Female Novel
Chapter 402
Chapter 402
Nathan fell into a momentary silence.
Instead of questioning how Mila had learned of his accident, he nervously asked, “Chubs, are you outside?”Mila replied casually, “Yeah, | was on my way to meet Sienna and spotted you guys.”
With concern etched into his voice, Nathan asked, “Do you have a bodyguard with you? Is Phoebe there?”Mila paused briefly before replying, “I’m alone. | didn’t bring anyone.”
Nathan's urgency grew as he pressed, “Share your location with me. I'll send someone over immediately.”Once more, Mila fell silent, realizing Nathan hadn’t been concerned about her question at all.
Despite her worries about his car accident, he hadn’t mentioned a word about it. Instead, he showed more concern for hersafety.
“Nate, everything's fine. I’m just meeting up with a friend,” Mila reassured him, hoping to alleviate his concern. “Phoebe will joinme shortly.
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Nathan scolded Mila with a tone that struck a balance between sternness and care, resembling that of an older brother. “Nexttime you go out, you need to inform me. You can’t There must always be someone with you, understood?”
Feeling chastised, Mila mumbled, “Understood. And what about you?”
Nathan exhaled slowly before remembering to update her on his situation. “l was rear—ended by another car, but thankfully, it'snothing serious.
Concern filled Mila’s voice as she asked, “Are you injured?”“No, I’m okay,” Nathan reassured her.
A twinge of jealousy pricked at Mila as she recalled Nathan holding hands with Fenna. She wanted to broach the subject butfound herself at a loss for words.
In that moment of hesitation, Fenna’s playful yet sarcastic voice cut in, “Seems like even a spare tire needs emotionalmaintenance these days. With the way she fusses over you, when are you going to consider upgrading her from just a backupplan?”
As Mila overheard these words, her heart went numb.
When had she ever regarded Nathan as a mere backup plan?
Was Fenna inadvertently causing trouble?
Mila suppressed a sigh and whispered, “Nate, is that constant buzzing noise from Fenna?”Nathan looked puzzled. “You heard that?”
Mila managed a wry smile and retorted, “Would you have preferred me not to?”
“That’s not what | meant,” Nathan clarified.
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Mila’s mood darkened as she said, “How close does she have to be to eavesdrop on our conversation? Even her voice seems toget picked up by the microphone.”
Nathan paused, the silence stretching uncomfortably.novelbin
Mila couldn’t help but wonder what Nathan was doing. Was he muting the microphone to speak with Fenna?
Her mood soured further. She felt helpless in the face of Fenna’s tendency to overstep boundaries and manipulate situations.She could only hope that Nathan would see through Fenna’s behavior and maintain some distance.However, what Nathan said next left her speechless.
“Chubs, Fenna has a habit of beingcasual with her words. Hei teeenecomment wagnet Ingato offendyou! twas just a joke between us,not directed at you.” The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Mila responded with a disdainful snort, choosing to stay silent.ore!!
Not getting any reaction from her,Nathan started to feel uneasy ape,Clarified once moreye&nhatand | areclose aencts, almost like siblings.Sometimes she doesn't filter whatshe says to me, either. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Mila let out a scornful snort, unableto tolerate it any longer. Sh omresponded finn, Pie) Very well, |wish You and your ‘sibling—like’relationship all the best then.” Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
With that, she promptly ended the call.