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 threw up what

at the market. A

really care. It was just

the

check–up tomorrow.”

“A check–up for

don’t want a repeat of you declining

blamed her for tonight. She tensed her lips, controlling her

your duty. Don’t make everything

not let it show. Of course, she knew her existence did not affect Eveleen. Nonetheless, hearing it from Hamilton

Eveleen. Indeed, she had been just looking for humiliation by bringing up Eveleen time

said, her head bowed. “I won’t do it

profile illuminated by

He took a drag and

wanted to say she had always avoided Eveleen. It was work that entangled them. She couldn’t abandon her job because of

said nothing. Explaining

said with a

room, she received a

weekend to see if the threatened miscarriage has improved and to monitor the fetal heart rate.]

[Okay.]

the phone aside. The thought

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recent actions worried her about their child’s safety. But thankfully,

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

in the middle of the night, she was once again awakened

“I’m exhausted today. Can we just rest?”

kiss silenced her, forbidding any retreat. In the unlit room, their expressions remained unseen, but the heat of their bodies betrayed

trailing down her neck, pausing at an old love bite on her collarbone before returning to her lips.

under his kiss. Instinctively, she

the night’s embrace, their entwined bodies mirrored the intimacy shared by lovers worldwide. Tonight, Hamilton seemed more unrestrained than usual. It

he held her waist, guiding her

hands roamed her sides as he sat up

Just then, her

a fog, but Hamilton

from the

tomorrow? I’ve got some documents

bucket of ice water. She sobered up, her face turning pale

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