Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 17

Eveleen’s face twisted into a scowl. “Natalia, do you really think that just because you’ve hung around him for a few years, he’s yours? He’s been publicly singl

think you are to him?”

all these years. What do you all these years. What do you

Natalia’s heart felt as if it had been sharply jabbed. She knew her place better than anyone. Yet, faced with Eveleen, she refused to show any sign of weakness.

“He may not be mine, but he’s certainly not yours!”

Eveleen seemed stung by the retort, her features quickly clouding over with a harsh chill.

“Natalia, don’t get too smug. Hamilton will be mine sooner or later. I’m back to discuss our wedding plans, so stop clinging to him like some homewrecker. It was bad enough that your mother played that role, and now you’re following in her footsteps. You and your mother are truly nauseating!”

In a sudden loss of control, Natalia slapped Eveleen in the face.

“Natalia!” Hamilton’s voice came from behind which made Natalia’s fingers tremble violently. She stood rigid, almost too afraid to turn around.

“What are you doing?” Hamilton’s voice was colder than she had ever heard.

Natalia turned to face him and said. “I’m slapping someone. Can’t Mr. Fowler see?”

“I’m asking why you slapped her!”

Natalia glared at Hamilton before her, whose expression was chillingly cold. “Someone insulted my mother. Am I supposed to wait for Christmas to retaliate?”

“Would she insult your mother for no reason?”

Natalia scoffed, “You should ask Ms. Schafer why she couldn’t keep her mouth shut and had to bring my mother into this to humiliate me.”

Hamilton’s gaze shifted heavily toward Eveleen.

Eveleen looked pitiful, with tears welling in her eyes like a damsel in distress.

“No, I just came to apologize to Ms. Jenkins for kicking her out of the car that time. I’ve felt guilty ever since. I just wanted to make amends, but she reacted so violently.”

was capable of, but she still felt a

spine

observed with a steady

and asked, “Do you

and though he didn’t respond, his message

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“Hamilton, let it go. No matter what, she’s your manager. If she doesn’t want to admit

help but laugh. She had to admire Eveleen’s gall. No wonder this woman could stir Hamilton’s heart. In

generously offered forgiveness, making Natalia seem unreasonable

deserve it,”

ever so slightly. His gaze lingered on Natalia briefly before he

“Ms. Jenkins, apologize.”

a bitter pill for Natalia

I don’t?”

and his cold gaze became oppressive. He would

Natalia still refused to back down.

unreadable. He stood between the two women, seemingly detached,

look woefully

My reputation is sensitive right now, and for all we know, this

a public figure, shouldn’t you want to clear this up? Once things

war between the two women was never about the truth; it was about the

pursuing the matter further was pointless. If Hamilton decided she was in the wrong, then even

wanted him to

it go. What more do you want?” Eveleen was getting anxious.

“How can we not check? Wouldn’t

we’re about to start shooting. Are you sure you want

scales were clearly tipped. Natalia suddenly lost

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Chapter 17

drain all her strength. After apologizing, she turned and left, her heart filled with icy desolation.

that she was really fighting the painful realization that her years of devotion had led to

was like and

be so irrational, where right and wrong are

left, Hamilton finally glanced at Eveleen who still looked woefully