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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.

you, Mr. Caleb, for looking after her. However, I hope

rin

on closer inspection, one might find his gaze colder than the moonlight, as if he

was me who asked him

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go weak, prompting her to awkwardly look away.

Nathael stated firmly,

a glance at Leo, then departed

spoke softly, “Call me if you need anything.”

Nathael’s grip on her

into the car, Maggie could distinctly sense his anger.

Maggie turned and

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

asked in a deep voice, “Is this why

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. It won’t happen again.”

this confrontation was unexpected, a dramatic twist

Nathael, it represented her baffling disappearance, her ignoring of

sincere, yet it echoed the many times she had smoothly talked

eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if

he looked away, his lips pressed tightly together, and stared out the window. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and

and brought her bright, expressive face close to his, stopping barely an

not as pretty as the view outside?”

of alcohol on her breath mixed with the perfumed air of the nightclub.

still, silent, his dark eyes quietly observing

you stop being mad? I don’t want you to be upset.”

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

self–mocking as he said, “Don’t you want to ignore me? Are you

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

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lip, fell silent, and obediently leaned back in her seat,

road, leaving behind the noisy crowd and

black mountain forest

lost in thought. Tears swirled in her eyes, but she

heart felt congested and painfully

the cruel truth that her days were

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

but recall her past life, remembering his fate in that life.

life made

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

made her flawed self so

she unconsciously leaned back in her