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

had a few chess games with grandpa, always alone, while the Powell family,

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

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

Alden hurriedly agreed.

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

of

back to the country

but no one answered. Next, he tried the

for her,

her shift to

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed with

any idea

with pain, "Where is

even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Hamilton, not everyone

that, Scarlett walked away, leaving Hamilton with a sinking

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

days, but I know she fainted at the cemetery and spent a day in the hospital. Then Dr. Scarlett dismissed me." Hamilton, frustrated, "And you

Mr. Fowler,"

"Find out her movements these last few days, see

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

Natalia go to Boria

Caspian hesitated.

still hung

might

was momentarily lost for words, knowing all too well

in his grand

had invited several children from long-standing family friends to

he had

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

solitary, odd, never smiling, nor engaging in

in the yard, looking like

be just a quirk of his

that

still crystal clear

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

gate was unlocked, so

witnessed a scene he

being smothered with a pillow by his own mother, who

you shouldn't even exist in this

mother could do such

Cruel, full of venom.

exist

destruction does such a

had only encountered such a scene once, but he had no idea how many times the young Hamilton had

State that Hamilton gradually

painful the therapy was,

memories, the therapist even resorted