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.

over Graham's death. After all, she had

survive. Now, when she had urgent questions for him, he was conveniently dead. "How did he die? Any leads

an autopsy. We should have the results soon. The police will likely want a statement from

mind swirling

all she could do was wait for the autopsy

an important meeting scheduled

wanting to worry her, he excused

need to take

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

had stepped

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

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

it. Who is it

coldly, "Yeah, and it's usually trouble you

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen anymore,

have a boyfriend now. Do you really enjoy being the other man

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to

again,

help but roll

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

face was a portrait

who had rescued her last night, yet now, she only had

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

the other

to find out who was

timely death had all but

all too convenient-practically

she suddenly asked, "Hamilton, how has

aback, then his eyes

You concerned

held his gaze. They had known each other

before asking, "Or do you suspect

away, neither confirming

suspect Eveleen-who else would target her so

Hamilton snorted.

closely these past days. She's had neither

silently. Hamilton's defense of Eveleen was as

to

be pointless to ask him to

she dropped

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

say more, Ryan returned with a team of

Hamilton had been about to say were