Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 172

"Hamilton, what on earth are you doing? Why did you let them in?" Eveleen's eyes shimmered with barely concealed panic. Lucinda was beside herself with worry.

"Yeah, Mr. Fowler, why did you let them in? Eveleen's still recovering, the doctor said she can't be stressed right now."

But Hamilton just leaned against the doorframe, his gaze icy as he watched the mother and daughter.

"Eveleen, same old story, you mess up, you face the music. If an attempt to check out early clears your slate, does that mean you can do whatever you want from now on, thinking suicide will let you off the hook?" Eveleen stared at Hamilton, her eyes brimming with incredulity following her shock.

She never imagined, even after her desperate act, that Hamilton would still demand a price be paid.

A surge of resentment swelled within her.

It was all Natalia's fault.

Without Natalia, Hamilton would never treat her this way!

Tears started falling freely as she looked at him, a glint of spite in her eyes. "Hamilton, are you really going to do this to me?"

"Do you even care about my life anymore?"

"Is this your promise to protect me forever?"

"Or is it that for Natalia's sake, you'd rather watch me fade away!"

Hamilton remained silent, his cool demeanor unshaken by her sobs.

After what seemed like an eternity, he let out a cold laugh.

His voice carried a chill as he finally spoke. "Eveleen, it didn't have to be this way."

Eveleen choked up, her expression swiftly morphing into one of pitiable fear.

"I was just so scared, you've been so good to Natalia, I feared, I feared that one day you'd only care for Natalia and not for me. Hamilton, you mean too much to me, I'm terrified of losing you." Hamilton responded flatly, "What's done is done, excuses don't cut it."

With that, he turned and walked away, leaving Eveleen's cries echoing from the hospital room.

Alden came rushing in, his concern palpable.

Hamilton, pocketing one hand, headed for the smoking lounge.

Alden hurried after him.

"How's it going?"

a drag before

his statement. He's taking the fall for the kidnapping, but Mr. Spiegel's in the loop now.

but

are you seriously done with Ms.

bitterly, "Would it matter? She's got a new

doesn't mean it's over.

his deep-set eyes betraying a flicker of

very well why

she answered without

heartless

if you hadn't stepped in, what could she have done? I doubt she'd actually go through with it. Hamilton, you can't let

Hamilton's gaze sharpened.

His face darkened significantly.

got nothing sensible

good catch. Good family, handsome, bright future, and I heard he's been after Ms. Jenkins for at least four years. Now he's finally got her; he'll cherish her even more. Maybe after the New Year, they'll

heard, the more his expression

at

Alden

are you itching for

adding, "Hamilton, Ms. Jenkins is really something. Those prayer beads she gave you for your birthday, she knelt for a whole day and night to get them for you because she heard they were good luck. Had Eveleen done anything like that? Not a chance. It's clear who cares about

action of smoking

Alden, "What did

for a whole day and night. Eveleen could never do that. It's obvious who

flickered in

"Prayer beads?"

looked puzzled, "Your birthday gift, didn't Ms.

hard, his brow

packing

line. After a long

"Are you sure?"

Jenkins even got

lips twitched, and after a long pause, he snuffed out his cigarette and headed

he

a few steps, he broke into a

the hospital room just in time

him, but he didn't