Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 59

Natalie’s heart ached as Hamilton’s words pierced through her like a cold blade.

Was she tainted just because Lionel had helped her up?

She looked straight at Hamilton and retorted, “I suppose the places on you that Eveleen has clung to and embraced are far more numerous.

Hamilton stood aside, merely letting out a faint chuckle. “Do you not understand who the real breadwinner here is? If you have the means to be my sugar mama, I might consider not touching another woman.”

Suddenly, Natalie lost the will to argue. Indeed, what right did she have to make demands of Hamilton? She had forgotten their relationship was anything but equal.

“Just go. I need to take a shower.”

Hamilton glanced at her, his gaze resting on her pale, bloodless face. “You sure you can handle it yourself?”

“I’m fine.”

He shrugged nonchalantly and left the bathroom.

As the door closed behind him, Natalie’s tears fell uncontrollably. She bit her lip to keep silent, not making a sound as she wept.

After a while, feeling slightly better, she undressed and stepped into the shower.

Her arm was injured, and although she tried to be careful, she still managed to get the bandage wet. The wound had been agitated by Hamilton earlier, and now the dressing was stained with a hint of red.

Pulling herself together, Natalie quickly dried off.

There was a knock on the bathroom door.

“Are you done?” Hamilton’s voice came through.

“Yes,” Natalie responded.

He entered, handing her a set of clothes. “Wear this.”

Taking the clothes, Natalie murmured a soft “Okay.”

Hamilton’s eyes fell on the now crimson–soaked bandage on her arm.

“I’ll call a nurse to change your dressing.”

look up, just muttered

left to fetch a nurse, Natalie got dressed and sat on the bed, her wet hair

dripping.

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nurse frowned upon

have any idea you’re supposed to be taking it easy after the miscarriage?

“I’ll dry it

you have

albeit a room for convalescence,

come in a rush and

of husband doesn’t

narrowed slightly, his expression

by being called a husband or by the nurse’s reprimand, but she quickly clarified,

nurse frowned, glancing back at Hamilton, but said no

nurse changed the dressing, Hamilton stood by, seeing Natalie’s wound for the first time. When he arrived that day, she had already been bandaged, and he hadn’t been present for

was shocked to see how large and deep the wound on her

Hamilton’s brow furrowed.

You can’t just expose it like that. It’s

listened in silence, not

with more instructions, Hamilton, with arms crossed, finally asked, “Does

trace of concern in them now. His question seemed more out

gaze to hide her feelings, she

“I’ll have someone send over a hairdryer. Is there anything else you

should be discharged after

instead grabbing a towel from the

me

head. “I can do

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with irritation. “Can’t

She knew he was still irked

the stool beside

surprisingly gentle as he dried her

spoke. “I’m sorry for being rough

wasn’t surprised when he added, “But you can’t blame me. Anyone would have misunderstood those pictures. You must understand that. right?”

the basic trust in me, you wouldn’t have doubted

beautiful, too powerless, and without connections. In their circle, she