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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.

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

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his arms, feeling the familiar warmth and

time, his large hand gradually tightening

looked down at the woman in his arms. Her long eyelashes, her cheek pressed against his shoulder, and her squished face resembled a harmless little animal, making him reluctant

in the car and Nathael’s body temperature almost making it impossible for her to

murmured his

intense desire growing in

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

at her, waiting for what she would say

smiled at him,

and he became extremely nervous. It felt as if all the blood in his

am a flower, Maggie said

Nathael was speechless.

clear eyes, Nathael fell silent.

Maggie laughed and said, “Now, I’m going to

deciding that he would have to ensure she drank less in

was filled with questions as he watched his boss indulge Maggie. His eyes almost popped

anyone tell me what kind of background this

knows,

sleep in Nathael’s embrace.

phone

from a call from Master Cameron inquiring about the situation, the rest were

phone and turned it off.

ther car nlayed softly at the dim liebtc nurcide illuminated the bustling reaffir

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this moment, the world seemed to quiet down.

the night view of

where Maggie lived. A deep

Henry muttered under his breath, but he

three times, Maggie

she felt a

we home?” she asked softly, her voice