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

continued to play his game, Natalia found herself falling deeper

had a crush

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

in her heart,

Fowler. It’s

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

office before he could notice

Tess was already waiting for her. “Boss, the meeting starts in five

nodded, composed herself, and headed to the conference

meeting was over, it was

cunning and

up several times.

agreeing on a price that was acceptable to both parties and signing the contract

was packing up, he glanced over at

to join

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

refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just

Victor had started working on a project with

him down many times, but Victor never

colleagues all worked so hard. Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins treat

Natalia reluctantly

Club was Victor’s choice.

Natalia hadn’t expected was to

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

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

high–flying friends. Each of them was accompanied by a woman, and sitting beside Hamilton was a B–list actress, oozing with

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

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that

averted her

move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes brightened at

at Hamilton and then back at Natalia with a

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

corner seat away from the

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

of Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton, Alden was well

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