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 Powell

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

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

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

Alden hurriedly agreed.

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

sense of dread filled

to

Scarlett's, but no one answered. Next, he tried

was looking for her, refused

until Scarlett finished her shift to finally

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed

needed? Do you have any idea she waited for you all

with

know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Hamilton, not everyone can wait

walked away, leaving Hamilton

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

at the cemetery and spent a day in the hospital. Then Dr. Scarlett dismissed me." Hamilton, frustrated, "And

Mr. Fowler," Killian

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

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

Natalia go to Boria

Caspian hesitated.

you still hung up on

"Caspian, without her, I might

momentarily lost for words, knowing all

his

up his precious grandson's spirits, had invited several children from

them, he had stayed the

or seven years old, but he lacked the usual

nor engaging in play, and

he'd just sit alone in the yard, looking like someone unable to blend

was thought to be just

it became apparent that it was not

incident, it's still crystal clear in his

nap, he decided to wander and found

was unlocked, so

witnessed a scene

smothered with a pillow by his own mother,

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

a mother could do such a thing

Cruel, full of venom.

shouldn't exist in

of destruction does such a

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

returning from River State

therapy

those painful memories, the therapist