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

to play his game,

man she’d had a crush on

understood that this was just an unrequited love

in her heart, Natalia forced a

worry, Mr. Fowler. It’s

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

quickly left the office before he could notice anything amiss.

waiting for her. “Boss, the meeting starts in

nodded, composed herself, and headed to the conference

was over, it was already

cunning

nearly slipped up several

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

Victor was packing up, he glanced

to join me for a

“It’s quite late today, maybe another time. I’ll treat you then, Mr.

take her refusal seriously. “Ms. Jenkins, just

since Victor had started working on

times, but Victor never seemed to give up

hard. Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins

insistence, Natalia reluctantly

was Victor’s

to run into

everyone to a private room in the Crest Club, and after settling them in, he took Natalia to another room, claiming he had other guests

professional contacts, she didn’t think

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

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

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Chapter 2

that only encouraged her

averted her eyes.

but he made no move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes brightened at the sight of Natalia.

then back at Natalia

for a drink? A little reward for all

seat away from the

so far away? Come over here.” Alden called out, always one

relationship with Hamilton, Alden

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