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.

After all, she had wished him dead

despite Graham's lifetime of debauchery and wrongdoing, he had always managed to survive. Now, when she had urgent questions for him, he was

We should have the results soon. The police will likely want a statement from you, just be straightforward with

nodded, her mind

could do was wait for

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

wanting to worry her,

need to

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

stepped out,

sure this boyfriend of yours is what you're

this topic.

Natalia, think about it. Who is it that's

"Yeah, and it's usually trouble

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen anymore, I

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

to

again, I dare

help but roll

Mr. Fowler. Please keep your distance in

face was a portrait of

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

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

on the other hand, couldn't care

find out who was

Graham's timely death had all but

was all too

she suddenly asked, "Hamilton,

taken aback,

You concerned about

each other

before asking, "Or do you

away, neither

Eveleen-who else would target

Hamilton snorted.

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

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

Eveleen's name, and he was quick to justify

pointless to

she dropped the

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

could say more, Ryan returned with

had been about to say