Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 217

Natalia stood in silence for a moment before finally speaking up, "I just can't, Hamilton. Our relationship... I can't bring it up to my mom."

Hamilton felt a lump in his throat, suddenly at a loss for words.

Natalia forced a smile, "Drive safe on your way back."

After she spoke, she grabbed her phone and returned to her room.

Standing behind the door for a while, Natalia then walked over to Tatiana's side.

Tatiana weakly lifted her hand and pointed outside.

Natalia sat beside the bed, holding her hand, "Mom, it was just a friend."

The nurse by their side exclaimed, "Oh, Natalia, you don't know, that Mr. Fowler just now, he's been chasing after our Natalia, and quite persistently at that." Tatiana looked at Natalia.

Natalia lowered her eyes, "Mom, I don't like him."

Hamilton, standing outside, suddenly chuckled.

He took a deep breath, unable to shake off the bitterness in his heart.

For a moment, he had thought about saying, "What if I offer you commitment?"

But the words died on his lips.

Commitment, marriage, it all seemed too far-fetched for him.

He couldn't offer it.

And now, thinking about it, even if he was willing to offer, Natalia might not even want it.

Hamilton didn't leave but spent the whole night smoking downstairs.

Feeling excluded by someone from their past was anything but pleasant.

This feeling of being rejected, abandoned, and concealed as if one's existence was inconvenient was like rolling in shards of glass. Painful.

So painful it numbed him.

Never had he been so acutely aware of it.

Natalia had truly kicked him out of her life.

As dawn broke, Alden's call came through.

"Bro, they found the old lady."

Hamilton leaned back in his chair, taking a long while before responding, "Got it."

Natalia spent the night in the hospital with Tatiana.

Early next morning, she received a call from Tess.

"Boss, the driver's been arranged. He'll pick you up directly today."

expect it to be

not Hamilton, is

Boss, how could Mr. Fowler ever come to be a driver? Did you

let out a sigh of relief, "Send me the

Tess quickly complied.

was heading downstairs when Tess sent the

Natalia could

"Ms. Jenkins."

to see Killian standing

not

not critically, she felt relieved. However, she had intended to visit him,

you here today

just a fracture.

nodded, somewhat reassured, "Then

here to

misheard, "I told Hamilton I didn't

already resigned from Mr.

looked at Killian silently before finally asking, "When

"Last night."

"Killian, I definitely can't offer you

And besides, Ms. Jenkins, I've already resigned. If you

finally nodded in resignation, "Let's

reaching the office, Natalia found Ronin waiting at

"What

his hand to stop

getting back with Hamilton,

away, "What nonsense

I talking nonsense, or are

"Ronin, I've said it

what? Does that change the fact that Hamilton is a jerk? Natalia, remember how he

him, "I'm

say more, just handed her a cup of

glanced at him and took it,

more and turned back to his

his retreating figure and

reminded her of Hamilton's request to

Hamilton would

heard from Hamilton, but instead got a call from

old lady.

Natalia quickly agreed.

wasn't long before Alden arrived at Ron

saw him standing by his car on the

the call

it

was found, and she admitted to contacting Scarlett. But, she couldn't

to find Scarlett and ensure Scarlett wired the money. If the money wasn't wired, or if Scarlett wasn't the one who did it, her daughter

person who called

Alden nodded.

used a real

the old lady's