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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shadowed a few

Collin’s expression soured.

Collin, don’t worry. If anything goes wrong, I’ll

wouldn’t be problems. Should anything go awry, even with Ryan taking responsibility, Collin would still face

start, finding a replacement was out of

look. Her clean, pretty face betrayed no sign

was palpable. Yet, there was an odd sense of calm, as if something long dormant within her had suddenly sprung to life.

with a passion she thought she

flowed from the headphones, Collin was stunned. He stared at the figure in the interpreter booth in amazement. Now, he finally realized

the passage of time that clouded

Natalia emerged from the booth to find Ryan

did it feel?” he

Natalia nodded vigorously.

quickly joined them, scrutinizing Natalia, “You are?”

Collin, hello, I’m

alumni at Boria University. I wanted to recruit you for

there’s an opportunity, I

perhaps we’ll work together

Natalia’s eyes

a brief chat, she left

should have come

return, but it wouldn’t be easy. Just facing

outside, they ran into Caspian.

up and was now standing at the entrance of the convention center.

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may I give you a lift?” he

slightly: he had intended to offer the same.

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

in a hurry. Now that he’d reconnected with Natalia, he was determined not

said,

farewell,

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

nodded. “Last time you mentioned your mother was in a coma. How

coma. At times, he found his own preoccupation amusing. Surely,

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

Caspian nodded understandingly.

again, he said, “If there’s anything you need help with

They chatted all the way to the parking lot, but at the entrance, they spotted the

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