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

my name, Hamilton. I’m

her now watery eyes. Her beautiful

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

do as you wish, I won’t stop you.

squarely. After a moment, she gave a

indeed left her with no way to refute

She had always scoffed at

stared at Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen really that important

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

was that

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

Without her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly, “don’t cross

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

finally understood that there was no place for her between

and Eveleen.

nodded. “Okay, I get it.”

headed for the bedroom, but after a

her swiftly, his hand checking her forehead. His brow

a fever again?”

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

moved to carry

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she protested, gripping his arm with

at the hospital when Eveleen’s fans had cornered her,

didn’t insist, carrying her to

medicine first, see if it helps.

this, he left the room and returned

herself into bed while Hamilton watched

furrowed brow

you doing? Still

head without

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

online.”

she let out a bitter chuckle and closed her eyes.

was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s

by Scarlett’s call.

Giselle has 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

calm that belied her turmoil.

silence, she simply

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

chuckled. Yeah, 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

Natalia clicked to

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

mess, tearfully explaining why