Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 56

Natalia nodded. “Yeah, I’ve thought it over and decided to resign.”

She stood up and headed to the bathroom without once glancing at Hamilton’s expression.

Even without looking, she could imagine his mood wasn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows. But the email was sent, and there was nothing more to say.

When she emerged from the bathroom, freshened up, Hamilton was already dressed.

“The company lawyer will come to discuss your resignation terms today,” he said, his face an unreadable mask before he left the room.

Natalia’s lips twitched, but she held her tongue.

Later, when Scarlett popped by for a room check, she asked, “Did Hamilton swing by last night?”

Natalia gave a light nod.

Scarlett huffed. “At least the man has a shred of decency. But boy, your man is menacing. I ran into him outside, and that aura, that steely look… I’m patting myself on the back for having the guts to say what I did to him.”

A muscle in Natalia’s jaw twitched.

“Don’t start with ‘your man‘; drop it,” she snapped lightly.

Scarlett chuckled. “Isn’t he, though?” She raised an eyebrow suggestively at Natalia. “You know, I was thinking last night, if you really want to get back at Eveleen, the best way would be to keep Hamilton close forever. Marry him, even. Let her choke on her envy seeing you two all loved–up!”

Natalia was speechless. “You’re giving me too much credit, Scarlett. Do you really think I could win against Eveleen?”

“Why couldn’t you? You’re prettier, and you’ve got brains to boot. How can you not win?”

Natalia smiled with a tinge of sorrow in her eyes. “Matters of the heart don’t work that way.”

Scarlett pursed her lips, understanding all too well that love doesn’t follow such rules. But she couldn’t accept it. Her eyes flickered with a scheme, and she whipped out her phone, sliding it mysteriously across to Natalia. “Look, I’ve infiltrated Eveleen’s fan group. Want me to sneak you in, too?”

Natalia frowned, hesitated for a moment, but then accepted the invitation.

She really wasn’t content to let Eveleen walk all over her, to let Hamilton favor her so blatantly without putting up a fight. She was just begrudgingly complying with Hamilton’s warnings and she didn’t want to keep swallowing her pride.

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But as she joined the group, she was bombarded with fanfiction about Eveleen and Hamilton.

harder than anyone at

up Eveleen from the night before had not only been shared in the company chat but also in the fan

and Scarlett quickly snatched the phone back. “Don’t bother with

fantasy. If Hamilton hadn’t gone to pick up Eveleen, those photos wouldn’t exist. Their relationship is pretty ambiguous as it

group after all. I wasn’t

her head. “No

hesitated but then

took a deep breath and smiled. “Yes.”

messages out of boredom while her IV dripped, and surprisingly,

learn that last night, Hamilton and Eveleen had trended on social media again. Moreover, Eveleen’s fans had taken over Ivy Gemstone’s official

quickly checked the company’s website.

operations were back to normal, fans‘ comments still flooded the homepage, calling

you bring our Eveleen home?]

are

announce your relationship with

were directed at Hamilton, making

company’s website wasn’t unattended. Yet, these comments remained prominently

conquer all, even extending to the beloved’s fans

sighed deeply and tossed her

was about to lie down, there

“Come in.”

opened, and Natalia’s

company’s chief lawyer,

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a man of his word.

a picture of corporate polish, stood in front of

I apologize for the

“No worries. I’m sorry you had to

have a termination agreement here, Ms. Jenkins. Please review it,

took the

her eyes is

dollars.

the penalty clause–fifty

throbbed at the

go easily, but she hadn’t expected him to present such an