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

to mist. “I just want to clear my name, Hamilton. I’m

watery eyes.

of her eye. His eyes

can clear your own name, then do as you wish, I won’t stop you. But if your come to me for

a moment, she

with no

and influence trump intentions. She had always scoffed at that, but now, she felt the weight of his

Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen really

to dismiss the facts, but

it was that could lead him to these lengths.

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

“Yes, she’s important. Without her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,”

heart. She had always known this, but hearing

there

and Eveleen.

“Okay,

wobbled to her feet and headed for the bedroom, but after a few steps, her legs gave

her forehead. His brow

a fever

used to be so resilient. Now, it seemed a simple

moved to carry her out.

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to the hospital,” she protested, gripping his arm with

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

her to the

see if it helps. If not, Fl call the

room and returned

herself into bed while

furrowed brow

are you doing? Still

her head without

her cheek affectionately and said, “Get some sleep. I’ll go

online.”

let out a bitter chuckle

medicine’s effect, but she drifted off

by Scarlett’s call.

apologized. 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

with a calm that belied her turmoil. So, was Giselle the scapegoat after all?

long silence, she

pausing for a second, “But in the end, it didn’t even faze Eveleen. If you ask me,

Yeah, he was really smitten.

few more words with Scarlett, she

tapped open her Twitter, the controversial video that had been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was not a lawless place,

Natalia clicked to see the details.

had slandered her, mocked her, were now

the video, Giselle was a hot mess, tearfully explaining why she had maligned