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

years, while Hamilton continued to play his game,

had a crush on

an

the spreading ache in her heart, Natalia

Fowler. It’s not me.”

in his chair, his thin lips curving into a slight smirk.

the office before

Tess was already waiting for her. “Boss,

nodded, composed herself, and headed to the conference room.

the meeting was over, it

cunning and

up several times.

finally agreeing on a price that was acceptable to both

packing up, he glanced over at Natalia.

to join me for a drink?”

“It’s quite late today, maybe another time.

“Ms. Jenkins, just for a brief celebration. Why

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

times, but Victor never seemed to give up despite her rejections.

hard. Shouldn’t Ms. Jenkins treat

insistence, Natalia reluctantly agreed.

Club was

to

them in, he took Natalia to

Victor shared many professional contacts, she didn’t

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

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

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Chapter 2

an ambiguous atmosphere that only encouraged

quickly averted

he made no move. However, his brother Alden Fowler’s eyes brightened

at Hamilton and then back at Natalia with

for a drink? A little reward for all the

chose a corner seat away from the crowd.

far away? Come over here.” Alden

not know of Natalia’s relationship with Hamilton,

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