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.

teach them to abide by agreements and avoid solving problems using extreme ways that were harmful

are still kids. You can try to

way was to have you come over while they were on hunger strike.” Samuel pursed his lips and asked, “Would you

his dark eyes gazed

as if he could see through her

Sophia need

you to that since you’re

“I know.”

took a piece of chocolate mousse

“You…”

“What is it?”

up as

should I say? That I also used that

face heated up, and she avoided

to

of the chair casually. His lips were slightly curled

and Franklin asked Natalie to tell them a

sleep, she only knew of the