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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today, and upon his return, he had the audacity to accuse her of betrayal.

to clear my

on her now watery eyes. Her beautiful eyes

of tears. He gently rubbed the corner of her eye. His eyes were tender, but

stop you. But if your come to me

a moment, she gave a

words indeed left her with no way to refute

She had always scoffed at that, but now, she

at Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen really that

and cold–hearted, yet he was never one to dismiss the facts, but Eveleen kept making him the

kind of affection it was that could lead him to these

brow furrowed slightly. He looked down at the cigarette in his hand. The

her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly,

heart. She had always known this, but hearing Hamilton confirm it was

moment, she finally understood that there was no place

and Eveleen.

“Okay, I

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

her

a fever

again. She used to be so resilient. Now, it seemed a simple rain shower could knock her down.

carry her

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hospital,” she protested, gripping his arm with clear

when Eveleen’s fans had cornered her, especially now with the

didn’t insist, carrying her to the bedroom

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

he left the room and returned shortly with medication.

herself into

furrowed brow

you doing?

head without

her cheek affectionately and said, “Get some sleep. I’ll go sort out the mess

online.”

leave, she let out a bitter

or perhaps the medicine’s effect,

was awakened by Scarlett’s

something right this time. Word has it, he’s suing

her turmoil.

a long silence, she simply

said, pausing for a second, “But in the end, it didn’t even

chuckled. Yeah, he was

more words with Scarlett, she ended the

her Twitter, the controversial video that had been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was

Natalia clicked to see

slandered her, mocked her, were now apologizing to her. And the most

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