Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Hamilton cradled Natalia in his arms, striding toward the exit as the hustle of the hospital.

buzzed around them.

Natalia shifted uneasily under the weight of the onlookers‘ gaze. “I can walk on my own,” she

murmured.

Hamilton glanced down, his voice low and steady, “Are you sure you’re up to it?”

“I am.”

He looked at her, but made no move to set her down.

The elevator dinged, and as they moved to step inside, Hamilton paused abruptly. Following

his

gaze, Natalia saw Eveleen and Victor standing inside the elevator. Wrapped around Eveleen’s arm was a bandage.

Hamilton’s brows knitted together in concern. “What happened?”

Eveleen averted her eyes and said, “It’s nothing.”

Victor chuckled, “Hamilton, Eveleen tried calling you all night. Why didn’t you pick up? She got hurt, and it was our gang who had to rush her to the ER.”

Hamilton’s eyes lingered on the bandage on her arm. “How did you get hurt?”

Eveleen’s eyes began to brim with tears. “Do you even care?”

Hamilton let out a soft laugh, “Why the temper tantrums now? If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t push you.”

“You can be so heartless!”

As they bickered, Natalia, caught in the middle, felt the sting of awkwardness and a deep sense of alienation. She could see the tenderness in Hamilton’s gaze soften for Eveleen, and the fleeting look of pain when he glanced at her injured arm.

Yet, it was she who was in his arms.

concern seemed solely occupied with

torn apart. This, she realized,

me down, please. I can stand.”

herself than remain ignored, sandwiched between the two

at Natalia, perhaps not wanting Eveleen to see him holding another woman, and finally, he set

on her own in the elevator, Natalia

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again,

mischievously as he stared at Natalia. “What else? It’s because of Ms. Jenkins here. Eveleen felt so guilty over the incident that left Ms. Jenkins injured, and since Ms. Jenkins wouldn’t accept her apology, she thought to make amends this

Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like you now.

not

to do with me,” she retorted.

“Nothing to do with you? Wasn’t it you who

cold, “I merely had my suspicions. If Ms. Schafer is innocent, she need

the power of the internet? Some words

who was it that spread the rumor of me being

other woman?”

sneered, “So, Ms. Jenkins, are you

said that.”

injury is a result of

expression darkened upon hearing the reason for Eveleen’s

hurt herself, and now

else?” Victor replied

with reddened eyes, interjected, “Victor, stop. I did this

“You’re too good–hearted,

with tear–filled eyes and said, “As long as Ms. Jenkins isn’t angry anymore, I’ll do anything.”

looked at Natalia, who

Schafer is so eager to apologize, let her,” Natalia

Victor were taken aback by her response.

do you mean?” Eveleen asked,

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met his gaze squarely, “Didn’t Mr. Victor just insist that Ms. Schafer wanted to apologize and I wasn’t accepting? Go ahead, apologize. If you do, I won’t be angry anymore.” “You…” Eveleen never expected Natalia to turn the tables on her, “You really want

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