Meeting You Was Fate

He got what he wanted, but the shallow happiness was a temporary joy.

Deep inside his facade, he was unsatisfied and not even as happy as he thought he would be.

Mandy's undeniable disappointment and outright expression of disgust had made him uncomfortable.

"Daniel Zhao, I am not in the mood to talk to you now. Don't try to force the issue and make a fool of yourself." Mandy slammed her bedroom door forcefully, creating a reverberating sound as an extension of her negative emotions.

She locked it immediately.

She tidied up her clothes, patted the creased areas as if touching them would remove the marks.

She took a deep breath, straightened up, and told her mom that she was ready to go.

Without looking back, Mandy and Madeline left with four huge suitcases.

Mandy had to leave all her valuable possessions against her will.

As per Spencer's decision, they were regarded as part of the pledge.

She was filled with anger, disgust, and regret loving the wrong man for all these years.

Though feeling downtrodden, she tried to contain all her emotions and lifted her chin up to face her new life. After leaving the big house, which used to be her home, Mandy found herself depressed and lost in City A.

She had no close friends in the area. Neither did she consider seeking help from her colleagues from the hospital. Having been drained of options, she decided to rent an old apartment where she could stay for the meantime.

"Mom, I'm so sorry for dragging you into this trouble. Sorry for letting you suffer through this mess," Mandy expressed in a sad tone with teary eyes.

She was not at her best at the moment.

her thumbs, and said softly, "Sweetie, please don't say that. This

This is not easy for me, but I am not holding any grudges. I am glad and lucky to have

she didn't notice the grandeur. Actually, it was so natural to her that she did not think luxury

front of a

being emotional about the turmoil she was in,

unknown number flashed

never answered unregistered numbers before, but she took it this time, hoping the call might have something to do with her father.

end of the line, and

call was of the utmost importance, something

Mandy nodded and confidently confirmed,

something important to tell you. Are you available now?" Fred Zou asked on

Jin. Wrong number." Mandy

was not in the mood and had been easily irritated by the strange call.

tone. He sighed with a crooked smile at her annoyance and continued, "Do you still remember the mask of last night?"

deeper and more serious as if reminding her of something consequential.

mask to JS International before

that, Mandy came to her senses as her heart skipped a beat.

to herself, 'The man with the mask last night wants to see

a moment, suddenly lost

to refuse

sure if it was an invitation.

it a command?

Perhaps a bluff.

with a man who was still a

she was about to say something, the