Meeting You Was Fate

"Women can behave very foolishly at times. They can sacrifice everything for the sake of love!" Fiona exclaimed. She thought
very little of Shyla's love for Ethon because it had never been reciprocated.
People lived with too many regrets, pain, and sorrow often accompanying unrequited love or a break-up of lovers.
"Do you pity her?" Ethon asked, raising his eyebrows.
"No, I hate her! It's as the old saying goes, 'Miserable people must have awful attributes!'" Frowning, she shook her head.
Ethon stared at her for a few seconds before suddenly reaching out and pulling her into his arms. Resting his chin on her head,
he rubbed her waist with his other hand. "What are you doing?" Fiona asked in a flirtatious tone.
"Will you marry me, Nana?" Ethon smiled as he narrowed his eyes. He looked serious and intent, the depths of his love evident
in his eyes.
Ethon's was a marriage proposal with neither flowers nor a ring. Fiona had painted the scene of her proposal in her mind ten
million times over, but nothing prepared her for the immense joy she felt when it did finally happen.
However, they were both in the office, and Fiona was stunned into silence. She had never expected that he would propose to her
at work and thought it was very romantic.
"Ethon... Aren't we too young to be getting married so soon?" she asked, stuttering from her excitement.
"You think we are too young? Nana, did you just graduate from kindergarten? Don't you want to marry me?" Ethon was not
bothered at all.
They both loved each other very much. After they had moved in together, they had done what they should and shouldn't have.
Stanley and Madeline who were Fiona's guardians were also aware that she was in a relationship with Ethon. They had no
objections to it. They thought it best to let the two decide what they wanted for their future. It was needless to interfere.
It was just like what happened between Mandy and Nathan several years ago. At first, Madeline had not been in support of their
relationship because at the time, Nathan had a reputation for being a playboy in City A. However, despite lots of troubles early
on, Mandy and Nathan were able to sort out their differences and rebuild their relationship. They were now reunited.
Over the past three years that Mandy had been away, Nathan had paid more attention to Stanley and his wife, as well as the
Zhou Group's business. Thanks to him, the company's assets had increased over tenfold in that time. He'd introduced many

major clients to Stanley, and the Zhou Group and JS International had built up a good collaboration. The Zhou Group had now
become one of the many significant companies in City A. Nathan had done all this for Mandy's sake.
When Mandy and Nathan were dating three years ago, Nathan hadn't paid much attention to the Zhou Group. It was after she
secretly left City A that the business had begun to thrive.
Nathan had carried a sense of guilt in his heart at the time. He was fully aware that Mandy would certainly hate him, but he could
do nothing to change that. After all, he and Sharon had had a brief affair, although that was all in the past. And it was gone
forever!
"Of course, I do! But will your parents agree? You know... It's said that a marriage without the parents' blessing won't be happy
and lasting," frowning, she expressed her concerns in a soft tone.
She had thought about it many times, how nice it would be if his parents could accept her as their daughter-in-law.
"If you marry me, you'll be my wife! My parents will have to give you their blessing. I think they will understand us one day!" He
paused before adding, "Nana, please don't hate my mom. The poor woman never met love in her life. My dad doesn't love her at
all! You know I have a half-brother, Colin. His mother used to be my father's favorite," Ethon related calmly.
"I already know about Colin, but you've never told me that there's no love between your parents." Fiona's face stiffened as a
strange feeling rose in her heart. Ethon's words resonated with her as her parents' marriage had been quite similar. Her father
had also been unfaithful to her mother.
With those memories she had carried with her through all those years, she'd always felt unsafe. Whenever she'd fallen in love,
she'd been guarded about her emotions and never dared to express them. She'd become very good at self-preservation, and
would quickly retreat when she sensed anything amiss. Her situation was much like how an ostrich hides its head in the sand at
any sign of trouble.
"My mother and father have a miserable marriage because it was arranged for them by their parents. Do you think that was true
love? Do you think that a couple who does not love each other can live a happy life?" Ethon said with a deep sigh. As a child,
he'd struggled to understand how his father could keep loving another woman after marrying his mother. Now, it finally made
sense to him.
He imagined that if he broke up with Fiona and married Shyla instead, then Shyla would become a second Monica. But he didn't
want to repeat his parents' mistakes. He wanted to have a romantic relationship with Fiona and stay with her for the rest of their

lives.
"My father once had an affair with another woman, and later my mother did the same. It was emotionally traumatizing for me. I
have often wondered why such a bad thing happened to me," she paused. "Sometimes, I'd go shopping and see those people
who came along with their parents. I used to admire them very much!"
"We were in similar situations when we were young. Now, let's cherish and love each other for the rest of our lives!" Ethon
encouraged, gently stroking her hair. He couldn't help but smile.