Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 2

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, Natalia found herself

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

just an unrequited love that would lead nowhere.

in her

Fowler.

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

quickly left the office before he could notice anything amiss.

already waiting for her. “Boss, the meeting starts in five minutes.”

composed herself, and headed to the

was over, it was

cunning and

up several times.

end, finally agreeing on a price that was acceptable to both

up, he glanced over at

to join me

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

Jenkins, just for a

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

but Victor never seemed

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

Natalia reluctantly agreed.

Club was Victor’s

to run into

private room in the Crest Club, and after settling them in,

many professional contacts, she didn’t think much

of attention amid a group of his high–flying friends. Each

exuding an air of easy charm but with a distant look in his eyes. He neither accepted the actress‘ advances nor outright rejected

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Chapter 2

atmosphere that

quickly averted

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

then back at Natalia

little reward for all the hard

seat away from the

here.” Alden called out, always one

know of Natalia’s relationship with

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