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?

was

thought about it, the

his scoff loud and

wasn't entirely friendly and turned back to the secretary to

off, "Oh, I

her again, sensing that

opened, Natalia stepped inside

ago, he had claimed to be her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined

boulder was pressing down on

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

cast a pall over

ended around noon, and thankfully, they had made

collaborating firm was headed by a

turned to Hamilton with a smile, "Mr. Fowler, care to join us for

at Natalia. If she was going, he might be

when

your boyfriend is here to pick you

seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and poised

simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry,

eyes flickered with curiosity as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others might not know the dynamics between the two, he

along all for Ms. Jenkins,

city, who

exterior, but inwardly, he

struggled to keep his

is a

bit her lip, looking at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying

was clearly interested in the unfolding

apologize, Mr. Bran, but I have

Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he

was

coming for Natalia to

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

star in the Foreign Office, Ryan

Bran had his fair share of clout in the city's business circles, but even he knew there were levels of

the Holzer family was one such

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

all, the Fowlers' reputation