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."

kidnapped, Eveleen had

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

an eternity, he slowly put

certain? Did you

silent for

caught a figure from a distance. It's not

surge of anger rose within him but was quickly

from his cigarette, slowly exhaling before responding. "Without solid proof, don't

a pang of

shielded Eveleen. Past issues aside, this

without hard evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion comes the duty to not

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 ice, his perfect features etched with

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

Alden was left speechless.

the situation suspicious, and he refused

that was just it - you can't wake someone who is pretending to be

he was disheartened, not to

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

flickering ember of his cigarette

long silence, he

snapshot is enough to pin anything on her? Do you think

was rendered speechless by the barrage of

evidence, it all

shouldn't we at

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

found himself at a loss

even if asked, would likely

Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this, let's

after his

leaving Hamilton's room, Natalia immediately

and headed straight for the next hotel

earlier, due to the International Expo, all nearby hotels were fully

more, each with the

on the curb, her expression

phone buzzed incessantly with

at the screen;

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

room's a suite.

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

texts, Natalia stashed her

she was about to call another cab to

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"

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