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!”

chuckle, “Let’s just

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Chapter 70

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

have kids anymore, yet she never mentioned it, and

she playing at? Torturing herself? Or seeking revenge in this twisted

he owed and made the necessary reparations. Why should he

most

But now…

he

woman beneath him, “Natalia, you’re quite

of that thing I said to Eveleen?

lip. “I can’t handle it? Natalia, let’s see how you like playing this

shred of tenderness, he tore her nightgown, leaving a trail of

back, but his dominance left

don’t want this!”

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

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

well past

at

phone and saw a message from him: [You can take another day off, my

to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She tossed the phone aside and never looked at it again.

Chapter

She spent the whole day in bed, only returning to the office the

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

smile, “Had a bit of a health scare.

I see. Feeling better?”

replied as she pushed open the door

dead in her tracks. Then she

the executive secretary had warned her, seeing the person

was Giselle Lynd, Lucinda’s niece and Eveleen’s cousin. As a child, Giselle

cushy gig. She’s clueless, bosses everyone around, and has a temper like a bull in a

Natalia before

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

other end made Giselle laugh even

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

ask Eveleen why she got a beating yesterday.”

misfortune. And to top it off, Hamilton hadn’t laid a finger on

nerve to 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?”