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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was Ms. Jenkins

address the question. “You stay here: I’m

he turned and

brother’s expression but could feel the icy

the sink in frustration. After a moment, he took a deep breath, turned off the tap, and dried his hands with a

dry his hands

even the talks of leaving. He should have

wouldn’t have changed the outcome, but at least he wouldn’t have been caught off guard. He didn’t want this child,

Alden couldn’t stay away, following Hamilton to the

still stained with blood. “Why are you here? Didn’t I

you, so I came to check

a pause, he added, “There will be other children in the future.”

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

cigarette and walked over, clapping Alden on the shoulder. “I never intended to keep

then his brows knitted together in concern. “Bro, that’s your flesh and blood!”

responded nonchalantly, “If it’s not my flesh and blood, it’s none of my

concern.”

time, Alden felt the coldness of his brother’s heart. Growing up, he idolized Hamilton, who at nineteen had taken control of the Fowler family, a den of wolves. Sure, he was decisive in his

had always protected him. Alden had grown up unscathed in such a family. But how could

Jenkins,

the child. She shouldn’t have kept it from me.”

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as he

“Bro, what are you really thinking? Natalia’s been with you for three years. Do you truly feel nothing

stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Alden. “Alden, don’t think you can pry into my private life just because you’re my little

taken aback. “Bro, that’s not what I meant. I’m just being honest. I’ve always seen her

glanced at him, his lips twitching slightly, but he said

Scarlett arrived in a flurry of concern. She rushed toward Hamilton, who was standing

this to her? Hamilton, you bastard! If you didn’t want a

dare speak to Hamilton like that. He quickly stepped forward to

you lost

of me! I need to teach this scumbag a lesson for Natalia!”

no choice but

features were set in a grim cast as he straightened out his clothes that Scarlett had managed to rumple

was presentable again, he reluctantly lifted his gaze to meet

of anger. He regarded Scarlett with an icy stare.

my responsibility, but is that her excuse for keeping it from me? If she had just told me earlier, would we be

wiping away a tear, “Natalia… she just wanted to keep

it? Can she even afford to? Or does she think there’s some nobility in recklessly deciding to have

at him. “Hamilton, do you even have a heart?”

with a darkened

emergency room.