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

the night, Natalia developed a fever. Her body burned as if aflame. She instinctively reached out for the empty space beside her, only then remembering

basic medicine, she took it

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

be traveling with Scarlett? Why is she still in Silkwood City?”

explain, “She was called in

she burst into

cough subsided, Hamilton asked, “Caught a cold? River State

“I dressed warmly, but maybe I’m

take

“Yes.”

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

Fowler, is there anything else? If not, I’d

impatience

But ultimately, he didn’t

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“Just rest well,”

responded and hung up.

her disconnected call, Hamilton immediately dialed Linda, “Book me the next

River State continued, a persistent drizzle that was especially

or bodyguard, taking a taxi straight

landing.

asleep after hanging up.

door, she assumed it was room service. But to her shock, opening the door revealed

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

by the man in front

out to touch her forehead. “You’re

flood of emotions she couldn’t quite identify welled up in Natalia. She avoided his gaze, forcing a smile, “It’s okay; a

firmly grasped

can’t you be good for once? Go change, or do I need to do

and, fighting the sting at the tip of her nose, asked,

come?”

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her own reaction. Perhaps the vulnerability of being sick and alone

her out

them.

place off–limits to me?

the corner of

“I’m really okay.”

beat, unzipping her suitcase and pulling out her

be a good girl.” As he spoke, he gently brushed against the reddened corner of her eye. “Come on, be good.”

a deep breath to quell the rising tide of emotions within her, Natalia

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her clothes.

took her to the

up to an IV drip, it was

you eat

her head.

I hadn’t come, would you have

Natalia kept silent.