Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 164

Natalia held Hamilton's gaze steadily, a storm brewing in the silence between them.

After an eternity, she finally spoke, her voice cutting through the tension. "Hamilton, did you know about Eveleen's involvement in my kidnapping?" Hamilton choked on his words, his voice barely above a hoarse whisper. "You found out?"

As his question hung in the air, Natalia's hand flew, her slap landing across his face with a force that resonated with all her pent-up fury. "Hamilton, you disgust me even more than Eveleen does."

With that, she spun on her heel and marched towards the door, every step fuelled by a heart so pained it struggled to beat.

How could a man she'd shared three years with be so callously indifferent to her life?

He knew about Eveleen's treachery, yet he acted as if it were nothing.

Biting back tears that threatened to spill, she pushed through the pain, her resolve the only thing keeping her upright.

The man she once loved had betrayed her, not once but time and again.

Natalia didn't look back as she dragged her suitcase towards the exit.

Hamilton was stunned by the slap, but quickly regained his composure and stepped in front of her. "You slapped me. Feel better now?"

Without a word, Natalia kicked him hard in the shin, her stiletto heel driving home the pain more than her palm had. Hamilton winced, clenching his jaw to suppress a groan. Still, he didn't let go.

"Natalia, remember what you said? If I stayed out of Eveleen's mess, you'd give me a chance."

Natalia scoffed bitterly. "Too late. Hamilton, you'll never have that chance again!"

She shoved him aside and continued towards the elevator.

followed swiftly. "Natalia, I told you, I'm

down hard on his arm, not releasing until the tang of

over between

shove, she stepped into the elevator and watched as his figure became smaller, consumed by

darkened as Natalia disappeared from sight. He pulled out his phone

midst of a meeting, gestured for a pause and answered the call nonchalantly. "Hamilton, what's up?" "You're kidding me right now, Caspian? You got

chuckled. "What's

sneered. "Cut the

the ins and outs of every precinct around. It had

Natalia wasn't just anyone; she bore a striking resemblance to his sister.

He wanted to wait until they reconciled before telling her about Eveleen, to avoid worsening their conflict. But now, Caspian had gone and laid it all out. "Stay out of my business with her, Caspian, or you'll force me to call

ended, hoping his push would make Hamilton realize what he needed

in his bedroom, Hamilton swept the rose petals from his bed, Natalia's words echoing in his mind, "Hamilton, I never

dialed another number. "Cancel today's

bombarding Hamilton with calls since morning, refusing to enter the operating room until he

Patrick couldn't persuade

the two of them were in a hurry, the doctor's

and answered,

to shock

it?" Eveleen

doctor nodded. "Yes, it was

on his way? Was there some kind of

out a small chuckle. "Ms. Schafer, I regret to inform you

silence fell

place, until they finally