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 contact

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

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

you certain? Did

fell silent for

surveillance camera caught a figure from a distance. It's not crystal clear, but the build... it's likely Eveleen." Hamilton's expression turned

rose within him but

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

felt a

Hamilton always shielded Eveleen. Past issues aside, this time, it was different; Natalia's life

evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion

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

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

Alden was left speechless.

refused to believe his brother didn't feel the

was just it - you can't wake someone who

disheartened, not to

you don't deal with Eveleen, you'll never win

room, the flickering

a long silence, he finally

the only way to 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? Does it have to be a

rendered speechless by the barrage of

evidence, it all amounted

we at least

Or if she deliberately used the threat of

himself at a loss for

even if asked, would likely not yield any satisfactory

looking into Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this,

up after his

Natalia immediately exited

and headed straight for the next hotel on

as the receptionist had warned earlier, due to the

tried several more, each with the same

curb, her expression

phone buzzed incessantly with

glanced at the screen; they were all

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

a suite. I

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

Hamilton's texts, Natalia

to call another cab

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"