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.

Should

shook her head, "No, I just

was still worried but didn't press

be right outside. If anything feels

he finally closed

out his phone and

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

hanging up, he exhaled deeply, instinctively reaching for a cigarette but stopped

of his nose,

you to find me a

are you having some psychological issues

bitterly, "I just... want

wanted to recall the few precious

little bit would

find me the therapist from

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

just inquiring, "Is

glanced at the closed bathroom

long pause, he replied, "Not

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

Eveleen had

she said, Eveleen remained in

turned

His chest ached fiercely.

he ever make up

Natalia finished showering, the

conducted a check-up and concluded

sure she'll be okay?" Hamilton asked,

doctor smiled, "She should be fine,

right now. If

to take your wife to the

made both of them

Natalia, as if

Natalia wasn't in the mood to correct

She thanked the doctor.

see the doctor

nodded and escorted the doctor

he returned, Natalia had already locked the

Hamilton couldn't help but smile

disturb Natalia further,

well. I'm right outside if

saw the message, her grip on the phone tightening and loosening, but

night sky through the curtains, her mind in

was just fate's cruel

maybe she was just that

this was happening

didn't know when she fell