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.

moment, though, his concern seemed solely occupied with

it were being torn apart. This, she realized, was the difference between

me down, please. I can

exert herself than remain ignored, sandwiched between the two

to see him holding another woman, and finally, he set her down.

on her own in the elevator, Natalia remained silent.

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again, “What exactly

else? It’s because of Ms. Jenkins here. Eveleen felt so guilty over the incident that left Ms. Jenkins injured, and since Ms.

“Ms. Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like you now. Satisfied?”

had not

nothing to

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

my suspicions. If Ms. Schafer is innocent, she need only cooperate with the investigation. Why go to such lengths to

Do you understand the power of the internet? Some

who was it that spread the rumor of me being the

other woman?”

you convinced Eveleen started that rumor?”

said

is a result of your

the reason

is Ms. Schafer hurt herself, and now I

else?” Victor

reddened eyes, interjected, “Victor, stop. I did this to quell Ms. Jenkins‘ anger, not to make anyone

“You’re too

Hamilton with tear–filled eyes and said, “As long as Ms. Jenkins isn’t

severe. He looked at Natalia, who showed

Ms. Schafer is so eager to apologize,

taken aback by

mean?” Eveleen

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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

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