Chapter 535

Perhaps Natalie’s struggling finally got through to him, or maybe Hamilton regained a sliver of his sanity. Whatever the reason, just as she was about to suffocate, he released his grip.
Natalie slid limply to the floor. Though she was so terrified she had no strength left, she still scrambled to the corner, trying to put as much distance between them as possible.
“Natalie, are you that afraid of me?” Hamilton asked, his eyes narrowed.
“Yes, I’m terrified of you,” Natalie answered, her voice dry and hoarse.
“If you’re so scared of me, why did you dare to betray me?”
“I told you never to show your face to me again!”
“I was hiding from you! You’re the one who found me!”
“Natalie!”
Natalie looked up at Hamilton. She didn’t want to cry or appear weak, but she was facing Hamilton, a man known for his ruthlessness. Her fear was genuine, and tears welled up instinctively.
“Hamilton, I’m begging you, please let me go.”
Hamilton gritted his teeth. “Did you not think of this day when you were cheating on me with another man?”
“It’s all my fault. I’ll make it up to you, I’ll do anything. Please, just let me go.”
“Impossible!”
Just then, a child’s cry came from outside.
Natalie’s first thought was of Kristin. She scrambled to her feet and ran out. It was a little girl crying, but it wasn’t Kristin; it was Maria’s daughter.
Queena was sobbing and looking for someone. When she finally spotted Hamilton, she ran straight to him.
“Someone hit me!”
Hamilton’s mood was already foul, and Queena’s wailing only made it worse. He pulled her hands away and saw a bruise forming on her forehead. Just as he was about to ask what happened, he saw the same round-faced little girl from before run out, pout on her lips, and throw herself into Natalie’s arms, crying, “Mommy!”
She was Natalie’s… daughter!
“It was her! She hit me!”
Seeing Queena point at her daughter, Natalie’s head spun. She was already terrified
of provoking Hamilton, and now, her worst fears were coming true.
But Kristin wasn’t a troublemaker; she wouldn’t hit someone for no reason. She believed her daughter.
Hubert immediately ran over, planting himself protectively in front of Kristin.
“Nobody is allowed to bully my sister!”
“She hit me!”
“Then you must have deserved it!”
It was the first time Queena had met
someone more unreasonable than
herself At
a loss for words, she just
burst into tears again, looking at Hamilton.
“They’re all bullying me!”
Hamilton’s face was grim. He took Queena’s hand and walked over, ignoring
Kristin’s hurt expression and fixing his gaze on Natalie.
“Is she your daughter?”
Natalie’s heart leaped, but she quickly forced herself to remain calm.
“Yes.”
“Didn’t I fucking tell you to get rid of it?”
“You… you had no right to demand that of me, and I had no obligation to listen to
you,” Natalie said, her head bowed.
“Natalie, you’re asking for it!”
“My child has nothing to do with
you,” Natalie forced herself to looket
him
the eye. So you have no right
to decide whether she lives or dies!
It was the most defiant thing she had ever said to him.
Hamilton clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white. For a moment, he truly wanted to strangle her.
“Your daughter… hurt my daughter… What are you going to do about it?” he asked through gritted teeth.
His daughter?
Natalie gave a bitter, silent laugh. Of course, Maria’s daughter was his daughter.
But he shouldn’t have said that in front of Kristin.
Natalie took a deep breath and looked down, asking Kristin what had happened.
Kristin glared at Queena and then explained.
She had been practicing her dance moves when Queena suddenly bumped into her knocking her over She didn’t know why so after she got up, she pushed Queena back. Queena fell and hit her head on the waff.