Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 285

Natalia froze in place, her smile fading as quickly as it appeared.

She reached for her phone on the nightstand, but it remained devoid of any messages.

Hamilton hadn't shown up, not even a text.

Maybe something came up with Eveleen again.

Natalia shook her head.

"It's not worth it anymore."

Scarlett frowned at her.

"Natalia, raising a kid on your own is going to be tough."

And it wouldn't be fair to the child either.

This child, unlike the last one, was conceived when Hamilton actually had feelings for Natalia.

They seemed so in love just a while ago.

Natalia's nose tingled.

"Scarlett, I can't do this."

Scarlett was taken aback, only to hear Natalia say, "I'm scared. I'm scared this child will end up like the last one, unwanted by the Fowler family. They won't let me keep this child. I'm scared it'll end up just like my mom." Scarlett's heart ached.

"Alright, then we won't tell him. We'll leave this place. I'm going for a study program, come with me. Once the baby is born and grown a bit, we can come back."

Natalia held back tears, "I've decided to take that transfer."

Trying to smile through her tears, she added, "I was going to turn it down because of Hamilton."

Scarlett opened her mouth to speak but ended up embracing her instead.

"We don't need that jerk. When your baby is born, I'll help you raise them."

Natalia laughed, "Okay."

Hamilton saw Natalia's message the next day.

Eveleen's funeral had been chaotic with the Schafer family causing endless problems. The caretaker claimed she was just overwhelmed and pushed someone in frustration, but the Schafer family insisted Eveleen was murdered, pointing fingers at Natalia. Hamilton looked at a photo of Eveleen on the wall, his emotions a complex mix.

His memories of their childhood were limited, mostly painful, with "Evi" being a rare comfort amidst the suffering.

But he never imagined this would be their end.

Clutching a necklace, Hamilton eventually got back into his car.

"Have those people been interrogated yet?" he asked in a low voice.

Alden frowned, "They did have contact with grandfather's bodyguard and admitted he instructed them to come."

A chill flashed through Hamilton's eyes.

Mason and

with grandpa, always alone, while the Powell

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

NorthSuburb project. Also, tell the Ron

Alden hurriedly agreed.

to contact Natalia but froze upon opening WhatsApp. He quickly tried calling her,

sense of dread filled

to

to Scarlett's, but no

for her, refused to see

her shift to finally

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed

have any idea she waited for you all day

was etched with pain,

sidestepped him, "I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell

walked away, leaving Hamilton with a sinking

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

away these past days, but I know she fainted at the cemetery and spent a day in the hospital. Then Dr. Scarlett dismissed

Fowler," Killian

deep breath, "Find out her movements these last few days, see

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

Natalia go to

Caspian hesitated.

still hung

her, I might have died in River State. You know my

for words, knowing all too well the depth

in his grand

his precious grandson's spirits, had invited several children from long-standing family friends to the Fowler

them, he had stayed

or seven years old, but

nor engaging

alone in the yard, looking like someone

to be just a quirk of

it became apparent that it was not the

incident, it's still crystal clear in

he decided to wander and found

was unlocked, so

witnessed a scene he

not even seven, was being smothered with a pillow by his own mother, who was holding

shouldn't even exist

mother could do such a thing

Cruel, full of venom.

shouldn't exist

kind of destruction does such a sentence wreak on a

he had no idea how many

after returning from River State that Hamilton gradually

therapy was, nobody

those painful memories, the therapist