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

ask how your investigation

Hamilton's gaze darkened.

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

know what to

knew better than anyone that it wasn't Hamilton's

Hamilton, but still, it had created a rift between

was responsible for her mother's

filled

she was striving

turned out to be just a joke

not let her

hard and took

"I'm sorry."

"This isn't

felt a pang of distress watching

him, hitting

Natalia, then suddenly pressed her

don't treat me

Natalia struggled immediately.

"Hamilton, get off!"

Hamilton kissed her suddenly.

his breath

to struggle but was afraid of hurting the baby inside her, pushing him away

Hamilton, seemingly aware of her concerns,

Natalia bit down hard, the taste of blood

her go, and

somehow made him feel

the corner of his mouth, then grabbed

but please, don't draw

was gone. I wished you were there, but you weren't. Hamilton, you've left me twice, and

felt a sharp pain at her

I promise, it won't happen again.

kissed her gently, apologizing

"Natalia,

give

to make it both

okay? I want to take

I want to give

Natalia's heart ached.

Home

it, yet knew it

Natalia pushed him away.

everything can

felt a sting in

his gaze fell

our child's sake, give us a chance,

gently caressed her

push him

was the father of her

delayed, but she could be called away at

father's love, only clinging

his touch to suddenly

you think it

his hand