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.

wanted to know about

ask how

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

he said, "I'm sorry,

know what to

knew better than anyone that it wasn't Hamilton's

with Hamilton, but still, it had created a rift

responsible for

filled

thought she was striving

it turned out to be just a joke

would not let her child take

and

"I'm sorry."

away, "This isn't

a pang of distress watching her avoid

rather have her angry with him, hitting

gazed at Natalia, then suddenly

treat

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

of his breath

wanted to struggle but was afraid of hurting the baby inside her, pushing

of

bit down hard, the taste

let her go, and Natalia slapped

sting was painful but somehow made him feel

the blood at the corner of his mouth, then grabbed her chin,

but please,

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

a sharp

sorry, I promise, it won't happen again. Natalia, I

her gently,

"Natalia,

give

a chance to make it both a home." Content

want to

I want

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

for it, yet knew it was just

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can be

a sting

his gaze fell on her

sake,

caressed her

to push him away but

he was the father of

delayed, but she could be

father's love, only clinging

she didn't expect his touch to suddenly

do you think it

his hand