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 falling deeper

had a crush

was just an unrequited

ache in her heart, Natalia forced

Mr. Fowler. It’s not me.”

his thin lips curving into a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins is always

and quickly left the office

her. “Boss, the meeting

headed to the

the time the meeting was over, it was

was cunning

slipped up several times.

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

he glanced

care to join me for

a polite smile, “It’s quite late today, maybe another time. I’ll treat you then, Mr. Henkel.”

“Ms. Jenkins, just for a

working on a project with her last year, he had been pursuing

turned him down many times, but Victor never seemed

colleagues all worked so hard. Shouldn’t

Natalia reluctantly agreed.

was Victor’s

was to run into Hamilton

Crest Club, and after settling them

shared many professional contacts, she didn’t

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

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

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Chapter 2

an ambiguous atmosphere that only

quickly averted

Hamilton noticed Natalia entering, his eyebrows lifted slightly, but he made no move. However,

glanced at Hamilton and then back at Natalia

A little reward for all the

corner seat away

Come over here.” Alden called out, always one

Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton, Alden was well aware.

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