The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1003

“Are you really dumb, or are you just playing dumb?” Samuel probed, his voice even hoarser than before.

“I'm not playing dumb!” Natalie snapped back. I genuinely want to be physically close to him. I'm not putting on an act, nor do I have ulterior motives!

Samuel pursed his lips as he turned on the tap and washed off the soap on his hands.

After that, he spun around and met Natalie's gaze, his eyes roaming over her pretty face. “Since you don't get it, I'll have to teach you till you do.”

“What?” Natalie blurted out, a curious twinkle in her eye.

Alas, instead of getting an answer, she felt Samuel grabbing her hips and lifting her onto the marble countertop effortlessly, making her seem even taller than him.

With them staring eye to eye and him positioned between her legs, it was hard not to feel a stir of desires from the intimacy.

Realizing what Samuel was up to, Natalie's cheeks flushed as she gently pushed against his chest. “Samuel, you still have dishes to wash!”

me from washing them?” he whispered,

I distracted you...” Natalie explained. “I only hugged your waist and not your arms. Don't you pin the blame

distracted me when you hugged

“How so?”

my word for it,” he said without thinking. “Even though I've been hiding behind Xander York's mask this whole time, I was always afraid that you'd see

enough by

in the secret room was the only time I threw caution to the wind and had my way with you,” he added, a shining tenderness in his eyes. “I finally let go of my shackles

not have explicitly spelled things out, but there was no doubt his words were dripping

like a fiddle in the past, to the point where she almost thought she had had a change of heart. With that, a fresh swell of rage rose in

I suppose you

response, Samuel merely gave a hum

from thinking she had gotten