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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