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

to annoy Cedric, and partly because she and

real connection.

felt natural then. But

right?” Irwin asked, observing Natalie’s awkward

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

what’s your take on it?”

Natalie was silent.

man’s intention now? Was he expressing

likely at this

but she was clever. Instead of

about you? What do you

Hah, take that!

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

clever little fox!”

do you expect me to respond

this crucial moment, couldn’t he

just anyone who would give a decisive

in his eyes that was hard to read. The

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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woman must have a certain level of resilience to have a

endure emotional coldness.

pause, just when Natalie thought Irwin wouldn’t

laughter seemed somewhat

so funny?” Natalie didn’t

what she

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

funny because she was

this, and Natalie found it a bit challenging

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

You’re terrified of relationships

Natalie stayed silent.

the existence of any emotions between her and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that their ten years together couldn’t be erased so easily. Pulling out completely was not

right, I am

relationships. It was more than just fear. She downright dared

in terms of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid to approach them

the taste of those experiences was enough to make one feel

eyes flashed as he glimpsed

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

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

A previous life, huh?

such a thing would have seemed surreal in the

impossible.

had indeed experienced

wasn’t a dream; in it, every event

her life trajectory changed with the arrival of Stephen, Irwin, and

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