Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 214

Hamilton's gaze lingered on Natalia after deleting the message, a mixture of emotions flickering through his eyes.

Natalia withdrew her hand, not bothering with excuses or reassurances this time, simply stating, "Let's go to the hospital." Hamilton's expression darkened slightly at her words.

Heartless woman, she truly doesn't care.

Without another word, he started the car and drove directly to the hospital.

Upon their arrival, they bumped into Ronin Joyner and Mason Joyner.

Ronin sneered upon seeing Hamilton.

"Well, well, Mr. Fowler, what brings you here today? I heard your high school sweetheart got hurt. Why aren't you by her side?" Hamilton's face turned stone cold instantly.

It was the worst time to bring that up, and yet Ronin just had to mention it.

"Mr. Joyner seems quite well-informed," Hamilton retorted.

Ronin leaned a bit closer to Natalia, "Of course, how could I not be? Your high school sweetheart is a celebrity after all!"

A shadow passed through Hamilton's eyes.

"Mr. Joyner, with all your concern, one might think you have a crush on her."

Ronin suddenly laughed, glancing at Natalia, "Who I have a crush on is no secret to you, is it?"

Hamilton's gaze shifted to Natalia.

Natalia, however, remained expressionless, as if Ronin's words were nothing new to her.

But considering their frequent collaboration at work, it was hardly surprising Ronin would speak so freely around her.

Hamilton couldn't quite place the feeling stirring within him.

Natalia, ignoring their banter, turned her attention to Mason.

Joyner, feeling under

"Just the usual aches and

nodded, and Ronin chimed

Woke up complaining about a headache

a laugh before turning back to Natalia, "Dinner tonight? I've got something

Natalia agreed without hesitation.

him. Even in her most compliant moments, it was out of necessity rather than comfort. Feeling increasingly heavy-hearted, Hamilton pondered their past, suspecting that

Ronin

and Hamilton headed towards the

mood remained gloomy, though he said

were greeted upon entering the security office,

footage, it suddenly went dark at

member replaying the footage was visibly confused and tried again, but the

darkened, Natalia's expression

the camera broken, or was it tampered

member paled, "It, it might be

malfunction yesterday?" Hamilton's voice was

cost him his job if it was found out under his watch that the footage had been tampered with. "Several cameras had issues yesterday; we didn't realize this one was among them," he

there another angle that might have caught the

staff member shook

both Hamilton and Natalia were clearly

was evident the footage had

was certain, neither Eveleen nor the Schafer family had the opportunity or means to

using this incident to drive a wedge between him and Natalia, though he chose not to voice this to her, fearing she

tampered with?"

other cameras along the route from the hospital to the bank. I refuse to believe all could have been

by the

"How

she stepped on his foot, "Like

her go,

with this," Natalia shot back, heading towards the

the

at the hospital. I won't