Chapter 137 Isabella Is Really Blind

Natalle maintained her professional image as a career woman. She started caring less about who she dined with, influenced in part by Stephen,

As a result, no one dared to write about her recklessly.

In the car, Irwin was driving, and Natalie sat in the passenger seat.

Irwin casually asked, “Did your uncle go back?”

“Yeah, he was supposed to leave earlier, but he stayed here for a few more days because of me.”

Also, because of the Johnson family!

Rebecca and Benjamin had been aggressively trying to drive her out of Verde City before this, and the

situation had been hysterical!

With how they acted, Natalie could anticipate the relentless pursuit she would face if she truly left Verde

City.

“Well, you do make people worry, Irwin remarked.

Natalie felt a bit embarrassed. “Not really.

“You look the part.”

Natalie was speechless.

Okay!

She acknowledged that her petite stature did give off an impression of someone who might need extra

Care.

She was too short, making it seem like anyone could bully her. Back in the Johnson family, people used to think they could pick on her as if she were still a child!

Fair enough,” she admitted

her conceding, Irwin couldn’t help but find it amusing. How could such a small person dare to with the Johnson family, who resembled a group of fierce tigers?

afraid of being toin apart?

They sat facing ach othe

“Wasn’t Caleb supposed to join us?” Natalie asked.

Irwin checked the time on his watch. “When I went to pick you up, Caleb said he had a lunch appointment

and couldn’t make it.”

“Oh, I see.”

truly felt

meals alone with Irwin before was partly to annoy Cedric,

real connection.

felt natural then. But

Jarvis told you, right?” Irwin asked, observing Natalie’s

Natalie nodded. “Yes.”

your take on

Natalie was silent.

this man’s intention now? Was he expressing

seemed likely at

awkward, but she was clever. Instead of directly answering Irwin’s

“What about you?

Hah, take that!

an eyebrow at her counter. Then, he took a sip of his red

clever little fox!”

do you expect me to

moment, couldn’t

wasn’t just anyone who would give a decisive

deep look in his eyes that was hard to read. The casualness

vanished, replaced by seriousness.

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level of resilience to have a husband

endure emotional coldness.

pause, just when Natalie thought Irwin

seemed somewhat

so funny?”

she

“You’re very clever!”

Natalie was speechless.

funny because

Natalie found it a bit challenging to accept

into a piece of beef, Irwin said,

terrified of relationships

Natalie stayed silent.

between her and Cedric, she had to acknowledge that their ten years together couldn’t be erased so easily. Pulling out completely was not as

right, I am

was terrified of relationships. It was more than just fear. She

relationships, Natalie was absolutely afraid to approach them at

the taste of those experiences was enough to make one feel like they

flashed as he glimpsed fear and sorrow in

could say anything, Natalie asked, “Have you

lost her composure. She raised the

A previous life, huh?

of such a thing would have seemed surreal in the real world,

impossible.

she had indeed

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