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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audacity to accuse her of betrayal. Despite the truth storing them

want to clear my name, Hamilton.

eyes. Her beautiful eyes

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

stop you. But if your come to me

at him squarely. After a moment,

words indeed left her with no

had always scoffed at that, but now, she felt the weight of his words.

“Is Eveleen really that

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

of affection it was that could

in his hand. The smoke curled

he spoke softly, “Yes, she’s important. Without her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly, “don’t

through Natalia’s heart. She had always known this,

she finally understood that there

and Eveleen.

“Okay, I

feet and headed for the bedroom, but after a few steps,

caught her swiftly, his hand checking her forehead.

got a

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

to carry

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the hospital,” she protested, gripping his arm with

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

her to the

it helps. If not, Fl

the room and

pills and tucked herself into

furrowed brow

are you doing?

shook her head without speaking.

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

online.”

Hamilton leave, she let out a bitter chuckle and

exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s effect, but she

by Scarlett’s call.

this. All those videos are gone, 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 was spared. Millions of subpoenas were sent out overnight, and now they’re all apologizing to

turmoil. So, was Giselle the scapegoat

long silence, she

course, you better check it out,” Scarlett said, pausing for a second, “But in the end, it didn’t even faze Eveleen. If you ask

Yeah, he

words with Scarlett, she

had been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was not

clicked to see

those who had slandered her, mocked her, were now apologizing to her.

hot mess, tearfully explaining why she had