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

when she had urgent questions for him, he was conveniently dead. "How did

results soon. The police will likely want a statement

nodded, her mind swirling

could do was wait

an important meeting

to worry her,

I need to take

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

had stepped out,

this boyfriend of yours is what you're looking for? He's never around when you need

to engage in this topic. "Mr. Fowler, isn't

about it. Who is it that's always

"Yeah, and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

won't happen anymore,

glanced at him, "Hamilton, I have a boyfriend now. Do you

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to call

that again, I dare

but

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

a portrait of

the one who had rescued her last

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

other hand, couldn't

to find out who was behind

Graham's timely death had

all too convenient-practically

thought, she suddenly asked, "Hamilton, how has Eveleen been these past

aback, then his eyes

You concerned

gaze. They had known each other long enough for

hesitated before asking, "Or

looked away, neither confirming

Eveleen-who else would target

Hamilton snorted.

these past days. She's had neither the time nor the opportunity to contact

silently. Hamilton's defense of Eveleen was as transparent

quick to

it would be pointless to ask

dropped

might have been inappropriate, added stiffly, "I had her watched to prevent another suicide

Ryan returned with

had been about to say were swallowed back