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 and deeper.

man she’d had

that this was just an

spreading ache in her heart, Natalia forced a smile.

Mr. Fowler. It’s not

his chair, his thin lips curving into a slight smirk. “Ms.

office before

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

composed herself, and headed to

the time the meeting was over, it was

cunning and shrewd.

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 next year’s

packing up, he glanced over

to join me for

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

didn’t take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just for a brief celebration. Why not?”

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

Victor never seemed to give up despite her rejections.

so hard. Shouldn’t

insistence, Natalia reluctantly agreed.

was

expected was to run into

after settling them in, he

many professional contacts, she didn’t think much of it and followed

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

with a distant look in

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Chapter 2

that only encouraged her further.

quickly averted

slightly, but he made no move. However,

then back at

drink? A little

chose a corner seat away from the

sit so far away? Come over here.” Alden called

others might not know of Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton, Alden was well

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