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.

from grief over Graham's death. After all, she had wished him dead ever since he

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

an autopsy. We should have the results soon. The police will likely want a statement

her mind

she could do was wait for the

an important meeting scheduled today, which

wanting to worry her,

I need to

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

stepped out,

of yours is what you're looking for? He's never around when

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

think about it. Who is it that's always there for

"Yeah, and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

happen anymore,

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

to call him

again, I dare

but roll

stating the truth, Mr. Fowler. Please keep

face was a portrait

the one who had rescued her last night, yet now,

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

on the other hand, couldn't care

to find out who was

suspicions before, Graham's timely death had all but

too

she suddenly asked, "Hamilton, how has Eveleen been these past

aback, then

concerned

gaze. They had known each other long enough for Hamilton

"Or

neither

suspect Eveleen-who else would target her

Hamilton snorted.

past days.

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

name, and he was quick to

pointless to ask him to

she dropped the

added stiffly, "I had her watched to prevent another suicide attempt." Natalia

say more, Ryan returned with a

words Hamilton had been about