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 the

alone, while

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

NorthSuburb project. Also, tell the

Alden hurriedly agreed.

froze upon opening WhatsApp. He quickly tried

of

to the country

to Scarlett's, but no

Hamilton was looking for her, refused

waited until Scarlett finished her

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed

any idea she waited for you all day

was etched with pain, "Where

did, I wouldn't

leaving

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

me stay away these past days, but I know she fainted at the cemetery and spent

Fowler,"

"Find out her movements these last few days, see if she

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

to Boria

Caspian hesitated.

you still hung up on

might have died in River State. You know

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

in his grand

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

among them, he had stayed

only about six or seven years old,

odd, never smiling, nor engaging in play, and seldom

looking like

thought to be just a quirk

apparent that it

crystal clear in his

noon, unable to nap, he decided to wander and found himself in

gate was unlocked,

witnessed a scene he

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

even exist in this world, just die, just

could do such a thing to

Cruel, full of venom.

shouldn't exist

such a sentence

once, but he had no idea how many times

after returning from River State that Hamilton gradually started cooperating with

the therapy was,

forget those painful memories, the therapist even resorted to