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.

Alden. “How’s the search

MA

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for days. Orpheus had vanished,

curt acknowledgment, Hamilton hung up

phone and then muted it without a second

“Looks like you are serious about leaving

smiled, without a word.

“What about my offer. Ms. Jenkins?

Ron Group really planning to set up

I said about saving the

Joyner’s offer is tempting, but I’m curious–what exactly caught

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

youthful face lit up with a grin. “Ms. Jenkins, are you worried about some sort of unspoken rule?”

Mr. Joyner,

interest in such games. If I were really

furrowed slightly at this, but he

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

was taken aback. “Does President

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

wasn’t just Ronin

a moment’s thought, she replied, “I’ll consider it, but I’m not sure when

ready to join, Ron Group will

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Chapter 141

Ronin being so upfront, Natalia couldn’t well refuse. “Alright, then. Here’s

was a quiet affair, with

his

been these past few days?” he asked

nodded. “Not bad.”

before broaching the subject. “How are things with

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

“I’m ending things with him.”

subject, she added, “Ryan, could you let

your

smiled. “Thanks,

Only as an official member will opportunities for advancement arise. Collin’s about to retire, and he’s

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 alone.

lawsuit with Eveleen looming over her, threatening to drain what little funds she had. It wasn’t as

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