Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 72

Groggily, Natalia stirred awake to find Hamilton fussing over her with a pile of clothes.

“Running a fever again? Where does it hurt?”

Natalia’s chest heaved, “I just feel awful all over.”

Breathing was a chore, as if something was lodged in her throat. “Hamilton, I… I can’t catch my breath.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she erupted into a fit of coughing, followed by a wave of nausea and vomiting.

Without hesitation, Hamilton scooped her up and hurried out the door. He drove as fast as he could, and in no time, they were at the hospital.

After a brief conversation with the doctor, she was sent off for allergy tests.

When the results came back, the doctor asked, “Has she ever taken any birth control pills recently?”

Hamilton glanced at Natalia, “Yes.”

The doctor nodded, “That makes sense. She’s allergic to the contraceptive. I’ve prescribed. some medication, and she’ll need an IV. Going forward, you’ll want to avoid that medication. Her reaction is quite severe.”

Hamilton nodded in agreement.

Once the doctor left, silence descended upon the room.

Hamilton sat by the bed, watching her. After a while, he murmured, “I’ll be more careful in the

future.”

Though the truth was, he had always been careful. Not letting Natalia get pregnant was a non–negotiable. The last time had been an accident. This time was simply too rushed.

“Okay, thank you,” Natalia replied, her voice eerily calm, laced with a polite detachment.

Hamilton found her ‘thank you‘ grating.

to him lately, her politeness a barrier. At first, Hamilton was bothered by it, but then, he decided to let it be. When she was done being

after a month, and it was increasingly

he watched her struggle to breathe.

nurse came in with the medication, her cheeks flushing at

I’m such a

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nodded at the nurse,

Fowler, you and Eveleen are perfect together. I

relationship go

nurse’s excitement about Hamilton and Eveleen

felt the irony sting.

grew impatient. He addressed the nurse

to be replaced by a jittery newcomer who struggled to

a

replaced the young one, apologizing, “Sorry, Mr. Fowler. That was

“That fan of Eveleen’s, you should fire her.”

she noticed Natalia suffering from an allergic

reaction.

who pretended not

started, Natalia closed her eyes

asked, “Still feeling

of her symptoms, the IV was necessary.

“A little.”

“Are you hungry?”

“Not really.”

wasn’t hungry. If anything, she

you something to eat,” Hamilton said,

though she’d decided to leave him, her love for him hadn’t

warming eyes, wishing she’d never met Hamilton

were no ‘what ifs“.

young Hamilton were

he’d be her lifelong delight. But he turned out to