Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 51

Victor couldn’t believe his ears when Hamilton dropped that bombshell. He raised an eyebrow, casting a curious look at Hamilton, then at Natalia.

“Hamilton, you’re not getting all soft over this woman, are you?” he teased.

Eveleen’s eyes were already rimmed with red, a look of hurt painting her features as she turned to Hamilton.

Hamilton’s gaze darkened even further. “You’re reading too much into it, Mr. Henkel. I’m merely stating the obvious,” he retorted.

After a brief pause, he turned to Eveleen, “How’s the arm? The wound healing alright?”

Tears spilled from Eveleen’s eyes in just sec. As she dabbed at them, she also gazed at Hamilton through her frustration, “Do you even care at all?”

Hamilton was not in the best of moods. The pallor of Natalia’s face was enough to make his chest tight with unease. So when Eveleen started to cry, he replied with a hint of irritation.

“Have I ever not cared about you?”

Caught off guard by his tone, Eveleen’s tears began to cascade, “I just wanted a bit more attention from you, that’s all. I didn’t mean anything by it.”

She was always the squeamish type, and Hamilton indulged her. For Eveleen, such a plea was nothing out of her ordinary playbook. Hamilton couldn’t fathom why he even felt off.

It wasn’t Eveleen’s fault that Natalia had been in such a state since the miscarriage, so he really had no reason to lash out at her.

His voice softened after he saw her dropping tears in silence. “If you’re hurt, you should be resting at home. No more gallivanting about, you hear me?”

“I understand. I won’t do it again,” she wept her tears and added, “Could you come with me later to change the dressing? I get so scared when they change it, so go with me, please.”

Hamilton glanced at the bandage wrapped around her arm and finally nodded.

Eveleen’s face immediately lit up with a smile.

Victor smirked sardonically at Natalia, who met his gaze briefly before looking away as if nothing had happened.

She had thought she was past the pain. But watching this scene, a throbbing ache spread through her chest.

It wasn’t that sharp, but it was suffocating.

She had been by Hamilton’s side for three long years. However, when he merely spoke up for her, it seemed to others that he had committed a crime.

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On the other hand, it seemed expected no matter how well Hamilton treated Eveleen.

was indeed overthinking. How

Fowler. I need to rest. Could you please show these two

respond when Victor chuckled, “Are you kicking us

Quite observant,” Natalia

“I wasn’t aware that Ms. Jenkins calls the

attend to, so I

Natalia, “Ms. Jenkins, if you’re not feeling well, you can go to the bedroom

toward his study. Victor gave

alone in the living room were just Natalia and

no interest in a private conversation with Eveleen and headed toward her

stopped her cold. “Natalia,

mustered her composure and replied, “I don’t know what you’re

pretending? I found out at the hospital. You lost the baby when that fan’s

around. Anger was flaring in her

and still played

purpose. What are you going to do about it? You see, Natalia, this is what they call poetic justice. Now everyone knows you’re the villain, not just meddling in a relationship but also ruining a child’s life! And even if it

words pierced Natalia’s sourest spot.

down she knew that Hamilton wouldn’t keep the baby even if it survived.

in to whisper venomously in

still don’t get it, do you? You were nothing more than a

you could climb the social ladder by having

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were me who was pregnant. What

happen if it were

guess the answer; she knew he’d be full of

her gaze to meet Eveleen’s, forcing a

been back for quite a while and Hamilton hasn’t shown any sign of rekindling things. You have a

with rage at Natalia’s

also hit a

reconciliation. The last time, she had manipulated the situation and made Hamilton publicly

Hamilton will kick you to the

“Fine, I’ll

that, she

of provoking her, so she just stood

to Natalia without knocking. But Eveleen breezed in as if she owned

could hear laughter

was deep. He sparingly spoke, yet his

suffocated and walked out

plants. She hurriedly shut the windows upon

getting chilly lately. I’ll fetch you a blanket in

brought over a blanket for