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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he who had stood her up today, and upon his return, he had the audacity to accuse her of betrayal. Despite the truth storing them

eyes began to mist. “I just want to clear my name, Hamilton.

her now watery eyes. Her beautiful eyes seemed even

gently rubbed the corner of her

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

looked at him squarely. After a moment,

her with no way

She had always scoffed at that, but now,

at Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen really that important

to

wondered what kind of affection it was that could lead him to these lengths.

hand. The smoke curled up, obscuring

a long silence, he spoke softly, “Yes, she’s important. Without her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly, “don’t cross Eveleen. If it comes down to choosing between

Natalia’s heart. She had always

that there was

and Eveleen.

“Okay,

the bedroom, but after a few steps, her legs

her forehead. His brow knitted with concern.

a fever again?”

again. She used to be so

to carry

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protested, gripping his

the last time at the hospital when Eveleen’s fans had cornered

her

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

this, he left the room and

tucked herself into bed while Hamilton watched

furrowed brow

you doing? Still

her head without

and said, “Get some sleep. I’ll go

online.”

out a bitter chuckle

or perhaps the medicine’s

was awakened by Scarlett’s call.

bastard Hamilton actually did something right this time. Word has it, he’s suing everyone who

turmoil. So,

long silence, she

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

Yeah, he was really

with Scarlett, she ended the call.

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 apologies.

clicked to

Scarlett had mentioned, all those who had slandered her, mocked her, were now apologizing to her. And the

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