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 another

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

indifference, “put me down, please. I can

than remain ignored, sandwiched between the

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

in the

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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

“Ms. Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like

had not anticipated

nothing to do with me,” she

Wasn’t it you who suggested Eveleen incited her fans against you?”

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

oversimplify. Do you understand the power of the internet? Some words once spoken

words can kill. So who was it that spread the rumor

other woman?”

Jenkins, are you convinced

never said

is

the reason

is Ms. Schafer hurt herself, and now I have to deal with the

else?” Victor replied

did this to quell Ms. Jenkins‘

“You’re too good–hearted,

said, “As long as

his expression remained severe. He looked at Natalia, who showed

is so eager to

Victor were taken aback

do you mean?” Eveleen asked,

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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

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