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.

his concern seemed solely occupied with another

felt as if it were being torn apart. This, she realized, was the difference between love and its

said, feigning indifference, “put me down, please. I

exert herself than remain ignored, sandwiched

looked down at Natalia, perhaps not wanting Eveleen to see him holding another woman, and finally,

in the elevator, Natalia

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Eveleen again, “What

Jenkins here. Eveleen felt so guilty over the incident

Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like you

had not anticipated

Schafer’s injury has nothing to do with me,” she

do with you? Wasn’t it you who suggested Eveleen incited her

had my suspicions. If Ms. Schafer is innocent, she need

of the internet? Some words

kill. So who was it that spread the rumor of

other woman?”

you convinced Eveleen started that

never said

Eveleen’s injury is a result of

hearing the reason for Eveleen’s

hurt herself, and now I have to deal

else?” Victor replied unreasonably.

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

frowned. “You’re too good–hearted,

eyes and said, “As long as

heavy, and his expression remained severe. He looked at Natalia, who showed no

so eager to

taken aback

mean?” Eveleen

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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

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