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 childhood

had thought it was

was actually trying

fall, the chill of the late autumn night making it

as if

hesitation, she

Calling me out of the blue?

was as playful as

asked softly,

then laughed, "I tried some acupuncture. Thinking about you at night, I needed to find some way to cool off, and using my

the phone, "Can't

silent. After a long pause, he

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

"Hamilton, stop it."

you, I want to recover

Natalia's lashes trembled.

you remember or not, it won't change anything

Natalia, I want to remember. I

tightness in

said, "If you want to know, Hamilton, I'll tell

hard, then said

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

birthday and also

knew she had to face him

Hamilton about their

himself like this was also

was just for the sake of the baby, she was willing

Scarlett called to

trip.

to push back

half a month slipped

belly was now

spoke softly

the

someone draped a coat over

was

next moment, she

coat carried a familiar scent she knew

saw Hamilton standing

was still there, but Natalia

in a

nodded, "I'll discuss the rest

alone, Natalia finally

you get

softly before pulling her into

here this afternoon, just to catch

easy."

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

having none of it, refusing to let her

suddenly regretted it; this man's brazenness and persistence