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

his game, Natalia found herself

she’d had a

that this was just an unrequited love that would lead nowhere.

in her heart, Natalia forced

Mr. Fowler. It’s not me.”

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

and quickly left the office

Tess was already waiting for her. “Boss, the

and headed to

the meeting was over, it

cunning and shrewd.

slipped up

until the very end, finally agreeing on a price that was acceptable to both parties and signing the contract for the next year’s collaboration.

Victor was packing up, he glanced over at Natalia.

join me for a drink?”

quite late today, maybe another time.

didn’t take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just for a brief celebration.

gave Natalia a headache. Ever since Victor had started working on a project

Victor never seemed to give up despite her rejections.

hard. Shouldn’t Ms.

Victor’s insistence, Natalia reluctantly agreed.

was Victor’s choice.

to run into Hamilton

them in, he took Natalia to another room, claiming he

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

entered, she saw Hamilton, the center of attention amid a group of his high–flying friends. Each of them was accompanied by a woman, and sitting beside Hamilton was a B–list actress, oozing with

lounged lazily on the sofa, exuding an air of easy charm but with a distant look in his eyes. He

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that

quickly averted

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

and then back at Natalia

for a drink? A little reward for

corner seat away

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

know of Natalia’s relationship with

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