Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 79

Natalia was jolted awake by an intense thirst in the middle of the night. Her temples throbbed in painful beats. Her throat felt parched like the dry sands of a desert.

Instinctively, she reached for the space beside her, Hamilton wasn’t there. She had a faint. recollection of him coming home.

He must have left again. She thought.

Natalia let out a wry chuckle, swung her legs out of bed, and decided to head to the kitchen for a glass of water.

Stepping out of the bedroom, she caught sight of a figure on the balcony.

The man had an impressive physique, yet he seemed somewhat forlorn against the dark night sky.

He was in a bad mood. Natalia could tell that at a glance..

She didn’t interfere, nor did she ask. In this world, the only person who could affect his mood that way was probably Eveleen.

She moved alone into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. After drinking, she returned to the bedroom. Just as she was about to drift off, the bedroom door swung open.

Hamilton stood in the doorway, his expression unreadable, but the heavy scent of tobacco clung to him.

“Awake?” Hamilton’s voice, deep and tinged with irritation, broke the silence.

Natalia’s lips twitched, “Yeah. You need something, Mr. Fowler? If not, I’m going back to sleep.”

Hamilton let out a scoffing laugh, “Do

you

remember what you said?”

Natalia’s eyebrows furrowed sharply She couldn’t remember. All she recalled was Hamilton

forcing her to drink when he came back. Nothing beyond that.

“Sorry, it’s a blank, she admitted and turned over, ready to sleep again. But her wrist was suddenly seized.

Before she could struggle, Hamilton leaned over and pinned her down.

“Don’t remember?” The smile on his lips turned colder. “Let me jog your memory.”

His teeth grazed her neck, nipping a tender piece of flesh with excruciating precision.

Natalia writhed under the sharp pain, “Hamilton, what madness is this!”

out a chuckle, “Let’s just

felt on the

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moment Natalia had revealed her inability to conceive, his chest had been aflame with an unquenchable fire. He had no

yet she never mentioned it, and still took the birth control pills he

at? Torturing herself? Or seeking revenge in this twisted

paid what he owed

was the most useless

But now…

have children anymore, he found

woman beneath him, “Natalia, you’re

his fury as residual anger over Eveleen. “What? Because of that thing I said to

her lip. “I can’t handle it? Natalia, let’s see how

her nightgown, leaving a trail of ambiguous red

fight back, but his dominance left no room

I don’t want this!” she

her hands above

Hamilton’s shoulder in a burst of defiance. He grunted and thrust

Natalia woke up well past ten in

at the office by now.

her phone and saw a message from him: [You

words “my girlfriend” stung like mockery. Once, she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She tossed the phone aside and

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spent the whole day in bed, only

“Boss, you’re finally here! Why

smile, “Had a bit of a health scare.

see. Feeling better?”

replied as she pushed open the door to

dead in her tracks.

the executive secretary had warned her, seeing the person before

niece and Eveleen’s cousin. As

warning. Rumor has it she’s got ties to Eveleen, hence the cushy gig. She’s clueless, bosses everyone around, and has a temper like a bull in a china shop. Already drove a few good people from our department

muttered to Natalia before

and seeing Natalia, Giselle’s

end made Giselle laugh

the call and looked at Natalia with a smirk, “And here I was, thinking it was someone important. Just the daughter of some old fling

ask Eveleen why she got a

Eveleen’s misfortune. And to top it

nerve to stand up to me? You’re a bastard child. Do you think that warming