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.

though, his concern seemed solely

being torn apart. This, she realized, was the

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

ignored, sandwiched between the two of them.

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

own in the elevator,

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Eveleen again, “What

eyes sparkled 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

chuckled, “Ms. Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like you

had not anticipated Eveleen’s gambit.

nothing to do with me,”

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

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

you understand the power of the internet? Some words once spoken can

words can kill. So who was it that spread

other woman?”

“So, Ms. Jenkins, are you convinced Eveleen

never said that.”

as he said, “Regardless, Eveleen’s injury is a result of your actions;

the reason

Ms. Schafer hurt herself, and

else?” Victor replied

standing aside with reddened eyes, interjected, “Victor, stop. I did this to quell Ms. Jenkins‘

frowned. “You’re too good–hearted,

said, “As long as Ms. Jenkins isn’t angry

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

Ms. Schafer is so eager to

Victor were taken aback by

mean?”

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insist that Ms. Schafer wanted to apologize and I wasn’t accepting? Go ahead, apologize. If you do, I won’t

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