Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 83

Natalia paused for a beat before speaking up. “I just wanted to make sure if you are going to show up at my class reunion”

On the other end, Hamilton’s enthusiasm seemed to deflate a bit. I’ll be heading back tonight. Please cook up a hearty meal and wait at home.”

“Alright”

Hamilton asked again, “Anything else?”

“No, that’s all.”

“Okay.” After saying that, he hung up the call.

Natalia put away her phone and checked the kitchen.

The fridge was bare.

Hamilton was finicky about his foodi

always had to be the freshest.

Lately, Natalia hadn’t been feeling well, and he had insisted on ordering takeout from

restaurants.

She tidied up a bit and then headed out to the market. After all, she needed a favor from him

this time.

She wasn’t sure if Giselle would stir up trouble at the reunion again, but if Hamilton were there, she wouldn’t be able to act so brazenly.

By the time Natalia returned from the market, dusk had fallen.

Upon arriving home, she went straight into the kitchen. By the time the meal was ready, it was nearly eight o’clock.

After setting the table, Natalia dialed Hamilton’s number, but he didn’t answer. She hesitated for a moment before trying to call him again. At that moment, however, she heard the door

open.

Natalia turned around and locked eyes with Hamilton’s oceanic gaze.

Hamilton, dressed in a black trench coat, looked somewhat weary as he stood in the doorway. He loosened his tie and began shedding his coat as he walked inside.

Reaching the dining table, he immediately wrapped an arm around Natalia’s waist and drew her into his embrace, “Ms. Jenkins, help me with my tie, will you?”

Natalia quickly caught on to what he wanted, “Can we have dinner first?”

Hamilton gripped her chin and pressed her down against the dining table, “Not now. You come first.”

With that, he yanked open her blouse while guiding her hands to his tie.

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get cold! Natalia reminded him yet again.

even more invigorated; his hand was trailing down that, within moments, slipped beneath the hem of her nightgown.

he said, chuckling, “Don’t you want this,

his hand from her gown and held

“Hamilton, if you’re going

her earlobe

was over, an hour had passed.

Natalia was so tired she could barely lift her

dinner,” Hamilton said as he ruffled

she replied

the bedroom, his

Natalia’s eyelids fluttered.

of the room, and she

“Eveleen.”

a bitter laugh and

long it had taken, and the bedroom door was pushed open

into the walk–in closet and

her

affirmation, “They’ve set up a gathering and I can’t always

simply responded, “Okay.”

you. Have something to eat

but didn’t move. After a long silence, she asked again, “Will you

“Not tonight.”

about the

I promised you, and I’ll keep my word. Send me the address, and I’ll head straight to

Hamilton turned

time before she dressed and got

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calmness and began to eat. It was all prepared with her hard work. He didn’t eat it, so she would. But as she ate, she tasted a hint of saltiness on her

put down her fork and covered her eyes. She didn’t make a sound, only her shoulders were

the

to Hamilton and lay

soon as she entered, she

slightly, “What

“It’s

that you were someone’s mistress. Made my

narrowed slightly. She had always muted the alumni group, not expecting Giselle to cause

the group was full of

to snatch the phone away.

angry just reading them, let

terrible shade of pale. Still, she persisted in screenshotting all of Giselle’s messages.

she dialed 911. But the outcome

words were suggestive and couldn’t be used

looked at

shook her head.

She dragged her into the walk–in closet and asked, “What are you planning

that you have to dress to the nines tonight, then strut in there with Hamilton. and slap her face hard with your presence.” She

of Hamilton, Natalia’s