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.

felt natural then. But things were

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

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

your take on it?”

Natalie was silent.

this man’s intention now? Was he expressing his

likely at this

but she was clever. Instead of directly answering

“What about you?

Hah, take that!

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

clever little fox!”

expect me to

crucial moment, couldn’t he

wasn’t just anyone who would give a decisive

his

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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of resilience to have

endure emotional coldness.

pause, just when Natalie thought

laughter seemed somewhat

so funny?”

she

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

was funny because she

logic in this, and Natalie found

beef, Irwin said, “I

terrified of

Natalie stayed silent.

and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that their

right, I

It was more than just fear. She downright dared not

was absolutely afraid to approach

to make

as he glimpsed fear

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

composure. She raised the red wine glass before

A previous life, huh?

thing would have seemed surreal in the real world,

impossible.

had

a dream; in it, every event was

with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin, and Caleb.

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