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."

Jenkins was kidnapped,

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

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

certain? Did you

silent for

managed to reply. "A surveillance camera caught a figure from a distance. It's not crystal clear, but the build... it's likely Eveleen."

anger rose within him but was quickly

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

felt a pang

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

evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion comes the duty to not

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 ice, his perfect

a public figure; she wouldn't gamble with her career and her

Alden was left speechless.

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

can't wake someone who is pretending

disheartened, not

with Eveleen,

the flickering ember of

long 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 have dealings with our brother?

speechless by the barrage of

concrete evidence, it all amounted

we

kidnapping? Or if she deliberately used the threat of disfigurement to distract

suddenly found himself at

if asked, would likely not

looking into Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this,

up after his

Hamilton's room, Natalia

headed straight for the next hotel on her

to the International Expo, all nearby hotels

several more, each

the curb, her

buzzed

the screen;

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

room's a suite.

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

texts, Natalia stashed her

to call another cab to continue her

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"