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 herself falling

man she’d had a crush on

an unrequited love that

spreading ache in her heart,

worry, Mr. Fowler. It’s

leaned back in his chair, his thin lips curving into a slight

smiled and quickly left the office before he could notice anything

was already waiting for her. “Boss, the

and headed to the conference

meeting was over, it

was cunning and

nearly slipped up several times.

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

packing up, he glanced

care to join me

polite smile, “It’s quite late today, maybe another

take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just for

Ever since Victor had started working on a project with her last year, he had been pursuing her.

many times, but Victor never seemed to give up despite

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

insistence, Natalia reluctantly

was Victor’s

expected was to

the Crest Club, and after settling them in, he took Natalia to another room, claiming he

Natalia and Victor shared many professional contacts, she didn’t

soon as she 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

an air of easy charm but with a distant look in

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that only encouraged

quickly averted

no move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes

and then back at

here for a drink? A little reward for all the hard

a corner seat away from the

Alden called out, always one to

know of Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton, Alden was well

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