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.”

met Hamilton’s gaze head–on.

backing down. Staying by Hamilton’s side was

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always vield to her? Eveleen might be Hamilton’s cherished memory, but that didn’t mean Natalia had to tolerate her relentless insults

of evasion or guilt in Natalia’s eyes. As Hamilton

“Why?” he asked

scoff, “Because she deserved

full portrait of fury, and he

no sign

your reason?”

a defiant smile, “Yes, that’s my reason.”

angry. She had known that hitting Eveleen would

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

Hamilton, “Is there anything else, Mr. Fowler?”

crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair,

His voice was calm but as sharp

heart.

always like this.

she said, her own hurt surfacing, “Why don’t you ask Ms. Schafer what she said

at Eveleen,

I bought you and she got upset. Maybe Ms. Jenkins thinks I shouldn’t be buying

came easily.

Ms. Schafer, as long as you understand. Next time, avoid buying clothes for

words “boyfriend” hung heavy in the

her tears stopped. She glanced at Natalia, then at

back in his chair, didn’t deny

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flung the bags at Hamilton

returned to Natalia. After an eternity,

it was okay to say we

Natalia, his long fingers

it. Clean yourself up, get into bed, and wait. for

with the

win this

had won. Yet, she felt utterly defeated.

corners tinged with red, but she didn’t let herself cry. No one would