The Promise of Happiness (Natalie and Samuel) novel Chapter 771

Chapter 771 Come With Me

“Were you following me, little girl?” Natalie asked.

“I like you. You’ve been good to me.” The little girl bit her lip. “I wanted to see you again.”

Some children within the orphanage were unassuming schemers. In order to guarantee their adoption, they pretended to be well-behaved. However, Natalie could tell that the child standing before her was sincere and genuine.

Upon Natalie’s unexpected appearance, the little girl became flustered as she did not intend to be seen.

Natalie found it hard to explain the desire to protect that girl. “Would you like to come home with me?”

The little girl was surprised. “Really?”

Natalie stroked her braid. “Yes, I mean that. Would you like to?”

The little girl nodded vigorously. “I would love to.”

“I’ll go through the formalities with the director then. With any luck, you’ll be coming home with me by evening.” Natalie clutched the little girl’s hand in hers. “I will be your Mommy from today onwards. I promise to protect you and care for you.”

The little girl could not speak. Tears of gratitude welled up in her eyes.

Diane saw Natalie holding the little girl’s hand when she emerged from the theater with a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

“Who is this child, Natalie?”

“I’m attached to this child, Lady Diane,” Natalie explained with a smile, “and I plan to adopt her.”

Diane leaned forward to examine the girl. Being a frequent patron of the orphanage, she was familiar with who amongst the children were schemers. After a while, she was sure that the little girl was not one of them.

“She’s a sweet girl.” Diane patted the girl’s head in approval as she looked up at Natalie. “Don’t take this the wrong way, Natalie, but you need to hear this. I hope that you have thought it through instead of rushing impulsively into this adoption.”