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.

about Mason and

always alone, while the Powell

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

with the NorthSuburb project. Also, tell the Ron Group's branch office

Alden hurriedly agreed.

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

sense of dread filled

back to the

straight to Scarlett's, but no one answered.

Hamilton was looking for her, refused to see

her shift to

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed

where were you when you needed? Do you have any idea she

face was etched with pain,

"I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Hamilton, not

walked away, leaving

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 me." Hamilton,

Mr. Fowler," Killian

took a deep breath, "Find out her movements these last few days, see if she left Silkwood

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

to Boria City

Caspian hesitated.

you still hung

bitter, "Caspian, without her, I might have died in River State.

lost for words, knowing all

his grand

had invited several

he had stayed

years old, but he

odd, never smiling, nor engaging in play,

sit alone in the yard, looking like someone unable to blend into the world around

thought to be

later, it became apparent that it was

crystal

nap, he decided to wander

gate was unlocked,

he witnessed a scene

with a pillow by his own mother, who

a mistake, you shouldn't even exist in this world,

how a mother could do such a

Cruel, full of venom.

exist in

does such a sentence wreak

only encountered such a scene once, but he had no idea how many times the young

from River State that Hamilton gradually started cooperating

painful the therapy was,

forget those painful memories, the therapist even resorted