Chapter 160 Confrontation
Maggie was already aboard her flight at this moment; her phone had switched to airplane mode, and she was unaware of Lucas messages.
Roughly twelve hours later, the plane began its descent.
Maggie closed her book, her eyes a bit blurry from the prolonged reading.
She tidied up her belongings, turning her gaze towards the window.
From high above, the sprawling city resembled a checkered board of dazzling lights. At night, it revealed a different kind of beauty.
After a while, as the plane taxied, passengers began turning on their phones, and Maggie was no exception.
Mia had promised to pick her up, so Maggie planned to call her first.
Her WhatsAp flooded with unread messages shortly after she turned on her phone, with Nathanael’s at the top, followed by Mia’s, Lucas’s, and her teachers.
Crazy Old Fool Nathael wrote, “Touched down yet?!
Maggie smiled. He must have timed his message perfectly, not a minute early or late.
She replied to his text. Landed. All smooth.
Next, Maggie opened Mia’s message. Mia, true to her style, took a clear picture of a flashy red sports car.
It was obvious she was saying she would be waiting there.
Maggie replied with a cartoon GIF of someone kneeling in worship, captioned, 1 bow to thee, almighty
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Then, Maggie saw a string of unread messages from Lucas and suddenly remembered she had forgotten to tell him there was no need to check on Nathael’s whereabouts.
When Nathael called, she hung up abruptly, completely forgetting to tell Lucas about it.
Thinking of this, Maggie rubbed her nose, feeling a little guilty.
When she opened the chat page, the content made her freeze.
Maggie’s eyes drifted to a photo of a man with his eyes closed, lying in a pool of blood, without even reading what Lucas had written.
Her pupils shrank as she quickly opened the picture.
In the background was the Holy Cathedral; the angel fountain statue had collapsed, shattered to pieces, and the man partially obscured by debris was none other than Nathael.
He was still wearing the same white shirt as when they parted, one arm covered in blood and soaked in at glaring crimson hue.
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How could this be?
How could this happen?
He had been fine when we parted!
Her fingers trembled as they swiped through the next few photos–similar scenes of him lying in a pool of blood.
His outline was barely visible in some shots.
But even so, Maggie was sure it was him.
“Liar“”
Her eyes welled up with tears as she remembered those two days when she couldn’t reach him, which started right after he had taken her home.
She had reason to be uneasy–he had sustained an injury.
Maggie didn’t know what he had endured, but the sting of it caused an agonising tightness in her chest.
If only she had seen it sooner, she could have made it to the hospital.
However, she was already back in her homeland.
Her eyes
were glistening with tears. Maggie stared at the photo of Nathael with his eyes shut, the image blurring into the memory of her past life–the moment before her death.
At that time, he was also covered in blood, lying in a pool of blood, surrounded by ruins and desolation as far as the eye could see.
If not for the fact that this time it was his right arm and in her past life it was his left, Maggie might not have been able to distinguish between reality and dreams, between past lives and the present.
She opened Lucas’s message, and a familiar voice came through.
“The day before yesterday, someone chased Nathanael and nearly killed him in Misk City. He’s now in a private hospital. It seems like it was quite the fight..
“But I must admit, the guy’s been extremely fortunate. He’s okay, just not sure if his arm could be saved.
“Why did you want me to check on him? Nathael is too challenging to trace; I stayed up all night.”
Maggie struggled to come up with a response.
She listened absently, filled with a desire to immediately confront Nathael. Why did he deceive her!
And yet, there she was, already back home.
Maggie knew that if she revealed she knew about it, he would be too concerned to rest and would rush back into his wounded state.
It was better to pretend ignorance and allow him the peace of mind to fully recover.
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She felt a sourness and swelling in her chest, with her eyes and nose tingling with a sour sensation. It was a mixture of emotions, indescribably uncomfortable.
She stood for a long time before the airport’s panoramic window, then took a deep breath and dialed Nathael’s number.
The phone rang for a bit. After Alex fitted the earpiece for his boss, he stepped away from the corridor.
“Have you landed safely?” Nathael’s deep voice came through the speaker–not much different from usual. just a tad more hoarse.
“Uh–huh,” Maggie responded softly, her mood still inexplicably low.
Sensing her discontent, Nathael paused before slowly asking, “Are you upset?”
Maggie cheered herself up and mustered a strained smile. She said, “Not really, but it’s already midnight when I landed. I’m a bit sleepy.”
“I’ll arrange for Nolan to drive you home.” Nathael’s voice was warm through the speaker.
“No need. Mia is picking me up; I’m staying with her tonight, Maggie replied softly.
Mention of Nolan led Maggie to fall silent.
Did that young, yet reserved, handsome man sense the danger and decide to send someone to her side?
And if he hadn’t come to protect her, would he have remained unharmed?
Maggie wanted to ask Nathael if he was in pain.
She swallowed back the words as they reached her lips. She feigned she was in a cheerful mood and yawned, “Take a night’s rest and get back to the grind tomorrow.”
“What’s keeping you busy?” Nathael asked patiently.
“I’m representing the school at the national piano competition organized by the university alliance. Practice starts tomorrow, and the preliminary competition will take place soon. Besides that, I have to write a report about this exchange and finish several design drafts.”
Maggie chattered on and on. Nathael didn’t interrupt her. He listened attentively the whole time.
He liked listening to her talk about these trivial matters, especially those related to her.
“You don’t need to rush back. By the time you’re here, I’ll be swamped–too busy even for you. I’m a busy beel” Maggie joked, secretly hoping he knew just how busy she was so that he could focus on healing.
“Good, I have some unfinished business here too; it might be delayed a few more days, Nathael replied with a gentle tone.
Maggie nodded lightly, her foot idly kicking at the railing in front of her.
For a moment, neither seemed to know quite what to say. After a pause, Maggie finally spoke up. “You should get some rest. I’m heading home.”
“Alright, message me when you get there.”
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After ending the call, Maggie let out a sigh, her chest still tight with unease.
Humph. Nathael is such a liar!
For the time being, I won’t confront him due to his injury. I’ll settle the score with him once he recovers and returns.
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