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.

Alden. “How’s the search for Orpheus going?”

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

up and

glanced at her phone and then muted it without a second thought.

are

just smiled, without a word.

instead asking. “What about my offer. Ms.

Ron Group really planning

I meant what I said about saving the branch manager

I’m curious–what exactly caught

had

with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you

Mr. Joyner, but I’m not interested in entangling with

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

slightly at this, but he stayed

it’s not just me. My old man’s been pushing me to recruit you as well.”

President Mason

once during a video call and was so impressed with your business acumen that he listened in on the whole

on her. It wasn’t just

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

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

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well refuse. “Alright, then. Here’s to a successful

quiet affair, with little attention paid to

at his hotel, Ryan drove Natalia home.

been these past few

nodded. “Not bad.”

the subject.

of him twinged her heart with a

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

she added, “Ryan, could you let Mr. Collin assign me more tasks?”

your work and schedule are well

smiled. “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

she could simply dive into her translation work without distraction, but her current spat with Hamilton was only the tip of the iceberg.

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

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