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.

soured-not so much from grief over Graham's death. After all, she had wished him dead ever since he threw Tatiana

when she had urgent questions for him, he

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

her mind

now, all she could do was wait for

an important meeting scheduled today, which

to worry her, he

to take this

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

Ryan had stepped out,

sure this boyfriend of yours is what you're looking for? He's never

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

think about it. Who is it that's

"Yeah, and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

won't happen

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to

again, I dare

couldn't help but roll

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

face was a

her last night, yet now, she only

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

the other hand, couldn't

needed to find out who was behind

had suspicions before, Graham's timely death had

was all too convenient-practically screaming

asked, "Hamilton,

taken aback, then his

You concerned about

They had known each other long enough for Hamilton to understand the

asking, "Or do you

away, neither confirming

did suspect Eveleen-who else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

closely these past days. She's had neither

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

he was quick to justify her actions.

be pointless to

dropped the

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

say more, Ryan returned with

been about