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

wanted to ask how your investigation

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

long silence, he said, "I'm

suddenly didn't know what to

knew better than anyone that it

but still, it

grandfather was responsible for

filled with

she was striving

turned out to be just a

would not let her child take

hard and took

"I'm sorry."

pulled away, "This isn't

pang of

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

gazed at Natalia, then suddenly pressed

treat

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

of his breath seemed to

the baby inside

seemingly aware of her

down hard, the taste

her go,

painful but somehow made

mouth, then grabbed her

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

my mom was gone. I wished you were there, but you weren't. Hamilton, you've left

felt a sharp pain at

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

her gently,

"Natalia,

give

chance to make it both

I want

our child. I want to give

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

for it, yet knew it was

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can be

felt a sting

fell on her

sake, give us a

caressed her

to push him

he was the father of

was delayed, but she could be called away

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

his touch to

do you think

his hand