Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 153

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

Hamilton's movements froze momentarily.

narrowed, and after what seemed an

Did

fell silent

reply. "A surveillance camera caught a figure from a distance. It's not crystal clear, but

anger rose within him but

cigarette, slowly exhaling before responding. "Without solid

felt a pang of

always shielded Eveleen. Past issues aside, this time, it was different;

Eveleen is a suspect! And with

the 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

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

Alden was left speechless.

suspicious, and he refused to believe his

you can't wake someone

was disheartened, not to mention

with Eveleen,

flickering ember of his cigarette betraying his

silence, he finally

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?

by

it

shouldn't we at least

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

at a loss for

if asked, would likely not yield any satisfactory

into Orpheus' whereabouts. As for this, let's pretend we know

hung up after

Hamilton's room, Natalia

a cab and headed straight for

had warned earlier, due to the International Expo, all nearby hotels were

each with the

curb, her expression

phone buzzed incessantly

screen; they

[Where are you?]

[Call me back.]

room's a suite. I won't touch

[Natalia, answer the phone!]

Hamilton's texts, Natalia stashed

about to call another cab to continue

It was Ryan Holzer.

"Ryan?"

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