly and said, "Grandpa, I'll leave it here. After dinner, we can

have dinner first," Stanley agreed and reached out to

more similar to her father. When he was younger, Stanley was very polite and, with the handsome appearance of a modest son, attracted many female students. But he only took a fancy to the stubborn and moody Madeline. A stark contrast from her husband's gentle demeanor, Madeline

a conflict. They had

dinner had finished. One after another, lamp posts along the streets lit up, illuminating the night that had gradually shrouded