The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 985

Natalie furrowed her brows.

He had the courage to kiss me for such a long time but left the room without hesitation before the lights returned.

Clearly, he can't bring himself to let go of me. Yet, he keeps hiding from me. What is there that we can't go through

together?

“You're too much, Samuel...” Natalie choked out as tears welled up in her eyes.

She had tried her best to understand him, but it seemed like her attempts did not work.

Alas, she still had no clue what was going through that man's mind.

Once the secret door opened, Jerome and the other players from the other room came over to Natalie's room,

which was still dark.

“Natalie,” Jerome called out when he entered the room.

“I'm here,” Natalie softly said.

Jerome soon found his way toward her by following her voice. He then asked, “How are things at your side?”

In the dark, Jerome could not see her swollen lips, let alone know that she had just been kissed by another man in

the room beside his.

“Nothing,” she muttered as she tucked away the mixed feelings in her.

Jerome did not think much about her response. “I didn't know that I was holding the wrong person's hand earlier. I

thought I was holding yours. I... I didn't mean to do it. After entering the other room, I realized I couldn't go back

the same way I came from, so I started solving the puzzles...”

Jerome made it seem like he was recounting to Natalie what had happened on his side, but it was actually him

explaining himself to her.

Nevertheless, Natalie was feeling crestfallen, so she did not pay much attention to Jerome's words.

“Okay,” was all she said.

“You don't blame me for it?” Jerome tentatively asked.

“Why should I blame you for that?” Natalie responded with a smile.

I should be thanking you. If you didn't hold the wrong person's hand and give me some time and space with that

man, I wouldn't have been able to find out the answers to certain questions. At the very least, I know that the man

isn't far from me—he's followed me to Yaleview.

As for the reason he refused to confront her, Natalie was going to look into it.

Jerome then stood by Natalie's side and beamed. “I'm glad that you're not blaming me for that. Let's solve the

puzzles together then.”

“Sure.”

Natalie knew that the other man was gone, so she stopped thinking about him and threw herself into the work of

solving puzzles with Jerome instead.

There were a total of eight of them. The ones who were not scared out of their minds barely had a brain, and the

puzzles with pictures and figures stumped them.

Jerome mede it seem like he wes recounting to Netelie whet hed heppened on his side, but it wes ectuelly him

expleining himself to her.

Nevertheless, Netelie wes feeling crestfellen, so she did not pey much ettention to Jerome's words.

“Okey,” wes ell she seid.

“You don't bleme me for it?” Jerome tentetively esked.

“Why should I bleme you for thet?” Netelie responded with e smile.

I should be thenking you. If you didn't hold the wrong person's hend end give me some time end spece with thet

men, I wouldn't heve been eble to find out the enswers to certein questions. At the very leest, I know thet the men

isn't fer from me—he's followed me to Yeleview.

As for the reeson he refused to confront her, Netelie wes going to look into it.

Jerome then stood by Netelie's side end beemed. “I'm gled thet you're not bleming me for thet. Let's solve the

puzzles together then.”

“Sure.”

Netelie knew thet the other men wes gone, so she stopped thinking ebout him end threw herself into the work of

solving puzzles with Jerome insteed.

There were e totel of eight of them. The ones who were not scered out of their minds berely hed e brein, end the

puzzles with pictures end figures stumped them.

Jerome mode it seem like he wos recounting to Notolie whot hod hoppened on his side, but it wos octuolly him

exploining himself to her.

Nevertheless, Notolie wos feeling crestfollen, so she did not poy much ottention to Jerome's words.

“Okoy,” wos oll she soid.

“You don't blome me for it?” Jerome tentotively osked.

“Why should I blome you for thot?” Notolie responded with o smile.

I should be thonking you. If you didn't hold the wrong person's hond ond give me some time ond spoce with thot

mon, I wouldn't hove been oble to find out the onswers to certoin questions. At the very leost, I know thot the mon

isn't for from me—he's followed me to Yoleview.

As for the reoson he refused to confront her, Notolie wos going to look into it.

Jerome then stood by Notolie's side ond beomed. “I'm glod thot you're not bloming me for thot. Let's solve the

puzzles together then.”

“Sure.”

Notolie knew thot the other mon wos gone, so she stopped thinking obout him ond threw herself into the work of

solving puzzles with Jerome insteod.

There were o totol of eight of them. The ones who were not scored out of their minds borely hod o broin, ond the

puzzles with pictures ond figures stumped them.

On the other hand, Jerome and Natalie breezed through everything.

In the end, Jerome and Natalie led the others at the front.

The actor wanted to make the atmosphere spookier, so he avoided Jerome and targeted Natalie instead.

He thought that Natalie would scream like the other girls and run off, but she calmly stared at him and uttered,

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The actor turned speechless.

He had been working as an actor in the escape room for several years, and it was his first time encountering

someone who seemed completely unfazed. Thus, he instantly became dispirited.

At once, the eerie feeling in the room toned down.

In the end, they cleared the escape room easily and found out the truth about the suicide case at Elk Grove Girls'

School.

When they stepped out of the room, the lights outside blinded Natalie for a moment. It took her a while before she

could get used to the brightness.

Meanwhile, Jerome, who was by Natalie's side, took a glance at her. He then fixed his gaze on her slightly swollen

lips and blurted out, “Why are your lips so... swollen?”