Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 154

Chapter 153

He had been careless, after all.

All he had intended was to whisk Natalia away from Silkwood City, thereby cutting off her contact with Ronin.

But he hadn't reckoned with Ryan.

Hamilton's face was a study in storm clouds as he pulled his car over to the curb and got out.

Before he even reached them, their laughter carried on the breeze, twisting his features into an even deeper scowl.

Hamilton approached, his eyes dark and brooding.

At the sight of him, Natalia's smile froze, her lips petrifying mid-curve.

"Ryan, let's get going," she said, her voice holding an edge of urgency.

Ryan, having noticed Hamilton, simply nodded to Natalia, his expression unreadable.

"Where are you heading?" Hamilton's frown deepened as he posed the question.

Without a word, Natalia reached for Ryan's car door.

Hamilton's jaw clenched, and he moved forward to slam the door shut again.

"Natalia, are you deaf? I asked you where you're going!"

The strain on Natalia's face was palpable.

"Hamilton, don't you think you're overstepping a bit? We're nothing more than colleagues now."

Hamilton's face darkened, and his gaze flicked to Ryan.

"So you're leaving with him?"

Natalia raised an eyebrow, challenging. "Is that a problem?"

Hamilton's composure was slipping.

After what seemed an eternity, he finally spat out, "Natalia, you really are easy! Any man that shows up, you'll just go with him."

laugh escaped Natalia, her eyes glistening with fragmented

"Think whatever you want."

to open the car door, but Hamilton pressed it shut

face was grim. After a tense silence, he managed, "Sorry,

won't touch you unless you agree. Plus, it's closer to our partner

chuckled from

continue to obstruct us, we'll

Natalia is here on business, and we still need to prepare our

many people over the years, but

own agenda while trying to

and even if you need to discuss strategy,

glint passed through Hamilton's

making me closer to her than you, Mr. Holzer! And sharing a room with me damages her reputation, but leaving with you doesn't? Your little schemes aren't as

stop projecting your filthy thoughts onto

marched to the other

her climb into Ryan's car, a pained look flashing across

dare to claim

gaze, then

got back into his own vehicle and trailed them. He couldn't shake

he had to

Natalia broke the

"Sorry, Ryan."

armor, his charisma and demeanor impeccable. And yet, because of her, Hamilton

apologize for. I do have

knew she wasn't

every way,

hurry. After all,

you had dinner?" he

run late, almost until ten o'clock, and she had planned on ordering

about I take you out for something good? What are you

really. I could just make some

that how you

"Occasionally," Natalia admitted.

and stepped out, returning moments later from a nearby bakery with a Black Forest cake

Forest cake since her college days. However, during the years with Hamilton, she had nearly forgotten her own

meanwhile, was behind in his car, his gaze fixed on the vehicle ahead. When Ryan's car stopped and he emerged from the bakery with the cake, Hamilton's brow furrowed

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