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?"

cold gaze pierced through Patrick. "You know

"Which Dr. Sinclair? The Schafer family is in pharmaceuticals; we

feet, kicking Patrick to

dumb with

I don't know what you're talking about. Did

him against the wall. "Eveleen is Evi,

for air, Patrick's heart sank. But he knew better than to confess. Without evidence, Hamilton wouldn't just kill him; he needed confirmation. "Eveleen is... Evi,"

threw him aside. "You're in

called out, and Alden entered,

was Patrick who bribed me to spill your

Fowler, that's a lie! Why would I need to inquire about

a knife, offering one

remained defiant. "I didn't do

drawing a scream, yet his claim

withdrew, leaving

towel. "What's going on

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

poured as Hamilton

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

offered some relief, yet Hamilton couldn't shake his

the other necklace

Eveleen's fans,

before the necklace had ever been publicly linked to her. Hamilton couldn't help but think about how Natalia had liked him for

yet he couldn't even place

Had they met before?

over, holding an umbrella over both of

"Bro, what's going on?"

Hamilton shook his head.

I've been protecting the wrong person all

Alden was taken aback.

do you

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

check into