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 exactly her

it,

scoff loud

entirely friendly and turned back to the

waved it off, "Oh, I get it.

her again, sensing that it might

Natalia

he had claimed to be her boyfriend in front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined a day when Natalia would openly introduce someone else as her boyfriend. The thought had never even

if a boulder was pressing down on his chest, making it

noticing his hesitation, called out, "Mr. Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore his gaze away from Natalia

cast

they had made some progress, reaching a tentative

was headed by a

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

he glanced at Natalia. If she was going, he might be persuaded to

was packing up when

your boyfriend is

at the door, his tailored suit

bother to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr. Bran, I have other plans. I can't join

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

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

this city, who could

a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan was

to

Jenkins, lunch is a

seemed genuinely nonchalant, not

interested in the unfolding drama, showing no intention of

said, "I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I have a prior

narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could

was taken

not expected the man coming for Natalia to be the scion of

discretion in Boria City, but that didn't mean they lacked

a lineage gilded in prestige and a rising star in the Foreign Office, Ryan Holzer was hard to

city's business circles, but even he knew there were levels of elite he could

such echelon, well beyond his

didn't particularly care about the

all, the Fowlers'