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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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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

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

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prompting her to awkwardly look

Nathael stated

at Leo, then departed with Nathael.

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

subconsciously, feeling Nathael’s grip on her wrist

her into the car, Maggie could distinctly sense his anger.

dim light of the car, Maggie turned and stealthily observed

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

and asked in a deep voice, “Is this why you turned

eyes welled up, and she lowered her

her, this confrontation was unexpected, a dramatic twist of

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

it echoed the many times she had smoothly talked her way out of past predicaments.

her clear eyes, struggling momentarily to determine if

out the window. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and placed it between

plucked the cigarette from his mouth, tilted her head, and brought her bright, expressive face close to

as the view outside?”

could now catch the faint scent of alcohol on her

remained still, silent, his dark eyes quietly observing her.

within her, Maggie softly pleaded, “Can you stop being

felt the tears might start at any moment.

you want to ignore me? Are you tired of me? Or do

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

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

sped along the mountain road, leaving

darker, and the black mountain

window, lost in thought. Tears swirled in her

heart felt congested and painfully

truth that her days were numbered

she had ever provided him with enough security or if she had been the only

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

life made her

a curse, burdening him

understood what made her flawed self so valuable in his eyes.

in her