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.

it hurt? Should I call a

her head, "No, I just

was still worried but

right

he finally closed the

over, he pulled out his phone and called

Natalia's feeling unwell. Yeah, one from the Spiegel family's

instinctively reaching for a

bridge of his nose,

need you to find me a

worried, "Ham, are you

chuckled bitterly, "I just... want to remember some things, that's

recall the few

just a little bit

the therapist from

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

inquiring, "Is Natalia

at the closed bathroom

pause, he

perhaps he could have let Natalia

unfortunately, Eveleen had passed

remained in his heart until

turned a shade

His chest ached fiercely.

he ever make up for the

Natalia finished showering,

conducted a check-up and concluded it was

be

doctor smiled, "She should be fine,

right now. If

might want to take your wife to the hospital for

word "wife" made both

instinctively looked at Natalia, as if afraid she'd deny their

clearly, Natalia wasn't in the mood

She thanked the doctor.

you see

escorted the

returned, Natalia

locked door, Hamilton couldn't help but

disturb Natalia further, simply

right outside if you

the phone tightening

the night

thought, maybe it was

was

why this was happening

know when she fell