"Then leave it to your brother." Mandy raised her eyebrows and smiled. Her almond shaped eyes swept across Nathan's handsome face. She always had confidence in him.
Nathan took out his mobile phone, unlocked it, and quickly dialed a string of numbers on the screen to call Fred.
"Fred, can you please help me check if Bonnie and Eve have been in touch with any strangers recently?" Nathan's low and deep voice echoed in the quiet living room.
"Okay," Fred responded from the other end of the line and immediately took the tablet from the table. He tapped the keyboard swiftly.
"Why do you want to investigate Eve?" Nacy asked in confusion.
"Eve is Bonnie's best friend. The two of them must have devised the plan together. If I look for their common contact person, I can find the culprit," Nathan explained calmly.
Nacy frowned thoughtfully for a few seconds and smiled. "I see. You have always been the smart one, Brother."
"You should come to me when you get into any trouble. You're smart as well, but you can still make some stupid mistakes sometimes, and so can Simon. He loves you so much. I don't want either of you to be in danger." Nathan's words were sort of a commandment, but what he said was very reasonable. Besides, what he said did not sound like an order because of his beautiful, melodious voice.
Nacy stuck her tongue out naughtily at Nathan and answered, "Yeah, I know."
"It's getting late. We should go home now. Nathan, call me if you get any news."
"Okay. You two can go home and get a good night's rest." Nathan stood up and showed them out. He wanted to spend more time with Mandy since it was rare for them to have a chance to spend time together without any disturbance.
Nacy knew what was on Nathan's mind. She looked Nathan up and down and flashed him a knowing smile. "Are you driving us away?" she asked.
Hearing her question, Nathan did not know how to respond. He swallowed loudly. His Adam's apple bobbed, but he did not answer.
Mandy stood up and felt that her waist was a little sore. She felt like she was becoming lazier every day. She was not as "diligent" as she used to be after getting together with Nathan. Nathan always took care of everything for her, and she did not need to worry about a single thing.
Weariness was written all over her body. She said in a lazy tone, "I'm going upstairs to take a shower. Nathan, you should see Nacy and Simon off."
Nathan grasped Mandy's hand and squeezed it slightly. He put his arms around her soft body and let her sit on his legs. He then smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Nacy clicked her tongue and said jokingly, "Simon, did you see that? They are showing off their love in front of single dogs."
"Are you saying that you two are dogs?" Nathan laughed and rolled his eyes. His thin lips moved as he asked sarcastically.
Mandy touched Nathan's earlobe gently and said with a smile, "I'll go upstairs. See you later."
"I'm not a dog!" Only then did Nacy realize that she had just said the wrong thing. Unfortunately, her mind was not as nimble as Nathan's, so she jumped into his trap without even knowing it.
Seeing Nacy being so anxious like a child being misunderstood by her parents, Nathan thought of a sentence in his mind. "A cornered beast will always resort to something desperate."
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