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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 activities.”

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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

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

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prompting her to awkwardly look

stated firmly, gripping

Leo, then

at her and spoke softly, “Call me if you need

feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist tighten simultaneously.

ushered her into the car, Maggie

car, Maggie turned and stealthily observed

and he exuded an

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

place. Maggie’s eyes welled up, and she lowered her head in a

her, this confrontation was unexpected, a

represented her baffling disappearance, her ignoring of calls, and even her

apology seemed docile and sincere, yet it echoed the many times she had smoothly talked her way out of past predicaments.

studied her clear eyes, struggling momentarily to

together, and stared out the window. He

swift motion, Maggie reached out, plucked the cigarette from his mouth, tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face close to his, stopping

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

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

dark eyes quietly observing

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

he continued to ignore her, Maggie felt the tears might

as he said, “Don’t you want to ignore me? Are you tired of me? Or do you think Leo

harsh, but they caused a sharp sting in Maggie’s nose as

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and obediently leaned back in her seat, turning her head to look

sped along the mountain road, leaving behind the

mountain forest enveloped them in

continued to gaze out the window, lost in thought. Tears swirled in her

felt congested and painfully

was because of the cruel truth that her days were numbered

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

life, remembering his fate in

her past life made her feel

seemed more like a curse, burdening him

her flawed self so valuable

slightly dizzy, she unconsciously leaned back in her seat