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 say I’ve gone

on the

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had been aflame with an unquenchable fire. He had no place to

couldn’t have kids anymore, yet she never mentioned it, and still took the birth control pills

Or seeking revenge in

guilty about the child. He paid what he owed and made the necessary reparations. Why

was the most useless of

But now…

this woman had told him she couldn’t have children anymore, he found

the woman

anger over Eveleen. “What? Because of that thing I said to Eveleen? If you can’t handle the game, Mr. Fowler, then

bit down on her lip. “I can’t handle it? Natalia, let’s see how you like playing this game!”

nightgown, leaving a trail of ambiguous red marks. on

but his dominance left

want this!” she cried.

wrists and pinned her hands above her head, “Can’t handle it anymore, my

over Natalia. She bit down on Hamilton’s shoulder in a burst of defiance. He grunted and thrust with increased vigor.

up well past ten in

home, probably at

at her phone and saw a message from him: [You can take another

girlfriend” stung like mockery. Once, she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just

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she didn’t argue. She spent the whole day in bed, only returning to the office

with near–tears of joy, “Boss, you’re finally here! Why were you

smile, “Had a bit of

see. Feeling better?”

replied as she pushed

entered, she stopped dead in her tracks.

her, seeing the person before

and Eveleen’s cousin. As a child, Giselle often followed

Giselle. “Mr. Fowler sent this golden girl without 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 to quit.”

muttered to Natalia

in a call. Looking up and seeing Natalia, Giselle’s face lit up with a grin, “Cousin, guess who

response came from the other end made Giselle laugh

here I was, thinking it was someone important. Just the daughter of some old fling who’s repeating her mother’s

face darkened instantly, “Giselle, maybe you should ask Eveleen

expression soured; she had heard about Eveleen’s misfortune. And to top it off, Hamilton hadn’t laid a finger on Natalia

stand up to me? You’re a bastard child. Do you think that warming someone’s bed for days can make you push my luck?” Giselle asked.