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.

and the Powell

with grandpa, always alone, while the Powell family, unusually quiet, didn't

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

project. Also, tell the Ron Group's branch office to get out of

Alden hurriedly agreed.

froze upon opening WhatsApp.

of

head back to the

Hamilton went straight to Scarlett's, but no one answered. Next, he tried

hearing Hamilton was looking for her, refused to

Scarlett finished her shift to finally confront

"Where's Natalia?"

blazed with

were you when you needed? Do you have any idea she waited for

etched with pain, "Where is

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

leaving Hamilton with

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

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

Mr. Fowler," Killian

movements these last few days, see

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

Natalia go to

Caspian hesitated.

hung up

bitter, "Caspian, without her, I might have

was momentarily lost for words, knowing all too well the depth of Hamilton's troubled

in his grand effort

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

them, he

or seven years old, but

odd, never smiling, nor

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

be just a

that it was not the

incident, it's still crystal clear in his

nap, he decided to wander and

gate was unlocked, so

he witnessed a scene he could

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

mistake, you shouldn't even exist

could do such a thing

Cruel, full of venom.

exist

of destruction does such a sentence

no idea how many times the young Hamilton had gone through

State that Hamilton gradually started cooperating with his

the therapy

memories, the therapist even resorted