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.

though, his concern seemed solely

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

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

rather exert herself than remain ignored, sandwiched between the two of them.

looked down at Natalia, perhaps not wanting Eveleen to see him

her own in the elevator, Natalia remained

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Eveleen again, “What exactly happened?”

here. Eveleen felt so guilty over the incident that left Ms.

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

She had not anticipated

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

do with you? Wasn’t it you

suspicions. If Ms. Schafer is innocent, she need only cooperate with

oversimplify. Do you understand the power of the

So who was it that spread the rumor of me being

other woman?”

are you

never said

said, “Regardless, Eveleen’s injury is a result of your

expression darkened upon hearing the reason

Schafer hurt herself, and now I

Victor replied

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

“You’re too

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

remained severe. He looked at Natalia, who showed no signs

eager to

taken aback by her

you mean?” Eveleen asked,

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wanted to apologize and I wasn’t accepting? Go ahead, apologize. If you do, I won’t be angry anymore.” “You…”

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