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?”

I being accused? She’s the one who bullied

glared at Hamilton, knowing her manipulations hardly made a dent in his armor.

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it matter? As long as Hamilton had a soft spot

defense.

and

a change of

“I heard you struck one of our

mere assistant speak to me like

after

she’s here to work. Your delays are

panicked. “It’s just scheduling issues! Hamilton, I’m being mistreated, and you’re blaming

tone softening slightly. “Some things should be handled more gracefully. You

make her leave? I really can’t

before finally saying, “You know I don’t like others meddling

this moment, Linda knocked, bringing

she was, humiliated and soaked, and Hamilton wouldn’t

she knew when to advance and when to retreat. If she

long

tears on her face,

bitterness, Eveleen took the new clothes from Linda

inquired, “Where’s

at the

“She sure acts like it’s just another

Fowler, Ms. Schafer spilled coffee on herself first. Ms. Jenkins

wae unreadable his thoughts a mystery. After a

her courage, Linda continued, “Ms. Jenkins isn’t to blame

scoff was sharp as ice. “Didn’t she retaliate?”

Linda admitted reluctantly.

me how she’s not

after a moment’s silence, Hamilton’s verdict was clear.

a call from Hamilton but instead learned of Linda’s firing. Instantly. she knew her

she rushed back to the office. Reaching the

Natalia said

smile. “It’s not your fault.”

words said one thing, but her tears told

and knocked on Hamilton’s

came the

and was greeted by Hamilton’s