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!”

“Let’s

truly felt on the brink of

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

never mentioned it,

was she playing at? Torturing herself? Or seeking revenge in

what he owed

the most useless

But now…

couldn’t have children anymore, he found it laughably ironic that he felt

slightly reddened, bore into the woman beneath him,

at the man atop her, misunderstanding his fury as residual anger over Eveleen. “What? Because of that thing I said to Eveleen?

cold laughter was his only reply before he bit down on her lip. “I can’t handle it? Natalia, let’s see how you like

shred of tenderness, he tore her nightgown, leaving a trail of ambiguous red marks. on her pale,

to fight back, but his dominance left no room for

don’t want

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

shoulder in a

well past ten in the

home, probably at the office by now.

from him:

him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She

Chapter

the whole day in bed, only returning to

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

“Had a bit of a health scare. Needed minor

see.

she pushed open the door to

her tracks. Then she let out a cold laugh.

had warned her, seeing the person before her

cousin. As a child,

of 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

Natalia before stepping

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

came from the other end

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

maybe you should ask Eveleen why

And to top it off, Hamilton hadn’t

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