The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1178
A menacing grin bloomed on the man's face.
Helma wasn't a fool. She somewhat had a premonition after her near-death experience.
Now that she heard her so-called father's remark, the answer that she had deep in her heart was revealed instantly. “A-A split
personality?” It was just three simple words, but Helma realized she was stuttering through her words as soon as she said them
out loud.
The man looked exactly the same as Geert, but they gave off vibes that were completely opposite. The man in front of her
looked hostile and emitted a domineering aura as if he was an arrogant king.
“A split personality? I suppose you can put it that way,” King replied sarcastically. “But I prefer saying that my origin self can no
longer bear my ego's weakness, so my stronger origin self was unleashed.”
Origin self? Ego?
Helma bit her lip and stared at the man in front of her. “A-Are you going to kill me?” She backed away frightfully as the
suffocating feeling she sensed last time rushed over her.
“What's good about killing you?”
“Then what are you...” Helma pressed her palm against her chest while staring at her “father,” who seemed to be familiar yet
unfamiliar at the same time.
“As a daughter, are you really satisfied with having a useless man like Geert as your father?” King approached Helma step by
step. “A useless man like him will live a mediocre life. If it weren't because of your mother's royal status protecting him, he would
be nothing! He isn't even capable of helping you win over Bastien!”
Hope filled Helma's heart instantaneously as she heard his words. “Are... Are you saying that you can?”
“Of course.” King stared right into Helma's eyes. Word by word, he said, “It's been so many years, so we should've settled
everything once and for all. On the night of the wedding, I will make Bastien your man and make him do everything for you.
Moreover, he'll only love you and dote on you for the rest of his life without ever having the guts to betray you!”

King's suggestions were simply too attractive. The glimmer of hope in Helma's eyes became stronger in an instant. I will do
anything as long as I can be with Bastien!
She nodded solemnly. “I'm willing to do anything you want me to do as long as Bastien will be mine!”
Hearing that, King smirked smugly. “Soon!”
Unbeknownst to anyone, a storm was brewing under the calm surface before the wedding.
Before the ceremony, Natalie was staring at her reflection in the mirror. A layer of complicated yet exquisite makeup covered her
beautiful face. Other than her own eyes, she thought that her current look was thoroughly unrecognizable to her.
Within the month, Natalie had considered escaping this place or contacting the outside world while recuperating.
However, there wasn't once where she had succeeded.
Bastien had prohibited her from fleeing as he imprisoned her in a heavily guarded area.
Everything remained the same throughout the month.
Betty didn't know that Natalie would be wearing a hyper-realistic mask, as Bastien had assigned a new maid to look after Natalie
right before the wedding.
After Natalie put on the wedding dress and the expensive tiara, she was brought to Luna Palace by the maid.
Soon, Natalie saw the other main star for the night —Bastien.
Bastien looked pleasantly surprised when he saw Natalie. “You're beautiful.”
Natalie pursed her lips and remained quiet.
Bastien took the initiative to lean closer to her and whispered into her ear, “Samuel will be here today as well. I'm sure you're
aware that this is my turf. I want him to watch you become my woman. Of course, if you don't cooperate with me and get this
wedding over with today, I can guarantee Samuel won't be able to leave this place safely tonight.”
The two of them were standing extremely close to each other, and Bastien was speaking so softly that what he said was only
audible among themselves.

From the outsiders' perspectives, Bastien and Natalie were merely an affectionate newlywed couple who couldn't get enough of
each other.
Only Natalie understood Bastien was really taking advantage of her emotions and wasn't giving her any chance to fight back.