Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Hamilton gazed at her as if she were a simpleton. “Didn’t I just hand it to you?”

He reached out and touched Natalia’s forehead. “Ms. Jenkins, is your brain fried?”

Natalia let out a chuckle. “I just didn’t expect you to give me a present, that’s all.”

Hamilton withdrew his hand, nonchalantly retorting, “It’s hardly a present, just a little something to make up for things.”

Natalia didn’t pry into what he was making up for. She just bowed her head and opened the box. It was only when she saw what was inside that she paused.

A pair of earrings lay nestled in the box, their diamonds sparkling brilliantly. Instantly, she remembered the earrings that had been up for auction. She had glimpsed them on the big screen for just a moment, and these bore a striking resemblance.

So, this was his idea of compensation.

Natalia examined the earrings in her hand. They were indeed very similar to the auctioned pair. But no matter how similar, one was authentic, the other a replica—just like her and Eveleen.

In Hamilton’s eyes, she must be the replica.

With a soft laugh, she closed the box.

“Don’t like them?” Hamilton inquired.

Natalia shook her head. “Not at all.”

Hamilton gave her a look but said nothing more.

Upon returning home, Natalia tucked the box into a drawer and headed straight for the bathroom.

Hamilton leaned against the bathroom door, watching her. “Hungry for anything?”

Natalia paused. They had both skipped breakfast, and there seemed to be no sign of the nanny. “Where’s the nanny?”

Hamilton’s response was casual. “I let her go.”

Natalia’s brows furrowed sharply.

Hamilton’s expression was lazy. “Since you didn’t seem keen on keeping her, I figured I’d oblige.”

Natalia felt a lump in her throat. She took a deep breath and met Hamilton’s gaze.

“I never said I didn’t want her. Bring her back. I actually liked her.”

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you didn’t say, but your actions

her mouth to object.

speak, ending the topic and

was futile once Hamilton had made up his mind.

muttered, trying to close the bathroom door

it halfway. “Let’s take care of that arm

of kitchen

let the

me?”

her job is to take care of you. If she failed in that, then there’s no need for her

hers, after he finished

but she had declined. She

another word, Natalia turned and

laid out in the dining

she moved, Hamilton looked up, furrowing his brow slightly. “Dry your hair.”

finished drying her hair, Hamilton

every day

“Okay.”

Though she was still a bit weak,

meal, Natalia’s phone suddenly rang. It was

expression darkened at

hesitated on whether to

mouth with a napkin, then casually tossed it onto the

you going to take the call?” His face was clouded with

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deep breath and

admission of guilt. As she began

Natalia’s expression soured.

her. “What’s wrong. Ms. Jenkins?

hide?”

speaking to Lionel in front of Hamilton, but she didn’t like the idea of her private conversation being aired.

didn’t want to embarrass herself in front of Lionel

irritation, she greeted, “Hi,

Lionel’s voice was warm and

I’ve been discharged. Anything urgent, Lionel?”

Are you

of the meetings. Had Hamilton not been present, she would have agreed immediately. But with Hamilton there, agreement would only

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