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 felt

partly to annoy Cedric, and partly because

real connection.

But things were

Jarvis told you, right?” Irwin asked,

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

take on it?” Irwin

Natalie was silent.

was this man’s intention now? Was he expressing

seemed likely

a bit awkward, but she was clever. Instead of directly

about you? What

Hah, take that!

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

clever little fox!”

expect me to respond to a

moment, couldn’t he provide

who would

his eyes that

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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a certain level of resilience to

endure emotional coldness.

pause, just when Natalie thought Irwin

laughter seemed

so funny?” Natalie didn’t

she said amusing?

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

was funny because she

in this, and Natalie

beef, Irwin

family. You’re terrified of relationships

Natalie stayed silent.

her and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that

I am

was more than just fear.

terms of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid to approach

the taste of those experiences was enough to make one

he glimpsed fear and sorrow

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

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

A previous life, huh?

would have seemed surreal

impossible.

had indeed

dream; in it, every

changed with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin, and

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