The next day when Mandy woke up, Nathan had already left. She sighed as she stretched her
shoulders. Then she washed up and left as well.
At noon, Nathan sent a message on WeChat to Mandy, urging her to return home soon tonight.
Mandy said okay to Nathan. When he received her reply, he didn't acknowledge any further.
"Mandy, today is my birthday. It's my treat tonight. Will you go out with me?" Jamie walked toward
Mandy and asked.
"What?" Mandy answered in surprise. She recalled that Nathan had just asked her to go home early
tonight.
"I... I'm sorry. I have something to do tonight." After mulling it over for a while, Mandy rejected his
invitation. 'What if Nathan becomes upset?' she thought.
"Mandy, can't you grant my favor for once? Everyone from the Cardiology Department accepted my
invitation, except Harry. He won't go with us," Jamie replied with a wide grin. He had said that Harry
would not attend the birthday party since he believed that Mandy might oppose his request because
of that guy.
Harry was the director of the Cardiology Department. They recognized him as a highly serious man
because he always looked stony-faced. Regarding his character, no one in the Cardiology Department
liked him; Mandy appeared to not like him, either. Therefore, everybody was keeping their distance
from Harry.
"No, it is not because of Harry. Jamie, I have lots of things to take care of tonight. I mean it," Mandy
explained at once. Although she didn't wish to cross paths with Harry, she wouldn't avoid him on
purpose.
"It's just an hour or two. You can go home early, okay?" Jamie pleaded earnestly, and he didn't care if
he sounded pathetic as he sought to convince her to come with them.
"Mand, come on. If you won't go, I don't want to go either." Cassie then walked in with a load of files in
her arms.
Mandy had no choice but to nod her head, and she replied yes.
In the evening, Mandy sent a message to Nathan on WeChat to let him know that she had some things
to still do tonight, and she might go home late.
Jamie invited them to have a table in a fancy restaurant, and it didn't matter to him that it would cost
him a lot.
All the employees in the Cardiology Department were excited because of Harry's absence. Before they
even completed their suppers, some of the nurses were already drunk.
Nobody saw who came up with the idea, but they just demanded to play truth or dare.
It was a funny game. Everybody chose one from the cards. The cards featured some requests. When it
was Mandy's turn, she drew a card of truth, and the sentence on it was, "Are you single now."
Everybody gazed at her with a teasing smile on their faces, waiting for her response until Mandy
acknowledged, "Yes."
"Humph, that's not interesting. Next one."
In fact, the answer was obvious because all of them knew that she had just broken up. However, no
one knew what had just occurred between her and Nathan.
When it was Jamie's turn, he picked one, and it was a card of dare.
It said: "You should give him or her a peck on your left."
Mandy was surprised, with her eyes widening, because she was the one who stood on his left.
Jamie and Mandy gawked at each other, feeling embarrassed. But people cheered as they would never
let go of this opportunity.
Everybody had noticed that Jamie adored Mandy.
"Mandy, would you... Would you mind me kissing you? If you don't agree, I will change it to another
card." Jamie blushed red with a smile, and he looked like an intoxicated fellow.
"No, you can't. How can you manage to be so ashamed? Truth or dare is just an exciting game, so you
have to comply with the rules. Getting away is not entertaining at all," Jayleen said. In her view, Jamie
and Mandy would be a perfect couple.
Jamie was a resident physician now, and an extremely good-looking man. Even though he didn't have
a significant position like Mandy, he came from a classical family, and he had both gentleness and
elegance. He was a perfect match for Mandy.
"I... Fine!" A coy smile appeared on Mandy's face when she noticed that everybody would not allow it.
She did not wish to deceive everyone, so she had to concede.
It was not a big deal. It was just a peck on her cheek. As a well-educated woman in the 21st century,
she could deal with that.
It was late, and everybody had a wonderful night. They finished dining and later on went to KTV for
singing. Even Mandy, who didn't like alcohol, got tipsy.
"Mand, where do you live? Let me drive you home." Glancing at Mandy's cheeky grin, Jamie perceived
that she was almost totally drunk.
Mandy shook her head and waved her hands. "Well. No, thanks. I can go home by myself. I'm not
drunk. Look, I know you. You are Jamie, right?"
Shaking his head, Jamie held Mandy in his arms. Both Jayleen and Cassie were drunk as well, so they
were also teasing Mandy and Jamie.
"Jayleen, what do you think is the best for this wonderful moment?" With a silly smirk on her face,
Cassie grabbed Jayleen's arms, and they shuffled while walking.
"Of course, a man and a woman will go on a date alone," Jayleen understood Cassie's interpretation in
a brief moment and continued for her.
Although Mandy was drunk, she still had a vital thinking ability. She had, however, forgotten what
Nathan had told her. She just wanted to ease herself because of alcohol.
"Jayleen, Cas, you can't play tricks on me. I'm going home!" Mandy jumped up and shouted at the top
of her lungs that she wanted to go home.
Although Jamie had called a driver for her, he couldn't help but worry about her. So he followed the car
to ensure that Mandy would arrive home safe.
Mandy was dizzy and told an address to the driver at will. It was the MC Garden.
Along the street, the air nipped on her skin, leaving her cold. When they arrived at the MC Garden, all
of a sudden, Mandy realized that she didn't live there anymore.
"Jamie, thank you for bringing me home." After getting out of the taxi, Mandy stooped and bowed to
Jamie.
He was about to escort Mandy into her house, but she refused him.
After Jamie left, Mandy came to her mind and began to feel anxious. She held out her phone to check
on the time. 'Oh, no! It was already half-past eleven.'
Now, she would be in trouble.
Mandy didn't hesitate to call for a taxi to No. 520, Haibin Road.
When Mandy arrived at the said location, darkness met her sight. Mandy's skin crawled when she
paused at the entrance, hesitating for a while before she swiped the key-card and opened the door.
However, the moment she pushed the door open, the living room lights were turned on.
Mandy bit her lower lip. Before she could react, she noticed Nathan sitting on the sofa, with his face full
of annoyance.
"So you still remembered to come back, didn't you?" Nathan's eyes became dark as he spoke with
gritted teeth, and his cold expression pierced her.
"I... I did send you a message on WeChat to tell you I'll be home late. You didn't respond to my
message. Have you been waiting for me?" Mandy asked. Staring at Nathan's gloomy face, she came to
herself at once.
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