Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Natalia awoke to find Scarlett sitting at her bedside, eyes red and swollen from crying.

Instinctively, her hand went to her belly, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Where's the baby? And Hamilton?"

Scarlett, who had just managed to stop her tears, began to cry again.

Natalia felt a chill run through her limbs.

"Is it the baby or is it Hamilton?"

Holding Natalia's hand, Scarlett struggled to speak, "Natalia, the baby, the baby..."

She couldn't bring herself to say the word "gone." Despite being a doctor accustomed to life and death, she found herself unable to articulate the loss.

Tears spilled from Natalia's eyes unexpectedly as she stared at Scarlett, then suddenly, she laughed.

"Scarlett, stop joking around. She was just kicking in my belly."

Scarlett sobbed uncontrollably, gripping Natalia's hand even tighter.

The smile froze on Natalia's face, and then, tears began to fall silently.

Scarlett was terrified by her reaction.

"Natalia, if you need to cry, just let it out. Cry loudly, don't hold back. You've just been through childbirth; it's okay to let it out, to scream."

But Natalia remained silent.

Scarlett's heart ached for her.

"Natalia, please, don't do this. I'm begging you, let it out, okay?"

The door to the room opened, and Hamilton entered, ashen-faced in his wheelchair.

Scarlett's tears fell anew.

She didn't know whether to blame Hamilton. He had tried to protect their child, but the cost was too cruel for Natalia.

Yet, it was clear Hamilton had suffered too.

He had to face a future uncertain, to keep the secret of their child growing, to pretend as if their baby never existed, and possibly, to endure Natalia's hatred.

Scarlett said nothing more, instead, she gently wiped away Natalia's tears, "I'll get you something to eat."

Then, she left the room.

Alden wheeled Hamilton closer to the bed before exiting the room as well.

Natalia looked at Hamilton with profound sadness.

"Hamilton, our baby..."

Tears welled up in Hamilton's eyes as he held her hand, his voice trembling, "I'm sorry."

Natalia stared at him, "So, our baby is really gone?"

The sorrow in Hamilton's eyes was palpable. After a moment, he whispered, "I'm sorry."

Those words extinguished all hope for Natalia.

Suddenly, she began to thrash about. "I don't believe it, I need to see my baby. I don't believe it!"

Hamilton, despite the pain in his back, held her tightly in his arms.noveldrama

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Natalia, hit me, yell at me, I'm sorry."

"Let me go! I need to see my baby!" Natalia struggled violently.

But Hamilton refused to let go, even as his back wound reopened and sweat beaded on his forehead.

He wouldn't let go.

After a moment, Natalia burst into tears.

"Hamilton, it hurts so much."

The pain was unbearable, yet she couldn't pinpoint where it hurt the most. Hamilton just held her tighter.

Scarlett, standing at the door, couldn't bear it any longer and crouched down, hugging her knees.

Elliott paced nearby, wanting to offer some comfort but stopped when Scarlett yelled.

"Get away! I can't stand the sight of men right now!"

Elliott winced, "What did I do?"

Scarlett used his shirt to wipe her nose.

"Go get Natalia something to eat."

Elliott glanced at his shirt, suppressing the urge to retort, and simply asked, "What do you want?"

"Meat."

"Alright."

Elliott headed out, passing a group of nosy onlookers in the corridor, whom he promptly dismissed.

Outside, the news quickly spread among the Powell family.

Delilah's eyes lit up with malicious joy, "So, Natalia's wretched child is truly dead!"

Magnus, cautious as ever, reminded her, "Make sure it's not a trick. And keep an eye on Natalia; if the child is alive, she'll want to see it. We might have to act quickly."

Meanwhile, Hamilton tried to

comfort Natalia, whose silent sorrow was heart-wrenching. When Natalia's phone rang, Hamilton.

answered, revealing the call o

from Mr. Dawson, who was unaware of the tragedy that had befallen

them.

"Talk to me, I'll relay the message to her."

Dawson paused for a moment, "Just check the internet."

Hamilton blinked, then quickly pulled out his smartphone and tapped open a web browser.

As soon as he did, his fingers froze.

The so-called beauty translator was not only involved in affairs but had also gotten pregnant and given birth out of wedlock?

The level of popularity Natalia previously enjoyed online was now matched by the fervor of the scandal erupting on social media.

Even though there was no concrete evidence online, the rumors alone were enough to tarnish someone's reputation completely.

And it wasn't just Natalia.

This time, Dawson was dragged into the scandal as well.

As the head of the Foreign Affairs Department, allowing such a morally questionable person to hold a key position had led to a wave of condemnation against both Dawson and the department online.

A chill passed over Hamilton's face.

He made a call to Alden.

Alden rushed over in a hurry.

Upon seeing the blood-soaked shirt on Hamilton's back, Alden turned pale.

"Bro, are you"

"It's nothing serious. First, let's deal with this situation. Announce my relationship with Natalia to the public. Say that it was me who pursued her from the start, and we We

were planning to get monet

just postponed it because of Natalia's mother's sudden passing."

Alden opened his mouth, then after a moment, nodded.

He turned to leave, but Natalia suddenly spoke up.

"No need, Hamilton. I'll resign from the Foreign Affairs Department."