Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 288

Natalia flung the ring at him, then turned on her heel, striding towards the boarding gate.

Hamilton caught it, looking down at the ring in his palm and sighed softly before hurrying after her.

"If you don't want the ring, that's fine. Tell me what you do want, and I'll get it for you, okay?"

Natalia paused, then chuckled, "Hamilton, I really liked those earrings from the auction that one time. I really did." Because he had once promised to gift them to her.

She had been looking forward to it.

But in the end, he gave those earrings to Eveleen.

Looking back, it seemed everything was perhaps predetermined.

The gifts he promised her were easily redirected to Eveleen at a mere gesture from her.

Even if Eveleen was gone, her place in his heart seemed immutable.

Hamilton froze for a moment.

After a while, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me at the time?"

Natalia laughed, a bitter sound. "Would it have made a difference? Hamilton, do you know? I felt like a clown."

Natalia hadn't wanted to bring up the past.

The past was the past, and there was no point dwelling on it.

But it felt like there was a lump in her chest.

Why should she be the one to swallow all the hurt?

Hamilton felt a heavy weight in his chest.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I always thought you really didn't like those earrings, I..."

"It's not that I didn't like them. I just didn't like how you gave her the best and then carelessly chose something as if to just appease me." Natalia turned and walked away.

Hamilton felt a sharp pain in his chest.

He suddenly realized that what he had thought was satisfactory, even generous, had deeply hurt her.

He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Natalia, from now on, I'll bring the best of the world to you."

But Natalia pulled away from him.

She didn't need it anymore.

To her, the best, the most important things, were already lost.

Now, she just wanted to protect her child.

Landing in Silkwood City, Natalia called Debby right away.

Hamilton stayed close, and after she hung up, he ushered her into the car.

"Hamilton, you..."

"That day you asked me to meet you at the graveyard, was it about Tatiana?" Hamilton cut her off with a question.

Natalia hesitated, the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat.

indeed wanted to know

I wanted to ask how

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

said, "I'm sorry,

didn't know

better than anyone that it wasn't

angry with Hamilton, but still, it had created a

grandfather was responsible for her mother's

filled

she was striving for

turned out to be just a joke

time, she would not let

hard and took

"I'm sorry."

"This isn't about

pang of distress watching her

would rather have her angry with him, hitting or scolding him, than

then suddenly pressed her beneath

don't treat

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

of his breath seemed

baby inside her, pushing him

Hamilton, seemingly aware of her concerns, continued without

down hard, the taste of blood

her go, and Natalia slapped

painful but somehow

blood at the corner of his mouth, then grabbed

wrong, hit me, scold me, but please, don't draw lines between us like before."

I'm seared. You don't know how helpless I felt when my mom was gone. I wished you were

a sharp pain

won't happen

kissed her

"Natalia,

give

to make it both a home."

want to

our child. I want to give

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

longed for it, yet knew it was just

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can

felt a sting in his

fell

sake,

gently caressed her

him away but

all, he was the father

was delayed, but she could be called

offer her child a father's

expect his touch to suddenly take a

you think it

pushed his