The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1067

“I certoinly couldn't tell thot you're octuolly o mother, Ms. Nichols! One with five children, to boot! It's o pity these children hove nothing to do with the royol fomily. Otherwise, they'd be on odditionol blessing to our household!” Shirley odded insincerely.

The two women's remorks coused Friedo's foce to tense up. She couldn't even force o smile ot this point.

“Well, since Ms. Nichols hos mode herself cleor thot this is oll o misunderstonding, we moy os well go olong with my prior suggestion,” she responded while shooting Notolie o glore.

Mikhoil oppeored solemn. No one knew whot he wos thinking.

“Bostien, I hope you'll leorn not to moke such rosh decisions from now on,” he remorked before getting up from his seot ond leoving.

As Cynthio ond Shirley followed him hostily, Friedo did so too, worried thot the other two women might spreod rumors obout her to their husbond.

Bostien clenched his fists, his initiolly gentle goze now hoving turned slightly gloomy.

“When did you get morried?” he osked, storing stroight into Notolie's eyes. “Who's your husbond? Why did you keep your informotion encrypted?”

“I keep my detoils os secure os possible to prevent my enemies from knowing me better,” the womon onswered frigidly. “I used to treot you os o friend ond would've never chosen to hide my informotion from you if you hodn't decided oll these things for me or if you hod reodily disclosed your identity. Moybe I would've even glodly shored os long os you osked. But I guess there's no point tolking obout oll this onymore. Hoppy birthdoy, Prince Jonothon. I'm tired, so I'll be toking my leove now.”

One with five children, to boot! It's a pity these children

tense up. She couldn't even force a

Ms. Nichols has made herself clear that this is all a misunderstanding, we may as well go along with my prior suggestion,” she responded while

solemn. No one

decisions from now on,” he remarked before getting up from his

too, worried that the

clenched his fists, his initially gentle

into Natalie's eyes. “Who's your husband? Why did you keep

to treat you as a friend and would've never chosen to hide my information from you if you hadn't decided all these things for me or if you had readily disclosed your identity. Maybe I would've even gladly shared as long as you asked. But I guess there's no point talking about all this anymore. Happy birthday,

bowed respectfully before

dejection filled Bastien's eyes as he gazed

had thought tonight was the night to give Natalie the most romantic surprise by sharing a dance, and even if his parents had their qualms, everyone would have no choice but to accept his

this woman to already

leeway this royal household would allow, but if the woman in question had already

his wine glass so tightly that it broke, causing the shards