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!”

out a chuckle, “Let’s just say I’ve gone

truly felt on the brink of insanity.

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

kids anymore, yet she never mentioned it, and still took

was she playing at? Torturing herself? Or seeking

He paid what he owed and made

the most useless

But now…

he found it laughably ironic that he felt a twinge

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

glared 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

bit down on her lip. “I

tore her nightgown, leaving a trail of ambiguous red

back, but his dominance

want this!” she

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

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

woke up well past

at the office by

from him: [You can

“my girlfriend” stung like mockery. Once, she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She

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

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

smile, “Had a bit of a health

I see. Feeling better?”

she pushed open the door to her office.

entered, she stopped dead in her

executive secretary had warned her, seeing the person before her was still surprise.

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

the cushy gig. She’s

muttered to Natalia before

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

end made Giselle

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

you should ask Eveleen why she

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

child. Do you think that