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

Irwin before was partly to annoy Cedric, and

real connection.

But things were different

right?” Irwin asked,

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

what’s your take on it?” Irwin

Natalie was silent.

Was he expressing his feelings? Or was

likely

a bit awkward, but she was clever. Instead of directly answering Irwin’s

“What about you?

Hah, take that!

raised an eyebrow at her counter. Then, he took a sip

clever little fox!”

me to respond to a

moment, couldn’t he

she wasn’t just anyone who would

had a deep look in his eyes that was hard to read.

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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certain level of resilience to have a

endure emotional coldness.

a long pause, just when Natalie thought

seemed somewhat

so funny?” Natalie didn’t

she said amusing?

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

was funny

logic in this, and Natalie found it

Irwin said, “I know that

You’re terrified of

Natalie stayed silent.

and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that their ten years together couldn’t be erased so easily. Pulling out completely was not as simple

right, I am

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

terms of relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid

recalling the taste of those experiences was enough to make one feel like they were suffocating

he glimpsed fear and sorrow in Natalie’s

say anything, Natalie asked, “Have you ever

the red wine

A previous life, huh?

have seemed surreal in the

impossible.

she had indeed

a dream; in it, every

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

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