"Oh, he is the son of Mr. Shi," Mandy answered with a smile. She didn't find anything wrong with him at
all.
"Wow, now you have even made the acquaintance of Mr. Shi's son. I think you have a very strong
personal connection with handsome young men," Jayleen joked.
"Jayleen, please don't make fun of me. He is the only one I know. We only said hello to each other
when we met. That's all." Mandy frowned.
"Well, I know. You don't have to explain." Jayleen snickered mischievously.
Mandy's face flushed in embarrassment. 'What have I done?' she thought.
In the evening, Mandy went home straight after work. It was six in the evening when Mandy's phone
blared with Nathan's phone call.
"Hello, Mr. Jin," Mandy said respectfully as a smile graced her lips.
"Hey, how was your day?" Nathan asked, as he rested his back on the sofa and rubbed his temple with
his thumb–he was tired.
He had been busy with work for the past few days and seldom had the time to rest. His overwhelming
thought every day was to make phone calls to Mandy as soon as he got back to the hotel.
"Everything is fine, but I ran into your cousin at the hospital today." Mandy smiled.
"What did he say?" Nathan asked as his tired eyes suddenly became alert.
"Nothing. I saw him this morning when I was making rounds across the wards," Mandy answered
honestly. She hadn't talked much with him. Although Damian had invited her to dinner, she thought it
was a mere formality and didn't pay attention to it.
"You'd better steer clear of him!" Nathan warned coldly. It suddenly occurred to Mandy that he had
warned her in the same tone when they were in the corridor of the hospital as well.
A sudden shiver ran through her body. "Okay," she answered obediently.
"So... Do you miss me?" Nathan's face softened as he asked gently.
In the remote foreign country, Nathan had curled up on the sofa. His usual cold and gloomy eyes were
sparkling with love and care.
Mandy was silent. "No, I don't," she finally replied.
Mandy was too shy to admit that she missed him. She felt that it was hypocritical.
"You heartless woman!" Nathan said as he squinted his eyes, and his face darkened all of a sudden.
"Um… When will you come back?" Mandy asked, trying to change the topic as she was embarrassed
to show her love.
"No, I won't come back," Nathan joked.
"That's exactly what I want!" Mandy also joked as she pouted.
"Don't worry. If I'm going to live here forever, I'll take you with me. Mandy, you are mine for the rest of
your life!"
Nathan growled over the phone. A gloomy smile crept over the corner of his thin lips.
"It's time for dinner. I'm hungry. I'm going to eat," Mandy said impatiently. She didn't want to drag the
conversation out further. She was engrossed in the thought of how Nathan looked–It was a complicated
feeling. The thought of Nathan made her forget everything.
"Have your dinner." Nathan hung up.
The busy tone on the phone made Mandy anxious. She felt like a thousand butterflies were set loose in
her stomach.
Mandy's mouth watered when she looked at the table. The dinner table was garnered with delicious
food that Lillian had cooked for her.
Although she missed home, a tinge of faint light flashed in Mandy's gentle eyes. Seeing that Lillian was
still standing, Mandy sat down and smiled. "Lillian, sit down, and have dinner with me."
"No, I can't, Miss Zhou. Please don't make things difficult for me," Lillian said, looking embarrassed.
"This is an order, Lillian. Just sit down and have dinner with me. I don't like to have dinner alone."
Mandy pouted.
Lillian had no choice but to obey Mandy. She sat down with trepidation.
"Lillian, you don't have to be afraid of me. Don't worry. I won't tell Nathan. I just wish that you were less
nervous in front of me. If possible, we can be friends," Mandy said softly. She smiled as her face shone
with affection.
"Miss Zhou, I don't think it's a good idea." Lillian was looking uncomfortable.
"Don't say that, Lillian. There is no one here apart from you and me. From now on, I want you to have
dinner with me whenever Nathan is away." Mandy smiled. Her face was pure and innocent like that of
an angel.
"Okay, thank you, Miss Zhou," Lillian replied gratefully.
"Do you have any children, Lillian?"
"Yes, it was a long time ago."
"What?" Mandy stopped eating when she heard Lillian say that it was a long time ago.
"My husband was a gambling addict. My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia when she was
seventeen. We couldn't afford to pay for her treatment. We were taking care of her at our home. She
fought hard against the Leukemia until she finally lost the battle. She died. Soon after, I was sold to a
casino for a job. It was Mr. Jin who saved me. He is a good man, Miss Zhou!" Lillian's eyes was
brimming with tears when she was reminded of her past.
She would have died if Nathan hadn't rescued her.
"I'm so sorry, Lillian." Mandy regretted questioning Lillian and stirring her past.
"Miss Zhou, please don't apologize. Mr. Jin saved me. He is a good person, so are you," Lillian said as
she wiped her teary eyes and looked up at Mandy.
Mandy was touched by Lillian's words. A memory popped into her head. Nathan had saved her life as
well. Mandy felt that she should also be grateful to him.
Mandy walked into her room after dinner. She was standing on the balcony staring at the sky. As the
wind caressed her soft face, her mind wandered to a distant place.
The villa was enormous, and Mandy hadn't had the time to take a look at all the rooms. She didn't want
to. It wasn't her house, after all. She felt happy to stay within the cozy walls of her room.
The starry sky of the summer night was always beautiful. Mandy lifted her head and tried counting the
stars.
At that moment, her mobile phone began to ring.
She frowned when she looked at the caller ID. It was an unknown number. After thinking for a long
time, she finally answered the call.
"Mandy, it's me," a deep male voice answered.
The voice hit Mandy like a lightning bolt, and she froze on the spot, with the phone on her hand.
Damn it! It was Daniel. Mandy laughed at her stupidity and was about to hang up.
"Please don't hang up the phone, Mandy. I've got something to tell you." Daniel knew Mandy fairly well.
They had been together for a long time, and it wasn't hard for him to guess what Mandy would do.
Mandy took several deep breaths and tried to calm her nerves. But she still felt uneasy. She stood up
from the reclining chair, put her hand on her chest, and said coldly, "Speak."
"Tomorrow is Saturday. Can you come to see me? I have an important thing to tell you," Daniel said
softly. He was feeling a sudden pain in his heart.
"Just tell me over the phone. I don't have the time to see you."
Mandy's voice was cold, but her heart ached. Her eyes widened, and her hair billowed in the gentle
breeze. At that moment, she wanted to weep.
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