Meeting You Was Fate novel Chapter 12

Mandy took a deep breath and stammered, "What do you want me to say? I told you, I didn't hear anything."

She stood firm with her denial. She raised her head to meet Nathan's sharp gaze and played it like a weak and innocent lady. She would never admit she heard their private conversation.

Nathan was not buying her show, so he calmed himself not to hurt her further. "Well, then, I'll teach you a lesson."

He swiftly released her from his grip in frustration. Mandy lost her balance and almost tumbled.

"Fred," Nathan called his companion in a deep commanding voice. Fred rushed towards them and stood behind Nathan. He was wearing a black suit and poker face.

Mandy got more scared, looking at his expressionless face.

"What will you do?" Mandy asked with a challenge. "We are in a hospital!" she added with confidence. She was nervous but tried to conceal her fear with grit. Her blood was rushing, and she could almost hear the pounding of her heart, ready to blow off her chest. She leaned against the wall to support her balance.

"So what?" Nathan replied with unrelenting power. He smirked, thinking about her challenge. "Believe it or not, I can get this hospital closed tomorrow if I want to," Nathan said calmly, implying that everything was under his control. There was distinct aggressiveness lurking in his simple words that made breathing pretty hard for Mandy.

"If you are that powerful around here, who are you, and what is your position here?" Mandy was doubtful about his claim and thought it was just an act of delusional bragging. Her fear faltered, and she gave a faintly mischievous smile.

'He was just bluffing, ' she said in her head. She had encountered such people before. She had also noticed that Nathan was being childish by trying to coerce and seduce.