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?”

MA

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Chapter

Orpheus

curt acknowledgment, Hamilton hung up and drove to their

her phone and then

you are serious about

smiled, without a word.

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

lips. “Is Ron Group really planning to set up a branch in

eyebrow. “Of course. I meant what I said

I’m curious–what exactly caught your

limited to that 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 under such generous

lit up with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you worried about some

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

Jenkins, rest assured, I’ve no interest in such games. If I were really into you, I’d pursue you

this, but he stayed silent.

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

“Does President Mason Joyner

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

just Ronin acting

but I’m not sure when I

“No worries there. Whenever you’re ready to join, Ron Group will welcome

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Chapter 141

couldn’t well refuse.

with little attention paid to

at his hotel, Ryan drove Natalia home.

been these past few days?” he

nodded. “Not bad.”

hesitated before broaching the subject. “How

each mention of him twinged her heart with a dull pain–he

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

added, “Ryan, could you let Mr. Collin

make sure your work and schedule are well managed.”

smiled. “Thanks, Ryan.”

on joining the translation department. Only as

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

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

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