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.

seemed

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

feigning indifference, “put me down, please.

ignored, sandwiched between

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

own in the elevator,

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again, “What

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

Jenkins, Eveleen’s hurt just like you now.

paled. She had not

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

you who suggested

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

the power of the internet? Some

kill. So who was it that spread the rumor of

other woman?”

sneered, “So, Ms. Jenkins, are you convinced

never said that.”

gaze turned icy as he said, “Regardless, Eveleen’s injury is a result of your

expression darkened upon hearing the

hurt herself, and now I have to deal with the

else?” Victor replied unreasonably.

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

frowned. “You’re too good–hearted,

at Hamilton with tear–filled eyes and said, “As long as

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

Ms. Schafer is so eager to apologize, let her,” Natalia said

were taken aback by her

mean?” Eveleen

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wanted to apologize and I wasn’t accepting? Go ahead, apologize. If you do, I

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