The Promise Of Happiness

Chapter 997

Samuel's expression turned as cold as ice as he peered at Natalie's arm.

“You lied to me.” It was not a question but a statement.

Resting her head on his shoulder, she whispered by his ear in a mischievous yet sweet voice, “If I didn't lie, how can I make you let your guards down so that I can remove your mask? Besides...”

If we want to talk about lying, didn't you tell more lies than I did? Aren't you supposed to accompany Luna to mourn over Old Mr. Garcia at Greenview? Why would you be here at Loang, wearing this mask, pretending to be Xander, and following me around?

Hearing that, Samuel's heart lurched.

With how things progressed, he reckoned it was pointless to continue denying.

But even so, he was unwilling to reveal the matter about the poison in his body.

With a glint in his eyes, the man broke his silence. “I'm doing all this out of guilt toward you. There's no other meaning to it. I hope this won't trigger you to harbor odd illusions for me.”

Had he not appeared to protect her for the past few times, she might have believed his words.

However, there were more than a handful of times that he appeared under the persona of Xander to save her, and that alone was enough to justify why she could not believe his words.

“Ouch...” Natalie held onto the wound on her arm again, and a frown became visible on her face.

Samuel instinctively averted his gaze toward her wound. “What is it?”

Natalie cracked into a smug laugh and moved her hand away. “I'm just kidding!”

“You!” A look of anger flashed in Samuel's eyes upon learning that he had fallen for her trick again. “Is it that fun to make a fool out of me?”

“Yeah,” Natalie stubbornly declared as she raised her head. “I'll never be able to see your true self if I didn't lie to you. Guilt? Why would you react so anxiously when I said I'm in pain if it's purely out of guilt? Samuel, stop acting so mysterious and putting on a fake front when you're with me. I know you're the one who kissed me in the escape room that day, and that was why I didn't struggle to escape. But if you choose to push me away now, I'm not sure if I will actually do the same with other guys in the future. Perhaps I might even take things to a more intimate level...”

In truth, Natalie did not mean her words. She had said those words because she knew that that was the only way she would be able to force Samuel and make him speak his mind.

“Don't you dare!” The man had his gaze glued to her face while suppressing the rage burning in him.

“I have nothing to be afraid of.”

Natalie cupped Samuel's face with her hands and leaned forward to kiss him on his lips.

Even though the kiss did not last for too long, it was warm and passionate.

“Are you sure you want to let me fall into another man's arms?” A vibrant grin broke out on her face as she popped the question that caused Samuel to feel suffocated almost instantly. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Natalie chose to use reverse psychology to battle against the formidable opponent.

Without a doubt, Samuel knew Natalie was playing psychology games with him. And despite reminding himself not to fall for her tricks, his rationality faltered away at the sight of that watery, glistening pair of almond-shaped eyes.

Essentially, their game of psychology was to see who had more love and care for the other person.

Sadly, Samuel was still the one who loved her more deeply as much as they both loved each other very much.

Natalie waited for a response for a long while that even her heartbeat calmed down, yet there was still no response from Samuel. Worried that the man would still choose not to speak his mind even after getting exposed, Natalie added, “Samuel, I'll take it as silent consent if you choose not to answer me.”

“That's not it,” Samuel icily spat out the three words.

“Huh?”

Before Natalie could respond, the man launched forward and fiercely began to rain down attacks on her by planting his lips on hers.

She felt the ache on her lips; howbeit, she was clear that Samuel had always been hiding his true feelings toward her. At that very moment, she broke into a genuine smile, and her eyes were sparkling brightly.

Amid the action, Samuel caught a glimpse of the expression on her face.

And in the next second, the kiss escalated into an even more sizzling and fiery one.