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

always alone, while the Powell family, unusually quiet,

Hamilton's expression grew colder.

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

Alden hurriedly agreed.

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

sense of dread filled

head back to the

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

was looking for her, refused to

her

"Where's Natalia?"

eyes blazed with

needed? Do you have any idea she

face was etched with

I did, I wouldn't tell you.

Scarlett walked away, leaving Hamilton with a sinking

He dialed Killian immediately.

"Where did Natalia go?"

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,

Mr. Fowler," Killian

"Find out her movements these last few days,

Killian hurried to comply.

Then, Hamilton called Caspian.

go to Boria City

Caspian hesitated.

still hung up

without her, I might have died in River State.

knowing all too well the depth of

in his grand

several children from long-standing family friends to the

among them, he had stayed the

or seven years old, but he lacked the usual

nor

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

to be just a

it became apparent that it was not

incident, it's still crystal clear in his

to nap, he decided to wander and found himself

gate was unlocked, so he

scene he

pillow

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

a mother could do

Cruel, full of venom.

shouldn't exist in this

does such a sentence wreak on a

such a scene once, but he had no idea

only after returning from River State that Hamilton gradually

the therapy was, nobody

painful memories, the therapist even