Let’s start all over again,shall we?

Chapter 239 Tired of Me?

Maggie wished she could immediately find a place to hide, instinctively turning her head away.

Instead, she was met with a chaotic crowd doling out compliments, casually parked luxury cars, and the steep mountain path.

How had he managed to find her?

She had already gotten rid of Nolan.

Feeling somewhat dizzy, Maggie’s mind began to go blank in waves.

“Mr. Caleb, you’re a very skilled driver.”

She overheard Nathael’s voice as he approached and shook hands with Leo.

“Mr. Harris, you’re too kind, Leo responded, his handshake gentle and his demeanour calm.

Closing her eyes. Maggie felt a bittersweet shift from joy to sorrow.

She had been dreading seeing him, but ultimately, he had come looking for her.

Now, her only solace was that Leo had accompanied her, preventing her from breaking down in tears at the sight of Nathael.

“Maggie,” came Nathael’s deep voice from behind her.

Bracing herself. Maggie turned around, her vision blurry as she faced him. “Nathael.”

His dark eyes intently focused on her, he slowly asked, “Are you having fun?”

“It’s okay…” Maggie replied, feeling an inexplicable guilt as she uneasily examined his expression.

Would he be angry!

Would he be upset?

The brief moment of bravado she had felt when turning off her phone had now dissolved into anxiety and

unease.

“I’ll take you home,” Nathael declared, reaching out to grab her wrist and gently pulling her to his side.

Maggie didn’t speak, she simply thought for a moment and nodded in response.

after her.

rin

might find his

quickly interjected, “It was me who asked him to take

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weak, prompting her to awkwardly look away.

going home.” Nathael stated firmly, gripping

glance at Leo, then departed with

at her and spoke softly, “Call

feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist tighten

car, Maggie could distinctly sense his

Maggie turned and stealthily observed Nathael’s

tightly, his pupils were dark, and he exuded an imposing yet restrained presence,

her and asked in a deep voice, “Is this why you turned off

place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she lowered her head in a gesture of guilt, murmuring, I was wrong. It won’t happen again.”

unexpected, a dramatic twist

represented her baffling disappearance, her ignoring of calls, and even her shutting off her

sincere, yet it echoed the many times she had smoothly

eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if

and stared out the window. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and placed it between his

reached out, plucked the cigarette from his mouth, tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face close to his, stopping barely an inch from his handsome

view outside?” Maggie asked,

the faint scent of alcohol on her breath mixed with the perfumed air of the nightclub.

his dark

rising within her, Maggie softly pleaded, “Can you

Maggie felt the tears might start at any

he said, “Don’t you want to ignore me? Are you tired of me? Or do you think

caused a sharp sting in

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silent, and obediently leaned back in her seat, turning her head

along the mountain road, leaving behind the

and the black mountain forest enveloped them in silence and

thought. Tears swirled in her eyes, but she

congested and painfully

was unclear whether it was because of the cruel truth that

she had ever provided him with enough security or if she had been the only one to hurt him from the beginning to the end.

couldn’t help but recall her past life, remembering

life made her feel

like a curse, burdening him in life and even

never understood what made her flawed self

leaned back in her