The Promise Of Happiness

Chapter 49 The First Meeting After Five Years

With that, Natalie pulled her hand away from Samuel.

“There’s nothing to worry about,” she said as she took the bandage and pressed it onto her wound. “I’m still equipped with medical knowledge despite being a coroner. I know the state of my injury very well.”

Samuel narrowed his eyes as he could sense that Natalie was trying to draw a line between them.

As soon as he approached her, she would distance herself from him.

His concern for her irritated her.

Just how much does this woman dislike me?

If it were not for the presence of Franklin and Sophia, he would like to ask Natalie what was going on in her mind.

The two children did not understand what was happening between the adults. They misinterpreted it as Samuel hurting Natalie while cleaning her wound earlier.

Thus, they proceeded to surrounded Natalie.

“Are you okay, Natalie?” Franklin asked, shooting a resentful look toward Samuel. “He’s a thirty-year-old man, so he acts too presumptuous at times. Don’t let it bother you.”

Sophia could not say anything. However, her eyes were visibly red. She looked like a vulnerable and pitiful bunny.

by the actions of the children. Slowly, she shook off the mixed emotions she had because of Yara and

and Sophia. I’m

attitude toward the children, Samuel felt

as a lamb when she was with the children. Yet, she always acted like a

The bleeding finally stopped.

antibiotic

voice

Samuel at

his breakfast in the dining room

a half-day off, so I rushed here from the filming set. I

have

“Yes. Thank you.”

well. It was basically ingrained into

about the fire, she would hear every word that Yara had told her

only wanted Natalie to disappear from

her

Natalie felt the

be her first time seeing Yara after escaping

hard that it started

footsteps were getting