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

before was partly to annoy Cedric, and partly because she and Irwin

real connection.

natural then. But things were

you, right?” Irwin asked, observing Natalie’s

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

what’s your take on it?” Irwin

Natalie was silent.

man’s intention now? Was he expressing his

likely at this

awkward, but she was clever. Instead of

“What about you?

Hah, take that!

he took a sip of his red wine

clever little fox!”

expect me to respond to

moment, couldn’t he provide

she wasn’t just anyone who would give a decisive

his eyes that was hard to read. The casualness he

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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certain level of resilience to

endure emotional coldness.

when Natalie thought Irwin

seemed

so funny?”

what she said amusing?

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

funny because

and Natalie found

piece of beef, Irwin said, “I

You’re terrified of relationships

Natalie stayed silent.

acknowledge that their ten years together couldn’t be erased

I am

more than just fear. She downright dared not

of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid to approach them

enough to make one feel like

as he glimpsed

he could say anything, Natalie asked, “Have you

the red wine glass

A previous life, huh?

would have seemed surreal in the

impossible.

had indeed experienced

in it, every event

with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin, and Caleb. Natalie didn’t

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