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.

to Leo, his eyes deep with intensity. “Thank you, Mr. Caleb, for looking after her. However, I hope next time you will refrain

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harmless, but on closer inspection, one might find his gaze colder than the moonlight, as if he were merely an observer of

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

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prompting her to awkwardly

going home.” Nathael stated firmly,

cast a glance at Leo, then departed with Nathael.

and spoke softly, “Call me if you need

nodded subconsciously, feeling Nathael’s grip

Nathael ushered her into the car, Maggie could distinctly

light of the car, Maggie

jaw was clenched tightly, his pupils were dark, and he exuded an imposing yet

at her and asked in a deep voice, “Is

hard to place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she

this confrontation was unexpected, a dramatic twist of

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

it echoed the many times she had smoothly

clear eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if

lips pressed tightly together, and stared out the window. He pulled a cigarette

from his mouth, tilted her head, and brought her

the view

catch the faint scent of alcohol on her breath mixed with the perfumed

his dark

softly pleaded, “Can you stop

Maggie felt the tears

“Don’t you want to ignore me? Are you tired of me? Or do you think Leo is

but they caused a sharp sting in

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in her seat, turning her head to look

leaving behind

surroundings grew darker, and the black mountain forest enveloped them in

lost in thought. Tears swirled in her eyes, but she managed to keep them

felt congested and

cruel truth that her days were numbered or because of Nathael’s self–mocking

if she had ever provided him with enough security or if she had been the only

life, remembering his fate in

past life made her feel

a curse, burdening him in life and

understood what made her flawed self so valuable

dizzy, she unconsciously leaned back in her seat and

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