The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 850

Steven stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Natalie.

Natalie knew she had hit the nail on the head when she saw his obvious reaction.

“Did you and Samuel get into a fight?”

“No...” Steven replied with a dejected look on his face. If anything, he actually preferred getting into a fight with Samuel than walking in on his dirty deed.

Of course, Natalie was no fool and could tell his response wasn't genuine. “Did Samuel bully you, then?”

Upon glancing at her and meeting her concerned gaze, Steven felt tempted to just tell her the truth about everything. However, he feared that doing so would hurt her deeply as a result. Having that dilemma felt like having a fish bone stuck in his throat, and it was making Steven extremely uncomfortable.

Natalie narrowed her eyes when she saw no response from him. “Hmm?”

to withstand her penetrating gaze, Steven shrugged and tried to brush it off casually by saying, “No, it's nothing like that! I just woke up rather early

believe him, she nodded like

there's no point in probing any further if he doesn't want to

telephone gesture at him as she continued, “If there's anything you don't

right, I will,” Steven mumbled in

heart, causing him to clench his

Natalie is such a nice person, so why doesn't he know to appreciate her and be content with her? Why did he have to lay his hands on a young girl like Luna? Is he not

eleven by the time Samuel returned to the Bowers residence that

room, he saw Natalie reading

face, highlighting her mesmerizing eyelashes and delicate facial features. In that

the sight before him that he didn't feel like doing anything. All he wanted was to burn that image into

knows how much time I have left... I don't know how much longer I'll be able to look