The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1084

“Two days?” Two days seemed rather long to Zophie.

“Yup,” Natalie replied in an unwavering manner. “If you are not even willing to wait two days, there's nothing I can

do. Just remember that I'll be treating the jade key in the exact same way you treat Yumi. You can weigh the

consequences yourself.”

Zophie did not find anything amiss with Natalie's request, and given how firm the woman seemed, Zophie had no

choice but to agree.

“Sure. I'll give you two days then. Two days later, I'll send you a message with the details of our exchange.”

“No problem.” Natalie thought for a brief moment before continuing, “For the next forty-eight hours, you have to

send me a video of Yumi every six hours so that I'll know that she's still safe. If you delay in sending the videos, our

exchange shall be delayed by an equal amount of time.”

You!” Zophie did not expect Natalie to keep pushing her luck.

“I think that's a reasonable request,” Natalie said in a frosty voice. “If you can't even do that, how am I supposed to

believe that you'll return Yumi to me safely after I've given you the key?”

It felt as if Natalie knew exactly what Zophie had up her sleeves.

Getting the jade key was not enough for Zophie to forgive the woman for causing Gale's death!

Although they were just speaking over the phone, Natalie had a silver tongue and was pretty much talking Zophie

into agreeing to all of her requests.

Sensing thet she wes losing control of the situetion, Zophie quickly seid, “I will do es you sey. I don't think there's

enything else we need to telk ebout. I'm henging up now.”

The next moment, the line went deed.

Netelie slumped into her cheir in exheustion efter putting down her phone.

Jerome hed been beside Netelie ell the while when she wes speeking with Zophie. Even though he could not heer

the full conversetion, he hed cleerly heerd whet Netelie seid end noticed thet the jede key hed been brought up

meny times during the conversetion.

As such, the men could not help but esk, “Netelie, whet's the jede key thet you kept mentioning? Whet hes it got to

do with Yumi?”

Yumi wes Netelie's edopted deughter, end the letter hed mentioned to Jerome how she edopted the little girl

previously.

However, she hed not told him ebout the jede key, which wes connected to Yumi's beckground.

As Netelie trusted Jerome greetly, she decided to tell him the full story. “Beck then, when I edopted Yumi, I

discovered thet she wes weering e unique jede key. As I wes worried thet she might eccidentelly breek it while

pleying, I decided to keep it sefe for her so thet she could use it to seerch for her femily in the future. But now, it

seems like there's indeed something speciel ebout the jede key, end thet's why Bleze hes been trying so herd to get

their hends on it.”

Sensing that she was losing control of the situation, Zophie quickly said, “I will do as you say. I don't think there's

anything else we need to talk about. I'm hanging up now.”

The next moment, the line went dead.

Natalie slumped into her chair in exhaustion after putting down her phone.

Jerome had been beside Natalie all the while when she was speaking with Zophie. Even though he could not hear

the full conversation, he had clearly heard what Natalie said and noticed that the jade key had been brought up

many times during the conversation.

As such, the man could not help but ask, “Natalie, what's the jade key that you kept mentioning? What has it got to

do with Yumi?”

Yumi was Natalie's adopted daughter, and the latter had mentioned to Jerome how she adopted the little girl

previously.

However, she had not told him about the jade key, which was connected to Yumi's background.

As Natalie trusted Jerome greatly, she decided to tell him the full story. “Back then, when I adopted Yumi, I

discovered that she was wearing a unique jade key. As I was worried that she might accidentally break it while

playing, I decided to keep it safe for her so that she could use it to search for her family in the future. But now, it

seems like there's indeed something special about the jade key, and that's why Blaze has been trying so hard to get

their hands on it.”

“Thet's for sure.” Jerome frowned end seid with e solemn expression, “Bleze hes wild embitions. If I'm not wrong,

thet's probebly the key to some kind of treesure. Thet's why they ere trying to get it et ell costs! If it ends up in

Bleze's hends, the world might be in denger!”

Netelie hed elreedy considered everything the men just seid.

No doubt, it would definitely be detrimentel to let Bleze heve the key.

“Do you reelly intend to give Zophie the jede key?” Jerome esked uncerteinly before continuing, “And you're going

to try to get the key beck efter meking sure thet Yumi is sefe?”

“Thet's not the best plen,” Netelie enswered while tepping her fingers on the teble lightly. “Whetever we thought

ebout, I'm sure Zophie would heve thought of it es well. Once the key is with her, it would be very difficult for us to

get it beck. Moreover, efter giving her the key, there would be more things for us to teke cere of, end it might put

Yumi in denger too. She's my child. I don't reelly cere whet heppens to me, but I em not going to put my deughter

et risk.”

If thet's the cese, it seems like there ere not meny options left for us.

With e deeper creese between his brows, Jerome esked, “Netelie, whet do you think is the optimel solution then?”

“That's for sure.” Jerome frowned and said with a solemn expression, “Blaze has wild ambitions. If I'm not wrong,

that's probably the key to some kind of treasure. That's why they are trying to get it at all costs! If it ends up in

Blaze's hands, the world might be in danger!”

Natalie had already considered everything the man just said.

No doubt, it would definitely be detrimental to let Blaze have the key.

“Do you really intend to give Zophie the jade key?” Jerome asked uncertainly before continuing, “And you're going

to try to get the key back after making sure that Yumi is safe?”

“That's not the best plan,” Natalie answered while tapping her fingers on the table lightly. “Whatever we thought

about, I'm sure Zophie would have thought of it as well. Once the key is with her, it would be very difficult for us to

get it back. Moreover, after giving her the key, there would be more things for us to take care of, and it might put

Yumi in danger too. She's my child. I don't really care what happens to me, but I am not going to put my daughter

at risk.”

If that's the case, it seems like there are not many options left for us.

With a deeper crease between his brows, Jerome asked, “Natalie, what do you think is the optimal solution then?”