Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 129

Natalia shrieked, her voice cut short as a hand clamped over her mouth.

A heartbeat later, a chillingly familiar voice reached her ears.

“Why are you yelling?”

Her limbs turned to jelly almost instantly.

With a racing heart, she touched her chest before wheeling around to glare at Hamilton.

“Hamilton, are you out of your mind? What are you lurking out here for instead of being in the room?”

Hamilton gave a derisive snort and pinched her waist hard.

“Think I don’t want to be inside? How could I get in? Bust the door down?”

Natalia paused, realizing she’d forgotten to give him a key.

“Sorry, slipped my mind.”

With a glance, Hamilton pulled her into the room.

As the lights flicked on, his eyes landed on the iced latte in her hand, his expression darkening.

Natalia, preoccupied, bent down to slip off her shoes, not bothering to set aside the drink.

Hamilton stooped, snatched the latte from her grasp, and tossed it straight into the trash.

“What the hell?” Natalia blinked in surprise.

His gaze turned icy. “Got over your cold? Out on a late–night rendezvous with someone?”

Natalia bit her lip, aware he must have seen Ryan.

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“Ryan was just dropping off some notes. I’ve got a meeting tomorrow morning.”

Hamilton yanked her wrist, pulling her close.

“Ryan, Ryan, you say it like it’s so sweet, huh?”

She looked up at him.

“Hamilton, he’s just a friend, nothing more.”

Hamilton’s eyes narrowed, and he sneered, “You’d better be right, Natalia. It’s your job to set boundaries with other men. Don’t make me remind you over and over.”

Natalia was already in a foul mood. Since meeting with Patrick, her spirits had plummeted. The recent scare had her distracted. Now, she couldn’t muster the energy to argue over such trifles. “Hamilton, only my relationship with you could be considered less than pure.”

That seemed to please him somewhat, his expression finally softening,

key now out so

fell went to see my mom.”

“How is

left Natalia with little hope, fearing

Y’s the same”

Hamilton didn’t press further.

gave her waist a squeeze and kissed her,

cold, her lips were cool but felt incredibly soothing.

the kiss, cradling her

bodies entwined, the

been days, and the urgency was

and mouth worked in

but he was making it difficult

chuckled softly, pressing her against the wall.

embrace was a fleeting

time they finished, it was

exhausted Natalia back to the bedroom, Hamilton laid her down, only for her to prop herself up

“What’s up? Still got energy? Shall

voice was hoarse. “I’ve got a meeting tomorrow morning. Need to prepare

His face darkened.

side job of yours, it’s

you stop Eveleen from chasing her dreams?”

face grew colder.

no longer speaking, just quietly sitting at the desk, working on

wouldn’t stop Eveleen, of course;

Ivy Gemstone endorsement as

country.

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his eyes, Natalia couldn’t compare to

as she had said, to this man, she wasn’t even worthy of

Natalia’s words leaving a

her likes or dislikes. In his view, as

if he were

quiet, and Natalia quickly immersed herself in

didn’t sleep, nor did he leave. He sat on the bed,

woman, yet

to

tonight, seeing her laughing with Ryan, he had just felt a

He grabbed a

only suffer if

paused in her

murmured,

she looked up at him.

an eyebrow. “You should know the drill. If you want a favor, you’ve

way.”