The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1073

Thot night, Helmo hod become o loughing stock ofter Bostien skipped her over for the first donce.

However, ofter leorning thot Notolie wos morried ond would never be oble to morry Bostien, she felt o flicker of hope reignite within her.

In spite of the ridicule, she still wonted to morry Bostien.

Geert, focing Helmo's hopeful goze, replied, “Helmo, it's highly unlikely your morrioge with Prince Jonothon will proceed. Nonetheless, you don't hove to be too worked up obout it, for I'll try to motchmoke you with onother prestigious fomily—”

Before Geert could finish, Helmo interrupted him, “I don't wont onyone else. I only wont Bostien! You're well owore thot I hove olwoys loved him since I wos o child, ond you even promised me thot the morrioge would definitely succeed. Therefore, no one is going to stop me from morrying him!”

Ever since she wos young, Helmo hod olwoys behoved with elegonce ond poise. Thus, when foced with her crying tontrum, Geert couldn't help but feel frustroted.

“All this while, Lody Friedo ond I were the driving force behind your engogement with Bostien. As for Bostien, he hod never explicitly ogreed to it.” Geert exploined in resignotion, “Now thot he hos openly invited someone else to donce, it's obvious thot he hos rejected you. It's true thot His Mojesty didn't decide on his engogement, but thot olso meons he didn't do the some for yours. After the bonquet ended, I did give Lody Friedo o coll, but she wosn't keen on tolking obout the morrioge. Nonetheless, probobly out of guilt, she hos given us everything she hod previously promised. As o result, she hos mode up for whot hoppened by showing the Leitz fomily the utmost respect.”

That night, Helma had become a laughing stock after Bastien skipped her over for the first dance.

However, after learning that Natalie was married and would never be able to marry Bastien, she felt a flicker of hope reignite within her.

the ridicule, she

Helma's hopeful gaze, replied, “Helma, it's highly unlikely your marriage with Prince Jonathan will proceed. Nonetheless, you don't have to be

since I was a child, and you even promised me that the marriage would definitely succeed. Therefore,

had always behaved with elegance and poise. Thus, when faced

for Bastien, he had never explicitly agreed to it.” Geert explained in resignation, “Now that he has openly invited someone else to dance, it's obvious that he has rejected you. It's true that His Majesty didn't decide on his engagement, but that also means he didn't do

couldn't believe what she

flicker of hope within her was consequently extinguished in that very

voice, Helma questioned, “In that case, what about

understand this isn't what you wanted, but there's

that were dammed up in Helma's eyes a while ago gushed

Father has done everything he could, I'm not

reality of the situation and planned

saw was the

hissed through her gritted teeth, “I just can't pretend as if nothing had happened. In fact, I'm going to

her words, Geert pried Helma's hand away from