Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 141

Chapter 141

Hamilton let out a derisive snort as the call disconnected with a beep.

This woman, he mused, was really growing bolder by the minute. She had the gall to block his number even before they had finalized their split.

Stubbing out his cigarette, Hamilton shot off a text message.

[Call me back.]

After sending it, he couldn’t peel his eyes away from the phone, waiting for Natalia’s response.

But Natalia didn’t call back. His phone remained silent, the conversation frozen on the screen. A sense of suffocation gripped Hamilton. The anger within him simmered, impossible to quench. He had resolved not to insist, to let go. But thinking it and doing it were worlds apart.

His grip tightened on the phone.

He wanted to go see her.

But then what? Why cling to a lost cause?

Why demean himself, as if he couldn’t survive without her?

He picked up the phone, then set it down again, a restless cycle.

The silence of the phone grew heavy, oppressive. Frustrated, Hamilton scrolled through his sparse chat history with Natalia.

He realized that he rarely messaged her directly, usually going through Linda or simply having sex at home. They barely talked.

Looking at the few messages on his screen, discomfort churned within him.

Was she like this with everyone else?

Unlikely. At least with Scarlett, their chats seemed lively.

Suddenly, he remembered when they first got together, Natalia often sent him messages. She would text about a strangely shaped cloud, a new recipe she tried, her mood, or just trivial

things.

How did he respond to those messages?

Hamilton couldn’t recall, but knowing himself, he probably didn’t reply. He might have even found her annoying, telling her to stop bothering him.

Eventually, she did stop.

The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt. Rubbing his temples, he got dressed and stormed out.

“How’s the search for Orpheus going?”

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Chapter

on it for days. Orpheus had vanished, but

hung up and drove to their

her phone and then muted it without a second

you are

without

my offer. Ms. Jenkins? Have you given it some

pursed her lips. “Is Ron Group really planning to set up a

I meant what I said about saving the branch manager position

“Mr. Joyner’s offer is tempting, but I’m

smoothly, but she didn’t believe she had the sort of charisma to make Ronin so keen on poaching her, especially under

face lit up with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins,

Mr. Joyner, but I’m not interested

at Ryan. “Ms. Jenkins, rest assured, I’ve no interest in such games. If I were really into you, I’d

brows furrowed slightly at this, but he stayed

it’s not just me. My old man’s

aback. “Does President

nodded. “He saw you once during a video call and was so impressed with your business acumen that he listened in on the whole

dawned on her. It wasn’t just Ronin acting

consider it, but

worries there. Whenever you’re ready to join, Ron Group will

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Chapter 141

couldn’t well refuse. “Alright, then. Here’s

quiet affair, with little attention

at his hotel, Ryan

have you been these past few days?”

“Not

subject. “How

leave, each mention of him twinged her heart with a dull pain–he had left a deep imprint.

“I’m ending things with him.”

could you let Mr. Collin assign me more

nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure your

“Thanks, Ryan.”

gripped the steering wheel, pausing before saying, “Actually, I’d prefer if you focused on joining the translation department. Only as an official member will opportunities for advancement arise. Collin’s about to retire, and he’s considering you for

but her current spat with Hamilton was only the tip of the

the lawsuit with Eveleen looming over her, threatening to drain what little funds she had. It wasn’t as

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