Meeting You Was Fate novel Chapter 101

"Please, listen to me. Our relationship is not what you think!" Mandy protested, feeling her palms start to sweat at the sight of Nathan on the verge of losing it. At the moment, she was lost for words, feeling as if whatever she said would just add more fuel to the flames.

"Was your dear Mr. Xu the one you've been calling in your dreams?" Nathan sneered, emphasizing on the word 'dear.'

Mandy sat on the sofa, feeling a sense of defeat rush over her. Even if she continued to defend herself for Bruce, it seemed that Nathan was already fully convinced that she was having an affair with him. She'd be wasting her breath.

Besides, the man already knew that she had been calling Bruce's name in the dream. It must've meant that Nathan had done plenty of investigations beforehand. He was just looking for confirmation. At the thought, she couldn't help but shudder. He was truly a man who shouldn't be messed with.

"Think whatever you want," Mandy said stubbornly.

"If you continue being like that, I assure you Bruce won't be seeing the sunrise tomorrow!" Nathan snarled out. He grabbed the tablet in front of him and threw it to the wall, the crash resonating across the room. He stalked to Mandy, step by step, like a grim reaper readying his scythe for another soul.

Mandy immediately stood up, but she felt weaker in comparison. If Nathan were the grim reaper, she was the guilty child he was preparing to collect. She shook, feeling his shadow getting closer and closer, his tall figure shrouding her completely.

"Bruce is just my friend! It's really not what you think," Mandy stepped back as she explained. Though her heart felt like it wanted to leap out of her chest in fright, she needed to do something, anything, to ensure her friend's safety.

However, despite her assurances and explanations, it seemed as if it just made him angrier. To him, though she called Bruce a friend, he was still the man she called out for in her dream.

From the time they'd been together, she only ever called him Nathan, but in her dreams, the man she called her friend was 'Dear Bruce.' As if their relationship couldn't get any more obvious than it already was for him.

"I said, tell me the truth!" Nathan raised his eyebrows, clenching his hands into fists. "What's your relationship with him?"

He pulled her closer into his arms. As a result, she staggered and fell, finding herself interlocked in his grip.

"We… we've been great friends since we were little. He was a childhood friend. It was purely that." Mandy's heart started beating fast as he moved closer. If there was something she knew about him, it was that he was a possessive man, and this wasn't the right time to provoke him any further.

"One of your good friends? Hmm?" Nathan stared at her in disbelief.

"Yes! We are," Mandy stressed out, nodding repetitively.

"Since he's such a good friend, why didn't you tell me that when we last saw each other? Are you really that close?" He whispered dangerously. The look on his face was getting darker and darker, fit for any horror movie, and his eyes were turning blood red. He was a devil out for blood, and this time, it might be hers.

She was lost for words. Mandy hadn't told him who Bruce was because she was afraid that Nathan would misunderstand their relationship. After all, she had called another man's name in her sleep, so she had no choice but to lie. If she had known they'd all be in this situation, she would've already come clean about it.

"You… You have to trust me. If you don't, then you can investigate. I swear on it!" Mandy raised her head.