Nacy waved her hand and explained quickly, "Mandy, what are you talking about? Bruce and I are just friends, nothing more than that. There's nothing else between us."
"I'm not judging you, don't worry. You don't have to explain anything to me. Both you and Simon are tired of your relationship. It's good for you to have fun with Bruce so that you can forget about your worries and your unhappiness with Simon for a while. Just be careful not to go too far." Mandy smiled warmly. She only wanted to give her a friendly bit of advice.
"We're not going too far. Bruce isn't interested in me like that."
"So, did you want to go out with him for a barbecue just to make Simon jealous?"
Lowering her head, Nacy thought for a moment before answering, "Yes, I would like that. He deserves it, doesn't he? But I don't really care. Anyway, I have nothing to do with him now. I don't care what he feels about me. I will just follow my heart."
"You mean you wouldn't be jealous even if Simon was with another woman?" Mandy asked bluntly. Sometimes a woman could understand another woman's mind better than a man could.
Mandy tried to put herself in Nacy's position in order to understand what Nacy was going through. If Mandy herself had had a quarrel with Nathan that day, she wouldn't want him to mess around with other women. There was a very simple reason why couples quarreled with each other: it was just because the woman was jealous and wanted to vent her anger.
In most cases, if a man was willing to coax a woman, the woman would become as docile as a rabbit.
"No, I wouldn't be sad at all. If he can go out and have fun with other women, then I will also enjoy myself with some other handsome guys. I don't care if I make him sad or angry." Nacy smiled bitterly. Her anger at Simon was pretty obvious.
Mandy wasn't sure what else to say, so she just smiled and took hold of Adrian's hand and said softly, "Adrian, it's time for us to go to kindergarten now. Say goodbye to your aunt."
Adrian blew a kiss at Nacy from a distance and said sweetly, "Goodbye, Aunt! Love you."
"Love you too, Adrian." Nacy smiled back.
Hearing that, Mandy couldn't hold back the goose bumps that sprang up all over her body. She wondered how Adrian had ever learned to say goodbye in such a way. She and Nathan seldom exchanged terms of endearment such as "love you" with each other in public. Actually, as far as she could remember, she had never said it to Nathan before, nor had Nathan ever said it to her.
Nacy stood outside the villa, waiting for Bruce. Bruce drove a Mercedes SUV today. He had put many fresh ingredients in the trunk. He sat in the driver's seat. His handsome face was covered with a pair of delicate brown glasses which concealed his deep eyes.
"Hey, beauty, who are you waiting for?" Bruce rolled down the car window. His clean white shirt was shining in the sunshine. He looked as fresh and clean as an angel.
"I'm waiting for you." Nacy smiled and went to the passenger seat. Although it was late autumn, the sunlight was still very strong. It was a perfect day for having a barbecue outside.
Bruce drove through the streets and crowds. Going along the curving mountain roads, they arrived at a resort with beautiful scenery.
The resort was serene and quiet, not bustling with people like downtown. The pace of life there seemed to be slower, and the air in the mountains had a fresh breeziness that was soothing and invigorating.
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