The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 321

“Hmm.” Natalie nodded with a noncommittal grunt.

There are plenty of good-looking men in my social and professional circles. However, very few are more handsome than Samuel.

Samuel chuckled in spite of himself.

“Then you’d better keep a close eye on me,” he said affectionately as he squeezed her tighter than before.

Gasping for breath, she slammed her fists on his back. “Why should I? Let go of me. The children are watching!”

The children merely gazed curiously at the couple.

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Samuel begrudgingly let go of the woman in his arms and felt a strange emptiness as soon as he did so.

Meanwhile, Natalie had already walked toward the children who had her surrounded as they were very fond of her.

With her hair lifted by a sudden gust of wind, speckles of gold sunlight glinted through the strands of her hair. With a laugh as gentle as a babbling brook in spring, the children were enamored with her, to say the least.

The four children were clad in identical uniforms of the kindergarten, which consisted of a shirt, pants, and a smart black tie.

had bright, intelligent eyes and features that looked as if they were

arrived behind them at his own

his gaze swept over Natalie and the children,

never have expected this woman to stumble into my life like that six years ago. She has taught me that there’s so

reluctant he felt for her mask to be

face beneath that mask was so devastatingly beautiful,

only man in this world she has eyes for would be

that night keeping the

storyteller. However, Sophia felt the need for a change. “Daddy,” she purred. “Can you tell us a

reject when he saw that Natalie was gazing at him with the same expectant

you really want

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five of them

at work, most of his stories revolved around the same theme. Occasionally, there would be an anecdote he was proud of about him defeating

stories to tell,” blurted Samuel,

this story,” Natalie said bossily, delighted at

Samuel.

throat uncomfortably and began telling the tale of the three little

voice was deep and lush, vibrating like the bass notes of a grand piano in the stillness of his spellbound

sounded completely different when