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."

kidnapped, Eveleen had

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

and after what seemed an eternity, he slowly put away

Did you find

silent for a

a distance. It's not crystal clear, but the build... it's likely

surge of anger rose within him but was

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

felt a

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

even without hard evidence, Eveleen is a suspect! And with suspicion comes the

leave her, Orpheus makes his move. Don't you

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

Alden was left speechless.

refused

can't wake someone who is pretending to be

was disheartened, not to mention

with Eveleen, you'll never

stood in the dark room, the flickering ember of his cigarette betraying

a long silence, he

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

speechless by the barrage

concrete evidence, it all

we

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

suddenly found himself at a loss for

questions, even if asked, would likely not yield any satisfactory

into Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this, let's

hung up after

Natalia immediately exited

cab and headed straight for the next hotel on her

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

more, each

on the curb, her expression

buzzed

glanced at the screen;

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

room's a suite. I

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

texts, Natalia

about to call another cab to continue her search,

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"