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.

called Alden. “How’s

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for days. Orpheus had vanished, but Quill

Hamilton hung up and drove to

phone and then muted it without a

“Looks like you are

just smiled, without

my

really planning

meant what I said about saving the branch

“Mr. Joyner’s offer is tempting, but I’m curious–what exactly caught

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

“Ms. Jenkins,

small laugh, Natalia replied, “Don’t take offense, Mr. Joyner, but I’m not

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

slightly at this, but he stayed silent.

“Besides, it’s not just me. My old man’s been pushing me to

President Mason Joyner know me?”

and was so impressed with your

wasn’t just Ronin acting on

consider it, but I’m not sure when I can leave Ivy Gemstone.”

ready to join,

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so upfront, Natalia couldn’t well refuse. “Alright,

quiet affair, with little attention paid

Ronin off at his hotel, Ryan

have you been these past few

“Not

hesitated before broaching the subject. “How are things with

mention of

she said, “I’m ending things with

“Ryan, could you let Mr. Collin assign

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

smiled. “Thanks,

translation department. Only as

dive into her translation work without distraction, 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 her translation gigs

what little funds she had. It wasn’t as if Caspian’s offer to help could mean she’d

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