Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 77

Eveleen stood at the doorway, her arms laden with several shopping bags.

Upon seeing Natalia, she let out a chuckle. “Ms. Jenkins, I’ve brought some goodies for Hamilton. You don’t mind, do you?”

Natalis glanced at her and snorted derisively before turning to walk away.

What could she possibly object to?

When she reached the study door, Natalia knocked, “Mr. Fowler, Ms. Schafer is here.”

Hamilton was perusing a report when he heard her, and as he looked up, an unusual emotion flickered through his eyes.

After a moment, he said, “Let her into the study.”

Eveleen stood in the living room, her expression sour, because Natalia’s swollen lips were so conspicuous.

Even freshly showered, the redness hadn’t fully subsided.

In fact, the recent bath only made the redness more pronounced. Anyone could see it was a

lover’s mark.

Eveleen clenched her teeth in frustration. And when she entered the study and saw the scrape on Hamilton’s lips, her face grew even darker.

Hamilton glanced at her and chuckled, “What brings you here at this hour?”

Eveleen glared at him, “If I didn’t come, would I ever see you?“

Hamilton laughed softly. “Throwing a tantrum, are we?”

He paused, then his brow furrowed in concern, “What happened to your face?”

Natalia had been rather forceful today, so Eveleen’s face was still faintly flushed and swollen. A look of hurt flashed across Eveleen’s face at his question.

She glanced at Natalia, then back at Hamilton, “I must have upset Ms. Jenkins today, I

guess.”

Hamilton’s expression turned stony in a second. His gaze shifted to Natalia, “Ms. Jenkins, was it you?”

Natalia didn’t deny it. Having done the deed, she just had no intention of denying it, “Yes, I

did it.”

she spoke, she met Hamilton’s

down. Staying by Hamilton’s side was a necessity.

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might be Hamilton’s cherished memory, but that didn’t mean Natalia had to tolerate her

Natalia’s eyes. As Hamilton noted her

“Why?” he asked

scoff, “Because

face was a full portrait of fury, and he

showed no sign of

reason?”

smile, “Yes, that’s

had known that hitting Eveleen would anger Hamilton if he

done it anyway. And now, he was angry. So be it.

there anything else,

back in his chair, his pressing

to Eveleen.” His voice was calm but as sharp as a blade, cutting into Natalia’s

heart.

this. His unwarranted favoritism.

own hurt surfacing, “Why don’t you ask Ms. Schafer

looked at Eveleen, who suddenly appeared so aggrieved.

just asked Ms. Jenkins for some fashion advice on the clothes I bought you and she got upset. Maybe Ms. Jenkins thinks

came

as long as you understand.

the air and changed Eveleen’s expression

stopped. She glanced at

leaned back in his chair, didn’t deny

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Eveleen flung the bags at Hamilton and

returned to Natalia. After an eternity, he sneered, “Happy

“Didn’t you say it was okay to say we were dating in public?”

He stood and approached Natalia, his

yourself up, get into bed, and wait. for me.

Natalia alone with the sound of the closing door

win this round?

had won. Yet, she felt utterly defeated.

with red, but she didn’t let herself