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

ask how your investigation

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

a long silence, he said, "I'm

didn't know

than anyone that it wasn't Hamilton's

still, it

responsible for

filled

thought she was

turned out to be just a

not let her child take

and took her

"I'm sorry."

away, "This

of

him, hitting or scolding him, than drawing

then

don't treat me

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

heat of his breath seemed to

the baby inside her, pushing him

of her concerns, continued

bit down hard, the taste

her go, and Natalia slapped

somehow made him

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

If I'm wrong, hit me, scold me, but please, don't

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

sharp

I promise, it won't happen

kissed her gently,

"Natalia,

give

make it both

okay? I want to take

our child. I want to give

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

it, yet knew

Natalia pushed him away.

can be

sting in his

fell on

our child's sake, give us

gently caressed her

wanted to push him away

all, he was the father of her

delayed, but she could be called

her child a father's love, only clinging to the

his touch to

time do you think it

his