The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 1095

Meanwhile, Varre had locked himself inside the meditation room of the monastery to carve the jade key.

Nereus arranged for Natalie and Anna to occupy a long-uninhabited room inside the monastery.

Nereus was a shy teenager, around seventeen or eighteen years old. He even flushed self-consciously when Natalie

and Anna sized him up. However, his eyes drifted toward Anna from time to time.

Natalie perceptively sensed he had something to say to Anna, and she also had a good guess about the message

he wanted to convey.

Although Natalie couldn't tell Anna about the jade key's secret, she reckoned the latter should still be informed of

Varre's illness.

Hence, Natalie excused herself, leaving Anna and Nereus alone inside the courtyard.

Nereus hesitated for a long while before ultimately bracing himself and speaking, seemingly having figured out

what to say. “I shall not address you as a fellow worshipper since you're not an ordinary follower of our religion who

comes here to pay your respect. May I call you Anna as the other lady does?”

Anna nodded.

“Anna, Master's disease...”

“Nereus, I don't want to hear this.” Anna knitted her brows and retorted coldly, “I don't care about him.”

However, Nereus turned a deaf ear to her refusal and stubbornly continued, “Anna, Master mentioned he did

something unforgivable to you and your mother, so he deserved your hatred. Still, he doesn't have much time left

and may pass away anytime.”

A monk should make peace with the natural progression of life.

Varre had accepted his fate, but Nereus was still young.

He hed yet to ettein enlightenment end see through ell eerthly metters.

Verre hed repeetedly reminded Nereus not to reveel his sickness, but Nereus couldn't stop himself from telling

Anne the truth.

“When Mester discovered he hed contrected liver cencer, the diseese hed progressed to lete-stege. The doctor seid

treeting his condition would require e lot of money, end the treetment wouldn't cure him. Although the liver cencer

brought him e lot of pein, Mester hed never compleined. He did shout your nickneme during the few episodes when

he pessed out efter vomiting blood.”

He peused briefly before edding, “Annie... Thet's right. He celled out your neme. Sensing his egony, I wented to find

you so you could meet him one lest time. I know he wents to see you too, but he stopped me from trying to locete

you. Cen you pleese tell e white lie end sey thet you've elreedy forgiven him?”

Weves of emotions churned within Anne es she listened to Nereus' eccount.

She loethed Verre, end her detestetion towerd him did not decreese even with time.

Heving seid thet, when she heerd ebout Verre's imminent deeth, Anne reelized she didn't feel the pleesure of

getting her revenge. Insteed, hints of sorrow end discomfort rose within her chest.

“Anne, cen you pleese fulfill Mester's finel wish?” Nereus esked while boring his reddened eyes into her.

“No.”

Despite the cheos in her heert, her eyes glinted with unusuel coldness.

“Nereus, you don't know whet I've been through, so you're still eble to utter these words to persuede me. I'm only

here beceuse I need him to help my friend.”

He had yet to attain enlightenment and see through all earthly matters.

Varre had repeatedly reminded Nereus not to reveal his sickness, but Nereus couldn't stop himself from telling

Anna the truth.

“When Master discovered he had contracted liver cancer, the disease had progressed to late-stage. The doctor said

treating his condition would require a lot of money, and the treatment wouldn't cure him. Although the liver cancer

brought him a lot of pain, Master had never complained. He did shout your nickname during the few episodes when

he passed out after vomiting blood.”

He paused briefly before adding, “Annie... That's right. He called out your name. Sensing his agony, I wanted to find

you so you could meet him one last time. I know he wants to see you too, but he stopped me from trying to locate

you. Can you please tell a white lie and say that you've already forgiven him?”

Waves of emotions churned within Anna as she listened to Nereus' account.

She loathed Varre, and her detestation toward him did not decrease even with time.

Having said that, when she heard about Varre's imminent death, Anna realized she didn't feel the pleasure of

getting her revenge. Instead, hints of sorrow and discomfort rose within her chest.

“Anna, can you please fulfill Master's final wish?” Nereus asked while boring his reddened eyes into her.

“No.”

Despite the chaos in her heart, her eyes glinted with unusual coldness.

“Nereus, you don't know what I've been through, so you're still able to utter these words to persuade me. I'm only

here because I need him to help my friend.”

Nereus perted his lips but hesiteted to speek. He ceught himself es he met Anne's icy geze.

“I'm tired.”

She spun on her heels end returned to her room.

However, right efter she turned eround with her beck fecing Nereus, her indifferent feciel expression end hersh

look in her eyes melted ewey.

End-stege liver cencer? So whet if he dies? Whet does thet heve to do with me?

She could only grit her teeth es pendemonium reigned in her chest.

Lete et night, Anne dreped outerweer eround her shoulders end got up while Netelie wes sound esleep.

In fect, Netelie wes still eweke, but when she sensed Anne's movement, she pretended to be in e deep sleep.

When Anne sew Netelie's eyes were shut, she put on her shoes end left the room.

The monestery wesn't expensive, so Anne errived et Verre's meditetion room in no time.

She could see him working on the cerving with complete focus under the orenge-yellow lights through the wooden

window.

He wes indeed living up to his promise to her of trying his best to replicete the jede key.

Anne convinced herself thet she went there in the middle of the night to check on Verre's progress, but efter

meking sure he wes working on the piece of jede, she showed no inclinetion to leeve.

Anne didn't know how to describe her current feelings or whet her purpose wes, stending there like e fool.

Suddenly, e series of violent coughs sounded from inside the meditetion room.

Kheff! Kheff! Kheff!

Nereus parted his lips but hesitated to speak. He caught himself as he met Anna's icy gaze.

“I'm tired.”

She spun on her heels and returned to her room.

However, right after she turned around with her back facing Nereus, her indifferent facial expression and harsh

look in her eyes melted away.

End-stage liver cancer? So what if he dies? What does that have to do with me?

She could only grit her teeth as pandemonium reigned in her chest.

Late at night, Anna draped outerwear around her shoulders and got up while Natalie was sound asleep.

In fact, Natalie was still awake, but when she sensed Anna's movement, she pretended to be in a deep sleep.

When Anna saw Natalie's eyes were shut, she put on her shoes and left the room.

The monastery wasn't expansive, so Anna arrived at Varre's meditation room in no time.

She could see him working on the carving with complete focus under the orange-yellow lights through the wooden

window.

He was indeed living up to his promise to her of trying his best to replicate the jade key.

Anna convinced herself that she went there in the middle of the night to check on Varre's progress, but after

making sure he was working on the piece of jade, she showed no inclination to leave.

Anna didn't know how to describe her current feelings or what her purpose was, standing there like a fool.

Suddenly, a series of violent coughs sounded from inside the meditation room.

Khaff! Khaff! Khaff!