Mandy reached out her arms and put them around Nathan's waist. She leaned her head against his chest and giggled.
A sweet smile tugged on the corner of Nathan's mouth, and there was some incomprehensible emotion hidden deep in his eyes. They began walking upstairs, step by step.
The light in the corridor was very bright. Mandy did not say a word as she quietly stared at the side of Nathan's handsome face. She had mixed feelings in her heart. Nathan seemed to have lost weight these days, and his chin was thinner than before.
Mandy reached out and touched his stubble. The roughness of his beard tickled her fingertips.
When they finally arrived at the top floor, Nathan took a deep breath and led Mandy to the rooftop.
It was the dead of night. The dark sky was twinkling with a million stars. The stars in the night sky and the neon light from the city intertwined, forming a lively scene.
From the rooftop, the scene below was stunningly full of life. Traffic surged, and the headlights and tail lights of the vehicles on the streets registered to the naked eye like glowing agates. People walked to and fro like a bunch of ants going about their own business.
Mandy had acrophobia, so she did not look down from where they were standing. She tightly buried herself in Nathan's arms and pulled him away from the ledge to the center of the rooftop.
The wind picked up, blowing a breeze against Nathan and Mandy's skins.
Nathan hugged Mandy tightly in response to the chill air. He lovingly touched her cheek and asked, "Are you cold?"
"No, I'm okay." Mandy shook her head and smiled.
"Very well." Hearing Mandy, Nathan hesitated for a while and suddenly did not know what to say. He always wanted to hold Mandy like this. He did not like seeing her stressed out and frowning all the time.
Mandy was sensitive enough to notice that Nathan was different from usual. She raised her head to look at him and asked, "What is it? What's wrong? I feel like you have something to tell me."
Nathan subtly raised his eyebrows. He then smiled and answered, "You tell me what you have to tell me first."
"I don't understand what all the suspense is about," Mandy rolled her beautiful eyes as she replied in an intimate tone.
"I'm not beating around the bush. Ladies first," Nathan said with a gentle smile. He lowered his head and looked her straight in the eye.
"Fine. Ladies first then. What I have to tell you..." Mandy looked back into Nathan's eyes. She pursed her lips and then relaxed them. "Well, to be honest, I really don't have much to say. I just talked to Nana about Adrian. I sent Ms. Li an email, but she hasn't responded. I have no idea what's taking her so long."
Hearing what Mandy said about Elizabeth, Nathan found it strange as well. His men could not locate her either. Elizabeth and Shawn protected their personal privacy very well. They took a private plane to travel around the world. Even their son did not know where they were now.
"What about Nana? Is she pregnant?" Nathan asked in a mild tone.
Mandy looked at him in confusion. But then, she shook her head. "I'm not sure if she's really pregnant. Judging from her reactions lately, I say there's an eighty-percent chance that she might be pregnant."
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