Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 245

The next day, Scarlett pulled into the hospital parking lot. Just as she was about to step out, Elliott was already there, opening her car door for her.

Scarlett was taken aback for a moment, and upon recognizing him, a wave of irritation flooded her.

"Seriously? You're still showing up, haunting me like a bad penny!"

"Didn't you get enough hydration last night?" she quipped, barely hiding her disdain.

Elliott, fuming, retorted, "Can you believe it's actually you! Scarlett, what on earth did I do to deserve this? Do you have any idea how ridiculous I looked running laps around the block last night just to burn off those energy drinks you dumped on me? People thought I had lost my marbles!"

Scarlett was unimpressed. "Don't insult people who've lost their marbles. Even they wouldn't be caught dead visiting a maternity ward as a man!"

"Why do you think I'm here if not because you've been on my case? If you hadn't been hurling insults at me, would I, a grown man, be seen dead in a maternity ward?"

Scarlett scoffed, "Calling you out is the least of what you deserve for siding with that snake."

Anyone who had ever stood up for Eveleen, for whatever reason, deserved scorn in Scarlett's book.

Elliott choked on his words.

He pondered for a moment, realizing that maybe he had defended Eveleen once or twice.

But back then, he was clueless about Eveleen's true colors.

And he always thought that Natalia and Hamilton's thing was purely physical, nothing emotional.

"So, I've stopped defending her now, haven't I?"

"Once a turd, always a turd, no matter if you decide not to be one anymore. Do you think you can just wash off the stink?"

Elliott felt a wave of nausea at her analogy.

How did he become the turd in her story?

"Are you even a woman? How can you say such things so casually?" he protested.

Scarlett glanced down at his lower half. "Are you sure you're a man? Keep hanging around the maternity ward, and I might just help you experience womanhood firsthand!" With that, she slammed her car door shut and marched inside.

Elliott, seething, followed her in.

"Now my brother thinks I'm impotent, Scarlett. You have to take responsibility for this mess!"

"I'll take responsibility for nothing!" Scarlett was about to lash out when her expression suddenly changed.

Her fiery demeanor softened into a shy, demure smile as she greeted someone.

"Emeric."

Emeric nodded at her, then turned to Elliott.

"What brings you to our hospital?"

Elliott glanced at Scarlett before admitting to Emeric in a lowered voice, "Just here for some errands. You working?"

confirmed with a nod, "Catch up

refuse. It was only after Emeric had left that he scoffed,

her way, with Elliott

I can play matchmaker

know Dr.

enough. Emeric sometimes hangs

disdain returned. "Great, Dr. Shaw's probably tainted by your

face twitched in annoyance as they stepped into

have such a low opinion of us? We're not saints, but we're

pressing a button

sided with Natalia. Can't we just bury the hatchet? I'll connect you with Emeric, and you

He's too embarrassed

do. Is it completely non-functional? Just be honest, no need to

realize what had happened, and by then, he

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

pushed him towards Ryan and left without

days, Natalia was swamped with

her time, leaving her barely any moment

out several times, but she was

whatever Hamilton wanted her to know always found its way

Hamilton and Delilah at a family dinner, only for Hamilton to make

a fallout, and Delilah returned

routines were relayed to Natalia by Killian, eager

me with

this for a moment. "Mr. Fowler

Natalia bit

Hopes you're eating well despite

silence, she murmured a thanks to be passed on to Hamilton and headed

could get there,

a split

you

so wrong?" Hamilton's voice carried a hint of

lips, "I have

indicating any

Natalia finally said, "I

to her, "Hold on a sec, Natalia. Aren't you

to bring this up out

"Yeah, what about it?"

want to prepare two

almost instantly caught

almost

response, "There's

was surprised when Hamilton simply said, "I've been

Natalia's heart. "I'm hanging up

that, she

at the disconnected

versions of the proposal? She's

opened his mouth to speak, then laughed,