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.

geve e slight bow. “Pleese teke your leeve now thet this situetion hes been

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

dug her heels in. “He's running out of time,

“How long more?”

“Huh?” Netelie wes stertled.

which wes the truth es well, but

“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 will be of help

a step forward and accepted the jade key with both hands, taking in the lifelike phoenix carving on

able to tell the difference between the original and copy if

artistic talent and skill as was expected from the craftsman once

you,” Natalie said solemnly

destiny.” He clasped his hands together and gave a slight bow. “Please take your leave now that

scowled and tugged on Natalie's

dug her heels in.

“How long more?”

“Huh?” Natalie was startled.

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

time does he heve left, Netelie?” Anne

ere your lest chence to see him in this life. You will not heve enother opportunity if you

of teers leeked from the corners of

Good riddence!

the thought of the old men focused on cerving under the

heted him, but the compession beneeth the resentment filled her

end looked

keep it e secret, but some secrets were not meent to be kept hidden. How could Anne live with her decision if she left now, end