Chapter 307 Guardians in the Shadows

Irwin glanced at her with a serious glint in his eyes.

Taking her small hand again, he gently rubbed her icy fingertips.

“Before Leon investigated Bianca, all traces of her work were erased.”

“You knew about that too?”

“Nat…!”

“Irv, I told you, right?”

“What?”

“Withdraw the people you have around me!”

Natalie felt very uncomfortable with such comprehensive monitoring. Even though she knew Irwin had no malicious intent, she disliked it.

At this moment, she even expressed strong resistance.

Irwin looked at her. In his eyes, there was a habitual indulgence. However, this kind of indulgence was so profound that it was impenetrable.

Natalie didn’t like this feeling at all.

Irwin said, “I’m not at ease when he’s around!”

Irwin was referring to Cedric!

Without waiting for Natalie to speak, Irwin continued, “Do you remember how bad the rain. was that day when you drove? Didn’t you ever wonder why you were fine? Did you think it was a coincidence?”

“You…”

Natalie looked at Irwin in shock, evidently unable to believe it.

That day on the road, she could hardly see anything clearly. She could only see the car in front of her, and it was only because it had been flashing its hazard lights.

The car was going in the same direction as her, so she followed those hazard lights until the split at Peach Garden, where the car finally left.

She thought it was a coincidence that the car had gone to the same place as her. She also thought the person in the car had an emergency and had been using the hazard lights for

convenience:

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But now, when Irwin mentioned it, a simple sentence instantly overturned all her protests.

“But by having someone constantly watch me like this, I…”

“Have I ever harmed you in any way?

“No!”

had never done anything

monitored in such a comprehensive way made her uncomfortable. However, he was also constantly protecting her from

than when she was in Verde City

front of her as

here. After returning to Simeria, Irwin seemed to

all the dangers

“Irv…”

took a deep breath, and her tone had

expect this from

Verde City. Back then, the dangers you faced were insignificant. But now, in your current position, danger can come from

From all directions?!

reality, all the dangers here were more serious and complex than

this moment, Natalie looked at Irwin, unsure of what to say.

“That’s enough of that. I’m here today because of

no

he diverted the topic away from the people he had placed

surveillance of her to the back of her mind.

already been stormy, and it darkened even more once Bianca

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continued, “You’really can’t do anything about

why was she

up, Natalie naturally wanted

finally said, “It’s because of her work.”

“Her work?”

in Verde City, she fought a legal battle

Faye Winters?

name sounded somewhat familiar.

Wait, wasn’t she…

she the second young mistress of the

remember her?”

“Yes, she…”

the Lloyd family’s second son. Later, she supposedly jumped off a building because she

quite a stir in Verde City and was a topic

Bianca had been acting lawyer for Faye’s husband

was because of that lawsuit and

relationship

she the second young mistress

explained, “Lord Malcolm studied in Verde City for a while. Back then,

That was just…

After waiting for several years without seeing him, she thought she couldn’t wait any longer and got

the tighter

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actually break his promise, did he? Something hindered him from returning at the

“Yes.”

Natalie understood

saying it, this

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