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,

the man she’d had a crush on for

she understood that this was just an unrequited love

her heart,

Mr. Fowler.

a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins is always sensible. I can trust

left the office before he could notice anything

for her. “Boss, the meeting starts in five

herself, and headed

was over,

cunning and shrewd.

up several times.

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

Victor was packing up, he glanced over at Natalia.

care to join me

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

“Ms. Jenkins, just for a brief

had started working on a project with her

had turned him down many times, but Victor never seemed to give up

Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins

Natalia

Crest Club was

to run into Hamilton

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

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

his high–flying friends. Each of them

of easy charm but with a distant look in his eyes. He neither accepted the actress‘ advances

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that only encouraged

averted her

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

glanced at Hamilton and then back at Natalia with a smirk.

drink? A little reward for all the hard

corner seat away from the crowd.

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

Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton, Alden was

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