Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

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."

hesitated. "Before Ms. Jenkins was kidnapped, Eveleen had made

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

an eternity, he slowly

Did you find

fell silent for a

managed to reply. "A surveillance camera caught a figure from a distance. It's not

within him but was

exhaling before responding. "Without solid proof, don't make accusations. Anything

a pang

aside, this time, it was different; Natalia's life had been

hard evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion comes the

Orpheus makes his move. Don't you find that too coincidental?" Hamilton's face was

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

Alden was left speechless.

situation suspicious, and he refused to believe his brother didn't feel

can't wake someone

disheartened,

if you don't deal with Eveleen, you'll

the dark room, the flickering ember of

silence, he

resolve this is to find Orpheus. Do you really think a blurry snapshot is enough to pin anything on her? Do you think she'll confess? And even if she does, what then? Is she not allowed to

rendered speechless by the barrage

evidence, it all amounted

we at

Or if she deliberately used

suddenly found himself at a loss for

asked, would likely not yield any

into Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this, let's pretend we know

up after his final

leaving Hamilton's room, Natalia immediately exited the

and headed straight for the next hotel

as the receptionist had warned earlier, due to the International Expo, all nearby

tried several more, each with the same

on the curb, her expression

buzzed incessantly with

screen; they were all

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

suite. I

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

texts, Natalia stashed her phone

as she was about to call another cab

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"