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."

more to open the car door,

tense silence, he managed, "Sorry,

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

from the

to obstruct us,

and we still need to prepare our negotiation strategy for

with disbelief. He had dealt with many

agenda while trying to sound

consider Natalia's reputation. She's no longer involved with you, and even if you need to discuss strategy, sharing a room is

dangerous glint passed through

we're no longer involved, we've shared a bed for three years, 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

stop projecting your filthy

she marched to the other side of the

climb into Ryan's car, a pained

to claim he had no intentions toward

then followed Natalia

away, Hamilton got back into his own

least, he had to ensure Natalia wasn't

Natalia broke

"Sorry, Ryan."

in shining armor, his charisma and demeanor impeccable. And yet, because of her, Hamilton had maligned

smiled gently. "There's nothing to apologize for. I

She knew she

way, she fell

was still entangled with her past, wasn't in a hurry. After all, he had waited three years already; a few more wouldn't

you had dinner?"

head. The negotiations had run late, almost until ten o'clock, and she had planned on ordering room service at the

out for something good? What

"Anything's fine, really. I could

glanced at her. "Is that how you

"Occasionally," Natalia admitted.

He pulled the car over and stepped out, returning moments later from a nearby bakery with a Black

during the years with Hamilton, she had nearly forgotten her own preferences. And here was

car, his gaze fixed on the vehicle ahead. When Ryan's car stopped and he emerged from the bakery with the cake,

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