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

It was only after Emeric had left that he

ignored him and continued on her way,

can play matchmaker

know Dr. Shaw

enough. Emeric sometimes

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

annoyance as they stepped into the elevator

opinion of us? We're not

him, pressing a button for a

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 you with Emeric, and you stop cursing me

embarrassed

we can do. Is

to realize what had happened, and by then,

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

towards Ryan and left without looking

the following days, Natalia was swamped with

leaving her barely any moment for rest or

out several times, but she

know always found its

tried to play matchmaker between Hamilton and Delilah at

Delilah returned to Boria

were healing well, and even his daily routines were relayed to Natalia by Killian, eager to keep

me with this nonsense?" she

"Mr. Fowler thought you'd be worried

not," Natalia

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

a thanks to be passed on

she could get there, Hamilton's call

hesitated for a split second

are you

so wrong?"

pursed her lips, "I have

not indicating any intention to hang

said,

called out to her, "Hold on a sec, Natalia. Aren't you guys about to start working on the bid

expecting Hamilton to

"Yeah, what about it?"

"You might want to prepare two copies of

instantly

words that had almost

in response, "There's something

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

Natalia's heart.

she

at the

"Bro, why didn't you just tell Natalia who 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 things

to speak, then laughed, realizing he was perhaps too