Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 114

Natalia’s smile stiffened for a moment. She hadn’t mentioned tonight’s affair to Hamilton. Had she done so, she likely wouldn’t have made it this evening.

Hamilton didn’t care about her, but his need to control her was exceptionally strong.

To this day. Natalia couldn’t figure out what that man was thinking. Just like she couldn’t understand why he cared so much about Eveleen yet insisted on keeping her close.

The thought of Hamilton and Eveleen still cast a shadow over Natalia’s heart. Even though she tried not to let it bother her, it still hurt.

Caspian noticed the fleeting cloud over Natalia’s expression, and his brows knitted slightly.

“Argued?”

Natalia snapped back to reality, shaking her head. “No.”

Caspian didn’t press her, merely nodding. “Listen, if you need a hand with anything, just holler. I’m the kind of guy who helps a friend out, family or not.”

Natalia smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

It wasn’t long before Ryan returned.

Caspian looked at Natalia. “We’ll catch up after the gathering.”

*Sure,” Natalia agreed.

She followed Ryan toward the interpreter’s booth.

“Nervous?” Ryan’s eyes still twinkled with delight.

Natalia chuckled. “It’d be a lie to say I’m not.‘

It had been three years since she last did simultaneous interpretation, and to jump back in at such a large–scale conference, she feared making a mistake.

But Ryan just smiled. “I believe in you.”

Natalia glanced at him and said no more. Having agreed to the task, she wasn’t one to bail at

the last minute.

Inside the booth, several interpreters were already engaged in hushed discussions about the conference content. Upon Ryan and Natalia’s arrival, all eyes turned toward them.

Most high–end interpreters were familiar faces at various conferences, but Natalia was a new face to them.

The head of the translation department, Collin, couldn’t help but frown.

“Ryan, is this the Italian interpreter you spoke of? Has she done this sort of work before?”

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quickly responded. “I shadowed a

Collin’s expression soured.

If anything goes wrong,

that didn’t mean there wouldn’t be problems. Should anything go awry, even with Ryan taking responsibility,

the conference about to start, finding a replacement

look. Her clean, pretty face betrayed no sign of

Yet, there was an odd sense of calm, as if something long dormant within her had

with a passion she thought she had lost forever.

off and flawless, fluid Italian flowed from the headphones, Collin was stunned. He stared at the figure in the interpreter booth in amazement. Now, he finally realized he might

it was the passage of time that clouded

Natalia emerged from the

he asked with

Natalia nodded vigorously.

scrutinizing

Collin, hello,

I’ve seen your profile among the distinguished alumni at Boria University.

there’s an opportunity, I

work together more

eyes sparkled.

brief chat, she left

moved. “You should

it wouldn’t be easy. Just facing Hamilton would

ran into

and was now standing at

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you a lift?” he

slightly: he had intended

read his thoughts. “You must have a lot on your plate, right?”

ruefully. Indeed, his duties remained, with the conference over but foreign guests still requiring his attention.

wasn’t in a hurry. Now that he’d reconnected with Natalia,

said, “We’ll

farewell, Natalia joined Caspian.

Spiegel, did you want to discuss something?”

your mother was in a coma. How is she now?

he found his own preoccupation amusing. Surely, her mother couldn’t be his sister,

sadness over Natalia. “It’s the same, but the doctors say there’s still a chance she’ll wake

Caspian nodded understandingly.

said, “If there’s anything you need help with down the road, just

a smile. They chatted all the way to the parking

black overcoat, blended into the chilly night yet somehow seemed even colder than the winter air