Chapter 57 Mand, I''m Sorry


    Mandy was expressionless; her voice was odd and extremely cold. She talked to Daniel as if they did


    not know each other from three years ago.


    "I know you hate me, but I''m going to die. Will you talk to me for thest time?" It felt like Daniel was


    begging for her agreement.


    "I''m not heartless, but this will be thest time," said Mandy, gnashing her teeth. She just agreed to


    meet Daniel to get over the situation.


    "Thank you, Mand." Regret resounded in Daniel''s voice. Mandy sensed it, too.


    Mandy was lost in thought again after she talked to Daniel. She used to be so familiar with his voice,


    but now, it felt like it came from a distance. She rested her head on the chair, remembering their meet-


    up.


    Mandy reminisced on how Daniel had betrayed her on Valentine''s Day. If not for that time, she wouldn''t


    have met Nathan, and the Zhou Family wouldn''t have suffered a lot. Everything would still be the same.


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    However, fate had decided!


    She couldn''t help but think of all the changes that had happened to her and Daniel. ''Daniel has


    changed. I have changed, too. Everything has changed.''


    Mandy and Daniel never encountered any problems in their rtionship. They got along well, and


    everyone thought they would end up walking down the aisle. She never thought that they would have to


    go on separate ways one day.


    It felt like yesterday was just a dream. That sweet dream had ended, and Mandy was nowpletely


    awake, and reality had hit her hard.


    Suddenly, Mandy missed the good, old days when she lived a simpler yet happier life. Daniel used to


    bring her breakfast every day. He used to wait for her downstairs every day at 7:30 p.m. without fail.


    They had studied together in Britain. They weren''t in the same ss, so Daniel would take her to her


    ssroom first by riding a bicycle. After ss, he would also be the first one to finish his sses and


    would wait for her at the door of her ssroom.


    Her ssmates had been jealous of her. They had said that Mandy was lucky to have Daniel as a


    boyfriend.


    In this fast-paced world, to be in love for one or two months was not a big deal. But what Mandy and


    Daniel had was a fruitful rtionship thatsted for two years. Mandy had even thought it couldst


    forever.


    It was pretty obvious that Mandy''s past memories still lingered in her head. She missed the past, but


    what would she do if she could go back to her past? People often forgot that the past was not always


    beautiful. In fact, people often revisited their past with regret and not with a smile.


    Mandy hadn''t realized that fact until today. She was mad and sad at the same time. She felt like her


    rtionship with Daniel had been put to waste. She couldn''t evene to terms with the fact that she


    had to face Daniel again.


    On the day of their break-up, Mandy had asked an exnation from Daniel, but he had never uttered


    even a single word. Now, Daniel said he wanted to give her his long due exnation, but Mandy was


    not so keen to listen to it anymore. But in the end, she agreed to meet him. Maybe, inside her, she was


    still longing for closure.


    It was a long night for Mandy. She had difficulty sleeping as thoughts continued to upy her mind.


    In the detention center


    Mandy dropped by once again. This time, her purpose was different. She hade to visit a person


    she used to love.


    Across the cold ss, Mandy saw Daniel. He was still handsome, but his face was now covered with


    stubble, a little different from what he looked like in Mandy''s memories. He was wearing the prison


    uniform too. Mandy could not hide her surprise and distress.


    Frowning slightly, Mandy sat down calmly. She forced herself to be rxed. Mandy looked at Daniel


    through the ss window. She had not seen this man for quite a long time. She remembered how she


    used to be so familiar with his face. But she couldn''t find that man in the person in front of her. She


    looked directly at his eyes only to find a trace of apology and nostalgia. Arrogance was no longer found


    on him.


    Mandy lifted the phone and waited for him to speak first.


    Daniel took his time before speaking. "Mand, I''m sorry..." He opened his mouth and pressed his lips


    together again. His words seemed to be stuck in his throat, and his voice seemed to being from a


    distance.


    "Don''t try to y mind games with me. You just say sorry now? Is that all you can say? Don''t you think


    it is a littlete?" Mandy frowned. From a seemingly calm woman earlier, she was now displeased by


    Daniel''sck of words. Because of him, her life had been overturned. It had been totally messed up by


    Nathan. She med Daniel for it, and she was not satisfied with his apology.


    "I know it''s hard for you to forgive me, but listen to me first. I''ll tell you everything I know. You shouldn''t


    know about this, but I feel guilty to hide it from you." When Daniel saw Mandy''s reaction, a hint of guilt


    hit him. He felt like he was the one who destroyed Mandy''s happiness.


    If he had let go of his hatred and deep-seated emotions, perhaps things would have turned out


    differently.


    "Okay, I''m listening," Mandy swore with a cold expression on her face. She was expecting to hear more


    from this man. She wanted to close down this chapter of her life with this conversation.


    "Fifteen years ago, when your father bought my father''spany, our family was destroyed. My


    parents killed themselves by jumping off a building one night. In an instant, I became an orphan and


    lived under other people''s roofs. Then, I entered the No. 1 High School and met you," Daniel said


    calmly, but his eyes were constantly moving though.


    Hearing his words, Mandy was stunned. She couldn''t believe what she had heard. She did not know


    what to feel at this instance. She was looking at Daniel with a myriad of thoughts clouding her mind.


    "You approached me with a purpose from the very beginning. And I was so stupid to fall for it." Mandy


    was furious. Her father had purchased the Zhao Family Group, but she never had any idea that it was


    connected to Daniel. How was it her fault? What did she do to deserve this pain? She did not push


    Daniel''s parents off that building. Why should she carry this heavy burden?


    She thought, ''Business is a war field. No one could predict what would happen the next second. If they


    couldn''t even afford to take the risk, why did they have to be a businessman?''


    "I''m sorry, Mand. I know it''s all my fault. I don''t know why I never mentioned this to you before, but of all


    the lies I told, this is the only truth: I really loved you." At the other end of the ss, Daniel was


    unsettled. He wanted to convince Mandy that he really loved her.


    "That''s enough. It''s meaningless to talk about it now. Daniel, I do not have anything to do with my


    father purchasing your family''spany fifteen years ago. You lied to me and made me a fool, so you


    can get vengeance. I will never be fooled by you again. From now on, let us be strangers." Mandy''s


    words cut deep, words that only a woman who was made a fool of could utter. Mandy sniffed. She


    couldn''t cry!


    "Mand, I know you hate me, and I know how despicable I am right now. Live your life happily in the


    future while I pay for my sins here in prison. Maybe I am asking for too much, but I just hope that you


    can forgive me when the timees," Daniel desperately said. He knew he was wrong, but this was


    the only chance he would get to beg for forgiveness.


    "Don''t worry. I will not ruin my life because of a useless and insignificant man." Mandy looked away


    swiftly, her heart shattering into pieces.


    With a faint smile, Daniel said in low voice, "I thought we both need closure. I guess this is it. Mand,


    just forget mepletely and then start a new life."


    "Ha! Of course," Mandy sneered, and tears started to well up in her eyes. She tried her best to contain


    her emotions. "How many years will you stay in prison?" Her voice was cracking.


    "Eight years ording to mywyer." He smiled lightly. He did not know what the next years would be


    like, but he wanted to cherish today and this time that he saw Mandy again.


    Eight years was not that long. How many eight years could a lifetime have? But for the rest of his stay


    in prison, he was sure he would remember this day when the girl he loved so much paid him a visit.


    Daniel finally came to regret the time when his career was at its peak. It was the best age for him, but


    he was blinded by hatred. He could have spent the days with his beloved, but now, he had to spend the


    next eight years in a cold prison. Mandy felt sorry for Daniel, and Daniel was doubly sorry for himself.