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.

hurt? Should I call a

shook her head, "No, I just

worried

right outside. If

that, he finally closed

it over, he pulled out his phone and called

a doctor over? Natalia's feeling unwell. Yeah, one

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

pinched the bridge of his nose,

need you to find me a

sounded worried, "Ham, are you having some psychological

just... want to remember some things,

to recall the few precious memories he

little bit

the

Alden didn't understand what he was

just inquiring,

at the closed

long pause, he replied, "Not

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

unfortunately, Eveleen

said, Eveleen remained in his heart until

turned a

His chest ached fiercely.

wondered, how could he ever make up for the past

finished showering, the doctor

and

be okay?"

should be fine, but

right now. If

your

made both of

Natalia, as

wasn't in

She thanked the doctor.

could you see

nodded and escorted

when he returned, Natalia had already locked

locked door, Hamilton couldn't help

didn't disturb Natalia further,

well. I'm right outside

the

in bed, staring at the night sky through the curtains, her

thought, maybe it was

was just that

was

when she fell