The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1034

Billy hesitated briefly before nodding. “Understood, Mr. Bowers.”

Likewise, the apprehensiveness was palpable on Natalie's face when she regarded the floor bound and trembling Heidi.

When Samuel noticed that Natalie did not seem ready to leave, he clasped her diminutive hands within his own large mitts. “What's on your mind, Nat?”

Biting down on her lip, Natalie did not know what to say. Heidi had it coming to her and isn't deserving of my sympathy. And had Samuel not taken precautions, I might have suffered greatly at her hands even if I managed to escape. Though it seems fair for Samuel to give her a taste of her own medicine now, the fact remains that Heidi's background is exceptional. No matter how deplorable she may be, she is still the daughter that Geert had recently reunited with.

Her mind continued to race.

Previously, when Samuel was not around, Geert could only be upset with her if he wanted someone to be upset with for whatever she did. With Samuel's intervention, I fear that Geert might now direct his own ire toward him and the Bowers family that is centered around him instead. Seeing how closely the Bowers has been in collaboration with Loang, the Bowers family could face massive losses if the Leitzes wanted to make life difficult for him. There is no need for Samuel to forsake so much goodwill for my sake.

in Loang. Our position will only grow in significance as soon as my sister becomes wedded to Prince Jonathan, the leader in the race to become the heir apparent to the crown. You should know that no matter what I did before, you'd be tarnishing the reputation of the Leitz family for daring to treat me this way! My

hand only grew tighter, and he swiftly turned to

sake of a woman? Never have women gotten the better of wealth and power from even the most wonderful romances. This has been

no money, but it would if I were to lose her. Hurting her is akin to hurting me, and a transgression against her

out of the secret room and exited that restaurant without ever looking

but none could have imagined the

around her, Natalie felt the world

within Samuel's palm

Samuel led Natalie back to the car, then away and

his meal, spotted Natalie walking out of the restaurant holding hands with a

that her? That woman who I met once in