Chapter 2

Natalia’s spine stiffened, a chill creeping up her back.

But she turned her head, managing to keep her expression casual. “And if it were true, what

would you do?

Hamilton’s brows were furrowed, his entire demeanor radiating a frosty aura as if the warmth and passion from moments before had been an illusion.

“What else can I do? I’d help you schedule the operation.”

Natalia’s face gradually lost its color, her hands clenched tightly together.

Hamilton’s gaze grew colder.

“Natalia, don’t forget the rules of our game.”

Natalia’s body tensed suddenly.

Right, their relationship had always been a game. After all, she could never truly match up to Hamilton with her background.

She was from an average family.

Hamilton, on the other hand, was the eldest son and heir of the prestigious Fowler family, the true master of its empire.

Their relationship had started by sheer coincidence.

Three years ago, her mother was in a terrible car accident and needed money urgently. Natalia had swallowed her pride and gone to her biological father’s mansion to ask for help.

She had collapsed after kneeling outside the opulent mansion for an entire night, without a penny to her name.

It was Hamilton, passing by, who found her.

When she woke up in the hospital, the first thing Hamilton did was propose a game to her.

An adult game with no strings attached.

Back then, all she had asked was, “Will I get paid?”

Hamilton had laughed at that, calling her “sensible.”

But over t

while Hamilton continued to play his game,

the man she’d had a crush on for years.

that this was just an unrequited love that

in her heart, Natalia forced a

Fowler.

his thin lips curving into a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins is always sensible. I can

left the office before he could notice anything

Tess was already waiting for her. “Boss,

herself, and headed to the conference

time the meeting was over, it

cunning

up several times.

that was acceptable to both parties and signing the contract for the next year’s collaboration.

he glanced

care to join me for

maybe

take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins,

comment gave Natalia a headache. Ever since Victor had started working on a project with her last year, he had been

times, but Victor never

so hard. Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins

Natalia reluctantly agreed.

was Victor’s choice.

was to run into Hamilton

led everyone to a private room in the Crest Club, and after settling them

and Victor shared many professional contacts, she didn’t think much of it and

Hamilton, the center of attention amid a group of his high–flying friends. Each of them was accompanied by a

of easy charm but with a distant look

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Chapter 2

an ambiguous atmosphere that only encouraged her

averted her eyes.

slightly, but he made no move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes brightened at the

then back at Natalia with a

for a drink? A little reward

chose a corner seat away

far away? Come over here.” Alden called out, always

know of Natalia’s relationship

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