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.

to know

ask how your

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

long silence, he said, "I'm

know what

better than anyone

with Hamilton, but still, it had created a rift between

responsible for her

eyes filled

was striving for

it turned out to be just a joke to

she would not

and

"I'm sorry."

away, "This isn't

felt a pang of distress watching her avoid

with him, hitting

at Natalia, then suddenly

don't treat

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

of his breath seemed to suppress

struggle but was afraid of hurting the baby

Hamilton, seemingly aware of

bit down hard, the taste of blood

let her go, and Natalia slapped

sting was painful but somehow

his mouth, then grabbed

this, Natalia. If I'm wrong, hit me, scold me, but please, don't draw lines between us like

helpless I felt when my mom was gone. I wished you were there, but you weren't. Hamilton, you've left me twice, and I don't want to go through it

felt a sharp pain

I promise, it won't happen again.

kissed her gently,

"Natalia,

give

me a chance to make it both a home." Content

want to

our child. I want

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

it, yet knew

Natalia pushed him away.

can be atoned

a sting

gaze fell on

for our child's sake, give us a

gently caressed

push him away but

was the father of

she could

child a father's love, only clinging to

expect his touch to suddenly

you think it

his hand