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.

much from grief over Graham's death. After all, she had wished him

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

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

nodded, her mind

all she could do was wait for the

He had an important meeting scheduled today, which he was missing

wanting to worry her,

I need to take this

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

Ryan had stepped

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

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

think about it. Who is it that's

laughed coldly, "Yeah, and

Hamilton's face stiffened.

won't happen

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to

again, I

but

truth, Mr. Fowler. Please keep your distance

was a

one who had rescued her last night,

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

on the other hand,

to find out who

she'd had suspicions before, Graham's timely death had all but

was all too convenient-practically

"Hamilton, how has Eveleen been these

was taken aback, then

You concerned about

gaze. They had known each other long enough for Hamilton

asking, "Or do you

neither

did suspect Eveleen-who else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

these past days. She's had neither the

of Eveleen was as

name, and he was quick to justify her actions. Such

figured it would be pointless to ask

dropped the

had her watched to

say more, Ryan returned with

words Hamilton had been about