The Promise Of Happiness

Chapter 27 You Seem Dissatisfied

Who else? Yara, of course!

However, Natalie could not bring herself to utter that name. She could only bury it deep in her heart.

“Mr. Bowers, you know who I’m talking about. There’s no need to ask me.”

Samuel lifted his gaze lazily and looked at Natalie.

“Ms. Nichols, it seems like you are very dissatisfied with me.”

“I wouldn’t dare,” lied Natalie.

Her face turned red as she thought of the time he had kissed her until she was dizzy. Even her heart started beating quickly.

Samuel could tell that she was frustrated, yet he still spoke indifferently.

“Franklin and Sophia went on a hunger strike just because they wanted to see you. Now that you’re here, they’re obedient again. What if they break the rules or their agreement with someone one day? Should I just let them act out like how they did today? It’s not that I don’t care about them. I just don’t want to encourage their irresponsible behavior.”

It wasn’t until Samuel finished his sentence that Natalie realized that the concern he had for Franklin and Sophia was more than what she saw.

to teach them to abide by agreements

Natalie finally spoke. “They are still kids. You can try to educate them in a

you come over while they were on hunger strike.” Samuel pursed his

dark eyes gazed

somehow felt as if he could see through her mask and her real

Franklin and Sophia need

you to that since you’re the one who made

“I know.”

picked up Sophia’s little spoon and took a piece of chocolate mousse cake.

“You…”

“What is it?”

lips curled up as he looked calmly at

say? That I also

face heated up, and she avoided his

going to the

leaned against the back of the chair casually. His lips were slightly

Sophia and Franklin asked Natalie to tell them a

and Clayton to sleep, she only