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.

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

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contrast to Nathael’s. They appeared gentle and harmless, but on closer inspection, one might find his gaze colder than the

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

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go weak, prompting her to awkwardly look

we’re going home.” Nathael stated firmly, gripping

Leo, then departed with Nathael.

and spoke softly, “Call me if you

feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist tighten simultaneously.

her into the car, Maggie could distinctly sense his

the car, Maggie turned and stealthily observed Nathael’s

and he exuded an imposing

a deep voice, “Is

tone was low but imbued with a sternness that was hard to place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she lowered her head in a gesture of guilt, murmuring, I was wrong.

this confrontation was unexpected, a dramatic twist

ignoring of calls, and even her

the many times she had smoothly talked

to determine if her remorse

tightly together, and stared out the window. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and

the cigarette from his mouth, tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face close to his, stopping

pretty as the view outside?” Maggie asked, moving

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

silent, his dark eyes quietly observing her.

within her, Maggie softly pleaded, “Can you stop being mad? I don’t want you

felt

you want to ignore me? Are you tired of me? Or do you think Leo is better?”

sharp sting in Maggie’s nose as tears began to well up in

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in her seat, turning her head to look out the window.

the mountain road, leaving behind the noisy crowd and the lights.

the black mountain forest enveloped them in

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

congested and

was because of the cruel truth that her days were numbered or

security or if she had been the only one to hurt him from the beginning to

couldn’t help but recall her past life, remembering his fate in that

her past life made

burdening him in life and

flawed self so valuable in his eyes.

slightly dizzy, she unconsciously leaned back in