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."

Ms. Jenkins was kidnapped, Eveleen had made contact with

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

an eternity, he slowly put away

you certain? Did you find clear

fell silent for a

a figure from a distance.

surge of anger rose within him

slowly exhaling before responding. "Without

felt a

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

And with suspicion comes the duty to not ignore

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

are you implying? Alden, Eveleen is a public

Alden was left speechless.

suspicious, and he refused to believe his

- you can't wake someone who is pretending

disheartened, not to

don't deal with Eveleen, you'll never win back Ms.

dark room, the flickering ember of

long silence, he finally

to pin anything on her? Do you think she'll confess? And even if she does, what then? Is she

by

it all

we at least

she deliberately used the threat of disfigurement to distract

himself at a loss

would

whereabouts. As for

up after his final

Natalia immediately

and headed straight for the next hotel on

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

several more, each with the same

on the curb, her expression

buzzed incessantly

at the screen; they were all from

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

room's a suite. I won't

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

reading Hamilton's texts, Natalia stashed her phone

cab to continue her search, her

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"

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