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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had been on it for days. Orpheus had vanished, but Quill had been

Hamilton hung up and drove to their rendezvous

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

are serious about leaving

smiled, without

“What about my offer. Ms. Jenkins? Have you

her lips. “Is Ron Group really planning

what I said about saving the branch manager position for you.”

tempting, but I’m

believe she had the sort of charisma to make Ronin so keen on poaching

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

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

games. If I were really into you, I’d pursue

slightly at this, but he stayed

man’s been pushing me to recruit

was taken aback. “Does President

“He saw you once during a video call and was so impressed with your business acumen that he listened

on her. It wasn’t just Ronin acting

but I’m not sure

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

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Chapter 141

so upfront, Natalia couldn’t well refuse. “Alright, then. Here’s to a successful

affair, with little

his hotel, Ryan drove Natalia home.

you been these past

“Not

subject. “How are things with Hamilton?”

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

a pause, she said, “I’m ending things with him.”

“Ryan, could you let Mr. Collin assign

make sure your work and schedule are

smiled. “Thanks,

translation department. Only as an official member will opportunities for

dive into her translation work without distraction, but her current spat with Hamilton was only the tip

with Eveleen looming over her, threatening to drain what little funds

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