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 brush it off casually by saying, “No,

him, she

way too obvious that he's lying, but... Well, I guess there's no point in probing any further if

anything you don't feel comfortable talking to Samuel about, do feel free to give me a call! You're his brother, so I'll treat you like my

I will,” Steven mumbled

heart, causing him to clench his fists behind his

it when I questioned him either! I don't understand this! Natalie is such a nice person, so why doesn't he know to appreciate her and be content with

time Samuel returned to the Bowers residence

saw Natalie reading a book

lighting cast a beautiful glow on her gorgeous 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

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