Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 43

Even at this late hour, Hamilton remained steadfast in his refusal to offer Natalla a glimmer of hope. He didn’t want the baby. His stance hadn’t wavered the slightest bit from the start. His simple and resolute response, like a sword, severed all her hopes.

Natalia’s grip on Hamilton’s hand gradually loosened.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered softly, to no one in particular.

Perhaps to Hamilton. Maybe to the child within her. Or perhaps to herself.

She should not have kept this from Hamilton. After all, he was the father. Nor should she have. harbored any forbidden hopes. To let the child linger briefly, only to depart in such a way.

She should not have given herself hope, the hope that she could be a mother.

“I’m sorry,” she murmured as a tear silently traced its way down her cheek.

At that moment, it was unclear whether the pain in her body or her heart was greater. All she felt was a chilling sensation spreading throughout her, with a warm current flowing from below.

Natalia’s lips were turning pale.

Something was slipping away quietly..

Hamilton’s hand clenched the steering wheel tightly. His other hand felt hers slip away from the center of his palm. The emptiness in his grip made him uncomfortably aware of its presence for the first time. He reflexively clenched his hand into a fist, the veins on the back standing

out.

The Rolls–Royce sped into the hospital’s emergency entrance.

When he lifted Natalia from the car, he felt moisture soaking through. The stark red of blood blurred his vision.

Hamilton had been accustomed to darkness since childhood, and nothing ever.seemed to rattle him, but at this moment, he found it hard to breathe.

He rushed Natalia into the emergency room. After handing her over to the doctors, he stood there, staring at his blood–stained hands in a daze.

Alden arrived at the hospital shortly after. Seeing the blood on Hamilton’s hands, he was momentarily stunned.

“Bro, Ms. Jenkins, she…”

Hamilton glanced back at him, his face now devoid of emotion.

“She’s probably had a miscarriage,” he muttered.

Alden was lost for words, the concept of a miscarriage hanging heavily in the air.

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but he didn’t address the question. “You stay here: I’m going to wash

turned and

his brother’s expression but could feel the icy aura

water swirl down the drain, he suddenly slammed his fist against the sink in frustration. After a moment, he took

of the mirror, his motions to dry his hands deliberate and slow. He should have

some time. The nausea, the carefulness during intimacy, the repeated probing, even the talks of leaving. He should have realized she was pregnant,

the child, it wouldn’t have changed the outcome, but at least he wouldn’t have been caught off guard. He didn’t want this child, but he never intended to put a woman through such suffering

away, following Hamilton to

“Why are you here? Didn’t I

you, so I came to

he added, “There will be other children in the

looked up at him and said, “You’re thinking too

Alden on the shoulder. “I never intended to keep this

his brows knitted together in concern.

it’s not my flesh and blood, it’s none of my

concern.”

he idolized Hamilton, who at nineteen had taken control of the Fowler family, a den of wolves. Sure, he was decisive in his

unscathed in such a family. But how could he be so heartless towards his own

Jenkins, she…”

wouldn’t want the child. She

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away as

“Bro, what are you really thinking? Natalia’s been with you for three years. Do you truly feel nothing for her? If you don’t, why keep her around? Just let her

his tracks, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Alden. “Alden, don’t think you can pry

I’ve always

at him, his lips twitching slightly, but

of concern. She rushed toward Hamilton, who was standing

happened? How could she miscarry? She was fine when she called me! Hamilton! Why did she miscarry? Do you know how much she wanted this baby? Why? Why do this to her? Hamilton, you bastard! If you didn’t want a child, you should’ve gotten a vasectomy! How could you let Natalia suffer like this? You scumbag! I curse you

speak to Hamilton like that. He quickly stepped forward to

you lost your mind?”

me! I need to teach this scumbag a

no choice but to forcibly drag her aside.

out his clothes that Scarlett had managed to rumple in

he was presentable again, he reluctantly lifted his gaze to

was no trace of anger. He regarded Scarlett with an icy

keeping it from me? If she had just told me earlier, would we be in this

tear, “Natalia… she just wanted to keep

to? Or does she think there’s some nobility in recklessly deciding to have a child without considering the consequences?”

back at him. “Hamilton, do you even have a

more. He simply stared with a darkened expression at the

emergency room.