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

statement. He's taking the fall for the kidnapping, but Mr.

but he remained

are you seriously

it matter? She's got a new

dating doesn't mean it's over. People

took another drag, his deep-set eyes betraying a flicker of pain,

knew very well why he

she answered without

thought, expecting such a heartless woman to look

she have done? I doubt she'd actually go through with it. Hamilton, you can't let go of Eveleen, can you? No wonder Ms. Jenkins left you. I wouldn't stand for

Hamilton's gaze sharpened.

His face darkened significantly.

sensible

Alden continued, "And I think Ms. Jenkins' new guy is a good catch. Good family, handsome, bright future, and I heard he's been after Ms. Jenkins

Hamilton heard, the more his

from Alden pricked at his heart

into Alden with a

itching for a

help 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

action of smoking stopped

turned to Alden,

those prayer beads by kneeling for a whole day and night. Eveleen could never do that. It's obvious who really

complex emotion flickered in Hamilton's

"Prayer beads?"

birthday gift, didn't Ms.

hard, his

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

lips formed a tight line. After a

"Are you sure?"

even got me a

after a long pause, he snuffed out his cigarette

first, he walked

after a few steps, he

the hospital room just in time to see

out to him, but he didn't slow