Chapter 137 Isabella Is Really Blind

Natalle maintained her professional image as a career woman. She started caring less about who she dined with, influenced in part by Stephen,

As a result, no one dared to write about her recklessly.

In the car, Irwin was driving, and Natalie sat in the passenger seat.

Irwin casually asked, “Did your uncle go back?”

“Yeah, he was supposed to leave earlier, but he stayed here for a few more days because of me.”

Also, because of the Johnson family!

Rebecca and Benjamin had been aggressively trying to drive her out of Verde City before this, and the

situation had been hysterical!

With how they acted, Natalie could anticipate the relentless pursuit she would face if she truly left Verde

City.

“Well, you do make people worry, Irwin remarked.

Natalie felt a bit embarrassed. “Not really.

“You look the part.”

Natalie was speechless.

Okay!

She acknowledged that her petite stature did give off an impression of someone who might need extra

Care.

She was too short, making it seem like anyone could bully her. Back in the Johnson family, people used to think they could pick on her as if she were still a child!

Fair enough,” she admitted

her conceding, Irwin couldn’t help but find it amusing. How could such a small person dare to with the Johnson family, who resembled a group of fierce tigers?

afraid of being toin apart?

They sat facing ach othe

“Wasn’t Caleb supposed to join us?” Natalie asked.

Irwin checked the time on his watch. “When I went to pick you up, Caleb said he had a lunch appointment

and couldn’t make it.”

“Oh, I see.”

truly

with Irwin before was partly to annoy Cedric,

real connection.

then. But

told you, right?” Irwin asked, observing

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

your take on

Natalie was silent.

was this man’s intention now? Was he expressing his feelings? Or was

likely at

felt a bit awkward, but she was clever. Instead of directly answering Irwin’s question,

“What about you? What

Hah, take that!

raised an eyebrow at her counter. Then, he took a sip of his red wine and

clever little fox!”

do you expect me to respond to

this crucial moment, couldn’t

just anyone who

across from her had a deep look in his eyes that was hard to read. The casualness he

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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woman must have a certain level of resilience to have a husband like

endure emotional coldness.

Natalie thought

seemed

so funny?” Natalie

she

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

funny because she

no logic in this, and Natalie found it a bit challenging to

elegant bite into a piece of beef, Irwin said, “I

terrified of

Natalie stayed silent.

any emotions between her and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that their ten years together

right, I

It was more than just fear. She downright dared not touch

terms of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid to approach

recalling the taste of those experiences was enough to make

he glimpsed fear and

could say anything, Natalie asked, “Have you ever experienced the taste of

her composure. She raised the red wine glass before her

A previous life, huh?

of such a thing would have seemed surreal in the real world, something

impossible.

had indeed

in it, every event was

with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin, and Caleb.

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