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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, I hope next time you will refrain from involving her in such dangerous

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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 observer of the world, detached from everything around him.

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

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weak, prompting her to awkwardly look away.

Nathael stated firmly,

Leo, then departed with

waved at her and spoke softly, “Call me if you need anything.”

subconsciously, feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist tighten simultaneously.

Nathael ushered her into the car,

car, Maggie turned and stealthily observed Nathael’s stern profile.

exuded

deep voice, “Is this why

was low but imbued with a sternness that was hard to place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she lowered her head in a

confrontation was unexpected, a dramatic twist of

disappearance, her ignoring of calls, and even her shutting off her phone.

and sincere, yet it echoed the many times she had smoothly talked her way out of

studied her clear eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if her remorse was genuine.

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

mouth, tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face close

as pretty as the view outside?” Maggie asked,

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

still, silent, his dark eyes

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

to ignore her, Maggie felt the tears might start

to ignore

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

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Tired of

lip, fell silent, and obediently leaned back in

the mountain road, leaving behind the

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

window, lost in thought. Tears swirled in

heart felt congested and

unclear whether it was because of the cruel truth that her days

she had been the only

help but recall her past life, remembering

life

like a curse, burdening him in life and even in death.

understood what made her flawed self so

unconsciously leaned back in her seat and drifted