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 just

truly felt on the brink

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aflame with an

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

Torturing herself? Or seeking

child. He paid what he owed and made

was the most useless of emotions.

But now…

he found it laughably ironic that he felt a twinge of guilt.

eyes, slightly reddened, bore into the woman

at the man atop her, misunderstanding his fury as residual anger over Eveleen. “What? Because of that thing I said to Eveleen? If you can’t handle the game, Mr. Fowler, then don’t

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

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

fight back, but his dominance left no room

want this!” she

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

wave of bitterness washed over Natalia. She bit down on Hamilton’s shoulder in a burst of

well past ten

wasn’t home, probably at the office by now.

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

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

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argue. She spent the whole day in bed, only

you’re finally here! Why were you off

“Had a bit of a health scare. Needed minor

I see. Feeling better?”

pushed open the door to her office.

in her tracks. Then she let

warned her, seeing the person before her was

cousin. As a child,

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

Natalia before stepping out.

in a call. Looking up and seeing Natalia,

came from the other end made

“And here I was, thinking it was someone important. Just the daughter of some old fling

you should ask Eveleen why

about Eveleen’s misfortune. And to top it off,

You’re a bastard child. Do you think that warming