Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 126

Watching Hamilton’s retreating figure, Eveleen’s face instantly descended into a frown.

Victor clicked his tongue in disapproval.

Alden chuckled lightly. “What’s the matter? Are you jealous?”

Victor laughed. “Alden, what favor on earth has that woman done for you to have you in her corner like this?”

Alden’s laughter was soft. “No favors. I just think she’s meant to be my sister–in–law, that’s all.” At those words, Eveleen’s expression turned as sour as vinegar.

“Alden, there’s no chance for your brother and Natalia. With her background, she’s hardly a match for the prestigious Fowler family.”

Alden shook his head. “Ms. Schafer, my brother’s marital affairs have never been under the Fowler family’s thumb. Otherwise, the last engagement party wouldn’t have been called off so abruptly, right?”

The mention of the last engagement made Eveleen seethe with resentment, but Alden wasn’t done stirring the pot.

“Besides, some people claim they’d never return unless my brother begged them to. So, what brings you back now?”

Eveleen was livid, unused to such treatment.

In this circle, she was always the one doted upon.

In an instant, tears welled up in her eyes. She shot Alden a glare and stood up, walking out of

the room.

After her shower, Natalia felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

Probably caught a chill from the breeze earlier, she mused with a wry smile. Her health had truly declined since the miscarriage.

She drank a glass of hot water, preparing to lie down when her phone suddenly rang.

Hesitating for a few seconds, she answered. “Mr. Fowler.”

Hamilton grunted in acknowledgment, his silence stretching before he asked, “You went to River State?”

Through the floor–to–ceiling windows, Natalia watched the winter drizzle outside with the occasional burst of fireworks in the distance. She took a moment before replying, “Scarlett’s choice.”

“Call me when you’re back; I’ll pick you up from the airport.”

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Natalia’s grip on the phone tightened. She wanted to thank him. After all, she owed him for the Incident with Gideon.

But before she could speak, she heard Eveleen’s voice over the phone. “Hamilton, they’re all against me.”

Instantly, the words she meant to say retreated back down her throat.

“No need, I can take a cab,” she said.

Hamilton seemed to scoff. “Natalia, remember our agreement isn’t over yet.”

With that, he hung up.

Natalia stared at the darkened phone screen, her feelings a tangled mess.

Probably just discomfort, she reckoned. But it seemed only discomfort remained.

herself

fever. Her body burned as if aflame. She instinctively reached out for the empty space

calling for room service to bring over some basic

the morning, groggy and disoriented, she answered another call from Hamilton. His voice carried the chill

to be traveling with Scarlett? Why is she still

mustered up her energy to explain, “She was called in

burst into a fit of coughing.

subsided, Hamilton asked, “Caught a cold? River State is colder than Silkwood City. What are

dressed warmly, but maybe

you take

“Yes.”

then after a moment, asked, “When will you be back?”

yet. Mr. Fowler, is there anything else? If not, I’d like

impatience in

But ultimately, he didn’t argue

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“Just rest well,”

and hung

call, Hamilton immediately dialed Linda,

continued, a persistent

without a driver or bodyguard, taking a taxi straight to the

landing.

fell back asleep after

she heard a knock at the door, she assumed it was room service. But

wrapped in a black overcoat, making him appear even more handsome, with

the man in front

then reached out to touch her forehead. “You’re still feverish. Get dressed; we’re going to

she couldn’t quite identify welled up in Natalia. She avoided his gaze, forcing a smile, “It’s okay; a couple more doses of medicine, and I’ll be

firmly grasped her wrist.

good for once? Go change, or do

tip

come?”

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alone in

couldn’t fathom why he would seek her out

them.

a faint smile creeping onto his lips. “What, is this place off–limits to me? Besides, if I didn’t come, would you prefer to be left

moisture at the corner of her eye before

“I’m really okay.”

her suitcase and pulling

hospital, be a good girl.” As he spoke, he gently brushed

a deep breath to quell the rising tide of emotions

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her clothes.

a cab and took her to the hospital.

check–up and getting hooked up to an IV drip, it was nearing

eat breakfast?”

her head.

“If I hadn’t come, would you have planned to starve or sicken

Natalia kept silent.