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 investigation

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

silence, he said, "I'm sorry, Natalia, it does involve

suddenly didn't know what to

anyone that

couldn't be angry with Hamilton, but still, it had created a

responsible for

eyes filled

was striving

it turned out to be just a joke

this time, she would not let her child take

and

"I'm sorry."

pulled away, "This

a pang of distress watching

rather have her angry with him, hitting or scolding him, than drawing lines between

gazed at Natalia, then suddenly pressed her

treat

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

breath seemed to

wanted to struggle but was afraid of hurting the baby inside

aware of

bit down hard, the taste of blood

her go,

but somehow

his mouth, then grabbed her chin,

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

don't know how helpless I felt when my mom was gone. I

a sharp pain at

it won't happen again. Natalia, I

kissed her gently,

"Natalia,

give

a chance to make it both a

want to

child. I

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

it, yet knew it was just a wishful

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can be

a sting

fell on her

our child's sake, give us a chance,

gently caressed her

push him

all, he was the father

but she could be

couldn't offer her child a father's love, only clinging to the

she didn't expect his touch to suddenly take a

time do you

his hand