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

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

on her now watery eyes. Her beautiful eyes seemed

of tears. He gently rubbed the corner of her eye. His eyes

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

him squarely. After a moment, she gave a wry

with no way to refute

once said that power and influence trump intentions. She had always scoffed at

Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen

was ruthless and cold–hearted, yet he was never one to dismiss

was

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

made it this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly, “don’t cross Eveleen. If it comes down to choosing between you two, I’ll probably never side with you.”

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

understood that there

and Eveleen.

“Okay, I get

to her feet and headed for the bedroom,

her forehead. His brow knitted with

got a

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

carry

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protested, gripping his arm with clear

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

carrying her

it helps. If not, Fl call the doctor over

he left the room and

and tucked herself into bed while Hamilton watched her with

furrowed brow

you doing? Still

her head without

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

online.”

watched Hamilton leave, she let out a bitter

exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s effect, but she drifted off quickly.

by Scarlett’s call.

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

a calm that belied her turmoil. So, was Giselle the

long silence, she simply responded,

end, it didn’t even faze Eveleen. If you ask me, Hamilton’s got

he was really

exchanging a few more words with Scarlett, she ended

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 users issuing

Natalia clicked to see the details.

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

tearfully