Let’s start all over again,shall we?

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Maggie froze for a few seconds, and only then did she notice his calm demeanor, his eyes deep and obscure, apparently unmoved by her seduction.

Her throat tightened, and she found herself momentarily speechless.

his man, who usually succumbed easily to her charms, now appeared frighteningly indifferent.

Despite her efforts to arouse desire, he showed no signs of being swayed.

“Compensate me?” Nathael let out a self–deprecating laugh, his eyes icy.

Maggie couldn’t speak for a long time. She only managed to say, “If you don’t want to, then just forget it.”

The awkwardness of rejection, the embarrassment of her motives being seen through, or perhaps the frustration of her thoughts being a tangled mess–Maggie’s mood couldn’t be worse at this point.

Nathael wasn’t any better.

Maggie lay down on the bed, her back to him, and fell silent.

Nathael swallowed, as if he wanted to say more. In the end, all that came out was “get some sleep..

After the sound of the door being closed and she being left alone in the room, Maggie’s tears fell, betraying her emotions.

She never knew she could be so prone to tears.

Even with her eyes gouged and her beauty destroyed, she had not cried as much in her past life as she had. in these recent days. It felt as if she had tasted every imaginable flavor of sorrow that life could offer.

She’d been rejected, hadn’t she?

At a time when she was willing to advance, but he was not.

Maggie tossed and turned in bed for a long time, but she couldn’t sleep. Eventually, she got up, poured herself a drink, and went to the study to continue working on the brooch she was designing for him.

After some hammering and tinkering, the brooch was nearly complete, with just a few details left to finish.

was a sapphire,

Was he angry?

probably

call came through. Maggie hesitated for a

back in town.”

was soft and pleasant.

pick you up?” Maggie stood up instinctively, but then she remembered that Joyce

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at the airport.

home. Mia mentioned your foot injury: should I come to see you?” Joyce asked warmly, her voice ast refreshing as the air after a

two of you can stay at my place tonight.”

return, Maggie’s sour mood lifted

had a level of recognition, which meant she

Despite her discomfort, she managed to tidy up the room. Later, she requested the delivery of a

hour later, Joyce

figure in a hoodie and cap stood at the door, a large black mask covering her face, her head.

door, tears welled up in

“Joyce!”

her a big hug. Joyce hugged her back, revealing eyes as radiant as dew in the

while, Joyce said

and hat, and

Her eyes

while not stunning individually, combined to create a

lacking in beauty, but Joyce undeniably stood out with an ethereal grace. An aura of detached coolness surrounded her, soothing

type to be admired from a distance but

some wine and will be here soon.” Joyce spoke

flight, dodging fans, and tensed up until now, Maggie couldn’t. help but feel a twinge of sympathy

get the clothes for

them. What happened to your foot?” Joyce asked, clearly

long story.”

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directed the driver, who was carrying an array of wine