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

man she’d had a

understood that this was just an unrequited

spreading ache in her heart, Natalia forced a

worry, Mr. Fowler.

a slight smirk. “Ms. Jenkins is always

office before he could notice anything

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

composed herself, and headed to the conference

meeting was over, it was already 10

cunning and shrewd.

up

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

up, he

care to join me for a

quite late today, maybe another time. I’ll treat

take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just for a brief celebration. Why

Natalia a headache. Ever since Victor had started working on a project with her

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

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

Natalia

Club was Victor’s choice.

Natalia hadn’t expected was to run

settling them in, he took Natalia to another

many professional contacts, she didn’t think much of

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

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

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Chapter 2

ambiguous atmosphere that only

quickly averted her

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

Hamilton and then back at Natalia with

A little

a corner seat away

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

know of Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton,

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