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

play his game, Natalia found

she’d had

just an unrequited

the spreading ache in her heart, Natalia

Fowler. It’s

his chair, his thin lips curving into a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins is always sensible. I can trust that.”

left the office before he could notice anything

outside. Tess was already waiting for her.

composed herself, and headed to the conference

was over, it

cunning

up

was acceptable to both parties and

was packing up, he glanced over at

care to join me for

today, maybe another time. I’ll treat you then, Mr. Henkel.”

take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just

started working on a project with her last year,

him down many times, but Victor never seemed to give

Shouldn’t Ms.

Victor’s insistence, Natalia

Crest Club was

was to run into Hamilton

after settling them in,

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

friends. Each of them was accompanied by a woman, and sitting beside Hamilton was a B–list actress, oozing with flirtatious charm.

an air of easy charm but with a distant look in his eyes. He neither accepted the

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that only

quickly averted her

Natalia entering, his eyebrows lifted slightly, but he made no move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes

Hamilton and then back at

a drink? A little reward for all the hard work?”

a corner seat away from

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

might not know of Natalia’s relationship

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