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.

outside, he called Alden. “How’s the search for Orpheus going?”

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Orpheus had vanished, but Quill had been caught.

acknowledgment, Hamilton hung up and drove to their rendezvous point.

and then

like you are

without a

on about Hamilton, instead asking. “What about my offer. Ms. Jenkins? Have you given it some thought?”

her lips. “Is Ron Group really planning to

course. I meant what I said

offer is tempting, but I’m curious–what exactly caught your eye about me?”

collaboration, which went smoothly, but she didn’t believe she had

grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you worried about some

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

at Ryan. “Ms. Jenkins, rest assured, I’ve no interest in such games. If I

this,

just me. My old man’s been

taken aback. “Does President Mason Joyner know me?”

during a video call and was so impressed with your business acumen that he listened

on her. It wasn’t just Ronin acting

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

worries there. Whenever you’re ready

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Chapter 141

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

with little attention paid to the

dropping Ronin off at his hotel,

past few days?” he asked

nodded. “Not bad.”

hesitated before broaching the subject. “How are things with Hamilton?”

Despite her decision to leave, each mention of him twinged her heart

a pause, she said, “I’m

you let Mr. Collin assign me more

your work and

smiled. “Thanks, Ryan.”

department. Only as an official member will

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

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

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