The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 779

Chapter 779 The Bold Demand

On the following morning, Natalie went to the old Bayer residence according to Thomas’ wishes at the appointed hour.

Although the old house was located in the middle of the city, it had long lost its former grandeur. A dense wall of green creepers had covered the entirety of the red brick wall and blocked the sunlight from reaching indoors, making the house look more gloomy than it already was.

Natalie was not afraid of ghosts and spirits. She pushed open the rusted iron door and strode right in.

As if to prove her wrong, a black cat suddenly jumped out of the unkempt grass with a yowl and made Natalie jump.

After comforting herself with the reasoning that a stray cat would undoubtedly find comfort in the tall, scraggly lawn, Natalie found herself wondering about Thomas’ motives for inviting her to a place where few people came.

As she walked, Natalie kept a wary eye. Before entering the house, she had sent a location link to Samuel who was keeping an eye on her. As added precautions, she had turned on the real-time recording and online transmission functions of her phone.

that he might be tempted

into the yard, she

had last seen him. More than half of his hair had turned white. His face was haggard and worn from the loose skin

their last encounter at the door of Dream’s office building, Natalie had not noticed the stump on Thomas’ left arm. This time, she saw the obvious discrepancy in the length of his left hand compared to his right. As if to complete the puzzling sight,

frowned at once. “What’s

arm had been cut off by a machine. As the

her eyes narrowing further. To her knowledge, businessmen like Thomas did not have any need to operate

factory for an inspection and I… Never mind, that’s not the point. I came to you today because I

straight to

lips and wore an unctuous smile. “I’m your father no matter what, Nat. Can we talk about Dexmed Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical is my life’s blood,” he continued at Natalie’s curt nod, “and I have paid too much for it to be taken

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