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

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

a long silence, he said, "I'm sorry,

suddenly didn't know what

anyone that it wasn't

angry with Hamilton, but still, it

was responsible for her mother's

eyes filled with

thought she was

turned out to be just

not let her child take

swallowed hard and

"I'm sorry."

away, "This

a pang of distress

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

Natalia, then suddenly pressed her beneath

don't treat me like

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

heat of his breath seemed to

baby inside her, pushing him

Hamilton, seemingly aware of her concerns,

Natalia bit down hard,

let her go,

but somehow made him feel

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

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

a sharp pain at

sorry, I promise, it won't

kissed her gently, apologizing

"Natalia,

give

me a chance to make

I want to

our child. I want to give

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

knew it

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can

felt a sting in his

fell on

for our child's sake, give us a

caressed

him away

was the father of her

was delayed, but she could be called away

father's love, only

his touch

time do you think

his hand