Chapter 843 Painful Delight
Samuel came out of his study a moment later and saw Justin and Natalie in conversation.
“What are you two chatting about?” Samuel asked with a frown.
Justin’s expression appeared unnatural while Natalie replied smoothly, “He’s asking me for advice on treating his weak kidney.”
Justin silently stewed in injustice, yet he could only swallow his pride to conceal their secret. I don’t have weak kidneys; I just have a stupid big mouth!
Since Samuel and Justin had more things to discuss regarding their work, Natalie headed off to the nursery to check on the five children.
They had not seen her in some time and were naturally all over her when she arrived.
Natalie felt a twinge of regret for not coming to see them sooner. Consequently, she stayed with them in the nursery until they fell asleep.
“Good night, Mommy!”
“Night night, Mommy!”
“Good night, Mommy!”
A chorus of childish voices wished her good night, and Natalie’s heart swelled with an indescribable sense of happiness.
When Natalie returned to her bedroom, she saw Samuel standing on the balcony with a lit cigarette between his slender fingers.
She deliberately crept toward him quietly like a kitten, tip-toeing forward until she was right behind him. Then, she wrapped her hands around his waist and hugged him from behind.
As Natalie relished the comforting sensation of his broad and powerful back, she buried her face into it, taking in the faint minty scent of his body.
“Nat,” Samuel called out huskily.
She initially cringed when he first called her by this pet name. Yet, at that moment, she found the name extremely seductive when uttered by his lips.
Her lips involuntarily curved into a smile when she thought of his preparations for a surprise proposal.
Still, I promised Justin I wouldn’t say a word. I’ll keep his secret and pretend I don’t know a thing.
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