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.

she had the blood sample sent to the research center over at Dream. She did not have much of an appetite by that time

out to the balcony to catch some air in the hope

Natalie’s body temperature and at the

lost in thought, she did not even notice Samuel pushing his way

here in the cold all by yourself?” The man’s voice coming from behind her contained at least

turned to the sight

ten? It’s only nine right now…” Natalie had a look of sheepishness about her as she spoke in a

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 elements like this until

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

the sash around her

her lip and whined, “Could

you thinking,

defiant mood. “Why… What are you stripping

wrapped his arm around her hip and lifted

“Samuel…”

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