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

to clear my name, Hamilton. I’m tired of being labeled. the other woman!”

eyes.

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

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

at him squarely. After a moment,

words indeed left her with no way

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

“Is Eveleen really that

ruthless and cold–hearted, yet he was never one to dismiss the facts, but Eveleen kept making

kind of affection it was that could lead

slightly. He looked down at the cigarette in his hand. The smoke curled up, obscuring his expression, making it hard to

this far. So Natalia,” He paused briefly, “don’t cross Eveleen. If it comes down to choosing between

She had always known this, but hearing Hamilton confirm

finally understood that there was no

and Eveleen.

nodded. “Okay,

that, she wobbled to her feet and headed for the bedroom, but after a few steps, her legs

his hand checking her forehead. His brow knitted with

a fever again?”

to be so resilient. Now, it

carry her

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

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

carrying her to the bedroom instead

helps. If not, Fl call

this, he left the room and returned shortly

herself into bed while Hamilton watched her

furrowed brow

are you doing?

shook her head

said, “Get some sleep. I’ll

online.”

watched Hamilton leave, she let out a bitter chuckle and closed

it was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s effect, but she drifted off

awakened 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

her turmoil. So, was Giselle the scapegoat after

silence, she simply responded, “Really?”

for a second, “But in the end, it didn’t even

he

exchanging a few more words with Scarlett, she ended

that had been trending was long gone. In its place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was not a lawless place, with a million

clicked to see the

were now apologizing to her. And the most viral

the video, Giselle was a hot mess, tearfully explaining