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

game,

had a crush on for

was just an unrequited love

her heart, Natalia forced

Mr. Fowler.

chair, his thin lips curving into a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins

and quickly left the office before he

waiting for her.

composed herself, and headed to the conference room.

meeting was over, it was already 10 p.m.

was cunning and

up several times.

end, finally agreeing on a price that was acceptable to both parties and signing the contract for the

he

Jenkins, care to join me for

“It’s quite late today, maybe another time. I’ll treat you then,

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

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

Victor never seemed to

so hard. Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins treat them, too?”

Victor’s insistence, Natalia

Club was Victor’s

expected was to run into

settling them in, he took Natalia to another room,

she

a group of his high–flying friends. Each of them was accompanied

however, lounged lazily on the sofa, exuding an air of easy charm but with a distant look in

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an ambiguous atmosphere that only

quickly averted her

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

glanced at Hamilton and then back at Natalia with a

for a drink? A little reward for

chose a corner seat

sit so far away? Come over here.” Alden

relationship with Hamilton,

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