Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 287

Natalia's face turned a shade paler almost instantly.

"What's going on? Why the sudden delay?"

Ryan shook his head, clearly frustrated.

"We'll only know once we're back at the office."

Without a second glance at Hamilton, Natalia stormed off.

Hamilton didn't attempt to stop her; he simply followed her lead.

Ryan caught Hamilton's eye but remained silent.

As the trio made their way out of the airport terminal, Natalia hopped into Ryan's car without hesitation.

Hamilton, shameless as ever, squeezed himself into the vehicle alongside them.

Ryan's brows furrowed in annoyance, but he eventually let out a sigh and started the car.

He couldn't believe someone could be as brazen as Hamilton.

Despite Natalia's countless rejections, Hamilton still clung to her like a bad smell.

Ryan thought this was perhaps the difference between him and Hamilton.

Upon arriving at the office, Ryan and Natalia hurriedly went to see Dawson.

Hamilton, stepping out of the car, watched their retreating backs with a hint of sourness in his heart.

Yet, he said nothing, merely taking out his phone to make a call.

"Head to the hospital and alter Natalia's medical records. Any mention of her pregnancy must be erased, replaced with stress-related symptoms. Wipe all pregnancy information." After hanging up, he sent Caspian a message.

Thanks.

Caspian, reading the message, felt a mix of emotions.

He wasn't sure if helping Hamilton keep Natalia was right or wrong.

But Hamilton's mention of their childhood had tugged at his heartstrings.

In his power games and cold exterior, nobody knew Hamilton had never truly felt loved.

His family was an abyss.

Cherish what you have, he thought.

Clutching his phone, Hamilton let out a breath.

soon exited the building, Natalia looking

Hamilton quickly approached them.

silent, walked

to the hotel?"

she got into the car, Hamilton squeezed

protest when

"Get out."

have a

just no ride, but nowhere to

with us?" Natalia's patience was

pang, "Natalia, we haven't finished

nothing left to

for her hand,

of your business!" Natalia pulled

throat bobbing with swallowed words, was about to exit

the rearview

on fumes. Please, Mr. Fowler, book your own room and let her

face grim, stayed

settled in

to close the

but Hamilton quickly said,

hospital erase your

planned to ask Scarlett to do just that, yet Hamilton had anticipated it. "This is the least I could do," Hamilton's

chuckled bitterly, "Hamilton, you should've realized the moment you went to Eveleen, I'd never turn back, dead

cut him

you can deny it all you want, but Eveleen holds a place

muttered, "All I have for

with your

pushing him out, Natalia was left

important he needed to say in

did he hold in her heart that he'd seek out Eveleen even after promising to return to

tolerated much

but

committed relationship, even

discussing marriage, she couldn't

stomach his indecision.

Instead, he booked the room next to Natalia's and spent

Natalia's room key from the front desk, and entered

bed was

Hamilton's gaze

her emerging from the morgue, eyes and nose red, overwhelmed with grief yet devoid of attachment, haunted

caress her face but hesitated

lingered on her still-flat belly, his breath

longed for, thinking

But now...