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 I call

her head, "No, I just need some

still worried but didn't press

towards the door, "I'll be right outside. If anything feels

he finally

pulled out his phone and called Caspian

you send a doctor over? Natalia's feeling unwell. Yeah, one from the Spiegel family's

deeply, instinctively reaching for a cigarette

bridge of his nose,

to find me a

"Ham, are you having

chuckled bitterly, "I just... want

just wanted to recall the few precious

little

the therapist from

he was trying

inquiring,

at the closed

long pause, he replied,

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

unfortunately, Eveleen had passed

as she said, Eveleen remained in his heart until her last

turned a shade

His chest ached fiercely.

how could he ever make up for the past

showering,

conducted a check-up and

be okay?"

be

now.

your wife to the hospital

word "wife" made both

as if afraid she'd deny their

in the mood

She thanked the doctor.

could you see

and escorted the

when he returned, Natalia had

Hamilton couldn't help but smile

disturb Natalia further, simply sending

well. I'm right outside

her grip on the phone

the night

it was just fate's cruel

maybe she was just that

was

didn't know when