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?"

a nod, "Catch up for a drink

was only after Emeric had left that he

him and continued on her

play

"You know

Emeric sometimes hangs out with

returned. "Great, Dr. Shaw's probably tainted

face twitched in annoyance as they stepped into

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

a button for

I'll connect you with Emeric, and you stop cursing me out." Scarlett remained silent,

too embarrassed to come by himself, so

let's see what we can do. Is it completely non-functional?

realize what had happened, and

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

pushed him towards Ryan

Natalia was swamped with

time, leaving her barely any moment

several times,

her to know always found

the time Westley tried to play matchmaker between Hamilton and Delilah at a family dinner, only

a fallout, and Delilah

relayed to Natalia by

can you not bother me with this nonsense?" she

this for a moment. "Mr. Fowler

not," Natalia bit

quite concerned about you. Hopes you're eating well despite your busy schedule," Killian relayed. Natalia's grip on her

to be passed on to Hamilton and headed to

could get there,

for a split second before

you calling

so wrong?" Hamilton's voice carried

pursed her lips,

indicating any

Natalia finally said, "I have

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

taken aback, not expecting Hamilton to bring this up out

"Yeah, what about it?"

"You might want to prepare two copies of that

almost instantly caught

words that had almost escaped her lips, and simply

hummed in response, "There's

but was surprised when

stirred in Natalia's heart. "I'm hanging up

that, she ended

chuckled at

it was, so she wouldn't have to prepare two versions of the proposal? She's already swamped as it is." Hamilton's gaze grew deep, "Some

then laughed, realizing he was perhaps too