Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 55

“Ms. Jenkins, I’m not joking around here. I’m telling you the stone–cold truth. You’ve been by my brother’s side for so long, and you’re just going to let Eveleen waltz in and take him? If I were you, I’d never stand for it. I’d at least go down swinging.”

Natalia smiled silently, a bitter twist to her lips.

What could she do even if she could not stand for it? Matters of the heart aren’t a thing you can simply wrestle into submission.

Besides, it was not like she hadn’t tried.

Over the past three years, she had given it her all, trying to make this man fall for her. Even a flicker of a heartbeat from him would’ve been something. But in the end, she never managed to pull it off.

She hadn’t before, and now that Eveleen was back, her chances were slimmer than ever.

Natalia let the comment slide. She didn’t even know how to respond.

Alden, standing beside her, was growing anxious. “Ms. Jenkins, you have no idea how frantic my brother was when he couldn’t get through to you on the phone. The traffic was bad on his way here, so he just ditched his car on the roadside and ran through the rain to see you. You telling me he doesn’t care about you at all? I’m not buying it.”

If Hamilton didn’t care for Natalia one bit, with his temperament, would he have braved the

rain and come to her so late?

A faint movement played at the corner of Natalia’s mouth. She hadn’t expected Hamilton to run through the rain just to see her, but she understood. When Hamilton couldn’t get through to her, there must have been an element of urgency, but more than that, it was probably the irritation of her not picking up the phone.

Otherwise, his first words after arriving wouldn’t have been, “Why aren’t you answering your phone?”

Natalia didn’t want to lie to herself. She didn’t want to cling to some faint hope only to face a greater disappointment later..

She knew the dynamic between her and Hamilton far better than Alden ever could.

Hamilton had come to the hospital more to reprimand than out of concern. If he truly cared, he wouldn’t have spent the whole day without making a single call; he wouldn’t have chosen to accompany Eveleen to change her bandages, knowing that she had just had a miscarriage; and he wouldn’t have rushed to pick up Eveleen so hurriedly that he even forgot his phone, despite the fact that she needed someone by her side.

Natalia hadn’t forgotten the photos she had seen in the chat group.

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When she needed him, he was by another woman’s side. Even if he had a shred of pitiful concern for her now, she didn’t want it.

“Alden, when it comes to love, force is the last thing that works.” With that, she smiled, “But thanks for being willing to talk to me about all this.”

he seemed at a loss for words.

emerged that Alden finally spoke

the family estate in the next couple of days.”

nodded nonchalantly. “Anything else?”

turned to Natalia, and said,

head out now.”

that, he left with haste.

Hamilton, who was leisurely drying his hair with a towel. His damp, lustrous hair softened his features, adding a touch

lips. “You don’t really need to

paused in his motion, lifting his

Ms. Jenkins? If you hadn’t made a scene earlier, maybe I’d

expression tightened slightly. “Don’t worry, I won’t cause any more scenes.”

lightly, ignoring her comment, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his drenched

in place for a while before returning to

more words would just lead to another argument. Having just experienced

was still fuming.

with Victor, but when he came to keep her company, he felt like

finished his cigarette, his irritation only grew.

turned and walked back to the ward. Upon entering, he saw her lying on the bed. A

means. Standing at five and a half feet

among women.

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a hand could grip it entirely with space to spare, yet her body was

thinner. Especially in the oversized hospital gown, she looked frail, as if she would shatter

heart

someone bring you something to eat?”

day, and now that

formalities with Hamilton and

and soon enough, food was brought

soup, Natalia

brows furrowed instantly. “That’s all

food and she would

moment, then asked, “Should I have them

head. “No

didn’t press

she laid down, he did, too, pulling her into his embrace. “Who picked up when I

tried to pull away,

“Natalia!” He pressed.