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?"

took a

taking the fall for the kidnapping, but Mr. Spiegel's

narrowed, but he remained

"Hamilton, are

bitterly, "Would it matter?

over. People break up all the time,

deep-set eyes betraying a flicker of

very well why

she answered without

thought, expecting such a heartless woman

through with it. Hamilton, you can't let go of Eveleen, can you? No wonder Ms. Jenkins left you. I wouldn't

Hamilton's gaze sharpened.

His face darkened significantly.

you've got nothing sensible to

catch. Good family, handsome, bright future, and I heard he's been after Ms. Jenkins for at least four

Hamilton heard, the more his expression

from Alden pricked at his heart like

bore into Alden with

are you itching for a

birthday, she knelt for a whole day and night to get them for

of

turned to Alden, "What did you

hesitated, "I said, Ms. Jenkins got those prayer beads by kneeling for a whole day and night. Eveleen could never do that. It's obvious who really

emotion flickered in Hamilton's

"Prayer beads?"

gift, didn't

his brow

seeing a set of prayer beads in Natalia's luggage while packing her things. He had thought it was

a tight line. After

"Are you sure?"

Jenkins even got me a set, but mine is

twitched, and after a long pause, he snuffed out his

first, he walked

a few steps, he

room just in time to see

him, but he