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Chapter 41 I Have A Secret

Maggie’s face brightened with a radiant smile. “Mr. Harris?”

“Get in the car,” Nathael said in a deep voice.

Maggie nodded and glanced across the street at Joseph, who anxiously waited for the traffic to clear so he could cross. Without hesitation, she entered Nathael’s car.

Why did he return?

In her previous life, she had also encountered Nathael, but during that time, he had come back to the country early to attend a banquet hosted by Sierra.

But today..

“When did you come back, sir? Weren’t you supposed to be overseas?” Maggie tilted her head, looking at him with confusion.

Nathael’s gaze swept over the woman in front of him. Her hair was loosely tied up, with a few strands. falling due to her hurried run, giving her a relaxed and casual appearance. Her cheeks were flushed, probably from drinking too much, making her look slightly foolish.

As she tilted her head to look at him, her eyes sparkled like precious gemstones.

The car’s dim lighting couldn’t conceal the radiant skin under the strapless dress. The thin fabric made Nathael involuntarily frown.

Maggie patiently awaited an answer, her eyelids growing heavy.

Nathael didn’t respond. Instead, he observed her slightly unfocused eyes and said slowly, “You’ve been drinking

Maggie was slow to react, but she obediently nodded.

I did…”

Before Nathael could react, Maggie suddenly leaned forward and threw herself into his arms, clinging to him like an octopus. She grabbed his collar and whispered, “Nathael, did you miss me?”

Nathael instinctively held her slender waist to prevent her from slipping.

He stared at the smiling, radiant girl before him, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly, but he remained

silent.

Maggie squinted her eyes, straddled his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and nestled her face in hist neck, whispering, “I missed you too.”

Nathael’s elegant fingers paused, and his whole body stiffened slightly.

moment she saw him, all her defenses dropped, and she was no longer

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singles further into his arms, feeling the familiar warmth and strength.

long time, his large

cheek pressed against his shoulder,

drowsy, the warmth in the car and Nathael’s body temperature

she murmured his

responded softly, restraining the intense

had fallen asleep. When Nathael thought she wouldn’t speak again. Maggie suddenly opened her

waiting for what she would say

at him, then whispered, “Actually,

felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his heart, which was about to burst from

am a flower, Maggie said softly.

Nathael was speechless.

her serious and clear eyes, Nathael

next moment, Maggie laughed and said, “Now, I’m going to blossom.”

would have to ensure she drank less in the

watched his boss indulge Maggie.

what kind of background this

maybe Alex in Afriland knows, Maggie thought to herself.

to sleep in Nathael’s

time, her phone

about the situation, the rest were all from

phone and turned

car nlayed softly at the dim liebtc nurcide illuminated the bustling

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moment, the world

view of Aquapolis to

the residential area where Maggie lived.

under his breath, but he

times, Maggie finally woke up with a furrowed brow.

asleep. As soon as she moved, she felt a splitting headache. and a dull throbbing

we home?” she asked softly, her voice