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!”

a chuckle, “Let’s

on the brink of insanity.

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

couldn’t have kids anymore, yet she never mentioned it, and

she playing at? Torturing herself? Or seeking

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

the most useless of

But now…

had told him she couldn’t have children anymore, he found it laughably ironic that he felt a twinge of guilt.

the woman beneath

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

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

nightgown, leaving a trail of ambiguous red marks.

back, but his dominance left no room for her

want

her hands above her

Hamilton’s shoulder in a burst of defiance. He grunted and thrust

up well past

wasn’t home, probably at the office by

from him: [You can

she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She tossed the phone

Chapter

home, she didn’t argue. She spent the whole day

joy, “Boss, you’re finally here! Why were you

vague smile, “Had a bit of a health scare. Needed minor surgery.”

I see. Feeling

better,” Natalia replied as she pushed

entered, she stopped dead in her tracks. Then she

secretary had warned her, seeing

Lucinda’s niece and Eveleen’s cousin. As a child, Giselle often followed Eveleen in tormenting

Fowler sent this golden girl without warning. Rumor has it she’s got ties to Eveleen, hence the cushy gig. She’s clueless, bosses

Natalia

where Giselle seemed engrossed in a call. Looking up and seeing Natalia,

the other end made

smirk, “And here I was, thinking it was someone important. Just the

you should ask Eveleen why she

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

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 can make