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.

complexion soured-not so much from grief over Graham's death. After all, she had wished him

wrongdoing, he had always managed to survive. Now, when she had urgent questions for him, he was conveniently dead.

The police will likely want a statement from you, just be

mind swirling with

now, all she could do was

He had an important meeting scheduled today, which he

wanting to worry

need to take this

She nodded understandingly.

"Sure."

Ryan had stepped out, Hamilton

boyfriend of yours is what you're looking

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

is it that's always there for you when

and it's usually

Hamilton's face stiffened.

won't happen anymore,

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

Hamilton's temple throbbed.

The other man?

dared to

again,

help but

stating the truth, Mr. Fowler. Please keep

a portrait of

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

Clearly, Hamilton was fuming.

on the other

find out who

before, Graham's timely death had all but

too convenient-practically

"Hamilton, how

taken aback,

concerned about

each other long enough

"Or do

looked away, neither confirming nor

else would target

Hamilton snorted.

people watching Eveleen closely these past days.

of Eveleen was

and he was quick to justify her

pointless to ask him to investigate

dropped

reflexive defense might have been inappropriate, added stiffly, "I had her watched

say more, Ryan returned

been about to say were