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 in the face, he continued to defend, time and time

“I just want to clear my

gaze fell on her now watery eyes. Her beautiful eyes

corner of her eye. His

you. But

at him squarely. After a moment, she gave a wry smile.

with no way

had always scoffed at

stared at Hamilton and asked, “Is Eveleen

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

was that could lead him to

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

she’s important. Without her, I might not have made it this far. So Natalia,”

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

she finally understood that there was no place for her between Hamilton

and Eveleen.

she nodded. “Okay, I get it.”

and headed for the bedroom, but after a few steps, her legs gave out.

her swiftly, his hand checking her forehead. His

got a fever again?”

again. She used to be so resilient. Now, it

to carry her out.

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hospital,” she protested, gripping his arm

time at the hospital when Eveleen’s

carrying her to the bedroom instead

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

left the room and returned

the pills and tucked herself into bed while

furrowed brow

you doing? Still

head without speaking.

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

online.”

let out

it was exhaustion, or perhaps the medicine’s

awakened by Scarlett’s call.

spite because you took her job. That bastard Hamilton actually did something right this time. Word has

turmoil. So,

she simply responded, “Really?”

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

Yeah, he

a few more words with Scarlett, she ended the call.

place was a new trending topic proclaiming the internet was

Natalia clicked to

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

a hot mess, tearfully explaining why she had maligned