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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a few sessions

Collin’s expression soured.

don’t worry. If anything goes

didn’t mean there wouldn’t be problems. Should anything go

about to start, finding a replacement was out of the

look. Her clean, pretty face betrayed

an odd sense of

surged with a passion she thought she had lost

the headphones, Collin was stunned. He stared at the figure in the interpreter

it was the passage of time that clouded

the meeting finally ended, Natalia emerged from the

feel?” he asked

Natalia nodded vigorously.

quickly joined them, scrutinizing

hello,

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

opportunity, I would,”

approvingly. “Then, perhaps we’ll work together more in the

Natalia’s eyes

brief chat, she left with Ryan.

moved. “You should have come back

smiled softly. She wanted to return, but it wouldn’t be easy. Just facing

outside, they ran into Caspian.

had packed up and was now standing at the

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give you a lift?” he

he had intended to offer

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

conference over but foreign guests

he’d reconnected with Natalia, he was determined not to

said,

Ryan farewell, Natalia

outside, she inquired, “Mr. Spiegel, did you want to

you mentioned your mother was in a coma. How is she now? Any improvement?”

couldn’t shake his concerns since Natalia mentioned her mother’s accident and coma. At times, he found his own preoccupation amusing. Surely, her mother couldn’t be his sister, yet he couldn’t help but wonder.

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

Caspian nodded understandingly.

there’s anything you need help with down the road, just tell

They chatted all the way to the parking lot, but at the

yet somehow seemed even colder than the winter air itself. He was leaning against the car, a cigarette dangling from his fingers.