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Chapter 78 He Missed Her

When those words came out, Maggie was stunned for a few seconds. Meanwhile, Nathael, opposite her, fell silent.

Dmn it! I’m done!

Why do I have such a big mouth?

I dared to make a dominant and influential person in Aquapolis like him kneel to me. Am I crazy?

Without Nathael saying anything, Maggie felt if she would take a mile if she gave her an inch!

“Maggic.”

After a moment of silence, Nathael suddenly chuckled.

“Uhm? What… what’s the matter?” Maggie was a bit uneasy. She felt he might be so angry that he wanted. to kill her.

“Are you at home?” Nathael couldn’t help but light a cigarette. The pale smoke rises, blurring the outline of a man, softening the coldness on his face, showing a hint of indulgence.

“Not really…” Maggie spoke softly, wondering if he was coming over to deal with her.

Nathael chuckled. “Are you scared?”

“No. I’m scared of you actually coming over to kneel before me. Maggie pouted stubbornly.

She couldn’t back down just because of a few words from him.

“Then you wait.” Nathael’s eyes darkened. He took a few deep drags of his cigarette, extinguished it, put on his coat, and walked out.

Maggie was feeling uneasy, so she hurriedly got up from the table and ran to the window, unable to help but say, “Um… it’s raining outside.”

“I know,” Nathael replied in a deep voice without any extra words.

sleep,” Maggie said

window, wearing a loose–fitting t–shirt, exposing her two slender and symmetrical legs. Her bare feet, now restless, played

that made her a little scared, or maybe it was the burning sensation on her bottom that made her feel embarrassed and

a sense of anticipation, as if it was trying to break free from the constraints of the night, becoming a

and soothing voice, with a deep and clean tone that sounded like the

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throat tightened. Her heartbeat

he want to

to see about me?

Nathael quickly held a brief video conference for two unfinished projects, then called Henry and

look at the rainy night outside the window. The night was dark

the night, and the whole city seemed to

but imagine what she looked like at this moment, probably in a warm room wrapped in a blanket, watching TV or holding a coffee cup while rushing to meet a deadline.

missed her.

the past. He always

that he didn’t hesitate to push aside his work and endure an hour–long journey

Nathael arrived. Maggie

maybe because their last encounter ended sourly. But when

rainy night, with water stains on his shoulders. His deep eyes gazed at h

making it hard for her to

sit?” Nathael spoke first. Behind him was

warmth.

make way for him, and arranged his slippers, muttering, “You said.

a deep voice, “I’m

was heavy, and even though

with him, she couldn’t chase

heard the sound of water in the bathroom. Nathael’s power over people’s hearts was always particularly terrifying. Perhaps he sensed her vulnerability, which he always

then curled up on the sofa to review the assets

to her name:

too busy, filled with the Herschire Cultural Park, the school graduation project, and a few private projects under

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He Missed