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.

grief over Graham's death. After all, she had wished him dead ever since he threw Tatiana

of debauchery and wrongdoing, he had always managed to survive. Now, when she had urgent questions for him, he was conveniently dead. "How did he die?

autopsy. We should have the results soon. The police will likely want

mind swirling

could do was wait

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

wanting to worry

I need to take this

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

had stepped

what you're

in this topic.

it. Who is it that's always there

"Yeah, and

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen

at him, "Hamilton, I have a boyfriend now. Do you really enjoy being the other

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

to call

again, I dare

couldn't help but

only stating the truth, Mr. Fowler. Please keep your distance in

was a portrait

her last night,

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

the other hand, couldn't care

needed to find out who

suspicions before, Graham's timely

too convenient-practically screaming

suddenly asked, "Hamilton,

aback, then his

You concerned

each other long enough for Hamilton to understand

hesitated before asking, "Or

looked away, neither

Eveleen-who else would

Hamilton snorted.

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

defense of Eveleen

quick to justify

be pointless to ask him

she dropped

inappropriate, added stiffly, "I had her watched to prevent another suicide attempt." Natalia didn't even acknowledge the

Hamilton could say more, Ryan returned with

been about to say were