Let's Start All Over Again, Shall We (Maggie and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8 The Cruel Reality

With this in mind, a cold glint flashed in Maggie’s eyes. After stealing her jade pendant and assuming her identity, Vanessa enjoyed the love of the Adams while colluding with Joseph to plot against them. In this life, she would not let Vanessa’s schemes succeed! Bringing herself back to reality, Maggie dialed Leo Caleb’s number on her phone.

“Leo, do you know any experts who can customize jade pendants? I want to order one.”

The Calebs were the wealthiest family in Aquapolis. Although Leo was the illegitimate son of the Calebs, his status allowed him to maintain good relationships with both the affluent and the commoners.

“Send me the quality, style, and color of the jade you want.”

A warm male voice came from the other end, a voice she hadn’t heard in a long time, causing Maggie to feel somewhat dizzy. After a long silence, Leo spoke again, “Maggie?”

“It’s nothing. Just…hearing your voice feels good.”

What happened to Leo in her previous life? In her previous life, after discovering her relationship with Nathael, Leo had always been against him. Even though he was no match for Nathael, he still caused a lot of trouble for him, leading to a tense relationship between the two.

Later, when she became blind and her face disfigured, Leo wanted to take her away, but Nathael insisted on marrying her and refused to let her go. The feud between the two deepened, and in the end, Leo died in a car accident on the day of her wedding to Nathael. Because of this, she blamed all the faults on Nathael, and her hatred for him increased to the point where it was impossible to erase.

“Did someone bully you?”

Sensing something was wrong, Leo extinguished the cigarette in his hand, stood up, and walked out of the private room, finding a quiet and open terrace.

“No, it’s just that I suddenly realized that the truth…is always cruel. So cruel that…sometimes I feel unbearable.”

Maggie had so much she wanted to say, but she didn’t know where to start. Fortunately, besides the despicable people like Joseph, Sierra, and Vanessa, she also had loyal friends like Leo and Mia Gatlin.

Leo frowned. “What happened, Maggie?”

Maggie remained silent momentarily, then said softly, “I just found out that the Camerons’ so-called kindness towards me was a calculated deception from the beginning.”

She didn’t say much, but she believed that Leo would understand. After ending the call, Maggie stared blankly at the night sky for a long time. In her previous life, she had aided the tyrant, killed her own family, and was used and betrayed by the Camerons, whom she trusted the most. What about Nathael? Was he afraid she couldn’t bear the cruelty of the truth, worried that she would live the rest of her life in endless regret and resentment, so he never explained? He would rather be the one she hated, carefully protecting her feelings and weaving a beautiful dream.

“Fool,” Maggie said softly, her eyes slightly moistened.

After a while, she found Nathael’s number and sent him a message: “Don’t let the wound get wet. Change the dressing on time.”

Nathael, who was dealing with documents, looked at the content of the message and remained silent for a long time until Alex brought several new contracts.

“Sir, the files that Ms. Adam copied from your computer…” Alex didn’t finish his sentence.