Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 157

Natalia didn't want to provoke the man before her. Thus,

She remained silent.

Hamilton let out a snort of disdain and then asked, "Enjoying your breakfast?"

Natalia pursed her lips before responding, "It's quite good. Have you eaten, Mr. Fowler?"

Hamilton's face darkened considerably.

He hadn't eaten, and he had no appetite.

His heart wasn't as big as hers seemed to be.

She had just ended a relationship of over three years, and here she was, able to have a cheerful breakfast with another man.

"You're so easily pleased, huh? A simple breakfast, and you're all smiles?" The sourness in Hamilton's voice was unmistakable.

Natalia found it hard to ignore.

She couldn't be bothered to indulge in this pointless exchange with him anymore and instead greeted the secretary from the collaborating firm with a nod.

Hamilton, feeling thoroughly ignored, looked even more displeased.

The secretary approached Natalia with a friendly smile.

"Ms. Jenkins, was that your boyfriend who brought you breakfast?"

Natalia chuckled and shook her head.

"No, not my boyfriend, just a friend."

The secretary gave her a knowing grin, "Not yet, maybe, but I bet it won't be long. I saw that little hair ruffle - quite the flirtatious move! And he's so handsome, you two would make a picture-perfect couple." Hamilton couldn't help but huff at that.

Perfect couple? As if.

Ryan was nothing like Natalia's type.

At least, that was what he liked to think. But as he stewed over it, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

What was Natalia's type anyway? Clearly not someone like him, or why would she have left so decisively?

Ryan was exactly her

more Hamilton thought about it, the

his scoff loud and

and turned back to the secretary to reiterate, "We're

secretary waved it off, "Oh, I

correcting her again, sensing that it

opened, Natalia stepped inside with

her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted

down on

secretary, noticing his hesitation, called out, "Mr. Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore his

cast a pall over the negotiation meeting that

meeting ended around noon, and thankfully, they had made some progress,

was headed by a Mr.

meeting room, Mr. Bran turned to Hamilton with a smile,

in the mood, but he glanced at Natalia. If she

was packing up when the

is here to

the door,

apologized to Mr. Bran,

as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others might not know the dynamics

making concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins,

city, who

a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he

struggled to keep his

Jenkins, lunch is a

His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was

interested in the unfolding drama, showing no

moment's hesitation, Natalia finally said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I

narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could

was

man coming for Natalia to be the scion of

Holzers were known for their discretion in Boria City, but that didn't mean they

rising star in

Bran had his fair share of clout in the city's business circles, but even

one such echelon, well beyond

didn't particularly care about the intricacies of the Holzer family

Fowlers' reputation