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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,

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expression remained cool, his pale eyes a stark contrast to Nathael’s. They appeared gentle and harmless, but on closer inspection, one might find his gaze colder than the moonlight, as if he were merely an

Nathael spoke, Maggie quickly interjected, “It was me who

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weak, prompting her to

stated firmly, gripping her hand tightly.

glance at Leo, then departed with Nathael.

her and spoke softly, “Call

nodded subconsciously, feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist

car, Maggie could distinctly sense his

dim light of the car, Maggie turned and stealthily observed

and he exuded an imposing yet restrained

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

welled up, and she lowered her head in

this confrontation was unexpected,

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

echoed the many times she had smoothly talked her way

clear eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if

lips pressed tightly together, and stared out the window. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and placed it between

plucked the cigarette from his mouth, tilted her head, and

pretty as the view outside?” Maggie asked, moving

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

dark eyes quietly observing

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

continued to ignore her, Maggie felt the tears might start

ignore me? Are

words weren’t particularly harsh, but they caused a sharp sting in Maggie’s

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bit her lip, fell silent, and obediently leaned back in her seat, turning her head to look out the window.

along the mountain road, leaving behind the noisy crowd

mountain forest

gaze out the window, lost in thought. Tears swirled in her eyes, but she

heart felt congested and painfully swollen.

that her days were numbered or because

she had been the only one to hurt him from the

life,

of her past life

she seemed more like a curse, burdening him in life and

what made her flawed self so valuable

slightly dizzy, she unconsciously leaned back in her seat and drifted into sleep..