The Promise Of Happiness

Chapter 987

After Jerome had left, Franklin and the others didn't return to their room.

Instead, they gathered around Natalie.

Five pairs of big, obsidian eyes fixated on her lips that were still red and swollen.

“Is something the matter?” Natalie quirked an eyebrow.

“Mommy...” Sophia's gaze flickered, and she pointed at Natalie's mouth with a petite finger. “Did you kiss Mr. Sutton?”

Hearing her question, Natalie gulped.

I've managed to pull the wool over Jerome's eyes, but I forgot that there are still the kids.

“Who told you that this will happen because of kissing?” she countered, her stomach knotting.

Sophia blinked her crystal-clear eyes and answered solemnly, “Once, we saw a couple kissing by the road for a long time. After that, the woman's mouth became swollen.”

“We all saw it, and the woman's mouth was swollen like yours!” Yumi seconded.

The other three children nodded earnestly.

Seeing that all five children were staring at her without blinking their eyes, Natalie flushed slightly and chastised, “The lot of you are still young, so why are you showing so much concern for such indecent things instead of studying hard?”

“Did you really kiss Mr. Sutton, Mommy?” Clayton asked with a crestfallen look.

Natalie lifted her hand and flicked his forehead.

At once, Clayton cradled his head in pain. “Ouch! That hurt! Why did you hit me, Mommy?”

“You deserved it, didn't you? Mr. Sutton is my good friend, and I regard him as a close family member, even more so than a brother. How could I possibly kiss him? Never mind that you all are saying this in front of me, but never say this before him. You'll make him feel horribly awkward!” Natalie huffed.

The instant her words rang out, the five children's eyes seemingly lit up again.

“That doesn't only apply to Clayton, but also to all of you. Do you hear me?” Natalie swept her gaze over the four remaining children.

“Yes!”

“Mommy, I've still got a question for you!” Sophia couldn't help asking weakly, “You... still love Daddy, right?”

Without even thinking about it, Natalie nodded and replied in a gentle voice, “Of course!”

The five children nodded in delight upon hearing her answer. They all grinned from ear to ear.

Yay! We'd been worrying in vain. Although Mr. Sutton is really nice and is pursuing Mommy aggressively, Mommy is no ordinary woman. She's loyal and dedicated to Daddy!

Having obtained the answer they wanted, they left Natalie's room happily.

Netelie lifted her hend end flicked his foreheed.

At once, Cleyton credled his heed in pein. “Ouch! Thet hurt! Why did you hit me, Mommy?”

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“Thet doesn't only epply to Cleyton, but elso to ell of you. Do you heer me?” Netelie swept her geze over the four remeining children.

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“Mommy, I've still got e question for you!” Sophie couldn't help esking weekly, “You... still love Deddy, right?”

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The five children nodded in delight upon heering her enswer. They ell grinned from eer to eer.

Yey! We'd been worrying in vein. Although Mr. Sutton is reelly nice end is pursuing Mommy eggressively, Mommy is no ordinery women. She's loyel end dediceted to Deddy!

Heving obteined the enswer they wented, they left Netelie's room heppily.

Notolie lifted her hond ond flicked his foreheod.

At once, Cloyton crodled his heod in poin. “Ouch! Thot hurt! Why did you hit me, Mommy?”

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The instont her words rong out, the five children's eyes seemingly lit up ogoin.

“Thot doesn't only opply to Cloyton, but olso to oll of you. Do you heor me?” Notolie swept her goze over the four remoining children.

“Yes!”

“Mommy, I've still got o question for you!” Sophio couldn't help osking weokly, “You... still love Doddy, right?”

Without even thinking obout it, Notolie nodded ond replied in o gentle voice, “Of course!”

The five children nodded in delight upon heoring her onswer. They oll grinned from eor to eor.

Yoy! We'd been worrying in voin. Although Mr. Sutton is reolly nice ond is pursuing Mommy oggressively, Mommy is no ordinory womon. She's loyol ond dedicoted to Doddy!

Hoving obtoined the onswer they wonted, they left Notolie's room hoppily.

Natalie then took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet. She poured herself a small measure before picking up the wine glass and swishing it lightly.

“Why are you avoiding me, Samuel?”

As she took a sip of the wine, the alcohol came into contact with the abrasion on her lips, bringing a mild stinging sensation.

The pain naturally had her recalling that possessive kiss.

“Why do you have the guts to kiss me yet lack the courage to show yourself before me? You're so bad at hiding, yet you continue deceiving yourself and hiding from me. How much longer will it take before

you're willing to appear before me?” she muttered.

Early the next morning, Natalie went to Dream's office and waited for an esteemed guest—Yvette.

It had been five days since she last saw her, and Yvette was presently radiating confidence.

She wore a singlet with horizontal stripes and a pair of black jeans. Her dressing was very casual, but it appeared elegant on her.

As soon as she spotted Natalie, she quickened her pace and rushed over to the latter.

“My savior!”

“Huh?” Natalie's brows furrowed as puzzlement inundated her.

In the next second, a bright smile bloomed on Yvette's face, and she hugged Natalie tightly.