Chapter 700 The Scent of Perfume

"Say, if a woman, who is far more beautiful and younger than I am, approaches you, is there a chance
that you will fall in love with her?" Mandy suddenly stopped as she spoke, and then she turned around.
At that moment, their eyes met.

Taken aback by what Mandy just asked him, Nathan squinted his dark eyes and looked her up and
down. Then, he chuckled at her out of amusement and stretched his slender fingers out to flick her on
her forehead. "What do you think, silly?" he said with a smile.

Mandy frowned. "How could I know what's on your mind? I'm not a psychic. That's why I'm asking for
the answer," she replied with a weird tone and a pout.

Nathan sighed. "Of course not. If I could change my mind and fall for another woman, then I would
have done that sooner. Why should I wait until now?" with raised eyebrows, he replied confidently and
reached out his hand to hold her cold fingers in his.

Even then, Mandy still had questions in her mind. "As a matter of fact, I still have another question that
I have always wanted to ask you. Did you fall in love with me at first sight, or did you slowly fall for me
while we were getting along and spending time with each other?" The smile on Mandy's pretty face was
now gone, and it was completely replaced by a serious expression as she looked Nathan in the eye.

"To be honest, it was both. When I first saw you, I was already attracted to you, so later on, the more I
spent time with you, the more I got to know you. I gradually fell in love with you. To put it simply, my
love for you at first sight is the foundation for my deep love for you in the future," Nathan answered
reasonably. His feelings towards Mandy had indeed gone through this process, no doubt. In fact, he
wasn't aware of how and when he was really captivated by this woman and eventually fell in love with
her so wholeheartedly. Perhaps it was a long time ago when they met the first time. At that very
moment, her sparkling eyes flashed at him like a field of stars in the vast universe. He himself had a
hard time not to be moved by her delicate charm.



"If that's the case, well, it is believed that falling in love, at first sight, is merely driven by desire and
physical attraction, and to truly love someone for a lifetime is just the result of weighing all the pros and
cons. So, what is it? What kind of feelings do you have for me?" Mandy asked. Her gentle voice
reached Nathan's ears despite the night breeze that gently embraced them. This time, there was a
smile in Mandy's starry eyes.

"Well, I was tempted by lust!" Nathan answered at once, making Mandy pout. He chuckled at her and
reached his hand out to take her in his arms. "Honey, do you really want an answer to that?" This time,
there wasn't any amount of playfulness in his words.

Hearing the change in the tone of his voice, Mandy raised her head with a dull look on her face. As
soon as his deep eyes met with hers, her heart started to race like crazy. Her face became clearly
visible as the night breeze gently stroke her hair out of her face.

Seeing the look in Mandy's eyes, Nathan could not help but move closer and kiss her red lips, with one
of his arms wrapping around Mandy's waist for support. At that moment, Mandy felt his desire and
enthusiasm, making her face flush and turn red. She tried to avoid making eye contact with him, but he
raised her chin with his free hand, forcing her to be captivated with his longing eyes. Without another
moment to blink, she felt his soft lips touch hers in an even more overbearing and lingering way.

Mandy closed her eyes and kissed him back. For a long time, the world seemed to become quiet in an
instant as if they were the only people on earth. They didn't know how long they had been locked in a
kiss, but the sound of footsteps nearing interrupted them.

With sensitive ears, Nathan was the first to hear the sound of two people walking towards them, so he
loosened his grip on Mandy and pulled her away, still holding her in his arms.

Wondering what happened, Mandy opened her eyes and looked over to see Simon and Nacy walking
towards them hand in hand.



Seeing their hands interlocked, Mandy wondered, 'When did they start dating?' Her flustered face
turned into a confused look as Mandy stared at their hands.

Nathan was a little surprised too but did not show it on his face. Instead, he smiled gracefully and
glanced at the couple, who were around five meters away from them.

As they neared, it was only then that Nacy and Simon noticed Nathan and Mandy. As soon as Nathan
noticed that the other couple were looking at them, he smiled faintly and asked, "Have you two finally
made up?"

Simon smiled. "What are you talking about? We have never been apart." He held Nacy's hand even
tighter.

"But, didn't you two get a divorce?" Mandy pouted and looked at them sideways.

"Honestly, that was just a fake divorce. We just pretended to sign a divorce agreement in the Civil
Affairs Bureau on that day. In fact, our marriage certificate is still at home," Simon explained with a
smile. He then looked at Nacy with deep and longing eyes.

Nacy smiled back at Simon before turning to them and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, why don't we go
inside to talk about this?"

"Okay," Nathan and Mandy responded at the same time, proving that indeed, the two had a tacit
understanding.

As soon as they entered, the villa was already brightly lit, and Lillian had already gone to bed. The
living room was very quiet as they settled down. Mandy then walked towards the kitchen to heat up
glasses of milk everyone.



"Huh, so you two faked a divorce. But, why didn't you tell me or even your sister-in-law?" As they sat
down, Nathan immediately asked with displeasure in his voice. Despite the calmness and composure
in his tone, Nathan was still obviously a little angry.

As a matter of fact, Nathan and Mandy had been a little annoyed about what happened between Nacy
and Simon, but they didn't expect that the two had the guts to fool everyone.

"Well, isn't it better to carry out the plan with fewer people knowing about it? Else, it won't be such a
secret," Nacy said casually as she leaned comfortably against the sofa.

"So... Did you two fail with your plan?" just hearing their conversation, Mandy asked as she walked into
the living room, carrying a tray with four cups of hot milk on it. In fact, she was only guessing, but when
seeing the sullen look on Nacy's face, she confirmed that their plan was not successful.

Although Nacy was a renowned actress, she was still childish and immature. When she was not on
stage or in front of the camera, all of her emotions would be shown on her face and could be easily
read, especially in front of her family. She was not that good at concealing her true feelings when it
came to real matters such as this.

She lowered her head in depression before she leaned on Simon's shoulder. With a sigh, she said,
"Alas… We still failed. You see, Bonnie is just too cunning."

"Honestly, I don't think Bonnie is clever. She only has a pretty face and no intelligence," Nathan said
with conviction. This time, the look in his eyes was cold and sharp like a dangerous sword ready to be
wielded.

As a matter of fact, in terms of IQ, Bonnie was absolutely no match for Eve. Eve was the kind of girl
who liked showing off her wit by playing tricks.



"Tell me what happened. How did your plan fail?" Mandy asked as she placed the tray on the table
before she handed each of them a cup of milk.

Simon patiently answered Mandy's question and told them about their plan. Then he looked at Nathan
quietly as he sat on the sofa, waiting for him to give them ideas.

"Well, Simon, to tell you the truth, I am very much aware that Nacy is reckless, but I did not expect that
you have become so reckless as well. You obviously knew that the bottle of perfume is the key, so why
did you carelessly bring up the matter of the perfume? Even though Bonnie is not as clever as you all
think, she is definitely not a fool. She will immediately think that something has gone wrong. Then
again, according to your reasoning, that bottle of perfume does have some problems," Nathan said
slowly and carefully with his Adam's apple moving up and down.

"Well, that's true. I don't fancy perfume, but not to the point that I will feel dizzy when I get a scent of
one. However, every time I took a sniff of Bonnie's perfume, I suddenly felt dizzy and nauseated. Isn't
that a sign of miscarriage? If that's the case, I understand everything now," Nacy added and heaved a
deep sigh.

"Well then, the key is now to find out the origin of that perfume. As long as we figure that out, we will
know whether or not it is really that harmful to those who smell it," Mandy said as she held the warm
glass in her cold hands after taking a sip of milk.

Nathan looked at Mandy with a sense of appreciation in his eyes. His woman was indeed quick-
minded. She had thought the same as he did.

"Yes, you sister-in-law is right. We need to find where that perfume came from, so we could get our
answers," Nathan agreed with a smile and a nod.

"Then, how do we investigate?" Nacy asked with a frown.




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