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 say I’ve gone mad.”

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Chapter 70

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

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

at? Torturing herself? Or seeking revenge

paid what he owed and

the most

But now…

anymore, he found

the woman beneath him, “Natalia, you’re quite something.”

of that thing I said to Eveleen? If you can’t handle the game,

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

leaving a trail of ambiguous red marks. on her pale, soft skin.

fight back, but his dominance left no

don’t want this!”

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

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

up well past ten in the

at the office by

message from him: [You can take another day off, my

Once, she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She tossed the phone aside and never

Chapter

She spent the whole day in

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

a vague smile, “Had a bit of a health scare.

see. Feeling

as she pushed open the door

she entered, she stopped dead in her tracks. Then she let

the executive secretary had warned her, seeing

cousin. As a child, Giselle often followed Eveleen in tormenting

fell at the sight 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.

Natalia before stepping

seemed engrossed in a call. Looking up and seeing

response came from the other end made Giselle laugh even more.

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

instantly, “Giselle, maybe you should ask Eveleen why she got a

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

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