Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 176

Natalia's brows furrowed sharply.

She glared at Hamilton with fury in her eyes.

"Hamilton, either spit it out or hit the road!" Hamilton's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Natalia, did you seriously just tell me to get lost?"

Ignoring him, Natalia turned to the man beside her.

"Ryan, I'm starting to feel a bit peckish."

Ryan quickly ladled out a bowl of steaming porridge from the thermos.

"Scarlett made this for you. Have some to tide you over, and then I'll go grab us some real food."

Natalia nodded with a grateful smile.

She had wanted to serve herself.

Despite her injury, she wasn't so helpless that she needed to be coddled.

But seeing Ryan's eagerness to care for her, she relented.

Hamilton's countenance turned even more sour as he watched Natalia sip the porridge gracefully from the spoon Ryan held to her lips.

He suddenly felt like a glaring spotlight in a cozy dim room.

To him, it seemed Natalia had completely dismissed his presence.

It gnawed at him, the urge to shove Ryan out of the room boiling up inside. He should be the one comforting Natalia, not Ryan.

Hamilton's face darkened as he watched the intimate scene before him, the urge to storm out growing stronger.

But he restrained himself.

"Natalia, Graham's dead."

Hamilton's voice cut through the tension of the hospital room.

Natalia's heart skipped a beat.

"What?"

Ryan also paused abruptly.

Hamilton took a drag from his cigarette.

"After I brought you to the hospital last night, I sent Alden to look for him. But by the time Alden got there, the alley was empty."

"When they finally found him, he was already dead."

Natalia's lips tightened.

all, she had wished him dead ever since he

and wrongdoing, he had always managed to survive. Now, when she had urgent questions for him, he

soon. The police will likely want a statement from

her mind

all she could do was wait for the

the State Department. He had an important meeting scheduled today, which he was missing because of

to worry

I need to

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

had stepped out,

you sure this boyfriend of yours is what you're looking for?

this topic.

think about it. Who is it that's always there for you

coldly, "Yeah, and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

won't happen

"Hamilton, I have a boyfriend now.

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

to

say that again, I dare

help but roll

Mr. Fowler.

face was a

her last night,

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

the other hand, couldn't care

needed to find out who was behind

had suspicions before, Graham's timely death had all but

too convenient-practically screaming

asked, "Hamilton,

taken aback,

You concerned

held his gaze. They had known each other long enough for Hamilton

"Or do you

looked away, neither confirming nor

suspect Eveleen-who else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

I've had people watching Eveleen closely these past days. She's

silently. Hamilton's defense of Eveleen was as transparent

name, and he was quick to justify her

figured it would be pointless to ask him to investigate

she dropped

stiffly, "I had her watched to prevent another suicide attempt." Natalia didn't

could say more, Ryan returned

words Hamilton had been about to say were swallowed