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 the

grandpa, always alone, while the Powell

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

with the NorthSuburb project. Also, tell the

Alden hurriedly agreed.

upon opening WhatsApp.

of dread filled

to the country

straight to Scarlett's, but

for her, refused

Scarlett finished her shift to

"Where's Natalia?"

blazed with

any idea she

face was etched with

I did, I wouldn't tell you. Hamilton, not everyone can wait

walked away, leaving Hamilton with a

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

pause, Killian responded, "Ms. Jenkins had me stay 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, frustrated, "And

Mr. Fowler," Killian

"Find out her movements these last few

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

to

Caspian hesitated.

you still hung up on

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

knowing all too well

his

his precious grandson's spirits, had invited several children from long-standing

among them, he

about six or seven years old, but he lacked the usual

solitary, odd, never smiling, nor

just sit alone in the yard, looking like someone unable

be just a

became apparent that

it's still crystal

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

unlocked, so

a scene he

smothered with a pillow by his

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

couldn't fathom how a mother could do such a thing to her

Cruel, full of venom.

exist

such a

he had no idea how

was only after returning from River State that Hamilton gradually

therapy

memories, the therapist even