Chapter 722 Keep A Distance


    Turning around, Nathan smiled and gave Mandy a gentle look.


    "I''m in the underground garage of the MK International Restaurant. I''m sitting inside my car." Audrey


    was in a daze as she looked at herself in the mirror. Maybe it was because she was too drunk, but for


    some reason, an absurd scenario kept ying in her head.


    "Send me the address. I''ll send someone to pick you up." While still on the call, Nathan hugged and


    gave a doting smile to Mandy.


    The smile brought unusual ease to Mandy''s mind. Closing her eyes, she snuggled into his warm chest.


    After taking a deep breath, she relished the minty scent of her man.


    Audrey''s face went stiff. After what seemed like years to her, she said, "Nathan. Can''t youe and


    pick me up?" She bit her lips, feeling helpless. She looked picture-perfect, aggrieved, and frail.


    "I''m already in bed. Serge will be there in ten minutes," said Nathan.


    Audrey felt displeased and unsatisfied with this kind of treatment. She curled her lips and asked,


    "Nathan, is it because of your wife?"


    "Audrey, don''t get me wrong, but I won''te even if my wife is okay with it. After all, it''s sote in the


    night. I know we are friends, but we still have to keep some boundaries," Nathan said without giving


    Audrey any time to refute.


    Audrey''s eyes instantly turned red and tears began trickling down. Using her slender fingers, she


    quietly wiped the tears away. She took a breath and sobbed. "Nathan, I''m sorry for bothering you so


    late. I didn''t mean to do it, it''s just… It''s just my first day working at the hospital, and the doctors in my


    department already don''t like me. I didn''t do anything wrong, but they are still so hostile towards me. I


    feel so wronged! The Dean of the hospital held a party this evening in the guise of weing me. They


    kept toasting me. I drank too much. I''m sorry."


    Nathan wasn''t touched by her words. "You are just overthinking," he said without much thought.


    "No! They really don''t like me." Audrey''s makeup was in a mess due to her tears.


    "Well, don''t think too much. I''ll ask Serge to pick you up. Bye," Nathan said in a cold tone. His voice


    was just as cold as the weather outside. It was cold enough to make Audrey realize the distance


    between them.


    Audrey was not stupid. She sneered, "Sorry for disturbing your sleep! You don''t have to ask anyone to


    pick me up. I''ll just call my driver."


    "Okay," Nathan answered and hung up the phone. He thought, ''If you could call your driver, why did


    you call me?''


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    Actually, Nathan knew the answer as he wasn''t a fool. He knew that Audrey had feelings for him. But


    he was alreadymitted, so he kept a certain distance from her.


    It was quiet on the balcony. Nestling on Nathan''s chest, Mandy hooked her arms around his neck like a


    ko. Her red cheeks shook as she breathed on his neck and whispered near his ear, "Audrey?"


    ncing at her with his obsidian eyes, he answered without hiding anything, "Yes. She was drunk and


    asked me to pick her up."


    "Why don''t you go?" Mandy joked.


    "Won''t you be angry if I go there? You will get angry, we will go through a cold war, I will coax you, and


    finally, we will make up. So, why should I even bother making you angry? I''m perfectly happy now." His


    low and deep voice sounded especially elegant on this hazy night. Mandy''s heart couldn''t help but


    bloom like a lotus when she heard his answer.


    "Yeah, you did right. You acted like a prim and proper husband tonight." Mandy raised her head and


    smiled, looking cute. She reached out her hand and scratched his nose like a yful cat.


    Mandy''s hand was caught by Nathan before it could retreat. As his warm breath caressed her


    fingertips, he asked with raised eyebrows, "Where did you learn this?"


    "I learned it from you." Using her other hand, she pinched his waist and sneakily rubbed his abdominal


    muscles—his abs to say.


    As if a cat catching its prey, Nathan caught her hand and threatened, "Little girl, you are walking on a


    thin rope. Provoke me again, and I will eat you up."


    The threat was effective because Mandy turned docile within seconds. As a result of her afternoon nap,


    she wasn''t all that sleepy before. But it was gettingte now, and the fatigue and sleepiness finally


    caught up to her. She lifted his big hand close to her cheek and said, "Well... I''m tired after taking care


    of Adrian the whole day. So, we shouldn''t do...that, okay?"


    Nathan looked Mandy up and down. Her tender face looked beautiful under the moonlight. If not for


    those dark circles under her eyes, she would look like a descended goddess. Obviously, she didn''t


    sleep well these days.


    In fact, taking over the Mandy Mall ced a lot of pressure on Mandy''s shoulders. Fortunately, she had


    apetent assistant who helped her a lot.


    "I see. You must be tired. You have been staying up tillte recently. Look at those dark circles. You


    look like a panda."


    "Nathan, to be honest, I want to be a panda in my next life.


    You know why?" "Because you arezy.


    Ha-ha!" "Why can''t I bezy? If everyone is as hard-working as you, the world will be chaotic! Life


    should be equal parts fun and work!" eximed Mandy.


    "So… Your dream is to be a panda?" Nathan raised his eyebrows, and the corner of his mouth


    formed a smile.


    Mandy shrugged and spread out her hands. "Yes, it''s so good to be a panda. I will be cute, soft, and


    well taken care of every day. There would be no need to manage human rtionships. Also, animals


    are kinder than humans."


    Nathan embraced her tighter. "It''s okay if you want to be a panda. But you have to remember, you will


    be my wife in the next life too."


    Hearing Nathan''smitment, Mandy instantly cheered up. After that, she couldn''t help but cover her


    mouth and giggle. "I didn''t expect that you would have the same dream as mine."


    "If I could choose, then I would choose to be an animal for sure. Although an animal''s lifespan is


    short, it''s still better and simpler than a human life. Anyway... Whatever species you decide to be


    in the next life, I will be the same and protect you in the next life too." Nathan used his long arms


    to hold Mandy''s head and ruffled her hair while smiling.


    Mandy and Nathan hugged each other with passion. After standing on the balcony for a while, they


    went into the room and found Adrian asleep. When she looked at his sleeping face, a warm feeling


    rushed into Mandy''s heart.