Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 301

Hamilton Fowler froze for a moment. He lifted his hand to wipe away the tears streaking down Natalia Jenkins' face.

"I don't feel right letting you shower alone. What if you slip and fall? I won't do anything, just let me stay, okay? I just want to take care of you. You can boss me around like I'm your servant."

"No, it's fine."

Natalia got up and headed for the bathroom.

Once inside, she locked the door behind her.

Almost instantly, tears began to fall uncontrollably again.

She kept telling herself not to cry since her stomach had already started to feel uneasy.

But the tears wouldn't listen, they just kept falling.

She would have preferred it if Hamilton didn't love her.

That would have been far less painful and humiliating.

They were supposed to be in love, supposed to be happy together.

They could have had a family, with children, and joy.

They could have built a happy life together.

But now, it felt like there was an ocean between them.

Some wounds just couldn't be healed, even though she knew he had mistaken

her for someone else.

Hamilton stood outside the bathroom door.

Separated by just a door, he could hear her soft cries within.

Those muffled sobs tore at his heart more than any loud wailing could.

A heaviness settled in Hamilton's chest, moisture gathering at the corners of his eyes.

He carefully opened the door and stepped inside, pulling her into his embrace.

Then he led her in front of the bathtub, "Let me help you bathe."

Natalia, with red-rimmed eyes, shook her head, "No, it's okay. I'm fine. Please leave."

Hamilton gently grasped her chin, making her look up at him, "Natalia, could you call me 'Ham' just one more time?"

Her eyes reddened further, and after a moment, she brushed his hand away.

"Please leave. I'm really tired. I just want to take a shower and go to bed early, Ham. My stomach is hurting. I want to lie down after the bath."

Hamilton's face turned pale.

does it hurt? Should

shook her head, "No, I just

still worried but didn't press

right outside. If anything feels off, call me

he finally closed the

it over, he pulled out

over? Natalia's feeling unwell. Yeah, one

up, he exhaled deeply, instinctively reaching for a cigarette but stopped himself just in

pinched the bridge of his nose,

you to find me a

"Ham, are you having some psychological issues

"I just... want

the few

little bit would

me the therapist from

understand what he was trying to remember, he didn't

inquiring, "Is

at the

a long pause, he

Schafer were still alive, perhaps he could have let Natalia vent all

Eveleen had

said, Eveleen remained in his heart until her last

turned a shade

His chest ached fiercely.

how could he ever make up

showering,

check-up and concluded

be okay?"

doctor smiled, "She should be fine, but can't

right now. If you're

take your wife

made both of

instinctively looked at Natalia, as if

wasn't in the

She thanked the doctor.

could you see

and escorted

he returned, Natalia

locked door, Hamilton

Natalia further, simply sending her a

well. I'm right outside if

grip on the phone tightening and loosening, but she

lay in bed, staring at the night sky through the

was just fate's

was just that

this was happening

when