Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 311

Hamilton released her with a chuckle, even as he pressed down on her legs.

"Look at you, bumping right into it!"

Natalia glared at him, wiping her mouth with a look of distaste.

But Hamilton, ever so gently, lifted his hand to caress her soft cheek with his knuckles.

"Natalia, thank you."

She hesitated for a moment, then averted her gaze.

"I did it for the kid. I don't want our child's father hurting himself over some childhood memories."

Hamilton's eyes were filled with an undeniable affection.

"Yeah, I know."

He smiled, rubbing his fingers across his chin with her hand.

"Even if it's for our child, I'm grateful you'd take this step."

Natalia tried to retract her hand, but Hamilton held on tighter.

She frowned, and Hamilton, seizing the moment, pulled out a document from the storage compartment beside them.

Natalia was taken aback.

"What's this?"

"Just open it," Hamilton said with a smile.

After hesitating for a moment, she did and was shocked. Hamilton had

transferred 51% of Ivy Gemstone's shares into her name.

Natalia looked at Hamilton, utterly stunned.

"Hamilton, what... why?"

His eyes were tender. "I told you, it's yours. Ivy Gemstone was always meant for you."

For a moment, Natalia was at a loss for words.

After a while, she tried to hand the agreement back to Hamilton.

"I told you, I can't accept this."

Hamilton played with her fingers, saying, "Then let's keep it for our child. From

now on, I'm working for you two, Ms. Jenkins. If you'll let me, I'm willing to work for you for the rest of my life."

Natalia's fingers curled slightly. She looked down, taking a long time before she finally spoke.

"Hamilton, you don't have to do this."

"Whether it's necessary or not, I decide. For

that, he started the car and

seat, her thoughts a whirlwind as she gazed into the

Department, Delilah watched their car drive

she had become the laughingstock of Boria City's elite

kept her going was her grandfather's

and watched, Natalia only

couldn't wait

two returned to the hotel, Killian had

Killian briefing Hamilton by his side, felt as though she

two be a little more

awkward, but Hamilton

his job," he said with a smile, turning to Natalia who then

Hamilton inquired, "Any

Killian shook his head.

Powell family has been unusually

him with a

emerged from the bedroom in fresh clothes to find Hamilton

thinner yet bearing

world-weariness in his eyes, a stark contrast to his efforts to seem

at the table and began unpacking the

up his

"You planning to move?"

paused before replying,

had been

had to stay at the Foreign Affairs Department indefinitely. Staying in a hotel wasn't a long-term solution, so

moving with her, she was surprised when

simply nodded in agreement.

hotel isn't convenient," he

bit her lip,

next words caught her off guard. "Disappointed

in together?"

at

night they

late

about everything from

meeting

had chased after his

in tears.

trying to etch every word

this time, but they were all dark, ugly fragments of his past,

close.

voice low. "It's been demolished.

relationship, past

upon waking, she found Hamilton gazing out

feeling an

welled in her eyes, and after a moment, she forced herself to close them, turning away

of the night was

for a long while before returning to

cool body didn't deliberately press against hers until it

gently pulled her into