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

statement. He's taking the fall for the kidnapping, but Mr. Spiegel's in the loop now. He told me to tell you, don't regret

narrowed, but he

"Hamilton, are you seriously done

"Would it matter? She's got a

dating doesn't mean it's over. People break up all the

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

very well why he asked those

answered without

expecting such a heartless woman to look back? Dream

actually go through with it. Hamilton, you can't let go

Hamilton's gaze sharpened.

His face darkened significantly.

got nothing sensible to

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

the more

at his heart like a

eyes bore into Alden with a cold

you itching

is really something. Those prayer beads she gave you for your birthday, she knelt for a whole day and night to

action of smoking stopped

turned to Alden, "What

whole day and night.

emotion flickered

"Prayer beads?"

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

hard, his

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

a tight line. After a

"Are you sure?"

Jenkins even got

long pause, he snuffed out his cigarette and

first, he

few steps,

of the hospital room just in

him, but he didn't slow down for