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.

he called Alden. “How’s

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had been on it for days. Orpheus had vanished,

a curt acknowledgment, Hamilton hung up and drove to

the bistro, Natalia glanced at her phone and then muted it without a second

are serious about leaving Ivy

without a word.

on about Hamilton, instead asking. “What about my offer. Ms. Jenkins? Have you

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

I said about saving the branch manager

offer is tempting, but I’m curious–what

smoothly, but she didn’t believe she had the sort of charisma

up with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you worried about some sort of unspoken rule?”

“Don’t take offense, Mr. Joyner, but I’m not interested in

Jenkins, rest assured, I’ve no interest in such games. If I were really

brows furrowed slightly at this, but

man’s been pushing me to recruit you

President Mason Joyner know me?”

was so impressed with your business acumen that he listened in

It wasn’t just

replied, “I’ll consider it, but I’m not sure when

“No worries there. Whenever you’re ready to join, Ron Group will

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Chapter 141

refuse. “Alright, then. Here’s to a

quiet affair, with little attention paid

at his hotel, Ryan drove Natalia

these past few days?”

nodded. “Not

the subject. “How

to discuss Hamilton. Despite her decision to leave, each mention of

she said, “I’m ending things with

you

your

“Thanks, Ryan.”

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 iceberg. Tatiana’s medical bills were mounting, and there was no way she could cover them on

over her, threatening to drain what little funds she had. It wasn’t as if Caspian’s offer to help could mean she’d just

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