Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 166

Natalia's frown deepened as she stepped outside, only to see Graham had made yet another appearance.

This time, he wasn't alone; a crew trailed behind him.

Trouble was brewing.

A shadow crossed Natalia's face as she quickly gestured for Debby to call security.

Graham, heedless of those around him, was determined to barge in.

"Natalia, get out here!" he bellowed.

The two bouncers blocked his path, unresponsive to his bluster.

"Do you know who the hell I am? I'm that woman's husband! What right do you have to stop me from seeing my wife?" Graham sneered at them.

The bouncers' faces remained stone-cold, ignoring his rant.

Graham continued to shout. "Natalia, come out, or I swear I'll wreck this hospital!"

Natalia's expression turned grim.

She didn't keep hiding, though.

Graham was here for her, and she knew he wouldn't back down until she faced him.

"Graham, this isn't your playground! Go ahead, make a move. I dare you!"

If her memory served her right, this hospital belonged to the Lehner family.

Graham could make a fuss looking for her, and she might not have a way out.

But if he dared to cause a scene, to damage property, the Lehner family wouldn't let him off the hook. That, however, was something Graham didn't realize.

He had come with a posse today, intending to escalate things until Natalia was forced to capitulate.

It was all because of the debt he owed, which was due, and he was banking on Lucinda's payout.

Of course, if Natalia could cough up five hundred thousand, he wouldn't be at a loss.

In the end, whoever paid him was on his side.

Graham smirked maliciously. "Natalia, who are you trying to scare? You think I don't know you're cut off from Hamilton now? Do you really think he'd come to your rescue?" With that, he gave a signal, and one of his cronies swung a baseball bat at a decorative planter in the hallway, shattering it. Passersby screamed in terror.

Graham's cold laughter echoed.

"See? I told you I'd do it!"

Natalia ignored him, her eyes fixed on the elevator.

Graham mistook her silence for fear and motioned for his goons to continue their rampage.

before they could proceed, a voice boomed,

flanked by security guards, emerged from

Graham glared at Elliott.

my way? I'm here to see my

Graham and then signaled the

deterred, yelled

I'm trying

faced Graham with a stern look. "This hospital is Lehner family property. You vandalize my family's place and have the nerve to claim it's none of my business?"

the owner

in medicine, but Elliott had no interest in joining

were quite easy on the eyes,

never expected to walk into a situation involving

refund me for my wife's treatment! This hospital is a sham, taking in patients just to make money.

Elliott motioned to security to remove

an eye on him. If he sets foot in here again, throw him out

defiance, Graham was

a sigh of

the trouble," she apologized to the people from the nearby rooms before returning to her

"What about

fell silent for a moment before

a lovely doctor. I better get going. We'll talk some

nodded with a

"Take care, Mr. Lehner."

a moment before

from the hospital, Graham immediately called

tell me

"Are you an idiot? Benevolent Care Hospital has always been under the Lehnerrs. How could

than indulging in vices, he hadn't done anything worthwhile

stomach the thought of the

clued me in. Now that the Lehner family is backing Natalia, this plan might fall through. Just give me a hundred thousand to

even handle this simple task, and you still want

Lucinda, do you believe I won't

"Do you really think I'm scared of you? Go ahead and

who had overheard the conversation, was

say Graham was

a deadbeat?

teeth tightly, and after a long pause, she

summoned

didn't want to

in the

the persistent calls from his rowdy

the end, he

time when

heard you refused to fix

turning to look at Victor with

have a problem

clicked his tongue, "Eveleen's a star, Hamilton. You know, this ain't good for her