Meeting You Was Fate novel Chapter 67

"I've called your supervisor and informed him. He wants you to rest well. He also feels that you shouldn't go back to work until you've fully recovered," Nathan said gently. An involuntary smile crept across his lips that he was oblivious to.

"Supervisor? Which supervisor?" Mandy's big eyes blinked in confusion.

"Tyler." Nathan shrugged casually.

Mandy's cheeks grew hot in embarrassment. She was staring at Nathan, trying to digest his words. Mandy felt that Nathan had no intention of cleaning up her mess.

"What did you tell him?" Mandy asked nervously.

"It's a secret." Nathan was grinning at her.

Mandy's face grew smaller. She wondered if Nathan had told the hospital director about their relationship. If Nathan had made their relationship clear to them, then she would be humiliated at the hospital.

"What's wrong with you? You seem unhappy," Nathan joked as his face broke into a lopsided grin.

"Do you think I can be happy now?" Mandy asked. She looked sad. She lay on her back on the bed and was staring up at the ceiling. Her eyes had lost their twinkle.

"Why are you upset? Do you want our relationship to be a secret?" Nathan knitted his brows in confusion and mocked at her.

"No, I'm not upset. It's just that I don't want others to think that I'm dependent on you for everything," Mandy said, shaking her head vigorously.

Mandy was appointed to the hospital for two reasons. One being her privacy, and the other was because she was assigned to the hospital as soon as she was back after finishing her studies abroad.

If anyone found out about her relationship with Nathan, they would think that she had landed in the job at JR hospital only because of him. She didn't want that. Mandy was young, and many doctors disliked her. She didn't want her relationship to disrupt her peace at the hospital.

"You're my girl. I don't want you to work so hard. Why don't you quit the job and rest? I can see that it's taking a toll on you." Nathan gently touched Mandy's soft face with his warm hands. As the warmth spread all over her cheeks, Mandy realized that the temperature of their relationship had risen again, which she had tried very hard to restrain.

"I love my job, and I'm not interested in anything else. Most importantly, I don't like to remain idle, and I don't want to be just the lover of a rich man!" Mandy said sternly.

"You don't want to be just the lover of a rich man? Am I the rich man?" Nathan narrowed his eyes accusingly. He looked dangerous.

Looking at his bloodthirsty face, Mandy swallowed and mumbled, "I didn't mean that. I just don't want to be a burden to you."

Nathan was aware that Mandy was not good with words. But when he understood what she meant, he grinned because he knew what she was worried about.

"Do you really have no interest in other things apart from being a doctor?" Nathan had an evil grin as the words came out of his mouth like sharp blades that were meant to pierce Mandy. His deep eyes looked like it was brewing up a storm.

Mandy didn't understand what he meant. She felt that his words referred to something else that she couldn't comprehend. She shook her head in embarrassment.

"I met you in the bar the other day, and I saw you playing the piano. You were really good." Nathan sneered. His sharp eyes bubbling with curiosity.

Mandy didn't expect Nathan to ask this question. She was helpless and lowered her head. She didn't want to say anything.

"I don't like playing the piano," Mandy said, shutting her eyes. She was exhausted.

The memories of those days flashed in her eyes. Her breathing had faltered, and everything seemed like a dream. She remembered her bloodstained hands and how painful it was. She could never forget it.

"You say you don't like playing the piano. Can a woman who has absolutely no interest in playing the piano win the golden prize of Midsummer Night's Dream?" Nathan said, hitting the nail on the head. Mandy thought he was contemplating something.

The Midsummer Night's Dream was a piano competition that was held during the peak of summer, and it was held once in five years. Mandy had been the winner of the last piano competition. Although the competition was held during the middle of summer, thousands of people took part in it every time. The contestants were usually young people who loved music and also experienced pianists. Mandy had stood out from all the previous competitors and had taken the entertainment industry by storm.

However, Mandy had left the entertainment circle in less than a year. Since then, Mandy wished to remain invisible. She had refused to accept interviews and had even gotten rid of her piano.

Eventually, Mandy replaced her love for music with medicine. She hadn't told anyone why she wanted to be a doctor. But the truth was that music would always be her first love, and nothing could replace it.

Her long eyelashes were still wet. She remembered the time she stood on the golden stage of the Golden Hall in Vienna. She was playing "Canon in D-major," which wasn't a difficult number. But she had changed the melody of it and played the song in her style. Her love for music was evident when she played it with such passion and ease.

Many people were touched and almost in tears during her performance. The judges unanimously gave her full marks. Mandy had started to learn piano at the age of three and had mastered all the skills at a very quick pace. However, while music was difficult to learn–connecting with the soul of music was the hardest thing about it. She was so passionate about music that a month before the competition, she had shut herself in her room to practice the piano every day. She had done nothing other than play the piano. Daniel couldn't see her torment herself and took her for a walk at the playground.

Inspired by her carefree high school life and her favorite novel "Gone with the Wind," Mandy had composed the entire tune.

Mandy was a sophomore in high school when she had won the competition. Now that five years had passed, it was time for the next Midsummer Night's Dream piano competition to take place. The very thought of it made Mandy laughed at herself. However, the competition had nothing to do with her anymore.

Time was the best healer of all sorrows. Mandy vaguely remembered being welcomed by her fans and reporters at the airport, on her way back home. Although Mandy had never been on any TV shows before, she had become an overnight sensation. Mandy wasn't prepared for it. She had wanted to study and live her life in peace.

Now, no one remembered that she was the one who had won the golden prize of the Midsummer Night's Dream, except her parents.

And at that moment Mandy was taken aback by Nathan's words. She looked sad and dejected, as if her heart was blocked by a thick fog. How much did he know about her past?

Mandy wasn't ready to expose her vulnerability in front of Nathan. She would always hide her scars and keep it safe from everyone.

"Oh, it was just my luck," Mandy answered with a fake smile, hiding her sorrow.