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 just say I’ve gone

truly felt on the brink of

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had revealed her inability to conceive, his chest had been aflame with an unquenchable

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

herself? Or seeking revenge in

had never felt guilty about the child. He paid what he owed and made the necessary reparations. Why should

was the most useless

But now…

him she couldn’t have children anymore, he found it laughably ironic that he felt a twinge

eyes, slightly reddened, bore into the woman

as residual anger over Eveleen. “What? Because of that thing I said to Eveleen? If

down on her lip. “I can’t handle it?

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

fight back, but his dominance left no

I don’t want this!”

hands above her head, “Can’t

bit down on Hamilton’s shoulder in a burst of

woke up well past ten in the

home, probably at the

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

words “my girlfriend” stung like mockery. Once, she’d yearned to hear him call her that. Now, it was just ludicrous. She tossed the phone aside and never looked at it

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the whole day in bed, only returning

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

offered a vague smile, “Had a bit of a health

I see. Feeling better?”

she pushed open the door

dead in her tracks. Then

her, seeing the person before her was still

Lynd, Lucinda’s niece and Eveleen’s cousin. As

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

Natalia before stepping

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

response came from the other end made Giselle laugh even

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

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

expression soured; she had heard about Eveleen’s misfortune. And to top it off, Hamilton hadn’t laid a finger

up to me? You’re a bastard child. Do you think that warming someone’s bed for days can make you push