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

survive. Now, 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

nodded, her mind swirling with

she could do was wait for the

Department. He had an important meeting scheduled today, which

worry

to take

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

stepped out,

you sure this boyfriend of yours is what

engage in this topic. "Mr. Fowler,

it. Who is it that's always there for you

and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen

now. Do you really enjoy being the

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to

say that again, I

but roll

the truth, Mr. Fowler. Please keep your distance

a

last night, yet now, she only had eyes for

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

other

to find out who

suspicions before, Graham's timely death had

was all too

suddenly asked, "Hamilton, how has

was taken aback, then his eyes

You concerned

known each other long enough for Hamilton to

hesitated before asking, "Or do you

neither confirming nor

else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

Eveleen closely these past days. She's had neither the time nor the opportunity

of Eveleen was as

was quick to justify her actions. Such

figured it would be pointless

she dropped the

had her watched to prevent another suicide attempt." Natalia didn't even acknowledge

Ryan returned with a

Hamilton had been about to say were swallowed