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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accuse her of betrayal. Despite the truth storing them in the face, he

to mist. “I just want to clear my

eyes. Her beautiful

gently rubbed the corner of her eye. His eyes were tender, but his voice was devoid of emotion.

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

him squarely. After a moment, she gave a

words indeed left her with no way

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

and asked, “Is Eveleen really that

yet he was never one to dismiss the

kind of affection it was that could lead him to these

down at the cigarette in his hand. The smoke curled up, obscuring

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

through Natalia’s heart. She had always

she finally understood that there was no

and Eveleen.

nodded. “Okay, I get

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

checking her forehead. His brow

got a fever again?”

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

to carry

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me to the hospital,” she protested, gripping his

the hospital when Eveleen’s fans had cornered her,

didn’t insist, carrying her to

helps. If not, Fl call the

this, he left the room and returned shortly

and tucked herself into bed while

furrowed brow

you doing? Still hurt?”

her head

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

online.”

out a bitter chuckle and closed her

exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s

by Scarlett’s call.

and 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

turmoil. So, was Giselle the scapegoat after all?

she simply responded,

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

he was

exchanging a few more words with Scarlett, she ended

been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was

clicked to

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

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