Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 310

Natalia could sense something was off with Hamilton just by the tone of his voice on the phone.

In a soft voice, she asked, "Hamilton, is something wrong?"

Hamilton's laugh was deep and mellow, "Do I need a reason to miss you?"

Natalia suddenly fell silent.

Neither of them spoke, quietly listening to the sound of each other's breathing over the phone.

After what felt like an eternity, Natalia finally whispered, "If it's nothing, then I'm going to hang up."

Hamilton chuckled, "Natalia, do you miss me?"

Natalia ended the call without a word.

They had only been apart for half a day, what's there to miss?

But for some reason, recalling the tone Hamilton used when he spoke made her worry.

She hesitated, considering calling Alden.

But moments later, she decided against it.

If he didn't want to talk about it, then perhaps their relationship was at a stage where she didn't need to pry.

The following days were filled with back-to-back meetings for Natalia.

Collin had handed off nearly all his work to her.

She was hesitant at first, knowing it would be harder to maintain her professional presence as her pregnancy progressed.

But Dawson simply told her, "Whenever you need a break, we can have Mr. Collin step in for a while. If you don't take over, he can't retire in peace."

With Dawson putting it that way, Natalia felt it would be rude to refuse any further.

After taking on the job, her days were consumed by work.

Only in the quiet of the night did she find herself thinking about the man who lingered in her heart.

Standing by the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, Natalia clutched her phone tightly. On the screen were photos sent by Alden.

In the pictures, Hamilton looked pale, leaning against the back of a chair, beads of sweat still visible on his forehead.

Natalia, I know you're probably still mad at my brother. But he was tricked too. At the end of the day, both of you are victims. To recover his childhood memories, he's been like this every day after leaving the therapist's office.

You might not be able to get over what happened with Mrs. Joyner. If you need someone to blame, blame me. Back in Frendland, I was the one who told him he needed to end things with Eveleen. Otherwise, he would have come straight back to see you.

I'm sorry, Natalia.

As Natalia read Alden's messages, her heart felt heavy.

How could she possibly blame Alden?

She glanced at the photo again.

mentioned wanting to recover his

it

actually trying to do

fall, the chill of the late autumn night making it seem

felt as if

hesitation, she called

Calling me out of the blue? Did

as playful

dropped as she asked softly, "What treatment

at night, I needed to find some way to cool off, and using my hands just wasn't satisfying enough, so I went for some

phone, "Can't

After a long pause, he laughed, "Alden really can't

just some therapy to help me sort through my feelings. It might make me a bit uncomfortable, but it's not harmful to my health." Natalia's lips

"Hamilton, stop it."

told you, I want to recover my childhood

Natalia's lashes trembled.

not necessary. Whether you remember or

a smile, "I know, but I want to know. Natalia, I want to remember. I want

a tightness in her

she finally said, "If you want

then said

came to an end, Natalia had planned to hand over her work and head back to

celebrate Scarlett's birthday and also needed

there was Hamilton; she knew she

wasn't sure if agreeing to tell Hamilton about their past was

seeing him torment himself like this was

just for the sake of the baby, she was

however, Scarlett called to say she was

trip.

push back all her

just like that, half a

belly was now slightly

in loose clothing, she spoke softly with her colleagues as

of the Foreign

emerged when someone draped a coat

was

the next

coat carried a familiar scent she

she saw Hamilton

was still there, but Natalia noticed he

a colleague quickly said in

discuss the rest over the

alone, Natalia

you get

chuckled softly before pulling her into an

catch a

easy."

bustling about the Foreign Affairs Department, causing Natalia to feel a bit awkward as she

Hamilton was having none of it, refusing

man's brazenness and persistence were