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

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conceive, his chest had been aflame with an unquenchable fire. He had no place to vent it and no way

anymore, yet she never mentioned it, and

Or

he owed and made the necessary

was the most useless

But now…

couldn’t have children anymore, he found it laughably ironic that he

bore into the woman

Because of that thing I

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

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

tried to fight back, but his dominance left no room for her

I don’t want

and pinned her hands above her

Hamilton’s shoulder in

day, Natalia woke up well past ten in the

wasn’t home, probably at

a message from him: [You

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

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suggested she rest at home, she didn’t argue. She spent the whole day in bed, only returning to the office the following

Natalia with near–tears of joy, “Boss, you’re finally

bit of a health scare.

see. Feeling better?”

as she pushed open

she stopped dead in her tracks. Then she let out a

warned her, seeing the person before her was still surprise.

cousin. As a child, Giselle often followed Eveleen in

Rumor has it she’s got ties to Eveleen, hence the cushy gig. She’s clueless, bosses everyone around, and

muttered to Natalia before stepping out.

where Giselle seemed engrossed in a call. Looking up and seeing Natalia, Giselle’s face lit up with a grin, “Cousin, guess who I just saw?”

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

call and looked at Natalia with a smirk, “And here I was, thinking it was someone

maybe you should ask Eveleen why

soured; she had heard about Eveleen’s misfortune. And to top it off,

to me? You’re a bastard child. Do you think that warming someone’s bed