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

had left that he scoffed,

him and continued on her

I can play matchmaker

know Dr. Shaw

Emeric sometimes hangs out

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

as

of us? We're not saints, but we're not as bad as you

a button for a

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

too embarrassed to come

can do. Is it completely non-functional?

Elliott to realize what had happened, and by then, he

"Scarlett! I'm perfectly fine!"

pushed him towards Ryan and left without

following days, Natalia was swamped

time, leaving her barely any moment for

reaching out several times, but she

always found

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

and Delilah returned to Boria City the next

even his daily routines were relayed to Natalia by Killian,

me with this nonsense?" she

moment. "Mr. Fowler thought you'd be worried about

not," Natalia

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

thanks to be passed on to Hamilton and headed

she could get

hesitated for a split second

you

wrong?" Hamilton's voice carried

lips,

indicating

said,

"Hold on a sec, Natalia. Aren't you guys about to start working

to bring this up

"Yeah, what about it?"

"You might want to prepare two copies of

instantly caught

swallowing the words that had almost escaped her lips,

in response, "There's

was surprised when Hamilton

Natalia's heart. "I'm hanging

she

chuckled at the disconnected

tell Natalia who it was, so she wouldn't have to prepare two versions of the proposal?

speak, then laughed, realizing he was