Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 293

By the time Hamilton arrived, Alden was already waiting at the doorstep.

"Fix me something to eat," Hamilton said, his voice deep and weary.

After a brief exchange with Alden, Hamilton's brooding presence seemed to fill the space around them.

Alden frowned, concern etching his features. "Bro, what's going on?"

Hamilton's voice was icy. "Nothing. Just seeking some comfort, that's all."

Without another word, he walked inside.

The moment Patrick saw Hamilton, hope sparked in his eyes.

He instinctively felt Hamilton was here to save him.

"Mr. Fowler, I swear it wasn't me. I was duped, I had no intention of crossing you," Patrick stammered.

Hamilton settled into a chair and lit a cigarette, a mocking laugh escaping him after a long drag.

"Patrick, if it wasn't me you were after, then who?"

Patrick paled, realizing Hamilton wasn't in a forgiving mood. His heart skipped a beat.

"Mr. Fowler, please, I was just being used. Let me go, for Eveleen's sake."

"Patrick." Hamilton's gaze was lethal. "Bringing up Eveleen now?"

Patrick stammered, realizing the gravity of his situation.

"What do you mean, Mr. Fowler?"

"You think the Schafer family can play me for a fool?"

Patrick's face went ashen, panic setting in. But he fought to keep his composure. "Mr. Fowler, I don't understand what you're implying. The Schafer family has never wronged you. Eveleen might be headstrong, but her feelings for you are genuine. Perhaps there's been a misunderstanding?"

gaze pierced through Patrick. "You know

"Which Dr. Sinclair? The Schafer family

on his feet, kicking Patrick

playing dumb with

persisted, "Mr. Fowler, I don't know what you're talking about. Did Eveleen wrong you in

grabbed Patrick, pinning him against the

better than to confess. Without evidence, Hamilton wouldn't just kill him; he needed confirmation. "Eveleen is... Evi," Patrick managed to say,

threw him aside. "You're in

called out, and Alden entered, playing a

me to spill your secrets, Mr. Fowler. Only Patrick knew about your

Why would I need to inquire about your past

knife, offering

defiant. "I didn't

pierced Patrick's hand, drawing a

leaving Patrick

a wet towel. "What's going on

his hands, silent, then headed outside, leaving only a command to

as Hamilton

Patrick wasn't just about Eveleen's innocence but a test of

some relief, yet Hamilton couldn't

the other necklace

Eveleen's fans, Natalia's was

had passed four years ago, long before Eveleen's rise to stardom and before the necklace had ever been

couldn't even place her face

Had they met before?

an

"Bro, what's going on?"

Hamilton shook his head.

whispered, "What if I've been protecting the

Alden was taken aback.

you

his head again, his silence speaking volumes. He handed Alden a

check into