Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Natalia hung her coat on the rack and slipped off her boots, revealing the fun polka–dotted socks she had chosen that morning.

“I just hit up a late–night flea market.”

“With whom?”

Natalia hesitated, but she didn’t hide the truth. The way Hamilton was posturing, it was clear he already knew something.

“Just myself. I just happened to bump into Lionel on the way back, and he gave me a ride

home.”

Hamilton sat on the couch, eyeing her.

“A coincidence?”

“Yeah, a coincidence.”

“That’s quite the coincidence.” He scoffed, patting the cushion next to him. “Come, sit. Tell me

about this ‘coincidence“.”

Natalia’s spine stiffened at the barely concealed ire in his voice. Her words were tinged with bitterness as she began to explain. “I was just waiting for a cab when he happened to drive by and offered me a lift. Mr. Fowler, I don’t have the kind of charm where I snap my fingers, and someone comes running.”

Hamilton’s face darkened like a thundercloud. He snorted. “Ms. Jenkins, remember what I’ve told you before – keep your distance from those men out there. Tarnish yourself, and you won’t be worth much.”

A pang shot through Natalia’s chest, but she didn’t let it show. She forced a smile. “I haven’t forgotten, Mr. Fowler. Rest assured.”

Hamilton nodded curtly. “What did you buy at the flea market?”

Natalia used to love picking up knick–knacks at the flea market. She would always show him

her finds afterward. But today, she was in no mood for sharing. She couldn’t be as detached as he was about everything.

“Nothing. Just browsed,” she replied curtly.

Hamilton kept his gaze on her, obviously unsatisfied with her response.

After a moment, Natalia reluctantly pulled out two pairs of socks. “I got two pairs of socks.”

Two pairs. Even when she bought socks, she had always bought two. One for him, one for her.

Seeing the socks, Hamilton’s expression softened slightly. “Go take a shower.”

Natalia nodded and headed to the bathroom.

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out. “Did you eat? I heard you

slightly. “Yeah, I had some at the

probably didn’t really

on the phone. He ended the call

a check–up tomorrow.”

taken aback. “A check–up for what?”

stomach,” Hamilton said. “Health is your capital. I don’t want a repeat of you declining drinks at social events.”

her for tonight. She tensed her

your duty. Don’t make everything about Eveleen. There’s no reason for her to keep making things difficult for you. Your

Of course, she knew her existence did not affect Eveleen. Nonetheless, hearing it from Hamilton still made her feel humiliated.

heart, she did not even deserve to be compared with Eveleen. Indeed, she had been just looking for humiliation by bringing up Eveleen time

bowed. “I won’t do it again. If

profile illuminated by the ember

took a

her job because

his cold indifference, she said nothing. Explaining would only confirm her wrongs

Natalia said with a grin.

room, she received a

see if the threatened miscarriage has improved and to monitor

[Okay.]

to Scarlett, Natalia set the phone aside.

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child’s safety. But thankfully, there had been no incidents like before. She must be fine, right?

to sleep. Exhausted from the previous night and the day’s tumult, sleep came

the middle of the night, she was once

today. Can we

any retreat. In the unlit room, their expressions

primitive yearning and heavy breathing enveloped her, his lips trailing down her neck, pausing at an old love bite

his kiss. Instinctively,

intimacy shared by lovers worldwide. Tonight, Hamilton seemed more unrestrained than usual. It was punishment, release, but devoid of tenderness.

tonight, he

up

arms around him without thinking. Just then, her phone erupted

mind was a fog, but Hamilton snatched the phone

came through from

free tomorrow? I’ve got some documents I need you

of passion chilled as if doused with a bucket of ice water. She sobered up, her face turning pale as a

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