Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Natalia didn’t answer Hamilton’s question. All she wanted to do was wriggle out of his grip and take a cold shower to clear her head.

But Hamilton wasn’t about to let her go.

“Let me go, Hamilton. You have to let me go!”

Natalia felt like a fish out of water, desperate for the soothing embrace of the sea. She was inexplicably drawn to the man before her, yet her mind was in turmoil, fighting the impulse.

“I need to take a shower, Hamilton; let me go.”

Hamilton’s brow furrowed deeply. It was then he realized that the red mark on her face wasn’t the only thing off about her.

Her temperature and overall state were far from normal. The thought of what might be afflicting her turned his face as cold as a slab of ice. Suddenly, he gripped her wrist, trapping her in his

arms.

“Natalia, where have you been? Who did you meet? What did you eat?”

Natalia could barely make out what Hamilton was saying, fighting against her own instincts.

She wanted him, this man.

But deep down, she didn’t want to beg him for anything.

She bit down on her lip so hard the taste of iron spread in her mouth, but she didn’t loosen her grip.

Hamilton held her even tighter. Seeing her lips were already bleeding, he pinched her chin, forcing her to release the bite.

His voice was chilling, his eyes blazing with an almost tangible fire. “Who did you meet? What did you eat? Answer me!”

Natalia’s eyes reddened, her voice trembling with the agony of the drug coursing through her. But the pain Hamilton inflicted by squeezing her chin brought back a sliver of clarity.

She clutched at his shirt, knuckles white. “Gideon Chappelle, he wanted to see the villa.”

Hamilton’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

“Did he drug you? Did he touch you?”

“No! I told him… I belong to you, and he stopped.”

Hamilton’s expression didn’t soften.

She whispered, “Can you let me go now? Hamilton, I really need that shower.”

Hearing her plead, a wave of awkwardness washed over Hamilton. Even now, she was pushing

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him away.

he tightened his grip on her chin. “Let you go? Natalia, at a time like this, you should be begging

refused to utter the words “Hold me

her lip, blood nearly dripping down her

of anger watching the woman in his arms, her face flushed, and

of helplessness

it really that hard to yield to me? Would you rather suffer like this than come back to

me?”

she

wasn’t sure. It was like being seventeen at the seaside again, surrounded by an

right there, but she didn’t

vortex and an

trembled as

she uttered, “Hamilton, let me go… I’m begging you.”

his arms, heading for

you

tossed

compliance from the reluctant stars at his company,

off, and dawn began to break, Natalia

the bed, his

before he stood up and stepped outside for a smoke.

was the smallness of Natalia’s rented room or something else, despite a night of passionate lovemaking, Hamilton felt an oppressive heaviness in

deep drag of his cigarette and let out a wry laugh. He was surprised to find himself feeling a twinge of sympathy for the woman.

laughable. He wasn’t supposed to experience

watching Natalia last night, he felt

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thought he wouldn’t care.

she wanted to leave, he let her go. So when he wanted her

any means necessary.

employ those means with Natalia. But now, he

unfamiliar reluctance.

been quite enjoyable had

and he no longer wished to

filter, Hamilton exhaled a cloud of smoke and made a phone

woke up, it was

forced her aching body out of bed, and after freshening

they were all

call. “Doctor, is there a problem with my mom?”

you that Mr.

“Okay, I got it, thank you.” After hanging up, she took a while to process the news. Then, she

but at the sight of the call, he picked up

“Awake?”

voice surprisingly carried a

“Thank

you want to thank me, show some real gratitude. You know I don’t

loss for words. After a long silence, she offered, “I’ll cook

“I’m not short of a maid or a chef.”

“Think it over

hung up the phone.

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