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

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on it for days. Orpheus had vanished,

Hamilton hung up and drove to

her phone and then muted it without a second thought.

“Looks like you are

just smiled, without

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

Ron Group really planning to set up a

meant what I said about saving the branch manager position for

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

interaction had been limited to that one collaboration, which went smoothly, but she didn’t believe she had the sort of charisma

face lit up with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins,

take offense, Mr. Joyner, but I’m not interested

glanced at Ryan. “Ms. Jenkins, rest assured, I’ve no interest in such games. If I were really into you, I’d

this, but he stayed silent.

My old man’s been pushing me to recruit you as

“Does President Mason Joyner know me?”

and was so impressed with your business acumen

her. It wasn’t just Ronin acting on a

but I’m not sure when I can

Whenever you’re ready to join, Ron Group

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

with little attention paid to

off at his hotel, Ryan

been these past few days?”

“Not bad.”

broaching the subject. “How are

her decision to leave, each mention of him twinged her heart with a dull pain–he had

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

she added, “Ryan, could you let

make sure your work and schedule

smiled. “Thanks, Ryan.”

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 retire, and

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

to drain what little funds she had. It wasn’t as if Caspian’s offer

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