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 met

Hamilton’s side

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should she always vield to her? Eveleen might be Hamilton’s cherished memory, but that didn’t mean

a hint of evasion or guilt in Natalia’s eyes. As Hamilton noted her demeanor, his face grew colder.

“Why?” he asked

scoff, “Because

full portrait of fury, and he slammed his pen onto the desk.

no sign of backing

is your reason?” he

a defiant smile, “Yes, that’s

angry. She had known that hitting Eveleen would

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

there anything else,

arms and leaned back in his chair, his pressing

but as

heart.

like this. His unwarranted

surfacing, “Why don’t you ask

narrowed further. He looked at Eveleen,

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

tears came easily.

long as you understand. Next time, avoid buying clothes for someone else’s boyfriend. It’s inappropriate!”

the air and

at Natalia, then at Hamilton

back in his chair, didn’t deny a

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flung the bags

an eternity,

you say it was okay

his long fingers trailing along her chin as if she were

claim, then act like it. Clean yourself up, get into bed, and wait. for me. We’ll have some real fun

and walked out, leaving Natalia alone with the sound of the closing door and her trembling breaths.

win this

won. Yet, she felt utterly defeated.

the corners tinged with red, but she didn’t let herself cry.