Chapter 152

Natalia's face turned a pallid shade of fury. She spun on her heel, intent on leaving.

"I'll check out some other hotels."

Hamilton's eyes narrowed slightly as he reached out and grabbed her arm.

"Let go!" she yelled.

A dangerous gleam sparked in Hamilton's eyes. "You're that opposed to sharing a room with me?"

Natalia's expression soured. "Hamilton, considering what's between us, do you really think it's appropriate to share a room?" Hamilton scoffed. "Doesn't bother me."

"Well, it bothers me!"

With that, Natalia wrenched her arm free and stormed off.

Hamilton, unphased, caught up with her and steered her into the elevator.

Inside the elevator, surrounded by strangers, Natalia ceased her struggle, but her lips were pressed into a tight line.

Every nerve in her body screamed in resistance to the ambiguity that clouded her relationship with Hamilton.

However, this man was relentlessly unwilling to let her go.

Once out of the elevator, Hamilton pulled her swiftly into the room.

No sooner had they crossed the threshold than he pinned her against the door.

His overwhelming presence pressed down on her.

Just as he was about to lean in for a kiss, a sudden ring from his phone sliced through the silence of the room.

The unexpected sound was stark in the quiet space.

Hamilton paused, and at that moment, Natalia's high heel came crashing down on his foot without mercy.

Hamilton let out a muffled grunt.

She pushed him away and left the room in haste.

Hamilton watched her retreating figure with a grimace.

He pulled out his phone and answered the call with a growl.

"This better be a matter of life or death, Alden, or you're a dead man."

There was a pause before Alden spoke. "Bro, I've found something."

Hamilton's eyes narrowed as he lit a cigarette.

"Spill it."

Jenkins was kidnapped, Eveleen had made

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

narrowed, and after what seemed an eternity, he slowly put away

certain? Did you

silent

a distance. It's not crystal

surge of anger rose within him

cigarette, slowly exhaling before responding. "Without solid proof,

felt a pang of

Past issues aside, this time, it was different; Natalia's life

even without hard evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion comes the duty

the timing? Just when Ms. Jenkins needed you, an incident happens, and right after you leave her, Orpheus makes his move. Don't you find that too coincidental?" Hamilton's face was a mask of

implying? Alden, Eveleen is a public figure; she wouldn't gamble

Alden was left speechless.

and he refused to believe his

it - you can't wake

he was disheartened, not to

Eveleen, you'll never win

the dark room, the flickering

a long silence,

really think a blurry snapshot is enough to pin anything on her? Do you think she'll confess? And even if she does, what

by

evidence, it

we at least

what? If she orchestrated the kidnapping? Or if she

at

if asked, would

for this, let's pretend we know

up after his final

room, Natalia immediately exited

hailed a cab and headed straight for the next

earlier, due to the International Expo, all nearby hotels

each with the same

curb,

phone buzzed incessantly

glanced at the screen; they were all

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

a suite. I won't

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

Hamilton's texts, Natalia

another cab to continue her search, her

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"

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