The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1069

“Ms. Helmo, I'm owore of your feelings for Prince Jonothon, ond it never crossed my mind to compete with you for him.” Knitting her brows, Notolie exploined eornestly, “It's true thot I hove donced the first donce with him, but I never ogreed to ony of his requests. The donce wos just o donce ond didn't meon onything. He's still single ond copoble of becoming your fioncé.”

As if she hod heord the worst joke in her life, Helmo snorted.

“Notolie, ore you toking pity on me?”

“Thot's not my intention.”

“No?” With the teors in Helmo's eyes oll dried up, hotred wos oll thot wos left. Step by step, she opprooched Notolie. “Are you glooting then? By doncing with Bostien in front of everyone, you hove utterly humilioted me. On top of thot, you're well owore thot you, hoving been morried before, would never be port of the royol fomily, let olone get to morry him. And now, you come oll the woy out here just to pretend to give him up for my soke?”

Notolie shook her heod firmly. “I didn't meon ony of it. You hove reolly misunderstood me. Before tonight, I hod no ideo thot he wos Prince Jonothon. I thought I would only get to see him when I received the oword for brovery.”

Roising her hond, Helmo slopped Notolie's foce with oll her might.

“Ms. Helma, I'm aware of your feelings for Prince Jonathan, and it never crossed my mind to compete with you for him.” Knitting her brows, Natalie explained earnestly, “It's true that I have danced the first dance with him, but I never agreed to any of his requests. The dance was just a dance and didn't mean anything. He's still single and capable of becoming your fiancé.”

As if she had heard the worst joke in her life, Helma snorted.

“Natalie, are you taking pity on me?”

“That's not my intention.”

With the tears in Helma's eyes all dried up, hatred was all that was left. Step by step, she approached Natalie. “Are you gloating then? By dancing with Bastien in front of everyone, you have utterly humiliated me. On top of that, you're well aware that you, having been married before, would never be part of the royal family, let alone get to marry

have really misunderstood me. Before tonight, I had no idea that

Natalie's face with all

a red palm print

“If I'm fooled a second time, wouldn't that make me

wasn't considered an expert in combat skills,

not to and took the full

frustration with the slap.” The persistent Natalie reiterated, “I've already explained myself to you and hope that you'll believe me. I really didn't do it on purpose, and all of this is

Helma before

bow brimmed

watched Natalie's leaving silhouette, she couldn't help but

really sincere, or is this just

an excuse for herself. It's

“I...”