The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 588 Busted By Samuel

“This is extremely dangerous, Effie, so pretend you’ve never heard anything that we said and don’t get yourself involved,” Natalie cautioned. “I’m your superior, so this is a direct order that you are to comply with without question.”

“Understood.” Effie remained worried for Natalie. “But what about you, Boss?”

Seeing Effie getting her own brow in a knot out of concern for her, Natalie’s lips lifted into a grin. “I’ll try to be careful.”

Natalie departed from the Major Crimes Unit with a lot on her mind, for it was not as though she had not thought about the things Effie mentioned before.

Back in the warehouse, Natalie had seen Melissa gunned down by Joshua with her own eyes. Hence, her intention for wanting Gerald to covertly conduct an autopsy on Melissa was to ascertain the truth.

With the outcome of the autopsy inconclusive, the only thing that was certain was that the person behind all of this was even more well-hidden and dangerous than she had anticipated.

Now, the plot had thickened to the point that she was not even sure why she herself became a target for the mastermind.

But seeing how her counterpart enjoyed playing hide and seek and being as well concealed as he was, she did not mind putting in the work to ferret him out.

not have much of an appetite by that time as she was still bogged down

clear her mind either, thus Natalie went out to the balcony to

body temperature and at the same

lost in thought, she did not even notice Samuel

cold all by yourself?” The man’s voice coming

to the sight of Samuel’s deep-set

say that you won’t be back before ten? It’s only nine right now…” Natalie had a look of

wound up in a furrow. “It should have been ten, but I drove a little faster than usual because I wanted to get home earlier. Was I to return as scheduled, would you have stayed out here, exposing yourself to the

talking, he grabbed Natalie by the hand and dragged her off the balcony

to tug at the sash around her

bit her lip and whined, “Could

you thinking,

the frowning Natalie into a defiant mood. “Why… What are

lips and without answering, wrapped his arm around her hip and lifted

“Samuel…”

said nothing. Instead, he forcefully carried her into the bathroom, placed her in the tub,