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.

Graham's death. After all, she had

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

soon. The police will likely want a statement from you,

mind

do was wait for the

the State Department. He had an important

to worry her, he excused

need to take

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

stepped out,

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

this topic. "Mr. Fowler, isn't

is it that's always there

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

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to call him

that again,

but roll

Mr. Fowler. Please keep your

was a

had rescued her last night, yet now,

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

the other hand,

find out who was

timely death had all

all too

she suddenly asked, "Hamilton, how has Eveleen

taken aback,

You concerned

his gaze. They had known each

before asking, "Or do

away, neither

else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

had people watching Eveleen closely these past days.

scoffed silently. Hamilton's defense of Eveleen was as transparent

to justify her

be pointless to

she dropped the

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

could say more, Ryan returned with a

words Hamilton had been about to