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 in school.”

Collin’s expression soured.

anything goes wrong, I’ll take the

there wouldn’t be problems.

to start, finding a replacement was

stern look. Her clean,

anxiety was palpable. Yet, there was an odd

heart surged with a passion she thought she had

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

it was the passage of time

meeting finally ended, Natalia emerged from the booth to

did it feel?” he asked

Natalia nodded vigorously.

scrutinizing Natalia, “You

Collin, hello,

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

an opportunity, I would,”

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

eyes

she left with Ryan.

moved. “You should have come back sooner.”

it wouldn’t be easy. Just facing

ran into

packed up and was now standing at the entrance of the

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I give you

intended to

thoughts. “You must have a lot on

ruefully. Indeed, his duties remained, with the conference over but

Now that he’d reconnected with Natalia, he was determined

said, “We’ll be

farewell, Natalia joined Caspian.

“Mr. Spiegel, did you

was in a coma. How is she now?

concerns since Natalia mentioned her mother’s accident and coma. At times, he found his

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

Caspian nodded understandingly.

you need help with down the road,

the parking lot, but at the entrance,

than the winter air itself. He was leaning against the car, a cigarette dangling