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

more Hamilton thought about it, the more

heard his scoff loud

turned back to the secretary to reiterate,

"Oh, I

who didn't bother correcting her again, sensing

Natalia

on Natalia, feeling the weight of the word 'boyfriend.' Not so long ago, 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

if a boulder was pressing down

Fowler, aren't you coming?" Hamilton finally tore his gaze away from Natalia and stepped into the

visibly sour, and it cast a pall over the

meeting ended around noon, and thankfully, they had made

firm was headed by a

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

Natalia.

when the

Jenkins, your boyfriend is here

seeing Ryan standing at the door, his tailored suit and

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

Bran's eyes flickered with curiosity as he glanced at Hamilton. Though others

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

city, who could outmaneuver Hamilton

but inwardly, he scoffed. Ryan was becoming quite the

struggled to keep

Jenkins, lunch is a

at Hamilton. His expression seemed genuinely nonchalant, not as if

Bran was clearly interested in the unfolding drama, showing no intention

"I apologize, Mr. Bran, but I have

narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he

was taken

Natalia to be the scion of the

discretion in Boria City, but

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

of clout in the city's business circles, but even he knew there

one such echelon, well

particularly care about the

all, the Fowlers' reputation preceded