Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 61

Hamilton’s gaze narrowed slightly as Natalla finished speaking.

Lounging on the couch with a lazy posture, his eyes settled on Natalla, his expression carrying an enigmatic undertone,

“Do you want to get married?”

Natalia hadn’t actually planned on getting married, but since Graham had brought it up, it seemed like a situation she couldn’t dodge.

She didn’t want to sneak around Hamilton for some matchmaking shenanigans only to stir up unnecessary trouble later.

“Not really, It’s Just that he wants to set me up, and avoiding it might mean trouble from him.”

Hamilton let out a soft huff. “I recall you mentioning before that you were looking to settle down.”

The memory came unbidden to Natalla; back when she first discovered she was pregnant and wanted to break free from this man, her excuse had been the desire to get married.

“Mr. Fowler, rest assured, there will be no romantic entanglements with any man until our contract is up. Even if I do go on this blind date, It’s merely to appease Graham.”

Hamilton’s gaze darkened, unreadable.

But Natalla was speaking nothing but the truth.

After watching her for a prolonged moment, Hamilton grunted, “As long as you understand your position.”

With that, he turned his attention back to the contracts he was reviewing.

Natalia leaned back against the headboard, no longer speaking.

Hamilton worked through several contracts, and during that time, the hospital room was eerily quiet.

Natalia checked her emails on her phone; Llonel had sent over part of the information she needed.

She glanced at Hamilton’s laptop, then asked, “Hamilton, may I use your computer for a moment?”

He looked at her and passed the laptop over. However, when Natalia reached to take it, he didn’t let go.

She paused, a flicker of confusion crossing her face as she looked at Hamilton.

His eyes squinted slightly, and after a moment, he said, “Next time someone tries to set you up, Ms. Jenkins, you can just say you’re already taken.”

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eyes, but the hand holding

mean by that, Mr. Fowler?”

“It means I’m giving you permission to claim you have

heart threatened to leap out of her chest, pounding deafeningly loud, almost

chuckle, felgning nonchalance. “You’re allowing me to tell people I have a boyfriend? And what if they ask who

voice was shaky despite her

just chuckled. “Do you really

genuinely didn’t understand what he was getting

to claim she had

think too much, yet

of seven, when he first appeared, to the tangled years at twenty–seven, this man had consumed twenty years of her life.

diminishing with every merciless wound he inflicted. Yet, she still held on to the hope that one day, this man would

But matters of the heart

Hamilton released the laptop, leaning back with arms crossed. “What I mean is, I

The reluctant shield.

while, she laughed. mockingly at herself. Knowing the Impossibility, she wondered why she

composed herself, looking at Hamilton with an air of polse. “Wouldn’t that be

never

pleased, never considering the

many troubles. At least, it would

Inappropriate about

laughed softly. “Aren’t you worried

a light laugh. “Haven’t you emphasized

than once? Having repeatedly informed her

Indeed, she had indirectly mentioned her Involvement with Hamilton. to Eveleen. But when had it not been under duress from Eveleen’s

the one with Hamilton, yet she was made to feel as though she had something to hide. In this triad, she was always the passive one. She never wished to be the third person

fell silent. She sat on the bed, quietly working through the information Lionel

felt heavy, she could bear

things become less painful when you stop fixating

Hamilton’s expression did not improve. He disliked her

Jenkins, you need not feel so aggrieved; after all, I’m merely stating

“I’m

you think I believe that?”

His gaze fell on the computer screen, and after a moment, his

fingers remained busy on the keyboard.