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."

laughed softly. "Whether it's necessary or not, I

that, he started the

seat, her thoughts a whirlwind as she gazed

in another car parked in front of the Foreign Affairs Department, Delilah watched their car drive away, slamming her hand against the steering

become the laughingstock of Boria City's elite

kept her going was her grandfather's

Natalia only seemed to thrive,

couldn't wait

two returned to the hotel, Killian had

side, felt as though

a little

awkward, but Hamilton

part of his job," he said with a smile, turning

she was gone, Hamilton inquired, "Any news from the

Killian shook his head.

has been unusually quiet these

with a

from the bedroom in fresh clothes to find Hamilton on the

yet bearing a mature

notice the world-weariness in his eyes, a stark contrast

the table and

up his

"You planning to move?"

paused before replying,

assignment had

the Foreign Affairs Department indefinitely. Staying in a hotel wasn't a long-term solution,

moving with her, she was

simply nodded in agreement.

a hotel isn't

bit her lip,

caught her off

in together?"

at

night they avoided

conversing late

everything from

first meeting

she had chased after

in tears.

if trying to etch every word into

ugly fragments

he held her close. "Let's visit

"It's been demolished. Even if we went, it wouldn't look

past and present,

didn't realize when she fell asleep, but upon waking, she found Hamilton gazing out the

feeling an inexplicable loneliness

moment, she forced herself to close them, turning away

latter part of the night was nearly

lingered by the window for a long while before returning to

body didn't deliberately press against hers until it warmed

pulled her into his