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?"

nod, "Catch up for

only after Emeric had left that he scoffed, "So, he's

continued on her way, with Elliott stubbornly in

play matchmaker for

paused, "You know Dr.

sometimes hangs out with

Shaw's probably tainted by your crowd's stench

twitched in annoyance as they stepped into

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

him, pressing a button for a

"I was out of the loop back then. If I had known, I would've sided with Natalia. Can't we just bury the hatchet? I'll connect

friend here has erectile dysfunction. He's too embarrassed to come by himself, so can you

"No problem, let's see what we can do. Is it completely non-functional? Just be honest, no need to be

to realize what had

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

towards Ryan and left

days, Natalia was swamped

NorthSuburb project demanded all her time, leaving her barely any moment for rest

tried reaching out several times, but

to know always found its way to her,

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

fallout, and Delilah returned to Boria City the

his daily routines were relayed to Natalia by Killian, eager to keep her in the loop. Natalia found

me with

this for a moment. "Mr.

Natalia

despite your busy schedule," Killian relayed. Natalia's grip on her

murmured a thanks to be passed on to

before she could get there, Hamilton's

hesitated for a split second before

are you

so wrong?"

her lips, "I have a

indicating

said,

a sec, Natalia.

was taken aback, not expecting Hamilton to bring this up out of

"Yeah, what about it?"

want to prepare two copies of

instantly caught

faintly, swallowing the words that had almost escaped

in response, "There's something

surprised when Hamilton

Natalia's heart. "I'm hanging up

that, she ended the

at

the proposal? She's

opened his mouth to speak, then laughed,