Mandy became uneasy. Her body tensed all over, and she could not help thinking, 'What can we talk about so late at night? Did she come here to declare war on me? Or has she already seen through the relationship between Nathan and me?'
Nacy was already suspicious since Mandy was in her cousin's house. But she didn't expose it. She only wanted to tease them a little bit, because being a naughty girl at times, she couldn't help it. Pissing them off that night was unexpected. She didn't mean it, and she later found herself having a hard time sleeping. Then she decided to explain it to Mandy. After all, she was so familiar with Nathan, a joke would never affect their relationship, but she could not ignore Mandy's feelings.
Mandy felt she was in a difficult situation. Now she wondered why Nacy was here at this late hour. "Miss. Jin, what do you want to know?"
"Well, I have some questions for you. What's your relationship with Nathan? Are you his girlfriend?" Nacy squinted her eyes. And with a complicated expression, she probed at Mandy.
Hearing what Nacy said, Mandy felt her heart was left hanging in the air. Her questions were too sensitive. Based on her assumptions, Nacy was Nathan's girlfriend, then how could she tell her that Nathan demanded her to live with him? And when a girlfriend got to know this, she would be bloody furious. Supposed she told her the truth, what could Nathan do to her? Would he be angry with her because what she said would ruin his relationship with Nacy? It seemed that Nathan liked Nacy very much. Mandy felt a throbbing pressure in her head when she learned that Nacy wanted to find out the truth. 'What if I said something wrong, would that cause a quarrel between Nacy and Nathan?' she bitterly thought.
"I'm his private doctor. Miss. Jin, didn't I explain it to you just now?" Mandy smiled awkwardly. She was no longer sleepy at all. She tried her best to make Nacy believe in her.
"Then why are you wearing pajamas?" Nacy doubted. Her facial expression showed that she was skeptical about the way Mandy pointed out her excuses. She wore a grave expression in her face as she gave Mandy a quick eye over. She found this all funny, but she suppressed herself hard not to laugh out loud. She swore that if Mandy didn't admit her relationship with her cousin, she would mischievously make fun of her.
"My clothes got dirty when I came here, so Mr. Jin lent me a pair of pajamas," Mandy gently responded with a baffled expression. She kept her fingers busy drawing circles on the bed. She was taken by surprise by that question, and in a hurry, she couldn't think of any good excuses.
"Okay. The last question, why do you sleep here? This room is the master's bedroom. Do you think I'm so easy to fool, Mandy?" A cunning smile swiftly appeared on Nacy's face, which caught Mandy off guard. She was not good at making excuses. It was so easy to detect that she was lying since she could not even control her expression. She was dead. She knew it was such a lame excuse, and Nacy had spotted her lie.
"Well... I..." Mandy's mouth opened widely, but she ended up saying nothing. She was tongue-tied for a moment and couldn't find the right words to say. Even though she had lived here for a long time, she didn't know this was the master bedroom. She was too terrified, and she did not know what would happen next. Nacy might become angry with this and fight with Nathan. And it was all because of her!
"Miss Zhou, you don't have to lie to me at all. Nathan is my cousin. I think you may have misunderstood our relationship," Nacy said as a matter-of-fact explanation while grinning at Mandy, exposing her two cute dimples. She was staring intently at Mandy's face as she waited for her priceless reaction.
Mandy, who was so nervous and petrified, was stunned by her words. She thought, 'So and so, was I fooled by Nacy?
The truth was that they were cousins! Damn it! Why didn't Nathan explain anything to me? It is so embarrassing.'
"Miss Jin, what you told me... He is your cousin?" Mandy bit her lips tightly. She still couldn't believe her ears.
Nacy nodded, and amusement danced in her eyes as she reassured her, "Yes, Mandy. And you are the first woman my cousin brought to the villa to sleep with."
Mandy felt so embarrassed and realized that her misgivings were so unwarranted. 'Nacy is an elegant and generous girl, and she was afraid that I would misunderstand her relationship with Nathan. She even came here to explain everything to me. Shame on me, I was so stupid not to find out the truth!' Mandy sheepishly groaned mentally.
It was so obvious to know their relationship since their last name was the same. So they must be relatives! Sensing her cheeks heating up, she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.
Regretful, Mandy lowered her head and dared not to look at Nacy. Her hunch was telling her that she did something wrong.
"Miss Jin, I... That was too embarrassing." Mandy pulled the corners of her mouth awkwardly. Again, she felt that she was so ridiculously dumb.
Nacy naughtily smiled at her, then instantly, took her slippers off and jumped on the bed. She giddily asked, "Mandy, can I sleep here with you tonight?"
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