Chapter 17 Making Her Move Chapter 17 Making Her Move " Thank you , thank you - really , thank you so much . " Mandy thanked him again and again , her opinion of Austin climbing several notches . " Now , will you stay and keep me company a while ? " Austin said suddenly . How was she supposed to say no to that ? +10 Free Coins Even though being near him made Mandy feel oddly stifled , she stayed in the private lounge with him until sunset - and even had dinner with him . He'd said he'd have the driver take her home , but when it was time to go , Austin walked up to Mandy's pink Mercedes sports car , opened the door , and got into the driver's seat . Mandy felt it was too much trouble and said , " If you drive me home , how are you going to get back ? " Was she supposed to drive him back ? That'd be a pain . Before she even finished speaking , a stretch Rolls - Royce pulled out from the Yale estate , Austin said , " It's fine . I had my driver take my car over . " So ... what was the point of him doing this ? Was he really acting like some lovesick teenager just to spend a little more time with her ? Mandy's suspicions were quickly confirmed . Her car , which could hit over 200 mph , was being driven at a sluggish twenty . Elderly joggers were slowly passing them . Mandy rolled down the window to let the breeze cool off that hot , prickly feeling inside . " This car doesn't suit you . Let me give you a new one ," Austin suddenly said . Mandy had already taken advantage of him with the old district project . She felt a little guilty . " I'm saying this for your safety . Please , don't turn me down . " They'd only met a handful of times in this life , and he'd already revised his entire project for her . Now he wanted to buy her a car ? If he'd treated her like this in her past life , maybe she would've actually considered him . Back at the Tate residence , Jade and Yvonne rushed to the window when they heard the car pull in , eager to see Mandy's post- rejection humiliation . But when they saw Austin get out of the driver's seat , their expressions froze . After he got out , Austin turned to Mandy and said , " Not going to invite me in ? " Invite him in ? They'd been waiting on her all day. Yvonne quickly jumped in . " Mr. Austin , please come inside ! Come to my house ! " Her house ? This girl really had no sense of boundaries . Austin could see right through her . He ignored Yvonne and spoke to Mandy . 1/2 Chapter 17 Making Her Move " You look so reluctant . I'm teasing . I'm heading off . Get some rest ." Before he left , he reached out and gently ruffled Mandy's hair , so naturally and tenderly it seemed second nature . In a flash , his car was gone , and Mandy turned and walked into the house . " Stop right there ! " Jade's angry voice barked from behind . Mandy slowly turned . " What is it now ? " +10 Free Coins Jade was practically shaking with rage . They'd gone through so much trouble to convince the Yale family Mandy was insane . They'd thought Austin would be disgusted - would even break off the engagement . Who would've thought he'd personally drive her home ? And ruffle her hair like that ? It had only been a few hours , and the two of them already looked so close . " Mandy , you've already taken everything from Yvonne . You said you'd break off the engagement yourself - why haven't you done it ? " Break off the engagement ? There was no way Mandy was going to tell them that even if she let the whole thing rot , she'd never let Yvonne have it . Mandy smiled and said , " I've only just started enjoying life . Don't think I don't know what you're planning - once I cancel the engagement , you'll try to take everything back . But as you saw for yourself , Mr. Austin doesn't believe a word you say . In fact , he treats me quite well . " ; The more she spoke , the wider her smile grew . " Which means , the only way to cancel this engagement ... is if I say so myself ." " You're doing this on purpose ! " Jade shouted , furious . Mandy didn't bother responding . She turned and headed straight back to her bedroom on the second floor . The Tate family's little play had failed . Mandy hadn't been rejected . But the story was far from over . Trevor was livid that the Tates hadn't apologized , choosing instead to write Mandy off as insane to brush things under the rug . Unable to swallow the insult , he cut off all business ties with the Tate family . That move sent shockwaves through their company . John came home exhausted from dealing with the fallout . Meanwhile , Jade was still going on about the engagement . " Darling , I don't know what trick Mandy pulled , but Mr. Austin actually drove her home himself ! It looks like their relationship is getting better . What do we do now ? Do you really think Mandy's going to back out of the engagement herself ? I don't feel good about this at all . Please , help Yvonne think of something ! " John had his hands full trying to keep the company afloat - and now he had to worry about Yvonne's marriage , too . He was reaching his breaking point .