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

chess games with grandpa, always alone, while the Powell family,

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

in continuing with the NorthSuburb project. Also, tell

Alden hurriedly agreed.

through his phone to contact Natalia but froze upon opening

of dread

head back to

but

for her,

finished her shift to finally confront

"Where's Natalia?"

blazed

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

face was etched with pain,

did, I wouldn't

leaving Hamilton with a sinking

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

I know she fainted at

Fowler,"

her movements these last few days,

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

go to

Caspian hesitated.

you still hung

without her, I might have died in River State. You know

for words, knowing all too

in his grand

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

he

years old, but he

never smiling, nor engaging in

alone in the yard, looking like

be just

became apparent that

crystal clear in his

to nap, he decided to wander

gate was unlocked,

a scene he could

smothered with a pillow by

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

a mother could do such a thing

Cruel, full of venom.

shouldn't exist

destruction does such a sentence wreak on a

no idea how many times the young Hamilton had gone through

returning from River State that Hamilton gradually

painful the therapy

forget those painful memories,