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.

called Alden. “How’s

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days. Orpheus had vanished, but Quill

Hamilton hung up and drove to their rendezvous

and then muted

like you are serious about leaving Ivy

without a

about my offer. Ms. Jenkins? Have you given

Group really planning to set up a branch in

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

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

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

a grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you

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

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

slightly at this, but he stayed

just me. My old man’s been pushing me to

aback. “Does President Mason Joyner know

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

just Ronin

“I’ll consider it, but I’m not sure when I

there. Whenever you’re ready to join, Ron

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being so upfront, Natalia couldn’t well refuse.

quiet affair, with little attention paid

off at his hotel, Ryan

past few days?” he asked

nodded. “Not bad.”

the subject. “How

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

a pause, she said, “I’m

you let Mr. Collin assign me

worry, I’ll make sure your work and schedule are

“Thanks,

I’d prefer if you focused on joining the translation department. Only as an official member

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

the lawsuit with Eveleen 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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