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."

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

looked over his shoulder and saw Mandy, who looked every bit enticing. He abruptly closed the door and took her inside. With a slight reproach, he

talking about? Aren't you wearing the same?"

and Serge were standing at the door just now. They might be my men, but they are still men anyway. Do

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

a male chauvinist?"

She pulled on a set of clothes and then started down the hall. Before she

now to

and another few to process them. Seeing his wolfish smile, Mandy pouted and said sharply, "You're messing

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

same. Isn't that what you want?" Nathan

she was in for it. The man

could only grit her

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

week. Can you take care of yourself?" Nathan became grave, and there was a glimmer of trepidation in

I'm not a kid," Mandy teased, not wanting

was not 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 private aircraft

sky. Overhead, the

kindergarten. The little kid had just finished his breakfast and was tidying in front of the mirror. He twisted and turned, checking out his uniform from every possible angle. And then a smile crossed his face

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

down the stairs and joined them. She did not sleep well last

glam self.