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

about it, the more

his scoff

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

off, "Oh, I

bother correcting her again, sensing that

Natalia stepped inside with the

front of Ryan. And now, the term had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined a day when Natalia would openly

was pressing down on his chest, making

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

mood was visibly sour, and it cast a pall over the negotiation meeting

around noon, and thankfully, they had made some

collaborating firm was headed by

Hamilton with a smile, "Mr. Fowler, care

Natalia. If she was going, he

up when the

Jenkins, your boyfriend is

paused and looked outside, seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored

to correct her. She simply apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr. Bran,

Though others might not know the dynamics between the two, he was well

asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins, it seemed. And now, what was this? Was Hamilton about to be

who could outmaneuver

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

struggled to keep his

Jenkins, lunch is a

seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if he was trying to make

Bran was clearly interested in the unfolding drama, showing

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

Bran narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could respond,

Bran was taken

had not expected the man coming for Natalia

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

star in the

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

Holzer family was one such

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

all, the Fowlers'