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.

deep with intensity. “Thank you, Mr. Caleb, for looking after her.

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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

Maggie quickly interjected, “It was me who asked him

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go weak, prompting her to awkwardly look away.

home.” Nathael stated firmly, gripping her

cast a glance at Leo, then

spoke softly, “Call me if you

grip on her wrist tighten

her into the car, Maggie could distinctly sense his

the dim light of the car, Maggie

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

her and asked in a deep voice, “Is this why you turned off your phone?”

hard to place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she lowered her head in a gesture of guilt, murmuring, I was

unexpected, a dramatic

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

yet it echoed the many times

to determine if her remorse was genuine.

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

tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face

pretty as the view outside?” Maggie asked, moving closer to

alcohol on her breath mixed with

dark

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

to ignore her, Maggie felt the tears might start at any

you want to ignore me? Are you tired of

caused a sharp sting in Maggie’s nose as

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Tired

her lip, fell silent, and obediently leaned back in her seat, turning her head to

along the mountain road, leaving behind the noisy

mountain forest

window, lost in thought. Tears swirled

congested and

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

she had ever provided him with enough security or if she had

past life,

her past life made her

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

what made her flawed self so valuable in his

back in her seat and

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