Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 87

Natalia really didn’t want to ask anymore. The moment the question had left her lips, she regretted it. Even if Hamilton had indeed slept with Eveleen, what could she do about it? It was nothing but a source of unnecessary discomfort.

She sat on the couch, her gaze lowered. After a while, she ventured, “Do you know what happened today?”

Hamilton lit a cigarette.

“Yes.”

“Will you help me? Will you help clear my name?”

Hamilton took a drag and said, “I’ll handle it.”

Natalia looked at him and asked, “It was a setup today, wasn’t it?”

Hamilton didn’t deny it. “It was Giselle’s doing.”

Natalia’s brows knitted tightly. “Does Giselle really have that much clout?”

If she did, she wouldn’t have resorted to spewing nonsense in the alumni chat from the

get–go.

Hamilton’s expression darkened instantly. “And who do you suspect?”

“Don’t you find Ms. Schafer more suspicious?*

Hamilton scoffed, “Do you have evidence, Ms. Jenkins?”

Natalia’s lips were a tight line. She had no evidence, but anyone with half a brain could see it was Eveleen’s doing.

“Because only she has the motive.”

“And Giselle doesn’t? After the scene you made with her at the company, you think she wouldn’t hold a grudge?”

Natalia let out a bitter laugh, realizing that once again, Hamilton would probably stand by Eveleen. She felt a sharp pain in her heart.

“Fine, then enlighten me, Mr. Fowler. How do you plan to deal with it? The same way as before? The nurse speaks out, you fire the nurse. Giselle speaks out, you fire Giselle. Now what? Who will you fire next? With so many people online, how do you plan to shut them all up?”

Hamilton’s face turned to stone.

“Natalia,” he said sharply, “I told you I’d handle this. Is that not clear?”

She looked at the man before her, feeling an acute sense of injustice.

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the audacity to accuse her of betrayal. Despite the truth storing them in the face, he continued to defend,

mist. “I just want to clear my name, Hamilton. I’m tired of being labeled. the other woman!”

her now watery eyes. Her beautiful eyes seemed

the corner of her eye. His eyes were tender, but his voice was

I won’t stop you. But if

squarely. After a

indeed left her with no

and influence trump intentions. She had always scoffed at that,

“Is Eveleen really that

he was never one to dismiss

was that could lead him to these lengths.

the cigarette in his hand. The smoke curled up, obscuring his expression, making it hard to

have made it this far. So Natalia,”

lanced through Natalia’s heart. She had always known this, but hearing

she finally understood that there was no place for her

and Eveleen.

“Okay,

feet and headed for the bedroom, but after a few

swiftly, his hand checking her forehead. His brow knitted

got a fever again?”

be so resilient. Now, it seemed a simple rain shower

to carry her

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she protested, gripping his

narrowed slightly, probably recalling the last time at the hospital when Eveleen’s fans had cornered her, especially

carrying her to

medicine first, see if it helps. If not, Fl call the

this, he left the room

swallowed the pills and tucked herself into bed while Hamilton

furrowed brow

you doing? Still hurt?”

shook her head

cheek affectionately and said, “Get some sleep.

online.”

watched Hamilton leave, she let out a bitter

it was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s effect,

awakened by Scarlett’s call.

She claimed her accusations were out of spite because you took her job. That bastard Hamilton actually did something right this time. Word has it, he’s suing everyone who badmouthed you online. Not one was spared. Millions of subpoenas were sent out overnight, and now they’re all apologizing

her turmoil. So, was Giselle the

long silence, she simply

better check it out,” Scarlett said, pausing for a second, “But in the end, it didn’t even faze Eveleen. If you ask me,

he was

few more words with Scarlett, she ended the

controversial video that had been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending

clicked to see the

her, mocked her, were now apologizing to

was a hot mess, tearfully