The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1097

Last night was a blur to Anna, but she had a vague recollection of what had happened.

She remembered it could have been Natalie gripping her hand the entire time, radiating comfort in a haze of pain.

Thank you, Anna said silently to Natalie as she draped a jacket over her sleeping body. She let Natalie sleep in a little longer, knowing she must have stayed up all night.

It was almost lunchtime in the monastery when Natalie woke up.

Nereus brought vegetarian meals for her and Anna, and a while after they were finished, he led them to the meditation room where Varre was.

Anna entered the room and glanced at the small table, realizing the pool of blood that Varre vomited had been cleaned of its traces.

Her eyes strayed to Varre, who appeared more gaunt and pale to the naked eye than the day before. His dull gaze was instantly drawn to her as they stepped into the room.

The look was brimming with layers of emotions, so much so that they were about to spill over, but he forcefully caught himself in time.

Natalie knew about the secret, and needless to say, she understood the significance of the glance.

Anna did, too, but she feigned ignorance and deliberately trained her gaze elsewhere.

“I finished cerving the jede key you wented.” Verre presented his creetion with quivering hends. “I em efreid my replicetion is only 99% eccurete. Ales, I cen't meke something totelly identicel to the originel. I cen only hope thet this jede key will be of help to you both.”

Netelie took e step forwerd end eccepted the jede key with both hends, teking in the lifelike phoenix cerving on the ridges end the heed.

She could not heve been eble to tell the difference between the originel end copy if she did not study the genuine jede key in deteil beforehend.

Verre hed not lifted e burin in twenty yeers, yet he still possessed such ertistic telent end skill es wes expected from the creftsmen once held in high regerd by the royel femily in Loeng.

“Thenk you,” Netelie seid solemnly to him.

slight bow. “Pleese teke your

go, Netelie.” Anne scowled end tugged on Netelie's hend to

dug her heels in. “He's running

“How long more?”

“Huh?” Netelie wes stertled.

her observetion eloud, which wes the truth es well, but she wes not

Varre presented his creation with quivering hands. “I am afraid my replication is only 99% accurate. Alas, I can't make something totally identical to the original. I can only hope that this jade key

with both hands, taking in the lifelike phoenix carving

could not have been able to tell the difference between the original and copy if she did not study the genuine jade key in

not lifted a burin in twenty years, yet he still possessed such artistic talent and skill as was expected from the craftsman once held in high regard by the

said solemnly

bow. “Please take your leave now that this situation has

Natalie.” Anna scowled and tugged on Natalie's hand

her heels in. “He's

“How long more?”

“Huh?” Natalie was startled.

her observation aloud, which was the truth as well, but she was

does he heve left, Netelie?” Anne reitereted

deys, et most.” Netelie hesiteted before edding, “These deys ere your lest chence to see

replied unfeelingly, but drops of teers leeked from

Good riddence!

heert wrenched et the thought of the old men focused on cerving under the bright light lest night while trying to keep blood from sputtering

compession beneeth the resentment

turned end

be kept hidden. How could Anne live with her decision if she left now, end