Chapter 323 Can You Stop Pissing Me Off?

Maggie’s heart skipped a heat. A sudden wave of tension washed over her as she glanced at the man standing in front of her.

Clearly, Nathael was testing her,

The flicker of panic in her eyes didn’t go unnoticed. His gaze deepened with probing intensity, and he examined her with suspicion.

Nathael’s hand gripped her chin, and she said in a low, serious voice, “You’re hiding something from me.” The intensity in his eyes was unsettling, making her heart clench.

Maggie couldn’t hold his gaze long for fear of revealing her repressed feelings and secrets.

She was also afraid that the rare moments of warmth and sweetness between them could end in a fight.

Maggie deliberately put on a cold expression and pushed him away. She jumped off the desk and asked coldly. “Are you testing me?”

Nathael’s brows furrowed, and his complexion darkened.

Without turning around, Maggie said with a hint of irritation, “If you don’t trust me, maybe we should just…

Before she could finish, a sharp pain shot through her wrist.

Nathael stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back. He loomed above her, and his darked. eyes contained the rage he suppressed with great effort. Nathael confronted her, asking, “Maybe we

should?

The words ‘break up‘ stuck in her throat, too painful to say out loud. Maggie met his now–cold gaze but couldn’t bring herself to utter those two words.,

She averted her eyes, not wanting to meet his stare, afraid she might break down and cry.

“I just don’t like you testing me,” she said softly.

Nathael’s lips pressed into a thin line, and he said nothing. Despite this, he knew what those unspoken

words were.

She wouldn’t feel tempted to say it aloud if she hadn’t had that thought.

almost

hide the turbulent emotions within. He tried his best to suppress the growing sense of unease

didn’t want to scare her.

that she just didn’t love

least, he had gained so much compared

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her wrist and said in a deep

back. Her eyes welled up with tears. His straight posture and somber silhouette made her heart ache, filling her with a sense

came

At least he’d be mentally prepared. When the day arrived, it wouldn’t be as hard to accept.

atmosphere was tense in the car, with

ate at a restaurant near the

took a few bites

some fish for her, carefully removing the bones and placing them on her plate. “Eat a bit

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to face him. She met his

there were signs of hidden emotions beneath the surface. His face was cold, and his jaw was clenched,

each other in silence;

if

spoon and resumed eating. The food

bites, the two headed into the

of cheerful laughter surrounded her. Maggie felt she had stepped into a different world

to an amusement park before, or at least, she had no memory

of it.

was no recollection of her life before the orphanage, and her time there was devoid of such pleasures. The Camerons took her in and treated her

parties and

bringing her along, she would. enthusiastically agree while privately mocking her. Sierra

who relied on the Camerons for everything, I knew to be sensible and polite.

she

amusement parks.

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