Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 103

Linda watched in shock as Natalla doused Eveleen with coffee. She approached Natalia with a look of disbelief. “Ms. Jenkins, why couldn’t you have just let it slide?”

Her meaning was clear: sometimes, it’s better to pick your battles. Eveleen wasn’t a daily fixture around here, after all.

Recently, whenever Eveleen was in a foul mood, she made it everyone’s problem. The whole secretarial team had been biting their tongues. But today, Natalia had reached her limit.

This coffee incident was sure to fan the flames of Eveleen’s temper.

Natalia gave a wry smile. “Do you think if I hadn’t thrown the coffee, there wouldn’t be consequences? I’m damned if I do, damned if I don’t. Might as well get some satisfaction out of

it.”

“But…”

Natalia chuckled. “It’s fine.”

Truth be told, she was beyond caring. Whether Hamilton got mad or exploded in a rage, it made no difference to her. It wasn’t the first time, anyway.

Eveleen, drenched and humiliated, bypassed knocking and barged straight into the boardroom, interrupting an ongoing product briefing.

Hamilton’s eyebrows arched slightly as she entered but quickly knitted into a frown upon seeing her stained outfit.

“What happened?” he asked.

Eveleen bit her lip, silent, the picture of pitiable innocence that could melt hearts.

Hamilton’s face set like frost. He had an inkling as to the culprit. In the whole company, Natalia probably was the only one who would dare to confront Eveleen like this.

He glanced at the employee mid–presentation and curtly dismissed the meeting.

“Let’s adjourn for now.”

As the words left his mouth, the staff hurriedly packed up, eager to escape the tension in the

room.

When they were gone, Hamilton asked with a steely voice, “Did Natalia do this?”

Eveleen remained silent.

Hamilton’s face darkened. “What’s this about? Another spat? Did you provoke her again?”

am I being accused? She’s the one who bullied me!”

Hamilton, knowing her manipulations hardly made

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as Hamilton had a soft spot for her, he would always come to her

defense.

eyed the coffee stain and called the executive secretary

Ms. Schafer a change

questioned, “I heard you struck one

mere assistant speak to me like

after a tense

she’s just an assistant she’s here to work. Your delays are affecting

scheduling issues! Hamilton, I’m being mistreated,

things should be handled more gracefully. You know

make her leave? I really can’t

watched her silently before finally saying, “You know I don’t like others meddling in my business.”

bringing a

was, humiliated and soaked, and Hamilton wouldn’t lift a finger

and when to retreat. If she

It’s been so long since we’ve spent time

seeing the tears on her face, reluctantly

to hide her bitterness, Eveleen took the new clothes from Linda and went to

then inquired, “Where’s Natalia?*

the studio.”

sure acts like it’s just another day.”

Fowler, Ms. Schafer spilled coffee on herself first. Ms. Jenkins only acted afterward.”

unreadable his thoughts a mystery. After a

continued, “Ms. Jenkins isn’t to blame for

was sharp as ice.

Linda

to me how

a moment’s silence, Hamilton’s verdict was clear. “Get your resignation

had been bracing for a call from Hamilton but instead learned of Linda’s

up at the studio, she rushed back to the office. Reaching the top floor, she found Linda packing

Natalia

a tearful smile. “It’s not your

but her

deep breath and knocked on Hamilton’s office

in,” came the emotionless

greeted by Hamilton’s indifferent