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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.

she almost

his gaze to hide the turbulent emotions within. He

want to scare

didn’t

so much compared to before.

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her wrist and said in a deep voice, “Let’s go.”

stood there, watching his back. Her eyes welled up with tears. His straight posture and

he came home,

least he’d be mentally prepared. When the

atmosphere was tense in the car, with

later, Maggie and Nathael ate at a restaurant near the amusement park.

appetite. She took a few bites

carefully removing the bones and

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her gaze from the window to face him. She met his

eyes was calm; just like the dark night, there were signs of hidden emotions beneath the surface. His face was cold, and his jaw was clenched,

each other in silence; neither

forever if she

and resumed eating.

few more bites, the two headed into the amusement

entrance. Maggie looked at the dazzling lights, and the sound of cheerful laughter surrounded her. Maggie felt she had stepped

never been to an amusement park before, or at least, she had no memory

of it.

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

typical rich playboy, preferring extravagant parties and nightclubs over childish

of amusement parks, but whenever Ronald suggested bringing her along, she would. enthusiastically agree while privately mocking her. Sierra never actually took her to any of those places.

knew to be sensible and polite. She would always

grew older, she stopped caring about things.

amusement parks.

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