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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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

clear my name, Hamilton. I’m tired

fell on her now watery eyes. Her beautiful

of her eye. His eyes were tender, but his voice

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

After a moment, she gave a

indeed left her with no way

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

and asked, “Is Eveleen really that

one to dismiss the facts, but Eveleen kept making

was that

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

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 you two, I’ll probably never side

had always known this, but hearing Hamilton confirm it was excruciating.

that moment, she finally understood that there

and Eveleen.

nodded. “Okay, I

feet and headed for the bedroom, but after

her forehead. His brow knitted with concern.

a fever

know why she was sick again. She used to be so resilient. Now, it seemed

carry her

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

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

insist, carrying her

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

this, he left the room and returned shortly with medication.

swallowed the pills and tucked herself into bed while

furrowed brow

are you doing? Still hurt?”

shook her head without

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

online.”

she let out a bitter chuckle and closed her

it was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s effect,

was awakened by Scarlett’s

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

her turmoil. So,

she simply responded,

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

chuckled. Yeah, he

few more words with Scarlett, she ended the call.

open 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

clicked to

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

tearfully explaining why she had