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?"

with a nod, "Catch up for a drink

only after Emeric had left that he

on her way, with Elliott stubbornly in

can play

know

"Well enough. Emeric sometimes hangs

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

as they

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

a button

Can't we just bury the hatchet? I'll connect you with Emeric, and you stop cursing me out." Scarlett remained silent, stepping out of the

has erectile dysfunction. He's too embarrassed to come by himself, so

"No problem, let's see what we can do. Is it completely

took a moment for Elliott to realize what had happened,

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

him towards Ryan

days, Natalia

leaving her

out several times, but she was

always found its way to her, clear

Delilah at a family

Fowlers had a fallout, and Delilah

Hamilton's injuries were healing well, and even his daily routines were relayed to Natalia by Killian, eager to keep her in

you not bother me with this nonsense?" she

considered this for a moment. "Mr. Fowler thought

not," Natalia

quite concerned about you. Hopes you're eating well despite your

silence, she murmured a thanks to be passed on to

get there, Hamilton's call

hesitated for a split

are you calling

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

lips,

response, not indicating any intention to

Natalia finally said, "I

called out to her, "Hold on a sec, Natalia.

Hamilton to bring this up out

"Yeah, what about it?"

might want to prepare

instantly caught

the words that had almost

hummed in response,

but was surprised when Hamilton simply

Natalia's heart. "I'm

she ended

at the disconnected

prepare two versions of the proposal?

speak, then laughed, realizing he was