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.”

Natalie truly

annoy Cedric, and partly because she and Irwin

real connection.

then. But

right?” Irwin asked,

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

take

Natalie was silent.

man’s intention now? Was he expressing

seemed likely

was clever. Instead of directly answering

“What about you? What

Hah, take that!

he took a sip of

clever little fox!”

me to respond to a question

moment, couldn’t he provide an

just anyone who would

her had a deep look in his eyes that

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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certain level of resilience to have a husband like this, something

endure emotional coldness.

when Natalie thought Irwin wouldn’t respond, he

seemed somewhat

funny?” Natalie

what she said amusing?

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

was funny

no logic in this, and Natalie found it a bit

bite into a piece of beef, Irwin said, “I know that you’ve

terrified of relationships

Natalie stayed silent.

had to acknowledge that their ten years together couldn’t be

I am

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

of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid

of those experiences was enough to make one feel like

glimpsed fear and sorrow in Natalie’s

Natalie asked, “Have you ever experienced the taste of being burned

she had lost her composure. She raised the red wine glass before her and

A previous life, huh?

of such a thing would have seemed surreal in the real

impossible.

had

in it, every event

life trajectory changed with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin,

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