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

Hamilton thought about it, the

his scoff loud

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

waved it off, "Oh, I get it.

who didn't bother correcting her again, sensing that it might just make

Natalia stepped inside

had seemingly shifted to Ryan. Hamilton never imagined a day when Natalia would

felt as if a boulder was pressing down on his chest,

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

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

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

headed by a Mr.

Hamilton with a smile, "Mr.

Natalia. If she was going, he

up when the

is here to pick you

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

apologized to Mr. Bran, "Sorry, Mr. Bran, I have other plans. I

others might not know the

quite a drama recently, including making concessions and asking him to play along all for Ms. Jenkins, it seemed.

who could outmaneuver

a stoic exterior, but inwardly, he scoffed.

struggled to

is a

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

was clearly interested in the unfolding

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

words, Mr. Bran narrowed his eyes slightly. Before he could respond, Ryan looked

was

the man coming for Natalia to be the scion of the Holzer

their discretion in Boria City, but that

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

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

the Holzer family was one such echelon, well beyond

the intricacies of the

Fowlers' reputation preceded

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