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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up today, and upon his return, he had the audacity to accuse her of betrayal. Despite the truth storing them in the face, he continued to defend, time and time again, without principle.

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

watery eyes. Her beautiful

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

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

a moment, she

with no way to refute

had always scoffed at that, but now, she

at Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen really that

to dismiss the facts, but

was that could

looked down at the cigarette in his hand. The smoke curled

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

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

she finally understood that there was no place for her

and Eveleen.

nodded. “Okay,

feet and headed for the bedroom, but after a few steps, her

caught her swiftly, his hand checking her forehead. His

got a

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

moved to carry her

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take me to the hospital,” she protested, gripping his arm with clear

slightly, probably recalling the last time at the hospital when Eveleen’s fans had cornered her, especially now with the ongoing scandal

didn’t insist, carrying her to the

medicine first, see if it helps. If not,

the room and returned

swallowed the pills and tucked herself into bed while Hamilton

furrowed brow

are you doing? Still hurt?”

head without speaking.

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

online.”

watched Hamilton leave, she let out a bitter

was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s

by Scarlett’s

and Giselle has apologized. She claimed her accusations were out of spite because you took her job. That bastard Hamilton actually did something right

turmoil. So, was Giselle

she

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

Yeah, he was

with Scarlett, she

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, with a million

Natalia clicked to see

those who had slandered her, mocked her, were now apologizing to her. And the most viral of them all was

mess, tearfully explaining why she had maligned Natalia,